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Post by SpitefulFox on Oct 15, 2012 7:02:55 GMT
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Post by secondofnone on Oct 15, 2012 7:07:12 GMT
She seems rather fond of the old coot.
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Post by foresterr on Oct 15, 2012 7:07:55 GMT
Do I detect a whiff of emotion in the last panel? IMPOSSIBLE!  Also, this page strongly indicates (to me at least) that the whole name-taking business is just about avoiding suspicion, not any mystico-magical mumbo jumbo  |
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Post by GK Sierra on Oct 15, 2012 7:07:59 GMT
Jones has an incredibly refined taste in men. Just look at that cane.
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Post by quoodle on Oct 15, 2012 7:10:58 GMT
So she changes names to avoid people finding out she doesn't (detectable) age. To keep fool people from asking "What are you?".
And she promised to keep "Jones" as long as she could - until it brought on suspicion. I suspect being in the Court would allow her to stay for a long time without changing her name. She's in with such unusual people.
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Post by secondofnone on Oct 15, 2012 7:12:43 GMT
Do I detect a whiff of emotion in the last panel? IMPOSSIBLE! Also, this page strongly indicates (to me at least) that the whole name-taking business is just about avoiding suspicion, not any mystico-magical mumbo jumbo Maybe it also helps her avoid suspicion. |
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Post by rafk on Oct 15, 2012 7:18:37 GMT
So this is the second old dude who thinks the world of Jones and asked her to take on a name for him.
Inevitably this "answer" to the question of what Jones is has raised new questions without actually answering anything (other than to confirm Jones doesn't age).
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Post by stephen on Oct 15, 2012 7:19:14 GMT
I expect it had a lot to do with avoiding suspicion until she moved to the court, where everyone already knows she's more than human.
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Post by foresterr on Oct 15, 2012 7:25:43 GMT
Do I detect a whiff of emotion in the last panel? IMPOSSIBLE! Also, this page strongly indicates (to me at least) that the whole name-taking business is just about avoiding suspicion, not any mystico-magical mumbo jumbo Maybe it also helps her avoid suspicion. The fact that she actually kept her (current at the time) first given name and changed only her surname seems to show that it is not so much "name stealing", but just changing it. If she can mix and match like that, she could probably just as well make something up. I think when she takes other people's names it is just from convenience, or personal reasons. Huh. Now I wonder what her true name was. I expect it had a lot to do with avoiding suspicion until she moved to the court, where everyone already knows she's more than human. And, as we can see, she has not changed it since |
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Post by sapientcoffee on Oct 15, 2012 7:27:01 GMT
Guessing the date to be mid-19th century (1850s).
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Post by dailenna on Oct 15, 2012 7:47:33 GMT
Cool, it's in line with what could be figured out from the previous page and the information fillerb linked about the Langdon estate. And we've moved onto centuries  Hold on everyone, this may speed up a bit, now! |
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Post by sapientcoffee on Oct 15, 2012 7:56:01 GMT
And ryos had this post for Friday's comic: A pattern has emerged: years ago several years ago many years ago decades ago several decades ago many decades ago Now, if Tom continues this way, we'll get a trio for centuries and one for millennia. "Many millennia ago" would fit the timeframe of ancient Egypt. I'm just sayin'. One thing has been bothering me, though. I don't think ancient Egyptians had blonde hair. Maybe we'll see her painting caves in France instead... The 'days' had 'previous' and then just flat out a week. I wonder if Tom will use millennium? |
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Post by jasmijn on Oct 15, 2012 7:59:31 GMT
Maybe it's the hairstyle changing to reflect the changing time period, but it seems like her face is changing, getting younger.
Maybe she does age, albeit very, very slowly?
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Post by krael on Oct 15, 2012 8:02:45 GMT
Guessing the date to be mid-19th century (1850s). somewhat later Samual langdon lived from 1723 to 1797. (wiki) Guy looks like he's pretty near to his end in the comic. |
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Post by krael on Oct 15, 2012 8:19:10 GMT
Here, guys, I updated the graph I presented to you on last wednesday. Two new datapoints are added: the one from friday, wich most of you assumed was around 1900, the re-appearance of an elizabeth langdon at porthsmouth, and todays point is around the end of Samuel Langdons life (1797). (by the way, the graph totally called those dates, as you can see; I didn't change the prediction line)  Next up: 1630: Jones offfers popcorn to english colonists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1630) Strip after that: somewhere in the 1300s: If jones still is in america, no colonists will have been there yet, so maybe then it is coyote time? |
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Post by Quizzie on Oct 15, 2012 8:50:59 GMT
I have a feeling that Jones in the Middle Ages will be mostly hiding from witch hunters.
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Post by sapientcoffee on Oct 15, 2012 9:16:17 GMT
I'm going off the clothing fashion and Jones' hair. And it looks like this would be the estate of the American Samuel Langdon. A disappointing lack of chimneys!  |
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Post by psykeout on Oct 15, 2012 9:32:19 GMT
I've been wondering if maybe Jones is just incapable of making expressions. Like what if she's just literally stone-faced.
We all currently think of her as emotionless, but what if her body is actually just physically incapable of presenting her emotions? because if you think about it, that really changes how you interpret what someone says. What if she was smiling fondly in the last panel of this page?
