In the “Bryant and May” books, DS Janice Longbright always has a brick in her handbag. Her reasoning is, while she’s not licenced to go armed, if she comes to blows with a suspect it’s OK to hit them with “an object that might ordinarily come to hand.”
Or is it simply disguised as a standard issue brick to conceal it’s true purpose…? Like showing up in another punchline a dozen strips from now perhaps?
I’ve heard of a dentist who goes fishing with dental floss rather than fishing line. Apparently it’s actually got a higher tensile strength than most lightweight fishing lines (if less abrasive resistance).
That being said, it’s still not in “hold a human up” strong.
He also would have run straight into Tigerlily ten minutes into his flight and tripped over the irradiator while changing direction. I don’t think Manifesta is that cursed by the Lady. Yet.
This is my cameo, and not only am I not nearly this MacGyver, I don’t floss enough, either. I do carry some handy stuff in my purse but not a brick— though my folding footrest could do some damage.
You know, I always thought that if I could have any kind of magical power, I would want a bag of holding. I’d have my whole house in there. I like my superpowers pragmatic.
That would be an excellent superpower indeed, Manifesta.
As a friend of mine once put it, “If I could have any superpower, I’d want the power that Captain Caveman has to reach into his chest hair and pull out exactly the item he needs at any given moment.”
… Although that version of the power may be slightly less applicable to most women, so maybe a Bag of Holding is the way to go.
I’d ask if that bag was a gift of the Time Lords, but that would be cliche.
And for all you old-school gamers out there, Heward’s Handy Haversack is much more useful than a mere Bag of Holding. Anyone who knows what I’m referring to will probably agree. >-_^<
I carry a 2.5″ cannon ball in my purse for mostly-sentimental purposes (the ball is 2.5″, it’s not a ball for 2.5″ cannons unless you identify them by bore size). I’m almost suprised that the brick is fictional, but yeah, a folding footrest could do some damage.
Where in the world did you get a 2.5″ cannonball? That’s a very unusual size. It’s probably either extremely old – before they standardized cannon in the mid-1800s – or it’s actually a piece of “grape shot” – multiple smaller balls fired out of a much larger cannon.
(And cannon are generally designated by the weight of the ball, until you get over 8″)
Not sure if anyone has already mentioned this, but, it matters not how strong the dental floss is, how strong is she that she is able to effortlessly lift him up like that?
Also, wasn’t he inside the dumb waiter? o_O
I like her. I’ve always liked her. Please don’t let her be killed or go mean.
Oh, don’t worry. She probably has a solution for that in her purse.
That is some strong dental floss. Also pretty impressed she managed to attach it somehow to the falling dumbwaiter in time.
The brick is just standard issue, clearly.
In the “Bryant and May” books, DS Janice Longbright always has a brick in her handbag. Her reasoning is, while she’s not licenced to go armed, if she comes to blows with a suspect it’s OK to hit them with “an object that might ordinarily come to hand.”
Well, yeah—didn’t you get one?
Or is it simply disguised as a standard issue brick to conceal it’s true purpose…? Like showing up in another punchline a dozen strips from now perhaps?
The brick probably keeps the water volume down.
I’ve heard of a dentist who goes fishing with dental floss rather than fishing line. Apparently it’s actually got a higher tensile strength than most lightweight fishing lines (if less abrasive resistance).
That being said, it’s still not in “hold a human up” strong.
Well that’s why you invest in extra-strength, clearly.
I use floss to hang big Christmas ornaments from a ceiling fan.
Perhaps *she’s* the real Dane…
What I was thinking, that the guy on the motorcycle might be a decoy. Unfortunately, I commented before I saw your post,
Her purse is from the Felix the Cat collection…
Great, a Daphne – Rincewind hybrid.
Come now. Rincewind would’ve been running at cruise missile speed by now.
He also would have run straight into Tigerlily ten minutes into his flight and tripped over the irradiator while changing direction. I don’t think Manifesta is that cursed by the Lady. Yet.
Yay! (I don’t know, this just feels like a Yay.)
She has the power of Author Protection.
Wonder what else she has in that purse.
An undefined number of undefined items that may be dramatically relevant later on. In short, an arsenal crafted by Schrödinger and Chekhov.
Kudos to you, sir.
That sounds like the most amazing equipment ever.
I can’t believe I didn’t see that coming.
I know, right?
But I kind of love that feeling. “This is an elegant and appropriate thing to happen here, and I get the pleasure of being surprised by it anyway!”
Is she secretly the queen?
Le gasp…she knows the power of the Handbag With Brick Inside™! Everyone else is doomed (DOOOOOOOOMED).
Prediction: she’s going to win, then give Chris and Marcie the prize because, hey, *she* doesn’t have any use for it.
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Daniel Barkalow: Another manifestation of Mr. Green, in other words.
[voice=Agent86] Of course! The old brick in the purse trick! [/voice]
This is my cameo, and not only am I not nearly this MacGyver, I don’t floss enough, either. I do carry some handy stuff in my purse but not a brick— though my folding footrest could do some damage.
I’ll need to borrow that footrest if we meet.
Ah, so this how-a you manifesta in this-a world.
Mamma mia!
Thus it is confirmed that it is a Purse of Holding. No doubt she also has a 10′ pole and some iron rations in there.
Possibly also a 3 meter Ukranian
*golf clap*
You know, I always thought that if I could have any kind of magical power, I would want a bag of holding. I’d have my whole house in there. I like my superpowers pragmatic.
That would be an excellent superpower indeed, Manifesta.
As a friend of mine once put it, “If I could have any superpower, I’d want the power that Captain Caveman has to reach into his chest hair and pull out exactly the item he needs at any given moment.”
… Although that version of the power may be slightly less applicable to most women, so maybe a Bag of Holding is the way to go.
I’d ask if that bag was a gift of the Time Lords, but that would be cliche.
And for all you old-school gamers out there, Heward’s Handy Haversack is much more useful than a mere Bag of Holding. Anyone who knows what I’m referring to will probably agree. >-_^<
I carry a 2.5″ cannon ball in my purse for mostly-sentimental purposes (the ball is 2.5″, it’s not a ball for 2.5″ cannons unless you identify them by bore size). I’m almost suprised that the brick is fictional, but yeah, a folding footrest could do some damage.
Where in the world did you get a 2.5″ cannonball? That’s a very unusual size. It’s probably either extremely old – before they standardized cannon in the mid-1800s – or it’s actually a piece of “grape shot” – multiple smaller balls fired out of a much larger cannon.
(And cannon are generally designated by the weight of the ball, until you get over 8″)
Brick throwing? Ignatz lives on!
Strangely, Ignatz and his bricks gave me nightmares when I was a kid . . .
Maybe all the robot wanted was love.
Nice. I wonder if that last one is a reference to the live-action 101 Dalmatians movie.
Nice to know I wasn’t the only one thinking this! That’s literally the only thing I remember about that movie.
Not sure if anyone has already mentioned this, but, it matters not how strong the dental floss is, how strong is she that she is able to effortlessly lift him up like that?
Also, wasn’t he inside the dumb waiter? o_O