I'm thinking it's likely that there are other flammable things in that tunnel...on the ground or around them...I'm voting for lots of flames in next week's strips (if not a boom).eee wrote:Perhaps not. Oil and air need to be mixed to become explosive. The lantern will probably break if it hits the ground; if the oil leaks out from the impact, we might be looking at a wall of flame...Sphinx-Napped wrote:impending boom coming when lantern hits the ground
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
Heh. The Hitchhiker's Guide game talks like that a couple of places (Adams wrote the story and then Steve Meretzky programmed it.).eee wrote:>YOU HAVE ENTERED A TUNNEL. THE AIR HERE IS FRESHER. YOU SEE A RAILROAD CART ON RAILS.
>See if the cart's wheels will turn so we can ride the cart out of the mine.
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
I'm thinking that they cause a wall of fire and run around the twisty maze of passages in trying to avoid it when they discover something like a pictograph of the dolls on one of the walls. I'm kind of surprised that there would be mines at Mesa Verde at all, it is a national park. Maybe the mines are somewhere just outside the park. I visited the cliff dwellings at Bandelier National Park in New Mexico back in '98, great place to visit.
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
Our flighty gal thinks that they're near Mesa Verde; however in terms of the reference to the exit called up back in the library "near" could be farther away from their destination than they expect. (And this isn't counting the detours that could crop up from their missteps by being two rookies.)RunningBull wrote:I'm thinking that they cause a wall of fire and run around the twisty maze of passages in trying to avoid it when they discover something like a pictograph of the dolls on one of the walls. I'm kind of surprised that there would be mines at Mesa Verde at all, it is a national park. Maybe the mines are somewhere just outside the park. I visited the cliff dwellings at Bandelier National Park in New Mexico back in '98, great place to visit.
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Actually, kerosine is not all that flamable and at best there is only a cup or two of the fluid. So, from the lamp itself, at worst we would see a small puddle with 1 foot (2 foot max), flames.eee wrote:Perhaps not. Oil and air need to be mixed to become explosive. The lantern will probably break if it hits the ground; if the oil leaks out from the impact, we might be looking at a wall of flame...Sphinx-Napped wrote:impending boom coming when lantern hits the ground
Now I did say "from the lamp itself". If there is other flamable material lying around all bets are off.
BTW, no one seems to have questioned yesterday how they could see anything at all. If they are deep in a tunnel or mine, it would be totally dark. And they had just left a well lit area so their eyes would not yet have adjusted to night vision.
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
Considering that Kath's sarcastic id is coming out, and Atsali is too gregarious by half, this could be a deconstruction of Indy rather than homage. But I suspect Paul is in the mood for a bit of both. He went all out on the undead cop trope and made it his own, I imagine this will work out equally well.Aleister Crow wrote:Considering the image that kicked off this arc... http://wapsisquare.com/comic/lost-dolls/KnightDelight wrote:Aw comon, this isn't going to be a homage to Indiana Jones is it? I hate those stupid movies with a passion.
Though the Fellowship ref shouldn't be glossed over, especially with the dolls involved.
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
Or the mine could predate the establishment of the park and been unknown at the time the park was set up.RunningBull wrote:I'm thinking that they cause a wall of fire and run around the twisty maze of passages in trying to avoid it when they discover something like a pictograph of the dolls on one of the walls. I'm kind of surprised that there would be mines at Mesa Verde at all, it is a national park. Maybe the mines are somewhere just outside the park. I visited the cliff dwellings at Bandelier National Park in New Mexico back in '98, great place to visit.
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
Thumbs-up to that! The Frey trail from the Juniper camping area is a great way to see the core of the park if you're up for a hike of about a mile and a half each way (this includes some cliff-side zigzagging). You get a great view of the canyon and dwellings which isn't available to those who simply drive the access road down to the Visitor Center. Bring water and snacks and a sun-hat.RunningBull wrote: I visited the cliff dwellings at Bandelier National Park in New Mexico back in '98, great place to visit.
Visiting Tsankawi (a separate area outside the main section of the park) is also very worthwhile... a good trail with some ladder-clambering, great views, and (when we've been there) very few visitors compared to the main park.
Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
Or at the drop of a bowling ball, for that matter.sonicthunder wrote: I approve, it helps differentiate her a bit more from the rest of EGS cast (similar to Monica's tendency to jump between languages, Tina's riddle-speak, Phix's use of petnames, or pre-Shellynx Shelly's tendency to use very 'colorful' wording at the drop of a hat).
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
I never got as far as the sarcasm: I could never get the Babelfish into my ear, even with the stupid towel hung on the stupid hook above the stupid hole in the wall.Fairportfan wrote:Heh. The Hitchhiker's Guide game talks like that a couple of places (Adams wrote the story and then Steve Meretzky programmed it.).eee wrote:>YOU HAVE ENTERED A TUNNEL. THE AIR HERE IS FRESHER. YOU SEE A RAILROAD CART ON RAILS.
>See if the cart's wheels will turn so we can ride the cart out of the mine.
>YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR MIND.
My own favourite is the place where, if you follow a suggestion it gives, it says "You will have to learn the difference between genuinely helpful advice and mere sarcasm."
