I destroyed a batch of madalines last night, they came out very destroyed and yummy. Unfortunately when I tried to halve the recipe Sunday to try them with lemon zest instead of orange, they came out rather destroyed and more like a madeline chip than an actual madaline.
An investigative committee has been appointed and should soon report their initial findings.
You may dream of comic strips
That are filled with clever quips,
And with art that is a true delight to see …
But for sheer consistent fun,
You all know the finest one
Is daily work of Shaenon Garrity!
Even on her day of birth,
She can still deliver mirth!
(Though the “Star Wars” fans intrude upon her scene,
Saying “May the Fourth be with you”
As the Jedi and the Sith do.)
Let’s ignore them and applaud our comics queen.
For it’s Shae! Shae! Shae!
Son and husband and the readers shout “Hooray!”
Through the years, we have admired you;
By the Muse that has inspired you,
You’re much artsier than I am, Shaenon K.
Thanks Ed! Your filks take me back to the happy times spent reading and memorizing Mad Magazine’s song parodies. Happiest of birthdays, Shaenon. I will eat a slice of Crixa’s pave vergiate in your honor.
Not sure how this error can be that difficult to reproduce; it shows up consistently every time a new comic is loaded. All it takes is finding one device that features the bug.
That’s just it, it doesn’t on my end. I find.a device that features a bug, I post a comment, and it gets fixed and doesn’t happen again, even with a new comic.
That’s weird. It doesn’t always show up for me, but usually it requires me to have loaded the comments page for the comic at least once, after which it keeps displaying the page. I’m in chrome’s incognito mode, so it’s probably not the cache.
It appears to be a bug with the cache plugin. I’ve fixed it temporarily and am sending Shaenon a writeup. The reason posting a comment fixed the problem was that known users of the site bypass the cache, and once you’ve commented during a browser session, you’re a known user. I think if you’d closed the browser completely and loaded the site again once you re-opened it, you would have experienced the problem again — the cache files that unknown users see weren’t getting updated properly.
Happy birthday Shaenon! Your inimitable wit makes the world a better place, trite as that might sound. May you spin Time’s Teetotum a good many more times, ere your inning is released!
A touchingly beautiful soliloquy by Bubbles in the second panel. Although i admit that it goes beyond my ability to translate past the general feel of what she’s saying. Probably not “To be or not to be”
Man, commenting to see comments is impractical. Oh well, at least Bubbles is being cute. Although that smile in the last panel doesn’t look entirely real.
(slaps forehead). Focus, Ms. Cooler, focus. The cake may be warm any yummy, but you must maintain you vigil and do your duty. They also serve who stand and watch, and all that.
I volunteer to remove the offending pastry, so as not to tempt the watchrobot to abandon her duties. (salutes)
Siiiiiigh
Did #3 destroy that cake himself?
If so, how did he manage to destroy it without destroying it??
Very destroyfully.
isn’t he their cook anyway?
Pretty sure that’s #2 there. #3 is the one with the buzzsaw hand that destroyed the microscope earlier.
He destroyed very thoroughly eggs, flour, sugar and milk together, then nuked the result.
I destroyed a batch of madalines last night, they came out very destroyed and yummy. Unfortunately when I tried to halve the recipe Sunday to try them with lemon zest instead of orange, they came out rather destroyed and more like a madeline chip than an actual madaline.
An investigative committee has been appointed and should soon report their initial findings.
Ingredients get thoroughly destroyed. Eggs and cream get beaten, it all gets mixed together, and then as coup de grâce, it’s all baked to a crisp.
Cake is basically just a very slow explosion, which is a type of destruction.
Now I’m kind of expecting #2 of being the culprit here, destroying Sweetdaddy to put his own moves on Bubbles.
Is that cake a lie or not? I can’t quite decide.
I think it’s true cake here in Skin Horse. In Sluggy Freelance, though, the cake is Aylee.
Like!
