Todd’s squicked-out reactions were fun to draw, I won’t lie.
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We have a Fan Art update today, courtesy of Jepix!
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I dunno which I love more, the fishy costume or the little spatter of fish guts on Selkie’s cheek. XD
Today's edition of the Secret Commentary is empty, because Dave failed to come up with something for it.
Looks like Selkie and Grandpa Theo are going to become fast culinary friends.
Since it’s my first comment, I’ll just say “love the comic” and leave it at that.
OMG picture is too cute-! *Head explodes into kittens*
Theo is clearly one of those awesome grandpas. I’ll bet he’d play video games with you, even if he had no idea what was going on.
Agreed!
I’d probably be the same with grand-kids. We got to try some cheap snails and fish eggs once in school and I was one of the few who didnt toss their lunches. lol
Sounds like me. Its texture that gets me, not taste. Also I think I’d like fish eyes.
Oh dear. If Selkie gets introduced to such things as caviar and sashimi, Todd is going to have to cater to some expensive tastes!
I couldn’t stop laughing at the “eat the eyes” bit. It brought back fond memories for me. I used to work at Plimoth Plantation and one of the “gross out the patrons” tricks a lot of my coworkers liked to do was eat the eyes when we cooked a fish. They are described as a favorite part in some of the 17th C sources. We used to talk about how the children fought over who got them etc. One of my co-workers claimed they were great “like gummy candy” and after he ate the eye he would stick out his tongue (not at the public, just at us) with the lense on it, apparently it separates easily, looked kind of like a contact lense and made for lots of bad jokes about fishes’ eyesight.
None of the Plymouth Plantation “residents” ever pulled that on me! I wonder why not…
Just had to comment on your “secret director commentary” After snails nothing is off limits huh? I had to cook a lot of “interesting” foods at the museum and there are only 3 I didn’t sample. One of them Selkie would have loved, Herring Roe Puddings. Modern translation: fish sperm sausages. I think you need to consider a future field trip for Selkie to an historical reenactment site where she can encounter some similar recipes. I would love to see her reactions to the museum and Todd’s reactions to the foods, etc.
Where do/did ya work?
That’s the power of marketing; “Herring Roe Pudding” sounds much more appetizing than “fish sperm sausage”. XD
Snails? Personally, I’ve always been of the opinion that “escargot” was simply a mean joke played on the rest of us by the French; “Merde! Theez dirty snails have destroyed half my garden! Bonjour Englishman! Try theez ‘escargot’ – zey are zee delicacy!”
More like, “Zey have deztroyed ‘alf my garden, now zere ees nosing to eat but ze snailz!”
I don’t recall where I learned this – possibly my French teacher in college – but it turns out that the French developed a lot of “gourmet” foods while on the losing side of the War, when they didn’t have a lot to eat and they’d try anything just to stay alive.
How they got from “anti-starvation” to “expensive novelty dish” is beyond me. Then again, I’ve heard a joke about “How dumb do we think the Americans are?” where this Frenchman says he’ll sell us expensive bottled water. And given that you get water at over a buck a bottle, which is not only mere tapwater but actually tapwater that doesn’t have to meet as high a decontamination standard as straight tapwater, I gotta question how much is the joke.
I need to give you another piece of fan art… or 3 LOL.
finished re-reading the archives. 🙁 I really wish there was more 😛
and even as a male half of the time the first thing I think is.
“D’AAAAAAAAWWWWWW”
so I guess you got that part right 😉
I love!! OMG I love Tod’s Dad!! He’s AMAZING. And Selkie’s right, anyway. Caviar (at least small caviar – salmon roe kinda squicked me, too) is awesome. Much noms. And fish heads – especially the eyes – are still considered the best part of the fish in China. They offer them to the guests, and it is at least a bit rude to refuse them. Made things a bit difficult for my sister-in-law when she visited. :0)
Now that’s a grandpa for you! Way to go Theo!
wow… just wow…
i just want to say that i loved this commic, too bad its still early and there isnt enough archive to fill a whole day
i would love to see you try different styles on drawing, the writing is excelent, the idea is sound, the only complain i have is the drawings are… well… kind of hard to look at
instant fan over here!!
