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2016-05-09

by shaenon on May 9, 2016 at 12:01 am
Chapter: Can't Catch Me
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  1. wykstrad
    May 9, 2016, 12:08 am | # | Reply

    Unsurprisingly, the classic CPR guideline of timing your chest compressions to the beat from The Bee Gees’ “Staying Alive” still applies when performing CPR on Sweetdaddy.

    • Gemma
      May 9, 2016, 7:22 am | # | Reply

      …it is way too early in the morning and my mom is playing that song while sitting five feet away from me. I came here to distract myself. Urgh.

    • Sasha Honeypalm
      May 9, 2016, 8:38 am | # | Reply

      Also “Another One Bites The Dust”, I heard.

      • CFsoftie
        May 9, 2016, 10:56 am | # | Reply

        Nellie the Elephant or Barwick Green (the “The Archers” theme tune) are also recommended.

        • Robert Nowall
          May 9, 2016, 11:06 am | # | Reply

          I used to work on a machine that played out to the beat of the Eagles’s “Heartache Tonight.”

      • Myrddin Emrys
        May 9, 2016, 12:02 pm | # | Reply

        I think ‘Staying Alive’ is better, thematically, for an EMT to be muttering under their breath. Imagine the looks you’d get if you accidentally muttered your choice with a loved one nearby.

      • Bryan Bullock
        June 24, 2016, 7:54 pm | # | Reply

        Yes, but you really want “Stayin’ Alive” vibes for your CPR, rather than “Another One Bites the Dust” vibes. Positive thinking, and all that.

  2. jbevan70
    May 9, 2016, 12:11 am | # | Reply

    As long as it doesn’t drift to Michael Bolton, he should be okay.

  3. Jay Eff
    May 9, 2016, 12:20 am | # | Reply

    TOMORROW:

    Sweetdaddy’s core pump starts playing “Mr. Bass Man” by Larry Hooper, followed immediately by “Panda” by Desiigner.

    • Jay Eff
      May 9, 2016, 12:21 am | # | Reply

      TUESDAY:

      Sweetdaddy starts projecting anime clips onto the wall as his core pump plays “In The End” by Linkin Park on an endless loop.

      • Miyaa
        May 9, 2016, 7:52 am | # | Reply

        At which point Sweetdaddy would be decomposing?

      • frithrikr
        May 9, 2016, 11:53 am | # | Reply

        It’s when he (it?) starts doing Japan Pop that I’ll bring out the toe tag.

  4. mrmonkeyhead2013
    May 9, 2016, 12:38 am | # | Reply

    Put out a call to George Clinton!

    • OneUniverse
      May 9, 2016, 6:04 am | # | Reply

      Or James Brown. In a pinch, maybe Bruno Mars will do. Does it have to be on 8-track?

      • Robert Nowall
        May 9, 2016, 7:30 am | # | Reply

        Moustachio has James Brown on eight-track, doesn’t he?

    • davidmikesimon
      May 9, 2016, 9:37 am | # | Reply

      This is an emergency session of the Parliament Funkadelic. Let the funk come to order.

  5. Hg
    May 9, 2016, 12:43 am | # | Reply

    Well, this strip sent me off to YouTube for further research.

    Lowdown Popcorn is definitely much healthier funk than Woman In Red.

  6. thedoctor55
    May 9, 2016, 12:44 am | # | Reply

    “Dammit Jim! I’m the Doctor,not Wolfman Jack!”

    • Dewy
      May 9, 2016, 10:30 am | # | Reply

      +1 Internet points for a reference nobody younger than 40 will get.

      • Christopher Nunes
        May 9, 2016, 3:33 pm | # | Reply

        Hey, I made sure my kids watched good educational TV like Star Trek, Gilligan, Brady Bunch, etc, etc.

      • Gemma
        May 9, 2016, 8:44 pm | # | Reply

        The format is something of a meme, and then Google helps with the rest.

      • Candace
        May 10, 2016, 12:45 am | # | Reply

        Oh, dear, I really am that old.

      • extremist343
        May 9, 2019, 5:50 pm | # | Reply

        Hey now, don’t be silly! I’m only 38!

        • awgiedawgie
          May 9, 2019, 6:34 pm | # | Reply

          Yes, but did you get both references in the comment?

  7. BMunro
    May 9, 2016, 1:51 am | # | Reply

    We need a groove transfusion, stat!

    A bit off topic, but it just occurred to me that the silly bumper sticker “I REJECT YOUR REALITY AND SUBSTITUTE MY OWN” is what Mads _actually_ do.

    • DarkStarling
      May 9, 2016, 6:50 am | # | Reply

      Exactly! I wonder if they can do things that look more like magic if they have a different worldview.

      • Sir William
        May 9, 2016, 7:49 am | # | Reply

        I am the bone of my sword

        • DarkStarling
          May 9, 2016, 8:41 am | # | Reply

          Dit quoi?

