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2019-03-27

by shaenon on March 27, 2019 at 12:01 am
Chapter: Green Noah
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  1. awgiedawgie
    March 27, 2019, 12:03 am | # | Reply

    “This guy, I don’t need to waste good swears on.”

    That’s code for “I don’t want to swear in front of the woman I love.”

    • Chameon
      March 27, 2019, 4:09 am | # | Reply

      Also, possibly

      “I don’t want to swear in front of the lady who doesn’t like it when I swear to the point she put in a filter in my brain to lower how frequently I swear, as it traumatized several of her coworkers.”

      • Towering Barbarian
        March 27, 2019, 4:39 am | # | Reply

        Either way, Chris is right. His training is complete. But I suspect Awgie’s interpretation is the correct one. ^_^

      • Seph
        March 27, 2019, 8:49 pm | # | Reply

        I thought Virginia put the filter in because she was ordered to, not because she objected to the swearing herself.

      • Seph
        March 27, 2019, 8:50 pm | # | Reply

        She just told him to cuss himself blue—I don’t think she objects to him swearing.

        • awgiedawgie
          March 27, 2019, 9:24 pm | # | Reply

          Agreed. Which is why I interpreted it the way I did. It wouldn’t be the first time he didn’t swear in front of her because he was being polite, not because she didn’t like it.

    • Rimwolf
      March 27, 2019, 7:51 am | # | Reply

      I don’t think it’s code. With Virginia back and cheering him on, he’s got his mojo back; he knows — knows — that Mike is no match for him.

      • darkstarling
        March 27, 2019, 12:57 pm | # | Reply

        Agreed

  2. Robert Nowall
    March 27, 2019, 12:03 am | # | Reply

    Aw, darn.

    • OneUniverse
      March 27, 2019, 12:17 am | # | Reply

      Here I was hoping to learn some new vocabulary. ;(

  3. OneUniverse
    March 27, 2019, 12:18 am | # | Reply

    What is Nera waiting for?

    • Rimwolf
      March 27, 2019, 12:37 pm | # | Reply

      What are you waiting for Nera to do?

  4. Barbara K
    March 27, 2019, 12:20 am | # | Reply

    When there’s no desire to “get even” with someone because that would mean sinking to their level.

  5. Leslie
    March 27, 2019, 12:32 am | # | Reply

    Mere childish badinage is of no value to the matter at hand.

  6. Leslie
    March 27, 2019, 12:39 am | # | Reply

    One of my first judo instructors used to say, “Blast ’em while THEY’RE still talking”.
    Yeah, talk’s cheap. And ‘blast’ used to mean more than just more playground taunts.

  7. Myles Adams
    March 27, 2019, 1:07 am | # | Reply

    Is there a significance to the rhyming with Virginia and Nick? Are they already in VR?

    • Shay Guy
      March 27, 2019, 1:13 am | # | Reply

      I don’t think she’s rhyming. The stresses don’t match between “your milieu” and “yourself blue”, and the “o” in “superweapon” is more of a schwa than the open-back vowel in “on”.

  8. David B Huber
    March 27, 2019, 1:20 am | # | Reply

    I love that Ginny uses a possessive pronoun to refer to Nick in the last panel!

    Now that she’s using terms of endearment, I predict the boss level (“Monsto”) will collude with Mistycorn to win by cheating, forcing Dr. Lee to reveal Nick’s “unfair advantage” to save him…

    Nick: “You saved me, Virginia! How can I ever thank you?”
    Ginny (blushing): Stares speechlessly into Nick’s eyes, then Mojo’s him away…
    Marcie (with peanut gallery): “For Science!”

  9. thedoctor55
    March 27, 2019, 1:40 am | # | Reply

    Nick is gonna cut loose with some “Dirty Dozon’s (You’re so stupid slams.)!

    • Bruceski
      March 27, 2019, 2:53 am | # | Reply

      You’re so vain you think this insult is about you.

      • Manifesta
        March 27, 2019, 3:35 am | # | Reply

        Well played.

  10. Jon
    March 27, 2019, 3:31 am | # | Reply

    Why do I have the feeling we’re about to see the reinvention of the mic drop?

    • Fan of Most Everything
      March 27, 2019, 7:00 am | # | Reply

      Why drop the mike when you can send his self-esteem hurtling towaerds the center of the Earth?

  11. Efogoto
    March 27, 2019, 3:36 am | # | Reply

    Has anyone seen Mike Ompetitor?

