# Order of the Stick book 7 discussion thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-strips\ **Created:** [February 3, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438 "2020-02-03T17:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 91
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1804 "2023-09-20T23:52:29Z")
OK, that is very different from a paramecium… ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1805 "2023-09-21T11:12:03Z")
> [@blue\_infinity](#): > > Maybe their poetry is just really depressing. Or, blue in the same sense as a “blue comedian” ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1806 "2023-09-22T01:01:45Z")
I immediately thought of a Vogon (which are green, and the second worst poets in the universe), but I doubt whether GITP would bring in a Douglas Adams reference. (ETA - I see some oters followed the thought trail first. Cvrses.) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1807 "2023-09-22T01:18:30Z")
> [@MHaye](#): > > I doubt whether GITP would bring in a Douglas Adams reference. Why not? He’s made references to many other works. Why wouldn’t he have an Adams reference? Welcome back, btw. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1808 "2023-10-10T14:17:35Z")
**[Sight unseen](https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1289.html)** ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1809 "2023-10-10T14:53:36Z")
> **In Haley's Defense...** > > …Elon seemed to enjoy watching her [search for traps](https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0035.html) back in those days. So “Hey, cute redhead” seems to apply as a minimum standard. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1810 "2023-10-10T14:54:44Z")
Now I’m imagining Elon Musk with bleached blonde hair in all of Elan’s scenes ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1811 "2023-10-10T15:16:11Z")
That would be Nale, then. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1812 "2023-10-10T22:06:16Z")
Did anyone else notice that we, the readers, never see the Indescribable Horror, either? So maybe that particular trap is actually empty? Like, if the creature within had somehow been released decades ago, and has just (to its frustration) avoided being seen clearly ever since? ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1813 "2023-10-10T22:18:14Z")
I had a similar thought. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1814 "2023-10-11T00:30:19Z")
As did I. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1815 "2023-10-11T00:55:53Z")
Don’t worry. Mr Scruffy is keeping an eye on that monster. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1816 "2023-10-11T04:04:07Z")
Hm. Well I suppose the story could have 2 indescribable horrors in it. Or 2 Douglas Adams- inspired creatures. Then again, maybe the monster just has a gaze attack. Here’s a list of them at the Oots forum: [Gaze Attack Monsters](https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?342490-Gaze-Attack-Monsters) I don’t think that’s it, but the list is fun. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1817 "2023-10-11T08:31:36Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Did anyone else notice that we, the readers, never see the Indescribable Horror, either? I had just assumed that this was entirely the joke - we neither see it nor can it even be described to us. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1818 "2023-10-11T08:55:22Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I had just assumed that this was entirely the joke - we neither see it nor can it even be described to us. I think you’ve missed the point of Chronos’ message. He speculated that the monster is no longer there. It left decades ago. The trap is empty. And where has this creature gone to? Where could it be hiding? Think about it. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1819 "2023-10-11T09:12:55Z")
Oh right. Except that it was seen by the hunters, the goblins and the people at the circus. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1820 "2023-10-11T09:23:53Z")
Also, Serini has been keeping an eye on Team Evil and would have noticed him there. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1821 "2023-10-11T12:25:02Z")
And Oona peeked under umbrella (I suppose that might fall under ‘the goblins’ in a broad sense) ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1822 "2023-10-11T12:29:19Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > **[Sight unseen](https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1289.html)** I’m feeling dim. Serini’s final line comes across like she’s been listening to Haley and Elan’s banter and is responding to it as subtext even while she’s superficially talking about traps. But is she reflecting on her own love life? Is she snarking on their own foolishness? Is she reflecting on her own poor decisions about the snarl? Is it something else? I’m just not getting it. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1823 "2023-10-11T12:29:49Z")
If someone needs to throw a blanket over Sunny, surely it would be a problem for Oona? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438.md?page=90) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438.md?page=92)