James Rice (jhrice) says: So we have a cowerdly lion, a stiched together “scarecrow”, a dog, a semi rational “Dorithy”, and monkeys. Any one wanna bet on whether a robot shows up soon?
Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson) says:
My favorite predator-frightened-by-prey song:
“I’ve got a theory. It could be bunnies.
Bunnies aren’t just cute like everybody supposes.
They’ve got them hoppin’ legs and twitchin’ little noses.
And what’s with all the carrots?
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway!?
Bunnies! Bunnies! It must be bunnies!!
… or maybe midgets.”
Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson) says:
Aaaaand…we have the first Skin Horse T-shirt: Leo announcing that Monkeys Are Scary. I’ll take mine in large, white on blue. 🙂
Jason Summerlott (melkarion) says:
From a genetically uplifted animal’s perspective though, I’ll bet monkeys ARE rather disturbing.
Think about it. They’re clearly animals, albiet naturally smart ones, but they have so much in common with humans compared to a dog or a lion. So here’s something that resembles your creator, but still flings poo around for kicks and is CLEARLY not up to your snuff mentally. I think some monkeys even have THUMBS, a secret we must never allow our genetically engineered benefactors to acquire, lest it bring about our downfall.
Kind of like that theory that clowns are scary because they’re obviously adult but behave in pseudo-childish ways, confusing and frightening everyone.
Jason Summerlott (melkarion) says: Hrm. I suppose I meant proteges, or something similar, rather than benefactors. Pardon my failure as a poster and fan; indeed, as a human being.
K G (muppetk) says: God bless the internet, and the ability to instantly discover that vertvet monkeys are roughly the size of a housecat. Also, funny-looking.
Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) says: Oh, there are going to be SO many robots.
bzzzzd (bzzzzd) says:
QUOTE: Justin Grubbs (the_purple_knight) says: “Wait, Leo is a client? I figured he was, like, being arrested. I mean even if he is getting free counseling.”
Clients can also be a euphanism for an asassin’s target. The “remote location” remark sounds scary. Monkey-scary.
(Note to Mr. Ed: All my days are numbered. Today is number 16,946 if you must know.)
bzzzzd (bzzzzd) says:
Of course, my previous comments are moot, as Shaenon’s descrip for this strip says, “Somewhere in this great nation is a top-secret government agency dedicated to aiding America’s nonhuman citizenry, but on a very tight budget.”
So, this yet-to-be-named agency is staffed by nonhumans as well as – possibly – humans? Is Unity nonhuman, despite her human parts? Are all the nonhuman clients transgenic, or are some aliens, or some of the scads of robots Shaenon has so graciously promised?
I can hardly wait.
James Rice (jhrice) says: So we have a cowerdly lion, a stiched together “scarecrow”, a dog, a semi rational “Dorithy”, and monkeys. Any one wanna bet on whether a robot shows up soon?
Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson) says:
My favorite predator-frightened-by-prey song:
“I’ve got a theory. It could be bunnies.
Bunnies aren’t just cute like everybody supposes.
They’ve got them hoppin’ legs and twitchin’ little noses.
And what’s with all the carrots?
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway!?
Bunnies! Bunnies! It must be bunnies!!
… or maybe midgets.”
Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson) says:
Aaaaand…we have the first Skin Horse T-shirt: Leo announcing that Monkeys Are Scary. I’ll take mine in large, white on blue. 🙂
Jason Summerlott (melkarion) says:
From a genetically uplifted animal’s perspective though, I’ll bet monkeys ARE rather disturbing.
Think about it. They’re clearly animals, albiet naturally smart ones, but they have so much in common with humans compared to a dog or a lion. So here’s something that resembles your creator, but still flings poo around for kicks and is CLEARLY not up to your snuff mentally. I think some monkeys even have THUMBS, a secret we must never allow our genetically engineered benefactors to acquire, lest it bring about our downfall.
Kind of like that theory that clowns are scary because they’re obviously adult but behave in pseudo-childish ways, confusing and frightening everyone.
Jason Summerlott (melkarion) says: Hrm. I suppose I meant proteges, or something similar, rather than benefactors. Pardon my failure as a poster and fan; indeed, as a human being.
K G (muppetk) says: God bless the internet, and the ability to instantly discover that vertvet monkeys are roughly the size of a housecat. Also, funny-looking.
Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) says: Oh, there are going to be SO many robots.
bzzzzd (bzzzzd) says:
QUOTE: Justin Grubbs (the_purple_knight) says: “Wait, Leo is a client? I figured he was, like, being arrested. I mean even if he is getting free counseling.”
Clients can also be a euphanism for an asassin’s target. The “remote location” remark sounds scary. Monkey-scary.
(Note to Mr. Ed: All my days are numbered. Today is number 16,946 if you must know.)
bzzzzd (bzzzzd) says:
Of course, my previous comments are moot, as Shaenon’s descrip for this strip says, “Somewhere in this great nation is a top-secret government agency dedicated to aiding America’s nonhuman citizenry, but on a very tight budget.”
So, this yet-to-be-named agency is staffed by nonhumans as well as – possibly – humans? Is Unity nonhuman, despite her human parts? Are all the nonhuman clients transgenic, or are some aliens, or some of the scads of robots Shaenon has so graciously promised?
I can hardly wait.
Thought of the day: A lion’s mane is basically just a neckbeard with good press.
He’s not wrong, monkeys can be quite scary.
A lot of monkey ARE very scary