Is it just me, or does Nick’s story parallel Dave’s? He’s been killed (on paper, and in a semi biological sense), had his brain put into a robot, turned into a woman, and is falling for the woman who did it all.
Dr Lee built a machine that spits out brains. The hardest part of having kids with her would be convincing her *not* to build a machine that spat out babies…
It could have its uses. I recall a story by Stanislaw Lem in which a war is won by bombarding the enemy with mass-produced babies [1] until their war effort is crippled by the effort required to take care of all of them…
Sorry about missing yesterday. Firstly, I had some personal business to take care of, and secondly, I could only think of “You’re kinda sleazy, Mr. Green” to the tune of “It’s Not That Easy Being Green” (a song with no meter and no rhymes … kinda hard to filk that).
Anyway, on to today …
(TUNE: “Spirit in the Sky”, Norman Greenbaum)
When they swapped out my organic brain
(In a manner that was quite humane),
Doctor Lee, I hate to pry,
I dunno if my cerebrum is a spy!
I wonder if my cerebrum is a spy?
I’m asking Doctor Lee, she won’t lie …
Did your bosses (I know they’re a pain)
Put some back-door spyware in my brain?
From what I saw,
It’s almost a law:
“Never trust in Anasigma!”
Bet they’ll soon be back again,
They’re gonna tap the spyware they snuck into my brain!
Stupid puce-tipped spyware in my brain!
I wanna say stuff that’s quite profane!
Ginny says, movie tickets she’ll buy …
That won’t help if my cerebrum’s a spy!
My bombastic cerebrum’s a spy!
Oh, Ed , Ed, Ed . . . “no meter and no rhymes” make a song easy to filk.
tune: “Bein’ Green,” Joe Raposo, Sesame Street, 1970
We’re pawns of evil Mr. Green
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves
I think he may have put some spying stuff in me
Along with chivalrously puce-tipped filters, radar equipment
Plus tranceivers and other carp like that
We’re pawns of evil Mr. Green
And don’t pretend you don’t know that he wants to get into your pants
It’s not that I can truly blame him
‘Cause you really out
Like flashy sparkles in the water
Or stars in the sky
But Anasigma’s no good
I think they’d use me against Skin Horse
And you can’t dig through my cerebrum
Just to see if you see ’em
Don’t override me!
If Green is trying to use me
I will kick him in the plaids
But I wonder, I wonder
What you might have put in my mind
That could make me less than the dude I want to be
Has anyone else noticed that with the new comment software sometimes the Reply function doesn’t work. For instance, the comment I left a few minutes ago was a Reply to one of Daniel’s, about evil being its own reward. When the comment posted, it came out as a new thread instead of as a reply. I thought I had seen a reply or two out of sequence before, but this is my first time actually seeing it happen.
I’ve seen it happen in the comments, but never happened to me. I just assumed it was because the reply interface is a bit more confusing in this version.
Just to note, when I tried to post this normally, the length of the post moved the ‘post comment’ button beneath the text below, making it impossible to post. Blocking some of the sites scripts stopped the comment box from moving at all, so problem solved I guess. Not sure if anyone else is having this problem.
To the tune of “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” by The Beatles
Nick and Ginny heading to the movie place,
For an evening watching of Sci-fi,
Nick asks if he’s being used to track and trace,
Will Anasigma maybe use him for a spy?
(Chorus)
Un-in-ten-tion-al spy, am I wrong?
Oh Doc Lee, tell me I’m wrong.
Un-in-ten-tion-al spy, am I wrong?
Oh Doc Lee, tell me I’m wrong.
For a bunch of strips he has had this drone, sweet drone,
So let’s hope that it lacks back doors,
Or else poor Nick could be sconed.
Do you think evil science is worth the pay?
Nick is wishing that he could’ve sworn,
Will buying the tickets make it all OK,
Or will Ginny have to pay for his popcorn?
I wonder if she could operate on his brain again. What kind of resources would she need to do so, considering she’s not a Madgirl, and what would the risk level be?
Ultimate Sarge Longball: Everything Nick’s been saying in his swear filter can be assembled into a bonus story. With extra pork..
(Yes, Jeff is main scripter. Doesn’t mean Shaenon can’t get involved for insidious master plans.)
I dunno, even Mun1 didn’t have chivalrously pink-tipped damp mukluk.
the pay in black ops social services is probably *not* worth it.
Back in my day, evil was its own reward.
Is it just me, or does Nick’s story parallel Dave’s? He’s been killed (on paper, and in a semi biological sense), had his brain put into a robot, turned into a woman, and is falling for the woman who did it all.
@Daniel – spot on! Note how Nick has the characteristic “Henchman Slump” to his shoulders. Very “Dave.”
They’d better not turn Ginny into a guy – I would be SOOOO disappointed.
Also, since UNITY has some of Mell’s genetic code, that leaves both Dr. Narbons and Madblood to have analogs in the Skinhorse story line.
Sweetheart can be Artie.
But she was a guy when we first saw her. Remember this guy?
No, I think Nick is pretty much fallen. Which means it’s not only parallel, but catching up ^_^
Although I do think the parallel will break down somewhat, as having kids would not be as easy for Nick as it was for Dave.
