A little something funny

[psychopathicus_rex]

OK, so after all that Three Caballeros stuff, I'm kind of exhausted with long posts for the moment. So, until I'm ready to launch back into the fray again, here's something I found that I'm AMAZED nobody's posted so far...



A little context - this is from the webcomic 'El Goonish Shive', which I think most people here would get a kick out of. In the strips preceding this, Grace (the dark-skinned girl, who, by the way, is actually a shapeshifting squirrel-girl) has expressed reluctance in signing up for self-defense classes, since she's already capable of shapeshifting into a 'battle-form' and tearing her enemies apart if she needs to.
Enter Justin, the resident comics nerd:



Oh, Justin, you so crazy...

Comments

[blackruzsa]

SO MANY INSPIRING CLICHES.

[psychopathicus_rex]

Is that not what cliches are for?

[blackruzsa]

INSPIRATION.
SEE THE SPARKLES IN MY METAPHORICAL EYES?

[psychopathicus_rex]

I do indeed. They're blinding.

[roguefankc]

There is a limit to how many cliches you can use before the eventual eye-rolling. XD

[psychopathicus_rex]

Hence the term 'too much of a good thing'.

[jeyl]

FEAR you say?! Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to greed, greed leads to misery, misery leads to despair, despair leads to crying, crying leads to tears, tears leads to sniffing, sniffing leads to tissues, tissues leads to-

*Two hours later*

poverty, poverty leads to hunger, hunger leads to steak, steak leads to sir frying..... Ah, screw it. Just train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose. Best guidance ever.

[psychopathicus_rex]

If poverty leads to hunger, how do you get the steak?

[darkblade]

You weren't too attached to that thigh right?

[psychopathicus_rex]

I was, actually. I love that thigh dearly. I call it 'Mr. Thigh'. No one will be eating Mr. Thigh.

[thokstar]

Bloodlust or gluttony.

[psychopathicus_rex]

Bloodlust, yes, but gluttony? Gluttony entails making a glutton out of yourself. If you can't afford a steak, and you're not getting it via bloodlust, how are you going to make a glutton out of yourself?

[roguefankc]

Ah, screw it. Just train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.[/quote]

Surprisingly enough, that sums it all up. =)

[freezer]

Actually, Grace is reluctant because to her ,fighting = hurting people. Justin is trying to convince her to take martial arts lessons so she can learn to defend herself and others without going into "hellbeast mode".

[psychopathicus_rex]

Well, yes, fair enough - the point, though, is that she doesn't think they're necessary, while Justin is trying to convince her that yes, they are indeed necessary.

[crinos]

Yeah, Yoda Justin is seven types of adorable. Just need to say that.

[psychopathicus_rex]

He's pretty cute, all right.
This just occurred to me - does anyone else think the 'you know it to be true' line Justin is quoting is a reference to 'Alice in Wonderland'?

[crinos]

Wha?

I thought it was a quote Darth Vader used on Luke when he tried to deny him being his father. Did I miss something *is confused*

[psychopathicus_rex]

It is, but the phrasing Vader used reminds me of this bit from the Knave's trial:

"He sent them word I had not gone
(We know it to be true):
If she should push the matter on,
What would become of you?"

The 'know it to be true' bit just sounds like a reference of some sort - it's a very specific phrasing.

[feyandstrange]

I figured it was a "Search your feelings, Luke! You know it to be true!" reference.

[psychopathicus_rex]

Yes, I get that; I meant whether that line from the movie was a reference to 'Alice'.

[crinos]

Also, in the latest sketch from EGS we find that Grace is a fan of the ponies: http://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/?date=2011-02-22

[psychopathicus_rex]

I saw that one, yeah. Perfectly in character for Grace, mind you...