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Author Topic: April 18th, 2007: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand  (Read 5050 times)

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April 18th, 2007: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« on: April 18, 2007, 04:07:43 pm »
Todd's so f-frikkin' sweet.  In related news, my fluffy little dog has made the big time.  She killed a fox squirrel after a shrill 5 minute battle in the back yard.  Considering it was at 11pm, which seems late for a squirrel, I'm a little concerned that she got exposed to rabies.  Also the fact that it got caught by my dog doesn't speak well for its pre-mortem health.

I popped the corpse into a ziplock without handling it directly (used the inside out bag as a glove) and stuffed it into the freezer.  Naturally I forgot to mention this detail to my wife, who was appalled but unsurprised at the squirl-cicle when she went to get ice for her afternoon diet coke.  I figure I'll call animal control and see what they think about Petunia's risk.

Also, I am stunned that no-one's beat me to today's strip. 

Edit: fixed link & added date
« Last Edit: April 18, 2007, 05:55:36 pm by jaydub »
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Re: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2007, 04:29:39 pm »
Quote from: jaydub on April 18, 2007, 04:07:43 pm

Also, I am stunned that no-one's beat me to today's strip. 

A late strip. I noticed it, but the pressure of starting the thread with nothing to say stopped me from actually doing it.

"A big metal flip-off stickin' outta the sand" was my first thought. Then I decided "Holy frick! I woke up again!" was the better choice.
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Re: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2007, 04:34:02 pm »
"It's so... important."

This sums up so many of my high experiences.

Not in a... cosmic way or a world-saving way but...

So many jokes were come up with that we were convinced were completely mind-blowingly funny.

Importantly funny.
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Re: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2007, 04:56:48 pm »
I think Onstad mixed up Blister and Todd in the way the squirrel is talking in this strip.  There is copious use of "frikkin" but only one stutter and its in all-caps.  Something seems wrong.
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Re: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2007, 04:58:19 pm »
this just in:  i am terrified of squirrels on coke.
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Re: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2007, 05:16:06 pm »
Quote from: Enkidu on April 18, 2007, 04:56:48 pm
I think Onstad mixed up Blister and Todd in the way the squirrel is talking in this strip.  There is copious use of "frikkin" but only one stutter and its in all-caps.  Something seems wrong.

They're all all-caps.

Oh, and can someone add the date?
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Re: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2007, 05:24:51 pm »
Quote from: Beatrice on April 18, 2007, 04:58:19 pm
this just in:  i am terrified of squirrels on coke.

So is Gina's ... oh, fuck it.
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Re: April 18th, 2007: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2007, 07:40:40 pm »
I think it's mostly funny that Ricky Nihoha has attributes that we associate with a well-rounded character (national origin, backstory, religion, family life, hobbies) when no other squirrel in the strip to date has managed these things. It's like "hey, wait, Todd isn't actually representative of his species? Ha!"

But yes, the "it's so... important" is a winner, as is Todd's arcane methods of deriving drug trips from terrible cast-off items.
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Re: April 18th, 2007: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2007, 08:35:33 pm »
Rabies update:  apparently squirrels are poor vectors for rabies.  The animal services guy listened to my story, then said some stuff that amounted to "don't worry about it".  In the time since records have been kept for such things in California, no one has caught rabies from a squirrel.  Also, while nocturnal behavior is unusual, its not unknown and is more common when the squirrels are having trouble getting enough to eat.

Anyone want a frozen fox squirrel?   
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Re: April 18th, 2007: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2007, 09:44:50 pm »
Best birthday strip evar!
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Re: April 18th, 2007: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2007, 10:53:12 pm »
Most appropriate, certainly.
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Re: April 18th, 2007: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2007, 11:14:38 pm »
The panels depicting Todd's steering-column-induced high remind me of a poorly animated death sequence from an old 16-color Sierra adventure game.  All "SOAK GASKET" and so forth.

Last time we got a flowchart it led into a month-long story arc.  Are we about to witness an arc with Todd as the principal character?  Are we ready for such a thing?
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Re: April 18th, 2007: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2007, 11:52:31 pm »
Quote from: iron_felix on April 18, 2007, 11:14:38 pm
Are we about to witness an arc with Todd as the principal character?  Are we ready for such a thing?

Todd is one of my favorite characters -- but it may be because I have such a restricted-Todd diet. And I love the convention of Squirrels-as-silhouettes -- it reminds me of how all South Park Canadians have flappy heads and beady little eyes.
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Re: April 18th, 2007: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2007, 12:11:52 am »
Maybe one of these was the inspiration for Todd's appearance

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Re: April 18th, 2007: A Big Metal Flip-off Sticking Out of the Sand
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2007, 01:20:33 am »
Quote from: iron_felix on April 18, 2007, 11:14:38 pm
Last time we got a flowchart it led into a month-long story arc.  Are we about to witness an arc with Todd as the principal character?  Are we ready for such a thing?

NO.
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