Comments on: Still More Rejected Narbonic Plots

By: Anton Sherwood

Anton Sherwood — Fri, 30 May 2025 03:33:08 +0000

He's right about Lethal Weapon 4, at least.

By: Lars H

Lars H — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:43:45 +0000

Since when has English bothered to uphold a separation? In a particular sentence a word might be definitely a noun or definitely a verb, but in the full language corpus “both, and then some” seems the typical classification of a word.

However in this sentence I don’t think ‘Dave’ is a verb. Rather, ‘can’ isn’t auxiliary.

By: Kitirena

Kitirena — Fri, 20 May 2016 11:29:07 +0000

In reply to So It Begins (soitbegins). Oh, yes, definitely, nyao! Shaenon, bring back Narbonic so we can see some of these rejected plots rewritten and used! Please, nyao!

By: Corey Klemow (cklemow_g)

Corey Klemow (cklemow_g) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:16:42 +0000

On the other hand, when you have a fanbase of geeks who accept narrative dodges like parallel universes and "imaginary stories," you can go ahead and resurrect your darlings as out-of-continuity side-stories after the fact, should you ever feel moved to do so. :)

By: Edwin Quantrall (reynard)

Edwin Quantrall (reynard) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:16:41 +0000

@ Sean & Diane: Well, I Dave'd my laptop a couple of weeks ago and couldn't MacGyver it back together, so now I have to use my iPad to read this comic.

By: Diane Castle (deecee)

Diane Castle (deecee) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:16:40 +0000

Well, 'MacGyver' is a verb now, thanks to Samantha Carter...

By: Sean Riedinger (ariamaki)

Sean Riedinger (ariamaki) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:16:39 +0000

@Ed We could certainly use it as such with minimal trouble. "Somebody Dave'd all over Conference Room 3."

Think Gallagher as a verb, but with more scorched electronics.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:16:38 +0000

@Johnn: "Dave" is a verb now?

By: Johnn Reynolds (sleepyjohn)

Johnn Reynolds (sleepyjohn) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:16:37 +0000

I can Dave with a new shirt, half flannel, half something in natural fibers from Patagonia.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:16:36 +0000

(TUNE: "Take The 'A' Train", Duke Ellington Orchestra)

Am-pli-fy your right brain!
Soon ... sensitive sensations you'll be thinking!
You ... might feel a slight pain,
As ... electricity your brain is drinking!
Listen to how smart you've gotten ...
"Lethal Weapon IV was rotten!"
So when ... you boost your right brain,
Then ... you can sit through "Beaches" without blinking!