Comments on: ANTONIO SMITH, FORENSIC LINGUIST: September 4-9, 2000

By: Mental Mouse

Mental Mouse — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 05:05:06 +0000

In reply to Steve Boyd. Alas, Yahoo Groups has since shut down.

By: Steve Boyd

Steve Boyd — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 18:48:43 +0000

Suprisingly, the Narbonic mailing list is still there, though inactive for a couple of years.

By: Je Saist (je_saist)

Je Saist (je_saist) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:28:31 +0000

Personally, I never saw a continuity problem when Dave changed time and forced himself to stop smoking. The events pictured here happened the way they happened when Dave was smoking. The obvious conclusion is that other events in the past also had to change. Since none of the characters ever made reference to how they got out of these situations, it’s left up to the readers immagination as to how these events transpired in the smokeless Dave’s timeline.

Considering that the heros of the… um… VILLAINS of the story are mad scientiests, it’s not they really worry about making sure things such as cause comes before things such as the effect. Considering that they start playing around with time-machines, there’s always the Bill and Ted way out… which is aweful cheesy, but involves lots of going back in time and cleverly placing of objects they’ll find useful

Of course, there’s also the Schlock Mercenary way. Which is to reference the event after it’s happened in such a way that the reader is left wondering as to the actual events : http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20011014.htmlIt's an effective technique, and can you imagine Antonio whining about the unexpected aid from Helen’s glasses?

By: Daniel Dwiggins (dand)

Daniel Dwiggins (dand) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:28:30 +0000

Obviously some slight change in mannerism that replaces lighting a cigarette (most likely cleaning his glasses) resulted in them being broken earlier in the sequence. As a habitual glasses wearer he simply put them back on with the broken (real glass) lens in place. He then used this to cut through the ropes, risking his eyesight to do it.

By: Bill S. (itmovesitchats)

Bill S. (itmovesitchats) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:28:29 +0000

Or they were perfectly positioned so that when Dave leans forward, the sunlight coming in through the window passes through his eyeglasses, magnifying the rays so that they effectively burn through the ropes.

Hooray glasses!
O_o

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:28:28 +0000

Tuesday’s Comic: Neither of the two explanations given in “Continuity Repairs With Rob and Andy” manage to adequately explain this, as they both assume that Helen already has her hands freed. Better explanation: Dave simply chewed through the ropes, which are inexplicably edible?