Post by tiger beetle on Nov 9, 2016 17:03:18 GMT -5
Part Nine: Big Ham Supporter
COMICS 4001-4100
Salty Caramel
It was a long-expired chocolate caramel. I had one. It was somewhat unpleasant.
September
How many months is September?
Sharpay
Near the end of Latin, our main teacher (Gorsetalon!) showed us some songs from High School Musical.
Sign On The Door
Our math class could have used this sign earlier.
Since Five
Said around 7 P.M.
Slippery
Gorsetalon was bragging about how they had learned the word "colonnade." Then they took us to the colonnade on campus. Some of the columns have faces carved into them. One of those faces was the subject of this conversation. Also...I feel like Sealwhisker might have been better off not asking for clarification.
Slurp Socks
I tried to buy socks a few months ago. About a week after the last day of the window they would have come, I got an email saying they were out of stock forever. So I bought the same design from a different site...and the same thing happened. I don't want to rant here, but I am furious.
Slurp'n'slurp
Have I become the Tealwhisker to Sharpfang's me?
Slurping Lumps
Violetcloud lived in the room at the corner of my hallway this past year, but I didn't see her very often.
Small Talk
I think it's a perfectly normal way of getting to know someone.
Smell So Good
You smell so good!
Smells Like Bagels
I don't think any bagels were present.
Some Sort Of Conflict
Now there's a conflict.
Soup On
The "soup" was water.
South 2.0
I think Texas is technically in the South, but it does seem like it should be something else.
Soy Milk
A Pyrrhic victory.
Soybeans
Somehow the question makes me not want to verify it.
Soybeans, Part Two
I don't know if he's lactose intolerant or if he'd just die anyway because it's the desert.
Spores
She had the same name as someone else in our study group, so we called her Sergeant (Last Name).
Sprinkled
Um...delicious.
Squirrel Chase
Oh, I saw it, all right.
Statue Of Liberty
I think that sounds like a good idea.
Subverted
To be clear, in panel six, that's a gentle push, not a slap.
Suntan
Colorful clothes? Is this about summer fashion, or just a strange thing to say?
Swift And Cruel
"Mēns" actually means "mind." Or...meant "mind," anyway.
Annoy
It was an accident the first time, but now it's something we say.
Appreciate
Lovely rhyme.
Conglomeration
I think it sounds wonderful.
Criticizing
Mistypool and Kyanitefang were the main cooks of the fried rice.
Deck Of Cards
He, Joltwhisker, and a third STEM bro whose name I eventually learned but didn't know at the time played Jenga in the kitchen while he and Kyanitefang both made curry rice.
Doctor
This happened many years ago. (If you can't tell, Amberfang is trying to lick me between the poles of a headrest in a car.) Adderbite's response to this comic was, in all caps, "That's not a doctor!"
Failure Percentage
Another kitchen scene.
Hippie Free-For-All
Not much of one after all.
In His Forties
"In his forties" and "three" were offered at the same time. He was 21, meaning it was actually legal that he was drinking, which was why his age came up.
In Office
I'd vote for her.
Insult Replay
No, but I have...preserved it for posterity.
Just Delete
He sounded so dismayed. Also, I'm pretty sure Toadthroat and Kittiwakepatch were partners with no third person in their group, so I'm not sure who he was asking other than Kittiwakepatch?
My Food
His food was candy in a Santa hat.
My Own Handwriting
Gorsetalon: That's worse, because yours is good!
Nerd Court
Explaining my seven-year friendship with Thunderpelt. By the way, Thunderpelt looks very much like Cody from Total Drama.
One Pinch
Breccianose has been unleashed.
Pneumonia
That sounds like a threat.
Polyphemus
I mean, he could be both.
Ponies
She said this while approaching her chair, where her jacket was hung. I didn't smell the ponies, but maybe I can't smell.
Really Weird
He said this as Kittiwakepatch added copious amounts of curry powder to the pot.
Tiny Coffeepot
It turned out this coffeepot was 4 cups, while a normal coffeepot is 12.
Two Levels
We went to open mic night, where Kyanitefang sang Oops!...I Did It Again and Martenclaw played Viva La Vida on the ukulele.
Vince
Can Vince sell me the socks I'm after?
You Need
It's good to have an elevator pitch for...yourself.
You Need, Part Two
Sometimes you don't even need a pitch. Twenty-seven 150s!
Ablative
The ablative case is a grammatical case related to adverbial clauses.
Blame Percent
Fifteen percent is a lot for Gorsetalon.
Egg
You know, I can't believe I haven't used the title "Egg" before.
Expose
Junglefoot presumably forgot his Febreze when he studied abroad for spring semester.
Fifteen Million Years
I think this was related to geologic time.
Grapes
I feel like we both must have misheard, but he didn't clarify...?
High Definition
Midgewing was recording the concert.
Interesting Business
I think he was talking about muscle aches from working out.
Jet Lag
I wouldn't sleep either.
Legible
Well, I downloaded a PDF from Google for free, and it was not searchable, so I hated my life anyway.
Making Me Study
Gorsetalon was the teacher and accidentally said something false in class.
Move Drinks
He was talking about the "distributor" listed on a soda can. ("Bread" here means "money.")
Nail Flakes
*Delicious keratin gritty boys.
Needs Cleaning
I think he could if he put his mind to it.
Opening Two
Coming back into fashion.
Pit Of Death
His freshman-year room.
Polyphemus, Part Two
Sadly, Polyphemus' exact height does not seem to be known, but he was indeed a unit.
Poterant
Poterant basically means "(they) could," where "they" is a plural subject that could be either stated or implied.
Raving
I feel like "raving-fest" is just the same word as "rave."
Take Their Cheddar
This was in reference to Polyphemus being a cheesemaker.
To The Restroom
This year, I'm keeping track of the number of times Breccianose says "I'm gonna punch." Slight variations count ("I was gonna punch"), but quoting herself doesn't ("Remember when I said I was gonna punch"). We've been here for a week, and it's up to 22 so far. (And that's just the times she's said it to me!)
Tuesday
I ate, like, four bagels that day.
Under My Bed
After Junglefoot left, Martenclaw put the two beds next to each other to form a basic megabed, and they were high enough up that sometimes people would go underneath them.
Vectors
Can we?
With Pants
Adderbite said this was cursed.
Ablative, Part Two
Well, they certainly changed their mind fast.
Break Things
That's a talent.
Chilly Molasses
The viscosity of molasses was listed for a colder temperature, I think 0 degrees Celsius.
Egg, Part Two
The class would not let this go.
Frittatas
Quiches are gross.
I Don't Know These People #226
This was back when Mewtwo was only available in EX raids.
I Don't Know These People #227
They said this so nonchalantly.
I Don't Know These People #228
Adderbite overheard this.
I Don't Know These People #229
Listen, I get that that's a perfectly reasonable paper to write, but it still sounds funny.
I Don't Know These People #230
No idea.
Need Emotions
Jacanafeather also wrote down this quote.
Ox
Why an ox?
Pelicans
Relatable.
Physical Reaction
110 as in physics 110.
Picture Of You
Well, obviously.
Pretty Mountain
There was a sentence in Latin about a river flowing down a mountain, and some people interpreted it as the mountain flowing.
Pretty Mountain, Part Two
Why not?
Purple Hair
He went on like this for a while.
Really Loud Guy
Eclipsewhisker: Weird flex, but okay.
Right Foot
Yes I know that's not enough dots on the spinner.
Sad Day Thursday
Sad day Thursday is when we gather to do our physics problem sets. I'll be having a sad day Thursday tomorrow.
Simple Pleasures
Beautiful.
Skeleton Of A Pencil
I've never heard anyone call it a skeleton before.
So Help Me
Everyone who has heard this has reacted to a different part of the sentence.
You Enough
I later figured out that "you" was probably supposed to be "few," but other than that, not sure what this sentence was supposed to be. She was trying to say she would bring a game to hang out with friends. 4100 comics!
COMICS 4101-4200
Aesthetic
The jock will not convince the lanky, beanie-wearing man to work out so easily.
Big Chungus
Ashtail thinks this is the funniest thing I've ever said.
Certified
I can't believe I was in with the stem bros.
Cool Beans
Mr. Archibald was the character Atollpelt was playing in the game.
Egg, Part Three
That is the most important question.
Frequent
She meant burps. I think the apple juice was at fault.
Hedonism
Sedgenose (the tortie in the last panel) was our DM for D&D, and Webwhisker (frost and white) was her assistant. Cilantrofur (solid brown) was just visiting.
I Don't Know These People #231
I don't know if this was a date, but I like to imagine that this was their first date and that their relationship blossomed afterward.
I Don't Know These People #232
That is a compelling argument.
I Don't Know These People #233
A scary thought.
I Don't Know These People #234
I have no idea what the context was, but I would like to point out that these people were approaching me, and I was wearing sandals.
