As a proper Spark she is probably thinking “How do I go about building one in my basement?” and hopes that the right leading questions will reveal useful technical information. That’s the way the mind of any gadgeteer I ran in Champions or GURPS would work. ^^
As a mad Mechanic, Engineer, and Computer Technician I can confirm. White castle is irresistible to those of those of us that are sparks/in the field of irrational science(both applied and theoretical)
Particularly the microwave kind, for when you know you have to eat, but you don’t want to stop working, because if you lose your train of thought, it takes forever to get it back.
Train noir is pretty cool, but you’re going to have to climb over the bar of what Final Fantasy already has to say about trains and the fighting of them to compete.
I don’t have the White Castle addiction gene, I’m afraid. But I WILL admit to an inexplicable attraction to Wendy’s Monterey Ranch Chicken(oid) sandwich (add tomato).
I know it’s just guar gum and chicken powder in a wallpaper paste bun; but it’s my guilty pleasure. Like “Rock Lobster” by the B-52s. And velour.
mnem
Day-old White Castles make great slingshot ammo, though…
Would you believe that the White Castle on/in St. Charlie would be the only one in Massachusetts?
Never actually seen one of the restaurants, although I see the little burger thingies in the grocery store and got some once with a coupon I think.
Yeah, we don’t have them in Wisconsin, either. The presence of White Castle hamburgers (and thus the gag) is based on the fact that for a while a few decades back White Castle scored a major contract with Amtrak, and they were always available on board. You’ll sometimes find old promotional copy spinning this like it’s a good thing, which it obviously isn’t.
Oh, Jeff. Oh, young, ≤i≥young Jeff. when I was growing up in Milwaukee in the 60s and 70s, everyone ate at White Castle. I couldn’t see why then, or now, but they were fetish objects for some people..
White Castle is to Kansas what Krystal is to Alabama, Whataburger is to Texas, and most of these mini-burgers or slammers are to every diner. Although I have to say the White Castle is the least tasty of the collective mini-heart attacks.
A few weeks ago I had a dream about the Jack In the Box guy. I dreamt he scouting a central american rain forest to convert to grazing grounds and a militia group kid-napped and tortured him by cutting off his nose. The also fractured his jaw. He continued to make his own comercials but his head was misshapen and you could see the back of his ball in the hole where his nose used to be. He was still cheerful and optimistic that he would continue to sell his food though.
Hello, Dr. Lee? Mad Science?
St. Charlie probably doesn’t even occupy a specific zone on the Time-Space continuum, or even in the multiverse. Next stop, Pleistocene era!
As a proper Spark she is probably thinking “How do I go about building one in my basement?” and hopes that the right leading questions will reveal useful technical information. That’s the way the mind of any gadgeteer I ran in Champions or GURPS would work. ^^
Speaking of which, the phrase ‘We make space’ is probably more literal then I first guessed.
Rather like how robotics engineers are always making new friends? -_^
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! We make space! HAHAHAHAHA! I love you guys!
Oh yeah, this punchline’s a classic. I imagine the train itself is just a portal.
TARDIS: Trains and Relative Dimensions in Space.
Well, St. Charlie is dimensionally transendental, so it could be…
Trains and Railroad Dimensions in Subways.
There is a mention of White Castle, officially make this THE BEST COMIC EVER.
“White Castle” is their idea of appealing dining? Guess that’s where the Mad part comes in.
As a mad Mechanic, Engineer, and Computer Technician I can confirm. White castle is irresistible to those of those of us that are sparks/in the field of irrational science(both applied and theoretical)
Particularly the microwave kind, for when you know you have to eat, but you don’t want to stop working, because if you lose your train of thought, it takes forever to get it back.
And yes, it just struck me that “train of thought” is a perfect nickname for St. Charlie.
(TUNE: “Peace Train”, Cat Stevens)
Now all aboard St. Charlie,
Home to six thousand, more or less!
And how we all fit inside,
You’ll never guess!
And when I say, “We make space”,
We really make space!
Make yourself at home now
In our little place!
So much more space inside
Just like a TARDIS!
We sometimes rent the room out
For private parties!
So much nicer inside
Than Unity anticipated!
Says, “Modern travel by rail is
Sadly underrated!”
Now all aboard St. Charlie,
Our inner-space train!
(Ooh aaah oh, my word now!)
We’ll bend your brain!
