Comments on: Professor Madblood and the Doppelganger Gambit: May 12-17, 2003

By: Anton Sherwood

Anton Sherwood — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:17:37 +0000

Oh, is that the origin of the phrase “Lighter, light her pants on fire”?

By: Someone Else

Someone Else — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:38:26 +0000

The first two panels might be a spin on Patton’s words, but the third is definitely his attitude. He slapped and kicked two soldiers suffering from PTSD, nearly shooting one before the CO of the hospital stopped him.

Fortunately Mell isn’t also antisemitic.

By: Darkstarr

Darkstarr — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 08:45:57 +0000

“That’s mad genius for you. It’s kind of a brain potluck.” So true, ohhhh so true… Ah, Shaenon, how ever did you know?

…Oh, wait, you’re a cartoonist. Never mind–you have personal experience in the whole “brain potluck” thing. (Thus proving that “cartoonist” is to art majors what “mad scientist” is to science and engineering majors… namely, a <90% chance of acquiring mind-boggling insanity if you don't already have it. The genius part you already possess. Cases in point: Nikola Tesla [sciences] and Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones [art].)

By: Darkstarr

Darkstarr — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 08:40:51 +0000

In reply to Edwin Quantrall (reynard). It could always be worse... you could be able to quote parts of "The Masochism Tango" like I can. ^_^

By: Felix Glynn (@BennetttheLucky)

Felix Glynn (@BennetttheLucky) — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 22:44:25 +0000

[Wednesday] Yeah, the fact that Mel apparently only knows of two other mad scientists she could call on tells us she a) wasn’t paying attention/didn’t think through the implications of the HelenDave incident; b) has a terrible memory or c) doesn’t count one of the three mad scientists (other than Helen B Narbon) she has had on-panel contact with (my bet is not counting Dr Narbon, as Mel knows she can’t intimidate or afford her).

Hmm, all of theses seem plausible for Mel…

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:38:44 +0000

Yes, yes… be a cog in my rarefied brain-plans! Muahahahahaaaaaa!

By: David Palmer (viadd)

David Palmer (viadd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:38:43 +0000

Regarding toothpicks:

http://xkcd.com/385/ 

(But you’ve already seen it.)

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:38:42 +0000

Saturday:

Madblood and Artie never really say anything to each other throughout this webcomic. Nor, if my memory serves me correctly, does Artie get time to discuss with Lovelace the existential rigors of being a manufactured person. It seems a little bit of a shame that these tiers of characters are seemingly penned off from each other.

By: The Auld Grump (theauldgrump)

The Auld Grump (theauldgrump) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:38:41 +0000

Heh - pants in the State's meaning of the word, or the British...?

The Auld Grump

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:38:40 +0000

(TUNE: "Goldfinger", John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)

Brain potluck!
Though it seems ... with knowledge my mind's replete,
She can't be beat!

I use skill, not luck!
Still I can't ... anticipate what she'll do ...
Until she's through!

Stephen Hawking and Bach I could teach;
But her brain's on some plane I can't reach!
Although common sense she's somewhat short of ...
You can never tell; it's sort of --

Brain potluck!
Is this all ... just part of some plan she had?
This girl is mad!
She's totally mad ...
Oh so mad ...
Rather mad ...
FREAKIN' MAD!!