I Don't Know These People #235
That's how it goes.
Iguanas
In the real world, iguanas are indeed cold-blooded, but I am prepared to be convinced by Sharpwhisker.
Isolate
I don't have a class with Eclipsewhisker this semester and I am sad! Also, I have since realized that Pheasantface is left-handed, so there are some inaccurate comics with him holding chalk.
Only Altoid
Martenclaw was trying to steal Altoids from Mistypool and Sharpwhisker, but he tried about eight empty tins before finding one that still had mints in it.
Origami Knife
Well, why not?
Otamatone
Sedgenose hit some impressively high notes. The otamatone's name was Blueberry Bob.
Rat
The answer is Loesswhisker, and also why?
Reverse Ice Fishing
She also babbled to him about how she was meeting up with "Tall (same name as Loesswhisker)" later that night. "Not that you're not tall. You are tall. But he's even taller. He's very tall."
Scroll
Once, I wasgoing for a walk playing Pokémon Go late at night, and Indrituft jumped out of a tree.
Sounding Appealing
Poor Jacanafeather.
Suckers
A succubus showed up during that week's D&D session, and the "succ" puns began. Sedgenose started keeping a tally of the psychic damage done to her by the succubus puns.
Taking The Chair
After philosophy, this sentence fills me with rage. By the way, I spoke to Earwigtail the other day. He apparently thought I was interested in philosophy. Which is fair enough from his perspective, I suppose, but I am sorry, Earwigtail, I do not share your passion for philosophy. It was a nice conversation, though.
That Tree
There weren't many options left, so I think I said I was the grass? Or maybe just a different kind of tree.
To Die
Pheasantface and Jawstripe are both physics/philosophy majors.
All About Pants
I didn't see whose pants she was appreciating.
Baby Daisy
Ashtail was playing as Baby Daisy in Mario Kart Wii.
Birders
During the physics picnic Monarchwing told us all about her birding trip.
Chamber Of Goo
Physics involves a lot of goo chambers this semester.
Choil
Beautiful.
Drop A Coin
I think this might have been the night before the final.
Evenly Distributed
I was two seats over from Pheasantface to the other side.
Expensive Gyroscope
If you want the gyroscope to work, it's a $2880 upcharge.
Fort
Adderbite was leaving work for the day.
Gentle
We have a quote wall this year for iconic quotes said within the room.
Iguanas, Part Two
I...think the context was that in the improv game they were playing (called Someone Has Died), Atollpelt's character had (probably accidentally) killed someone's iguana, because he would do anything for a Klondike bar.
Logic Out
I don't remember the context, but they were probably yelling at Sealwhisker.
Monster Trucks
I know I've talked about this quote, but I thought it was finally time to just make it a comic.
My Hobbies
Relatable.
Never Touched
I was complaining about having to write a nice copy of my homework after filling a few pages of terrible scratch paper.
Offended
I don't remember the context, but it was something trivial, on the scope of someone saying Breccianose was loud.
Recalibrate
They were discussing the gyroscope.
Rumpelstiltskin
Oh, it was still great with audio.
See You Later Gator
She said it quite a few times.
Sinus Infection
Breccianose considers this one of her most iconic quotes.
Supernova
I swear this teacher's design had light gray at some point, but I can't actually find a comic where that was true...
Tendon
Kittiwakepatch...looked less evil in the sketch.
Very Large Mouth
We're on the Internet right now, so you probably already know this, but just in case: the "F" (which I suppose is short for "F in the chat") comes from "press F to pay respects," a meme that comes from Call of Duty.
Walking Itself
This was definitely the night before the final. The professor gave us old exams to study from, but there were no answer keys.
Where There's Smoke
I ate nothing but veggie straws at the physics picnic. I ate a lot of veggie straws.
Bagel Guillotine
The campus dining service changed bagel brand. The new bagels are higher quality but also have much tougher, um, skin? The bagel guillotines can't slice cleanly through the new bagels; instead, they crush them, leaving you with two smashed bagel scraps.
Dead Bags
We keep all our plastic bags to use as trash bags.
Die Young
This was the result of palm reading.
Drink Blood
I meant, "How much do I have to eat and drink before I give blood?"
Ghost Hunt
We didn't actually hunt for ghosts at all.
Happy Midnight
I keep all of my clocks on 24-hour time.
Lobster
Actually, if you die as a lobster, you turn back into yourself with no additional damage done, minus probably feeling disheartened from having turned into a lobster and then died. (In D&D last semester, our bard made it her signature thing to turn our enemies into lobsters. We defeated the final boss by turning him into a shrimp, then making the transformation permanent.)
Murderer
I feel so much safer now.
Nutation
I got better!
Scoot
I don't know what a chair looks like.
Serial Killer Handwriting
Actually, his handwriting looks a lot like Copperpelt's.
Shields
Chinchillatail: Also, that color looks really good on you.
Souls Broken
He's still around this year, but I think might be a fifth year since I'm pretty sure he does music stuff too.
Steel Bones
At least he's finally healed...for now.
Three Gigabytes
This was around 3 A.M. Sorry for the small update, but I didn't really have Halloween content this year, not even with the lenient standards I typically apply...
Braided
A major life event.
Brownies
They wanted a lighter, but neither Sealwhisker nor I had one. You might be able to imagine what came between that and this.
Disapeet
Something disapeeted as the result of a D&D spell. I don't remember, but I think it must have been the shadow beings I destroyed with Sacred Flame.
Double Soundtrack
He is an extremely loud chewer.
Grade Down
And not an E.
Hella Married
Very strong love line.
Music Theory
I could probably have ended this comic after the first panel.
Northern Lights
From the observatory.
Pasta Salad
Get it? Pasta, spaghetti?
Spinach Leaf
She was eating a salad while in our room. I think this might have been while we were waiting for the others to gather so she could drive us to Walmart.
Algae Samples
His Facebook profile picture was him walking out of a pond wearing hip waders and holding a small Tupperware.
Another Meme
I think she was trying to talk about our wall of quotes.
Baby Daisy, Part Two
Kicking is when you run into another racer and cause them to fly away. If you hit someone repeatedly, that's bullying.
Beard
Beard physics would be an interesting time.
Citrics
Ways to poison me.
Corn Watcher
I think it's great!
Erase Yet
I think he eventually erased it.
Found Pen
This is from freshman year.
Full Of Sweat
I...don't remember why she wanted Sheepwhisker to be sweaty.
Gender God
Gender God is, of course, the god of genders. Miss Purty of Ohio (Breccianose's D&D character) could definitely seduce Gender God.
Illiterate
Pheasantface, later in the conversation: Yeah, she told me I looked like I could be from Hong Kong, but then when I open my mouth it's like, "What's wrong with him?" (The "she" in this sentence is not Sweetclaw but someone who wasn't there.)
Juicy Bits
The juicy bits are electrolytes.
Neck Stretch
We were playing Mario Kart during this, but I don't remember why she said this. I do remember being surprised because it was not remotely what I expected.
Physics Car
Everything is a hot take, I guess.
Professor Request
After this, he played the flute.
Real Popcorn
This...is a math joke.
Rumbly Tumby
Now she just says "tumby" all the time.
Sensible People
I don't.
Soil
It was a mug cake, I think.
Sonata
We had a program for physics that would play a tone if you ran it with the right software.
STEM Overload
I'm only in one, and that's a mistake.
Thigh Divide
It's the new thing everyone's excited about.
Turned
This table was seen near one of the Pokémon gyms on a raid day.
Went To Clap
This was when we watched The Princess and the Frog.
XS
This is 4200 comics, which also makes the twenty-eighth 150. That's a lot!
COMICS 4201-4300
American Language
Breccianose yelled at me for this one. Also, I'm pretty sure the "truth" I was speaking was...I insisted that k was a vowel, just to annoy her, while she did homework about the IPA (international phonetic alphabet)? And she said, "Not in the American language, it's not," so I said this?
Bushed
I found an old page of comics I could have sworn I'd already scanned, but it turns out I hadn't.
Caesar Salad
I don't think the salad was named after the caesars, but I guess that would still probably be where the name came from in the first place.
Che Belli Occhi
Ha ha, remember the old forum where this comic would be illegal?
Cooking With Oil
I've always heard it as "cooking with gas," but Pheasantface consistently says "oil."
Feed The Babies
Breccianose was farming chickens in Minecraft. You can breed chickens by feeding them, but if you feed a baby, it just speeds up its growing process.
Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
This, uh, this was a lot less...this was made way before the current situation. We had all just gotten an email from school administration that hand-foot-mouth had been confirmed on campus.
I Don't Know These People #236
The other guy...had knee pain whenever he lied, I guess? I wish I remembered more of the context about this.
I Don't Know These People #237
Delicious.
