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As for this comic…
Not much to say here, beyond the fact that I’m probably channelling Dolly Parton’s logic when she said of herself, “It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.” I like to think of Tracee as Dolly Parton without the kindness. Or the talent. Or the sense of humour. So really, nothing like Dolly Parton at all. Except for one thing. (Well, two things.)
Also, the battle’s already ostensibly started and I have to be honest that I still don’t know who I’m rooting for here. I love to hate both these characters to such an extent that I’m almost developing a fondness for them.
Almost.
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New Weekly Voting Incentive: PUCK’S STUPID SKETCH ADVENT CALENDAR!!!
It's a Stupid Sketch Puck Advent Calendar! Count down to Christmas with 25 holiday-themed sketches! Instead of putting a whole bunch of effort into one really good pic, I made 25 mildly crappy yet entertaining ones! Vote to see today's special pic!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR PUCK! GET OFF THE NAUGHTY LIST!
As for this comic…
Not much to say here, beyond the fact that I’m probably channelling Dolly Parton’s logic when she said of herself, “It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.” I like to think of Tracee as Dolly Parton without the kindness. Or the talent. Or the sense of humour. So really, nothing like Dolly Parton at all. Except for one thing. (Well, two things.)
Also, the battle’s already ostensibly started and I have to be honest that I still don’t know who I’m rooting for here. I love to hate both these characters to such an extent that I’m almost developing a fondness for them.
Almost.
You can
1) Blame the fact it’s 3 AM and I’m STILL AWAKE due to a CERTAIN QUOTE I read maybe 10 minutes ago (I’m still laughing at it – so is my girlfriend)
2) The fact I’m from Sweden
3) A combination of the two above
that’s the cause I don’t know what TLC is… So yeah.
I find it quite funny how she’s more pissed at the fact she’s called ‘cheap’ rather than the insult of her OH so beloved wardrobe (sarcasm may or may not be obvious).
I don’t know, I feel like she enjoys the fact that everything she wears dances on the line between actual clothing and underwear
Oh, she’s pretty happy with the way she looks. But she just wants it to look like the most expensive underwear in existence.
I’m not sure what the certain quote is, but I’m glad it was entertaining. And TLC stands for ‘The Learning Channel’, a cable channel in North America that started as a quasi-educational experience and devolved into a trashy, hilarious festival of the worst reality TV in existence.
The quote – for those curious – was “OH GOD MY TOE! MY TOE IS EXPOSED!” (click on my name to get to the link of it). Warning: link might be semi-NSFW (don’t blame me, I warned you guys now!)
Heather’s smirk in frame 4 is priceless… “I finally scored a point!…
Ah, Heather, you poor diluted excuse for a human… The floodgates are about to open and you can’t stop the dam from bursting by sticking a snark in the hole to hold back the water!
Poking the bear is always satisfying, but poking the bear when she’s not safely contained in a cage is not always a recommended action. The flood analogy is very, very apt.
i think the word you want is deluded, diluted means reduced in potency, diluted beer is like when they water it down, whereas deluded is someone who’s confused and/or misled
Hey, I’M the English teacher here! If you’re thinking that I’m not carefully checking posts for spelling infractions, you’re clearly diluted.
no i meant that for DLKMusic
Actually, I meant “diluted” as in she is so watered down by her cruelty, she is scarcely human any more. like a bottle of scotch that watered down… still has the stink, but none of the flavor.
I don’t think she’s Deluded, actually, I think she’s pretty well got Tracee’s number! Now to find out if Tracee is as sharp as Heather is.
i had thought you meant deluded because to me someone who spends (aka wastes) so much of their time insulting and trying to undermine others is deluded, especially when they think they do it from a moral high ground
LOL, I think we have summed up the story of my life here! A brilliant Metaphor dying a tragic death of obscurity due to poor execution.
*blinks* i can´t believe it took tracee four panels to get it – all that bleach must´ve really damaged her brain. but now that she´s on, i can´t wait for the counter strike!
also, how strange is it to be enraged at the ‘cheap’ part but not to be called a whore?! i can´t help but wonder how she would react at being called an expensive hooker – odds are she´d be flattered.
