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Post by Gotolei on Mar 7, 2014 8:00:46 GMT
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Post by The Anarch on Mar 7, 2014 8:02:06 GMT
Nice of the Ninth Doctor to pop in for a cameo as one of the kids.
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Post by americonedream on Mar 7, 2014 8:02:19 GMT
D: That stuff about Betty. That's cold, Tom.
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Post by Señor Goose on Mar 7, 2014 8:02:23 GMT
Sorry about the thread zimmyzims. If it's any consolation I was this close to posting in it :/ |
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Post by Señor Goose on Mar 7, 2014 8:03:37 GMT
Nice of the Ninth Doctor to pop in for a cameo as one of the kids. I'm glad he got work after Doctor Who. He was a pretty good doctor. Also: Christ Tom, that comment. |
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Post by Daedalus on Mar 7, 2014 8:03:45 GMT
His parents should have known better than to name him after a translation of the word 'Death'.
Yes, I know there are people named Mort (or some derivative thereof) around irl.
And, at least judging by the comment today, my profile comment still applies.
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Post by flowsthead on Mar 7, 2014 8:04:11 GMT
D: That stuff about Betty. That's cold, Tom. She does live long enough to see the birth of her first grandson, but the way it's written it seems super depressing. |
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Post by Lightice on Mar 7, 2014 8:05:14 GMT
His parents should have known better than to name him after a translation of the word 'Death'. His full name is Mortimer, I believe. Mort is just a diminutive if that. |
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Post by Gotolei on Mar 7, 2014 8:07:10 GMT
That smile.. definitely our Mort we're looking at here.
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Post by Señor Goose on Mar 7, 2014 8:07:47 GMT
His parents should have known better than to name him after a translation of the word 'Death'. Yes, I know there are people named Mort (or some derivative thereof) around irl. And, at least judging by the comment today, my profile comment still applies. Just a bit of weird humor from Tom. Gallows humor? Also: Notice how the boys greeted each other? |
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Post by Daedalus on Mar 7, 2014 8:07:56 GMT
His parents should have known better than to name him after a translation of the word 'Death'. His full name is Mortimer, I believe. Mort is just a diminutive if that. I still think it is ironic. But I see your point. And I like Betty. She looks so...optimistic. I choose to view the title text as non-canon today, and there's nothing anyone can do to stop me. |
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Post by KMar on Mar 7, 2014 8:08:17 GMT
So, the British forum personnel, pray enlighten us: What does 'the mp' stand for?
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Post by zimmyzims on Mar 7, 2014 8:09:19 GMT
Sorry about the thread zimmyzims. If it's any consolation I was this close to posting in it :/ *grumpy mumble* ...and the one time I was at computer when the new page is launched Gotolei just decides to be back in the business... how can I compete, (s)he's like a squirrel on amphetamine! To be honest, I knew when I posted I was going to be late, since I took a tad too long to think about the link phrase. I blame the recent discussion that unconsciously made me think I have to give some valuable information. So I repeat here my magnificent insight on this page to give direction to the discussion: So, Mort is a little soldier after all. - maybe I was wrong about this too and he will die on fields of glory. By the way, Gotolei, see how we picked different sides of same thing, you went for the positive "they'll find a nice place..." and I the negative "they're still looking for..." By the way, it's "nice safe place". |
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Post by krael on Mar 7, 2014 8:09:20 GMT
comment seems a tad out of character for Tom. Of course it could be that he really thinks out the story of every sidecharacter. I just had this weird thought: do you reckon he had one of his grandparrents make a cameo here or something?
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Post by americonedream on Mar 7, 2014 8:10:14 GMT
D: That stuff about Betty. That's cold, Tom. She does live long enough to see the birth of her first grandson, but the way it's written it seems super depressing. Maybe he just wanted to wrap up any theories about her. But it IS really depressing. |
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Post by zimmyzims on Mar 7, 2014 8:10:27 GMT
So, the British forum personnel, pray enlighten us: What does 'the mp' stand for? Wild guess: Military Police? Probably not "Member of Parliament".  |
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Post by The Anarch on Mar 7, 2014 8:11:00 GMT
Also: Notice how the boys greeted each other? GREETINGS, HUMAN PERSON! WE WISH TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU! |
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Post by Daedalus on Mar 7, 2014 8:11:53 GMT
She does live long enough to see the birth of her first grandson, but the way it's written it seems super depressing. Maybe he just wanted to wrap up any theories about her. But it IS really depressing. Likely Tom's still depressed. It's not a short-time thing, of course. Again, wish you all the best Tom. |
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Post by Gotolei on Mar 7, 2014 8:13:48 GMT
Also: Notice how the boys greeted each other? Sorry about the thread zimmyzims. If it's any consolation I was this close to posting in it :/ *grumpy mumble* ...and the one time I was at computer when the new page is launched Gotolei just decides to be back in the business... how can I compete, (s)he's like a squirrel on amphetamine! To be honest, I knew when I posted I was going to be late, since I took a tad too long to think about the link phrase. I blame the recent discussion that unconsciously made me think I have to give some valuable information. So I repeat here my magnificent insight on this page to give direction to the discussion: So, Mort is a little soldier after all. - maybe I was wrong about this too and he will die on fields of glory. By the way, Gotolei, see how we picked different sides of same thing, you went for the positive "they'll find a nice place..." and I the negative "they're still looking for..." By the way, it's "nice safe place". I should prolly just link that one post in my sig at some point. The one that says I'm only gonna bother with the threads on Fridays now unless it takes too long. Oh and a correction - a person with an accurate-to-the-second panel clock but terribad wifi. And yeah, but it took people almost half a page before anybody noticed >.> |
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Post by sapientcoffee on Mar 7, 2014 8:15:09 GMT
This is why I don't proofread my own papers. =) (I'm very bad about reading what should be there instead of what is.) And So, the British forum personnel, pray enlighten us: What does 'the mp' stand for? Could be metropolitan/municipal police. |
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Post by Señor Goose on Mar 7, 2014 8:16:01 GMT
So, the British forum personnel, pray enlighten us: What does 'the mp' stand for? The 'Mega-parliament'. It's where all of the members of the UK parliament fuse their bodies together to form a towering humanoid bent of death. |
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Post by Gotolei on Mar 7, 2014 8:18:36 GMT
Random thought - Betty:Hetty? Guessing it's just a coincidence.