I Don't Know These People #238
This happened all the way back in philosophy (which is why Earwigtail is there). (Actually, would he even have been there? This happened before class really started, and he was always late...maybe his cameo here is inaccurate? I'm not sure.) I wanted to establish beforehand that this was a first-floor window, but with no backgrounds that wasn't really going to happen. I miss Earwigtail.
Also, celebrate 2:38 every day at 2:38.
I Don't Know These People #239
I think a "white hat" means a "good guy" hacker. I'm not entirely sure how slithering turned into hacking, but then, I did miss most of this conversation. Also, mostly unrelatedly, I found out recently that Coldwhisker is a really talented hacker.
I Don't Know These People #240
I heard this from someone's room while walking down the hallway. No idea.
Integral Calculator
This was apparently a running joke, but it is true. Integral Calculator (With Steps!) is my savior, and that of every physics student ever, and probably math too.
Jerseys
Pheasantface wasn't angry, just suddenly very frantic. The reason Lakepetal suggested this was a bad time was because it was very late at night, and Pheasantface doesn't get enough sleep. It was definitely not time for jerseys.
More Fun Than, Part Four
A return to this thrilling series. I like "more fun than a funnel cake."
Naïve Approach
He mentioned the naïve approach to a problem before showing us the correct way.
Organ Crawling
(Yes, the instrument.)
Point In My Life
He never returned to this thought.
Ruffles
I started to take a video of a basic physics demonstration (I have no idea what it's called, but there was a series of rods in a row like the keys on a xylophone, and if you bumped one of them, they would all oscillate in a sinusoidal pattern), and accidentally captured a conversation at the same time.
Ruffles, Part Two
please be allowed
Second Jesus
I forget what point she was making. I think she referenced Britney Spears as someone who would definitely agree with her on whatever we were talking about, because Britney would have the ultimate authority due to being the second Jesus.
Soup Indicator
I think someone just offhand mentioned soup as something that was good.
Tobacco-Chewin'
I, for one, am in fact a tobacco-chewin' horse, not that that should inform any stereotypes about the rest of my fellow Kentuckians.
Tofu
She wanted to say something funny enough that I would write it on a Post-It and stick it to the wall, and she succeeded.
Veronica
They were playing a game (I think I've mentioned it here before; it's called Someone Has Died). Quailnose was playing a character called Billy Bonkers, a Bigfoot enthusiast and Instagram influencer, who previously dated Veronica.
Bad Restaurant
We were talking about good and bad restaurants in Italian.
Cannonball
I feel like the machinery involved in firing it is probably the main technical difference. Like, you could have a really small cannon.
Categorize
Discussing a problem set.
Crushed
Last semester, we had an annoying number of fire alarms.
Do It To Em
Yeah, that's how it goes.
Drooling
Good skill to have.
Female Graphs
Breccianose had to study graphs of typical "male" voices, which don't apply to her voice.
Hamster Hands
Aaaahhh big comics!
Hipsters
It's extra bad for voice majors to experience smoke because their lives revolve around their voices.
Hot Water
I have definitely been offered tea from the physics lounge before, so I'm not sure what the problem was.
Hypervolume
The reason for the different sizing is different solutions over time after switching to my laptop made the default size no longer reasonable.
Look Listen Look Listen
I'll give you one guess what that translates to.
Modified Pain
Wait, am I a cool kid?
Only Your Brother
This was in reference to Jackalclaw's Valentine's Day antics.
Pastabilities
Pheasantface then explained how "spaghetti" came to mean messing up, which Herringsplash was apparently unfamiliar with.
Physics Kitchen Fridge
Oh, I keep all my pens in the fridge.
Run Automatically
Amazing!
Russian Dolls
We all went "ghost hunting," but apparently that just meant walking around in buildings where we were technically allowed to be, but would get frowned at if found, at night. Breccianose was very upset with this.
Slippers
It's only polite.
Socks Exist
Socks are more like ski masks for feet.
Stored
I think this was after our disastrous ghost-hunting excursion?
Stove In Space
She was watching RTGame play a universe simulator where he...uh...turned the sun into a teapot, I think? Then made the teapot so massive it became a black hole?
The Most Dangerous Game
...At least he got some sleep for once.
Two Psis
A special way to write psi that you need in physics once you've used up both capital and lowercase psi to mean other variables.
Veronica, Part Two
Someone realized about forty minutes in that "Billy Bonkers" is the same name construction as "Willy Wonka."
70 Percent
Lagoonspots was the assistant in the Ancient Greek class.
Butter Dungeon
I believe this announcement was made in character during a round of Funemployed. Basically, each round, the judge has to "hire" someone for a particular job, and everyone else has three cards that tell them who their character is. I imagine "dungeon" was one of the cards Breccianose had that round. And...possibly "butter" as well?
Calcite Crystal
Wow, I'm learning so much physics now!
Dig
Probably in Minecraft.
Felt-Tip Exception
You should always store felt-tip pens point-down.
German Flag
She taped up the flag in our room. She was taking German, and I know just enough that I could help with her homework, so we spoke German in the room sometimes.
Hijacking
Staying up late every Thursday is a great way to ruin your sleep schedule. And then there's Pheasantface, who never sleeps.
Hopper
Hopper was her large rabbit.
Jojo Siwa
She looked her up because I didn't know who she was.
Los Angeles
He said this with a tone that was impossible to read.
Many Questions
That's relatable. Although I have forgotten basically all of Italian by now.
No Grades
There's no convenient section for grades on Blackboard for my electricity and magnetism class.
Physics Students
I'm still asleep if there's math on the board.
Picky Water
Not a typo. This is how she decided to communicate that she is picky about the water she drinks.
Robin Hood
Not to brag, but my pencil was better.
Scribblenauts
If I wanted to cheat, I could just have made a transcript of every second Breccianose spent playing Scribblenauts. It's a game where you go around the world solving problems with a magic notebook that can summon virtually anything. The second time she played it, in reference to this event, I told her to summon a "sharp spaghetti" for the surgery, and it worked.
Scribblenauts, Part Two
"Mega deadly (noun)" was a very common theme in the things she summoned. I will take credit for the original mega deadly chainsaw.
Shampoo
She never cleaned it up.
Sharks
This is also true.
Squid Mistake
She drew a squid, and it was a mistake.
Such Fiction
He really has a bone to pick with chemistry.
The Night Is Young
This is what physics is.
Tin Voids
I have entirely forgotten the context behind "tin voids."
Very Similar
Those are the only factors I care about.
What To Wear
Was this...really all the way back in October? I think this might be in reference to Halloween costumes.
Apple Juice
It used to be that you could buy seven apple juices with a single meal swipe. That's not true anymore--you can only get one per swipe--but we still gathered apple juices in the room.
Digamma
The digamma was the W of Ancient Greek, but for a reason I don't remember, it's not included in the alphabet when you learn it.
Fertilized Eggs
I do not remember the context of this.
Goofy
You have to be goofy goofy, or it's not even worth it.
Grim Reaper
This was during a game of Someone Has Died.
Holography
There's a plastic frog deep inside the bowl, but if you look in at an angle, you can see an enlarged projection of the frog instead.
The 1700s
That truly is the dream, isn't it?
Louis Jail
Okay, so I know the title says "Jail" while the comic says "prison." This was when she came up with the idea, and it was later changed to Louis jail. I am in Louis jail twice. I don't remember why I got put in the first time, but the second time was because she said, "How dare people be mean to Louis Tomlinson?" and I said, "I'm going to be mean to Louis Tomlinson."
Paparazzi
I think this was in the Sims.
Plug Your Ears
This was a little less sinister months ago.
Presence
This was her model for Poisson distributions. (That basically means an event that has a constant probability and can happen repeatedly. How many Pokémon are you likely to encounter if you walk for a block? Ignore the way Pokémon actually spawn on designated spawnpoints.)
Riffing
Ancient Greek was a very interesting combination of teaching styles, between this teacher and his assistant.
Scribblenauts, Part Three
She used a gun to solve many of the problems in Scribblenauts. It didn't always work, for...various different reasons.
Scribblenauts, Part Four
A doughnut would solve my problems for sure.
Scribblenauts, Part Five
I do not remember why she made sentient milk, or whether the baby was a solution to the milk problem or to some other problem.
Second Poseidon
We had a group costume of being Greek gods. I was assigned to be Nemesis.
Security
Technically, the physics building closes at midnight. The doors actually lock before that, I think at 10, but you can still get in through the main science building until midnight. Students are officially supposed to leave, but there's an unspoken agreement that we're allowed to do homework in the building as long as we need, as long as we move out of rooms that are actively being cleaned. (Security would prefer Pheasantface stop sleeping there, though.)
Shellfish Energy
She hates shellfish.
Still Here
Heronflight had to attend a meeting in Germany, but we were very much not in Germany.
Such Iconic Things
We were looking for decorations for the room, and whale-related decorations started coming up. As a reference to Moby oh yeah of course this word is censored, I said, "But what if the whale stole your... (pause, uncertain) leg?" Breccianose didn't get the reference, but she did think it was funny.
