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2013-12-19

by shaenon on December 19, 2013 at 12:01 am
Chapter: My Brother Sam Is Dead
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  1. Manifesta
    December 19, 2013, 12:35 am | # | Reply

    tune: “I’m on Fire,” Bruce Springsteen

    Hey, Unity, thought I’d give a call
    I’ve been worrying ’bout y’alls, that’s all
    I’m sensing a problem dire
    Oh-oh-oh, arm on fire!

    Hangin’ with cool Doctor Rudary
    Took the trick ten times. It’s clear that he’s
    A zombie I can admire
    Oh-oh-oh, arm on fire!

    Now Rudary’s gone, and he’s not the kind
    To be flaky: he’s got a brilliant mind

    So, hey, stay alert and be careful there
    I fear danger’s lurking everywhere
    And dark forces may conspire
    Oh-oh-oh, arm on fire!

  2. oneuniverse2
    December 19, 2013, 4:08 am | # | Reply

    1slough noun \ˈslü, ˈslau̇; in the US (exc New England) ˈslü is usual for sense 1 with those to whom the sense is familiar; British usually ˈslau̇ for both senses\

    Definition of SLOUGH

    1 a : a place of deep mud or mire
    b also slew or slue (1) : swamp (2) : an inlet on a river; also : backwater (3) : a creek in a marsh or tide flat
    2 a state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection
    — sloughy adjective

  3. eddurd
    December 19, 2013, 6:25 am | # | Reply

    slough [sluhf]
    noun
    1. the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
    2. Pathology a mass or layer of dead tissue separated from the surrounding or underlying tissue.
    3. anything that is shed or cast off.
    4. Cards a discard
    .
    verb (used without object)
    5. to be or become shed or cast off, as the slough of a snake.
    6. to cast off a slough.
    7. Pathology to separate from the sound flesh, as a slough.
    8. Cards to discard a card or cards.

    verb (used with object)
    9. to dispose or get rid of; cast (often followed by off ): to slough off a bad habit.
    10. to shed as or like a slough.
    11. Cards to discard (cards).

    • John Campbell
      December 19, 2013, 10:04 pm | # | Reply

      I did not realize until just now that the “slough” I’ve read and the “sluff” I’ve heard were the same word.

  4. eddurd
    December 19, 2013, 6:45 am | # | Reply

    … and the previous was supposed to be a reply to oneuniverse2. Frabjabbit, why don’t the comments nest properly?

    (TUNE: “Light My Fire”, The Doors)

    The zombie girl just got a call
    From Nick, the sweary cyborg flier …
    He wanted to check in, that’s all,
    Our health he wanted to inquire …

     [CHORUS:]
     ”Unity, your arm’s on fire!”
     Sweetheart sees the flames get higher!
     Shouting like an old town crier,
     ”Unity, your arm’s on fire!”

    She leaned against the candle flame
    Which then ignited her attire …
    Now why do people always claim
    That common sense she might require?
     [repeat CHORUS]

  5. Jacob Haller
    December 19, 2013, 8:58 am | # | Reply

    I would do They Might Be Giants’s “You’re On Fire”, but you really need to change one or two words for it to work.

    • Manifesta
      December 19, 2013, 2:48 pm | # | Reply

      Or, if you don’t want to change “head” to “arm,” you could use Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” exactly as written.

  6. Shadowmehr
    December 19, 2013, 4:28 pm | # | Reply

    In U.N.I.T.Y.’s defense, we have all entered into periods of deep concentration where we do not notice the world around us as much as we should. And her nerve tissue may have been degraded enough that she would notice the fire only as warmth on that side.

    In U.N.I.T.Y.’s prosecution, however, no-one, no matter how dead, has been that deep in thought so as to ignore that kind of damage. Even the shamblers from Night Of The Living Dead reacted to the flames and light. Sheesh!

    • Tetra Valent
      December 19, 2013, 4:35 pm | # | Reply

      Unity is never deep in thought. She is frequently lost in thought, however, because it is such unfamiliar territory.

  7. Tetra Valent
    December 19, 2013, 4:44 pm | # | Reply

    What’s happening to Nick? He has had lines in several strips now without a single swear override. That’s not like him.

    • Greem
      December 20, 2013, 8:46 am | # | Reply

      (A) He’s begun using Crusty Old Man swears, so those aren’t censored, and (B) He’s gotten used to not swearing because of that [frolicking] filter.

  8. Smithnik
    December 19, 2013, 4:58 pm | # | Reply

    I was going to filk the Pointer Sisters, but then remembered the song “Fire” by Arthur Brown [along with Vincent Crane, Mike Finesilver and Peter Ker]

    I am a dog of great sense, and I warn you:
    Fire, your arm it will burn
    Fire, your head you should turn
    I see you burn!
    You are strong but you have never learned
    That you’re tough, but you have bits that burn.
    Focus now your tiny mind,
    How can you be quite so blind?
    Don’t be careless or you’ll find
    Flames will spread to your behind
    Oh no, oh no, oh no, you’re gonna burn!
    Fire can undo all your fun.
    Fire might end all you’ve become
    I see you burn!
    Though you may be undead zombie girl
    You still have to walk within this world
    Focus now your tiny mind,
    How can you be quite so blind?
    Don’t be careless or you’ll find
    Flames will spread to your behind
    Fire, your arm it will burn
    Fire, your head you should turn
    You’re gonna burn…
    You’re gonna burn, burn, burn, burn,
    Fire…

    • Kitirena
      May 13, 2016, 3:47 am | # | Reply

      We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!

  9. daibhidc
    December 19, 2013, 5:27 pm | # | Reply

    Why are people always telling her to pay attention, or why are people always telling her that her arm’s on fire?

    • lilacdragon
      December 19, 2013, 7:05 pm | # | Reply

      Ah, beat me to it. Knowing Unity, probably both.

  10. Darkstarr
    May 13, 2016, 3:50 am | # | Reply

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qavSfl1jATU

    Of course, I probably could also have posted “Hunk’a Burning Love” by Elvis instead, but this one just seemed more appropriate somehow… -_^

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