Comments on: D-Con: April 8-13, 2002

By: 25

25 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:02:56 +0000

In reply to Brian Rogers (billionsix). Well, the only alternative was "Dave"...

By: David Shaw

David Shaw — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 21:44:57 +0000

“I’m sure the Dave currently pregnant with gerbils would agree.”

Surely a contender for ‘Best Line in a Webcomic, Ever.” Got to be in the top 10 at the very least.

By: Darkstarr

Darkstarr — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:25:57 +0000

In reply to Ed Gedeon (eddurd). It must be nice to be so handy with puns.

By: Aaron Shades (prof_tinker)

Aaron Shades (prof_tinker) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:44:28 +0000

*outch*. Ed.... really.

And that's easy- just hack the retinal scanner. Makeit *think* it's getting the proper input. And THEN hit it retina kisser. Sheesh.

And here we see helen's true skill: Manegment.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:44:27 +0000

I can understand how Artie might be able to crack a 20-digit passcode, but how is he going to fool the retinal scanner? I know, he's going to press his lips against the scanner lens -- and while the system is trying to decipher what this foreign object is, Artie will hit it with a hammer.

"One of these days ... POW! Retina kisser!"

By: Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson)

Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:44:26 +0000

Ah, the joys of having little guys with you in the dungeon…

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060102

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:44:25 +0000

Saturday:

Sometimes it's easy to forget that Artie is a sane genius. It also occurs to me that the Narbonic cast have a pretty balanced skillset. Guns, genetics, electronics and superintelligence. It almost makes you wish for a storyline where all four of them need to work their magic in rapid succession.

Now that you mention it, this strip is a tad wordy. The obvious solution is to draw bigger!

Fourth-wall commentary: 27

By: kicking_ k (kicking_k)

kicking_ k (kicking_k) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:44:24 +0000

(Sorry about the HTML. It's second nature.)

By: kicking_ k (kicking_k)

kicking_ k (kicking_k) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:44:23 +0000

Actually, "desert island" does, originally, mean simply "deserted island". Same root. Chambers gives "desert <i>adj</i>: deserted; desolate; uninhabited; uncultivated." This comes before the noun in the listing.

You could argue that if it's got a whole lot of exiled Daves on it, it isn't uninhabited, but it does sound pretty much uncultivated.

By: Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity)

Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:44:22 +0000

... if it has lush palm trees, lots of verdant life, and fresh water, how the heck is it a DESERT island?

It of course comes from the colonial notion that any ecosystem not consisting of arable farmland is a featureless waste. That's why the lush forests along the upper east coast of the U.S. are the New Jersey pine "barrens."