Comments on: A Brief Moment of Culture, Part 6

By: Lars H

Lars H — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:55:08 +0000

In reply to Carl Fishman (carlfishman). I've heard that pie charts were invented by Florence Nightingale (yes, *the* Florence Nightingale), but according to Wikipedia she was rather influential in popularising their use (she definitely *was* a prominent statistician), and the first known pie chart was created by William Playfair in 1801. Whether that is Georgian or Regency seems to depend on the definition used, so having Georgian Dave sport a pie chart is apparently: plausible.

By: Darkstarr

Darkstarr — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 05:56:43 +0000

In reply to Carl Fishman (carlfishman).

Why stop then? How about an Ancient Greek version, around the same time as Heron of Alexandria? Helen, we know, is a Greek name, and I’m sure there’s a Greek equivalent of Dave. Mell would, of course, be a Gaulish barbaroi (barbarian), possibly a freedwoman formerly owned by Helen. Artie would possibly need to be changed into something more appropriate (rodent chimera, perhaps?)…

You know, I see this turning into a Narbonic spinoff comic, complete with guest writers and possibly guest artists as well. The Seven Ages of Narbonic, perhaps? Or better still, Narbon Sliders, with our heroes travelling across parallel dimensions and meeting alternate history versions of themselves?

Of course, why stop there? We could even have Narbonic parodies of our favorite TV shows, movies, video games, etc…. For example, “To Boldly Narbon Where No Helen Has Gone Before!”

By: Carl Fishman (carlfishman)

Carl Fishman (carlfishman) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:22:02 +0000

@Rockphed; You may be correct about the pie chart, but I took it to be a tricorne hat myself. Which woud be a bit more in period. (Though I'm not sure when pie charts were invented.)

Other great features of Regency Narbonics; Dr. Antonio Smith asa Bow Street Runner! Mell as a French Incroyable! Helen as a Bluestocking! Madblood winding up really big clockwork wooden soldiers! The more I think about this, the more I wish that someone would do it!

By: John Campbell (jcampbel)

John Campbell (jcampbel) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:22:01 +0000

I think the Georgian cartoon is the single best thing I've seen today.

Carl Fishman (carlfishman) says: Wouldn't there have been a Regency or Empire Helen in between?

I initially parsed that as "Helen Empire". Which I don't think is all that implausible, really. And would also be awesome.

By: Rockphed (rockphed)

Rockphed (rockphed) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:22:00 +0000

Hrm, what is the profession of Georgian Dave? He is holding a pie-chart, so he might be an accountant, but somehow I do not see any Dave Davenport(or D— D——–) ever taking up accounting.

By: Ruben Krasnopolsky (ruben)

Ruben Krasnopolsky (ruben) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:21:59 +0000

I gulp my yogurt in their honor: plastic bottle, code 2. May they all go from victory to complete success, a hundred times. In all cultures where Narbons have thrived, let’s take a brief moment to celebrate their achievements.

By: Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity)

Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:21:58 +0000

It's all fun and games until they get wiped out in the trenches of WWI...

By: Carl Fishman (carlfishman)

Carl Fishman (carlfishman) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:21:57 +0000

Wouldn't there have been a Regency or Empire Helen in between? One can just imagine Narbonics as written by Georgette Heyer, with Dave a member of the Four Horse Club and wearing a caped overcoat.

Or maybe not.

By: Alex KB (kbkarma)

Alex KB (kbkarma) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:21:56 +0000

It's true, we are pretty terrifying.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:21:55 +0000

That is a absofrigginlutely awesome sauce piece of faux-Georgian artwork. My electronically simulated hat is off to you, Mr. Anderson.

Also: Big Freakin' (tm) Gun count: 28