# Order of the Stick General Discussion Thread (Open Spoilers and Speculation) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 2, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096 "2009-02-02T07:39:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 105
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096/2081 "2009-08-09T16:56:39Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Oh, it makes sense within context. It’s a ‘drunk awakening’. “Why is the car parked crooked? On the porch? Of the house across the street?” It’s a completely inexplicable event that clearly made sense while it happened, but thanks to the memory wipe, we’ll never know why, in fact, if it wasn’t for that horse, the girl wouldn’t have spent that year in college. But **we** were shown what happened during his “blackout period,” even though he doesn’t remember it, and it had nothing to do with Mr. Belvedere. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096/2082 "2009-08-09T17:38:16Z")
> [@chorpler](#): > > … if you knew about the [del]friendly rivalry[/del] arch-nemesisness between Rich Burlew and Keith Baker. I thought they are friends, with a close working relationship. [http://www.giantitp.com/articles/gk7uKJeF296jRcx1NJw.html](http://www.giantitp.com/articles/gk7uKJeF296jRcx1NJw.html) ---
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096/2083 "2009-08-09T18:57:03Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > I thought they are friends, with a close working relationship. > [http://www.giantitp.com/articles/gk7uKJeF296jRcx1NJw.html](http://www.giantitp.com/articles/gk7uKJeF296jRcx1NJw.html) Exactly – see the footnote? It’s one of those jokey “arch nemesis” things between friends. Like how Lord Milligan is the arch-nemesis of Casey and Andy in [Casey and Andy](http://www.galactanet.com/comic/), when they are friends in real life. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096/2084 "2009-08-09T23:41:40Z")
> [@chorpler](#): > > But **we** were shown what happened during his “blackout period,” even though he doesn’t remember it, and it had nothing to do with Mr. Belvedere. No, we weren’t. We were shown what happened _with the Oracle_ during the memory blackout period. Whatever else happened in the Sunken Valley – including the Three Tests – has gone unshown. Possibly, had Haley been with Roy and Durkon back then, Mr. Belvedere would have gotten shot in the foot. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096/2085 "2009-08-11T08:47:24Z")
People getting withdrawal symptoms should check out [noparse][www.exiern.com](http://www.exiern.com)[/noparse]. The comic is (just about) SFW but it has NSFW ads. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096/2086 "2009-08-11T08:48:10Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > People getting withdrawal symptoms should check out [noparse][www.exiern.com](http://www.exiern.com)[/noparse]. The comic is (just about) SFW but it has NSFW ads. I’ll save it for when I get home. Thanks for the tip. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096/2087 "2009-08-17T02:37:23Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Whoa whoa whoa… > > What if the SNARL was the one who originally created the world and the gods are the usurpers? The snarl could be the original chaos and it was bringing order when some of its creations supplanted it? > > That would be one hell of a thing, if the snarl was the good guy. That could work if you know Greek Mythology, where Chaos was the original void from which the Gods spawned. Is it possible that the world in there is a world based entirely around the “missing” Pantheon, and the Snarl’s “attacks” are really just reclaiming the pantheons for the original world? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096/2088 "2009-08-31T04:11:30Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Well… well, well, well. It seems as though some key mythology has yet to be revealed. Excellent. > On another note, how about we start a new thread on the 31st, in honor of the new arc? [It’s the 31st **somewhere**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11502972#post11502972) ---
**Author:** ![Brynhildr\_Budladottir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Brynhildr\_Budladottir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynhildr_Budladottir)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096/2089 "2014-01-20T09:44:30Z")
Only recently got into this comic and am really liking the humorous fantasy elements. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096/2090 "2014-01-20T11:29:39Z")
Greetings, **Morwen**! Because of the prolonged discussion of the strip we’ve broken it up into separate threads. [The one for the current book, Book 5, is here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=530128) (although Book 5 is drawing to a close and we’ll start a Book 6 thread in due course). I suggest joining that thread instead. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096.md?page=104)