Man, Bubbles’ relationships seem to be about as meaningful and long lasting as Tip’s. It does look like she has fun though.
Well you know, service is her only joy
The sweet murmurs of burgeoning romance…
(Based on “Gunga Din” by Rudyard Kipling)
You may dream of comic strips
That are filled with clever quips,
And with art that is a true delight to see …
But for sheer consistent fun,
You all know the finest one
Is daily work of Shaenon Garrity!
Even on her day of birth,
She can still deliver mirth!
(Though the “Star Wars” fans intrude upon her scene,
Saying “May the Fourth be with you”
As the Jedi and the Sith do.)
Let’s ignore them and applaud our comics queen.
For it’s Shae! Shae! Shae!
Son and husband and the readers shout “Hooray!”
Through the years, we have admired you;
By the Muse that has inspired you,
You’re much artsier than I am, Shaenon K.
Is that why there’s a cake in the comic today? She made her own?
Wait, today’s Shannon’s birthday? Because it’s my birthday, too.
May the fourth be with both of us, I guess.
Yup. That’s why Artie’s serial number is RT-5478.
Happy birthday Shaenon!
Here, have a cake, with gerbil, tesla coil and vial (mint-flavored, of course): http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DraikNova/MOCs/cake_with_gerbil.png
My God!
I suppose “Happy Birthday!” is in order. We could all sing the song—it’s in public domain now.
Thanks Ed! Your filks take me back to the happy times spent reading and memorizing Mad Magazine’s song parodies. Happiest of birthdays, Shaenon. I will eat a slice of Crixa’s pave vergiate in your honor.
Hi Ed, nice to hear from you again, and incidentally to see that you haven’t lost your touch with filks.
Well, service to her readership is obviously her joy.
Not sure how this error can be that difficult to reproduce; it shows up consistently every time a new comic is loaded. All it takes is finding one device that features the bug.
That’s just it, it doesn’t on my end. I find.a device that features a bug, I post a comment, and it gets fixed and doesn’t happen again, even with a new comic.
That’s weird. It doesn’t always show up for me, but usually it requires me to have loaded the comments page for the comic at least once, after which it keeps displaying the page. I’m in chrome’s incognito mode, so it’s probably not the cache.
It appears to be a bug with the cache plugin. I’ve fixed it temporarily and am sending Shaenon a writeup. The reason posting a comment fixed the problem was that known users of the site bypass the cache, and once you’ve commented during a browser session, you’re a known user. I think if you’d closed the browser completely and loaded the site again once you re-opened it, you would have experienced the problem again — the cache files that unknown users see weren’t getting updated properly.
I just realized: Shelby came back into the lab yesterday.
Joyeux anniversaire, Shaenon! Happy Birthday, Ms. Garrity! Feliz cumpleaños!
I hope he made enough for everybody.
Its a comic cake – there is enough for everybody – Happy Birthday!
It was a birth destined to add years of out loud laughter to many lives.
Happy birthday Shaenon! Your inimitable wit makes the world a better place, trite as that might sound. May you spin Time’s Teetotum a good many more times, ere your inning is released!
A touchingly beautiful soliloquy by Bubbles in the second panel. Although i admit that it goes beyond my ability to translate past the general feel of what she’s saying. Probably not “To be or not to be”
And I have no idea why this showed up as a reply. Though as long as it’s here I second Urlance Woolbane’s comment 😀
s/(service|destroy)/cake/g
Man, commenting to see comments is impractical. Oh well, at least Bubbles is being cute. Although that smile in the last panel doesn’t look entirely real.
Happy birthday, Shaenon! May you and those around you destroy this day in a most worthy manner!
(slaps forehead). Focus, Ms. Cooler, focus. The cake may be warm any yummy, but you must maintain you vigil and do your duty. They also serve who stand and watch, and all that.
I volunteer to remove the offending pastry, so as not to tempt the watchrobot to abandon her duties. (salutes)