Pond Scum 2012-09-04
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
Watching this, it is obvious that Nudge knows all too well what she is dealing with in enraging Phix. There is a deliiberate method to her madness - and it will all hopefully turn out for the best.
My biggest concern here is that Phix is not going to tire anytime soon - but can Nudge say the same?
As the old saying goes - when you wrestle a bear you do not stop when you are tired - but when the bear is.
Al
My biggest concern here is that Phix is not going to tire anytime soon - but can Nudge say the same?
As the old saying goes - when you wrestle a bear you do not stop when you are tired - but when the bear is.
Al
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
Holy schnitzel. I get the game Nudge is playing, but even given her protections as a Librarian, it is seriously a dangerous one.
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
crazy Ninja moves by Nudge.... Intelligence, brute force and distilled anger vs cunning, agility and wisdom..... who will win this match and how will it end? anyone thing it will be another cliffhanger Friday this week?
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
* sigh *Fairportfan wrote:How did Nudge get enough slack to stick the bight of it into Phix's mouth for the bite if the Thagomizer™ was lodged in the wall?
I guess i'd better out myself if i want anyone to appreciate my brilliance.
"Bight"
A bight of rope:
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
+1 CleverFairportfan wrote:* sigh *Fairportfan wrote:How did Nudge get enough slack to stick the bight of it into Phix's mouth for the bite if the Thagomizer™ was lodged in the wall?
I guess i'd better out myself if i want anyone to appreciate my brilliance.
"Bight"
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
Well, the answer to your question should be obvious - the situation could not possibly have worked out in any other fashion.Fairportfan wrote:* sigh *Fairportfan wrote:How did Nudge get enough slack to stick the bight of it into Phix's mouth for the bite if the Thagomizer™ was lodged in the wall?
I guess i'd better out myself if i want anyone to appreciate my brilliance.
"Bight"
When Nudge shoved Phix's tail into Phix's mouth, the tail was immediately chewed and partially swallowed. Phix ate bits of her own tail... and as any computer nerd could tell you, ate bits makes a bight.
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
oh nudge now you done it....
the bite didn't wake her from predator self you are so going to be Nudge-fudged, if she gets hold of you horns...
run nudge or you will be fudge
and yea nudge needs something wacky right about now like certain portable hole with a safe dropping as she escapes thru said hole that bonks phix out of commission
the bite didn't wake her from predator self you are so going to be Nudge-fudged, if she gets hold of you horns...
run nudge or you will be fudge
and yea nudge needs something wacky right about now like certain portable hole with a safe dropping as she escapes thru said hole that bonks phix out of commission
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
Okay, I got it, but the resulting seizures kept me from commenting on it...Fairportfan wrote:* sigh *Fairportfan wrote:How did Nudge get enough slack to stick the bight of it into Phix's mouth for the bite if the Thagomizer™ was lodged in the wall?
I guess i'd better out myself if i want anyone to appreciate my brilliance.
"Bight"
A bight of rope:
{pays a hank of thread-of-gold to the Pun Jar, hand over hand...}
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
Ow. OW. OW!Dave wrote:Well, the answer to your question should be obvious - the situation could not possibly have worked out in any other fashion.Fairportfan wrote:* sigh *Fairportfan wrote:How did Nudge get enough slack to stick the bight of it into Phix's mouth for the bite if the Thagomizer™ was lodged in the wall?
I guess i'd better out myself if i want anyone to appreciate my brilliance.
"Bight"
When Nudge shoved Phix's tail into Phix's mouth, the tail was immediately chewed and partially swallowed. Phix ate bits of her own tail... and as any computer nerd could tell you, ate bits makes a bight.
(drops two old-fashioned core memory planes with gold-plated contacts into the Pun Jar. Jar replies "Thanks for the memories")
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
The puns, oh the puns.
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
I'm afraid those have been deprecated in favour of Portals...shadowinthelight wrote:One of those portable holes would probably be a good thing to carry.
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
Besides, it's much more fun and satisfying if you have to chase the prey a while before you bring her down. Phix's previous experience left much to be desired in that regard.Fairportfan wrote:She had to get her tail loose from the wall. Slowed her down.scantrontb wrote:i wonder if Phix is slowing down, or if Nudge is outrunning her? in panel 3 she looks further away from Nudge than she did in the first two panels. maybe her rage is burning out and she will snap out of it soon?
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
Not even duct tape can fix stupid. But it can muffle the noise.
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
The solution is knot as good as it looks. To make a bight requires enough slack to allow it to be bent and it was straight in nudges hands when she pushed it into Phix's mouth. Good try though. We were all coiled in suspense about the question. The real solution as I'm sure nudge will say, 'It's all in the de-tails'.Jabberwonky wrote:Okay, I got it, but the resulting seizures kept me from commenting on it...Fairportfan wrote:* sigh *Fairportfan wrote:How did Nudge get enough slack to stick the bight of it into Phix's mouth for the bite if the Thagomizer™ was lodged in the wall?
I guess i'd better out myself if i want anyone to appreciate my brilliance.
"Bight"
A bight of rope:
{pays a hank of thread-of-gold to the Pun Jar, hand over hand...}
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
Jabberwonky wrote:Okay, I got it, but the resulting seizures kept me from commenting on it...Fairportfan wrote:* sigh *Fairportfan wrote:How did Nudge get enough slack to stick the bight of it into Phix's mouth for the bite if the Thagomizer™ was lodged in the wall?
I guess i'd better out myself if i want anyone to appreciate my brilliance.
"Bight"
A bight of rope:
{pays a hank of thread-of-gold to the Pun Jar, hand over hand...}
So Nudge forced Phix to swallow the truth that she's being a slacker.zachariah wrote:The solution is knot as good as it looks. To make a bight requires enough slack to allow it to be bent and it was straight in nudges hands when she pushed it into Phix's mouth.
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
This is a teeny bit off-topic, but does anyone have the reference for when Phix said she cannot be harmed in the Library? I've looked through the archives and can't find it. Thanks!
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
Here it is: http://wapsisquare.com/comic/turntodust/davids4250 wrote:This is a teeny bit off-topic, but does anyone have the reference for when Phix said she cannot be harmed in the Library? I've looked through the archives and can't find it. Thanks!
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
Note the crosshatching on Phix's tail about one arm's (Phix's) length from the spiky end.
It's visible in all three panels, dark on light in panels one and two, light on dark in panel 3.
Evidently Phix did bite her own tail, just not quite hard enough to do any serious damage.
I don't know if the Library is preventing lasting damage to its librarians, even if the damage is self inflicted, or if Nudge just got Phix's tail into her jaw in just the right place to be in the gap between the piercing canines and slicing premolars.
Otpu
It's visible in all three panels, dark on light in panels one and two, light on dark in panel 3.
Evidently Phix did bite her own tail, just not quite hard enough to do any serious damage.
I don't know if the Library is preventing lasting damage to its librarians, even if the damage is self inflicted, or if Nudge just got Phix's tail into her jaw in just the right place to be in the gap between the piercing canines and slicing premolars.
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
WDOT, Many thanques!
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Re: Pond Scum 2012-09-04
November 14, 2006 - first panel, last sentence, all seven wordsdavids4250 wrote:This is a teeny bit off-topic, but does anyone have the reference for when Phix said she cannot be harmed in the Library? I've looked through the archives and can't find it. Thanks!