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As for this comic…
We haven’t had a pure ‘Sigmund and Satan’ strip since comic #129, but I was in the mood for a little throwback.
I realize that many of the younger readers may not even know what a water bed is, but I can’t help it if they’re missing that critical cultural info. Full disclosure: my parents had a water bed when I was a wee tot. In that era, they really had no choice. (At least that’s what I tell myself.)
Silly Gecko, this is not Thursday. Unless it’s Thursday in comic time, then it’s Thursday there. But if it is, then it’s it Friday or Tuesday in the Koreas?
Throwbacks can happen any day of the week, man.
Purrrrrr…..
When Satan is afoot, TRACEEE can’t be far behind !
(heh heh … behind)
Well, even if she is not directly present, her presence can be felt in the context of this strip. Palpably.
So Satan has his hands full palpating Tracee? lol
Well, that wasn’t said. But it was strongly implied.
@Aaron
Oh, I expect the PALPATING is mutual.
This is another of the “foot” comics?
That must be why Sigismund toes the line.
Oh hah.
Waterbeds are “icky” now? O.o
Aren’t the majority of Human Conceptions accomplished with CENTIPEDE INTERVENTION these days ?
And on the floor in a LAUNDRY ROOM ?
I don’t know about now. But given the facts that I gave in the description, there’s a good chance I was conceived on a water bed. I’m not going to ask, though, because there are some things I just don’t want to know.
…Come to think of it, my parents had one too in the 80s. I remember what a huge project it became to find a leak, drain it, refill it, etc.
I do not know if that bed was still around during the period of my conception (I know we moved to a larger house when I was 5, and it’s the 2nd house I remember the waterbed from) but it was clearly showing its age by my early childhood.
Hmm…
We keep finding more in common, don’t we, EG? I’m on the fence if this is a good thing or not. T_T
It’s not a good thing for you.
Dude, water beds are VERY icky.
As someone with a bad back, I feel it is important to argue this statement about waterbeds.
Waterbeds are NOT icky… They are PURE GOOD! GOOD I tell you!!! GOOD… If Satan is sleeping on a waterbed (or even doing other things), he risks a FAR more severe alignment change than chaotic neutral!!! He will discover the truth one morning when he wakes up, goes for a walk, and winds up helping an elderly lady cross the street…
THE TRUTH SHALL BE KNOWN!!!!!!
An evil person who owns an evil bed would say such things…
I remember reading this plot summary in a TV Guide when I was a kid, though I have no idea what show it was for. “…their bed gets broken, so they buy an new one. Guess what kind? And it leaked, too.”
They were everywhere back then. I always think of the Billy Joel line “They bought an apartment with deep pile carpets and a couple of paintings from Sears, and a big water bed that they bought with the bread that they’d saved for a couple of years.” It was a thing. It was awful.
Is that a Cuban cigar?
Probably? I don’t know my cigars, but Cuban cigars ARE very readily available in Canada. Are they readily available in the U.S. now too? I don’t really know. I remember they used to be stateside contraband in the good ole days.
Then Satan is still passively supporting evil, supporting the repressive Cuban regime by buying their cigars.
@RH
Repressive ?
Brian Williams told me the Cubans use those charming DONKEY CARTS because they prefer them.
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/11/26/brian-williams-cubans-rather-donkey-carts-transportation/
Not because they’re poor.
Water beds are embarrassing, motion-sickness inducing, uncomfortable as hell and a MAJOR pain in the ass to deal with when helping someone move.
In short: evil yay!
That’s the best kind of yay.
They are AWFUL to move. The frame alone without water used to weigh, like, a thousand pounds, just because it needed to be that strong to hold up the thousand pounds of water you put in the dang thing.
I never slept better than on a water bed — my back loved it. We tried one of those tube beds with the foam cover, too, those were bad. We tried the foam covered-tube thing after the heater failed on the water bed. The tubes were actually nice until the foam cover collapsed. We got one warranty replacement and then the company went under.
I like a firm bed. I dislike all squishy sleeping surfaces, and that includes those ‘memory foam’ and ‘pillow top’ mattresses that everyone loves now.
Yes!!! After long last, my boy Satan is back! Hilarity is sure to ensue I hope. 🙂
Still hear Robert Vaughn’s voice as he speaks.
Well, the hilarity won’t ensue right away. This is just a little teaser, leading up to a bigger story that’s coming in later.
I was wondering when another Satan/Sigmund strip would come. Nice to see that again.
As for water beds, my parents had one when I was like… Five? Six, maybe? I loved it. My mom? Not so much. Not sure on dad…
I do remember that they were fun as a sort of carnival ride for kids.
Less fun for sleeping parents when their little darlings jumped onto the bed to wake them (and catch some early indoor waves).
Naw, he’s more Lawful Evil than Chaotic Neutral. Lawful alignments are about order and, in the case of Evil, control. And being the mayor of a municipality? That’s Lawful in the core.
In that vein, he might be Lawful Neutral, but for him, he’s got a malicious intention, regardless of what he does, so he can’t be Neutral.
Yeah, I’ve debated alignments at my table over the years. 🙂
I would tend to agree with you. But ‘Chaotic Neutral’ is just more meme-worthy, so I had to go for it.
What’s better to create mayhem than working from whitin the system? That’s why the most chaotic ones are politicians…
Good observation.
@Hitokiri Akins
A government official who is LAWFUL ?
