That made me laugh for much longer than it should have.
And, do I see a different colour polish on Amanda’s nails? As far as I remember, last time it was pink with stars, now it’s bright red. Has she had another mother/daughter manicure bonding day? If so, that’s awesome. And if not, if it was a home job, that’s still good. I doubt the orphanage had nail polish for the kids to use, so Andi doing a home manicure with Amanda and teaching her how to do it herself could be a great bonding experience.
Amanda is taking this all in stride. if she’s anything like me, the “cheese shell’ has mollified her ‘breadless nuggets are missing the best part of nuggets’ and triggered a ‘well… that sounds interesting!’ response.
Also, another fundamental pillar of her worldview comes tumbling down.
But No one would take chocolate from a family member without permission, would they?
He who steals my money wounds my wallet, he who takes my chocolate wounds my Soul! (I can’t remember who said this, but it is a family defense against predation.
Bad Dave! You just made me spit coffee through my nose. Safety tip kids – don’t drink (anything) and read Selkie or spilling from laughter will commence.
I dunno about the nuggets, but if you have a hankering for large quantities of fried cheese, you could try making a chupaqueso: http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-09-06
I’d say the real problem is that the cheese would, well, melt off. It’s very liquid. Now, if you cooked the nuggets first, then surrounded them in non-melted cheese and cooked it just enough for it to become soft but not yet liquid…
I’m thinking if you were to freeze the cheese-encrusted nuggets before trying it might work ok. Freezing onion rings after tossing them in the batter usually makes them come out better.
Hmmm, melted Velveeta is a popular snack here, maybe I’ll give it a try.
Better pre-cook the meat chunks. Now you can dip them in melted cheese and freeze the coated nuggets – but when you deep fry them, the cheese will still melt before the meat thaws.
Turn it inside out – a hollowed out nugget with the cheese on the inside, like a McDonald’s cheese stick with meat replacing the breading. Cooking that has to be very carefully timed to get the outside fried before the inside melts and runs out, but McD’s manages. Some other restaurants, not so well…
You’ll need to do something to keep most of the oil from soaking into the meat, at least if you want it to be palatable to humans who weren’t raised on the Arctic Ocean. (Orcas, Polar Bears, and other denizens of the far north and far south need all the fat they can get, and I hear that Inuits chew a strip of blubber for a treat.) It’s likely that Selkie’s digestion would handle a grease-soaked chicken nugget easily, but she doesn’t burn that many calories, and her friends might get sick. I’d base the coating on eggs, maybe eggs and milk – something like this has been used to make lower-calorie french fries by sealing the pores in the potato, but it has to seal larger pores.
Optical illusion; Amanda’s hair in the second to last panel matches the curve of her head in the last panel, making it look like she’s so blown away she’s crossing comic borders!
Yet another example of Tangents — unintended confusions about what is actually going on in the panel, via overlap or continued elements in the wrong places. It’s been one of Dave’s bugaboos for a long time.
My favorite example of Selkie tangents was back under the lake, in the way Scar’s nose interacted with the Agent’s body: https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie993/
Avoiding tangents is all about noticing when the lines convey an inaccurate impression, and moving items around so they overlap in ways which are obvious and not visually confusing.
does anyone remember which comic they talked about how selkie got her name of “selkie”? Was it because her mom was speaking her native tongue and the orphanage just assumed it was her name or something similar, right?
Forgive me if I’m wrong but doesn’t Amanda already sort of know that Selkie is eating/drinking plants? Its was mentioned back in the Christmas segment a little over a year ago when Amanda was in the room and presumably within earshot. https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie836/
Not to mention shortly right after this scene we see Selkie try the very tart lemonade that Amanda just drank. https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie840/
I guess its not impossible that Amanda just wasn’t paying attention and/or just didn’t realize that Selkie was drinking plants.
That made me laugh for much longer than it should have.
And, do I see a different colour polish on Amanda’s nails? As far as I remember, last time it was pink with stars, now it’s bright red. Has she had another mother/daughter manicure bonding day? If so, that’s awesome. And if not, if it was a home job, that’s still good. I doubt the orphanage had nail polish for the kids to use, so Andi doing a home manicure with Amanda and teaching her how to do it herself could be a great bonding experience.
Yep! They’re trying a few different pink-red shades.
Amanda is taking this all in stride. if she’s anything like me, the “cheese shell’ has mollified her ‘breadless nuggets are missing the best part of nuggets’ and triggered a ‘well… that sounds interesting!’ response.
Also, another fundamental pillar of her worldview comes tumbling down.
actually, cheesy nuggets sound far more yummy then the normal kind 😉
and i can totally understand amandas panic – chocolate is plants mixed with milk after all! does she now has to hide her sweets from selkie?!
But No one would take chocolate from a family member without permission, would they?
He who steals my money wounds my wallet, he who takes my chocolate wounds my Soul! (I can’t remember who said this, but it is a family defense against predation.
My daughter rephrases that as “He who steals my money wounds my wallet, he who takes my chocolate dies horribly”
LOL that should be on a shirt!
