i’m reminded of that line in Johnny English, it goes something like “the queen has great power in her hands… she just chooses not to use it… but imagine if someone would”
“The queen has more power in her tiny white gloves than any other head of state in the entire world. She can declare war or make peace, and most intriguingly, she can seize any piece of land which takes her fancy. Of course, the queen never uses the enormous power afforded to her. But imagine someone who would use that power. Imagine, say, me.”
For those casually following at home, Tigerlilly always uses “Funky” in it’s positive sense as something refreshingly disruptive or syncopated on the nines, rather that the more modern (obviously due to psyops) interpretation as offputting or stanky.
According to Etymology Online, one of my favourite websites, “funky” meaning “‘old, musty’ in reference to cheeses, then ‘repulsive'” dates from 1784, before “it began to develop an approving sense in jazz slang c. 1900, probably on the notion of ‘earthy, strong, deeply felt’.” It originally derives from a French word, fungiere meaning smoke.
Meanwhile, “funk” meaning “depression” (as in “Tip was in a deep funk after Tigerlily left”) is entirely unrelated, being descended from a coimpletely different French word,funicle meaning “mad”. Although I think Tigerlily’s about to remind us that there is a connection between feeling the funk and being mad.
The etymology on Wikipedia derives it from Latin “fumigare,” to smoke. (As in “fumigate.”) Then it goes to Old French “fungiere,” and its first appearance in English is in 1620. There’s another possible derivation from Central African “lu-funki,” and Kikongo “lu-fuki,” both referring to body odor, and musicians who’ve worked up a good sweat while performing were considered “funky” as a compliment.
“Funky” as we know it came out of jazz music, as early as 1907, as early as Buddy Bolden’s “Funky Butt.” (Bolden is considered the Father of Jazz, but, sadly, he never recorded.)
The modern use is said to have come up with James Brown in the 1960s, up through a variety of acts, culminating in Parliament-Funkadelic. How Tigerlily Jones picked it up, or if there’s any prior connection to Lovetron, I can’t say.
Some bees do have serrations in the chitin of the mandible which are called teeth, but I am not sure how common it is (the characteristic varies between species).
Wikipedia has the claim that worker honeybees do not have teeth, but queen bees do. The article linked above seems to imply that when discussing the point that the queen bee’s brood cell has thicker wax than that of workers, that the queen has to saw through using her mandibles, but does not state so explicitly.
I suddenly find myself pondering how you’d build a spring powered shuttle to make your getaway from a ship in space (and return to the planet (maybe-not-so-close-)below …
I would imagine there’s all sorts of things she can build from onboard. And all sorts of things that Pavane and the ship would rather not she disassemble as she builds from.
If she can build a teleporter from coat hangers, and a clone-o-mat from a Coke machine, the only question I have about her abilities is “what can’t she build?”
They’d probably get along better than Helen and her mother, but that’s not saying much. Helen’s thing is genetics, and Tigerlily’s is spring power, so there’s not much overlap (i.e. competition). Although Helen might be a little upset about the whole clone-in-a-coke-machine thing.
Is anybody here picturing Tigerlily with a spaceship under her control? Is anybody heree both intrigued and terrified (mostly intrigued, though)? **raises hand**
The passengers think of return. With Tigerlily, they share their concern. Not okay, but it’s funky, and the trip’s kind of junky, so with that, can they end this sojourn?
1) I am reminded of an old song by Fairport Convention, “Red and Gold” (Are Royal Colours). A hint that whatever role Pavane has on the saucer, Ms. Jones is meant to be the Queen?
2) A possible mix of Oz references: Red is the color of the Quadlings, and therefore of Glinda the Good. Yellow is the color of the Winkies, and therefore of the Wicked Witch of the West.
Ah yes. Here’s our Tigerlily Jones.
Oh ho ho ho… S***s about to go down!
i’m reminded of that line in Johnny English, it goes something like “the queen has great power in her hands… she just chooses not to use it… but imagine if someone would”
okay found it if anyone’s interested:
“The queen has more power in her tiny white gloves than any other head of state in the entire world. She can declare war or make peace, and most intriguingly, she can seize any piece of land which takes her fancy. Of course, the queen never uses the enormous power afforded to her. But imagine someone who would use that power. Imagine, say, me.”
Oh deary deary me
Oh, thank goodness. Either the conditioning broke, or she’s been running a caper all along.
My guess is the latter. When dealing with a mad, always assume the more complex answer.
Hope flips her skirts and re-enters the list.
For those casually following at home, Tigerlilly always uses “Funky” in it’s positive sense as something refreshingly disruptive or syncopated on the nines, rather that the more modern (obviously due to psyops) interpretation as offputting or stanky.
tbh I only really hear funky used either to describe cheese or similar fermented flavored things or in a musical sense, even now in these modern times
According to Etymology Online, one of my favourite websites, “funky” meaning “‘old, musty’ in reference to cheeses, then ‘repulsive'” dates from 1784, before “it began to develop an approving sense in jazz slang c. 1900, probably on the notion of ‘earthy, strong, deeply felt’.” It originally derives from a French word, fungiere meaning smoke.