Here stands a man unafraid to end a rhyming line with “TARDIS.” Look well. His type shall not come again.
Not JUST rhyming a line with TARDIS, but rhyming TARDIS with “private parties!” ED, YOU ARE MY HERO!
Train noir is pretty cool, but you’re going to have to climb over the bar of what Final Fantasy already has to say about trains and the fighting of them to compete.
Suplexing trains: http://www.halolz.com/2012/01/16/bitch-im-mother-fuckin-sabin/
^ In-game footage of said train suplexing:
Pony Fantasy VI makes the joke even better. Pacifistic butter yellow pegasus suplexes undead train to redeath.
Man, it’s been a while since I had any White Castle. I should probably fix that.
If it’s been a while then you *have* fixed that.
White Castles super grease absorbent squareburgers makes my arteries scream in fear
What other reaction would you expect from mad science food?
“Mad science food” is the best explanation I’ve ever heard for White Castle.
That’s nothing compared to what would happen at the (aptly-named) Heart Attack Grill!
Um. If you can make space, then you should be able to manufacture time on demand as well…I MUST EMIGRATE THERE, NOW!!!!!!!
I pity the poor child that cannot grasp the appeal of White Castle.
“With those who follow a different Way it is useless to take counsel.” – Confucius
I don’t have the White Castle addiction gene, I’m afraid. But I WILL admit to an inexplicable attraction to Wendy’s Monterey Ranch Chicken(oid) sandwich (add tomato).
I know it’s just guar gum and chicken powder in a wallpaper paste bun; but it’s my guilty pleasure. Like “Rock Lobster” by the B-52s. And velour.
mnem
Day-old White Castles make great slingshot ammo, though…
I’m puzzled by Unity’s line. Are you sure it’s her saying this? What about this reveal appeals to her? You can’t regulate, eat or kill it.
Maybe she’s now rethinking all the modern trains (or train stations) she’s ever eaten or destroyed.
I think that line actually belongs to Sweetheart. More her speech pattern, and the balloon tail is ambiguous.
Don’t flanderize someone else’s characters, people. It’s not polite.
Would you believe that the White Castle on/in St. Charlie would be the only one in Massachusetts?
Never actually seen one of the restaurants, although I see the little burger thingies in the grocery store and got some once with a coupon I think.
Yeah, we don’t have them in Wisconsin, either. The presence of White Castle hamburgers (and thus the gag) is based on the fact that for a while a few decades back White Castle scored a major contract with Amtrak, and they were always available on board. You’ll sometimes find old promotional copy spinning this like it’s a good thing, which it obviously isn’t.
Skin Horse: come for the transvestite sex soap opera, stay for the meticulously-researched Amtrak jokes!
Oh, Jeff. Oh, young, ≤i≥young Jeff. when I was growing up in Milwaukee in the 60s and 70s, everyone ate at White Castle. I couldn’t see why then, or now, but they were fetish objects for some people..
Note she said the “make” space. Not bend, fold, manipulate or control space. Not even the TARDIS could make space. Neat trick!
Wellllll… where did you think all of those rooms come from?
White Castle is to Kansas what Krystal is to Alabama, Whataburger is to Texas, and most of these mini-burgers or slammers are to every diner. Although I have to say the White Castle is the least tasty of the collective mini-heart attacks.
How does it compare to Jack in the Box?
Jack in the Box: The world’s best ads in service of the world’s worst food.
A few weeks ago I had a dream about the Jack In the Box guy. I dreamt he scouting a central american rain forest to convert to grazing grounds and a militia group kid-napped and tortured him by cutting off his nose. The also fractured his jaw. He continued to make his own comercials but his head was misshapen and you could see the back of his ball in the hole where his nose used to be. He was still cheerful and optimistic that he would continue to sell his food though.
Ulp. Bigger on the inside. I approve.
Also, has anyone else notice that Ruby seems significantly more cheerful than she did when we saw her in Narbonic?
Maybe she and Mike worked out a way to have sex?
One can only hope.
“We make space.”
Hmm. Pocket dimensions, anyone?
Actually – it’s better than that. Dynamically resizable pocket dimensions.
This is, after all, a world of mad science. (Almost) anything’s possible…
…they need a conversation about labeling their interdimensional vortices…..
What? No filk about “sliders on the City of St. Charlie?
You know, I’ve never had White Castle before.
I wonder if it would spark madness in me.