“Your fate will be whispered by mothers in dark places to frighten their young,’ said Hastur, and then felt that the language of Hell wasn’t up to the job. ‘You’re going to get taken to the bloody *cleaners*, pal,’ he added.”
I am simultaneously delighted and horrified by the current turn of events. I can’t wait to where this goes next! I also love the way H.T. has gradually come to look more fearsome and dragonish as the biomass has grown.
Yeah, everyone wants to join Team Unity, but they don’t tell you about the inescapable hunger for human flesh [1] (and sammiches. And sammiches made of human flesh. And industrial machinery. And…)
[1] Mainly because they didn’t think of it as a problem to start with.
My guess would be “dag” being the spelling for “day” in Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish, and very similar to Icelandic “dagur” and German “Tag”. Hurrah, it’s day!
Then maybe add in the fact that in at least Dutch and German (IDK about North Germanic languages) “day” can be used as a common shorthand for “good day” aka a greeting? IDK; I’m more familiar with Dutch, and it’s usually a farewell in Dutch, which I reeeeeaaaally doubt would be intentional on the part of the creators, but it’s fun to imagine the Greater UNITY saying “bye” to the people they’re about to kick out of town.
I bet they’d have fun making the Dutch “g” sound, which sounds a bit like the “ch” in “loch” as the Scots say it, only more gargly. Actually, come to think of it, Andy Serkis kinda uses the Dutch g sometimes when he’s performing Gollum…
Robert Horton, as a Texan, I must assert that the exclamation you’re probably thinking of should be written as, “Dadgummit!” Totally different from, “Dagnabbit!” ;-D
H. T. takes them down by attrition. A thousand-cut death is his mission. Now the gang all shout “Dag!” so the biomass lags. It’s a problem by his definition.
Announcements forecast made us blue, that for “Skin-Horse,” the end had come due. But despite all the pain, it’s with us again, one day into ‘ought-twenty-two.
Inside Unity there’s a certain preference for Willie Nelson. One would think this would extend to anyone under the control of her nanites. Cue up “Whiskey River.”
I love it! Even the giant robot building is One With Unity… Annex One With Unity!
“Your fate will be whispered by mothers in dark places to frighten their young,’ said Hastur, and then felt that the language of Hell wasn’t up to the job. ‘You’re going to get taken to the bloody *cleaners*, pal,’ he added.”
– Pratchett, T & Gaiman, N
Papercrete….it’s a thing!!
U.N.I.T.Y. is a notaries public, she has the power of paper!!!
Looks like Mr. Green called it!
Did you ever doubt?
Anyone else hearing the Rock Ridge Battle music? Minus “The French Mistake?
They’ve all been Unity Pandemic Boosted! The Biomass is a plague of the unvaccinated!
I am simultaneously delighted and horrified by the current turn of events. I can’t wait to where this goes next! I also love the way H.T. has gradually come to look more fearsome and dragonish as the biomass has grown.
H.T. Looks more than just Dragonish and fearsome, he’s positively Lovecraftian scary (with just a hint of William Wallace Denslow)!
Yeah, everyone wants to join Team Unity, but they don’t tell you about the inescapable hunger for human flesh [1] (and sammiches. And sammiches made of human flesh. And industrial machinery. And…)
[1] Mainly because they didn’t think of it as a problem to start with.
I like to imagine that in the third panel, they’ve all become inexplicably Germanic and just thrilled to be out in the sunshine.
/obscure linguistic goofery
I know they normally say “don’t explain the joke”, but I’m always up for hearing more about obscure linguistic goofery.
My guess would be “dag” being the spelling for “day” in Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish, and very similar to Icelandic “dagur” and German “Tag”. Hurrah, it’s day!
Then maybe add in the fact that in at least Dutch and German (IDK about North Germanic languages) “day” can be used as a common shorthand for “good day” aka a greeting? IDK; I’m more familiar with Dutch, and it’s usually a farewell in Dutch, which I reeeeeaaaally doubt would be intentional on the part of the creators, but it’s fun to imagine the Greater UNITY saying “bye” to the people they’re about to kick out of town.
I bet they’d have fun making the Dutch “g” sound, which sounds a bit like the “ch” in “loch” as the Scots say it, only more gargly. Actually, come to think of it, Andy Serkis kinda uses the Dutch g sometimes when he’s performing Gollum…
So long as their next word isn’t “Nabbit!”
🙂
Or “gonnit”!
Robert Horton, as a Texan, I must assert that the exclamation you’re probably thinking of should be written as, “Dadgummit!” Totally different from, “Dagnabbit!” ;-D
It occurs to me that Unity has achieved what Agent Smith could only dream of…
I wonder if Nick’s electokinetic abilities will be shared among all members of Team Annex One?
That would be very interesting.
Has Unity been wearing a shirt with a 1 on it this whole time, just for the moment when she’s Unity #1? That’s awesome.
UNITY PRIME.
“TACTICAL ASSESSMENT: BIOMASS VICTORY – IMPOSSIBLE.”
Unity changed her shirt sometime after Sweetheart got this idea, but before she barfed on Sweetheart’s head.
Dag Force, assemble! It’s time for the salad course!
Worthy!^
They’ve combined to form a directed acyclic graph!
Let’s discuss this on the next meeting in DAGstuhl, shall we?
H. T. takes them down by attrition. A thousand-cut death is his mission. Now the gang all shout “Dag!” so the biomass lags. It’s a problem by his definition.
Also…
Announcements forecast made us blue, that for “Skin-Horse,” the end had come due. But despite all the pain, it’s with us again, one day into ‘ought-twenty-two.
So, this is it. Plants vs. Zombies.
LOL!!
The armies are about to clash. Somebody get the metal band ready and on the sound stage, they’re going to be needed for this.
Inside Unity there’s a certain preference for Willie Nelson. One would think this would extend to anyone under the control of her nanites. Cue up “Whiskey River.”
I was thinking “Beer for my Horses”
There should be at least one cry of “Service!” in there…
She just learned a new word!
Oh, that’s true!
Get out the foam covered PVC pipes. It’s time for dag. Man, being integrated into a zombie hive mind looks so happy.
Well, if I had no other choice than to be integrated into a zombie hive mind, I can think of worse outcomes than becoming one with Unity.
Her notary training once more comes in handy.
… Bubbles has another word. 😀