Well, Heather was initially slinging insults that Tracee didn’t particularly consider insults. They have very different codes of propriety; the only common ground they have is a ridiculous emphasis on material wealth. So yeah, expensive hooker? That would be taken as a compliment, I’m pretty sure.
…. I like Tracee.
I kind of like her too. She’s just so overwhelmingly herself it hurts, and she makes no apologies.
This reminds me of a conversation in the movie “Gunless” where Shawn (aka The Montana Kid) the ‘American’ gunfighter is called a ‘common’ killer… Killer is okay. He knows that is what he is but, He. Is. NOT COMMON…!
Yeah, this is a tried and true joke structure that has been recycled many times. I am an avid recycler. It’s good for the environment.
Now one of them is bug eyed…ACTION! Squinty is getting it! There will be hair, blood, bits of skin and bone all over
Cat Fight! Oh, Yeah…
Well, all battles need to start somewhere, right?
My Pit Bull favourite tactic was to dive under the opponent then jump up, sending the other dog spinning upward…I did not expect Heather to be that nimble…right to the underbelly…cheap indeed, after spending all Satan’s money!(That would be the money of Hamilton’s taxpayers, right?)
No objection to the “hooker” part, huh?
No objection at all. And really, though my cultural moral view is probably more in line with Heather (I’m overwhelmingly suburban and kind of staid), her desire to use her moral view as a bludgeon against others makes me sort of side with Tracee here. Tracee is fine living her life, doing her thing (whatever that is), and she generally doesn’t judge other people. She might stab them or undermine them or ruin their lives in some capacity, but at least she’s not judgmental.
This standoff between Tracee and Heather is awesome! Part of me cannot stand the tension, but the other part of me does not want it to be over!
(And the best thing is, it could still go either way regarding Puck’s plan to get rid of these two!)
Well, I’m not going to spoil it for you.
It’s amazing what gets to one person and not another!
Of course, there are some things that get to everyone. Like Gary Busey.
It takes a lot of money to look that cheap.
Exactly.
and the battle between the two battlewagons begins with a full volley. Only one shell hit, but this is only the opening shots.
We’ve have yet to see the first return volley from the other battlewagon, but we can be assured both ships have thick armor and massive firepower.
Oh, look both warships are changing their targets and seem to be targeting…. gulp… me?
Nah, you’re safe. There’s no re-targeting going on, at least for the duration of this battle.
I forgot to note this would be Puck’s thinking, but I now realize she would WELCOME to chance to engage these two.
It would be like a battleship watching two cruisers starting a fight, then discovering (to her glee) the cruisers included HER in the festivities.
after all, their experience COMBINED doesn’t begin to compare to her six hundred years of multicultural splendor
TLC? Nah, strikes me more as a Bravo-type of reality show, maybe E!.
Ooh, yes. E! Or hasn’t MTV now become a reality TV cesspool? Maybe there too.
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend..” Comes to mind. Just saying, Puck should be careful lol
I’m not sure that either of the combatants is aware that Puck is the true enemy. Even when she’s hovering with a smug smile on her face. The battlefield can be a disorienting place.
Sometimes the neutral party in a conflict gets the best seat in the theater and can reap great benefits when the conflict concludes.
I think Puck and Colin should get a college fund started for Miranda.
Aaaaaannnnddd…we’re underway!!! 😀
*grabs popcorn*
Let’s waste no time!
Tracee’s reaction in the last panel reminds me of Han Solo’s reaction to the diatribe from Pricess Leia in “The Empire Strikes Back”. Han: “Who’s scruffy looking?”
Indeed, a horse of that color.
Tracee is the queen of trashee, er, I mean Trashy!
🙂
I see what you did there. I approve.
And yet Tracee doesn’t seem at all put out by being called the h-word.
Should I respect her honesty here, or…?
You should respect her honesty.