Comments on: Smart Gerbils: January 29 – February 3, 2001

By: eekee

eekee — Wed, 16 May 2018 21:16:38 +0000

I’m starting to think your gerbils are as adorable as real ones, Shannon; I love their poses!

About the thumbs… it’s been a long time, but I distinctly recall some of my gerbils gripping cage bars in a way which very much made it look like one of their digits was opposable! Others didn’t, just keeping that digit on the same side as the rest.

By: maarvarq

maarvarq — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 13:58:15 +0000

Lotta reeeeal bad lettering here.
Nope. This doesn’t come close to the atrocities of “reeeeal bad lettering” in some other webcomics.

By: Joe Hoffman (joe6pack)

Joe Hoffman (joe6pack) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:42:09 +0000

It might make make Thomas Dolby feel more appropriate in this context if we note that the lab assistant he’s falling in love with is a robot. “When she’s dancing next to me, I can hear machinery.”

By: James Rice (jhrice)

James Rice (jhrice) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:42:08 +0000

And the caged beast from yesterday disappears again without any mention. I presume the gerbils weren't able to get the cage open, and it goes into storage?

Actually, Helen disolved it, and Dave accedentlly drank it, thinking it was a Crush. Well, at least that's what's going to happen.

By: Jaye Brown (illogicalv)

Jaye Brown (illogicalv) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:42:07 +0000

I still get a kick out of introducing myself to random nerds as a superintellegent mad gerbil.

It's a pity I didn't write more scenes allowing Helen to walk around cracking a whip.

Seconded.

By: Daniel Barkalow (iabervon)

Daniel Barkalow (iabervon) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:42:06 +0000

And the caged beast from yesterday disappears again without any mention. I presume the gerbils weren’t able to get the cage open, and it goes into storage?

By: Andrew K. (ak)

Andrew K. (ak) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:42:05 +0000

Doh! I stand corrected — I’d forgot about that. Must remember the standard “not dead till we see the body” rule (not that that really seems to work when mad science is involved).

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:42:04 +0000

"I could use a good fur overcoat..."

Oh no.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:42:03 +0000

Saturday's Comic: Ah yes - the demure Sir Pounce is revealed to be unexpectedly competent. That trope will never go out of fashion.

In defense of Mr. Andrew K: I presume he's referring to the fact that Dr. Noah's last appearance thus far was supposed to be his Grand Operatic Death Scene. His later reappearance was due entirely to the magick of retroactive continuity. See also: Dr. Marvin Monroe.

Saturday's Song: Now, I was wondering what that HTML page description was all about. Another mystery solved! Now all we need is an explanation as to what happened to the Caged Beast of Ambiguous Species from yesterday.

By: nathaniel miller (skavensrule)

nathaniel miller (skavensrule) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:42:02 +0000

Dr. Noahs eventual death occurs off-screen at the hands of the hamsters, somepoint after the “Mad science is decadent and depraved” storyline.