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That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« on: January 31, 2007, 05:23:12 am »
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Re: that was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2007, 05:24:34 am »
food chain. get used to it.
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Re: that was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2007, 05:26:05 am »
Yeah, this one is pretty good. I especially like how gangsta Ray is when he holds his glock sideways. Cow kinda looks like a spotted dog, though.
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Re: That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2007, 05:28:07 am »
Also! Am I the only one who sees more than a bit or irony in a cat using the food chain as an excuse to kill a cow?
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Re: That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2007, 06:36:47 am »
I mean, a cat is more likely to kill a cow in the food chain than vice versa.
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Re: That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2007, 07:09:16 am »
Onstad gets an F- for that cow.  Apparently all the ugly cows are given away by farmers and sent to these classes for people to go "Hostel" on them.

I never took a class where we had to shave our heads, but I think I want to.



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Re: That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2007, 07:10:13 am »
Quote from: DanSC on January 31, 2007, 06:36:47 am
I mean, a cat is more likely to kill a cow in the food chain than vice versa.

A housecat's ancestors might have taken down a wounded oxen or something... maybe stolen a baby calf and eaten it...I bet that there are mountain lions that have purloined livestock before. I like the fact that 'Stad realized that Ray is not human sized in comparison to a cow, and therefore added the alt-text to describe the height difference. Isn't it funny that he draws them human-sized now, instead of cat-sized? I guess it's because their personalities have taken on human-like proportions since the early days.

I don't like this strip. It makes me sad. It reminds me of why I was veg for so many years...although animals have ALWAYS eaten other animals. It is the food chain, after all. Humans are omnivores, I guess I should get used to it.
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Re: That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2007, 10:59:30 am »
That cow is pretty assily drawn, but this is still a great strip. Of course Ray would have to stand on a stool!
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Re: That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2007, 11:30:46 am »
1 - The cow looks like a rotweiller that ate a barrel. Is HILARIOUS.
2 - The "cow's" startled expression when Ray shoots.
3 - "That was uncalled for".

I'm happy that a cow got shot in today's strip.
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Re: That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2007, 12:29:26 pm »
It must be kind of hard to curb a mussel, you could smash someone's fingers up pretty good. Hopefully the williams-sonoma curb mat has a device that allows you to hold things in place.

I'm not sure Onstad knows what a cow is.
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Re: That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2007, 01:54:01 pm »
Between "fila" in the newsletter and "curb" in the strip it's like Onstad went out of his way to use words I wouldn't understand today.

Panel 6 is the best one. There is no argument.
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Re: That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2007, 02:07:42 pm »
Quote from: CortJstr on January 31, 2007, 01:54:01 pm
Between "fila" in the newsletter and "curb" in the strip it's like Onstad went out of his way to use words I wouldn't understand today.

Panel 6 is the best one. There is no argument.

"curb" as in curb-stomp.  As in a reference to the mediocre movie "American History X."
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Re: That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2007, 03:28:51 pm »
Is anyone else disturbed by the mental image of Ray with a shaved head? 
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Re: That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2007, 03:30:22 pm »
Quote from: jldunston on January 31, 2007, 03:28:51 pm
Is anyone else disturbed by the mental image of Ray with a shaved head? 

Couldn't be any worse than when Philippe did it.
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Re: That was uncalled for (1.31.07)
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2007, 03:51:19 pm »
OK cort - you are the king.

I liked everything including bossy about today's one-off. I'll bet Ray didn't imagine processing his own cow though. Hella work and messy too.
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