I dunno it's just some random thought that was floatin round my head
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Post by seaofalchemy on Oct 15, 2012 9:36:32 GMT
Also, this page strongly indicates (to me at least) that the whole name-taking business is just about avoiding suspicion, not any mystico-magical mumbo jumbo I agree! But I can't say for sure about the last part of your sentence. She may be immortal because of some mystico-magical mumbo jumbo. More like alchemical, as opposed to magical. Which has got me wondering: since it's theorized that she may be an alchemist who regained immortality and who had to “avoid suspicion” throughout the years (decades), will the next page(s) show her being accused of being a witch? I just tried imagining Jones living many eras and how her immortality may be problematic. [EDIT]:I have a feeling that Jones in the Middle Ages will be mostly hiding from witch hunters. Awh! Beat me to it! ;D “The scandal and the estate mean nothing to me.” She's been through a lot. |
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Post by zimmyzims on Oct 15, 2012 9:40:31 GMT
Do I detect a whiff of emotion in the last panel? IMPOSSIBLE! Also, this page strongly indicates (to me at least) that the whole name-taking business is just about avoiding suspicion, not any mystico-magical mumbo jumbo Which always was merely long shot speculation not really backed up by the events. There was never a "coyote-moment" in which she would have taken something spiritual from somebody. She was merely asked to bear man's name. Which, by the way, happens to many women even this particular day. |
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Post by zimmyzims on Oct 15, 2012 9:42:34 GMT
Also, this page strongly indicates (to me at least) that the whole name-taking business is just about avoiding suspicion, not any mystico-magical mumbo jumbo I agree! But I can't say for sure about the last part of your sentence. She may be immortal because of some mystico-magical mumbo jumbo. More like alchemical, as opposed to magical. But that's another thing. It seems pretty clear there is some mystico-magical mumbo jumbo going on if somebody is immortal, doesn't it? But it is whole another thing that her getting new names by the time would have anything to do with any magic. |
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Post by zimmyzims on Oct 15, 2012 9:48:31 GMT
I'm going off the clothing fashion and Jones' hair. And it looks like this would be the estate of the American Samuel Langdon. A disappointing lack of chimneys! Indeed, so different Langdon than we thought the last time. |
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Post by seaofalchemy on Oct 15, 2012 9:58:55 GMT
But that's another thing. It seems pretty clear there is some mystico-magical mumbo jumbo going on if somebody is immortal, doesn't it? But it is whole another thing that her getting new names by the time would have anything to do with any magic. Speaking of magic, I'm sticking to my theory that Jones has created Horcruxes of herself. The "name-changing" routine is just a emulation of Tom Marvolo Riddle adopting the new name Lord Voldemort. (Joke.) Jones has an incredibly refined taste in men. Just look at that cane. In that case, her taste has changed presently. From elegant, opulent men to dragon-slaying chiseled hunks! Hehe. |
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Post by GK Sierra on Oct 15, 2012 10:26:57 GMT
Here, guys, I updated the graph I presented to you on last wednesday. Two new datapoints are added: the one from friday, wich most of you assumed was around 1900, the re-appearance of an elizabeth langdon at porthsmouth, and todays point is around the end of Samuel Langdons life (1797). (by the way, the graph totally called those dates, as you can see; I didn't change the prediction line) Next up: 1630: Jones offfers popcorn to english colonists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1630) Strip after that: somewhere in the 1300s: If jones still is in america, no colonists will have been there yet, so maybe then it is coyote time? So next we're going to the renaissance and then the medieval period? Jones better have Jean-Jacques Rousseau under her arm next update or I am going to be sorely disappointed with Teasan. |
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Post by todd on Oct 15, 2012 10:35:50 GMT
I have a feeling that Jones in the Middle Ages will be mostly hiding from witch hunters. Actually, witch-hunting was largely a product of early modern history (such as the 16th and 17th centuries) rather than of the Middle Ages. |
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Post by diantris on Oct 15, 2012 10:36:51 GMT
I'm going off the clothing fashion and Jones' hair. And it looks like this would be the estate of the American Samuel Langdon. A disappointing lack of chimneys! Indeed, so different Langdon than we thought the last time. I like this part, specifically: Also.. I have a feeling that Jones in the Middle Ages will be mostly hiding from witch hunters. Actually, witch-hunting was largely a product of early modern history (such as the 16th and 17th centuries) rather than of the Middle Ages. Aye, the "modern" propaganda to make middle ages seem a DARK age, in contrast to the new world outlook. -sigh- |
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Post by krael on Oct 15, 2012 10:58:00 GMT
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Post by ctso74 on Oct 15, 2012 11:16:29 GMT
Jones better have Jean-Jacques Rousseau under her arm next update A book of Rousseau's or the actual Jean-Jacques Rousseau. |
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Post by seaofalchemy on Oct 15, 2012 11:17:28 GMT
What I had thought was his collar, Samuel Langdon's bow tie looks unlike typically-shaped bow ties, for late 1700s and even modern-day fashion standards. However, mustache-shaped bow ties are not unusual in present popular culture fashion. But I doubt that Tom meant to draw his bow tie to resemble a mustache... now I'm thinking about hipsters and their mustache fad.
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Post by leah on Oct 15, 2012 11:19:54 GMT
Wait, you guys are saying she's in the States? If so, there's certainly an interesting parallel in that both she and Coyote traveled from the New World to the Old.
But, maybe not. I kind of think Langdon's land looks more "English Countryside" than "Southern Plantation."
Also, this sequence is starting to remind me of the Hobb chapters in Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Even the bit where she gets busted for long life takes place in about the same time period as when that woman tracked down Hobb and Morpheus for meeting in the same place once a century.
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Hold on everyone, this may speed up a bit, now!
