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2015-05-18

by shaenon on May 18, 2015 at 12:01 am
Chapter: Mixed-Up Files
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  1. Delta Echo.
    May 18, 2015, 12:08 am | # | Reply

    And thus we see that they have, indeed, driven Sweetheart Mad.

    Mad with power, that is.

    Mwahahahaha-

    • doubleW
      May 18, 2015, 12:19 am | # | Reply

      Mad Bureaucrat

      • davidbreslin101
        May 18, 2015, 9:07 am | # | Reply

        …You’re giving me game-design ideas. “Next, I play the ‘Mad’ modifier on my Stockbroker, which gives -4 on the Trade roll but brings the D20 Illogic die into the game… and can I use ‘Waffle Iron’ as her weapon?”

    • jdreyfuss
      January 27, 2020, 11:47 am | # | Reply

      Remember that in the Narboniverse, Mad and mad aren’t the same thing.

  2. Pygar
    May 18, 2015, 12:33 am | # | Reply

    First, uniforms… then more and more power and restrictions… soon, Director Fancy is on YouTube leading the Lambeth Walk…

  3. Persona
    May 18, 2015, 12:49 am | # | Reply

    I do kind of wonder when we’ll see Gavotte next.

  4. --jt--
    May 18, 2015, 12:50 am | # | Reply

    She best not make uniforms manditory for “all employees” – especially if she gets fond of driving that ‘bot around alot. She could end up being forced to wear a human’s uniform on her own body – or a dog’s on the ‘bot.

    • GammarayCanon
      May 18, 2015, 3:26 am | # | Reply

      More to the point, how would you get a uniform for Mustachio?

      • Harrow
        May 18, 2015, 3:35 pm | # | Reply

        It would be silkscreened on, like a minicomputer front panel.

  5. --jt--
    May 18, 2015, 12:56 am | # | Reply

    Heh… And *somehow* the job of designing uniforms will be passed to Tip.

    • Pygar
      May 18, 2015, 2:12 am | # | Reply

      Mental image: “Cat” on Red Dwarf being told he could only take *one* outfit into stasis… so the job goes to Unity, who is an expert seamstress- her limbs stay on well- and made a nice coonskin hat once…

      • Tom Flapwell
        May 18, 2015, 11:50 am | # | Reply

        Actually, he was told two outfits. He tried to get a third in exchange for a leg.

    • oneuniverse2
      May 18, 2015, 3:27 pm | # | Reply

      I think Tip is the man for the job, too. Maybe something in chiffon?

  6. BMunro
    May 18, 2015, 1:07 am | # | Reply

    Now I wonder if the point was to break her – or to determine just how driven she is by her weaknesses? Or is this just Plan B? (Any _competent_ evil overlord will have at least a Plan B and a Plan C in case the Heroes somehow overcome plan A.)

    • B
      May 18, 2015, 2:51 am | # | Reply

      But this overlord can see the future. Does he need contigincies?

      • BMunro
        May 18, 2015, 10:28 pm | # | Reply

        Well, possible _futures_. Note how they mentioned their losing in the scenarios in which they didn’t get the team back, so there does not seem to be a fixed future. Which makes me wonder if they can see futures arising from doing things differently than they would if they didn’t see the future – it gets rather infinite regression after a while.

  7. Eddurd
    May 18, 2015, 1:41 am | # | Reply

    (TUNE: “The Unicorn” by Shel Silverstein, performed by The Irish Rovers)

    Short time ago, hasn’t been long since,
    We assisted non-human sentients …
    We helped zombies and lions, cold-blooded and warm,
    But there never was an office uniform!

     [CHORUS:]
      We had stitches and fur and designer clothes,
      Appendages from animals and fishnet hose!
      We wore sacks and slacks and plastic macs to keep off the storm,
      But we never had an office uniform!

    In the Institute, what did Sweetheart find there?
    The mysterious man in the swivel chair!
    “You can restart the Project, replace Gavotee,
    And even re-hire the whole darned lot!”
      [repeat CHORUS]

    Now Sweetheart’s in charge, reuniting the team!
    She’ll finally get to realize her life-long dream!
    Everyone conforming, and looking so fine …
     [spoken]And Unity can sew them … if Tip can design!
      [repeat CHORUS]

    • Animaniac
      May 18, 2015, 3:55 am | # | Reply

      This has always been one of my favorite songs, thank you for filking it up =)

    • Lil Sis
      May 18, 2015, 7:40 am | # | Reply

      I have to learn to play an instrument just so I can play your songs!

