“The GOAT” (capitalized) seems to have started with Muhammad Ali and progressed through a number of athletes and others; lately it’s been applied to Tom Brady. “Greatest of All Time” seems to be it, though.
In motorbike-racing circles, it’s sometimes applied to Valentino Rossi, aka “The Doctor”, though he would likely award the accolade to Giacomo Agostini. In Rossi’s case, it may additionally be taken to refer to his amorous activites (this being a man who bears on his leathers the slogan WLF, standing – slightly inaccurately on purpose – for Viva la Figa” which translates as “Long Live Pussy.”
Sacrificial goat, intended by the Israelites to be insulted, stoned, and driven out into the wilderness, taking the people’s sins upon himself, as opposed to the pure, white
innocent widdle Lambie….who was sacrificed quite bloodily, with great fanfare and of course great honor.
If you think the process is tilted, You’re not alone.
I think you mean the “scape goat”. The sacrificial goat was the one that had its entrails removed, its blood ritually spread upon the altar, its fat burned, and its flesh consumed by the congregation. And yes, they preferred a lamb as the sacrifice, but they also used rams, goats, bulls, and small birds.
The important distinction there is whether those four letters are used as an acronym (as it is here), or as a word in reference to the animal (like for Charlie Brown).
Shaenon does such a great job conveying M’s emotion using eyes, facial tendrils, and stance. Two self-satisfied “smug”s, one “concerned sincere” from an experienced man of the world.
Funny. That’s been on my mind. I was just thinking the other day that I couldn’t recall seeing Nick smile. No doubt it couldn’t be seen well when he was in the helicopter, but in the Violet-Drone-in-Whimsey-World story, the VR-Whimsey-World story, and his recent return to human form, I could only find one smile: http://skin-horse.com/comic/yet-moustachio/
The third panel might be a smile, but not much of one. However, there are a few others in that storyline where he is definitely smiling: the one where he’s saying “pork pork pork pork pork pork pork pork pork pork mukluk“, the one where Sweetheart is doing her Gilbert and Sullivan routine, and Nick can see it, but the Whimsy employees can’t, and this one.
You gotta have a meat-based body
To have a chance with a beautiful nerd.
You gotta have an organ wee-er, you see
If you wanna be who makes it with Lee.
The fact that you’re a helicopter
Won’t cut it when it’s so absurd.
You gotta have a meat-based body
To have a chance with a beautiful nerd.
I don’t get what he means by goat.
I think the swear filter is seeping through his normal speech patterns. Like its subconscious.
Greatest Of All Time?
I’ve seen GOAT as an acronym used in sports a few times. I assume Nick is using it that way here. Greatest Of All Time, maybe?
Realized later that thinking of it as an acronym had me instinctively pronouncing it “Go-At” like I’m Doofenschmirtz or something. Maybe Dr Time.
“The GOAT” (capitalized) seems to have started with Muhammad Ali and progressed through a number of athletes and others; lately it’s been applied to Tom Brady. “Greatest of All Time” seems to be it, though.
In motorbike-racing circles, it’s sometimes applied to Valentino Rossi, aka “The Doctor”, though he would likely award the accolade to Giacomo Agostini. In Rossi’s case, it may additionally be taken to refer to his amorous activites (this being a man who bears on his leathers the slogan WLF, standing – slightly inaccurately on purpose – for Viva la Figa” which translates as “Long Live Pussy.”
Sacrificial goat, intended by the Israelites to be insulted, stoned, and driven out into the wilderness, taking the people’s sins upon himself, as opposed to the pure, white
innocent widdle Lambie….who was sacrificed quite bloodily, with great fanfare and of course great honor.
If you think the process is tilted, You’re not alone.
I think you mean the “scape goat”. The sacrificial goat was the one that had its entrails removed, its blood ritually spread upon the altar, its fat burned, and its flesh consumed by the congregation. And yes, they preferred a lamb as the sacrifice, but they also used rams, goats, bulls, and small birds.
When Charlie Brown did poorly at baseball he was called a goat and everyone made insulting baa noises at him. Obviously terms change.
The important distinction there is whether those four letters are used as an acronym (as it is here), or as a word in reference to the animal (like for Charlie Brown).
Or if you have the self-confidence that Ali had… (Charlie Brown clearly did not)
If Dr. Lee is Nick’s next competitor, I’m sure Tip would go in for him.
If Tip tried, Nick might seriously reconsider his pacifist stance.
Nick wouldn’t need a substitute or any assistance. I think at this point, Virginia would gladly allow him to conquer her.
Although they would probably request some privacy.
M is a true gentleman.
Shaenon does such a great job conveying M’s emotion using eyes, facial tendrils, and stance. Two self-satisfied “smug”s, one “concerned sincere” from an experienced man of the world.
Is that a smile I see on Nick’s face? (He best be smiling dammit!)
Funny. That’s been on my mind. I was just thinking the other day that I couldn’t recall seeing Nick smile. No doubt it couldn’t be seen well when he was in the helicopter, but in the Violet-Drone-in-Whimsey-World story, the VR-Whimsey-World story, and his recent return to human form, I could only find one smile: http://skin-horse.com/comic/yet-moustachio/
Didn’t Nick smile when in the strip where, as the drone, he thought “Damn right I’m a princess”?
I checked it out. Looked like some sort of grim grimace to me.
The third panel might be a smile, but not much of one. However, there are a few others in that storyline where he is definitely smiling: the one where he’s saying “pork pork pork pork pork pork pork pork pork pork mukluk“, the one where Sweetheart is doing her Gilbert and Sullivan routine, and Nick can see it, but the Whimsy employees can’t, and this one.
Yeah, Nick’s not much of a smiler.
Yes, she’s closing into HIS space. There willl be few complaints.
I’m glad she CARES.
Since we’re all so sophisticated here, quick! What’s the official and professional
label for people who DON’T TRUST anybody they can’t touch?
I think you’re referring to sensory defensiveness
d’aw.
You gotta have a meat-based body
To have a chance with a beautiful nerd.
You gotta have an organ wee-er, you see
If you wanna be who makes it with Lee.
The fact that you’re a helicopter
Won’t cut it when it’s so absurd.
You gotta have a meat-based body
To have a chance with a beautiful nerd.
—from “You Gotta Be a Football Hero.”
Always a trade-off. Nick is being reminded of the benefits.