Some Good News 2016-04-26

[Dave]

Michelle Yeoh, eh? Well, I guess that does explain the unexpectedly low budget for special effects!

http://wapsisquare.com/comic/some-good-news/

[Akasha]

must be a dragon ... michelle yeoh, that is

[oldmanmickey]

That looks on poor Nadettes face tells me that they have vastly different definitions of good news from school.

[oldmanmickey]

must be a dragon ... michelle yeoh, that is

well she could be just a crouching tiger, hidden dragon does though suggest something to hide.

[Catawampus]

"Great news! I've been accepted into the summer study program at the College of Art and Design! But my tail got accepted to Anoka Technical College."

[Jabberwonky]

"Great news! I've been accepted into the summer study program at the College of Art and Design! But my tail got accepted to Anoka Technical College."

Congratulations! And...who's following you?

[chicgeek]

Anybody notice the happy little stinkweed didn't stutter once? And she looks more human all the time.

[eee]

Nadette's having to deal with the fact her girlfriend can get intensely physical. And not just in a sexual way.

I wonder what the good news is. Given Kath's fury and fears, it can't be that the school is going to let Atsali return to a field hockey team of bevies. Maybe an all pred sports team, fighting against other preds? Woo, talk about carnage!

must be a dragon ... michelle yeoh, that is

Asian dragons are scary.

I'm having a lot of trouble imagining one on a skateboard.

[AnotherFairportfan]

Atsali's been accepted for the Gryphons - the school flight team.

[jwhouk]

"Great news! I've been accepted into the summer study program at the College of Art and Design! But my tail got accepted to Anoka Technical College."

...That line there is better than some of the stuff WE write over in the Fan Art section...

[DilyV]

Atsali's been accepted for the Gryphons - the school flight team.

Cowabunga indeed!

[Dave]

Atsali's been accepted for the Gryphons - the school flight team.

Cowabunga indeed!

"Cowabunga" suggests that she has just been phoned by the Minotaur (captain of the school bungee-jumping team) and asked to join.

[Gyrrakavian]

must be a dragon ... michelle yeoh, that is

There's a hundred other things she could be.

Longma, qilin (also spelled qirin or ki-rin), fenghuang, xiao, nine-tailed fox (forgot the name), winged lion (ditto), one of the various water horses (all of whose names I've forgotten), etc.


EDIT Okay, so the dog with a human face is from Japanese mythology. Not sure what i was thinking of in Chinese mythology (possibly a manticore variation).

DOUBLE EDIT Missed the most obvious one. She could be the earthly manifestation of the celestial tiger; her zodiac sign. I'm not terribly sure how the overlap of Chinese astrology and mythology works, so i could have that last part quite wrong. Some how my roomate and i never really talked astrology.

[Gyrrakavian]

BTW the only reason I remember fenghuang is because it's fun to say.

[Gyrrakavian]

Anybody notice the happy little stinkweed didn't stutter once? And she looks more human all the time.

Speech therapy is a wonderful thing.

I'd still hiss like Cobra Commander if I hadn't gone to it for 3 years in grade school.

[AnotherFairportfan]

The nine-tailed fox is a kitsune (at least the Japanese version is; not sure if there' a Chinese version).

Not all kitsune have nine tails; the number of tails relates to their age and power.

[Catawampus]

"Great news! I've been accepted into the summer study program at the College of Art and Design! But my tail got accepted to Anoka Technical College."

...That line there is better than some of the stuff WE write over in the Fan Art section...

It's almost as though I'm a published author or something. . .

Though that sounds more like something from out of a sitcom or a soap opera.

Longma, qilin (also spelled qirin or ki-rin), fenghuang, xiao, nine-tailed fox (forgot the name), winged lion (ditto), one of the various water horses (all of whose names I've forgotten), etc.


EDIT Okay, so the dog with a human face is from Japanese mythology. Not sure what i was thinking of in Chinese mythology (possibly a manticore variation).

DOUBLE EDIT Missed the most obvious one. She could be the earthly manifestation of the celestial tiger; her zodiac sign. I'm not terribly sure how the overlap of Chinese astrology and mythology works, so i could have that last part quite wrong. Some how my roomate and i never really talked astrology.

I remember hearing that she was born in Malaysia, though, so she might be a Malay paranormal rather than a Chinese one. Malay folklore is sort of its own separate thing, with lots of influences from China but more from India.

[FreeFlier]

"Great news! I've been accepted into the summer study program at the College of Art and Design! But my tail got accepted to Anoka Technical College."

...That line there is better than some of the stuff WE write over in the Fan Art section...

It's almost as though I'm a published author or something. . .

Though that sounds more like something from out of a sitcom or a soap opera.

Longma, qilin (also spelled qirin or ki-rin), fenghuang, xiao, nine-tailed fox (forgot the name), winged lion (ditto), one of the various water horses (all of whose names I've forgotten), etc.

EDIT Okay, so the dog with a human face is from Japanese mythology. Not sure what i was thinking of in Chinese mythology (possibly a manticore variation).

DOUBLE EDIT Missed the most obvious one. She could be the earthly manifestation of the celestial tiger; her zodiac sign. I'm not terribly sure how the overlap of Chinese astrology and mythology works, so i could have that last part quite wrong. Some how my roomate and i never really talked astrology.

I remember hearing that she was born in Malaysia, though, so she might be a Malay paranormal rather than a Chinese one. Malay folklore is sort of its own separate thing, with lots of influences from China but more from India.

According to the wikipedia entry, Michelle Yeoh is ethnic Chinese born in Malaysia.

Malaysian mythological beings . . . Orang Bunian wouldn't fit "letting loose" . . . bidadari, aka apsari wouldn't fit for the same reason . . . Harimau jadian (weretiger, werejaguar or werepanther) would . . . also possibly a nagi . . .

--FreeFlier

[Gyrrakavian]

The nine-tailed fox is a kitsune (at least the Japanese version is; not sure if there' a Chinese version).

Not all kitsune have nine tails; the number of tails relates to their age and power.

There is. I used to work with a bunch of Chinese international students at my college's cafeteria, one of whom was my roomate for a bit. We liked to compare notes on cultural similarities and differences around the world, especially language and mythology.

[AnotherFairportfan]

The nine-tailed fox is a kitsune (at least the Japanese version is; not sure if there' a Chinese version).

Not all kitsune have nine tails; the number of tails relates to their age and power.

There is. I used to work with a bunch of Chinese international students at my college's cafeteria, one of whom was my roomate for a bit. We liked to compare notes on cultural similarities and differences around the world, especially language and mythology.

Yeah, i just re-read Marion G Harmon's "Wearing the Cape" series book #5 Ronin Games, and it makes the point (in fact, some plot points turn on it) that Japanese and Chinese folklore/mythology have a lot in common.