Stupid cleaning robots.
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
Hang the dressing gown on the hook. Satchel in front of the little door. Towel on grate. Mail on top of the satchel. (You did bring along the mail, didn't you? And did you feed the dog? If not - start over.)dadman wrote:I never got as far as the sarcasm: I could never get the Babelfish into my ear, even with the stupid towel hung on the stupid hook above the stupid hole in the wall.Fairportfan wrote:My own favourite is the place where, if you follow a suggestion it gives, it says "You will have to learn the difference between genuinely helpful advice and mere sarcasm."
Stupid cleaning robots.
The sarcasm is in the Bugblatter Beast's lair.
Oh - and it lies to you at least twice (you could make a case for three times) aboard the Heart of Gold.
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
Of course, the fact that Atsali is a *siren* may make it more difficult for Katherine to put her foot down. Katherine - probably not the most impulsive person - went to the Bibliothiki for information but now finds herself skulking around in an abandoned mine, wearing a mini-skirt and fashionable boots, following the lead of a teenager she just met. This suggests to me that Atsali's voice is more than it would seem to be.Wyvern wrote:She may become more proactive as this escapade goes on, but it's going to take Atsali running headlong into at least one or two disasters before Katherine speaks up as the voice of reason.
Odeysseus had to be tied to the mast to avoid following the sirens' call. I'm thinking it might be difficult for Katherine to put her foot down.
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Naturally, as soon as Atsali mentions Moria, the classic line goes through my head: "This is no mine...it's a tomb."
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This is true. Paul's take on anything is quite unique and always unexpected. I was thinking about skipping the next week or two ... maybe not.Yamara wrote:Considering that Kath's sarcastic id is coming out, and Atsali is too gregarious by half, this could be a deconstruction of Indy rather than homage. But I suspect Paul is in the mood for a bit of both. He went all out on the undead cop trope and made it his own, I imagine this will work out equally well.
And as to our new siren's affect on Kath, I would think their power lies in their song, not just talking (like demons). Music has always had a profound effect on people mere speech lacks. With music you don't even have to know what the words (if any) mean.
Oh, and the impending fire may be just the incentive Kath needs to give the cart a go.
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"Creezus Jist! Push!!!"KnightDelight wrote:Oh, and the impending fire may be just the incentive Kath needs to give the cart a go.
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
I'm guessing the exit from the Library put them somewhere in the San Juan Mountains, north and east of Mesa Verde in the Durango/Silverton area. Lots of abandoned mines up there. I've been to Mesa Verde and I don't think there were any mining efforts within the park area. Could be wrong, but that's what I think. Mesa Verde is an amazing place. My favorite area is the Petroglyph trail. And the scent of Pinon Pines along the mesa top part of the trail is pure perfume!Opus the Poet wrote:Or the mine could predate the establishment of the park and been unknown at the time the park was set up.RunningBull wrote:I'm thinking that they cause a wall of fire and run around the twisty maze of passages in trying to avoid it when they discover something like a pictograph of the dolls on one of the walls. I'm kind of surprised that there would be mines at Mesa Verde at all, it is a national park. Maybe the mines are somewhere just outside the park. I visited the cliff dwellings at Bandelier National Park in New Mexico back in '98, great place to visit.
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Gotta wonder. Why put a portal in the middle of nowhere? In Minneapolis the portal is in town for the convince of the users. Who is this one for? Bigfoot? Could be I guess. Still, it would seem rather far out for most users. OTOH, I guess it could simply lead to a special place so that non-poiting library patrons can get there easily. as opposed to an entry for Library goers as such. Or poiting patrons can go there the requisite first time to get their poit-bearings imprinted in them for subsequent trips.
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
KnightDelight wrote:Gotta wonder. Why put a portal in the middle of nowhere? In Minneapolis the portal is in town for the convince of the users. Who is this one for? Bigfoot? Could be I guess. Still, it would seem rather far out for most users. OTOH, I guess it could simply lead to a special place so that non-poiting library patrons can get there easily. as opposed to an entry for Library goers as such. Or poiting patrons can go there the requisite first time to get their poit-bearings imprinted in them for subsequent trips.
Could be that there are lots of Cryptids in that area and they can't hide easily in plain site. The minotaur and his mom might be from that entrance after all.
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Paul has shown us in the Wapsiverse the old legends often miss the mark of what really happened. Maybe Odysseus just liked to be tied up.MrBill wrote:Odeysseus had to be tied to the mast to avoid following the sirens' call. I'm thinking it might be difficult for Katherine to put her foot down.
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Re: Smells Fresher 2013-02-08
That's a good question! I hadn't thought of it, but now that it's brought up I must suspect that there's something interesting outside the mine itself. Note that the Minneapolis annex is an empty building which is nonetheless conveniently located near a city center and a highway. Mines are similarly lacking in folks hanging around, but can be quite close to other things. We'll probably have a surprise when Katherine and Atsali get to the surface.KnightDelight wrote:Gotta wonder. Why put a portal in the middle of nowhere? In Minneapolis the portal is in town for the convince of the users. Who is this one for?
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