You must be Canadian.
Almost all ll my favorite NPC characters in D&D based games are CN, like Annah, Neeshka, and Neera. Which is odd, since I always play either Neutral Good mages, LG Paladins, or CG Thief-Mages.
A nurse who plays D&D?
1) Heellllllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooooo NURSE!
2) what did you play as?
*sigh* I am not a nurse. I am an ASCP-Certified Laboratory Technologist by training and a surgical assistant by predilection and on-the-job training by my boss.
That said, I almost always play a Paladin, named either Aribeth or Britomart. I did play an NG Elven mage named Galadria when I first ran through the Baldur’s Gate saga, but that is not as much fun as orc-squashing. 😛
Britomart sounds like a pharmacy.
Look at “Faerie Queen,” Mr. English Teacher. She was the woman warrior that beat all the men. 😛
All the cool, bad boys are CN. Undoubtedly the sexiest alignment.
On the one hand, it’s kind of exciting that Susan’s favorite characters are all CN because I’m CN. On the other hand, Gecko kinda just called me sexy.
You are not an joinable NPC 😛
I repeat the same phrases, and I can’t join you on your adventures. I’m a real world NPC
You sure can’t. I’ve a real live Paladin Cavalier who goes by the name of Attalus and I will stick with him till one of us goes into the beyond 😛
I did NOT.
@EG
Judge not (until there are pics).
I inherited a water bed older than I am. It is indeed an evil thing, and I’m glad the old age of the bed eventually gave me an excuse to buy a proper mattress.
Inherited a water bed? That’s a crazy form of heirloom.
@Marduk
An inherited WATER BED ?
That’s like inheriting a live GRENADE (and you’re sleeping on it).
Less of an heirloom and more of a “everyone else won’t take it and no one can afford to buy you a new bed”.
the only thing creepier than inheriting a water bed is if someone died on it
Wait, if you die on a water bed, does that technically qualify as a death at sea?
@aaron
@EG
Both comments CLASSIC !
And would have made a terrific mini-arc.
(cut to scene: Satan collapsed in Water Bed, tongue out and flopped to the side, dead eyes staring – Stone Cold Dead. TRACEEE – shocked – “What have I done ! My enthusiastic PALPATING has worn him out- KILLED HIM !! All according to plan. Now I’m the QUEEN OF HELL ! HA ha ha ha ha ha ….”
No, no. Mordawwa (nee Erin Winters) is Queen of Hell. Just ask any Scary-Go-Round fan
@Susan
Just as this Satan is merely Satan of Canada, his Hell would be equally limited.
Prolly just a version of Detroit.
Canada’s version of Detroit is called ‘Windsor’. It is, unsurprisingly, right across the river from Detroit. It is also, unsurprisingly, only kind of a crap hole. Canada: even our crap holes are studies in moderation.
Next Sigmund and Satan comic will be #729, or just 10 short years away 😛
I am nothing if not consistent…ly slow.
Thaaaat’s okay, Horny. You just go right ahead and settle into senility and complacency. Just lean back and relaaaax. Just ignore Sigmund, it’s fine, it’s fiiiineee…
Sigmund may be far more deserving of that evil throne…
He doesn’t have a lot of initiative, though.
Sigmund is the epitome of “I was only following orders”
“I know *NOTHING!*” right, Sgt. Schultz?
Maybe Beelzebub or Belial will show up to upstage Satan?
@Susan
Well, this “Satan” is only the Satan of Canada.
Oh, a polite, apologetic Satan with Progressive leanings? Well, Dante says that the lowest circles of Hell are cold. 😛
Happy Gloat Day, Phloebles! http://www.gocomics.com/peanuts
It’s the best day of the year?
Hee hee. Yep, just ask Phloebles. I love the look my roses get on my desk from patients and office mates.
@Susan
GLOATER
@Salem You betcha
Office Manager”Well, looks like somebody thinks you’re special”
Me:*pretends to blush* “Yeah, I wonder why.”
O.M. “Maybe because he could cover your butt with a handkerchief?” (She really didn’t say ‘a handkerchief’) 😛
@Susan
NOT a Handkerchief ?
That’s ok – leave us hanging. You’ve revealed enuff.
Small butts are kewl.
Sir Mix-a-lot once said, “I like big butts and I cannot lie,” and I’m certainly in agreement with him, though I will also admit to liking small butts and I cannot lie about that either. Honestly, I just like butts and cannot lie. And all the other parts. I’m just generally very, very thankful for the many variations of the female form and quietly, respectfully appreciative.
My cis-normal-straight-white women friends and I appreciate your cis-normal-straight-white-male appreciation for our very large subset of the population,and I am sure all the other “womyn” appreciate it, too. Yeah, am on Twitter too much, I hear. 😛
Meanwhile, over on “Peanutes,” Snoopy continues to gloat, though told it is gauche
@Susan
That’s good – I guess.
kat is apprehensive. naps, fitfully, deep under the bed. ears attuned for the sound of a Benelli Shotgun being pumped. nearly pees himself, just thinking about it.
Cat, if I was out for you, I wouldn’t even get out the Benelli. My Colt .22 pistol would take care of any feline short of a Lynx. Hee, hee, my office manager is still jealous. 😛
Hee hee. No need to ask which border they are talking about: http://www.oregonlive.com/comics-kingdom/?feature_id=6Chix