Whoops, I fell for an Urban Legend, or, more accurately, propaganda.
Turns out that was a fiction created by Goebbels, who presented Hitler as an ideal example, who neither smoked, drank, ate meat or consorted with women. Only the first was true.
Hitler did eat meat, but only in small amounts, as he felt that it worsened his chronic flatulence and heavy sweating.
And high amounts of meat. But no, he wasn’t a veggie, his doctor may have prescribed it but he never actually was one. It’s annoying this keeps being repeated because people use it as an illogical stick to beat real veggies.
Unity’s analysis brings up an interesting point. Shouldn’t a city of Sparks have been able to bring our undead friends back to living status? It certainly doesn’t seem as if solving The Secrets Of Life And Death has advanced much beyond lightening rods and hunchbacked minions. Surely some further progress has been made in this field by researchers other than Helen? o_O
The annual Lurch for a (the?) Cure is all about curing death (according to Tin Soldier), so I’m assuming, yes, many of them do. (There will always be dissenting views, of course.)
Well, yes. But then again, she’s not exactly a standard mad science zombie, so who knows /how/ the dietary desire for brains works for everyone, and how much they really need it. For Unity, brains to nom on are a luxury, not a need, as far as we’ve seen. It has a tangible bonus to her life, but she can function quite fine without them. Not sure if these guys are the same.
Our new friend Unity
Points out that we depend on charity!
After some thought, she finds,
Between the good points and the bad points,
She is of two minds!
[CHORUS:]
True, as we moan, we search …
Doing our own research!
Fend for yourselves, or be left in the lurch!
She plants seditious thoughts
With happy smiles and witty bon mots!
She says a clever thing,
With undertones that are quite sinister
And threatening! [repeat CHORUS]
One might look at the third panel of the strip and think “Foreshadowing!” Certainly if this was a Zombie Apocalypse movie the brain dispenser would break down and there would be chaos and everybody dead (or undead).
I’m guessing that’s not going to happen here.
It may still be foreshadowing. Anasigma, and its agent Violet Bee, have been shown as anti-mad science before. Vi might decide that the simplest way to derail St. Charlie would be to have a “word” with the BrainOMat and get it to stop functioning for a few days, causing the zombies to lurch and try to feed on the living inhabitants.
A plan doomed to fail comically. since more than half the populace can create plutonium out of household chemicals. A few hundred shamblers wouldn’t even be a challenge.
**siiiiiigh** All this logical, reasoned discussion– and the VERY FIRST THING that I thought when I saw the brains on the table was, “Oh man, if I was there I would SO dress those brains up, put ’em on sticks, and do Ysabet’s Singalong Braaaaiiiiin Theater.” That’s just how I roll, I guess.
Hmm… I wonder if Hitler ate brains?
Probably not. He was known to be a vegetarian.
Whoops, I fell for an Urban Legend, or, more accurately, propaganda.
Turns out that was a fiction created by Goebbels, who presented Hitler as an ideal example, who neither smoked, drank, ate meat or consorted with women. Only the first was true.
Hitler did eat meat, but only in small amounts, as he felt that it worsened his chronic flatulence and heavy sweating.
Odd isn’t it that eating high amounts of vegetables tends to produce flatulence.
And high amounts of meat. But no, he wasn’t a veggie, his doctor may have prescribed it but he never actually was one. It’s annoying this keeps being repeated because people use it as an illogical stick to beat real veggies.
Unity’s analysis brings up an interesting point. Shouldn’t a city of Sparks have been able to bring our undead friends back to living status? It certainly doesn’t seem as if solving The Secrets Of Life And Death has advanced much beyond lightening rods and hunchbacked minions. Surely some further progress has been made in this field by researchers other than Helen? o_O
You assume that they want to be brought back.
Or, given the nature of Mad Science, there might be a side effect they don’t like.
The annual Lurch for a (the?) Cure is all about curing death (according to Tin Soldier), so I’m assuming, yes, many of them do. (There will always be dissenting views, of course.)
They’re mad scientists!
I’m sorry, but zombies a tittering is like sparkling vampires. It just makes you less of a monster.
Do sparklipires have to eat someone to start their glittering?
Naw, they just suck the blood of Twilight fanfic writers.
doesn’t she usually live on large bags of kibble?
Purina Zombie Chow: Best thing to come out of the Mad Cow disease scare.
There’s a reason she’s so… eh… /childlike/.
it’s true, but it’s also a stable solution that she’s apparently willing to, um, live by.
Well, yes. But then again, she’s not exactly a standard mad science zombie, so who knows /how/ the dietary desire for brains works for everyone, and how much they really need it. For Unity, brains to nom on are a luxury, not a need, as far as we’ve seen. It has a tangible bonus to her life, but she can function quite fine without them. Not sure if these guys are the same.
(TUNE: “Think For Yourself”, The Beatles)
Our new friend Unity
Points out that we depend on charity!
After some thought, she finds,
Between the good points and the bad points,
She is of two minds!
[CHORUS:]
True, as we moan, we search …
Doing our own research!
Fend for yourselves, or be left in the lurch!
She plants seditious thoughts
With happy smiles and witty bon mots!
She says a clever thing,
With undertones that are quite sinister
And threatening!
[repeat CHORUS]
Smart UNITY is even more scary than “normal” UNITY… *shudder*
Makes you what might be added to those brains…or whose brain did they clone?
As long as those brains were not cloned from that Abby Normal chap. I’gor
One might look at the third panel of the strip and think “Foreshadowing!” Certainly if this was a Zombie Apocalypse movie the brain dispenser would break down and there would be chaos and everybody dead (or undead).
I’m guessing that’s not going to happen here.
Unless Shaenon finds a way to make it really funny?
This is Shaenon and Jeff you’re talking about. You KNOW they’ll find a way to make it funny…
It may still be foreshadowing. Anasigma, and its agent Violet Bee, have been shown as anti-mad science before. Vi might decide that the simplest way to derail St. Charlie would be to have a “word” with the BrainOMat and get it to stop functioning for a few days, causing the zombies to lurch and try to feed on the living inhabitants.
A plan doomed to fail comically. since more than half the populace can create plutonium out of household chemicals. A few hundred shamblers wouldn’t even be a challenge.
Yes, turn loose the flesh eating fluke worms!
**siiiiiigh** All this logical, reasoned discussion– and the VERY FIRST THING that I thought when I saw the brains on the table was, “Oh man, if I was there I would SO dress those brains up, put ’em on sticks, and do Ysabet’s Singalong Braaaaiiiiin Theater.” That’s just how I roll, I guess.
Are there any better sound effects than “wit!” and “enchante!”? I propose no. Or, at least, probably not.
“Oh man, if I was there I would SO dress those brains up, put ‘em on sticks…”
And feed them to Zombie Head On A Stick?
Guess which cloning fasility is gonna go boom