2014-09-13
And that does it for Vincent Kukua! Thanks so much, Vincent! As always, you may check out a higher-resolution version of this strip over on the GoComics mirror. We have a very special Sunday guest artist tomorrow to close our Shaenonless period; Shaenon returns for the last week of “Grillo Parlante” on Monday and for the brand new storyline beginning the week after that. I hope you’ll all join me in welcoming her back.
So that’s how they drove to Hawaii, it doubles as a spy sub car. (While typing this I forgot how to spell Hawaii, I was frusterated trying to find it till I just looked up U.S. States.)
“This couple at the Honolulu airport argued about how you pronounce ‘Hawaii.’ The husband said ‘Hawaii’ with a ‘w’ sound, and the wife said ‘Hawaii’ with a ‘v’ sound.
“So they asked this passing man how you pronounce it, ‘Hawaii’ or ‘Havaii’? He said ‘Havaii,’ and they said ‘Thank you,’ and he said, ‘You’re velcome.'”
Hehe… technically, it’s Hawai’i (with the “w” sounding like a “v”). I spent some time out there. 😉
That depends on what capacity in which you are referring to it. The islands are Hawai’i; the political entity currently in residence is incorporated as the State of Hawaii.
“Eventually I’m awesome” -Jonah Yu
The trick is to be awesome at just the right moment.
Fish! Score another one for mad science!
Ha! Anybody else notice that they’re driving under water?
Easier (and madder) than building a bridge…
Prettiest revenge!
Awwww 🙂
Looking forward to Shaenon’s return. You’re all sure it’s not too soon?
Thank you Vincent! I leave you with this …
(TUNE: “Walking In Memphis”, Marc Cohn)
Pack up my clothes and stuff, and … load up the car,
A drink and a snack in my old backpack, ’cause we’re gonna be driving far!
Mrs. Vivaldi, I don’t want to make her wait …
Somehow she can
Drive a minivan
To the lovely Island State!
[CHORUS:]
Yeah, we’ll drive to Hawaii,
Drive on the Pacific Ocean floor!
Gonna drive to Hawaii,
Long as no one opens up the door …
Met the ghost of Seaman Hodge
And the Marchers of the Night …
Nera’s phone was on,
But the video’s gone!
Oh, she swears this just ain’t right!
I recovered the one thing
That matters most to me …
Though I act the fool,
I am sometimes cool
And awesome eventually!
[repeat CHORUS]
1. Sometimes, the boy just gets it right.
2. Called the submersible car.
1. Anything possible will happen, somewhere and sometime
2. Good shot!
I’m going to assume that’s a 1976 Lotus Esprit. I don’t care that the Esprit didn’t have a backseat. It’s mad science. Every sub-car should be a 1976 Lotus Esprit.
I also like that they’re buckled in. Just in case they get into an accident at the bottom of the ocean. I probably would be too.
Of course you should buckle up when driving on the ocean floor. You never know if some leviathan or maybe Cthulhu is gonna blow right through a red light. They’ll probably be texting too. Cosmic horrors these days just have no respect, I tell you.
Couldn’t a submerged clear-plastic tunnel from the mainland pay for itself in a few years?
The submersible Lotus! Yes! I was thinking the same thing!
I’m especially tickled at the implication that Nera’s mom might have been (or might still be) a Bond girl. Or a Soviet agent. Or both.
Personally, my money is on Mell Kelly.
I’m personally going for Helen “Gamma” Narbon, the control group clone that escaped.
(I have a weird feeling that Shaenon shot this one down already, but i don’t care. I will maintain my delusions to the bitter, bitter end.)
Was wondering how they managed to fit a shark in a fish tank, and why they had a fish tank on the back of their car 😀