NEW VOTING INCENTIVE! RUN PUCK RUN!
Twenty years ago, some crazy foreign movie about a spitfire redhead and her super-stupid boyfriend came out. A few weeks later, the comic strip Puck began. Coincidence? I think not. Anyway, if you’ve seen Run Lola Run, go vote to see my weird homage. And if you haven’t, uhm … vote anyway?
VOTE FOR PUCK TO DEFEAT THE ARMY OF BOTS!!!
As for this comic…
I know that there’s going to be a number of readers who are going to say, “I wouldn’t have known what that thing was either!” But for those readers, I have one question: are you a guy? I thought so. That doesn’t count.
It does seem a bit odd to me that the straightener is just lying on the sink top, not on a stand or suchlike, but I am a guy 🙂
most sink tops are ceramic, and ceramic LAUGHS at the feeble warmth of a straightener at max temp.
Yeah, and the sides aren’t even hot on decent straighteners. My sink counter top is that crummy laminate garbage and even it has no problem with a straightener on its side.
I actually rented in a place once where the bathroom countertop was just white paint on wood.
I mean, it was a dump of a place in an ancient house overall, but still…
I mean, if you cleaned it too hard the paint came off. What moron thought THAT was adequate?
Sounds terrible. But they did things weird in the past, they did.
The sides are not hot. You have to touch the element on the inside, which is easy to do with a finger if you try to grab the wrong end. Most girls just leave it open on the counter like this as it heats up. I’m sure there are stands for straighteners out there, but I’ve never seen one. And straighteners have been a constant fixture in my household for twenty years.
Been a while since I last saw a hair straightener. Mostly because all women I know that ever used one either stopped or I no longer have any contact with them. Eihter or.
I have to admit, I’ve never understood the whole “were you raised by wolves” insult. Like, wolves are basically large, terretorial dogs (and may or may not be slightly more dangerous). Still though!
I mean no offense with this question, but how come the past few comics seems to have been released on an early Tuesday/late Monday night while this one didn’t show up until (my time) 2 PM on a tuesday? Real life issues?
It just means “Do you have no manners/are you civilized?”
Probably popularized by Rudyard Kipling and Mowgli from the Jungle Book since, as Mowgli was raised by wolves, he has no conception of how Human Society works .Thus can be unintentionally rude or boorish. Its an insult because for most of us the answer is “No we were not” and therefore we have certain behavioral expectations. See also “raised in a barn”. Its less relevant these days since most “culture and manners” have dropped from general usage anyway. However your still expected to say “please” and “thank you” for example in most western cultures.
Well, even before Mowgli, there’s been a long tradition of the ‘raise by wolves’ archetypal concept. Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome, were famously cared for by a she-wolf. And there are others, I’m pretty sure. So much so that I’ve seen a few videos exploring, “Can wolves ACTUALLY raise a human child?” If I remember correctly, the answer was, “It’s very unlikely, though not totally out of the question, that wolves might adopt a human child. But the human child would not survive, even if the wolves had the best of intentions. Wolf milk is unsuitable for human babies, and a wolf’s lifestyle is generally WAY too strenuous and demanding for us weak, slow, humans and our pathetically dependent human pups.”
Romulus and Remus might’ve been sons of Mars and therefore stronger. Also, the legend doesn’t exactly say how long did the she-wolf cared for them – Faustulus found them still as infants.
I am to understand that the she-wolf wasn’t there very long. And I think they just threw in that she-wolf bit because it was cool.
No real life issues. There’s just more weird stuff going on in my summers due to vacations or trips or that sort of thing, so it sometimes messes a little with my schedule. Honestly, if I really wanted, I could pre-schedule an update in WordPress, but I seldom have the foresight to do that.
The Duke of Wellington was born in Ireland. Whenever people tried to say that made him Irish, he would retort “Being born in a stable doesn’t make one a horse!” I have often wondered if anybody ever dared to reply “No, but it might make you the Son of God!”
Being Irish, My answer to duke wellington is… “no, but it does make you a horses arse!”
No serious historian believes that. Reference
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as Prime Minister. His victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 puts him in the first rank of Britain’s military heroes.
Wellesley was born in Dublin, into the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland.
@Susan
Where have you been ?
Oh
Saving people from severe injuries and illnesses.
Ok
Carry on.
🙁
Go hang out with some wolves. I’m sure the answer will become clear
They got wolves in Indiana.
As a guy, I knew what that was. My wife has one and yes I burnt my hand on it
Spoken like a true man.
My sister had one (30 years ago).
…same.
According to legend, Romulus and Remus were raised by wolves. One of them went on to found a city which became the capital of a vast ancient empire. So you see, it’s not who raises you, it’s what you do with it that matters!
One of them also killed the other. So there’s that.
“Let’s not worry about who killed who. This is supposed to be a HAPPY occasion!”
That movie. Full of wisdom.
I’ve been enjoying this comic for quite some time, and I love the direction we are heading with Daphne.
One suggestion: Phoebe’s first dialogue in the third panel is missing a “you”–“How do YOU not know that this is a straightener?”
You’re correct there. I missed that. Thanks for noticing.
@EG
10:11 AM here.
That was a quick fix.
The call me Quick Fix McHicks for a reason.
Embarrassingly, this is, like, the third fix to this comic. Panel two used to have Daphne saying ‘What hell?’ Then I noticed the missing ‘the’ and changed it. But I didn’t catch panel three. I have a problem with definite articles, apparently.
Typical middle-class Western Bathroom (should be Toilet-Room), where the only seating is the Commode – or side of Bathtub (as we observe).
“Baldie” scoffs. He never sits there with the seat DOWN (TMI).
Interesting how we see TUFTS OF FUR protruding from Daphne’s flesh. She needs to address that, I would think.
And it would be so much cooler (meaning embarrassing for her) if Daphne were a Tabby or Calico underneath.
Yep. Only seating is the tub rim or the can. I’ve observed that some women sit on the lid if they’re in there doing their hair or makeup, just to add an added visual indicator that they’re in no way going to use the toilet for it’s intended purpose.
Daphne is not a cat, so she wouldn’t have tabby coloration. And honestly, I don’t think I could survive having a character with stripes. See those red stripes on Phoebe’s outfit? They add about an hour of work to every strip, just to get the bends and arcs looking right. I wouldn’t want stripes as a permanent feature.
@EG, oopsie, I forgot about that part of the legend! Now I’m wondering what Phoebe is going to do with Daphne’s big dog ears. I can’t wait to find out! 🙂
Well, I don’t think the idea is to disguise Daphne as a human. She’s Daphne, and Phoebe’s going to honestly work with her. The end result will look like Daphne. But hopefully she’ll look like a more prom-appropriate Daphne.
@ChrisH
THESE are approved for HAIR and EARS !
No they aren’t. And those are tin snips. You have obviously never tried to cut hair with tin snips. It’s like trying to cut hair with a baseball bat.
@EG
PSHAW !
THIS young lady finds them useful for all sorts of tasks.
Trimming her locks, removing a pesky bra-strap, etc., …
Now you’ve got me wondering what circumstances led *you* to try cutting hair with tin snips.
I thought no one would ever ask.
I haven’t cut hair with tin snips, exactly, but I’ve found myself in situations where I had no real scissors, but I did have tin snips, and I needed to cut string or fabric or something soft and (one would think) easily cut. Tin snips are garbage for that. You’d have better luck cutting hair with a butter knife, honestly.
Puck means well, and she’s a loving parent, but there’s plenty of things that she just doesn’t know about and a straightener must be one of them.
Daphne might have learned all this from Phoebe in the process of growing up in their shared household, but is there any limit to the things a child will not learn if she has no interest in them?
“Is there any limit to the things a child will not learn if she has no interest in them?” A brilliant question. And the answer is definitely, “No. No there is not.” I, the child of an athletic handyman father, am living proof, as I am neither athletic nor handy.
Could be worse…can be worse. Suppose Phoebe wants Daphne to shave her legs?
Rule of thumb: never, ever shave a being with fur. Ever. The result is always horrifying.
But sometimes if you trim them, you have that short soft velvety fur all over.
That’s cuter on dogs than on, say, sheep. 🙂
She’ll look funny-strange in one of those gowns we saw a couple weeks back, then.
@EG, OK, I’m down with that. So, how about canine themed earrings for Daphne? They could be big and all glittery, or maybe, one silver and the other gold. The possibilities are almost endless! 🙂
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
I have a weird phobia of piercings. Like, not so bad that seeing someone with piercings gives me the willies, but … kinda? You will note that the world of Puck is a strange and unusual world where no women ever wear earrings. There is a reason for this.
@EG
Though I can imagine a PARLOR GAME where one side tosses small rings, and Phoebe and Daphne dart about trying to hook them with ears and horns.
Though in RING TOSS Phoebe holds a most definite advantage.
Very wise, EG. Self-mutilation isn’t my idea of fun, either. I’ve been pierced accidentally more than enough times. And I’ll get a tattoo when they drag me off to the camps and put one on me.
I am curious, but will not directly inquire about, accidental piercings. That sounds unpleasant.
Stepping on nails, stapler accidents, that kind of thing. Maybe technically punctures. 🙂
Then there’s the times I’ve fumbled things like beer glasses and kitchen knives . . . .
I don’t consider puncture wounds piercings. Unless the foreign object goes right through. Then it’s a piercing.
@EG, thanks for the Puck tip- I hadn’t noticed that. I guess I thought Puck, Daphne, and Phoebe wear no earrings because that would distract from three pairs of very distinctive auricular appendages, AKA “ears” 😉
And re other female characters, well, let me just say their ears aren’t what I look at first (or most). 😉
Ears on a woman are very important. Ears on a man are very important too. You don’t realize that until you see a pair of unfortunate ears, and you think, “Well, that’s unfortunate.”
My immediate and most of my extended family had straight hair though I know how to use one of those from helping a friend straight her hair out.
I suppose one’s familiarity with a hair straightener does connect with one’s hair and the hair of one’s family.
