While I imagine that Artie might have been instrumental in setting up the Transgenic Anti-Defamation League, but the the Bears of Very Little Brain had him ousted when he took human form.
Sorry I went missing yesterday. My Dad was having some chest pains, so we took him to the hospital (and of course, as soon as they checked him in, it cleared right up). Anyway, he's fine, I'm back, here we go ...
(TUNE: "I Got The Sun In The Morning And The Moon At Night", Irving Berlin)
Members of the Skin Horse team are leaving ... Where will they go? To meet the creatures with designer genes! If they have some free time in the evening, Where will they go? To where they filmed the "Christmas Story" scenes!
Tip and Sweetheart, off they go! Off to Cleveland, O-hi-o, To see the Transgenic Anti-Defamation League!
Just responded, si'l vous plait, Now they're heading off today To see the Transgenic Anti-Defamation League!
Creatures ... trying to feel at home, Feature ...mutated chromosomes!
Cypress, she is rather known ... Please observe concern that's shown By all the Transgenic Anti-Defamation League! Yes, all the Transgenic Anti-Defamation League! Yes, it's the Transgenic Anti- Defamation Vigilante League!
David Harmon (mental_mouse) says:
Hmm! Is Tip along for the outsider view? He's a rather different sort of "trans"! It should be interesting watching Sweetheart taking the lead, and I assume Tip will be fielding some "interesting" propositions!
It's a little off topic, but I just noticed a Tom Clancy sized error in the Skin Horse file-name story. "Their nametags identified them as Mitchell and Six: Mitchell was the woman." and then a couple of lines further, "'You can use my phone,' said Six quickly. She dug a cell phone out of her pocket."
I don't even want to filk this song, because it's perfect as it is: I just want to dedicate Queen's "You're my best friend" to Sweetheart and Unity (www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4vQwrHZWWk). Because, you know, awwwwwww.
(TUNE: "What Do You Get When You Fall In Love", Bacharach & David)
What do you do when you've got no thumbs? A partner and true best friend you're needing, Someone to help with fights and feeding! With ... Unity, I'm not alo-o-o-one, Don't need a thumb to call my own!
What do we do when we joke around? Pretending to swipe my TV dinner, Eats my dessert! (I'm getting thinner!) Peach ... cobbler is for U-ni-ty-y-y-y, Salis-bury steak is just for me!
Yes, Unity's my best-est friend! She'll love and concuss me to the end! Also, these cans are open- and close-able Only with thumbs that are opposable!
What do we do when we share a flat? Like Peabody had his pet boy, Sherman, I've got a pal to brush my fur, man! We're ... staying close through thin and thi-i-i-ick! We're making ev'rybody sick!
Recalling the entire Dick Tracy series with Pruneface, the saga with Lips Manliss, and especially the entirety of Flattop's reign of terror and ultimate death - I would have to heartily disagree with that statement. Viva Chester Gould!
Dick Tracy is one of those works that went on so long that it eventually covered all the gradations from great to 'great Caesar's ghost this is so bad it damaged my corneas just from reading it'. Lots of people remember the Moon Maid era, which was truly awful. But the really early strips were better than that. Okay, Garfield is better than that, but you know what I mean.
I would never compare you to T.C. except possibly for example of how to do things right, (Shaenon), and how to go down in a flaming ball of suck, (Tom).
Me, I grew up reading the Moon Maid era of Dick Tracy. So I thought (and think) that it was great. New writers coming in and killing characters off is one thing; but then trying to pretend that they never even existed is (IMHO) inexcusable.
Watching an episode of Treme right before visiting this page really makes me identify with Tip. At least your New Orleans experience isn't limited to a self-imposed 1 hour per week of excellent HBO drama, Tip!
Simulant: Annihilated my ship, slaughtered my fellow simulants, and you practically destroyed me. Yes, I remember you.