  8. Eddurd
    May 18, 2015, 1:45 am | # | Reply

    … and of course, I notice I misspelled “Gavotte” AFTER I hit “post”. Arglebargle.

    • mickeyjf
      May 18, 2015, 11:44 am | # | Reply

      “Arglebargle” !? As in Knuffle Bunny? (Shaenon, look this one up if you don’t already know it! Your little pumpkin will love it. )

      • Eddurd
        May 18, 2015, 3:53 pm | # | Reply

        Actually, it was used a couple of times in “Bored of the Rings”, a parody of you-know-what.

        • greenknight32
          May 19, 2015, 2:01 am | # | Reply

          Argle-bargle has a much longer history than that. According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use was 1872. Scottish-British origin, it means arguing – “argle” is a variant of “argue”.

    • Franklin
      May 19, 2015, 1:19 am | # | Reply

      Wasn’t ‘arglebargle’ an exclamation used in Pogo??

  9. Max
    May 18, 2015, 4:29 am | # | Reply

    Soooo, um, would those be uniforms with or without built-in nickel-alloy swivels, ms. Scheisskopf…? 😉

    • oneuniverse2
      May 18, 2015, 3:29 pm | # | Reply

      I’m wondering if Sweetheart will require collars.

  10. Geno
    May 18, 2015, 5:29 am | # | Reply

    Anyone else getting a weird-looking time-out error when they go to either of the Narbonic websites? Please let me know by email. It’s peterotooled at yahoo dot ca

    • Eddurd
      May 18, 2015, 8:22 am | # | Reply

      Geno, yes … all of the WebComicsNation sites are down (including mine). Ever since Joey Manley sold WCN, it’s been going downhill. I think the new owners may just let the domain name expire.

  11. Robert Nowall
    May 18, 2015, 7:45 am | # | Reply

    Well, Sweetheart was the only one of them put on administrative leave rather than being reassigned…

  12. Robert Nowall
    May 18, 2015, 8:38 am | # | Reply

    “Reunited,” Peaches and Herb. Sung here by Sweetheart.

    I took the drone through an ungodly test
    It wasn’t easy but I came out best.
    Now I’ve got a job, I’m now a nabob,
    I’ve taken over Skin Horse and I’ll boss that mob, hey, hey…

    I’ll make some changes, yes I’ll make reform.
    I’ll make the workers wear a uniform.
    Our clothing was bad, so we’ll try paisleys and plaid.
    It might make Wilkin happy but he’s raving mad, hey, hey…

    Reunited and by Mr. Green.
    Reunited, I’m the Skin Horse queen.
    Together again,
    We’ll fight to the end.
    Our universe is righted when we’re reunited, hey hey.

    • oneuniverse2
      May 18, 2015, 3:30 pm | # | Reply

      Thanks for reminding me of these old songs.

  13. Robert Nowall
    May 18, 2015, 4:29 pm | # | Reply

    I was wondering. When first we met “Dr. Ao,” he was feeling up Sweetheart-the-drone, and she was attracted to him.

    Now that he’s been revealed as Mr. Green—is she still?

    • greenknight32
      May 19, 2015, 2:04 am | # | Reply

      I’m still not sure “Dr. Ao” isn’t another drone.

      • Robert Nowall
        May 19, 2015, 7:56 am | # | Reply

        I hope he’s not an improved model. Nick lamented not having any bangable parts in the Violet drone…but if this drone has been improved, well, I have a feeling he’ll want the loan of one for a few minutes…

  14. Shadowmehr
    May 18, 2015, 7:06 pm | # | Reply

    “Let’s say that’ll depend on you.”

    Always read the fine print in any contract. Especially if the guy giving you the contract gives the impression he should have horns for some reason.

  15. Delta Echo
    May 18, 2015, 9:50 pm | # | Reply

    “If the spot on the contract that would usually say it exempts ‘acts of god’ instead says ‘acts of YHWH’, check under the table to see if the smiling fellow offering you the contract has cloven hooves”.

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