In context I likely would have figured out was a hair straightner, but not sure I’ve seen one, all my family has naturally straight hair. Curling iron, however, I’d have known. Still might not have known it was hot, those things need indicator lights or something. Large ones.
Curling irons. I haven’t really seen a curling iron in action since the 90’s. Before around 1991, the curling iron was ubiquitous, due to teased hair and curls being all the rage. Then they largely disappeared. Though I’m sure they persist among certain subsections of the population. And old ladies.
I’m a guy and I know what a hair straightener is, but I have a sister, so there was one around the house at some point.
And as a guy, I have to evaluate all equipment in the house for it’s potential in fending off zombie attacks…. Is that a guy thing, or just me?
It’s just you. And most other guys.
Here I am, reading one of my “Pogo” volumes, admiring Walt Kelly and all, and I find a hidden insult against possums when the computer mouse goes over the comic.
Deck the Halls with Boston Charlie. Good Grief.
Possums are nature’s mistake. I don’t trust any mammal that doesn’t have cheeks.
When you say ‘possum’, do you mean ‘opossum?’ Or ‘possum’ as in the native Australian marsupial?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalangeriformes
Which some idiot has given a stupid unpronounceable name despite the fact that most people refer to them as ‘possums’
Because I kinda like them,they can be a pest, but they do look cute.
And while New Zealanders probably don’t like them much, they would consider them to be less natures mistake, and more white setters mistake.
I mean ‘opossum’. No one says the ‘o’.
I like possums, they’re cute, even if they are a pest. We are talking Australian possums right?
No, American possums. The only marsupial to have widespread success anywhere that’s not Australia. And they’re ugly, smelly, nasty little lizard monsters with fur.
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woops you forgot drooly though the babies qare preety cute
https://youtu.be/dm39jHIX-04
@EG, I believe you. I saw one once, in a garage. I thought it looked like a giant rat. (It was in Massachusetts.) Since she won’t be wearing earrings, will Daphne wear something else on her head? Or is this still in the planning stages?
I think (and Phoebe’s thinking will likely stick close to mine), that with girls like Daphne, who are not used to faffery, it’s best to go as simple as possible. Things are going to be simple. Not too complicated. Not too cluttered.
Why do they even own a straightener? I doubt Puck’s curls can ever be tamed. And based on this exchange Daphne has never seen Puck even trying. Pheobe’s hair and clothes all seem to be kept in place by some satanic power. No one in that house would even begin to consider using it.
I am going on the assumption that Phoebe owns high quality beauty paraphernalia of all types – even the ones she doesn’t need or use. Just in case.
lipstick on a pig or a wash and groom on a dog face girl. It doesn’t make any difference, buddy will be better off with a real girl plus the chance of a long prison sentence is a lot less. Daffy here will destroy his life before his big head over powers his little head.
Man, harsh. What did Daphne ever do to you?
Most animals have stricter societal standards than humans. If you’re rude to your fellow human, you might be ostracized for a bit, if you’re rude to a creature with claws, fangs, and a berserk button, they might decide that while you’re rude and a poor pack/herd mate, you’ll make a mighty fine appetizer. Humans are just too arrogant to take that into consideration.
Interestingly, this is also true of so called “civilized” individuals towards their “barbaric” counterparts. I think the problem lies in “civilization”. Maybe we should bring back dueling, or something?
Only if we get to slap people with gloves.
I think the whole “raised by wolves” insult came about during a time in our history when we regularly killed wolves for eating our livestock. We considered them savage brutes and enemies of all things civilized.
@HA, yes, look what happened to Little Red Riding Hood in the (most appropriately named) Grimm fairy tales. If you read the original stories, you’ll see what I mean. On another topic, I hope that Daphne will encounter Emily the “cat girl” again. I liked her. 🙂
I’m a guy, I am bald, I am single. And I know what a straightener is
QED.
Will we ever find out just what kind of creature Daphne is? (I assume ‘ingrate’ isn’t a species. :))
It might be.
Honestly, Daphne is looking surprisingly easier on the eyes as this story develops. Also, how she hasn’t learned about a hair straightener actually speaks more volumes about how low maintenance Pucks looks are, especially if she didn’t have to go through any of this for her blonde period. If Puck were a real woman, I’d say she lucked out in the genetic lottery. I’m a bit surprised Pucks relatives haven’t shown up yet, though. I’m curious how you’d present them.
Well, the blonde period with Puck was actually a dream sequence, so … doesn’t count. But no, I don’t think Puck ever straightens her hair. And I do think that Puck is pretty low maintenance in the big scheme of things. Though I don’t think her family will show up any time soon, mainly because I feel that the comic already has enough minor characters. I wouldn’t want to overcrowd things. Besides, it seems that one of the unwritten rules of this comic is that characters must never discuss or acknowledge that Puck is an ancient fairy of lore. It would be harder to avoid with some ancient fairy family wandering around.
She sure gives Puck a lot of shi+ considering Puck could have taken her to the pound instead of taking her in.
You’re so cold-hearted.
I am also a cat person lol.
And yet your icon is a howling canid. (Looks like a fox to me, but still. Of the canidae family.