Comic number 200, and it contains a cursing joke! 😀 It also (albiet briefly) contains Grandma and Grandpa, who were also in comic 100. Must be a thing for them.
Thank you everyone for sticking with me through 200 comics. The comic’s two-year anniversary is coming up in a month too… :3
I see a lot of my own humor and speech patterns in Marta. It doesn't show up much in the comic, but in the real world I could use a fudge-ripple swear jar.
I have to wonder how much Marta has donated to the swear jar in her life.
If she’s anything like me, way more then can be considered healthy.
For a little more, you also didn’t include Selkie in the 200 either! O:
with an aunt and an uncle like that, Selkie will be just fine
*ponders word tone and feel*
Okay, that does it – next time I have the urge to politely curse and “fudge” isn’t enough, I’ll use “ripply fudge” instead. 😉
Fudge indeed.
All I can ever imagine when hearing (or reading) that is A Christmas Story. And mentally following with “But I didn’t say fudge,” makes it even better.
We had a swear jar at my workplace, most obnoxiously insulting thing I’ve ever seen.
I despise censorship, and when I spoke properly no one could understand me because I have a decent vocabulary. So either I spoke like they did or they couldn’t understand me, and it was outrageous, something had to be done. My solution was that everytime someone told me to put money in the swear jar I static-shocked them using a floating ground from my phone instead.
Said jar was gone within a week.
I’m fine with swearing in an typical workplace or an adult setting. But I do agree with monitoring language around children. Little ears pick up everything and repeat the one word you never want hem to.
So why not teach them what it means and when to use it?
There’s no reason to hide things from kids unless you want to deal with repression… the world’s a big scary place, but it’s easier to deal with that as a kid than hiding from it your whole life because mommy and daddy taught you sex was a cuss word…
Well, as a father of two, that doesn’t work. You can tell them what it means, and when it is appropriate, but they don’t spend their entire life with you, yannow? They learn a completely different set of rules for proper use of swear words from their friends, and they don’t always discern between the two. This is why a swear jar is appropriate– to teach which set of rules applies and when.
If Marta works as an engineer in the auto industry, I would assume she spends a nonzero amount of time on the factory floor– and there’s an example of a place with different rules on swearing, all over again.
I really don’t think giving co-workers electric shocks is an appropriate reaction to being asked to behave like a professional.
There’s a big difference between being rude in your words and actions and having a realistic approach to language. Not cursing in front of kids doesn’t mean teaching them “sex was a cuss word.” I entered kindergarten not knowing how to swear, but knowing exactly how babies, puppies, tadpoles, and ducklings were made. Cursing is easy to pick up, kids don’t need the adults in their lives throwing it in their faces.
Question (because I’ve forgotten) I know veggies are bad for Selkie but can she eat bread or potatoes? There is a reason for my question trust me.
I don’t think she can eat bread, remember that they ordered her chili dog with no bun. Todd said “Oh right, breads a plant too.”
No, she can’t. Selkie’s a carnivore, so meat only. Small amounts of plant matter won’t affect her when mixed with meat, but she’ll get sick from indigestion if she eats plant matter like buns or potatoes directly. Plus, they generally taste bad to her.
thank you
with that in mind I have found recipes for Selkie’s eventual birthday cake (or cupcakes) I was going to try my hand at some fan art and try to send it in by your 2yr anniversary but… I know I might not have the time to get it done so here are the recipes and I’ll try and sketch it out for you at some point.
Selkie’s birthday cake
Cake–http://allrecipes.com/recipe/aunt-ruths-crab-cakes/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=crab%20cake&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page
Filling/Frosting–http://allrecipes.com/recipe/red-salmon-pate/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=pate&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page
Decoration/Detail–http://search.aol.com/aol/imageDetails?s_it=imageDetails&q=bacon+roses&v_t=tb50TB50CLie7&b=image%3Fquery%3Dbacon%2Broses%26invocationType%3Dtb50TB50CLie7%26oreq%3D7bbdb028f6ec48a08c91a49c26c0d1fc&img=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitrebels.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F04%2FBeautiful-Bacon-Rose-Bouquet-4.jpg&host=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitrebels.com%2Fdesign%2Fhow-to-make-a-bouquet-of-bacon-roses%2F&width=141&height=94&thumbUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fimages-partners-tbn.google.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcROYfuJvRzVWnc5eNzAKPzcYbVNnSsU6pNRFiX89KuJMK2TPDC2kZAZoe4e&imgWidth=600&imgHeight=400&imgSize=198000&imgTitle=bacon+roses
Writing can be done with pate (tinted any color) or any soft cheese. Just use a pastry bag.
I’m kind of envisioning Grandma as coming up with the idea. If they were made as cupcakes you could even make some normal ones with a pink frosting to match the salmon pate so Selkie’s cake wouldn’t immediately appear different from the cupcakes for her guests.
I couldn’t resist. I’ve been looking into making a “meat” cake for my husband’s birthday dinner and the recipes I found for Selkie’s use would please him even more than the usual meatloaf/mashedpotato versions I’ve found previously.
Oh these look soooo good!
Mmmmmmmmm Bacon roses
OMG I had meat cupcakes for my birthday, and they were topped with cheese wiz Selkie could eat those(long story as to why lol)
Wowza, 200 comics and 2 years of Selkie? Awesome! 2 years of Selkie love on the horizon <3 🙂
Is that Antoine subconsciously touching his face because he sees Todd’s rashes?
Probably not. I stand like that from time to time. Looks to me like his head is resting in his hand and the other hand is under that arm.
200! Keep up the good work! You’ve kept it entertaining… so far! (I Kid! No pressure, I swear!)
Nice Ponyo reference ;D
It /is/ a Ponyo reference! xD I can’t believe I didn’t realize it.
What the fudge ripple…I am so stealing that.
HAMS!!!!
I LOVE how Todd and Antoine are in the same EXACT cross-armed, smug-smiled pose as they say “Marta, Swear Jar!” in perfect unison. XD Gotta love the inside jokes that only come from being raised in the same family.
So glad someone else noticed this!
Happy 200! Love the “Swear Jar” XD
-sneaks in-……..so I hear your going to be 2 years old!
beware of Higsby she comes with fish eyeball candy’s for selkie!
I hate to post this now late in the game but the fish eyeball love total reminds me of the song “fish heads”
I frequently curse in Japanese, or in a language of my own design. Or sometimes in other obscure fantasy languages. Most frequently with my own.
Dave> Congrats on 200 strips. I better check where Shards is at. We’re only about 3 months behind you! Also, I need to stop doing side webmastery projects for cash and get back to art for Shards, and to honor your 2nd anniversary!
Whee, Art. 😀 But don’t lose out on income for my sake! 🙁
I’d swear in old entish, but it takes too long!
Collected edition!
Congrats on 200!
Congratz on 200 Dave!!!! My chorus teacher in high school had a swear jar in her class room. We were charged a dime per swear word, but it beat detection. Plus the money always got used for the goodies for our end of the semester party.
In honer of Selkie’s 2 birthday here is a cake for carnivores.
P.S. It tastes very good too that is if you are not a vegan
Here is the link I think .
http://s1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh560/Sean_Gorley/
That looks so good!
ponyo ponyo little fishy in the sea, awesome reference
(Grandma Marigold, from the other room): “By the way, for my grown adult kids, who say bad words in front of my only half-grown grandkids, the minimum deposit for the Swear Jar is now $20 a word!”
Marta: “WHAT? That’s Bullshi–”
Tod&Antoine: “MARTA! SWEAR JAR! HAHAHA!”