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[Limmo]

It's been 24 years since I heard it, but from what I remember... kind of industrial 80s pop songs with this totally bizarre-looking flamboyant German guy launching into an all-out totally operatic soprano falsetto at full lung, sung in English with a gruff German accent.  Most people ran screaming for the volume knob.

What, like this?

[Drygioni]

What, like this?

Jesus christ. It's like Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk and Edward Scissorhands had a retarded baby. He does a pretty good Baroque-era soprano though.

[sailor]

Jesus christ. It's like Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk and Edward Scissorhands had a retarded baby. He does a pretty good Baroque-era soprano though.

and Pee-wee. Definitely some Herman blood in there.

[Roger]

I looked up Gesellschaft and I came up with over a dozen meanings. From "association" to "body" to "enterprise" and so on. Could Ray be saying "I own property" on the first panel?
Also, I was expecting him to return in the end of the strip saying Now's the time in Sprockets when we DANCE!"


EDIT: Just after posting I realized that the Gesellschaft line was the thread title. Translaten-fün included. Who's stupid? Me (I am).

[Fooker]

The dude owns property. Notorious L.I.N.C.O.L.N.

[mrchee]

If your cans stay negative for more than 90 days your account is deleted

Is this true?

[pmcd9]

Don't worry about it Chee.

~Paul

[Pimp_skitters]

What, like this?

  That's unspeakably wonderfull. A can for finding this and thus scaring away any countertenors posting on this board.

[Lt. Geyser Shitdick]

I love this strip.  What a fantastic tribute to all the men and women who died on 9/11.

[wombat]

A can for finding this and thus scaring away any countertenors posting on this board.

You got a problem with countertenors, buster?  Some of my best friends are countertenors.

[smick]

So, after watching that video, I have to ask...

Is Klaus Nomi related to the bots?

Note the gloves, and the rounded box chest.  Perhaps Klaus was created in the bots image.

[dejavroom]

Is this true?

No it's not. I've been tossing cans in your general direction for a while now, actually.

[Bn1]

What, like this?

Anyone notice the alt text (or whatever you'd call the comments in the bubble over the cartoon) changed to a Klaus Nomi recommendation/reference?  Earlier it said 'click for translatenfun' or something similar.

(Yes I read the strip several times a day at present.. it helps keep me sane at work)

[Drastic Action]

I must say that having seen Klaus perform, my day took on a new hue.  He must be simply making sure no one misses out.

[Pimp_skitters]

You got a problem with countertenors, buster?  Some of my best friends are countertenors.

  Well actually... I do have a couple problems with them.
  Firstly, some of them are just plain awfull, but people just accept that "that's what a countertenor sounds like". There is no reason to sound like a cat being strangled, no matter what type of voice you sing in. Good countertenors proove this.
  Secondly, and more importantly, they've more or less hoaxed the whole opera audience into thinking they're good replacements for castrati. Castrati were boys castrated before puberty so that their voices didn't drop when they became adults, countertenor's are men who's voices did drop, but choose to sing in falsetto ( our beloved Klaus Nomi being an example ). Now put that way, you'd think most people would get that these are not the same thing, but nowdays all the old castrati parts are automatically given to countertenors. Women's voices are much, much closer to castrati voices than countertenors. The vocal chords are the same, the castrati just had more powerfull lungs to perform the vocal stunts they did. Sure, they're male roles, but castrati looked like women minus a few features and taller. So give women the roles! Besides, everyone loves lesbians.
  I should say that I do like some countertenors, and many have nice voices. Like this guy.

 

Anyone notice the alt text (or whatever you'd call the comments in the bubble over the cartoon) changed to a Klaus Nomi recommendation/reference?  Earlier it said 'click for translatenfun' or something similar.

  I was wondering about that, I thought my memory was playing tricks on me.