One of the less demonstrative types, I guess. But making physics-shattering gadgets with Radio Shack parts, much less Ikea, is definitely Mad territory. I wonder if A-Sig has been keeping him on some sort of low-level version of the Cure to keep him manageable?
I was gonna do a filksong, but my talent gave out after the stress of noticing “Axolotl!” has the same rhythm as “Oklahoma!”.
Just got my Volume 5 in- if you don’t have one on order, don’t wait! My first 3 volumes vanished, with certain other valuables, when I moved last year. Someday I’ll gift myself…
I was going to attempt to filk that, but then I looked up the original lyrics and the sheer cheesiness jammed up the wheels and cogs in my brain and I had to whack my head against the desk a couple of times to get it working again, so, uh, if you want an Axolotl filk you’ll have to ask Ed or someone.
Aaaaaaaa-nasigma, where the axolotls breathe in flames!
And the timeline mix keeps playing tricks
So you hafta dub some alt-U names…
Aaaaaaaa-nasigma, shadow corp behind the Institute
Where if you’re not bad, you’re surely mad
And shoved in a regulation suit
We’re all deeply meddling in fate
And a little quick to extirpate
And when we say
Not a thing all the day
We know we’re sayin’,
“We’re compliant, Anasigma,
Anasigma! Okay?”
Okay, U.N.I.T.Y. with one fire-breathing “lizard-thing” as a pet is frightening enough. The fact that she might turn the entire colony into her own hunting pack is enough to make me want to move to another dimension altogether.
Inexpensive parts at Radio Shack?
“Not in this universe, Robin!”
Uh, the *other* Robin. Batman movie, not pro wrestler.
Relatively cheap, compared to Amazon bulk parts orders, no. Compared to the cost of a particle accelerator?
I suppose this is the point at which I point out that Jameco offers bulk discounts…
It was in the 80’s and 90’s, mostly because it was nearly the only generic electronics parts store at the time.
May not be true anymore (Tiger Direct fills that niche now), but its mimetic status probably won’t die out for a good while.
It will save everyone a lot of heartache if Unity finds axolotls tasty.
Unity finds old tires tasty.
Axolotls, by comparison, are a tad bland.
The napalm, though, is a good hot sauce.
“Watch out they spit”
Hmm…not enough…
So does this canonically happen before Radio Shack ceased to exist, or does it still function in their universe?
Radio Shack still functions in *our* universe, FYI. It closed a big portion of its locations, but there’s still like a couple thousand left.
…Ok, now I’m wondering when Sergio went mad.
First grade, I think.
And probably Mell’s fault.
One of the less demonstrative types, I guess. But making physics-shattering gadgets with Radio Shack parts, much less Ikea, is definitely Mad territory. I wonder if A-Sig has been keeping him on some sort of low-level version of the Cure to keep him manageable?
Im not sure he is, tbh. he might just be a super-super-genius. Did he do anything in Lil Mel that broke the laws of physics?
He did invent time travel
true… still, he didnt go mad in first grade, cause he didnt invent that til he was an adult. he just seems so calm for a mad genius
You know who else is incredibly calm for a mad genius? Madblood.
Helen is actually pretty calm too, most of the time. I think ones like Tigerlily may be the exception rather than the rule.
Return of the axolotls.
In color, yay! Axololtls are pretty!
…..’lizard things.’ Lizard things?
**penny drops**
Oh HELL no—
I was gonna do a filksong, but my talent gave out after the stress of noticing “Axolotl!” has the same rhythm as “Oklahoma!”.
Just got my Volume 5 in- if you don’t have one on order, don’t wait! My first 3 volumes vanished, with certain other valuables, when I moved last year. Someday I’ll gift myself…
I was going to attempt to filk that, but then I looked up the original lyrics and the sheer cheesiness jammed up the wheels and cogs in my brain and I had to whack my head against the desk a couple of times to get it working again, so, uh, if you want an Axolotl filk you’ll have to ask Ed or someone.
Was thinking of that the other day for “Anasigma,” but didn’t get any farther than that. Try it sometimes, it’s a blast.
Aaaaaaaa-nasigma, where the axolotls breathe in flames!
And the timeline mix keeps playing tricks
So you hafta dub some alt-U names…
Aaaaaaaa-nasigma, shadow corp behind the Institute
Where if you’re not bad, you’re surely mad
And shoved in a regulation suit
We’re all deeply meddling in fate
And a little quick to extirpate
And when we say
Not a thing all the day
We know we’re sayin’,
“We’re compliant, Anasigma,
Anasigma! Okay?”
There! Wasn’t that fun?
Thanks! I guess my musical genius is all in knowing where to mention stuff!
If you’re needing a filk song suggestion, how about “My Ramona” –> “Axolotl!”
Maybe something like
Ooh, my little spitty one, my spitty one…”
Oops, gotta go.
The Second Gate is made up of Ikea parts?
Unity! Put that down! You don’t know what that thing’s been biting.
“bip” ?? As in “Bipped into existence from its holding point on another plain of existence?” Or… “bip” as in “pressed the ‘on’ button?”
Thankfully, there are worse people to be holding one of those than Unity. She’s probably immune to the venom, at least.
Okay, U.N.I.T.Y. with one fire-breathing “lizard-thing” as a pet is frightening enough. The fact that she might turn the entire colony into her own hunting pack is enough to make me want to move to another dimension altogether.
That…that’s a better idea than Chris Prat leading a raptor pack! 🙂 Sir, you have WON!
Or maam, or other. My apologies for presumption.
He built a Mother Box?
As an product development engineer, this is a more accurate depiction of my job than I want to admit.