Meanwhile, “funk” meaning “depression” (as in “Tip was in a deep funk after Tigerlily left”) is entirely unrelated, being descended from a coimpletely different French word,funicle meaning “mad”. Although I think Tigerlily’s about to remind us that there is a connection between feeling the funk and being mad.
The etymology on Wikipedia derives it from Latin “fumigare,” to smoke. (As in “fumigate.”) Then it goes to Old French “fungiere,” and its first appearance in English is in 1620. There’s another possible derivation from Central African “lu-funki,” and Kikongo “lu-fuki,” both referring to body odor, and musicians who’ve worked up a good sweat while performing were considered “funky” as a compliment.
“Funky” as we know it came out of jazz music, as early as 1907, as early as Buddy Bolden’s “Funky Butt.” (Bolden is considered the Father of Jazz, but, sadly, he never recorded.)
The modern use is said to have come up with James Brown in the 1960s, up through a variety of acts, culminating in Parliament-Funkadelic. How Tigerlily Jones picked it up, or if there’s any prior connection to Lovetron, I can’t say.
Oh, thank goodness. Also, gonna put a guess down for a new chapter title on Monday.
Aww, that’s cute. Tigerlilly misses Tip … and chaos. Funky Tip and Clockwork Chaos FTW.
Doh,
Faithless fat fingers frequently futz phonetics.
li-L-y not li-LL-y.
Do bees have teeth?
Not like humans or other mammals, but yes, bees do indeed have teeth.
???
Bees have mandibles. And a proboscis.
Probably should’a said “Pavane stings.”
You mean your bees don’t have teeth? How odd…
You have a mandible as well. It’s the largest bone in the human skull – your lower jawbone. It holds the lower teeth.
Bees’ mandibles have sharp, jagged edges, somewhat like a saw blade. So, yes, they also have teeth.
After reading some bee-related literature, it looks like honeybees can and do bite (regardless of whether they have teeth).
https://www.honeybeesuite.com/the-marvel-of-bee-mandibles/
Some bees do have serrations in the chitin of the mandible which are called teeth, but I am not sure how common it is (the characteristic varies between species).
Wikipedia has the claim that worker honeybees do not have teeth, but queen bees do. The article linked above seems to imply that when discussing the point that the queen bee’s brood cell has thicker wax than that of workers, that the queen has to saw through using her mandibles, but does not state so explicitly.
This might be a good time to remind ourselves of this strip: https://skin-horse.com/comic/sweetheart-all/
Oh thank god.
Gasps!!!! THE FUNK LIIIIIIIIIVES!!!!
I suddenly find myself pondering how you’d build a spring powered shuttle to make your getaway from a ship in space (and return to the planet (maybe-not-so-close-)below …
I would imagine there’s all sorts of things she can build from onboard. And all sorts of things that Pavane and the ship would rather not she disassemble as she builds from.
Tigerlily has long had not only spring-based tesseracts but her own antigravity saucer tech.
If she can build a teleporter from coat hangers, and a clone-o-mat from a Coke machine, the only question I have about her abilities is “what can’t she build?”
Indeed. Dr. Jones is the only person I know of who could intimidate Dr. Lee. Not even Artie was able to do that.
I haven’t read Narbonic yet. But I wonder how Tigerlily would get along with Helen?
They’d probably get along better than Helen and her mother, but that’s not saying much. Helen’s thing is genetics, and Tigerlily’s is spring power, so there’s not much overlap (i.e. competition). Although Helen might be a little upset about the whole clone-in-a-coke-machine thing.
Is anybody here picturing Tigerlily with a spaceship under her control? Is anybody heree both intrigued and terrified (mostly intrigued, though)? **raises hand**
*raises both hands* Don’t know if I’m surrendering or not….Don’t care.
I don’t know if she’d want it unless it’s powered by springs.
The passengers think of return. With Tigerlily, they share their concern. Not okay, but it’s funky, and the trip’s kind of junky, so with that, can they end this sojourn?
A spanner is about to be tossed into Pavane’s plans. Heck, the whole tool box.
Joy!
Oh thank funk, she’s okay.
Did I just hear the Popeye fanfare?
Looking at Tigerlily’s face in that last panel, I’m hearing Tolkien poetry: “One brow to rule them all!”
Yessssss oh can’t wait for Monday
Two thoughts on what Ms. Jones is wearing:
1) I am reminded of an old song by Fairport Convention, “Red and Gold” (Are Royal Colours). A hint that whatever role Pavane has on the saucer, Ms. Jones is meant to be the Queen?
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fairportconvention/redandgold.html
2) A possible mix of Oz references: Red is the color of the Quadlings, and therefore of Glinda the Good. Yellow is the color of the Winkies, and therefore of the Wicked Witch of the West.
Ms. Jones is wicked good?
She looks so different without her glasses.