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Also... did we ever figure out WHY Euryale has such a Southern belle accent? I don't think so. Presumably she lived in the South for some time, but we don't know when or where. American Southern dialects have their origins in various regional dialects from the British Isles, plus some influences fr...

Oh, come on. Bump off his wife, then, as the childhood friend, console him, "fall in love" with him, and marry him... You could be quite correct. I'm simply saying that there has never (to my knowledge) been any indication presented in the strip, that Mr. Wahnee was married more than once. Nor is t...

Now it comes out that Shell is a Sphinx/Titan hybrid who has had the humanity effectively burned out of her. As to Shelly's loss of humanity - I'm not ready to believe that yet. We have only Bia's words in support of this idea, and we know that Bia is a liar and a manipulator. Yes, Shelly is having...

Or they may be half-brothers. And we might have to lay a(nother) murder at Bia's feet. I was wondering about that (rather dire) possibility. I don't recall any mention, though, of Shelly's father having been widowered and then remarried... and since Nudge made a point of Bia's having been Shelly's ...

I vaguely recall some mention of Shelly having brothers. Would they be immortals as well, and would their daughters have the potential to become sphinxes? That's a good question. Yes, Shelly's "character page" on the main Wapsi site says that she has seven older brothers. None of them (as far as I ...

The artwork on this one has some nice subtlety to it, too. We can just barely see through Translucent-Frosted Ice Monica, to see a distorted image of the picture (dark) and picture frame (lighter) behind her.

Wdot wrote:If no one else'll say it, "Pay up!"

Just trying to figure out whether using a thoroughly obvious and predictable joke/pun gets a discount, or requires paying double as a penalty...

(grabs box containing accumulated pocket change, pulls out a handful of quarters, pours into Pun Jar)

Well, that's one way to say "Chill out, Monica!" and have it stick, I suppose...

dumb question. Did I read this correctly? Did Bia create an immortal phoenix that hates her? Well, as I read it, Bia now has at least two people who (may) hate her. Phix seems to be quite furious with Bia. Shelly may very well hate Bia, once the shock wears off and she comes down from Sunset Hoodoo...

... The issue becomes bandwidth ... Understood, and it's a very valid concern. I've been very impressed with how "snappy" the forum feels - fast server response, and (I think) efficient easily-rendered HTML. I personally prefer that (in a forum) to a super-graphics-rich multimedia experience. Maybe...

On the other hand, the way Phix referenced the Library as "her turf" makes me inclined to think she can overpower anyone who enters if she so chooses (as long as the great Power that we once heard voiced in the Library doesn't object, I'd imagine :)). I'm envisioning Phix, channeling Mrs. McGreevy ...

Hi - I'm another Dave (one of many I suspect). Confirmed Wapsiholic since the spring of 2011, confirmed punster since pretty much forever, and a very happy camper now that the Wapsi forum is on-line!

There's an immense amount of wisdom and human insight buried in those beloved legends about the gods. Just look at the way CEO's, Politicians and their ilk high-up detatch themselves from the lower-ranks. Often it's not even malintent. They just get só absorbed in the macro-view, that they complete...

PUN JAR! NOW! I assume that's directed at me, and you're quite right... I do owe. Had to hunt around for a while to select the proper offering. Here it is: http://rjohara.net/images/coins/rjo-55.jpg It's an ancient "lion" coin from the Lydian empire, and is one of the first (and perhaps the very fi...

Fairportfan wrote:Owie.

Owie for certain! I'm not sure I want to know what it is that's dangling from that clenched fist!

I am queasily reminded of an old (Southern?) slang phrase which kept showing up in the Skylark series... "I'll snatch you bald-headed!"

NOTDilbert wrote: Kudos to you, or the snack cookie of your choice.

Thank you! And, here's a cookie right back, for having recognized the other half of that pun. I call it the Reluctant Hero's Problem - "You can't hide, you're lionized".

How 'bout Shelley, Phix, and Brandi need a new cat toy? Well, re Phix - as far as we know, Phix doesn't have Titan heritage. Inside the Library nothing can harm her, but outside the Library she may well not be a match for Bia. On the other hand, I have a feeling that Bia may be very reluctant to bo...

That is fantastic work, Jay-Em (in both senses of the word). I was impressed seeing the work-in-progress photos you showed before... and these "afternoon of a faun" photos in the garden are even more amazing.

Oooh. Very very leonine. Yes, indeed... moreso than we've ever seen portrayed before, I think. It's consistent, though, with what Euryale is saying, and with what Brandi said to Bud after the big bar fight, and even with what Bia said to Shelly. Sphinxes are apex predators. Their nature is that of ...

I'm related to the real Wahnee family, and you bet your bippy I'm invested in my imaginary cousin. Kinglash - can you describe the traditional naming-inheritance conventions among the Comanche for me? Do children usually inherit their father's family name, or their mother's? Do women adopt their hu...