WE INTERRUPT THE CAR WASH FOR A SOPHISTICATED SUMMER SWAPMEET!
This summer I took part in Lana’s Smexy Summer Swapmeet event and worked with Alvery Nerveaux’s Secret Case Files where we swap characters for a fun little voting incentive experience. Be sure to check out Alvery Nerveaux, vote for us, and ALSO…
CHECK OUT ALVERY NERVEAUX’S VOTING INCENTIVE FEATURING THE PUCK CAST!
Alvery Nerveaux’s Secret Case Files came up with a hilariously odd voting incentive featuring the Puck gang. It’s even sorta tangentially Car Wash-related, so be sure to check out the madness and VOTE FOR ALVERY!
ALSO CHECK OUT ALL THE OTHER COMICS TAKING PART IN LANA’S SWAPMEET HERE!!!
As for this comic…
Note that this is actually the first time that Phoebe has worn her trademark eyeglasses since November 5, 2018. Time to take those contacts out because her eyes would be seriously irritated after all that time.
I love the meganekko look. Don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise.
Yes, of course Daphne and Hannah are friends now, and Daphne is wondering if out of the two, she’s the “good girl”.
Let’s put it this way: if you could somehow combine Daphne and Hannah, then extract all the good parts and the bad parts from both, you would end up with a one passably good girl and one very, very not good girl.
Now all we need is a rechargeable gladiolus and a cross.
In my head, I had been assuming that Hannah isn’t “innately” bad, but she’s been expending skill points to build up her “Bad Girl” skill to impressive levels.
Daphne, on the other hand, has been coasting on her higher base attributes, and has spread her points over several criminally-minded skills, making her a “jack of all trades, master of none*.” This is probably best for the world at large, at least until Hannah drops a few more pointers her way.
*[Really should be “jill of all trades,” admittedly.]
Yeah, not a bad assessment. ‘Bad’ assessment. I see what I did there.
Should be “Jackal of all Trades”…
HAH!!!
I’m surprised that Salem didn’t post that first.
Nice !
Noice.
Gecko knew all this time, and I think that he’s still surprised.
Word, brother.
Can I still save 15% on my car insurance by reading webcomics with either a 110 or 220 cycle ElectricGecko?
No. I am unrelated to that fraudulent huckster.
@Pat
Uh Oh…
“Baldie” really thot that was EG’s brother, and bought a Lifetime Policy.
I warned him Insurance Companies usually do not require BITCOIN !
Yes, yes you are. I refuse to even remember any of the lyrics.
Oh come on, man. That was a good song.
Is the car wash pre or post prom night?
It’s dated to between comic #425 and #426, just after the Colin operation story. That becomes very important in the last few pages, which are coming up.
Wait — LAST few pages??? LAST??? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s only 12 pages long, alas.
Loving Phoebe’s sporty halter top. They feature her blinding melons with prominence.
I see what you did there.
I should hope so – my wit is not terribly subtle.
@Pervy Buggle
Nothing pervy about admiring nice Melons.
Those with them, would be quite disappointed if they were ignored.
Now, the owners wish for respect – that is true. But not to be entirely ignored.
A wise person once revealed that the only thing worse for a woman, than to be ogled, is when they are no longer ogled at all.
BTW, the only proper term for prominent female breasts is DAGMARS.
So long as Hannah isn’t dating Papa Shnorf.
He isn’t her type. He doesn’t drive a motorcycle.
@EG
“He doesn’t drive a motorcycle.”
Technically, is it not more appropriate to RIDE a bike ?
Bikes are modern “Horses”, and no one, ever, drove a Horse.
Still, does a person drive a wagon or chariot ? Neither “ride” nor “drive” seems right on those case.
Apparently, the operator of a Wagon or Surrey is the “Driver”; passengers “Ride”. Just like a car.
The Web describes ancients of either “Driving” or “Riding” a Chariot. Even if they are the “Driver”.
As, there were one-person and two-person Chariots. I believe, properly, the operator “Drives” the Chariot, and the passenger “Rides” it. Just like a wagon.
PUCK – THE WEB COMIC FOR AFFICINADOS OF OBSOLETE VEHICLES
PUCK – THE WEB COMIC FOR AFICIONADOS OF HORSE-BASED TRANSPORT
Correct. I am horribly, horribly mistaken.
@EG
I must be a stickler.
It’s pretty much all I got.
🙁
Given you’re a stickler and a Tracee fan, I’ll admit to being surprised at your lack of commentary on her purported jelly donut birth.
Spatula city on Daphne shirt …. funny…I cant remember was that SCTV, KY Fried Movie or Saturday Night Live?
Weird Al’s UHF.
Still worth a rewatch ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XbCWmY0eqY
I NEED THAT SHIRT! Here, here’s a dime!
It’ll cost you more than a dime, but here you go:
https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/12790610-spatula-city
i don´t know that song -yet – but when i look at her i´m thinking ‘stripper version of the kill bill outfit’
That’s more accurate, really.
That is (was?) also a commercial on the Rush Limbaugh radio show.
“SPATULA CITY, WE SELL SPATULAS… AND THAT’S ALL!!!)
That was definitely lifted from Weird Al. Not sure how Al would feel about it.
While I am not Missouran, I remain unconvinced that Hannah is a “bad girl.” I need some SHOW to understand her definition of roller coaster. I ‘d really like to know how to Junior Prom Queen at the post-prom bash….
What’s Missouri gotta do with any of this?
Maybe a reference to the state unofficial motto: “Show me” – supposedly a reference to the skeptical good sense of the Missouri farmer or whatever.
The official motto is in Latin and unremarkable.
Shows how little I know about Missouri. I had a friend from Missouri back in college. He never told me the motto. He just told me it was stinking hot and humid.
Yup….so, on subject, to what debauchery did Hannah get into as she “prom-queened?” I fear it may be too much for my mind to handle….
The exact nature of the debauchery shall only ever be hinted at in this comic due to (A) the PG-13 rating, and (B) the fact that she’s about sixteen. Besides, it’s always more fun to imagine such things. When you show it, it’s always a bit of a letdown. Never as debauched as you were hoping.
I’m not really familiar with their playlist, but are you referring to “Bee Girl”?
I can sort of see middle-school Phoebe in that role.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qVPNONdF58
Oh wait, the “Bee Girl” is in the video to “No Rain”. Yes, I really am that clueless on the subject, but I do remember and enjoy the music and now the video.
They were pretty much a one hit wonder. Whenever anyone thinks of Bling Melon, they think bee girl.
I think about an extremely talented singer who ODed WAY too soon. RIP Shannon Hoon…
Directions of teen drama never surprise me; upside down and backwards is par for the course. Phoebe’s reaction suggests that she had a sheltered adolescence which might explain why she is so nice.
Likely. Or at the very least she was an outsider who didn’t really have many friends.
A CRIME to be sure.
Most nice people live their lives as outsiders. I haven’t yet figured out whether one cause the other or vice versa, but … yeah.
Oh PLEASE let there be lots of future Hannah and Daphne shenanigans!!
There may be. Very well may be.
Dear God, they’ll level Hamilton!
They may. They very well may.
Judging from what you’ve been saying, it seems it wouldn’t take much effort on those two’s part to achieve that.
Cannadiannnnnns!
This comic can be so much fun.
No, YOU’RE so much fun!
Kto, ja? I’m very rarely accused of that.
actually, Phoebe’s outfit made me think of he Watchmen.
Ooh, that’s a new one for the list.
how about another?
You should get together with the clothing designers of ‘SIMS-4’.
Not only would you give them some ideas for their game, you’d also benefit from their designs.
I doubt they’re looking for help from the likes of me.
