I would have loved to see that!Catawampus wrote:I knew a couple who lived in a nice house in a not-so-nice part of town with their two young kids, a fenced-in yard, and two dogs. One dog was an Alsatian of normal size, and the other was a larger and exceptionally fluffy white thing that was allegedly half Malamute, half Alsatian and half polar bear. Both of the dogs absolutely adored kids, whether their own family's or others. The dogs were also perfectly friendly and docile to adults usually; at most the Alsatian would give one woof just to let strangers know that he was watching them.
But if any kids were playing in the yard, and if a stranger started getting too close to the fence when the parents weren't in view, the dogs would get strategic. The big fluffy white one would stand out in the middle of the yard wagging her tail, looking all happy and carefree and friendly and brainless. She was the decoy. The moment that the stranger set foot into the yard, then the Alsatian would suddenly come charging out of ambush, hit the stranger in the legs from behind, and knock the person down. The fluffy white one would then run over and jump on the person's chest. Both dogs would then pin the stranger down until their owners arrived.
The dogs worked all of that out spontaneously, on their own. They had no special training or anything.
Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
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Could be worse...lake_wrangler wrote:Is it me, or does Dietzel look somewhat plastic-y and 1980s-ish, on the bookshelf in that first panel?
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Resin, actually.lake_wrangler wrote:Is it me, or does Dietzel look somewhat plastic-y and 1980s-ish, on the bookshelf in that first panel?
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
I want a Pocket Dietzel.
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Hmmm. Ought to be possible for a current-generation 3D printer. Of course, Paul owns the rights to the character, even if someone else reverse-engineers a 3D model...kingklash wrote:I want a Pocket Dietzel.
Shapeways (and I imagine others) can do the printing in various plastics, and in sintered metal (stainless, bronze, and even jewelry-grade precious metals).
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
As a Tamagouchi or a Pokemon?kingklash wrote:I want a Pocket Dietzel.
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
The more I look at this the more I hear the Library messaging system going "Cleanup Floor 117, Wing D, Aisle 32. Bring the wet-vac and a change of undies for a pixie princess."
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
put your request!!!kingklash wrote:I want a Pocket Dietzel.
http://www.patchtogether.com/store/Dietzel-87.html
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
An actual micro-dog.Atomic wrote:As a Tamagouchi or a Pokemon?kingklash wrote:I want a Pocket Dietzel.
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Pocket-broken, i assume.kingklash wrote:An actual micro-dog.Atomic wrote:As a Tamagouchi or a Pokemon?kingklash wrote:I want a Pocket Dietzel.
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
FIXED that for you... :/Sidhekin wrote:Ah, but the first implied reference to DieTZel Sweeties appeared in 2002: http://wapsisquare.com/comic/12042002/illiad wrote:Um, Wapsi started 09092001, not 2002...
sorry, you'll have give me a clue about 'That Other Comic'...
... if "implied reference" was what it was. I'm still not ruling out coincidence.
DieSel Sweeties ("That Other Comic") is low res, and has nothing to do with dogs... I have only seen a cat in it! :/
I think its just the problem of the drawing size...lake_wrangler wrote:Is it me, or does Dietzel look somewhat plastic-y and 1980s-ish, on the bookshelf in that first panel?
The first official, in-comic appearance of My Little Dietzel?
If you dont know, it means she is shaking with fear!Oh, and there seems to have been a sudden change in temperature... It's affecting the speech balloon, in that last panel...
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Nope.illiad wrote:FIXED that for you... :/
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
OK, maybe I wasn't clear: I wasn't commenting on the art quality, but rather that the way he stood there reminded me of the old My Little Pony toys from the early 80s, which were made of soft plastic, as far as I know. Hence the description "plastic-y and 1980s-ish". I further ran with the thought by linking to Atomic's amusingly brilliant rendering of various WS characters as little Dietzels, rather than Little Ponies (for which there is a thread, incidentally...)illiad wrote:I think its just the problem of the drawing size...lake_wrangler wrote:Is it me, or does Dietzel look somewhat plastic-y and 1980s-ish, on the bookshelf in that first panel?
The first official, in-comic appearance of My Little Dietzel?
Again, you are taking me too literally: I was implying a drop in temp, causing a chill in the place (and in Calista's mind and heart...)illiad wrote:If you dont know, it means she is shaking with fear!lake_wrangler wrote:Oh, and there seems to have been a sudden change in temperature... It's affecting the speech balloon, in that last panel...
Again, to be clear: chill = fear.
I guess that, by virtue of having had to explain my humor, it may not have been as funny as I thought. Either that, or it was too subtle for some...
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
[Kosh] YES [/Kosh]lake_wrangler wrote:I guess that, by virtue of having had to explain my humor, it may not have been as funny as I thought. Either that, or it was too subtle for some...
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
I so miss that show.scantrontb wrote:
[Kosh] YES [/Kosh]
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
that's what DVD's are for!Mark N wrote:I so miss that show.scantrontb wrote:
[Kosh] YES [/Kosh]
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Ditto. I was just thinking this week that it's been a couple of years since I pulled out the DVDs... time for another viewing of at least some of it, some time fairly soon.Mark N wrote:I so miss that show.
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Maybe sifi network would like to show them instead of wcw. Wait it will probably be like longmire, got rid of because i am part of the wrong demographic it appealed to.
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One of these days I'll get those last 2-3 CDs I'm missing to finish my B5 audio collection. I just happened to find the Lost Tales soundtrack a few weeks ago at the Family Dollar store down the street.
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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
lake_wrangler, you are DEEEEEP... :bro: