Huh? What? Did Dr. Lee’s brain get fried somewhere or is she just descending slowly into the madness? An off side effect of the reality blindness possibly? This doesn’t really seem like her.
I thiiiiiink the guilt of working for Anasigma has been getting to her so she’s trying to make herself useful in any possible way, including sorting toilet paper.
I don’t think this is too out-of-character for Dr. Lee. She’s always seemed a little bit excitable about unusual things. And since she says “as requested”, this was not her own idea, she just did it to please someone else. To me, it seems she’s just very happy about finally being in an environment where being nice is actually appreciated, or something.
I’m thinking that Anasigma still hasn’t rebuilt its destroyed HQ and Dr. Lee is still killing time by volunteering here. Unless she’s doing it on weekends or nights or somesuch…
I don’t know. I’m still not convinced that she isn’t slipping further and further into madness. Between puzzling out madtech and working for Anasigma (the company that keeps storerooms full of dead OSHA inspectors) I’m surprised she’s lasted this long.
The line between raving mad and sane but brilliant isn’t that wide to start with in this world… so I could definitely see this as a sign that Lee might be edging toward the other side. On the up side, a breakthrough on her part could lead to an even more interesting mess with Nick!
Ah, now we’ll see if the reality filter has started to affect Ginny’s mind yet. I wonder how the others will react if it turns out she thinks herself a volunteer Office Lady and no longer understands all this sane science/Mad science talk? ^_~
Since she’s canonically said to not be mad, I suspect she will at least continue to be aware of herself of a _scientist_, although she might forget some of the weirdest stuff she’s done.
(Personally, I’m still going with my gut feeling that the blindness doesn’t affect people who already have an insanely expansive notion of what “normal” is, with the possible exception of Mads.)
Don’t forget the WD-40. The toilet paper provides structure, the duct tape provides reinforcement and protection, and the WD-40 lubricates the moving parts so they turn smoothly without catching fire eventually. Of course, Dr. Lee would try to find a way to install a disembodied brain in there somewhere, but that’s just her.
Everyone has seen Gilligan’s Island. Even those who have not watched Gilligan’s Island have seen it: it’s been broadcast so many times that the radiation has permeated our DNA, causing a permanent mutation making it a proud part of our genetic heritage.
Welcome to the Gilligan’s Island Fan Club, BrokenEye!
Mad or sane, reality blind or not, Virginia’s presence just kicked the interest/anticipation level up several notches. This is a woman who, whether consciously or not, makes things happen.
By the way, I miss being able to get multi-colored tissues and toilet paper. I’ve gotten, like, three different explanations of why they don’t sell it anymore, but I’m not sure I believe any of them.
Apparently mostly fashion, with a side of ‘what are those dyes doing to your body/the environment’ (Answer: nothing that was ever demonstrated, but what the hell. Anyway, the internet has you covered.
Some of my comments aren’t posting, so I’ll try again: Read today’s Comics Curmudgeon, which links to Josh’s article about the late Mort Walker, which in turn links to Shaenon’s article about NSFW Beetle Bailey strips that are popular in Sweden!
Are there any Madblood androids still around? Oh, wait… Bill couldn’t see the androids, so this reality blindness would probably be a problem for them, too.
I was going to say you weren’t up on GoComics this morning, but you aren’t up here, either. I feel as if I’m stuck in an endless loop of February 2nds…
We say that we will never fear,
At midnight sharp, a new page will appear …
But now we’re saying, “What the hey?!”
We see this page, the same as yesterday …
Page!
We want new page!
We want new page!
(To the tune of an appropriate song for “Groundhog Day”. Heh heh heh.)
Huh? What? Did Dr. Lee’s brain get fried somewhere or is she just descending slowly into the madness? An off side effect of the reality blindness possibly? This doesn’t really seem like her.
I thiiiiiink the guilt of working for Anasigma has been getting to her so she’s trying to make herself useful in any possible way, including sorting toilet paper.
I don’t think this is too out-of-character for Dr. Lee. She’s always seemed a little bit excitable about unusual things. And since she says “as requested”, this was not her own idea, she just did it to please someone else. To me, it seems she’s just very happy about finally being in an environment where being nice is actually appreciated, or something.
When Anasigma had to take a few days off, Dr. Lee found volunteering at Skin Horse preferable to doing nothing: http://skin-horse.com/comic/but-regrettably/
It’s been a love fest ever since: http://skin-horse.com/comic/the-new-guy/
I’m thinking that Anasigma still hasn’t rebuilt its destroyed HQ and Dr. Lee is still killing time by volunteering here. Unless she’s doing it on weekends or nights or somesuch…
I don’t know. I’m still not convinced that she isn’t slipping further and further into madness. Between puzzling out madtech and working for Anasigma (the company that keeps storerooms full of dead OSHA inspectors) I’m surprised she’s lasted this long.
The line between raving mad and sane but brilliant isn’t that wide to start with in this world… so I could definitely see this as a sign that Lee might be edging toward the other side. On the up side, a breakthrough on her part could lead to an even more interesting mess with Nick!
Ah, now we’ll see if the reality filter has started to affect Ginny’s mind yet. I wonder how the others will react if it turns out she thinks herself a volunteer Office Lady and no longer understands all this sane science/Mad science talk? ^_~
Why would an office lady be reporting to a dog?
Why would one call a dignified human lady like Sweetheart a dog? o_O
Since she’s canonically said to not be mad, I suspect she will at least continue to be aware of herself of a _scientist_, although she might forget some of the weirdest stuff she’s done.
(Personally, I’m still going with my gut feeling that the blindness doesn’t affect people who already have an insanely expansive notion of what “normal” is, with the possible exception of Mads.)
That she’s not mad, ’tis true. Tis true, ’tis pity, And pity ’tis ’tis true… she’d make an *excellent* Mad!
But… What is the point of being a regular brilliant inventor if you can’t create an infinite brain dispenser out of improvised materials?
Well, *she* thinks she’s not Mad.
You can make an android drone out of toilet paper?
Mad science can. Tigerlily made a teleporter out of coat-hangers. Maybe the effect of reality blindness will be to send Virginia Mad.
Making the toilet paper gears is the trickiest bit.
No. Toilet paper AND DUCT TAPE, on the other hand…
Don’t forget the WD-40. The toilet paper provides structure, the duct tape provides reinforcement and protection, and the WD-40 lubricates the moving parts so they turn smoothly without catching fire eventually. Of course, Dr. Lee would try to find a way to install a disembodied brain in there somewhere, but that’s just her.
Hey, if you can make a radio out of a coconut…
(Why the hell am I making so many Gilligan’s Island references lately? I’ve never even seen that show.)
Everyone has seen Gilligan’s Island. Even those who have not watched Gilligan’s Island have seen it: it’s been broadcast so many times that the radiation has permeated our DNA, causing a permanent mutation making it a proud part of our genetic heritage.
Welcome to the Gilligan’s Island Fan Club, BrokenEye!
Of course they can make a drone out of toilet paper but they can’t get off the island…
Toilet paper, which is famous for naturally occurring on deserted islands.
Mad or sane, reality blind or not, Virginia’s presence just kicked the interest/anticipation level up several notches. This is a woman who, whether consciously or not, makes things happen.
By the way, I miss being able to get multi-colored tissues and toilet paper. I’ve gotten, like, three different explanations of why they don’t sell it anymore, but I’m not sure I believe any of them.
Apparently mostly fashion, with a side of ‘what are those dyes doing to your body/the environment’ (Answer: nothing that was ever demonstrated, but what the hell. Anyway, the internet has you covered.
Yeah, me, too. And none of the major brands is as good as it used to be, either. Ah, for the good old days…
You can still get this stuff :
https://www.amazon.ca/Thumbs-Up-Dollar-Bill-Toilet/dp/B002L6EKH0
Toilet paper is one of the few things I will actually miss in the post-apocalyptic world.
Wow, reading this comment brings up a whole different set of emotions during the current COVID 19 panic! Prescient much. OneUniverse?
It’s not gonna be either of those colors when I’m done with it. #jokes
In today’s Comics Curmudgeon, Josh Fruhlinger links to his Village Voice article about the late Mort Walker (https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/02/01/that-time-beetle-bailey-taught-us-about-sexism/). This article links to Shaenon’s 2010 article (http://classic.tcj.com/blog/the-strangest-pictures-i-have-seen-4/) about Walker’s NSFW Beetle Bailey strips that are popular in Sweden!
Thanks Manifesta. I knew about Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss), but hadn’t heard about Mort Walker. Nobody is one dimensional.
Some of my comments aren’t posting, so I’ll try again: Read today’s Comics Curmudgeon, which links to Josh’s article about the late Mort Walker, which in turn links to Shaenon’s article about NSFW Beetle Bailey strips that are popular in Sweden!
Are there any Madblood androids still around? Oh, wait… Bill couldn’t see the androids, so this reality blindness would probably be a problem for them, too.
Which makes me wonder if people will be able to see the drone.
…of course, they never did test if Bill could see -one- drone, as opposed to a dozen identical Madbloods at once.
I was going to say you weren’t up on GoComics this morning, but you aren’t up here, either. I feel as if I’m stuck in an endless loop of February 2nds…
We say that we will never fear,
At midnight sharp, a new page will appear …
But now we’re saying, “What the hey?!”
We see this page, the same as yesterday …
Page!
We want new page!
We want new page!
(To the tune of an appropriate song for “Groundhog Day”. Heh heh heh.)
wget -S –spider skin-horse.com/comic/feed/ 2>&1 | grep -qs ‘Date: Sat’ && wall -n “New comic!”
To be fair, this isn’t the web site I routinely use this sort of thing for. And, of course, I don’t come back until it finds something.
Ok, it may be time to start paying her
Heh. Paperwork.