Tied Together
Nectarinefur has here done my job for me.
Urinetown
Needless to say, that is not a plot point of Urinetown. Rather, this came up during a game of Someone Has Died, the same game as Rabbitpatch's Grim Reaper. Someone (maybe Asterleaf?) was a time traveler from the future who wanted to inherit the deceased's iguana to prevent it from taking over the world, as had happened in their dystopian timeline.
Vague Remnants
Outside the dining hall.
Wet Skin
I don't like that.
Which Is Sleeping
Let the tree sleep! This is 4300 comics!
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Ancient Greece
It's been long enough that I'm not 100% confident, but I will say I'm 99% confident that that's not a typo but an error on his part. Anyway, I completely agree.
Be A Person
By "a person" she meant "in the D&D group." I believe this was the one she joined with the character Dip, short for Dame Interpersonal-Foot, an illiterate tiefling(?) bard who wanted to start a band called Dip'n the Dots and recruited the party to be the "dots."
Blind Her
Breccianose didn't want jam spreader to see how messy her side of the room was.
Chef's Kiss
Farm Countries
I...I guess they meant a lot of us were from rural counties? This is the problem with not making the comics right away; I lose all memory of the context!
Fugue
She was very angry about fugues.
Getting Information
It's been so long...did I ever talk about the job game before? There are a bunch of cards, the judge has to "hire" someone for a random job, and everyone else has cards telling them the basics of their character. This was part of their pitch to be a spy or detective or something.
Grapes
The death of Flash will require some adjusting.
Haydn
Get on this!!! Global politics are easy! I do not remotely remember where this conclusion came from, but I think it's pretty clear it would work.
Horseshoe
Bones confirmed...but gone? Sorry for the short update; I'll try to update again soon...
Loud Music
The way she said it, it sounded like she hadn't decided what to say before she said it.
My Desks
A good megadesk always deserves an appearance.
Nut Dust
Rabbitpatch is allergic to nuts but can be in the same room. Also, I'm still kind of working out the exact rules of coloring in the new line style.
Proud Of A Fridge
I actually don't remember the context. I would have thought this was about my old good fridge, but the timeline doesn't work out. Maybe she was talking about our magnets.
Romantic Period
Another short update.
Salt Vehicle
Hello I am back
I am using an iPad now, which makes the process of creating a comic easier, but the process of saving, organizing, uploading, and updating harder. Fun times.
Scalpel
I’d hire her.
Starring Someone Outside The Window
The Emeraldheart of the new era. This was the guy who lived next to us in our junior year of college.
Stilts
D&D-related. I think this was about the character Dip, short for Dame Interpersonal Foot. They were a short and illiterate bard looking for bandmates.
Switzerland
I mean, they do have tennis there. I don’t know enough to say how popular it is. You can probably tell that I’m still kind of figuring out how to do this on the new program.
Too Tired
Very sad.
Triangles
There was a triangle (instrument) in the “donation” bin of free items in the common room.
Unpalatable
The universe is sometimes likened to raisin bread, as in, when you bake a loaf of raisin bread, the raisins in it move farther apart from one another, but the raisins themselves stay basically the same. This is like galaxies in the expanding universe.
Vodka
Would not want to make that mistake in class.
Waluigi
It’s been so long that these almost feel vintage. They’re not, but it feels like it.
IRS
Hmm.
Arm Mass
It’s a struggle.
Doctor Who
I thought I was about to witness someone learning about SuperWhoLock for the first time.
Nifty
This was Adderbite’s psychology professor, but I don’t remember what the experiment was.
Not Compatible
I don’t know, I made it through okay.
Banana Mood
In our sophomore year of college, I went home for spring break and Breccianose did not. I had accidentally bought too many bananas, so I told her to eat the bananas while I was gone. I returned to a strong smell of bananas, not unlike banana bread. She said she was afraid to touch the bananas because they were mine. The peels had turned completely black, and the bananas inside clearly had a texture that was no longer edible as I moved them carefully into the trash. None of the bananas opened, so the only consequence was the scent of bananas lingering for at least another week (good consequence).
Toes
A more likely first thought for a baby to have.
Duck
This is also about babies.
Popsicles
Her mom gave us way too many popsicles. You might say there is no such thing, but we had no freezer and only a tiny fridge.
Statue
I was telling her about the time I almost fell asleep in class but immediately dreamed about falling off a statue and woke up.
Two-Faced
Well, that is two faces.
Toilet Seats
I do not remember what this was about.
Cheez Whiz
I believe she meant because she likes to consume it, but the use of the word “factory” paints a much less pleasant picture.
Convenient
I also love them, but I was playing along with a bit.
Ranch-Like
She saw me writing it down and didn’t want the context lost because the other kind of ranch would be much worse.
Reincarnated
I think this was simply out of love for apple juice.
Ambidextrous Lumberjack
I remember that this was part of a game. I have to imagine that this (and the next two comics) came from Funemployed, so everyone is given a few traits for an improv character and must then compete for a job.
Titanic Of Eating
I’m not sure that’s a good thing.
Great Lines
I wish I had not forgotten most of the context, but the great lines stand.
LaTeX
LaTeX is a typesetting software that’s good for writing mathematical formulas. Also…you can really tell how long I’ve been slacking, because this was about the onset of the pandemic.
Windows Six
Just to be clear, the bright green corner means that this was happening over a video call. I decided that putting the cats in the same space but making a corner green was better than putting everyone on computer screens. If there is just one person talking I probably won’t bother to put the green corner there.
Platonic Solids
Platonic solids are polyhedra with all identical regular faces and vertices.
Serenity
We watched it together on Amazon Watch Party. It sure was a movie.
Bwoop Bwoop Bwoop
I don’t remember what this was about.
Fatal Flaw
This is the result of all the cookie brownies.
Impregnated
There’s a line early on in one of Copperpelt’s superhero stories where “stuff” in a villain’s chest is broken by a punch. In context, it’s clearly bones, but it doesn’t say “bones”. From this we developed our joke of “bones confirmed”. I don’t remember exactly why we were googling the definition of bones, but it was definitely related to that.
Impregnated, Part Two
…Yeah, that’s fair.
Lived Here Before
In our senior year, Breccianose and I were not roommates, because of certain events that happened around 2020. I had a room to myself, and she had half a house with a different housemate.
Floor Ham
It’s fine.
Stan Rats
The Imgur link for this one has “lol” in it.
Scratch’n’sniff
Oh…love it.
Seasoning
I think they might have stopped making Cheeto Paws? They were paw-shaped Cheeto puffs. They were not “good” per se but they were very good junk food.
Jesus
Early on in Sword and Shield’s lifetime, I was showing Ashtail how the Pokémon run around in the world, and how some of them chase the player. I saw a brilliant aura Zigzagoon and commented, “That one is shiny.” Well, a shiny Pokémon is a specific thing, a sparkly palette swap, so I tried to correct myself, saying it was shining and glowing but it wasn’t shiny. Then, because Zigzagoon runs around in wild zigzag patterns, it ran into me—and it was shiny. I let Ashtail name him, and they named him Jesus. Jesus and many other Pokémon were lost when my Switch broke (charging chip blew out). Also, I don’t think we can just skip past “That’s going in epic-gamer-quotes” as if that’s less out-there than naming a Zigzagoon Jesus.
More Fun Than, Part Five
So close to a real saying, there.
Car Pants
I think “we were having a conversation about pants” is funnier than any question about how something would wear pants.
Two Hands
I love bagels. I eat a bagel almost every night.
One-Way Mirror
I think I’m really onto something here.
Viscous
This was intentional, but it was a joke about people confusing “viscous” with “vicious”.
Shaking
I mean, okay, yes, they accurately identified what, specifically, I was thinking. But the explanation does not make more sense…
More Fun Than, Part Six
I feel like really what we’re doing here is coming up with a list of things that are almost fun, but less fun than fun.
Yellow Tights
What a life.
Cooked
With “cooked” making a real comeback lately, this doesn’t seem like that unusual of a thing to say, at least in context (context: we were playing Super Smash Bros Brawl and the Nintendog assist trophy messed him up). But at the time it was not a phrase I expected to hear.
My Father
No wonder she wanted to be reincarnated as one.
Terrible Life
I think the “fish fear me” jokes are funny, but not that funny—but my friends think they are very funny.
Mr. Commander
I let Breccianose go on my Super Mario Maker 2 account and make a level called “Mr. Commander”, vaguely inspired by Barb’s level “Master and Commander” from back in the day. It is a terrible level and I had to beat it. I also let her make a level called “Homestuck #DGR” which I also had to beat. Absolute nightmare levels.
Mirrors
The context is lost to time, but I’m reasonably certain it was a hand mirror…
Cookbook
Again, the explanation did not clear anything up.
Eternity
That’s how attorneys work.
