Someone should remind Captain Wilkin that he wore a blue Army dress uniform (albeit a woman’s), and he can bloody well wear a blue hazmat suit. Panel 4 is so not Army Strong.
Tip’s being too narrow-minded here. That color could work, in sort of a Little House on the Prairie context. It’d be better if it were gingham, though.
(TUNE: “Three Little Maids From School”, Gilbert and Sullivan)
Three normal human types are we!
Here at the sewage fac-to-ry!
Foreman assumes that we all must be
Three normal humans, see?
First is gerbil with quite a brain!
Second, the color is causing pain!
Third has a thing for an ae-ro-plane …
But she is not insane! (yet)
Three normal humans, one is groggy!
Foreman confused by their dialogue, he
Asks, “Is it too late to get the doggie?”
Hear how he moans and gripes …
Three normal HU-man types!
ahhh, but the predictable is a solid part of the humor – you and I know whats going to happen but the outsider is a mile behind the action, and never likely to catch up. I find this one of Shaenon’s best.
“Have you SEEN how those goggles clash with that hard-hat? I can’t handle this! I have a condition!”
I rather like how Artie apparently can’t fit both of his huge hands under Tip’s upper arm.
i think artie would say that. the rest of the strip reads like self-parody. it’s not clear if the authors are making fun of the characters, or the characters are making fun of sewage dude, but it’s funny either way.
In response to davidbreslin101 [because “reply” still doesn’t work at this end]:
Clearly the goggles are designed to go with the belt. It’s the gloves that go with the hard hat. He simply made an unfortunate decision to mix the two with with an oddly bluish hazmat suit. Think of him as the fashion rebel of the world of toxic waste.
I get the feeling that Tip has levelled in Transvestite since his army days. Something that he could stand several years ago he might not be able to do now.
I get the feeling that Tip has… let’s say “levelled in Transvestite” since his army days. Something he could stand back then he might not be able to stand now. Another way of putting it might be that he is less “real” now, as WhimsyCorp suggested.
This guy has worked with zombie scientist who uses the intake tank as her personal lap pool for what seems like several years now, and he still hopes to someday meet “normal”? That’s really adorable.
This is hilarious and rather predictable.
Doesn’t Sweetheart have her own problems, namely “lack of hazmat suits for dogs”. I highly doubt that you could find any outside of that theme park.
You say problem, I say excuse not to do self throwing into zombie infested sewage
Her problem was the presence of giant frogs.
Sweetheart has werewolf-derived healing and toxin-resistance enhancements that probably negate the need for a hazmat suit in most cases.
Well, she needed one at the Little House.
In essence the entire facility is an industrial-sized powder room – not that pointing that out would make Tip feel any better.
Pointing that out may make that “powder room” a project for him.
Someone should remind Captain Wilkin that he wore a blue Army dress uniform (albeit a woman’s), and he can bloody well wear a blue hazmat suit. Panel 4 is so not Army Strong.
The Army didn’t switch back to blue until 2010. While he was still active, it was either all green or optionally blue.
Also, I think it’s the shade of blue, not the color itself. It doesn’t favor his hair or skin tone and would make him look somewhat washed out.
Tip’s being too narrow-minded here. That color could work, in sort of a Little House on the Prairie context. It’d be better if it were gingham, though.
Definitely. I imagined him in that dark blue in those early sketchbooks, and he looked GOOD. That light, almost cerulean blue? Certainly not.
As a member of a Sinister Organization, one would think Dr. Lee would be familiar with the concept of Too Much Information…
…and she might want to stop calling him Shirley.
Dr. Lee is great at doing unethical science, but she’s never really mastered “need to know.” Presumably Anasigma considers the tradeoff worth it.
You want more Victorian, you got more Victorian …
(TUNE: “Three Little Maids From School”, Gilbert and Sullivan)
Three normal human types are we!
Here at the sewage fac-to-ry!
Foreman assumes that we all must be
Three normal humans, see?
First is gerbil with quite a brain!
Second, the color is causing pain!
Third has a thing for an ae-ro-plane …
But she is not insane!
(yet)
Three normal humans, one is groggy!
Foreman confused by their dialogue, he
Asks, “Is it too late to get the doggie?”
Hear how he moans and gripes …
Three normal HU-man types!
Billiant Eddurd! – when does the G&S / Skinhorse crossover come out?
ahhh, but the predictable is a solid part of the humor – you and I know whats going to happen but the outsider is a mile behind the action, and never likely to catch up. I find this one of Shaenon’s best.
“Have you SEEN how those goggles clash with that hard-hat? I can’t handle this! I have a condition!”
I rather like how Artie apparently can’t fit both of his huge hands under Tip’s upper arm.
i think artie would say that. the rest of the strip reads like self-parody. it’s not clear if the authors are making fun of the characters, or the characters are making fun of sewage dude, but it’s funny either way.
In response to davidbreslin101 [because “reply” still doesn’t work at this end]:
Clearly the goggles are designed to go with the belt. It’s the gloves that go with the hard hat. He simply made an unfortunate decision to mix the two with with an oddly bluish hazmat suit. Think of him as the fashion rebel of the world of toxic waste.
I would totally wear that blue/orange/yellow combination. And it would rock.
I get the feeling that Tip has levelled in Transvestite since his army days. Something that he could stand several years ago he might not be able to do now.
I get the feeling that Tip has… let’s say “levelled in Transvestite” since his army days. Something he could stand back then he might not be able to stand now. Another way of putting it might be that he is less “real” now, as WhimsyCorp suggested.
This guy has worked with zombie scientist who uses the intake tank as her personal lap pool for what seems like several years now, and he still hopes to someday meet “normal”? That’s really adorable.
Tip is just a walking self-satire by now.
Flanderised from a reasonable and sensible character into a mojoporting stereotype.
Gotta agree. He’s become a cartoon character. Oh wait…