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2015-02-11

by shaenon on February 11, 2015 at 12:01 am
Chapter: Mixed-Up Files
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  1. Robert Nowall
    February 11, 2015, 1:54 am | # | Reply

    Good thing the drone is flexible…

    (Who got here first today, huh?)

  2. eddurd
    February 11, 2015, 2:01 am | # | Reply

    A bit tricky, since the original song has such an irregular meter, but I think it works …

    (TUNE: “Bein’ Green”, Joe Raposo, performed by Jim Henson)

    It’s not that easy being hot …
    Trying to act sane, although I’m not …
    When I could obsess on sports, or cars, or money,
    Or some such thing, much more mundane!

    It’s not easy being hot …
    Hiding the charisma that I’ve got …
    And groupies just won’t let me go,
    ‘Cause I stand out
    From the ordinary guys,
    Who all look so plain!

    But being hot helps to recruit,
    A buttload of minions who are cute!
    It helps to be smart and a hot mess!
    More wellness and not less!
    And loony, to boot!

    When hot is all I’ve ever been,
    It takes one to know one,
    But no wonder, no one dare …
    I am hot, and I accept it …
    I’m beautiful,
    Like you wish that you could be!

  3. Nich
    February 11, 2015, 2:06 am | # | Reply

    What’s upward dog?

    wait, no, I’m doing this wrong

    • bellringer187868
      February 11, 2015, 6:42 am | # | Reply

      When *I* was taught Yoga, it was ‘The Cobra’. Now the cool kids have decided it’s a dog pose.

      • Matt Buchwald
        February 11, 2015, 9:36 am | # | Reply

        I thought Cobra didn’t use hands.

    • Chris M.
      February 11, 2015, 4:34 pm | # | Reply

      I think I’ve heard of them, they’re that new startup, only I heard they lost their venture funding, which is a real shame because they’ll probably have to shut upward dog.

  4. Michael Brewer
    February 11, 2015, 2:17 am | # | Reply

    ….Are we sure she’s actually at the institute? And/or hasn’t just been kidnapped by a random Mad Scientist? Assuming he even IS a Mad Scientist..

  5. Frank
    February 11, 2015, 2:24 am | # | Reply

    wait, you can get science groupies? Our labs don’t know that!

    Also, is sweetheart really finding him hot?

    • christineincanada
      February 11, 2015, 3:23 am | # | Reply

      Right? Or perhaps Artie was wrong when he thought that she prefers women?

      • GammarayCanon
        February 11, 2015, 3:56 am | # | Reply

        Preferring women does not exclude her liking men.

        • s854
          February 11, 2015, 4:58 am | # | Reply

          Or flirting with a man in an attempt to find out what’s going on here.

        • Guesticus
          February 11, 2015, 6:06 am | # | Reply

          Or simply acknowledging beauty in whatever form it takes
          Like they say: even gay men admire a fine set of boobs

      • Manifesta
        February 11, 2015, 4:39 am | # | Reply

        I don’t know that Sweetheart prefers “women” categorically. I think it’s that she loves Unity, most particularly. Remember, she did have sex with Buddy in Canada, although she seems not to have been impressed by it. She also, despite what Tip said, seemed to be attracted to H.T., however briefly.

        • Guesticus
          February 11, 2015, 6:09 am | # | Reply

          She certainly seems a little jealous of Britta Bubbles, more than just simply possessive of Unity

    • Robert Nowall
      February 11, 2015, 5:15 am | # | Reply

      It’ll probably wind up a big disappointment to both of them.

    • John Robert Mead
      February 11, 2015, 10:15 am | # | Reply

      Huh. To me Sweetheart is being sarcastic, given the emphasis in the text and her expression.

      • Nathan (Wilson)
        February 11, 2015, 1:35 pm | # | Reply

        Well, yes. I’m seeing the sarcasm too, but it’s directed at the (non-existent) difficulty of “accepting who you are” when you’re attractive and intelligent.
        (Which sweetheart is, but probably doesn’t realize, while super-hot genius dude is aware of his endowments)

        • Nathan (Wilson)
          February 11, 2015, 1:57 pm | # | Reply

          I keep forgetting his name, apparently Ao Otori isn’t very memorable. How is that even pronounced? Ay-Oh? Ow?

          • christineincanada
            February 13, 2015, 1:16 am | #

            The ‘a’ sound as in cat, the ‘ow’ from cow, all in one syllable. A-o.

    • Frank
      February 16, 2015, 4:03 am | # | Reply

      I meant she thinks he’s hot as a dog

  6. oneuniverse2
    February 12, 2015, 3:06 pm | # | Reply

    I agree with him that wading through the groupies can be bothersome. 😉

  7. Gyrre
    February 20, 2015, 7:35 pm | # | Reply

    So I’ve finally gotten around to reading through Narbonic (I found Skin Horse a few years ago on GoComics and didn’t know there it was a spinoff/sequel). And I came across this bit in the Director’s Cut.

    “Yeah, so over in Skin Horse, Unity is a construct zombie with a cloned brain. Her brain apparently came from the DNA of a top assassin which was sold to the government by a mad scientist. And that’s all I have to say about that, except that it’s nice when everything falls together so neatly.”

    That explains so, SO, much.

  8. Gyrre
    February 20, 2015, 7:54 pm | # | Reply

    Also, I’ve been reading Lil’ Mell. I have my suspicions as to who the shadowy guy is that runs A-Sig/the shadow gov. I’ll try to avoid using actual names in the event I’ve got it right. And if I do, I don’t mind if this post gets deleted.

    REMEMBER, THIS IS PURE SPECULATION. (not in any particular order)

    1) Helen B. Narbon’s N.E.M.E.S.I.S.
    2) A rather precocious 1st grader that was a former classmate of one of the Narbonic mains.
    3) A homeschooled kid that the above mentioned main knew. (BTW, is he meant to have one of the various Autism Spectrum Disorders? If so, thanks for the representation. Also, and which one?)
    4) The main with a knack for computers and programming that eventually went made.
    5) (A) super-intelligent gerbil(s) parading around in a human form exosuit.
    6) A certain heroic forensic linguist.
    7) the offspring of a particular battle android and her shap-shifter boyfriend.

    • Gyrre
      February 20, 2015, 8:02 pm | # | Reply

      #7 is both just for fun and because it would be interesting if those two not only figured out how to have sex, but also managed to procreate.

    • Gyrre
      February 20, 2015, 8:06 pm | # | Reply

      Damned mis-placed e’s. I think it’s time for bed. Or a job with a normal schedule.

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