Throw Up
As in, it’s rare for him to do so, even when sick.
Your Friend
There is a good explanation for this. It is innocent but unpleasant.
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Salty Caramel
It was a long-expired chocolate caramel. I had one. It was somewhat unpleasant.
September
How many months is September?
Sharpay
Near the end of Latin, our main teacher (Gorsetalon!) showed us some songs from High School Musical.
Sign On The Door
Our math class could have used this sign earlier.
Since Five
Said around 7 P.M.
Slippery
Gorsetalon was bragging about how they had learned the word "colonnade." Then they took us to the colonnade on campus. Some of the columns have faces carved into them. One of those faces was the subject of this conversation. Also...I feel like Sealwhisker might have been better off not asking for clarification.
Slurp Socks
I tried to buy socks a few months ago. About a week after the last day of the window they would have come, I got an email saying they were out of stock forever. So I bought the same design from a different site...and the same thing happened. I don't want to rant here, but I am furious.
Slurp'n'slurp
Have I become the Tealwhisker to Sharpfang's me?
Slurping Lumps
Violetcloud lived in the room at the corner of my hallway this past year, but I didn't see her very often.
Small Talk
I think it's a perfectly normal way of getting to know someone.
Smell So Good
You smell so good!
Smells Like Bagels
I don't think any bagels were present.
Some Sort Of Conflict
Now there's a conflict.
Soup On
The "soup" was water.
South 2.0
I think Texas is technically in the South, but it does seem like it should be something else.
Soy Milk
A Pyrrhic victory.
Soybeans
Somehow the question makes me not want to verify it.
Soybeans, Part Two
I don't know if he's lactose intolerant or if he'd just die anyway because it's the desert.
Spores
She had the same name as someone else in our study group, so we called her Sergeant (Last Name).
Sprinkled
Um...delicious.
Squirrel Chase
Oh, I saw it, all right.
Statue Of Liberty
I think that sounds like a good idea.
Subverted
To be clear, in panel six, that's a gentle push, not a slap.
Suntan
Colorful clothes? Is this about summer fashion, or just a strange thing to say?
Swift And Cruel
"Mēns" actually means "mind." Or...meant "mind," anyway.
Annoy
It was an accident the first time, but now it's something we say.
Appreciate
Lovely rhyme.
Conglomeration
I think it sounds wonderful.
Criticizing
Mistypool and Kyanitefang were the main cooks of the fried rice.
Deck Of Cards
He, Joltwhisker, and a third STEM bro whose name I eventually learned but didn't know at the time played Jenga in the kitchen while he and Kyanitefang both made curry rice.
Doctor
This happened many years ago. (If you can't tell, Amberfang is trying to lick me between the poles of a headrest in a car.) Adderbite's response to this comic was, in all caps, "That's not a doctor!"
Failure Percentage
Another kitchen scene.
Hippie Free-For-All
Not much of one after all.
In His Forties
"In his forties" and "three" were offered at the same time. He was 21, meaning it was actually legal that he was drinking, which was why his age came up.
In Office
I'd vote for her.
Insult Replay
No, but I have...preserved it for posterity.
Just Delete
He sounded so dismayed. Also, I'm pretty sure Toadthroat and Kittiwakepatch were partners with no third person in their group, so I'm not sure who he was asking other than Kittiwakepatch?
My Food
His food was candy in a Santa hat.
My Own Handwriting
Gorsetalon: That's worse, because yours is good!
Nerd Court
Explaining my seven-year friendship with Thunderpelt. By the way, Thunderpelt looks very much like Cody from Total Drama.
One Pinch
Breccianose has been unleashed.
Pneumonia
That sounds like a threat.
Polyphemus
I mean, he could be both.
Ponies
She said this while approaching her chair, where her jacket was hung. I didn't smell the ponies, but maybe I can't smell.
Really Weird
He said this as Kittiwakepatch added copious amounts of curry powder to the pot.
Tiny Coffeepot
It turned out this coffeepot was 4 cups, while a normal coffeepot is 12.
Two Levels
We went to open mic night, where Kyanitefang sang Oops!...I Did It Again and Martenclaw played Viva La Vida on the ukulele.
Vince
Can Vince sell me the socks I'm after?
You Need
It's good to have an elevator pitch for...yourself.
You Need, Part Two
Sometimes you don't even need a pitch. Twenty-seven 150s!
Ablative
The ablative case is a grammatical case related to adverbial clauses.
Blame Percent
Fifteen percent is a lot for Gorsetalon.
Egg
You know, I can't believe I haven't used the title "Egg" before.
Expose
Junglefoot presumably forgot his Febreze when he studied abroad for spring semester.
Fifteen Million Years
I think this was related to geologic time.
Grapes
I feel like we both must have misheard, but he didn't clarify...?
High Definition
Midgewing was recording the concert.
Interesting Business
I think he was talking about muscle aches from working out.
Jet Lag
I wouldn't sleep either.
Legible
Well, I downloaded a PDF from Google for free, and it was not searchable, so I hated my life anyway.
Making Me Study
Gorsetalon was the teacher and accidentally said something false in class.
Move Drinks
He was talking about the "distributor" listed on a soda can. ("Bread" here means "money.")
Nail Flakes
*Delicious keratin gritty boys.
Needs Cleaning
I think he could if he put his mind to it.
Opening Two
Coming back into fashion.
Pit Of Death
His freshman-year room.
Polyphemus, Part Two
Sadly, Polyphemus' exact height does not seem to be known, but he was indeed a unit.
Poterant
Poterant basically means "(they) could," where "they" is a plural subject that could be either stated or implied.
Raving
I feel like "raving-fest" is just the same word as "rave."
Take Their Cheddar
This was in reference to Polyphemus being a cheesemaker.
To The Restroom
This year, I'm keeping track of the number of times Breccianose says "I'm gonna punch." Slight variations count ("I was gonna punch"), but quoting herself doesn't ("Remember when I said I was gonna punch"). We've been here for a week, and it's up to 22 so far. (And that's just the times she's said it to me!)
Tuesday
I ate, like, four bagels that day.
Under My Bed
After Junglefoot left, Martenclaw put the two beds next to each other to form a basic megabed, and they were high enough up that sometimes people would go underneath them.
Vectors
Can we?
With Pants
Adderbite said this was cursed.
Ablative, Part Two
Well, they certainly changed their mind fast.
Break Things
That's a talent.
Chilly Molasses
The viscosity of molasses was listed for a colder temperature, I think 0 degrees Celsius.
Egg, Part Two
The class would not let this go.
Frittatas
Quiches are gross.
I Don't Know These People #226
This was back when Mewtwo was only available in EX raids.
I Don't Know These People #227
They said this so nonchalantly.
I Don't Know These People #228
Adderbite overheard this.
I Don't Know These People #229
Listen, I get that that's a perfectly reasonable paper to write, but it still sounds funny.
I Don't Know These People #230
No idea.
Need Emotions
Jacanafeather also wrote down this quote.
Ox
Why an ox?
Pelicans
Relatable.
Physical Reaction
110 as in physics 110.
Picture Of You
Well, obviously.
Pretty Mountain
There was a sentence in Latin about a river flowing down a mountain, and some people interpreted it as the mountain flowing.
Pretty Mountain, Part Two
Why not?
Purple Hair
He went on like this for a while.
Really Loud Guy
Eclipsewhisker: Weird flex, but okay.
Right Foot
Yes I know that's not enough dots on the spinner.
Sad Day Thursday
Sad day Thursday is when we gather to do our physics problem sets. I'll be having a sad day Thursday tomorrow.
Simple Pleasures
Beautiful.
Skeleton Of A Pencil
I've never heard anyone call it a skeleton before.
So Help Me
Everyone who has heard this has reacted to a different part of the sentence.
You Enough
I later figured out that "you" was probably supposed to be "few," but other than that, not sure what this sentence was supposed to be. She was trying to say she would bring a game to hang out with friends. 4100 comics!
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Aesthetic
The jock will not convince the lanky, beanie-wearing man to work out so easily.
Big Chungus
Ashtail thinks this is the funniest thing I've ever said.
Certified
I can't believe I was in with the stem bros.
Cool Beans
Mr. Archibald was the character Atollpelt was playing in the game.
Egg, Part Three
That is the most important question.
Frequent
She meant burps. I think the apple juice was at fault.
Hedonism
Sedgenose (the tortie in the last panel) was our DM for D&D, and Webwhisker (frost and white) was her assistant. Cilantrofur (solid brown) was just visiting.
I Don't Know These People #231
I don't know if this was a date, but I like to imagine that this was their first date and that their relationship blossomed afterward.
I Don't Know These People #232
That is a compelling argument.
I Don't Know These People #233
A scary thought.
I Don't Know These People #234
I have no idea what the context was, but I would like to point out that these people were approaching me, and I was wearing sandals.
I Don't Know These People #235
That's how it goes.