  8. jrwences
    May 9, 2016, 2:11 am | # | Reply

    Med school? I always thought Virginia was a PhD.

    • GammarayCanon
      May 9, 2016, 5:56 am | # | Reply

      Still a doctor.

    • John Schilling
      May 9, 2016, 6:45 am | # | Reply

      It is fairly common for medical researchers to have both. Which does cut down on the time available for parties during school,

      • Sir William
        May 9, 2016, 7:49 am | # | Reply

        Unless they just go twice

      • Moe Lane
        May 9, 2016, 8:22 am | # | Reply

        Particularly when your job involves using living brains as a plug-in.

  9. Freezer
    May 9, 2016, 2:40 am | # | Reply

    Lionel Ritchie left his funky with The Commodores.

    • Manifesta
      May 9, 2016, 4:23 am | # | Reply

      Yeah, but Easy? Three Times a Lady? There was always a lot of cheese alongside the funk. And not funky cheese, either.

      • Robert Nowall
        May 9, 2016, 7:29 am | # | Reply

        Being responsible for that *and* for Nicole Ritchie is a lot to answer for.

        • Guesticus
          May 9, 2016, 10:10 pm | # | Reply

          He is only responsible or her upbringing, not her genetics

  10. Dr. Steve
    May 9, 2016, 9:16 am | # | Reply

    Madness… the final frontier…

    • oneuniverse2
      May 9, 2016, 3:12 pm | # | Reply

      It always seems to be old STTOS reference time.

      And I just read the “I Can Fly, week 10”, where Jeff infers that Shaenon may have been taken over by pod people, so that cultural reference gets put further into my subconscious, too: Maybe Madness is just a way-stop on the return trip to enlightenment?

  11. davidmikesimon
    May 9, 2016, 9:40 am | # | Reply

    Ye gods, now I’m hearing Chuck Mangione! Call the paramedics!

    • frithrikr
      May 9, 2016, 11:55 am | # | Reply

      Hey, I like Chuck… bbqed and slathered in sauce.

  12. Robert Nowall
    May 9, 2016, 10:07 am | # | Reply

    Well, you guys, to this it’s come
    He’s lying there, the core pump’s done.
    Gather up the funk that is won.
    Let his funk pump beat on!
    (beat on, beat on)

    They can do this thing, they can take this stance,
    Doctor Lee’s bad circumstance.
    She didn’t party
    In high school, or college, whenever.
    She didn’t party
    In high school, or college, whenever.
    Her wrench will fix what’s wrong,
    She didn’t party
    In high school, or college, whenever.
    Her wrench will fix what’s wrong!

    Funky song! (all right)
    Funky song! (all right)
    Funky song! (all right)

    Skin Horse helping, all in their creed,
    Second-nature all in their deed,
    Lee and Shelby take the lead,
    While funk pump beats on.
    (beats on, beats on)
    Sweetdaddy’s all apart.
    Attacks have taken toll.
    Let the funk beat drum its roll.
    They’ve got a party,
    With robots, and cobras, whatever,
    All just to fix what’s wrong!

    Funky song! (all right)
    Funky song! (all right)
    Funky song! (all right)
    Funky song! (all right)

    Yeah, something that charted,
    To help get down
    The groove undone.
    In the New Jersey sound.
    From out in the Barrens
    To Chesapeake Bay,
    Start up a party,
    Skin Horse at play!
    Oh, yes,
    They’ve got to have a party!

    Funky song! (all right)
    Funky song! (all right)
    Funky song! (all right)
    Funky song!

    —from (yeah, what else?) “All Night Long,” Lionel Ritchie.

    • Manifesta
      May 9, 2016, 1:05 pm | # | Reply

      Great filk, and you can dance to it. It may not be funky, but I love this song.

  13. Rodford E Smith
    May 9, 2016, 12:25 pm | # | Reply

    I take it that “How do You Mend a Broken Heart?” wouldn’t be appropriate…

    • Robert Nowall
      May 9, 2016, 3:03 pm | # | Reply

      “How Do You Mend a Funky ‘Bot?”

    • Candace
      May 10, 2016, 12:51 am | # | Reply

      Unless the problem is that SweetDaddy has lost his funk. 😀

  14. Frank Hightower
    May 9, 2016, 3:05 pm | # | Reply

    After some Googling, I have to agree: All Night Long in its original rendition is decidedly less funky than Lowdown Popcorn. It was a little ahead of its time

  15. Author X
    May 9, 2016, 5:47 pm | # | Reply

    Oh look, it’s me when my friends start making music references.

  16. Guesticus
    May 9, 2016, 10:18 pm | # | Reply

    Hmmm, had only heard of “Lady in Red” (even though apparently they are from the same movie o_O)

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