    • David B Huber
      March 27, 2019, 8:51 am | # | Reply

      +1

  12. History_PhD
    March 27, 2019, 3:36 am | # | Reply

    Have you ever heard a military drill instructor reduce a recruit to a quivering mound of flesh? Most would never waste a swear or curse upon so lowly a target… that kind of language i reserved for someone with some pretense of being *in* their circle.

    In this case, Nick might start of asking if Mike was a failed experimental prototype or just a factory reject. Has he always had that annoying hum or is that the best he can do in actually finding a tone? Do you have any sensitivity Mike, or did the sound tech decide not to *bother* plugging you in?

    • il biggo
      March 27, 2019, 5:24 am | # | Reply

      Heh. Good ones.
      Are you pointing your lobe at me, or you’re just omnidirectional?

    • warpzone32
      March 27, 2019, 7:25 am | # | Reply

      Quit your whining, Mike, it’s just feedback.

    • awgiedawgie
      March 27, 2019, 7:39 am | # | Reply

      Those are some terrible pickup lines. Maybe you should try hanging out with ghosts, cuz you seem to be running low on phantom power.

  13. Moe Lane
    March 27, 2019, 8:19 am | # | Reply

    Coming after the monkey? You think you can bring?
    You’re name isn’t Max and this ain’t Stephen King
    No trucks with machine guns will come save your base
    And you only look calm cuz you don’t got a face.

    You’re this analog freak in a digital world
    So desperate now to get your gooseneck unfurled;
    Yeah we heard from your fannies, all ready to blow
    But they’ll all line up for me, right after this show.

    You ain’t got no power, cuz I got your cord!
    I’m keeping you plugged in just until I get bored
    Opposable thumbs lets ME scratch my itch;
    Just call yourself ‘Off,’ cuz I’ve made you my switch.

    • Dr. Steve
      March 27, 2019, 8:51 am | # | Reply

      Ladies and gentlemen, the amazing Moe!

    • David B Huber
      March 27, 2019, 8:57 am | # | Reply

      *Applause*

    • Shaenon
      March 27, 2019, 12:31 pm | # | Reply

      This is rad.

  14. Barbara K
    March 27, 2019, 9:41 am | # | Reply

    “Poor Mikey. It’s easy to see why you’re so irritable. Don’t worry, little Bro, I can adjust your sensitivity level so you’ll feel much better.”

  15. Rob Clark (@theelusivefish)
    March 27, 2019, 9:56 am | # | Reply

    “Non-lethal Superweapon” is hands down the winner for Best Pet Name, supplanting “Martha” which was more of a troll than a pet name, used in moments of high intimacy in order to solicit from the other the shocked and surprised statement, “WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!?”

    • darkstarling
      March 27, 2019, 12:59 pm | # | Reply

      Definitely

  16. Robert Nowall
    March 27, 2019, 10:10 am | # | Reply

    “Brain Opera?”

    • Rimwolf
      March 27, 2019, 10:32 am | # | Reply

      Tod Machover

    • Efogoto
      March 27, 2019, 2:54 pm | # | Reply

      I found this “tion”? Is it yours?

  17. darkstarling
    March 27, 2019, 1:00 pm | # | Reply

    You know, it’s probably going to be resolved differently BUT I can’t help but think of how the Magnus Chase series ends with, essentially, a rap battle with Loki.

    In that case Magnus realizes out-insulting Loki is impossible, so he talks up his friends and shows how Loki is alone.

  18. Kate Cunningham
    March 27, 2019, 1:56 pm | # | Reply

    I think we are about to see a mic drop.

  19. awgiedawgie
    March 27, 2019, 3:49 pm | # | Reply

    Anybody else want to make the “mic drop” reference? You know… just to get it out of your system?

  20. Robert Nowall
    March 27, 2019, 5:51 pm | # | Reply

    Are we entirely sure that all Mr. The Mike has is trash talk?

  21. Andy4Hire
    March 27, 2019, 6:23 pm | # | Reply

    I know a woman who can give swear-filter Nick a run for his money, and her talent delights me to no end.

  22. Shadowmehr
    March 27, 2019, 9:11 pm | # | Reply

    Cue to epic rock solo as Nick strides cinematically slowly up to begin round two.

  23. Mister Steel
    August 2, 2020, 5:43 pm | # | Reply

    Just because he’s a pacifist helicopter doesn’t mean the Nick doesn’t have access to military grade vocabulary.

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