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In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:55 pm
by AnotherFairportfan

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:01 pm
by AmriloJim
Somebody called it...
Sgt. Howard wrote:Next we'll see a Mk II torpedo blowing through the stacks after Pickle raises the periscope and gets a bearing...

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:02 pm
by AnotherFairportfan
Is that balloon a case of "This space intentionally left blank"?

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:03 pm
by AnotherFairportfan
AmriloJim wrote:Somebody called it...
Sgt. Howard wrote:Next we'll see a Mk II torpedo blowing through the stacks after Pickle raises the periscope and gets a bearing...
When they get to SUBROCS or ASROCS, i'll be ... Somewhere Else.

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:07 pm
by GlytchMeister
They can function because they aren't loaded, just firing blanks?

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:08 pm
by FreeFlier
AnotherFairportfan wrote:Is that balloon a case of "This space intentionally left blank"?
I was wondering that myself . . .

Or is it the sound of one hand clapping?


I note that Shelly is nearly the same size as Connie and Pickle . . . that supports the dream idea.

--FreeFlier

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:11 pm
by AmriloJim
Second the dream idea... note Connie's eyesockets in the last panel.

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:13 pm
by Dave
AnotherFairportfan wrote:Is that balloon a case of "This space intentionally left blank"?
Don't see a blank balloon now... Pablo fixed?
AmriloJim wrote:Second the dream idea... note Connie's eyesockets in the last panel.
The arrow through the head is a nice classic touch... but I'm not sure just who is touching whom.

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:18 pm
by TheCollector
Am I the only one enjoying this insanity more then they've enjoyed the comic in a long time? Please let this continue forever.

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:33 pm
by DilyV
AnotherFairportfan wrote:
AmriloJim wrote:Somebody called it...
Sgt. Howard wrote:Next we'll see a Mk II torpedo blowing through the stacks after Pickle raises the periscope and gets a bearing...
When they get to SUBROCS or ASROCS, i'll be ... Somewhere Else.
Made me think of this Cold War Classic....

"You know the Bedford will never fire first... but if he fires one I'll fire one..."

"FIRE ONE!!!"


Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:36 pm
by FreeFlier
Dave wrote:
AnotherFairportfan wrote:Is that balloon a case of "This space intentionally left blank"?
Don't see a blank balloon now... Pablo fixed?
Yep. It's the one that now says "Just one good pull and we should have the good doctor back on her feet."

--FreeFlier

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:37 pm
by Lee M

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:46 pm
by oldmanmickey
I dont know what Phix is smoking or drinking but seems like nows the time to just follow along behind all the little animals

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:28 am
by Akasha
GlytchMeister wrote:They can function because they aren't loaded, just firing blanks?
Could it be that it's just an illusion putting me back in all this confusion?
Could it be that it's just an illusion now?
Could it be a picture in my mind? Never sure exactly what I'll find.

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:13 am
by illiad
well maybe she fell asleep watching the film.... :P *of course* the library has a decent copy on disc!!! 8-)


only 9-ish RL hours left, unless.... :O

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:21 am
by AmriloJim
illiad wrote:only 9-ish RL hours left, unless.... :O
Huh? Update usually occurs at midnight CDT (UTC -6 hours), so it's 15-or-so hours out.

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:28 am
by illiad
well you are 6 hours behind me, but I have had early updates at just after midnight in UK... I guess he is posting it early, needs sleep! :)

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock to check.. :D

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:16 am
by Dave
If this actually is a "Phix fell asleep during a movie, and incorporated the plot into a dream" sequence, then Phix has a problem: she dare not ever tell anyone about it.
  • Pickle would be dreadfully disappointed about all of the fun that she missed, by not actually being there.
  • Of the four participants (Castela, Shelly, Nudge, and Connie), can you pick even one of them who would not immediately insist "Hey, that's a great idea, let's do it for real right now!" as soon as she heard the story? :lol:
The only problem with this whole scenario is that it came a bit early. As our local college station KFJC points out every year, the Month of Mayhem doesn't start for another three weeks or so.

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:24 am
by Gyrrakavian
On the off chance it's not a dream, it's some sort of trickster(s) screwing with Phix. Fae, tanuki, mujina, kitsune, or Coyote, or some combination thereof are all likely culprits and working in cahoots with Shelly, Connie, and Pickle. In the event it's not a dream, anyways.

Who knows, maybe Raven has gotten involved.

Re: In The Cross Hairs 2016-04-07

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 11:44 am
by Opus the Poet
Gyrrakavian wrote:On the off chance it's not a dream, it's some sort of trickster(s) screwing with Phix. Fae, tanuki, mujina, kitsune, or Coyote, or some combination thereof are all likely culprits and working in cahoots with Shelly, Connie, and Pickle. In the event it's not a dream, anyways.

Who knows, maybe Raven has gotten involved.
Two of those (Coyote and Raven) are actually Nudge in the Wapsiverse. Fae are not normally allowed in the library IIRC (Cricket was an exception because she was summoned to the Library). The rest are unknowns in the Wapsiverse as far as I know. They may exist there, they probably exist there, but we haven't had contact with them that I can remember. If we have it has been a brief glimpse in the background or a single-panel encounter.

I think it was an extra-large pepperoni pizza before falling asleep in front of a 3 stooges marathon. :mrgreen: