noako
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Post by noako on Sept 25, 2008 17:40:36 GMT
You probably wouldn't want to stand too near her in general. Why is that? Does she just have an evil aura or something? Or will she get angrier about someone being too close? Also, is there a specific reason why Birmingham of all cities? I have never been to UK and I have no idea what it's like. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Sept 25, 2008 18:49:11 GMT
Well, aside from that, hygiene isn't exactly a priority of hers.
I currently live in Birmingham, and they always say write what you know.
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Post by Uglyhead on Sept 27, 2008 0:45:59 GMT
Tom, is English cuisine really as bad as people keep telling me, or are they just exaggerating for comedic effect?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Sept 27, 2008 1:46:44 GMT
It's not an exaggeration. England's contribution to world cuisine is about as noteworthy as graffiti in a bathroom stall in the Louvre.
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Post by popo on Sept 27, 2008 3:56:11 GMT
is it really bad or is it just depressingly bland?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Sept 27, 2008 14:15:18 GMT
Both.
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Post by noako on Sept 27, 2008 18:52:19 GMT
Hey Tom, you have said you have been traveling around the world.
Where exactly have you been?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Sept 27, 2008 19:57:53 GMT
Not really many places but, various states around the US, Spain, France, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Amsterdam, Egypt and maybe a few others I was too young to remember. I haven't been anywhere in a while though.
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Post by fishf00d on Sept 27, 2008 19:59:28 GMT
Nothing that I couldn't explain, no. By this do you mean that supernatural things have happened, but you have a perfectly good supernatural explanation for them? |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Sept 27, 2008 20:26:14 GMT
I mean that when something strange happens there is a mundane, if not obvious, explanation behind it.
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Post by greyumbrella on Sept 27, 2008 21:27:25 GMT
It's not an exaggeration. England's contribution to world cuisine is about as noteworthy as graffiti in a bathroom stall in the Louvre. Actually when I went to England I had this really really good sandwich. It was mayonaise and shredded cheese and onions all mixed together on white bread. I'm not sure whether its an english specialty haha or not but I've never had anything like it and I thought it was pretty tasty! Have you ever tried that Tom? |
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Post by kaziklu on Sept 28, 2008 11:35:47 GMT
He He, Tom the Rationalist!
Here's one regarding Zimmy. Since you said she isn't really a tidy person and the state of her teeth is legendary, I was wondering if she's one of those people who keep a personal shrine to their dentist. Or are her teeth actually little daggers that can bite through bone with ease?
I can easily imagine her chewing on a bone the way people chew hard candy.
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Post by Tom Siddell on Sept 28, 2008 14:18:02 GMT
It's not an exaggeration. England's contribution to world cuisine is about as noteworthy as graffiti in a bathroom stall in the Louvre. Actually when I went to England I had this really really good sandwich. It was mayonaise and shredded cheese and onions all mixed together on white bread. I'm not sure whether its an english specialty haha or not but I've never had anything like it and I thought it was pretty tasty! Have you ever tried that Tom? Nope, not one for onions, personally. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Sept 28, 2008 14:19:12 GMT
He He, Tom the Rationalist! Here's one regarding Zimmy. Since you said she isn't really a tidy person and the state of her teeth is legendary, I was wondering if she's one of those people who keep a personal shrine to their dentist. Or are her teeth actually little daggers that can bite through bone with ease? I can easily imagine her chewing on a bone the way people chew hard candy. Zimmy doesn't spend a whole lot of time thinking about her teeth. |
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Post by Tenjen on Sept 28, 2008 16:45:15 GMT
what food do you enjoy?
oh and on more comic related matters. What is Reynardine doing right now?
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Post by cenit on Sept 29, 2008 13:22:18 GMT
Did Rey kept (or keep??) the dolls that Kat gave him? Does he still plays with them?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Sept 29, 2008 17:30:35 GMT
oh and on more comic related matters. What is Reynardine doing right now? Waiting in Annie's room, maybe doing some reading. |
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Post by biggerj on Sept 30, 2008 2:19:34 GMT
What percentage of Gunnerkrigg Court teachers are, during school days, relatively normal (Mr. Eglamore probably falls under this category and his dragon-hunting job doesn't count - another good example is this geology teacher) and what percentage are, during school days, noticeably idiosyncratic (like the incredibly boring teacher on this page or a certain Dr. Disaster)? If you can't come up with percentages, you can just say which are more common, optionally with a qualitative description of how much more common. Edit: While I'm asking: was 'the court at Gunner's Crag' the original name of Gunnerkrigg Court at the time of its founding? |
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Post by xolejh on Sept 30, 2008 6:27:43 GMT
What IS zimmy?!?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Sept 30, 2008 7:47:41 GMT
What percentage of Gunnerkrigg Court teachers are, during school days, relatively normal (Mr. Eglamore probably falls under this category and his dragon-hunting job doesn't count - another good example is this geology teacher) and what percentage are, during school days, noticeably idiosyncratic (like the incredibly boring teacher on this page or a certain Dr. Disaster)? If you can't come up with percentages, you can just say which are more common, optionally with a qualitative description of how much more common. Edit: While I'm asking: was 'the court at Gunner's Crag' the original name of Gunnerkrigg Court at the time of its founding? Character trait percentages are not really what this comic is about. The Gunner's Crag was one of the names it was called. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Sept 30, 2008 7:48:31 GMT
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Post by biggerj on Sept 30, 2008 7:58:37 GMT
Character trait percentages are not really what this comic is about. So teachers, and everyone else, can be whatever they want to be and you don't care about how many are weird? That's wise stuff. |
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Post by biggerj on Sept 30, 2008 8:02:33 GMT
So her nastiness is a defense mechanism? |
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Post by kayback on Oct 1, 2008 8:05:05 GMT
On a non story line tangent, I know you have the comics done a little in advance, but have you ever read something here or on the comments and gone "heck no, they guessed the plot" and then sat down on the PC and changed everything so keep us on our toes?
KBK
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Post by Tom Siddell on Oct 1, 2008 8:25:45 GMT
Not really, no. I'm not trying to trick anyone here. Sometimes I leave clues in the story so people can figure out stuff on their own.
Edit: However, this makes it a kick in the nuts when people call me predictable when I've clearly been leading up to something.
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Post by carth on Oct 1, 2008 10:54:08 GMT
This most recent comic gave me a thought. Are Zimmy's powers, potent as they are, actually potent enough to kill everyone in the world and Zimmy herself on a whim (or Gamma's whim), or would she have to do some traveling?
Also, do you hate when people ask about Zimmy?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Oct 1, 2008 12:06:52 GMT
That remains to be seen.
No I don't hate when people ask about Zimmy.
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Post by nikita on Oct 1, 2008 16:46:28 GMT
off-topic: GC is one of the least predictable stories I know.
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Post by Fhqwhgads on Oct 1, 2008 18:18:06 GMT
off-topic: GC is one of the least predictable stories I know. Yeah, QFT (and that's a good thing).  |
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Post by agasa on Oct 1, 2008 22:13:24 GMT
My question is releated to This: www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=157 page. During my third re-reading of the archive (this time, i'm using GC as an english teaching aid like pudgimelon, hah) , with a little help from me being italian, and from wikipedia, i identified the Psychopomps as, in order: Neith (Egyptian), Ankou (Breton), Agni (Hindu), and Mercury(Roman). But i cannot identify the horned snake-tail guy in the lower-left corner talking to Annie. Who's he? |
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