While I’m sure there is a reasonable explanation here… on what assistance medium is the blind girl using to text her?
Speech to text? Probably?
That or she has one of those smartphones that still has a physical keyboard, made with accessibility in mind.
After I saw this article about a motel too tacky even for Hamilton, it occurred to me that it might be suitable as a location for the strip. Under a slightly different name, of course.
Ah the budget Inn. The new torchbearer for the now closed Queenston Motor Inn, which was the previous home of all those problems. That place is just a little too sketch for the comic. I mean, there’s sadly nothing funny about that universe. Just … sad.
A childhood friend of my brother documents life on the street in Hamilton. He recently posted this tragic compilation: https://youtu.be/KSJMCptn8LA
That’s my Hamilton. I love the city and I hate the city. But it’s my city.
Puck will be very proud of both of them. And Hannah is still relevant which I like. 🙂
Gosh, to think Daphne was once a fuzzy little rascal child…
Is it so hard to believe?
If one had only known her as she is now? Perhaps…
That is (was?) also a commercial on the Rush Lambaugh radio show.
“SPATULA CITY, WE SELL SPATULAS… AND THAT’S ALL!!!)
That was Weird Al’s movie UHF. 🙂
Spatula City we sell spatulas…and that’s all!
What else would one sell?
RE the incentive: A party ain’t much without D&D and D&D isn’t much without a party. Now, my homies and I are meeting up at a tavern, and we’ll probably spend a few rounds… having a few rounds. On account of the outbreak, that’s as close as we’re gonna get.
“Ok, since my warrior lost the dagger toss, he buys the party another round”.
Honest admission: I’m not much of a D&D player. You need friends to play D&D with, and I’ve lived my entire life as a lone nerd with few nerds around me. When younger, I would attempt to play by myself (which doesn’t really work), and I would occasionally convince my reluctant brother to play D&D with me, but it was never very fun. I know there’s now a giant community of tattooed geek-chic millennials who play D&D while drinking craft beers, but that’s after my time. And I’m not welcome in those circles.
I can sympathize with that. I have friends we’d consider nerdy (maybe?).. but honestly, we’re just hardcore gamers. I’m talking the types that woke up with keyboard marks on their faces because they passed out playing World of Warcraft. (It was an odd time for me, since I was too broke for MMO subscriptions.. so I was an indirect WoW gamer until after college when a disaster happened – I became gainfully employed. Until then, I scoured the free-to-play games). We never went pen and paper, though. I studied my folks’ old D&D rulebooks to come up with my own MMO concept.. which I’m still tinkering with in my spare time.
You’re welcome in whatever monstrosity comes of my efforts – you’ll at least get the humor. (Plus, I’m a working schmuck so I’m sympathetic to casual gamers).
Video games I am definitely down with. I never got into the MMO scene, but it always looked fun.
After carefully inspecting Alvery’s bikini, I can tell she’s a true D&D fan. There’s no substitute for painstaking research! 😉
Attention to detail!
I don’t know if Phoebe is shocked that a blind girl can text, or that Daphne and Hanna are now friends, but I’m patient enough to find out which is which.
Well, next comic does elaborate. But the short answer is both.
I (used to) work in a call center that hired a lot of blind ppl, who used special software that read the screen to them super fast, and of course they touch-typed. I would assume there’s something similar for texting and Hannah would have mastered it before mere adults every figured out what texting was for (there’s nothing as useful as a secret channel of communication!)
In today’s day of crazy tech, there are endless wacky workarounds for these sorts of things. Not sure which one she’s using, but there are options.
Swapmeet comment: I like the combination of the two meanings of “cheesecake.” 🙂
I can’t take the credit for that. But I agree. Stroke of genius.
Mouseover text: Am I the only one who hears that Blind Melon song playing when I look at Phoebe’s outfit?
…Perhaps so, because I have no idea what song you refer to.
Actually, my brain went to Kill Bill.