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Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:06 pm
by lake_wrangler
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.
I would have loved to see that!
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:56 pm
by Dave
lake_wrangler wrote:Is it me, or does Dietzel look somewhat plastic-y and 1980s-ish, on the bookshelf in that first panel?
Could be worse...
AnotherFairportfan wrote:It's hell when you can't get anyone to feed you a straight line.
I've gotta do some research. I'm sure there's something in DSM-IV or Lancet or the American Journal of Medicine which will properly document the horrible consequences of having
all that pun pressure built up inside, with nowhere for it to go. That syndrome has ruined my day more than once, and I truly suspect it has shortened my life.
(On the other hand it has probably saved the sanity of several of my family, friends, and cow-orkers. I shouldn't complain too loudly. Probably will, though.)
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:00 pm
by MerchManDan
lake_wrangler wrote:Is it me, or does Dietzel look somewhat plastic-y and 1980s-ish, on the bookshelf in that first panel?
Resin, actually. 
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:04 am
by kingklash
I want a Pocket Dietzel.
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:15 am
by Dave
kingklash wrote:I want a Pocket Dietzel.
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...
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
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:07 am
by Atomic
kingklash wrote:I want a Pocket Dietzel.
As a Tamagouchi or a Pokemon?
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:48 am
by Mark N
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."
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:38 am
by illiad
kingklash wrote:I want a Pocket Dietzel.
put your request!!!
http://www.patchtogether.com/store/Dietzel-87.html
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:27 am
by kingklash
Atomic wrote:kingklash wrote:I want a Pocket Dietzel.
As a Tamagouchi or a Pokemon?
An actual micro-dog.
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:05 am
by AnotherFairportfan
kingklash wrote:Atomic wrote:kingklash wrote:I want a Pocket Dietzel.
As a Tamagouchi or a Pokemon?
An actual micro-dog.
Pocket-broken, i assume.
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:56 am
by illiad
Sidhekin wrote:illiad wrote:Um, Wapsi started 09092001, not 2002...
sorry, you'll have give me a clue about 'That Other Comic'...
Ah, but the first implied reference to DieTZel Sweeties appeared in 2002:
http://wapsisquare.com/comic/12042002/
... if "implied reference" was what it was. I'm still not ruling out coincidence.
FIXED that for you... :/
DieSel Sweeties ("That Other Comic") is low res, and has nothing to do with dogs... I have only seen a cat in it! :/
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?
I think its just the problem of the drawing size...
Oh, and there seems to have been a sudden change in temperature... It's affecting the speech balloon, in that last panel...
If you dont know, it means she is shaking with fear!
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:14 pm
by Sidhekin
illiad wrote:FIXED that for you... :/
Nope.
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:36 pm
by lake_wrangler
illiad wrote: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?
I think its just the problem of the drawing size...
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: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...
If you dont know, it means she is shaking with fear!
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...)
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...
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:06 am
by scantrontb
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...
[Kosh] YES [/Kosh]
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:16 am
by Mark N
scantrontb wrote:
[Kosh] YES [/Kosh]
I so miss that show.
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:18 am
by scantrontb
Mark N wrote:scantrontb wrote:
[Kosh] YES [/Kosh]
I so miss that show.
that's what DVD's are for!
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:24 am
by Dave
Mark N wrote:I so miss that show.
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.
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:10 am
by oldmanmickey
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.
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:26 am
by shadowinthelight
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.
Re: Dietzel Sweetie 2014-09-30
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:02 am
by illiad
lake_wrangler, you are DEEEEEP... :bro:
