Comments on: The Cartoonist Loses a Bet

By: Mental Mouse

Mental Mouse — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 18:53:56 +0000

And this is the perfect context for this link: Multimedia, sapient space probes, and football... in the 178th century. What Football Will Look Like In The Future.

By: Darkstarr

Darkstarr — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 00:45:23 +0000

In reply to James Rice (jhrice). Actually, I think that caves would make a better place to find signs of organic life than the surface, just because the interior of a cave would protect organic compounds from ultraviolet radiation, precipitation (not a problem with the current Martian climate, I know, but it's possible that Mars had a thicker and denser atmosphere capable of experiencing rain or snow long ago), and temperature. Shame you can't tell us, but I can understand the need for secrecy. After all, does the public at large REALLY need to know about those buried Martian battle tripods? -_^

By: Jeffrey Channing Wells (channing)

Jeffrey Channing Wells (channing) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:14:19 +0000

Preach it, Sister Helen.

By: James Rice (jhrice)

James Rice (jhrice) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:14:18 +0000

It isn't the government that wants the secrecy. The details surrounding this cave need to be secret so that the cave is not disturbed any more than absolutely necessary. This cave is unique in the area in that it has been entered exactly twice.

By: Jason Summerlott (melkarion)

Jason Summerlott (melkarion) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:14:17 +0000

I find the "secrecy" of the soil samples eminently plausible. When I was an undergraduate I got an internship in the course of which I gained access to "secret" things. The government really likes making things secret, even when the people discovering said secrets have no idea why they could conceivably require secrecy.

"What will 'the terrorists' do with the Higgs boson?"

"Publish first."

"And gain international credibility among experimental particle physicists?! Those fiends!"

(That wasn't the secret part.)

By: James Wolf (wolfmanjames)

James Wolf (wolfmanjames) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:14:16 +0000

Considering the Giants haven’t won a World Deries since they moved to San Fran, can’t you give them love too, Sarge?

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:14:15 +0000

You know, there are so few good songs about superheroes. The "Spider-man" theme song has been done to death, plus it really doesn't scan with Speedy's name. I was about to fall back on the "Mighty Mouse" theme, when I remembered a more appropriate tune. This one's for you, Speedy ...
************************
(TUNE: "Superman" by Five For Fighting)

At first, he seems so small,
But soon, you'll be surprised!
In courage, he stands tall
With a heart that's super-sized!

This gerbil is fast!
This gerbil is brave!
On the land, or air, or ocean wave,
Thru danger and doom
He always can cope,
'Cause he's got his orange climbing rope!
He's the gerbil
Named Spee-dy!

By: David Harmon (mental_mouse)

David Harmon (mental_mouse) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:14:14 +0000

You did pretty well at shifting the cap's perspective, given that logo's more detailed than poor Artie himself.

A superintelligent gerbil would indeed be a great help on an archaeology dig... but letting one into NASA sounds... hazardous. "The Orbiter is demanding we send... alfalfa?" ;-)

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:14:13 +0000

Oh, and Helen’s expression in that last panel is ADOWABLE.

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:14:12 +0000

Secret. Yeah. Right. Whaaaaaatever.