I wondered where all these fortuitous tins of pop-corn are coming from — doesn’t it take time to go to Annex One and retrieve them? But of course, Marcie, at least, was planning ahead: When you go to an entertainment, you always bring popcorn. Extra popcorn, even, in case things run into overtime or something.
Judging from Cammy’s comment “my glitch will return”, the buttons being stuck may have been a software problem, rather than a physical one, so the hard reset may have done exactly that.
Moustachio collects popcorn tins as a hobby, and has made previous mention of them. There is likely a full room or two in Annex 1 devoted to those popcorn tins.
Not counting the tin that became a survival arc for a species of sapient wood lice during the flood of ’93, nor the tins that got used as impromptu cases for refugee operating systems during the Y2K exodus, nor the events that later came to be referred to only as “The Minerva Doll Incident” among affected staff.
They happened in between the arc where Tip went on that Vision Quest and met his spirit animal, which turned out to be a Miu Miu shoulder bag, and the one where Snowball outlasted Calculmatron in a paperwork-sorting contest because Unity left a window open and a stray bee flew into an open relay.
The readership is under her sexy vampire thrall at least. Nick, you’re missing a great chance to put yourself back out there and stop obsessing over the one who got away.
Indeed. Ever consider the biology of vampirism? Blood is a lot of salty water and not much actual nutrition. In nature, this means vampiric creatures have some incredibly efficient kidneys, to the point where some feed and pee simultaneously. Kinda reduces the whole “sexy vampire” thing, unless the victim’s into some kinky stuff.
I imagine a realistic vampire movie, in which Van Helsing fingers the vampire by his habit of constantly excusing himself to go to the can…
In style and execution, I’ll grant your point–but that doesn’t preclude influence Kelly may have had nonetheless on her artistic vision or her design choices.
And at least one of the Skin Horse desktop wallpapers is distinctively and unambiguously a tribute to Pogo, so we know Shaenon considers Kelly as, at the very least, worthy of her attention. As he should be for any comics fan.
Mustachioed only cares for the tins the popcorn comes in, not the popcorn itself, so from his perspective it is like collecting decorative bowls, but I guess he doesn’t just throw the popcorn away either.
Yes, tin buckets full of popcorn are a thing here. The tin typically has three or four compartments, containing popcorn that’s been treated with a butteroid flavoring, coated with caramelized sugar glazing agent, dusted with a bright orange cheezing* agent (same stuff used for the cheezification of Cheetos), and possibly the most decadent of all, the “Chicago Mix” of cheezified and caramelized kernels in a single compartment.
You can also buy this stuff, sans tin, in stores. This is one of the things that makes America great. Or maybe just gross.
*by federal regulation, these petroleum-based subproducts approved for use on humans must spell their names in a way that cannot be mistaken for actual food.
I like his attitude. “I’ll get this straightened out and then you can ascend to a higher place,” sounds very righteous. Sky pilot material for sure.
Addendum-dum: many of US have been collecting and hoarding popcorn lately for some interesting promised tv coverage, soon to be displayed. Hopefully.
The media has been circusing for two years now because their selected candidate didn’t win. Unless they calm down, act like adults and journalists instead of tantrum-throwing brats for a change, the “circus” will have become background noise. I don’t anticipate such maturity, so…
Hopefully, their attitude won’t be rewarded in 2020- or ever.
Oh, it was a circus long before that, and will continue indefinitely. That’s one major reason why I stopped watching broadcast TV, and only watch what I have on DVD.
I still see far too much of the melee when I visit with family and they have their TV on.
Apparently the last one was a bit of a nail-biter. Amendments were getting Voted Off the Island left and right… and then somehow, one got voted back on… people were shifting blame in directions commentators didn’t even think was possible… And all the while the Speaker’s crossing his eyes and going “Um… err… ahhh…” Someting like 124 people or something Voted No on the No No-Vote Vote, and it still didn’t pass.
Forget comparing Great Britain to America, vis-a-vis Brexit. Right now, it’s looking more like Florida!
A malfunctioning copy of Superman 64 that understands level design, pacing, progression, and basic gameplay mechanics that generate pseudo-narrative consonance by linking the player’s goals and challenges with Superman’s.
I wondered where all these fortuitous tins of pop-corn are coming from — doesn’t it take time to go to Annex One and retrieve them? But of course, Marcie, at least, was planning ahead: When you go to an entertainment, you always bring popcorn. Extra popcorn, even, in case things run into overtime or something.
He should have taken the time to unstick the Tamogachi’s buttons.
Judging from Cammy’s comment “my glitch will return”, the buttons being stuck may have been a software problem, rather than a physical one, so the hard reset may have done exactly that.
I wonder how much of the software glitch actually consisted of Cammy reading too many vampire novels and becoming Goth? o_O
Moustachio collects popcorn tins as a hobby, and has made previous mention of them. There is likely a full room or two in Annex 1 devoted to those popcorn tins.
Depending on how long he’s worked there, he may have taken up an entire floor of the building.
Not counting the tin that became a survival arc for a species of sapient wood lice during the flood of ’93, nor the tins that got used as impromptu cases for refugee operating systems during the Y2K exodus, nor the events that later came to be referred to only as “The Minerva Doll Incident” among affected staff.
See.. I’m not sure if you’re joking, or if those actually happened in the comic..
If they happened, it had to have been in a bonus story in the books. I never saw any of them in-comic.
They happened in between the arc where Tip went on that Vision Quest and met his spirit animal, which turned out to be a Miu Miu shoulder bag, and the one where Snowball outlasted Calculmatron in a paperwork-sorting contest because Unity left a window open and a stray bee flew into an open relay.