Iguanas
In the real world, iguanas are indeed cold-blooded, but I am prepared to be convinced by Sharpwhisker.
Isolate
I don't have a class with Eclipsewhisker this semester and I am sad! Also, I have since realized that Pheasantface is left-handed, so there are some inaccurate comics with him holding chalk.
Only Altoid
Martenclaw was trying to steal Altoids from Mistypool and Sharpwhisker, but he tried about eight empty tins before finding one that still had mints in it.
Origami Knife
Well, why not?
Otamatone
Sedgenose hit some impressively high notes. The otamatone's name was Blueberry Bob.
Rat
The answer is Loesswhisker, and also why?
Reverse Ice Fishing
She also babbled to him about how she was meeting up with "Tall (same name as Loesswhisker)" later that night. "Not that you're not tall. You are tall. But he's even taller. He's very tall."
Scroll
Once, I was
Sounding Appealing
Poor Jacanafeather.
Suckers
A succubus showed up during that week's D&D session, and the "succ" puns began. Sedgenose started keeping a tally of the psychic damage done to her by the succubus puns.
Taking The Chair
After philosophy, this sentence fills me with rage. By the way, I spoke to Earwigtail the other day. He apparently thought I was interested in philosophy. Which is fair enough from his perspective, I suppose, but I am sorry, Earwigtail, I do not share your passion for philosophy. It was a nice conversation, though.
That Tree
There weren't many options left, so I think I said I was the grass? Or maybe just a different kind of tree.
To Die
Pheasantface and Jawstripe are both physics/philosophy majors.
All About Pants
I didn't see whose pants she was appreciating.
Baby Daisy
Ashtail was playing as Baby Daisy in Mario Kart Wii.
Birders
During the physics picnic Monarchwing told us all about her birding trip.
Chamber Of Goo
Physics involves a lot of goo chambers this semester.
Choil
Beautiful.
Drop A Coin
I think this might have been the night before the final.
Evenly Distributed
I was two seats over from Pheasantface to the other side.
Expensive Gyroscope
If you want the gyroscope to work, it's a $2880 upcharge.
Fort
Adderbite was leaving work for the day.
Gentle
We have a quote wall this year for iconic quotes said within the room.
Iguanas, Part Two
I...think the context was that in the improv game they were playing (called Someone Has Died), Atollpelt's character had (probably accidentally) killed someone's iguana, because he would do anything for a Klondike bar.
Logic Out
I don't remember the context, but they were probably yelling at Sealwhisker.
Monster Trucks
I know I've talked about this quote, but I thought it was finally time to just make it a comic.
My Hobbies
Relatable.
Never Touched
I was complaining about having to write a nice copy of my homework after filling a few pages of terrible scratch paper.
Offended
I don't remember the context, but it was something trivial, on the scope of someone saying Breccianose was loud.
Recalibrate
They were discussing the gyroscope.
Rumpelstiltskin
Oh, it was still great with audio.
See You Later Gator
She said it quite a few times.
Sinus Infection
Breccianose considers this one of her most iconic quotes.
Supernova
I swear this teacher's design had light gray at some point, but I can't actually find a comic where that was true...
Tendon
Kittiwakepatch...looked less evil in the sketch.
Very Large Mouth
We're on the Internet right now, so you probably already know this, but just in case: the "F" (which I suppose is short for "F in the chat") comes from "press F to pay respects," a meme that comes from Call of Duty.
Walking Itself
This was definitely the night before the final. The professor gave us old exams to study from, but there were no answer keys.
Where There's Smoke
I ate nothing but veggie straws at the physics picnic. I ate a lot of veggie straws.
Bagel Guillotine
The campus dining service changed bagel brand. The new bagels are higher quality but also have much tougher, um, skin? The bagel guillotines can't slice cleanly through the new bagels; instead, they crush them, leaving you with two smashed bagel scraps.
Dead Bags
We keep all our plastic bags to use as trash bags.
Die Young
This was the result of palm reading.
Drink Blood
I meant, "How much do I have to eat and drink before I give blood?"
Ghost Hunt
We didn't actually hunt for ghosts at all.
Happy Midnight
I keep all of my clocks on 24-hour time.
Lobster
Actually, if you die as a lobster, you turn back into yourself with no additional damage done, minus probably feeling disheartened from having turned into a lobster and then died. (In D&D last semester, our bard made it her signature thing to turn our enemies into lobsters. We defeated the final boss by turning him into a shrimp, then making the transformation permanent.)
Murderer
I feel so much safer now.
Nutation
I got better!
Scoot
I don't know what a chair looks like.
Serial Killer Handwriting
Actually, his handwriting looks a lot like Copperpelt's.
Shields
Chinchillatail: Also, that color looks really good on you.
Souls Broken
He's still around this year, but I think might be a fifth year since I'm pretty sure he does music stuff too.
Steel Bones
At least he's finally healed...for now.
Three Gigabytes
This was around 3 A.M. Sorry for the small update, but I didn't really have Halloween content this year, not even with the lenient standards I typically apply...
Braided
A major life event.
Brownies
They wanted a lighter, but neither Sealwhisker nor I had one. You might be able to imagine what came between that and this.
Disapeet
Something disapeeted as the result of a D&D spell. I don't remember, but I think it must have been the shadow beings I destroyed with Sacred Flame.
Double Soundtrack
He is an extremely loud chewer.
Grade Down
And not an E.
Hella Married
Very strong love line.
Music Theory
I could probably have ended this comic after the first panel.
Northern Lights
From the observatory.
Pasta Salad
Get it? Pasta, spaghetti?
Spinach Leaf
She was eating a salad while in our room. I think this might have been while we were waiting for the others to gather so she could drive us to Walmart.
Algae Samples
His Facebook profile picture was him walking out of a pond wearing hip waders and holding a small Tupperware.
Another Meme
I think she was trying to talk about our wall of quotes.
Baby Daisy, Part Two
Kicking is when you run into another racer and cause them to fly away. If you hit someone repeatedly, that's bullying.
Beard
Beard physics would be an interesting time.
Citrics
Ways to poison me.
Corn Watcher
I think it's great!
Erase Yet
I think he eventually erased it.
Found Pen
This is from freshman year.
Full Of Sweat
I...don't remember why she wanted Sheepwhisker to be sweaty.
Gender God
Gender God is, of course, the god of genders. Miss Purty of Ohio (Breccianose's D&D character) could definitely seduce Gender God.
Illiterate
Pheasantface, later in the conversation: Yeah, she told me I looked like I could be from Hong Kong, but then when I open my mouth it's like, "What's wrong with him?" (The "she" in this sentence is not Sweetclaw but someone who wasn't there.)
Juicy Bits
The juicy bits are electrolytes.
Neck Stretch
We were playing Mario Kart during this, but I don't remember why she said this. I do remember being surprised because it was not remotely what I expected.
Physics Car
Everything is a hot take, I guess.
Professor Request
After this, he played the flute.
Real Popcorn
This...is a math joke.
Rumbly Tumby
Now she just says "tumby" all the time.
Sensible People
I don't.
Soil
It was a mug cake, I think.
Sonata
We had a program for physics that would play a tone if you ran it with the right software.
STEM Overload
I'm only in one, and that's a mistake.
Thigh Divide
It's the new thing everyone's excited about.
Turned
This table was seen near one of the Pokémon gyms on a raid day.
Went To Clap
This was when we watched The Princess and the Frog.
XS
This is 4200 comics, which also makes the twenty-eighth 150. That's a lot!
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American Language
Breccianose yelled at me for this one. Also, I'm pretty sure the "truth" I was speaking was...I insisted that k was a vowel, just to annoy her, while she did homework about the IPA (international phonetic alphabet)? And she said, "Not in the American language, it's not," so I said this?
Bushed
I found an old page of comics I could have sworn I'd already scanned, but it turns out I hadn't.
Caesar Salad
I don't think the salad was named after the caesars, but I guess that would still probably be where the name came from in the first place.
Che Belli Occhi
Ha ha, remember the old forum where this comic would be illegal?
Cooking With Oil
I've always heard it as "cooking with gas," but Pheasantface consistently says "oil."
Feed The Babies
Breccianose was farming chickens in Minecraft. You can breed chickens by feeding them, but if you feed a baby, it just speeds up its growing process.
Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
This, uh, this was a lot less...this was made way before the current situation. We had all just gotten an email from school administration that hand-foot-mouth had been confirmed on campus.
I Don't Know These People #236
The other guy...had knee pain whenever he lied, I guess? I wish I remembered more of the context about this.
I Don't Know These People #237
Delicious.
I Don't Know These People #238
This happened all the way back in philosophy (which is why Earwigtail is there). (Actually, would he even have been there? This happened before class really started, and he was always late...maybe his cameo here is inaccurate? I'm not sure.) I wanted to establish beforehand that this was a first-floor window, but with no backgrounds that wasn't really going to happen. I miss Earwigtail.
