Comments on: Professor Madblood and the Everlasting Ices of the North: July 3-8, 2006 https://narbonic.com/comic/july-3-8-2006/ By Shaenon K. Garrity Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:16:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: John Campbell (jcampbel) https://narbonic.com/comic/july-3-8-2006/#comment-14843 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:35:30 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3747#comment-14843 The spike is there just in case the island is commandeered by an evil intern in a miniskirt who feels the need to crash it into a mad science lair. It happens more often than you might think!

]]> By: Wayne (wayne) https://narbonic.com/comic/july-3-8-2006/#comment-14842 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:35:29 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3747#comment-14842 Thanks for the clarification, Ed.  I’ve known the Dennis Moore song for over 30 years (I’ve also considered singing it for Monty Python Flux), but I’m not familiar with the Robin Hood TV show.

]]> By: Jacob Haller (jwgh) https://narbonic.com/comic/july-3-8-2006/#comment-14841 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:35:28 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3747#comment-14841 That is a pretty awesome flying island.

]]> By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd) https://narbonic.com/comic/july-3-8-2006/#comment-14840 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:35:27 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3747#comment-14840 (TUNE: Theme from Robin Hood TV show, Carl Sigman)
(also Monty Python’s “Dennis Moore” sketch)

Hamsters north!  Hamsters north!
Flying through the air!
Hamsters north!  Hamsters north!
With dramatic flair!

Don’t say, “Tally ho”!
Don’t shout, “Sally forth”!
Hamsters north!  Hamsters north!
Hamsters north!

]]> By: Sam Ashley (evilmidnightlurker) https://narbonic.com/comic/july-3-8-2006/#comment-14839 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:35:26 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3747#comment-14839 What’s that spike on the prow for?  Just in case they need to ram something, Nemo-style?

]]> By: Daniel Dwiggins (dand) https://narbonic.com/comic/july-3-8-2006/#comment-14838 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:35:25 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3747#comment-14838 Of course it’s always possible that the hamsters don’t see color, but a significant number of the humans, just before being canted (it’s the opposite of decanted, sue me) commented on the color, enough so they realize it’s somehow unusual.

]]> By: Tetra Valent (4_valent) https://narbonic.com/comic/july-3-8-2006/#comment-14837 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:35:24 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3747#comment-14837 @Rex: Yes, a mere trifle.  Additional cones could even be an unintended side effect of the breeding program Dana conducted.

]]> By: Rex Vivat (sirgarberto) https://narbonic.com/comic/july-3-8-2006/#comment-14836 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:35:23 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3747#comment-14836 @Tetra: You raise an interesting point. Gerbils in this strip don’t see color, yet the hamster’s remark seem to imply that Dana created them with color vision. Then again, adding cones to their eyes is probably easier than making them intelligent, right?

]]> By: Tetra Valent (4_valent) https://narbonic.com/comic/july-3-8-2006/#comment-14835 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:35:22 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3747#comment-14835 Well, this is what lime green looks like to the hamsters and Artie.

]]> By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd) https://narbonic.com/comic/july-3-8-2006/#comment-14834 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:35:21 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3747#comment-14834 You mean this strip is a forerunner to “Fifty Shades Of Gray”?

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