Comments on: Dr. Narbon: March 19-24, 2001

By: Jacob Churosh (jakesbrain)

Jacob Churosh (jakesbrain) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:48:38 +0000

As for Artie, the fact that everything he does ends in chaos is neither an indication of madness nor of evil. Good intentions do more damage than evil could ever hope to achieve.

At least Artie hasn't the sort of obsessive motivation that drives most mad scientists (and PeTA activists and fundamentalist Christians and Green Party voters and well-you-get-the-idea). I'd hate to see what'd happen if the guys with the best intentions got into a position where they could subjugate us all to said intentions...

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C S Lewis

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:48:37 +0000

That previous post reminds me of the time that I began wondering for altogether too long whether or not a child sired of the union of Ms. Garrity and Mr. Farago would bear the name of ‘Faragity’ or ‘Garritago’.
(Now that I’ve said this, It’s extremely unlikely that I will ever mention it again.)

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:48:36 +0000

The real question is … what is the surname of Dave and Helen’s eventual kid? Does she go by Narbon, Davenport, or Narbon-Davenport? Hmmm … “Narbon-Davenport” sounds too much an ornamental wood feature on the back of a sofa (“knob on davenport”) … you know, like a finial … wait! EUREKA! That’s it! Her name is “Finial Narbon-Davenport”!

I figure either Shaenon will be grateful for my resolving this mystery, or a large burly man in a trenchcoat will show up at my front door to show me The Error Of My Ways.

By: Andrew Perron (ununnilium)

Andrew Perron (ununnilium) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:48:35 +0000

Isn’t Gamma the name of Helen and Dave’s eventual kid?

By: Michael Suttkus, II (the_mess)

Michael Suttkus, II (the_mess) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:48:34 +0000

Of course Sherpas don't live in the Alps. Dr. Narbon just explained that, they aren't hardy enough for her lair, so prefer to avoid the entire mountain range!

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:48:33 +0000

That “Coin-Operated Boy” song is REALLY CREEPY.

By: Metal Fatigue (metalfatigue)

Metal Fatigue (metalfatigue) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:48:32 +0000

Rachel: She didn't necessarily con her way out of Hell. Perhaps the Devil feared a coup.

Leon: That argument almost makes sense. In the absence of any better explanation, I'll take it.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:48:31 +0000

Saturday's Comic: Silly Shaenon, the Sherpas live in the Himalayas, not the Alps!

Today's Lesson Learned: if discussing your base of operations does not require long, overly florid, and intricately detailed quasi-erotic descriptions, you'll be hard pressed to impress anyone with it.

Another instance of Helen's inadequacy is thus revealed. How, for instance, can Helen possibly reply to her mother's hand? "It's in an abandoned sewer system below a highway median strip." It is at this point that she must shamefully admit that, despite her hideout being underground, the word "lava" appears nowhere in the description! (And at this point, not even mentioning the Buzzy Beetles can help.)

By: Jon Stout (brasswatchman)

Jon Stout (brasswatchman) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:48:30 +0000

Ah – but perhaps there WAS a Delta, Epsilon and Gamma… all of whom were hunted down and dissected by Dr. Narbon in time… remember that strip, everyone?

By: The Blue Ladies (blueladies)

The Blue Ladies (blueladies) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:48:29 +0000

Those gorram ducks. I don't understand people's fascination with the fracking ducks. There are all sorts of interesting things to look at on, say, the Jungle Cruise, yet all I hear is, "Hey, look, a real duck!" Yes, it's a real duck. Congratulations on $63 a head well spent to come to Disneyland to look at the ducks.

I quite like the idea that Imagineering is mad science. That will look so much better on my business cards.

Oh, and as one last note, I believe that They Might Be Giants did a cover of "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" for Meet the Robinsons, but I haven't actually been able to find it. If it's as good as Barenaked Ladies' cover of "Grim Grinning Ghosts," I'll be a happy, happy girl.