Have you been eating mushrooms in the Whimsy parking lot again?
warpzone32 is relating actual canon from Skin Horse strips in an alternate timeline…
The readership is under her sexy vampire thrall at least. Nick, you’re missing a great chance to put yourself back out there and stop obsessing over the one who got away.
Vampires are just mosquitoes with backstory.
You win the internets for the day!
Indeed. Ever consider the biology of vampirism? Blood is a lot of salty water and not much actual nutrition. In nature, this means vampiric creatures have some incredibly efficient kidneys, to the point where some feed and pee simultaneously. Kinda reduces the whole “sexy vampire” thing, unless the victim’s into some kinky stuff.
I imagine a realistic vampire movie, in which Van Helsing fingers the vampire by his habit of constantly excusing himself to go to the can…
“I’m on Spironolactone, you jerk!”
There’s also the point that what nutrition there is is mostly protein, and (for mammalian blood) includes enough iron to be toxic in quantity.
Mosquitoes with better PR.
So, it’s a bit of a tangent, but did anyone else here run across the “Tamagothi” parody game back in the 90s?
I remember the name, but not much more.
Pacifist Nick is excellent.
Every once in a while a bit of Pogo slips into Shaenon’s art, and it strikes me that the last panel is probably another instance of this
The dark and detailed trees? Excellent tho’ she may be, *Nobody* compares to Walt Kelly.
In style and execution, I’ll grant your point–but that doesn’t preclude influence Kelly may have had nonetheless on her artistic vision or her design choices.
And at least one of the Skin Horse desktop wallpapers is distinctively and unambiguously a tribute to Pogo, so we know Shaenon considers Kelly as, at the very least, worthy of her attention. As he should be for any comics fan.
Ah okay. So the reset doesn’t affect its mind, just its… uh… Vampire… experience point… level?
*What is this game!?*
So, let’s see if I’ve understood it right: You can buy, like, a bucket full of popcorn in the US? And they come with several flavors?
I thought moustachio’s colection was some kind of fancy bowls intended for putting your popcorn.
Yes.
Mustachioed only cares for the tins the popcorn comes in, not the popcorn itself, so from his perspective it is like collecting decorative bowls, but I guess he doesn’t just throw the popcorn away either.
Yes, tin buckets full of popcorn are a thing here. The tin typically has three or four compartments, containing popcorn that’s been treated with a butteroid flavoring, coated with caramelized sugar glazing agent, dusted with a bright orange cheezing* agent (same stuff used for the cheezification of Cheetos), and possibly the most decadent of all, the “Chicago Mix” of cheezified and caramelized kernels in a single compartment.
You can also buy this stuff, sans tin, in stores. This is one of the things that makes America great. Or maybe just gross.
*by federal regulation, these petroleum-based subproducts approved for use on humans must spell their names in a way that cannot be mistaken for actual food.
I have a couple of these things that are some twenty years old—gifts from relatives. These things are horrible when fresh.
Hielario, where do you live? If it’s a country that never felt the need to invent tin buckets full of ghastly popcorn, I want to move there.
“Don’t say I never did nothing.” Triple negative?
Nah.
Well, Nick’s grouchiness and misanthropy is returning. Maybe he’s getting used to being human again.
The little pink vampire isn’t-human. Wouldn’t it be mis-AI-opy?
I sit corrected. (I would stand corrected, but my couch is too comfy right now.)
Yeah, but he’s ON A MISSION, and that makes up for a lot of meatsacks he has had to endure.
I like his attitude. “I’ll get this straightened out and then you can ascend to a higher place,” sounds very righteous. Sky pilot material for sure.
Addendum-dum: many of US have been collecting and hoarding popcorn lately for some interesting promised tv coverage, soon to be displayed. Hopefully.
Popcorn for coverage of something? May one ask?
Indeed. Coverage of what, pray tell?
Some people believe that there will be a political event which will require a large supply of popcorn.
I’m just holding out for the season finale of Black Lightning. 🙂
Odd. The next major political event I know of, isn’t until 2024…
There will be presidential elections in 2020 in the US. Perhaps that’s what they’re referring to.
Personally, I want to avoid as much as possible of the media circus surrounding that.
The media has been circusing for two years now because their selected candidate didn’t win. Unless they calm down, act like adults and journalists instead of tantrum-throwing brats for a change, the “circus” will have become background noise. I don’t anticipate such maturity, so…
Hopefully, their attitude won’t be rewarded in 2020- or ever.
Oh, it was a circus long before that, and will continue indefinitely. That’s one major reason why I stopped watching broadcast TV, and only watch what I have on DVD.
I still see far too much of the melee when I visit with family and they have their TV on.
I don’t think the anti-Brexit vote, if it happens, will require that much popcorn.
Apparently the last one was a bit of a nail-biter. Amendments were getting Voted Off the Island left and right… and then somehow, one got voted back on… people were shifting blame in directions commentators didn’t even think was possible… And all the while the Speaker’s crossing his eyes and going “Um… err… ahhh…” Someting like 124 people or something Voted No on the No No-Vote Vote, and it still didn’t pass.
Forget comparing Great Britain to America, vis-a-vis Brexit. Right now, it’s looking more like Florida!
So who does Nick fight next?
A malfunctioning copy of Superman 64 that understands level design, pacing, progression, and basic gameplay mechanics that generate pseudo-narrative consonance by linking the player’s goals and challenges with Superman’s.
It thinks it’s a werewolf.
Self-identifies. Self-identifies as a werewolf.
I hope that popcorn is a little fresher than the other one.