Also, celebrate 2:38 every day at 2:38.I Don't Know These People #239
I think a "white hat" means a "good guy" hacker. I'm not entirely sure how slithering turned into hacking, but then, I did miss most of this conversation. Also, mostly unrelatedly, I found out recently that Coldwhisker is a really talented hacker.
I Don't Know These People #240
I heard this from someone's room while walking down the hallway. No idea.
Integral Calculator
This was apparently a running joke, but it is true. Integral Calculator (With Steps!) is my savior, and that of every physics student ever, and probably math too.
Jerseys
Pheasantface wasn't angry, just suddenly very frantic. The reason Lakepetal suggested this was a bad time was because it was very late at night, and Pheasantface doesn't get enough sleep. It was definitely not time for jerseys.
More Fun Than, Part Four
A return to this thrilling series. I like "more fun than a funnel cake."
Naïve Approach
He mentioned the naïve approach to a problem before showing us the correct way.
Organ Crawling
(Yes, the instrument.)
Point In My Life
He never returned to this thought.
Ruffles
I started to take a video of a basic physics demonstration (I have no idea what it's called, but there was a series of rods in a row like the keys on a xylophone, and if you bumped one of them, they would all oscillate in a sinusoidal pattern), and accidentally captured a conversation at the same time.
Ruffles, Part Two
please be allowed
Second Jesus
I forget what point she was making. I think she referenced Britney Spears as someone who would definitely agree with her on whatever we were talking about, because Britney would have the ultimate authority due to being the second Jesus.
Soup Indicator
I think someone just offhand mentioned soup as something that was good.
Tobacco-Chewin'
I, for one, am in fact a tobacco-chewin' horse, not that that should inform any stereotypes about the rest of my fellow Kentuckians.
Tofu
She wanted to say something funny enough that I would write it on a Post-It and stick it to the wall, and she succeeded.
Veronica
They were playing a game (I think I've mentioned it here before; it's called Someone Has Died). Quailnose was playing a character called Billy Bonkers, a Bigfoot enthusiast and Instagram influencer, who previously dated Veronica.
Bad Restaurant
We were talking about good and bad restaurants in Italian.
Cannonball
I feel like the machinery involved in firing it is probably the main technical difference. Like, you could have a really small cannon.
Categorize
Discussing a problem set.
Crushed
Last semester, we had an annoying number of fire alarms.
Do It To Em
Yeah, that's how it goes.
Drooling
Good skill to have.
Female Graphs
Breccianose had to study graphs of typical "male" voices, which don't apply to her voice.
Hamster Hands
Aaaahhh big comics!
Hipsters
It's extra bad for voice majors to experience smoke because their lives revolve around their voices.
Hot Water
I have definitely been offered tea from the physics lounge before, so I'm not sure what the problem was.
Hypervolume
The reason for the different sizing is different solutions over time after switching to my laptop made the default size no longer reasonable.
Look Listen Look Listen
I'll give you one guess what that translates to.
Modified Pain
Wait, am I a cool kid?
Only Your Brother
This was in reference to Jackalclaw's Valentine's Day antics.
Pastabilities
Pheasantface then explained how "spaghetti" came to mean messing up, which Herringsplash was apparently unfamiliar with.
Physics Kitchen Fridge
Oh, I keep all my pens in the fridge.
Run Automatically
Amazing!
Russian Dolls
We all went "ghost hunting," but apparently that just meant walking around in buildings where we were technically allowed to be, but would get frowned at if found, at night. Breccianose was very upset with this.
Slippers
It's only polite.
Socks Exist
Socks are more like ski masks for feet.
Stored
I think this was after our disastrous ghost-hunting excursion?
Stove In Space
She was watching RTGame play a universe simulator where he...uh...turned the sun into a teapot, I think? Then made the teapot so massive it became a black hole?
The Most Dangerous Game
...At least he got some sleep for once.
Two Psis
A special way to write psi that you need in physics once you've used up both capital and lowercase psi to mean other variables.
Veronica, Part Two
Someone realized about forty minutes in that "Billy Bonkers" is the same name construction as "Willy Wonka."
70 Percent
Lagoonspots was the assistant in the Ancient Greek class.
Butter Dungeon
I believe this announcement was made in character during a round of Funemployed. Basically, each round, the judge has to "hire" someone for a particular job, and everyone else has three cards that tell them who their character is. I imagine "dungeon" was one of the cards Breccianose had that round. And...possibly "butter" as well?
Calcite Crystal
Wow, I'm learning so much physics now!
Dig
Probably in Minecraft.
Felt-Tip Exception
You should always store felt-tip pens point-down.
German Flag
She taped up the flag in our room. She was taking German, and I know just enough that I could help with her homework, so we spoke German in the room sometimes.
Hijacking
Staying up late every Thursday is a great way to ruin your sleep schedule. And then there's Pheasantface, who never sleeps.
Hopper
Hopper was her large rabbit.
Jojo Siwa
She looked her up because I didn't know who she was.
Los Angeles
He said this with a tone that was impossible to read.
Many Questions
That's relatable. Although I have forgotten basically all of Italian by now.
No Grades
There's no convenient section for grades on Blackboard for my electricity and magnetism class.
Physics Students
I'm still asleep if there's math on the board.
Picky Water
Not a typo. This is how she decided to communicate that she is picky about the water she drinks.
Robin Hood
Not to brag, but my pencil was better.
Scribblenauts
If I wanted to cheat, I could just have made a transcript of every second Breccianose spent playing Scribblenauts. It's a game where you go around the world solving problems with a magic notebook that can summon virtually anything. The second time she played it, in reference to this event, I told her to summon a "sharp spaghetti" for the surgery, and it worked.
Scribblenauts, Part Two
"Mega deadly (noun)" was a very common theme in the things she summoned. I will take credit for the original mega deadly chainsaw.
Shampoo
She never cleaned it up.
Sharks
This is also true.
Squid Mistake
She drew a squid, and it was a mistake.
Such Fiction
He really has a bone to pick with chemistry.
The Night Is Young
This is what physics is.
Tin Voids
I have entirely forgotten the context behind "tin voids."
Very Similar
Those are the only factors I care about.
What To Wear
Was this...really all the way back in October? I think this might be in reference to Halloween costumes.
Apple Juice
It used to be that you could buy seven apple juices with a single meal swipe. That's not true anymore--you can only get one per swipe--but we still gathered apple juices in the room.
Digamma
The digamma was the W of Ancient Greek, but for a reason I don't remember, it's not included in the alphabet when you learn it.
Fertilized Eggs
I do not remember the context of this.
Goofy
You have to be goofy goofy, or it's not even worth it.
Grim Reaper
This was during a game of Someone Has Died.
Holography
There's a plastic frog deep inside the bowl, but if you look in at an angle, you can see an enlarged projection of the frog instead.
The 1700s
That truly is the dream, isn't it?
Louis Jail
Okay, so I know the title says "Jail" while the comic says "prison." This was when she came up with the idea, and it was later changed to Louis jail. I am in Louis jail twice. I don't remember why I got put in the first time, but the second time was because she said, "How dare people be mean to Louis Tomlinson?" and I said, "I'm going to be mean to Louis Tomlinson."
Paparazzi
I think this was in the Sims.
Plug Your Ears
This was a little less sinister months ago.
Presence
This was her model for Poisson distributions. (That basically means an event that has a constant probability and can happen repeatedly. How many Pokémon are you likely to encounter if you walk for a block? Ignore the way Pokémon actually spawn on designated spawnpoints.)
Riffing
Ancient Greek was a very interesting combination of teaching styles, between this teacher and his assistant.
Scribblenauts, Part Three
She used a gun to solve many of the problems in Scribblenauts. It didn't always work, for...various different reasons.
Scribblenauts, Part Four
A doughnut would solve my problems for sure.
Scribblenauts, Part Five
I do not remember why she made sentient milk, or whether the baby was a solution to the milk problem or to some other problem.
Second Poseidon
We had a group costume of being Greek gods. I was assigned to be Nemesis.
Security
Technically, the physics building closes at midnight. The doors actually lock before that, I think at 10, but you can still get in through the main science building until midnight. Students are officially supposed to leave, but there's an unspoken agreement that we're allowed to do homework in the building as long as we need, as long as we move out of rooms that are actively being cleaned. (Security would prefer Pheasantface stop sleeping there, though.)
Shellfish Energy
She hates shellfish.
Still Here
Heronflight had to attend a meeting in Germany, but we were very much not in Germany.
Such Iconic Things
We were looking for decorations for the room, and whale-related decorations started coming up. As a reference to Moby oh yeah of course this word is censored, I said, "But what if the whale stole your... (pause, uncertain) leg?" Breccianose didn't get the reference, but she did think it was funny.
Tied Together
Nectarinefur has here done my job for me.