Cat: There's one thing you should know. Last time we met I was wearing a cute little black number with peach trim and gold spangles, and although it looks like I'm wearing the same outfit today, it is in fact an entirely different cute little black number with completely different gold spangles.
Kryten: That was an important speech, sir, and it needed to be made. Might I suggest, however, that the rest of this discourse is continued by those with brains larger than a grape?
Nah. I just don't see Tip having a conversation like that.
Now as Nick is saying "Sayonara", And as Unity assures she will Do the very best she can to Keep the damage Down to under a mil ...
And we hear Tip sob 'Cause there is no mob Of drunken college girls with which to chat! In a minute they will leave and Head to Cleveland! Tip is stylin' like that, In his jacket and hat!
Tip surely has some vacation or personal leave accrued, he should wait for the next holiday and take a long weekend to N'Awlins, after all, this is two missions back-to-back with no down-time between 'em. If he books far enough in advance, he should be able to get pretty cheap air fare if Nick isn't available to pop him down.
Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) says:
Yesterday while I was scanning strips I watched the episode of "Red Dwarf" with this exchange:
Good Cat: I find clothes to be a distraction from the pursuit of spiritual and intellectual fulfillment.
Actual Cat: That's funny. I find spiritual and intellectual fulfillment to be a distraction from the pursuit of clothes.
...and I was like, oh, yeah, Tip.
Tip reuses articles of clothing in new combinations. He's on a civil servant's salary, after all. He doesn't get to use his vacation time very often because the office is so absurdly understaffed.
@ Wayne and Shaenon, Didn't Tip and the crew just spend a 2 week more or less drunken orgy in New Orleans after the end of the last mission and their arrival back home? I know we didn't get to see it but Beauty and Unity were complaining about it.
Shaenon: I assume you must have drawn Tip's wardrobe so you can pick out the pieces and combine them into different outfits. That means you get to play with Tip Barbie. Best. Job. Ever!
I'm wondering if there's a "no parasitism" policy, what with the bedbug population explosion and all.
David Harmon (mental_mouse) says:
Brian: unless they're intelligent bedbugs, I suspect they would be eaten by something, or some Thing, or even Some Thing. :-)
David: Intelligent parasites was my idea. Do they ask before nibbling as a general thing? (I'm sure there will always ignorant slobs who just go up and start chomping.) Would swatting them be considered self-defense? Does Ohio have "no retreat" laws?
What's up with the filename story? So far we have...
Sweetheart refused to talk for the reporter, causing hilarious and satisfying humiliation all around. She only spoke when alone with Mitchell and Six the she was pleased to
Either there's something missing between "the" and "she", or the "the" is superfluous.
CHORUS: If you wanna feel awesome at our hotel, Here's an opossum that'll treat you well! He'll never fail ya, he and his mate, 'Cause their genitalia's bifurcate!
Welcome, agents! We hope that we Make your stay pleasant as it can be! You must be tired, I would assume, Opossums will take you up to your room!
They're describing to you in full About secretions medicinal! Mr. Opossum is a friendly guy, With a bad case of T.M.I.!
(repeat CHORUS)
[spoken] Hey, Mr. Opossum! Yes, sir? I saw your wife in the elevator, she looked dead! Nah, she's just playin' ... Well, she sure did stink! Dang, that sexy li'l thing! Excuse me for a few minutes ...
POSSUMS!!! **dances** So cuuuute! Yes, I'm a possum fan, the babies are amazingly adorable. Now, if there's just a ferret or two included in this arc, my head will probably explode from the cuteness factor.
We had a possum living in our garage recently. It would shuffle out at night to raid our compost pile. Andrew was very disturbed by its undead appearance and is even creeped out by my possum drawings here.
The possums here in New Zealand have a *cough* "wonderful" evil-cackle type noise they tend to make outside windows at night. As such I've rather gone off small marsupials since some rather bad experiences at the age of six....however I imagine I'd change my mind if they were this talkative and friendly. And wore tinted glasses.
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