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2015-02-28

by shaenon on February 28, 2015 at 12:01 am
Chapter: Mixed-Up Files
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  1. Kirala
    February 28, 2015, 12:21 am | # | Reply

    Crap, has Goldbug hijacked Nick?

    • Towering Barbarian
      February 28, 2015, 12:27 am | # | Reply

      If so, he may have made a tactical error. The fact that Nick can cuss implies that he now has a freedom of action and thought that he previously lacked. And this would be true even if we go with the notion that the censorware merely “translated” his cussing into something more family-friendly. Goldbug might regret this mistake. Especially if Nick’s cussing was as weaponized as his female superhero buddy implied. ^_^

      • BarGamer
        February 28, 2015, 4:21 am | # | Reply

        I wanna see Nick use his V-chip to blow up something a la the South Park Movie.

      • GammarayCanon
        February 28, 2015, 5:57 am | # | Reply

        His cussing is at full strength strong enough to traumatize someone semi-permanently. I just wonder whether it will work on Goldbug, who is probably a little stronger personality-wise than that superhero.

  2. D. Walker
    February 28, 2015, 12:35 am | # | Reply

    The Polybius poster(?) is a nice touch.

  3. jbevan70
    February 28, 2015, 12:46 am | # | Reply

    Given how much Nick has grown, I think Goldbug is in for quite a fight.

  4. Frank
    February 28, 2015, 1:22 am | # | Reply

    So… Monday’s comic will be just text on a black background? Well played, Shaenon, well played

    • jbevan70
      February 28, 2015, 3:47 am | # | Reply

      And Sunday’s comic will be Tip in a white and gold/blue and black dress.

      • Robert Nowall
        February 28, 2015, 7:32 am | # | Reply

        Boy, that thing is everywhere!

      • roberttheaddled
        February 28, 2015, 7:34 am | # | Reply

        and to my eyes the photos look blue and gold.

        • Guesticus
          February 28, 2015, 9:48 am | # | Reply

          The photos have been faked

          • Frank
            February 28, 2015, 2:16 pm | #

            Look for the original. The ones coming out today have been “color corrected” (part of the cause of the confusion was the camera was supposed to do this and …. did it wrong)

      • irdburns
        February 28, 2015, 8:09 am | # | Reply

        Now that I’ve seen this it BETTER be. Have Tip walking so the background changes and we’ll see their dress color change too. Fun!

  5. Robert Nowall
    February 28, 2015, 7:34 am | # | Reply

    In edduard’s absence…from “Tell Me What You See,” The Beatles.

    What the hell is going on? Why is he in here?
    No good to try to log on, locked up with your fear.
    Open up your mind now, look into the screen.
    This is what you find now, brain in a machine.

    All alone and in the dark, tiny, tiny brain.
    It’s no walking in the park, and you are in pain.
    Face your hidden fears, now, look into the screen.
    Words will make it clear, now, brain in a machine.
    Brain in a machine!

  6. John Robert Mead
    February 28, 2015, 8:47 am | # | Reply

    Nick’s wearing a Yarmulke! Such a nice boy…

  7. Shadowmehr
    February 28, 2015, 10:33 am | # | Reply

    Goldbug is going to try subtle psychological maneuvering on Nick.

    Irristible force, meet immovable object.

  8. Robert Nowall
    February 28, 2015, 11:47 am | # | Reply

    Y’know, the one I print out from my GoComics email…Nick still had a swear censor there…

    • Sean K.
      February 28, 2015, 1:35 pm | # | Reply

      @Robert, yeah, I saw the Gocomics one first today, but it was the usual newspaper comic version of swearing.

      Shaenon, do the GoComics people put those symbols in, or are you required to submit a censored version of the comic to them?

      • Shaenon
        February 28, 2015, 1:39 pm | # | Reply

        Yeah, I do censored versions of Nick’s uncensored swears to meet GoComics’ content guidelines. To be honest, I initially uploaded today’s strip with the swears intact before Andrew reminded me, so if you were refreshing the GoComics page at midnight you might have seen ’em.

        • Robert Nowall
          February 28, 2015, 6:20 pm | # | Reply

          Oh. I was thinking I just hadn’t noticed this version was unexpurgated.

      • Frank
        February 28, 2015, 2:19 pm | # | Reply

        I honestly hope it’s the latter. Third-parties censoring leads to all kinds of… horribleness. And I’m not talking “i wanted a swirly and got a bangy” I’m talking “what do you mean you deleted an hour from the movie?”

        • Frank
          February 28, 2015, 2:21 pm | # | Reply

          aaand Ninja’d by Shaenon (don’t you beleive those posting times)

  9. This Guy I Know
    February 28, 2015, 1:57 pm | # | Reply

    Huh. I never noticed it before, but you know who Goldbug reminds me of? GODOT.

    • roberttheaddled
      February 28, 2015, 4:35 pm | # | Reply

      Recursive acronyms perhaps?

    • Nate FitzSimons
      February 28, 2015, 8:54 pm | # | Reply

      Which Godot? The one with the laser mask or the one who never shows up?

    • This Guy I Know
      March 1, 2015, 2:19 pm | # | Reply

      I meant the one from St. Charlie. As for why they remind me of each other? They communicate in the same manner (although in different fonts) and have similar mannerisms. Not much to go on, but it was pretty striking once I noticed.

    • Frank
      March 1, 2015, 5:54 pm | # | Reply

      unity ate GODOT though

      • Candace
        March 2, 2015, 12:27 am | # | Reply

        That’s what she said.

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