I think sometimes the chapter just gets displayed as “Skin Horse” for some reason – that happened a few weeks ago to me. But the chapter title I’m seeing for this strip is “Sure as You’re Born”.
Heh. It was often my feeling that people in conspiracies who manipulated things from behind the scenes were so focused on what went on in the shadows that they lost sight of the value of open source information and ended up knowing less of what was going on in the world then the average man in the street (And I’d run my Illuminati and Call of Cthulhu campaigns that way accordingly). Good to see Tip running true to that form even if Unity was more alert. ^_^.
That’d be good. Me, I really must make myself official-looking signs that read “All employees must irradiate hands,” and “This lab has gone 28 days without releasing a plague.” For a T-shirt I’ll take the motto “Obscure! Obfuscate! Obliterate!” All very inspiring.
A long time ago, when the ‘Net was young,
There were all kinds of comics that were being done.
They floated all around, when “Skin Horse” was being born,
And the funniest of all was the cyberporn.
There were web-comic lions, and cobra snakes,
Some amusement park robots, and some big earthquakes.
Some mutts and nuts and craziness, but sure as you’re born,
The funniest of it all made it cyberporn.
Now Jeff said to Shaenon, “Let’s do us a strip.”
He said, “Come on, we’ll really make it rip.”
Jeff said, “Hey, sister Shaenon, I’ll tell what to do:
Make it a Skin Horse zoo!”
And use some of them web-comic lions, and cobra snakes,
Some amusement park robots, and some big earthquakes.
Some mutts and nuts and craziness, but sure as you’re born,
Don’t you forget the cyberporn.
Well, Shaenon was there, to step up and draw,
And some of the artwork was kinda raw.
The strips started appearing, one by one,
And she shouted when she was done,
“Hey, Jeff, I’ve drawn yer…”
Web-comic lions, and cobra snakes,
Amusement park robots, and some big earthquakes.
Some mutts and nuts and craziness, but sure as you’re born,
But I’m just not drawing any cyberporn.
The strip started moving, it started to do well.
But none of the characters appeared au naturel.
The filth and the swear words were masked and scrubbed away,
And that’s why there’s no porn here, to this very day.
You’ll see web-comic lions, and cobra snakes,
Some amusement park robots, and some big earthquakes.
Some mutts and nuts and craziness, but sure as you’re born,
But you’re never gonna see no cyberporn.
—from “The Unicorn,” the Irish Rovers. (Well, Shel Silverstein.)
I’ll never hear this song the same way again! Of course, I don’t think I have heard it since I was a kid. Didn’t realize that Shel Silverstein wrote it, but that makes perfect sense.
Well, there was a green alligator, just last week.
I can’t remember camels or the chimps, I think.
There’ve been cats and rats, and robots with an interest in porn,
‘Cause who could forget Baron Mistycorn?
This reminds me of this somewhat, what with Tip looking at her phone and her having to explain to him that when she says she’s following it, she doesn’t necessarily mean right this second. It’s not exactly the same, but it’s familiar.
So this chapter’s title is the title of the strip… I predict this means something BIG is going to happen.
I think sometimes the chapter just gets displayed as “Skin Horse” for some reason – that happened a few weeks ago to me. But the chapter title I’m seeing for this strip is “Sure as You’re Born”.
Heh. It was often my feeling that people in conspiracies who manipulated things from behind the scenes were so focused on what went on in the shadows that they lost sight of the value of open source information and ended up knowing less of what was going on in the world then the average man in the street (And I’d run my Illuminati and Call of Cthulhu campaigns that way accordingly). Good to see Tip running true to that form even if Unity was more alert. ^_^.
It’s worse than that: there simply aren’t any Illuminati in the first place. WYSIWYG.
And that is probably the most frightening thing I’ve heard in a while.
It does explain a lot, though.
I want a “Redacted” t-shirt.
That’d be good. Me, I really must make myself official-looking signs that read “All employees must irradiate hands,” and “This lab has gone 28 days without releasing a plague.” For a T-shirt I’ll take the motto “Obscure! Obfuscate! Obliterate!” All very inspiring.
(Signs as seen in the Narbonic Lab, of course)
On the one hand: YEEESSSSSS.
On the other hand: does anyone remember what HT’s plan was? Wasn’t something like this a step in it?
A long time ago, when the ‘Net was young,
There were all kinds of comics that were being done.
They floated all around, when “Skin Horse” was being born,
And the funniest of all was the cyberporn.
There were web-comic lions, and cobra snakes,
Some amusement park robots, and some big earthquakes.
Some mutts and nuts and craziness, but sure as you’re born,
The funniest of it all made it cyberporn.
Now Jeff said to Shaenon, “Let’s do us a strip.”
He said, “Come on, we’ll really make it rip.”
Jeff said, “Hey, sister Shaenon, I’ll tell what to do:
Make it a Skin Horse zoo!”
And use some of them web-comic lions, and cobra snakes,
Some amusement park robots, and some big earthquakes.
Some mutts and nuts and craziness, but sure as you’re born,
Don’t you forget the cyberporn.
Well, Shaenon was there, to step up and draw,
And some of the artwork was kinda raw.
The strips started appearing, one by one,
And she shouted when she was done,
“Hey, Jeff, I’ve drawn yer…”
Web-comic lions, and cobra snakes,
Amusement park robots, and some big earthquakes.
Some mutts and nuts and craziness, but sure as you’re born,
But I’m just not drawing any cyberporn.
The strip started moving, it started to do well.
But none of the characters appeared au naturel.
The filth and the swear words were masked and scrubbed away,
And that’s why there’s no porn here, to this very day.
You’ll see web-comic lions, and cobra snakes,
Some amusement park robots, and some big earthquakes.
Some mutts and nuts and craziness, but sure as you’re born,
But you’re never gonna see no cyberporn.
—from “The Unicorn,” the Irish Rovers. (Well, Shel Silverstein.)
I am in awe
Sweet!
@Robert Nowall:
Hat=Off
For some reason the reply link is not working on your filk.
I’ll never hear this song the same way again! Of course, I don’t think I have heard it since I was a kid. Didn’t realize that Shel Silverstein wrote it, but that makes perfect sense.
Well, there was a green alligator, just last week.
I can’t remember camels or the chimps, I think.
There’ve been cats and rats, and robots with an interest in porn,
‘Cause who could forget Baron Mistycorn?
A+ work, sir.
Tip-that-cares-about-something-other-than-fashion-and-dating? Where have you been for the last year or two?
a) I prefer my frowns in their natural orientation;
b) My frown is how I get my daily workout.
This reminds me of this somewhat, what with Tip looking at her phone and her having to explain to him that when she says she’s following it, she doesn’t necessarily mean right this second. It’s not exactly the same, but it’s familiar.
Interesting fact: Vermont’s state motto is “Freedom and Unity”.