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2015-01-13

by shaenon on January 13, 2015 at 12:01 am
Chapter: Mixed-Up Files
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  1. Manifesta
    January 13, 2015, 12:14 am | # | Reply

    Gah! Now I have that horrible jingle in my head: “Pink Champale on ice . . . is nice!” But I don’t think either of you is old enough to remember Champale, unless you had a seriously misspent youth.

    • Miyaa
      January 13, 2015, 12:50 am | # | Reply

      And here I thought Champale was just a made-up item in Jonathan Colton’s song, “I’m Having a Party.”

      • Freezer
        January 13, 2015, 3:02 am | # | Reply

        It’s very real, though they don’t sell the pink flavor anymore (or my favored variety, Passion Fruit).

      • Jeffrey C. Wells
        January 13, 2015, 1:18 pm | # | Reply

        Also nonfictional: Fudgie the Whale!

        • roberttheaddled
          January 13, 2015, 7:15 pm | # | Reply

          Commercials for Fudgie the Whale were all over my part of the Northeast back in the day – I think I last saw one two summers ago – in a grocery store freezer of all places.

          Champale by the wiki description doesn’t appeal – only malt beverage advertised as such that I recall from my Navy drinking days (1992-2000 pretty much) was Zima – which sucked. Today my tastes run to the occasional Guinness or Smithwick’s. Altho a big iced glass of Peachtree or Cherry McGillicuddys goes well when doing summer yardwork.

          • Justin Reilly
            January 15, 2015, 10:57 am | #

            You think that’s weird, I found a Fudgie in *my* grocery store freezer down here in Houston. I only knew what it was ’cause my wife’s from New Hampshire.

        • Miyaa
          January 13, 2015, 10:16 pm | # | Reply

          This…wow. It looks like a better version of a Dairy Queen ice cream cake.

    • jrwences
      January 13, 2015, 3:33 am | # | Reply

      Anyone taken aback by Dr. Jones’ enthusiasm for Champale probably doesn’t realize that the second syllable is “ale,” not “pale.”

      • Gyrre
        January 24, 2015, 9:26 pm | # | Reply

        So, “champ-ale” or is the “p” silent?

  2. Frank Hightower
    January 13, 2015, 12:29 am | # | Reply

    Is Tigerlilly going to “fix” her?

    • oneuniverse2
      January 13, 2015, 3:21 pm | # | Reply

      Tigerlily is probably bored, so Bubbles will soon be sporting a Russian AT-7 “Saxhorn” to launch t-shirts.

    • Shadowmehr
      January 13, 2015, 7:27 pm | # | Reply

      This is Tigerlily we’re talking about. Bubbles’ cooler body will soon sport mechanical spider legs, a cool sound system, and a mini disco ball that shoots its own lasers (in both club and killdrone intensities). Her language chip will be upgraded with Barry White’s and Parliament Funkadelic’s entire soundtrack.

      Too bad she’s still too small to paint the flames on her side in anything like a noticeable size.

  3. bellringer187868
    January 13, 2015, 12:33 am | # | Reply

    My only joy is Ubuntu Trusty. Also, being first.

  4. Jay
    January 13, 2015, 12:45 am | # | Reply

    Meta thought:
    We’re seeing Sweetheart’s first time being “human”.
    Nick’s been human (twice).
    Tip’s been non-human.
    Unity’s been human, non-human, and Virginia Lee.
    …Who’s going to go through the looking-glass next?

    • GammarayCanon
      January 13, 2015, 2:18 am | # | Reply

      My guess is either Lee or Mustachio. Imagining Mustachio as a human is utterly hilarious.

      • Frank Hightower
        January 13, 2015, 11:41 am | # | Reply

        He’ll be demanding a monocle!

      • oneuniverse2
        January 13, 2015, 3:22 pm | # | Reply

        Or a Pickelhaube.

      • Gyrre
        January 24, 2015, 9:23 pm | # | Reply

        I’m getting a strong steampunk gentelman/general vibe for human Mustachio.

        • Eraser820
          May 4, 2015, 8:11 pm | # | Reply

          My first thought is Sir Hammerlock from BL2. He’d just need to change his focus to hunting from conquering the British Empire.

  5. Eddurd
    January 13, 2015, 12:50 am | # | Reply

    Kay, maybe this will get that other tune out of your head …

    (TUNE: “I Get A Kick Out Of You”, Cole Porter)

    I get a kick from Champale!
    I love that drink! Dry or Golden or Pink!
    But Bubbles … gets on my nerve,
    ‘Cause her only joy is to serve!

    For me, a hot tub won’t fail!
    My derrière loves those strong jets of air!
    I’m pampered … like I deserve!
    But Bubbles, her joy is to serve!

     I get a kick when I’m bending springs
     And making things
     That slaughter!
     But I’m confused, Bubbles makes no sense …
     Her arguments
     Don’t hold water!

    I get an urge to destroy!
    Hear Sweetheart swear
    She will dare
    To repair!
    She’s so square!
    Bubbles, there,
    Will observe …
    That her only joy …
    Is … to … serve!

    • Manifesta
      January 13, 2015, 2:42 am | # | Reply

      Why yes, that will do nicely.

  6. Delta Echo
    January 13, 2015, 6:50 am | # | Reply

    Tigerlily Jones is now within wrench range of Bubbles’ water cooler.

    Be afraid.

    Be very afraid.

  7. Robert Nowall
    January 13, 2015, 7:04 am | # | Reply

    Who’s the little girl?

    • Guesticus
      January 13, 2015, 8:15 am | # | Reply

      The Head of the Institute

  8. Burning
    January 13, 2015, 8:28 am | # | Reply

    Point of order, Unity. You can’t crash a potluck if it’s being held in your honor.

    • kag
      January 13, 2015, 3:49 pm | # | Reply

      I have full faith in Unity’s ability to crash anything. We can figure out later how it is possible to steer a potluck into a tree.

  9. xiombrag
    January 13, 2015, 9:43 am | # | Reply

    I love how that when it comes to mayhem, Unity is the responsible one. I mean, she’s totally nagging Sweetheart there.

  10. Smithnik
    January 13, 2015, 12:41 pm | # | Reply

    Only Sweetheart could create a rampage that ends up in a multi-generational, family-friendly meal.
    I do wonder just what Tigerlily Jones is or was up to. I mean, that’s a SERIOUS wrench.

  11. Quill
    January 13, 2015, 3:17 pm | # | Reply

    This is a day late but, to see the power of a meatball search “swedish adventure team dog”. Beware the feels.

  12. Robert Nowall
    January 13, 2015, 7:14 pm | # | Reply

    Kinda unusual here that Unity is the voice of reason, right?

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