You are a better man than I am, Theo
Yeah, I look forward to learning more about Todd’s parents. Theo is clearly going to have little trouble bonding with Selkie; can’t wait to see more of that.
And Grandma’s last line: “… don’t kiss me for a week.” Comedy gold. You are definitely hitting your stride as a writer. Onward and upward, as my stepdad used to say.
My sister’s host family in Mexico tried to convince her that fish eyes were delicious; her host brother’s argument sounded much like Selkie’s. Her expression in the third panel is, I think, possibly the most adorable thing yet, in a webcomic that’s been pretty consistantly adorable!
So, what DOES escargot taste like?
rubbery butter, or really good oyster.
Kind of chewy, but also very savory.
Also depends on where you get them. Mine were a little over-garlic with a basil aftertaste.
Is it normal that after reading this I almost want to try eating fish eyes? XD
Sure!
Theo is officially my avourite secondary character.
Yippee Grandpa!!!
I had escargot in Paris ten years ago, but I still can’t bring myself to eat vegitarian food.
Escargot is the extreme, huh? Well let me tell you, I love them, and I’m a picky eater. There are a whole slew of things I detest, and various foods that are simply NOT TOUCHING MY LIPS, such as natto, spam, and deep-fried butter.
I started eating “garlic snails”, as I called them then, when I was 18 months old. One of my favourite features of my family’s night out at a fancy Greek restaurant.
In that last sentence, I meant nightS out, as in that was where we went if we went to a restaurant as a family group, (and garlic snails was what I asked for every time).
Also, Grandpa Theo is awesome. I just love how he called Selkie “little lady”, I bet that feels really good to her, especially considering the reactions she often gets. Having loving grandparents is going to be a great positive force in her life.
My grandfather tried to push off pickled caff-heart off on me one time and I resisted until i got bored and tried a bite. It is insanely addicting.
That said, this scene brings the warm fuzzies no matter how frightening it is at first.
Well, I have to admit to being a bit put off by such things as fish eyes and snails. To be honest, I’ve never tried either … I’m afraid I’d rather have a nice porterhouse, saffron rice pilaf (one of my favorite rice dishes to make) and some asparagus spears with a bit of butter. LOL
But, I absolutely love everyones expressions in the last panel! Selkie is so thrilled that “grandpa” liked the fish eye!
Dang! Almost forgot to say how much I loved Jepix’s fan art! The smear of fish on Selkie’s face is rather adorable in a gruesome kind of way. ROFL
Reminds me of the photo I took of the barn owl immediately after the one I use as my avatar here. We’ll just say he really enjoyed his snack!
Ewwwww.
…Yeah, that’s pretty much it in reaction to this comic.
Oh, and Todd’s squick expressions are hilarious, you should draw them as often as you can XD.
Great commentary on your comic. I love escargot. Buuuuuut… I still wouldn’t eat fish eyes. I’m sure they’re tasty and all, but the thought of it gives me the jibblies.
Thanks for putting us in your favorites, Dave! And, again, love the comic!
Snail drenched in butter? I gotta hear this… xD
I think my favorite picture of Selkie is in the 3rd panel. Lovely.
I really like Todd’s dot-eyed reactions. They almost remind me of how South Park portrays Canadians.
He is officially the coolest grandpa ever.
Yeah for Granddad of the year!
I thought vegitarians could eat fish. That’s where they get protein from.
@zombiepwner – it depends. rules for vegetarians aren’t always cut-and-dry. you may choose to either eat eggs or count them as off-limits, and same goes for fish. see “ovo-pescetarian” p.s. Tofu, beans and some greens have protein too.
She’s cute enough to get me to try it. >p
I remember I used to love poking fish eyes when I was 6/7 years old… Never tasted one though.
Theo is like my dad, he’ll try anything, even fish eyes. 🙂
Respect to a man who is willing to try such things