Comments on: Dr. Narbon: April 23-28, 2001 https://narbonic.com/comic/april-23-28-2001/ By Shaenon K. Garrity Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:29:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Mental Mouse https://narbonic.com/comic/april-23-28-2001/#comment-16513 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:27:31 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3207#comment-16513 In reply to John Campbell (jcampbel).

ObSFRef: “All You Zombies”, by Heinlein.

]]> By: Darkstarr https://narbonic.com/comic/april-23-28-2001/#comment-16121 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 05:53:52 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3207#comment-16121 In reply to Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity).

Speaking of Narbonic music, I offer the two following tunes for Helen’s theme song (your choice, or you could use both):
1) “I Think I’m A Clone Now” by Weird Al Yankovic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS9KzVetUwE , or
2) “Clones (We’re All)” by Alice Cooper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBA36Hb6dLc

]]> By: David Harmon (mental_mouse) https://narbonic.com/comic/april-23-28-2001/#comment-1518 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:53:25 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3207#comment-1518 Catching up: 

“Only when it would be funny” is also a Roger Rabbit riff.  Now there’s some classic humor…

Mel’s conception:  Aughh, my mind’s eyes!  😉

Amoebils:  Sounds like tribbles with attitude…

Guinness:  Also this Dave’s favorite beer, but only in draft.  There’s a beer you can take a good bite out of!

 

 

]]> By: Jason Summerlott (melkarion) https://narbonic.com/comic/april-23-28-2001/#comment-1517 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:53:24 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3207#comment-1517 As the fourth panel of Friday’s strip was already pointed out, I thought I’d mention that I find Helen’s expression in today’s final panel to be equally wonderful.

]]> By: Chab Guthrie (chab) https://narbonic.com/comic/april-23-28-2001/#comment-1516 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:53:23 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3207#comment-1516 How is it that Ms. Garrity, who attended college long after my own undergraduate days, again and again parallels my own collegiate literary enthusiasms.

TRISTRAM SHANDY the greatest novel of the 18th century — and 19th and 20th centuries !!!  (Of course, a lot can be said of THE TALE OF GENJI, CARDS OF IDENTITY, THE GREEK PASSION – well, anything by Katzenzakis – GREAT EXPECTATIONS, O PIONEERS . . . . . .)  

Christopher Morley!  PHOOEY!!! to quote the immortal Nero Wolfe.  How many Morley plays are currently in production?  HA!  I rest my case.  Morley only wished he could write anything half as funny as any single page written by the Rev. Laurence Sterne.

And INCIDENTLY I have read the entire TRISTRAM SHANDY at least 3 times.  {The first time at the behest of John Coates, a visiting professor from Cambridge, who whistled Lillabulero in English Classicism one day}  Perhaps, Mr. Gadzikowski, has confused it with FINNEGAN’S WAKE, anything by Dreiser, or THE GREAT (ly boring) GATSBY.

It was Tristram’s mother who inquired – in a fashion untimely, perhaps –  but it was his father who forgot to wind the clock.

Shaenon, have you read A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY also?  I have an old edition of Sterne’s complete works which even has his sermons in it.

Now, to go out back and check upon my ravelins! 

 

]]> By: Paul Gadzikowski (pgadzikowski) https://narbonic.com/comic/april-23-28-2001/#comment-1515 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:53:22 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3207#comment-1515 Actually it was Shandy’s mother who was concerned with the clock. Have you read it? No seriously, did you get through it? The edition I read for school had an introduction by Christopher Morley who maintained that no one ever read the full thing but the proofreader, and I know I did not prove Morley wrong.

]]> By: Basil Jelly (basil_jelly) https://narbonic.com/comic/april-23-28-2001/#comment-1514 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:53:21 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3207#comment-1514 It has always been clear to me that Mel’s parents were a drunken Irish Poet and an ex-IRA hit woman. How they met is an interesting story no doubt.

]]> By: John Wells (johnwwells) https://narbonic.com/comic/april-23-28-2001/#comment-1513 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:53:20 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3207#comment-1513 Aha, I’ve finally figured out what tune Helen’s cellphone plays! Lillabullero!

]]> By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd) https://narbonic.com/comic/april-23-28-2001/#comment-1512 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:53:19 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3207#comment-1512 Liza, the heroes will mostly be concerned about trying to find out whether it’s carnivorous.

As for Mell’s parents, anyone who’s read “Li’l Mell & Sergio” knows that they didn’t believe in “stifling her creativity”, which is why she developed a personality permanently in high gear with no brakes.  Hey, if I had a middle name like Mell’s, I’d rebel against my parents too.

]]> By: Liza Furr (liza) https://narbonic.com/comic/april-23-28-2001/#comment-1511 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:53:18 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3207#comment-1511 Ed, you’re quite welcome to it!  Glad you liked it.  Will the heroes be confused at any point trying to figure out whether it’s fur or cilia?

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