I wish so badly I had considered that angle on it, that I had to make an alternate version of the final panel.
https://i.imgur.com/bT84It5.jpg
i checked it out…EPIC!!
Bad Dave! You just made me spit coffee through my nose. Safety tip kids – don’t drink (anything) and read Selkie or spilling from laughter will commence.
Dave, did you have a real recipe in mind for this? I wanna make it just to try it.
I’m in Texas, I’ve got a fryer, and I’m not afraid to use it.
I dunno about the nuggets, but if you have a hankering for large quantities of fried cheese, you could try making a chupaqueso: http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-09-06
To be wholly honest, my recipe for the cheese-shelled nuggets is only hypothetical, I haven’t tried it in action. But the on-paper recipe is:
1. Slice a package of chicken strips (or a boneless breast) into bite size chunks.
2. Set up a double boiler and melt a brick of cheese.
3. Dredge the nuggets in the cheese
4. Place the cheese-covered nuggets into boiling oil and cook until browned.
Again no idea how well that would work in practical application, but… well, let me know!
I’d say the real problem is that the cheese would, well, melt off. It’s very liquid. Now, if you cooked the nuggets first, then surrounded them in non-melted cheese and cooked it just enough for it to become soft but not yet liquid…
I’m thinking if you were to freeze the cheese-encrusted nuggets before trying it might work ok. Freezing onion rings after tossing them in the batter usually makes them come out better.
Hmmm, melted Velveeta is a popular snack here, maybe I’ll give it a try.
Better pre-cook the meat chunks. Now you can dip them in melted cheese and freeze the coated nuggets – but when you deep fry them, the cheese will still melt before the meat thaws.
Turn it inside out – a hollowed out nugget with the cheese on the inside, like a McDonald’s cheese stick with meat replacing the breading. Cooking that has to be very carefully timed to get the outside fried before the inside melts and runs out, but McD’s manages. Some other restaurants, not so well…
You’ll need to do something to keep most of the oil from soaking into the meat, at least if you want it to be palatable to humans who weren’t raised on the Arctic Ocean. (Orcas, Polar Bears, and other denizens of the far north and far south need all the fat they can get, and I hear that Inuits chew a strip of blubber for a treat.) It’s likely that Selkie’s digestion would handle a grease-soaked chicken nugget easily, but she doesn’t burn that many calories, and her friends might get sick. I’d base the coating on eggs, maybe eggs and milk – something like this has been used to make lower-calorie french fries by sealing the pores in the potato, but it has to seal larger pores.
Making life weird for N years and going. THAT needs to be a marketing t-shirt dave. I want one.
Optical illusion; Amanda’s hair in the second to last panel matches the curve of her head in the last panel, making it look like she’s so blown away she’s crossing comic borders!
Please don’t make triggered jokes.
@ladyobvious
So Asking what happened after Dale Evans told a dirty joke to Roy Rodgers horse would be in bad taste. I mean the horse was trigger.
That’s not funny. You’re being a troll.
Did they trigger you?
P.S. Don’t make Trump jokes. He gets too much attention
You’re really acting aggressive and rude. Triggered jokes aren’t funny.
Ah… you’re right. Sorry.
Dave? Is there a way to edit my post to remove that part?
Sure, I can do that.
Yet another example of Tangents — unintended confusions about what is actually going on in the panel, via overlap or continued elements in the wrong places. It’s been one of Dave’s bugaboos for a long time.
My favorite example of Selkie tangents was back under the lake, in the way Scar’s nose interacted with the Agent’s body: https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie993/
Avoiding tangents is all about noticing when the lines convey an inaccurate impression, and moving items around so they overlap in ways which are obvious and not visually confusing.
http://emptyeasel.com/2008/11/18/avoiding-tangents-9-visual-blunders-every-artist-should-watch-out-for/
XD Poor Amanda. Her whole world is upside down.
does anyone remember which comic they talked about how selkie got her name of “selkie”? Was it because her mom was speaking her native tongue and the orphanage just assumed it was her name or something similar, right?
Sorry, no, but it is mentioned on that Q&A page;
https://selkiecomic.com/faq/
Does anyone else want a recipe for these fried cheese chicken nuggets? I actually tried a search for one and did not find what I think these are.
I would I would. Dave, can you help?
Posted a recipe up above a bit. Caveat: it’s only a hypothetical recipe, I haven’t tried it out in actual practice.
This sounds like a job for… the Deranged Cook!
BRB… [heads to kitchen]
Forgive me if I’m wrong but doesn’t Amanda already sort of know that Selkie is eating/drinking plants? Its was mentioned back in the Christmas segment a little over a year ago when Amanda was in the room and presumably within earshot.
https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie836/
Not to mention shortly right after this scene we see Selkie try the very tart lemonade that Amanda just drank.
https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie840/
I guess its not impossible that Amanda just wasn’t paying attention and/or just didn’t realize that Selkie was drinking plants.
Amanda was Very Busy. She had a lot of things to focus on beyond what her apparently-sister-now-ugh was drinking.