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Chris Onstad posted:Sondra. That's Ray's mom. Cassandra is Roast Beef. And YOU had to be the one to do it. The creator of the comic just yanked my pants down in front of everyone. Thanks.
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How humiliating is that.
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Apr 11, 2010 03:50
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How much merchandise am I gonna have to buy to save face here? Like, how many t shirts are we talking?
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Apr 11, 2010 03:56
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CannonFodder posted:He's also had a birthday where he turned 5, and a birthday where he turned five.
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Apr 11, 2010 04:14
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robot roll call posted:How much merchandise am I gonna have to buy to save face here? Like, how many t shirts are we talking?
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Apr 11, 2010 04:21
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Shmoses posted:We lookin' at a six hundo. Six hundred dollars is class money
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Apr 11, 2010 11:56
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Zefiel posted:
There needs to be an animated avatar of Todd doing cocaine at Ray.
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Apr 11, 2010 20:49
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robot roll call posted:How much merchandise am I gonna have to buy to save face here? Like, how many t shirts are we talking? You might be looking at commissioned art, pal. You're not getting off easy, here.
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Apr 11, 2010 23:54
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Chris Onstad posted:You might be looking at commissioned art, pal. You're not getting off easy, here. :O I didn't even know you did that!!
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Apr 12, 2010 00:18
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http://www.achewood.com/gallery.php ! Speaking of, I'm going to have to buy another poster one of these days. After I moved out of the dorm my GOF and Achewood stickers went missing.
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Apr 12, 2010 00:28
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Chris Onstad posted:You might be looking at commissioned art, pal. You're not getting off easy, here. Can I pick the subject or is this more of a "commissioned" art kind of deal? (wish I had the one in my avatar, by the way)
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Apr 12, 2010 01:04
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robot roll call posted:Can I pick the subject or is this more of a "commissioned" art kind of deal? Art patrons get whatever they ask for, within reason. I will not draw Pat with more than one turgid dong coming off of his body, for example. By the way, I was merely joking. But yeah, I do commissions, and happily so, my friendly fellow goon buddies. /C
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Apr 12, 2010 05:02
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What'll you draw me for a Canadian quarter? Vintage 1986...
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In between some things over the last year or so, I had neglected to keep up on my Achewood. I paid penance over the weekend for this most egregious of misdeeds by drinking too much crappy beer (Miller Lite) and correcting my previous laxity in regards to the comic. I further paid into my good karma credit account tonight, by catching up with this here thread.
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Apr 13, 2010 05:17
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 New strip! Oh... Oh no. 
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Apr 13, 2010 10:17
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Ah ha! So he finds it boring compared to his life in Achewood. He'll go back and Teodor will make him his porkchops right. EDIT: and as a consequence for leaving his mother, he will age to 7. Irish Taxi Driver fucked around with this message at 11:01 on Apr 13, 2010 |
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Apr 13, 2010 10:24
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I'm sure if she's having trouble getting to church, Fr. Nathan can have some of the parishioners pick her up on the way.
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Apr 13, 2010 10:49
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This is the first time that Phillipe being perpetually 5 has creeped me out.
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Apr 13, 2010 11:35
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Oh God no this isn't right nooooo
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Apr 13, 2010 11:38
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We thought Phillipe always being 5 was a happy safety net but now we see where this may cause problems.
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I'm starting to wonder how long it's been since Phillipe was accidentally sent to Achewood. Was his mother that much younger when he last saw her, or is he just recalling the best memories from further years ago? Also, the multiple pictures of "Phillipe: Age 5" are pretty creepy. There is a disturbing amount of complexity behind Phillipe being 5.
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Irish Taxi Driver posted:Ah ha! So he finds it boring compared to his life in Achewood. He'll go back and Teodor will make him his porkchops right. I don't think that's right. It's not the lack of technical expertise that has Philippe upset (as in the case of the Mickey Pancakes). It's that he was expecting Mom's Porkchops, and that what is sitting right in front of him isn't matching up to his memory. It's what Steve DeNeuve was getting at with his story of his dad's hamburger. Nothing, no level of culinary expertise, can reliably recapture what made that dish special. It's not that it can't ever happen (Think the climax of Ratatouille), but too often its our memory and not the food itself that can't be replicated. If you'll indulge me, an anecdote. When I was a kid, I made Christmas Sugar Cookies with my grandmother every year. She'd prepare the dough the night before, and we'd spend the afternoon together some cold day in December making the icing (basic icing made with powdered sugar and food coloring), and stamping the dough with her set of tin cookie cutters. We'd decorate them together, bake them, and share them with the rest of the family. That was special because I was five and it was something we did together. Then I was six, and seven, and a few years later I was too old to sleep over at Grandma's house making Christmas cookies. But she'd still make them, and I'm happy to say that decades later she's still with us and still baking. The icing lines on the candy canes aren't as straight as they used to be, but they are there every Christmas as sure as Santa and mom's crèche with the one-armed baby Jesus. I got some of those cookies in the mail this year, and seriously considered the prospect of preserving one or two. I don't know if she'll be able to make them again next year. But I didn't. Cookies are meant to be eaten, after all. But once she goes, those cookies will go with her. The recipe is simple, and I have no doubt that anyone with the most basic kitchen experience could duplicate them down to the cookie molecule. But it wouldn't be the same. Philippe is learning a lesson all us old men learn in time. You can't go back. Even if you're forever five. And THAT is the Saddest Thing.