Urinetown
Needless to say, that is not a plot point of Urinetown. Rather, this came up during a game of Someone Has Died, the same game as Rabbitpatch's Grim Reaper. Someone (maybe Asterleaf?) was a time traveler from the future who wanted to inherit the deceased's iguana to prevent it from taking over the world, as had happened in their dystopian timeline.
Vague Remnants
Outside the dining hall.
Wet Skin
I don't like that.
Which Is Sleeping
Let the tree sleep! This is 4300 comics!
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Ancient Greece
It's been long enough that I'm not 100% confident, but I will say I'm 99% confident that that's not a typo but an error on his part. Anyway, I completely agree.
Be A Person
By "a person" she meant "in the D&D group." I believe this was the one she joined with the character Dip, short for Dame Interpersonal-Foot, an illiterate tiefling(?) bard who wanted to start a band called Dip'n the Dots and recruited the party to be the "dots."
Blind Her
Breccianose didn't want jam spreader to see how messy her side of the room was.
Chef's Kiss
Farm Countries
I...I guess they meant a lot of us were from rural counties? This is the problem with not making the comics right away; I lose all memory of the context!
Fugue
She was very angry about fugues.
Getting Information
It's been so long...did I ever talk about the job game before? There are a bunch of cards, the judge has to "hire" someone for a random job, and everyone else has cards telling them the basics of their character. This was part of their pitch to be a spy or detective or something.
Grapes
The death of Flash will require some adjusting.
Haydn
Get on this!!! Global politics are easy! I do not remotely remember where this conclusion came from, but I think it's pretty clear it would work.
Horseshoe
Bones confirmed...but gone? Sorry for the short update; I'll try to update again soon...
Loud Music
The way she said it, it sounded like she hadn't decided what to say before she said it.
My Desks
A good megadesk always deserves an appearance.
Nut Dust
Rabbitpatch is allergic to nuts but can be in the same room. Also, I'm still kind of working out the exact rules of coloring in the new line style.
Proud Of A Fridge
I actually don't remember the context. I would have thought this was about my old good fridge, but the timeline doesn't work out. Maybe she was talking about our magnets.
Romantic Period
Another short update.
Salt Vehicle
Hello I am back
I am using an iPad now, which makes the process of creating a comic easier, but the process of saving, organizing, uploading, and updating harder. Fun times.Scalpel
I’d hire her.
Starring Someone Outside The Window
The Emeraldheart of the new era. This was the guy who lived next to us in our junior year of college.
Stilts
D&D-related. I think this was about the character Dip, short for Dame Interpersonal Foot. They were a short and illiterate bard looking for bandmates.
Switzerland
I mean, they do have tennis there. I don’t know enough to say how popular it is. You can probably tell that I’m still kind of figuring out how to do this on the new program.
Too Tired
Very sad.
Triangles
There was a triangle (instrument) in the “donation” bin of free items in the common room.
Unpalatable
The universe is sometimes likened to raisin bread, as in, when you bake a loaf of raisin bread, the raisins in it move farther apart from one another, but the raisins themselves stay basically the same. This is like galaxies in the expanding universe.
Vodka
Would not want to make that mistake in class.
Waluigi
It’s been so long that these almost feel vintage. They’re not, but it feels like it.
IRS
Hmm.
Arm Mass
It’s a struggle.
Doctor Who
I thought I was about to witness someone learning about SuperWhoLock for the first time.
Nifty
This was Adderbite’s psychology professor, but I don’t remember what the experiment was.
Not Compatible
I don’t know, I made it through okay.
Banana Mood
In our sophomore year of college, I went home for spring break and Breccianose did not. I had accidentally bought too many bananas, so I told her to eat the bananas while I was gone. I returned to a strong smell of bananas, not unlike banana bread. She said she was afraid to touch the bananas because they were mine. The peels had turned completely black, and the bananas inside clearly had a texture that was no longer edible as I moved them carefully into the trash. None of the bananas opened, so the only consequence was the scent of bananas lingering for at least another week (good consequence).
Toes
A more likely first thought for a baby to have.
Duck
This is also about babies.
Popsicles
Her mom gave us way too many popsicles. You might say there is no such thing, but we had no freezer and only a tiny fridge.
Statue
I was telling her about the time I almost fell asleep in class but immediately dreamed about falling off a statue and woke up.
Two-Faced
Well, that is two faces.
Toilet Seats
I do not remember what this was about.
Cheez Whiz
I believe she meant because she likes to consume it, but the use of the word “factory” paints a much less pleasant picture.
Convenient
I also love them, but I was playing along with a bit.
Ranch-Like
She saw me writing it down and didn’t want the context lost because the other kind of ranch would be much worse.
Reincarnated
I think this was simply out of love for apple juice.
Ambidextrous Lumberjack
I remember that this was part of a game. I have to imagine that this (and the next two comics) came from Funemployed, so everyone is given a few traits for an improv character and must then compete for a job.
Titanic Of Eating
I’m not sure that’s a good thing.
Great Lines
I wish I had not forgotten most of the context, but the great lines stand.
LaTeX
LaTeX is a typesetting software that’s good for writing mathematical formulas. Also…you can really tell how long I’ve been slacking, because this was about the onset of the pandemic.
Windows Six
Just to be clear, the bright green corner means that this was happening over a video call. I decided that putting the cats in the same space but making a corner green was better than putting everyone on computer screens. If there is just one person talking I probably won’t bother to put the green corner there.
Platonic Solids
Platonic solids are polyhedra with all identical regular faces and vertices.
Serenity
We watched it together on Amazon Watch Party. It sure was a movie.
Bwoop Bwoop Bwoop
I don’t remember what this was about.
Fatal Flaw
This is the result of all the cookie brownies.
Impregnated
There’s a line early on in one of Copperpelt’s superhero stories where “stuff” in a villain’s chest is broken by a punch. In context, it’s clearly bones, but it doesn’t say “bones”. From this we developed our joke of “bones confirmed”. I don’t remember exactly why we were googling the definition of bones, but it was definitely related to that.
Impregnated, Part Two
…Yeah, that’s fair.
Lived Here Before
In our senior year, Breccianose and I were not roommates, because of certain events that happened around 2020. I had a room to myself, and she had half a house with a different housemate.
Floor Ham
It’s fine.
Stan Rats
The Imgur link for this one has “lol” in it.
Scratch’n’sniff
Oh…love it.
Seasoning
I think they might have stopped making Cheeto Paws? They were paw-shaped Cheeto puffs. They were not “good” per se but they were very good junk food.
Jesus
Early on in Sword and Shield’s lifetime, I was showing Ashtail how the Pokémon run around in the world, and how some of them chase the player. I saw a brilliant aura Zigzagoon and commented, “That one is shiny.” Well, a shiny Pokémon is a specific thing, a sparkly palette swap, so I tried to correct myself, saying it was shining and glowing but it wasn’t shiny. Then, because Zigzagoon runs around in wild zigzag patterns, it ran into me—and it was shiny. I let Ashtail name him, and they named him Jesus. Jesus and many other Pokémon were lost when my Switch broke (charging chip blew out). Also, I don’t think we can just skip past “That’s going in epic-gamer-quotes” as if that’s less out-there than naming a Zigzagoon Jesus.
More Fun Than, Part Five
So close to a real saying, there.
Car Pants
I think “we were having a conversation about pants” is funnier than any question about how something would wear pants.
Two Hands
I love bagels. I eat a bagel almost every night.
One-Way Mirror
I think I’m really onto something here.
Viscous
This was intentional, but it was a joke about people confusing “viscous” with “vicious”.
Shaking
I mean, okay, yes, they accurately identified what, specifically, I was thinking. But the explanation does not make more sense…
More Fun Than, Part Six
I feel like really what we’re doing here is coming up with a list of things that are almost fun, but less fun than fun.
Yellow Tights
What a life.
Cooked
With “cooked” making a real comeback lately, this doesn’t seem like that unusual of a thing to say, at least in context (context: we were playing Super Smash Bros Brawl and the Nintendog assist trophy messed him up). But at the time it was not a phrase I expected to hear.
My Father
No wonder she wanted to be reincarnated as one.
Terrible Life
I think the “fish fear me” jokes are funny, but not that funny—but my friends think they are very funny.
Mr. Commander
I let Breccianose go on my Super Mario Maker 2 account and make a level called “Mr. Commander”, vaguely inspired by Barb’s level “Master and Commander” from back in the day. It is a terrible level and I had to beat it. I also let her make a level called “Homestuck #DGR” which I also had to beat. Absolute nightmare levels.
Mirrors
The context is lost to time, but I’m reasonably certain it was a hand mirror…
Cookbook
Again, the explanation did not clear anything up.
Eternity
That’s how attorneys work.
Throw Up
As in, it’s rare for him to do so, even when sick.
Your Friend
There is a good explanation for this. It is innocent but unpleasant.
I used to read it before I joined the WCF!