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Post by zimmyzims on Mar 7, 2014 8:19:27 GMT
Maybe he just wanted to wrap up any theories about her. But it IS really depressing. Maybe Tom's still depressed. It's not a short-time thing, of course. Maybe. Hope not. That was really a grim look at the lives of these characters. On the other hand, I have a feeling that author's depression might make the ultimate Annie v. Kat showdown more likely, so there is a sort of silver lining in that dark cloud too... Okay, serious things should be taken seriously, and depression is awful. All the best Tom! I try to order something one of these days to turn some more of those spiders into money! |
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Post by zimmyzims on Mar 7, 2014 8:21:56 GMT
Also: Notice how the boys greeted each other? *grumpy mumble* ...and the one time I was at computer when the new page is launched Gotolei just decides to be back in the business... how can I compete, (s)he's like a squirrel on amphetamine! To be honest, I knew when I posted I was going to be late, since I took a tad too long to think about the link phrase. I blame the recent discussion that unconsciously made me think I have to give some valuable information. So I repeat here my magnificent insight on this page to give direction to the discussion: So, Mort is a little soldier after all. - maybe I was wrong about this too and he will die on fields of glory. By the way, Gotolei, see how we picked different sides of same thing, you went for the positive "they'll find a nice place..." and I the negative "they're still looking for..." By the way, it's "nice safe place". I should prolly just link that one post in my sig at some point. The one that says I'm only gonna bother with the threads on Fridays now unless it takes too long. Oh and a correction - a person with an accurate-to-the-second panel clock but terribad wifi. And yeah, but it took people almost half a page before anybody noticed >.> To be accurate, it just took me almost half a page to finish one bloody post, not to notice it. You just can't stop making me feel old and slow. |
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Post by Daedalus on Mar 7, 2014 8:23:49 GMT
Maybe Tom's still depressed. It's not a short-time thing, of course. On the other hand, I have a feeling that author's depression might make the ultimate Annie v. Kat showdown more likely, so there is a sort of silver lining in that dark cloud too... I hope not, otherwise it will end in disaster and the comic will end abruptly. I want an uplifting ending, dammit! The comic's too positive (most of the time) for a downer, nihilistic ending! (Though more mechaKat would be appreciated, if you take requests, Tom!  ) |
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Post by KMar on Mar 7, 2014 8:26:22 GMT
I don't find that Betty's short bio that depressing; about everybody's (including your usual ordinarily mostly happy and content person) life could summarized like that.
E: Explanation. Everybody dies at the end of their lives, and it isn't implied that her marriage was unhappy. (Not ending up marrying your childhood crush isn't that much of an tragedy, just pretty normal in real life and especially outside of certain genres of fiction.)
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Post by philman on Mar 7, 2014 8:27:32 GMT
I'm assuming Miltiary Police as well, nothing else specifically stands out. Metropolitan Police may be the official name of the merged London police nowadays, but back then they were individual police forces for each region of the city rather than one large Metropolitan force I think. Also wow at the mini-lifetime contained in the comment! She lived to see the birth of her first grandson though (I wonder if it was That Guy), so had a reasonable life. Although this is a chapter about death... is every comment going to contain how the character from ww2 died?  |
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Post by Daedalus on Mar 7, 2014 8:28:20 GMT
I don't find that Betty's short bio that depressing; about everybody's (including your usual ordinarily mostly happy and content person) life could summarized like that. I think it's tone that's bothering people, not the content. |
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Post by Gotolei on Mar 7, 2014 8:29:56 GMT
I'm assuming Miltiary Police as well, nothing else specifically stands out. Metropolitan Police may be the official name of the merged London police nowadays, but back then they were individual police forces for each region of the city rather than one large Metropolitan force I think. Also wow at the mini-lifetime contained in the comment! She lived to see the birth of her first grandson though (I wonder if it was That Guy), so had a reasonable life. Although this is a chapter about death... is every comment going to contain how the character from ww2 died? Maybe not That Guy™, but Nigel looks kinda like Jack Hyland. Hmm. |
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Post by thomassauce on Mar 7, 2014 8:31:47 GMT
I find it weird that the girl's, Betty, eyes were detailed with nice shade of blue,
I can only think of another character with a nice shade of blue.
And the time kinda adds up (I think)
(Also, I'm convinced this is a reference to the song NO ONE CAN STOP ME)
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