good observation there, some comics get stale as time passes some get better. skin horse is firmly in group 2.
and somebody tell nick there is somebody for every geek and he is not being nice leaving dr.lee pining for a gentle touch, followed by some serious ….
Panel 3: Hate to break it to you, Nick, but you just described 99% of the relationships on the planet. Given the several billion people we’ve got, I’d have to say it’s not insurmountable.
The fact that he’s just like everyone else is kind of beside the point. Misery may love company, but that doesn’t make it any less miserable. And knowing that everyone else has the same problem doesn’t help you solve the problem.
He needs someone he trusts to give him clear starter instructions.
*smack
*smack
“follow me”
*They walk to Dr Lee
*smack
“Now tell her you want to explore a relationship with her”
*Turn to Dr Lee
“Be nice”
I don’t know who’s around right now who could do it. Sweetheart got hung up on her own problems, as did Chris and Marcie. Unity is fairly oblivious and not particularly motivated. Moustachio offers advice based on his own relationships. Hitty would just hit. Tip thinks everybody’s in love with him. Tigerlily’s forceful jive was so far ineffective. Shelby was working at the new building. Are Jonah Yu and Nera Vivaldi still around?
And you’re right, language is weird. Because while your interpretation is not grammatically wrong, neither is mine. And yes, I was also speaking pedantically.
So unless Nick actually clarifies it, we’ll never know which way he meant it.
I like Nick’s tenderly supportive expression in that last panel.
good observation there, some comics get stale as time passes some get better. skin horse is firmly in group 2.
and somebody tell nick there is somebody for every geek and he is not being nice leaving dr.lee pining for a gentle touch, followed by some serious ….
…WoW coop playing.
And just what part of his body could Nick use to bolt himself to Dr. Lee?
I’m afraid it’s impossible, as male and female humans lack any particular body parts that interlock.
What?
Is that a joke or did you fail basic human anatomy? o_O
I see only one way for you to find out. ‘educate’ wykstrad Wink wink.
She could scoop his brain again and giver herself a hump, I guess.
Or she could leave him the way he is, and give him a hump.
Isn’t lee riding a helicopter kinda like the other way around
I wouldn’t have thought that deep-sea marine biology trivia was one of Mustachio’s interests.
Ooh! On the topic of deep-sea marine biology, how about Ursula Vernon’s essay on whalefall boneworms?
I wouldn’t be surprised if that particular tidbit came from Tip or someone else they know.
You never know what you’ll find on a popcorn tin…
That was interesting to read, thanks Owlmirror.
Except you maintain autonomy when necessary. So, you’ve scored the perks without the downsides.
i love nick’s expression in the last panel. he’s a really good friend. <3
+1
Hey, whatever jolts your bolts, Moustachio….. I think you and your Hitty make a lovely couple (or coupling. However that works.)
Baring his soul to Moustachio is exactly the conversation Nick needed.
And for all they’re good friends, this is the first time they’ve been able to fit inside the same building and have a face-to-face conversation.
Sometimes talking to you does make me feel better about my own problems. Everyone needs to recalibrate their weirdometer sometimes.
No links? Bah. http://narbonic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/060211.jpg
I never thought I’d say this, but Nick and Dr. Lee are worse than Dave and Helen.
And that’s saying something. Dave and Helen set the bar pretty high.
Right?!
My respect and admiration for Moustachio just hit new levels. I think my eyes went glassy….
Panel 3: Hate to break it to you, Nick, but you just described 99% of the relationships on the planet. Given the several billion people we’ve got, I’d have to say it’s not insurmountable.
The fact that he’s just like everyone else is kind of beside the point. Misery may love company, but that doesn’t make it any less miserable. And knowing that everyone else has the same problem doesn’t help you solve the problem.
He needs someone he trusts to give him clear starter instructions.
*smack
*smack
“follow me”
*They walk to Dr Lee
*smack
“Now tell her you want to explore a relationship with her”
*Turn to Dr Lee
“Be nice”
I don’t know who’s around right now who could do it. Sweetheart got hung up on her own problems, as did Chris and Marcie. Unity is fairly oblivious and not particularly motivated. Moustachio offers advice based on his own relationships. Hitty would just hit. Tip thinks everybody’s in love with him. Tigerlily’s forceful jive was so far ineffective. Shelby was working at the new building. Are Jonah Yu and Nera Vivaldi still around?
Hrm. THE copter, not A copter. Interesting.
Why is that interesting? “A” implies ambiguity – it could be any copter. Whereas “the” implies specificity – it refers to only one copter.
It implies a personal separation between him as the copter and him as a human. Essentially, that he doesn’t feel like a copter anymore.
pedantically, “a copter” would imply that this was juste another state of being.
“the copter” implies that he’s talking about something other than himself.
Language is weird (and hard to describe when it’s not your native tongue)
Interesting interpretation.
And you’re right, language is weird. Because while your interpretation is not grammatically wrong, neither is mine. And yes, I was also speaking pedantically.
So unless Nick actually clarifies it, we’ll never know which way he meant it.
Get you a man who will bolt himself to you like a vestigial male to an anglerfish lady.
…wait actually maybe don’t do that exact thing.