Dr Lee built a machine that spits out brains. The hardest part of having kids with her would be convincing her *not* to build a machine that spat out babies…
It could have its uses. I recall a story by Stanislaw Lem in which a war is won by bombarding the enemy with mass-produced babies [1] until their war effort is crippled by the effort required to take care of all of them…
[1] On parachutes, of course!
Unless they contaminated the babies (prions, etc.), that sounds to me like GIVING them food.
Unlike a certain swift fellow, I’m not being satirical.
Shadowmehr, either you are quite prescient or Jeff and Shaenon are taking cues from our comments. You totally called the backdoor-in-nick’s-head bit.
I’m not sure if it counts as “called” if it was previously said in the script.
http://skin-horse.com/comic/wasnt-the/
http://skin-horse.com/comic/kind-of-person/
If I was prescient, I’d be doing better in the lottery. I can’t speak for Our Esteemed Authors, however.
Many thanks, Kona
Sorry about missing yesterday. Firstly, I had some personal business to take care of, and secondly, I could only think of “You’re kinda sleazy, Mr. Green” to the tune of “It’s Not That Easy Being Green” (a song with no meter and no rhymes … kinda hard to filk that).
Anyway, on to today …
(TUNE: “Spirit in the Sky”, Norman Greenbaum)
When they swapped out my organic brain
(In a manner that was quite humane),
Doctor Lee, I hate to pry,
I dunno if my cerebrum is a spy!
I wonder if my cerebrum is a spy?
I’m asking Doctor Lee, she won’t lie …
Did your bosses (I know they’re a pain)
Put some back-door spyware in my brain?
From what I saw,
It’s almost a law:
“Never trust in Anasigma!”
Bet they’ll soon be back again,
They’re gonna tap the spyware they snuck into my brain!
Stupid puce-tipped spyware in my brain!
I wanna say stuff that’s quite profane!
Ginny says, movie tickets she’ll buy …
That won’t help if my cerebrum’s a spy!
My bombastic cerebrum’s a spy!
Oh, Ed , Ed, Ed . . . “no meter and no rhymes” make a song easy to filk.
tune: “Bein’ Green,” Joe Raposo, Sesame Street, 1970
We’re pawns of evil Mr. Green
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves
I think he may have put some spying stuff in me
Along with chivalrously puce-tipped filters, radar equipment
Plus tranceivers and other carp like that
We’re pawns of evil Mr. Green
And don’t pretend you don’t know that he wants to get into your pants
It’s not that I can truly blame him
‘Cause you really out
Like flashy sparkles in the water
Or stars in the sky
But Anasigma’s no good
I think they’d use me against Skin Horse
And you can’t dig through my cerebrum
Just to see if you see ’em
Don’t override me!
If Green is trying to use me
I will kick him in the plaids
But I wonder, I wonder
What you might have put in my mind
That could make me less than the dude I want to be
Oh, crap! I forgot to delete line 2 from the original lyrics. And the line in stanza 2 should be “‘Cause you really stand out.”
Is it my turn to bitch about uneditable comments? Consider them bitched.
You couldn’t do a “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch?”
…am I the only one thinking that Lee’s blue and yellow outfit is oddly reminiscent of Disney’s Snow White?
Glad you’re back eddurd!
Maybe so, but it’s still fun to loot the bodies.
Has anyone else noticed that with the new comment software sometimes the Reply function doesn’t work. For instance, the comment I left a few minutes ago was a Reply to one of Daniel’s, about evil being its own reward. When the comment posted, it came out as a new thread instead of as a reply. I thought I had seen a reply or two out of sequence before, but this is my first time actually seeing it happen.
I’ve seen it happen in the comments, but never happened to me. I just assumed it was because the reply interface is a bit more confusing in this version.
It has happened to me too, even when the comment box says “Leave a reply.”
**I could only think of “You’re kinda sleazy, Mr. Green” to the tune of “It’s Not That Easy Being Green”**
I read “You’re kinda sleazy, Mr. Green” to “You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch.”
Beat me to it…
I don’t even want to THINK about the bad banana with a great black peel…
And by great I meant greasy. Damn autocorrect…
Just to note, when I tried to post this normally, the length of the post moved the ‘post comment’ button beneath the text below, making it impossible to post. Blocking some of the sites scripts stopped the comment box from moving at all, so problem solved I guess. Not sure if anyone else is having this problem.
To the tune of “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” by The Beatles
Nick and Ginny heading to the movie place,
For an evening watching of Sci-fi,
Nick asks if he’s being used to track and trace,
Will Anasigma maybe use him for a spy?
(Chorus)
Un-in-ten-tion-al spy, am I wrong?
Oh Doc Lee, tell me I’m wrong.
Un-in-ten-tion-al spy, am I wrong?
Oh Doc Lee, tell me I’m wrong.
For a bunch of strips he has had this drone, sweet drone,
So let’s hope that it lacks back doors,
Or else poor Nick could be sconed.
Do you think evil science is worth the pay?
Nick is wishing that he could’ve sworn,
Will buying the tickets make it all OK,
Or will Ginny have to pay for his popcorn?
(Repeat Chorus)
In the words of Mr. Burns, “E-e-e-ex-cel-lent!”
I wonder if she could operate on his brain again. What kind of resources would she need to do so, considering she’s not a Madgirl, and what would the risk level be?