I know it is probably just silliness, but can anyone come up with a rationalisation for the man putting his hand over his son’s eyes, at the end? Or is it just that the volcano is broadly associated with something unsuitable for young eyes?
By the way I thought the line in the second last frame of the first page was as good a punchline as any.
Apparently, both the farmer and his young son have figured out that exploding volcanoes mean that sex is going on atop that hill.
I’ve been an Oglafian for about five years, but I don’t have any idea what’s going on in these strips. Do only these two characters have the power of volcanic sex? Are they, like, volcano sex gods? I thought the last one, where the mountain exploded, meant that they were dead, but they seem to have come back from it.
You’ve forgotten last week’s strip, already? The one with the punchline ‘You’re not old enough to know about volcanoes, yet’? Which established sex leading to exploding mountains?
Actually having now looked back at the last strip I think I get it.
BigT’s theory which I like is that the last frames of the previous strip show that the first few frames were the father “explaining” to his boy why when having sex you should go somewhere remote, using a cockamamie story about explosions. And he says his son is not old enough to learn about volcanoes.
Then - on this theory - this week’s strip is the father and boy seeing a volcano, which (inherently) means that according to the father something about which his son is not old enough to learn must just have occurred (ie the earlier frames of the strip).
I still miss Platinum Grit.
Well, my current theory is that he was describing a real (but not remotely common) event, but that they just now found each other. And, that, being the chosen one, he has extra explosive powers, and he and his partner can’t die from them.
Basically, I just want his “chosen one” powers to mean something.
What’s a banthram?
Dunno, but did you click the Happy Coffee Bean link?
Ok, so “Banthram is registered trademark of Happy Coffee Bean Enterprises.”
Helps a bit, but not, you know, a lot.
A mythical beast that needs protein (and may prefer humans). This one is apparently cursed.
It’s not like any knew what a Jabberwock was prior to the poem.
I’d like to see a Barber/Surgeon in a Fallout game. As long as they don’t work while high.
If/When the thread of Mistress and Apprentice is ever returned to, any ideas on what you’d like to see? I gather Bodil felt tapped out on the theme of “horny loser who never gets laid endures constant abuse by bitch with penis-envy issues”.
Yeah, but the magic box with the pine cone in it was masterful.
New one. Unlike previous ones, this one’s about sex AND it’s funny. That was a while ago since we had those.
Spoiler: the horse at the end isn’t wearing shoes.
I lolled.
Alt & title…
Page 1
You have to give good face to get good face.
Practice your sexy faces in a mirror but don’t be fooled into fucking the mirror.
Page 2
Let your face do the talking.
The eyes are the windows to the soul, so probably the mouth is the door.
Good to see one of the dwarves’ inventions actually used suc(k)cesfully.
Now that’s a good one.
Well, they were also responsible for the sudden onset of spring at one point. And the dragon seemed pretty impressed too.
Alt & title…
ALT - I made sausages with Rosemary.
TITLE - Since you are what you eat, I’m the victim of this crime.