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Apr 13, 2010 15:11
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EndOfTheWorld posted:And THAT is the Saddest Thing.
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EndOfTheWorld posted:And THAT is the Saddest Thing. I... uh. Jeez.
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Apr 13, 2010 15:17
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Irish Taxi Driver posted:EDIT: and as a consequence for leaving his mother, he will age to 7. No, no, NO, this can never happen, NO.
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Apr 13, 2010 15:22
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EndOfTheWorld posted:And THAT is the Saddest Thing. My grandmother made dishtowels for all the women in her family for Christmas; no mean feat, four daughters, three daughters-in-law, ten+ granddaughters, several great-grands. Last year she came to the party and said she just forgot how to do it. gently caress this loving comic for making me feel Feelings. gently caress you for making me realize why.
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the Professor posted:No, no, NO, this can never happen, NO. Yes! He'll be less innocent and start to notice that women have things growing on their chests!
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Irish Taxi Driver posted:Yes! He'll be less innocent and start to notice that women have things growing on their chests! Pretty sure Philippe is already educated in what goes on under a Lady's clothes. I mean, that was 8 years ago, back when he was 5. EndOfTheWorld posted:And THAT is the Saddest Thing. 
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robot touch posted:Pretty sure Philippe is already educated in what goes on under a Lady's clothes. I mean, that was 8 years ago, back when he was 5. Yeah, but as you mentioned, he was 5. Do you remember much from when you were 5?
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Speaking of Philippe and women, let's discuss just what happened in this strip. (Later on, when Vlad finds Philippe's phone in his pants, is that the first appearance of his mom?) EDIT: gently caress! Roboooooooooot!!  But I used waffleimages and everything  Another Edit: on the 'Will you marry me, Frances?' strip, I hadn't noticed how Philippe imagines himself chubbier after some years of married life. That's neat. Did you notice how some TP was added to his hand in the 'Wipe my rear end' panel? Genius all around. Zefiel fucked around with this message at 17:37 on Apr 13, 2010 |
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Apr 13, 2010 17:34
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Otters are odd. Thats how I handle it.
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You guys are really running with the "Philippe is 5" thing. It was a great joke in that strip, but he's not a drat Highlander. It's not like everyone else in the strip ages noticeably around him.
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robot roll call posted:he's not a drat Highlander. What if he IS, man?! There can be only one (and he is five)! Maybe that's the arithmetic Steve DeNeuve has to do! I love when Achewood gets all dark and poo poo. The gag a day strips are great, as are the storylines where so-and-so has a crazy business idea, but the strip is never better when they pack up and go somewhere. The Transfer Station, C.H., Seeing America in the Galaxie, Fights of an Outdoor Nature, Heaven and Hell. I'm making my (future) kids read this. There will be a quiz. Multiple Choice, True/False AND Essay Questions. Pat is a dick, explain why.
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Apr 13, 2010 19:05
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oh god this is exactly what seeing your parents grow old is like
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h_double posted:oh god this is exactly what seeing your parents grow old is like My parents are in their 60's and it breaks my heart every time I see my Mom use a cane. But even then I can't tell if it's "Philipe's Mom is getting old" or "Philipe has learned an important lesson about going home".
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robot roll call posted:You guys are really running with the "Philippe is 5" thing. It was a great joke in that strip, but he's not a drat Highlander. It's not like everyone else in the strip ages noticeably around him. I'm pretty sure that this strip implies that Phillipe literally will not age along with everyone else. And he does seem to be the only one who is free from death if only because he never loses his innocence.
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Custodes posted:I'm pretty sure that this strip implies that Phillipe literally will not age along with everyone else. And he does seem to be the only one who is free from death if only because he never loses his innocence. I dunno, I think he's starting to realize you can't go home again. Once he does, some degree of innocence is lost, right? I think it would be cool to see him grow up a bit, but that's just me. I think he can still be cute as 8, just not quite so naive. (Although, personally I always thought part of the joke was that Phillipe is naive even for a 5-year-old.)
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Custodes posted:I'm pretty sure that this strip implies that Phillipe literally will not age along with everyone else. And he does seem to be the only one who is free from death if only because he never loses his innocence. Right, and I'm saying people are taking that strip literally when it's just supposed to be a joke.
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Apr 13, 2010 21:56
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robot roll call posted:Right, and I'm saying people are taking that strip literally when it's just supposed to be a joke. Dude. Page 9. Chris Onstad posted:Philippe is five, people. Why must you doubt reality?
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Philippe is five just as Calvin is six and Bart is ten. This is never brought up as any kind of serious issue, at most you get a self-aware joke about it. Bill Watterson never said "Hmm yes, let's have a story arc exploring the deep philosophical ramifications of a boy who has been six for almost a decade." It's a joke, people.
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