# Wow - what's happening at "9 Chickweed Lane"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 15, 2004, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909 "2004-11-15T19:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/21 "2004-11-17T02:25:36Z")
There is also a highly irritating cat, the less said about whom the better. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/22 "2004-11-17T02:57:57Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > You want high skeeve factor from this cartoonist, check out his other strip, [Pibgorn](http://www.comics.com/comics/pibgorn/index.html). Yeesh! > > In person, he looks a bit like Chris Meloni (from **Law & Order: SVU** ). What an easy buncha skeeves we got 'round here. You folks stay away from the manga. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/23 "2004-11-17T03:40:22Z")
> [@Evil Captor](#): > > You folks stay away from the manga. Oh, trust me, I do. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/24 "2004-11-20T17:22:23Z")
[Ohmigod.](http://www.comics.com/comics/chickweed/index.html) What _did_ she do? She didn’t do what I _think_ she did, did she? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Cheatem_Undhow)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/25 "2004-11-20T18:18:43Z")
> [@Ukulele Ike](#): > > [Ohmigod.](http://www.comics.com/comics/chickweed/index.html) > > What _did_ she do? > > She didn’t do what I _think_ she did, did she? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/26 "2004-11-20T20:00:23Z")
> [@Ukulele Ike](#): > > [Ohmigod.](http://www.comics.com/comics/chickweed/index.html) > > What _did_ she do? > > She didn’t do what I _think_ she did, did she? She could simply be reacting to a rather potent change in her relationship with a cherished childhood friend – she’s now taken things to a whole new level, and is realizing that this situation can have dramatic consequences. Of course, I could be completely wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/27 "2004-11-20T20:06:09Z")
Let’s hope this storyline is continued Monday. It’ll probably be a wasted week of “Hallmarks of Felinity”, though. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/28 "2004-11-20T20:22:35Z")
> [@Master Wang-Ka](#): > > She could simply be reacting to a rather potent change in her relationship with a cherished childhood friend Yeah, but she was out really late. I mean _really_ late. [sub]…how many times you figure those long, long ballet-dancer legs could wrap around a skinny little guy like Amos?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2004, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/29 "2004-11-25T00:47:50Z")
Did I slip into a coma? We don’t what exactly happened “last night” and “today” Edda packs her bags to go to the audtion for the ballet troupe. Mom, who is generally over-protective, does nothing? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/30 "2004-11-25T15:16:01Z")
Brooke has given me enough pleasure over the years that I hate to acknowledge **Zebra** ’s “inconsistent writing” comment, but this is some crazy inconsistent behavior on _two_ character’s parts. Juliette: “Oh, Edda’s gotten on the train and gone away to the big city to join the Ballet! She’ll be staying with Uncle Whomever for the foreseeable future! I guess she won’t be going to school any more! Have some more coffee?” Grandma: “At least we won’t be seeing her mopey face around here! Two sugars, please!” ---
**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:** [December 7, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/31 "2004-12-07T21:43:28Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > You want high skeeve factor from this cartoonist, check out his other strip, [Pibgorn](http://www.comics.com/comics/pibgorn/index.html). Yeesh! Speaking of _Pibgorn_, check out who’s making a guest appearance [today](http://www.comics.com/comics/pibgorn/) (12/07, if you find yourself looking in the archives after today). ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/32 "2004-12-07T21:53:44Z")
Did you see this past Sunday’s 9 Chickweed Lane? Sheese! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/33 "2004-12-07T22:57:10Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Did you see this past Sunday’s 9 Chickweed Lane? > Sheese! Yes, it’s upskirt shots in the comics. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/34 "2004-12-07T23:03:51Z")
So, is what’s happening this week Edda’s audition? I’m a bit lost . . . ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/35 "2004-12-07T23:09:04Z")
> [@pugluvr](#): > > So, is what’s happening this week Edda’s audition? I’m a bit lost . . . She’s just messing around in an empty rehearsal studio, not knowing that the board she wants to audition for is watching her from another room (which adds a creepy dimension to the “upskirt” comment earlier). ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/36 "2004-12-07T23:19:03Z")
They will all fall in love with her indviduality. Which is of course what they look for in new members to a ballet company. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/37 "2004-12-07T23:45:18Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > She’s just messing around in an empty rehearsal studio, not knowing that the board she wants to audition for is watching her from another room (which adds a creepy dimension to the “upskirt” comment earlier). It’s a little creepy, but I imagine they’ll just say they saw enough in her exercises and she clearly has talent and a love of dance. Or something like that. Maybe that’s the way they audition all the ballerinas at this fictional troupe? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/38 "2004-12-08T16:35:10Z")
> [@photopat](#): > > I imagine they’ll just say they saw enough in her exercises and she clearly has talent and a love of dance. Or, “Get the fuck off of the piano.” ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/39 "2004-12-08T17:28:55Z")
If you think Brooke obsesses about drawing lithe women in spandex _now_, wait’ll Edda joins that metropolitan ballet company. Every frame of every strip is going to look like a Danskin ad or a Degas composition. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-whats-happening-at-9-chickweed-lane/274909/40 "2004-12-09T21:29:10Z")
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