I’ll just say this: the fact that society at large will gleefully judge a woman based on the presentation of a part of that woman’s body which society at large should rightly never see is, in my opinion, totally, completely f$%&ed up, man. Seriously. And for that ridiculous judgement to be based on the ever-changing whims of fashion makes it even weirder.
It’s like society judging you for how you wipe you butt. (“Big crumpled wad of paper? What kind of barbarian freak are you? Anyone civilized now uses exactly seven squares folded in an accordion-like fashion!”)
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for some reason when i saw Puck’s shoulder in panel 4 i thought of a burger
Well, you got me there. I digitized an aerial image of a Big Mac and somehow inserted into my comic. Busted!
…and now I can’t unsee it.
Burger time!
7 pieces of accordion-folded toilet paper? Don’t you know how to use the three shells method? Jeez, what a Neanderthal.
I had to Google that. And I am very, very disturbed.
I feel repeated violations of the verbal morality statute coming on.
Murder Death Kill?
Heh. I expected her not keeping up, I didn’t expect it to be a joke. Nice one man.
I go there. Because, well, I didn’t have any other bright ideas.
Fair enough.
First, I want Daphne’s shirt.
Second, I want Phoebe’s shirt.
Third, good luck trimming those hedges! It would be like a human trying to lick their own kibbles, not possible unless your very flexible or don’t care about every other body part in-between
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I’m impressed you can even see Daphne’s shirt in this strip, though we’ll get a better look in the coming weeks. And Phoebe’s work ‘uniform’ is … yeah. Not sure why you’d want that.
I like shirts, even skanky shirts which become satire shirts when you put them on mom ti–ies T_T
I support such things.
dont know about yall but when my ex wife was preg i took care of the landscaping for her
To be honest, I don’t think Puck would be doing much landscaping even if she weren’t pregnant. Just not the type.
Looks like someone never learned to use the seashells.
WHAT’S WITH THESE SEASHELLS? I’m frankly horrified by the very concept!
Watch Demolition Man sometime. Sylvester Stallone having just your reaction.
I guess this is what I get for not scrolling down. It’s the funnier running gag. It’s used as a payoff for swearing being illegal and I won’t explain what the tickets are used for.
Ah…just like Kate and Prince Harry…
Exactly like Kate and Prince Harry! Right down to the chick in the trashy outfit! Wait, that’s just Kate’s sister.
But corn cobs are free!
Ew.
Corn cobs prevent hemorrhoids by keeping everything scraped clean.
Uh… yay?
No such thing happenned during comics 42-45.
Maybe she’s grown it out. Who knows? (That’s a pretty awesome mind for continuity you’ve got there, though. I could use one like that. Mine sucks.)
So, to recap, between runs, Puck gre that, Colin and Sigmund gerw beards, Dap and Tay/Ty just grew, and Satan gerw into a new level of evil. Pheobe never grew, and whats with her sometimes having glasses and sometimes not?
All growing theories are valid. And Phoebe’s glasses are entirely cosmetic. They have no prescription.
Oh. And Phoebe’s hair grew about eight inches.
To be fair, you wrote and drew those comics 14 years ago. Continuity that far back is hard to remember.
Phoebe’s wearing that shirt WELL. Too well. 😀
Puck having a p%&*-fro is pretty much on point with her character it would seem. Usually shears are brought in on occasions like this for the baby’s sake.
For baby’s sake? I don’t think baby has really developed an opinion on it yet.
Cousin’s a nurse and I have heard some of her stories in instances like this where “mowing the lawn” is a safety and hygiene issue prior to delivering. Not all times but…
Let’s assume this situation isn’t that drastic.
It’s a practice that I’m sure some physicians/hospitals use. Not that I’d take a poll on it or anything…
Talking with a co-worker of mine about the strip (yeah, I pimped your site to others :D), she told me it was done to her which kinda shocked me seeing that was a very personal thing to share.
I bet it differs between doctors. That seems fairly ‘old school medicine’, where anything vaguely natural or unaltered by men of science is bad. Those guys shaved everything, just to shave it.
Yes, some do shave women who are a little excessive down there before giving birth. Not all of course but I have seen it firsthand. Love your strip BTW.
Thanks! And I believe it. Some docs are shave-crazy.
Trying hard to find something else to comment on OTHER than the 70s bush or the Demolition Man three shells comment, but I’m drawing a blank.
In other news, 8 comics and counting.
Oh! That’s it! Is Puck going to pop on EXACTLY 200? Or before?
Wait and see, friend. Wait and see.
I don’t even know how the three sea shells got started, but then, I haven’t been following the posts.
It’s from the Sylvester Stallone Movie, Demolition Man.
They never did explain how the three sea shells worked. How was he supposed to use the bathroom for the rest of the movie?
His swear tickets, until he asks at the end. :p
I never even got to this part in Demolition Man. I think I stopped watching about ten minutes in. (Can you blame me?)
No, can’t blame you. I just watched it for Sandra Bullock primarily, and then when they got to all the crazy crap. I was hooked. But then again, bus drivers not staying out of the downtown region because they would not listen. meh.
Hey, I’m lost and it’s my site, so don’t feel bad.
I’ll buy that for a dollar.
However, I was kind of wondering if you might mention http://www.thefrantics.com/
Mention in what capacity? I’m unfamiliar with them, though I’ve got the back of all Canadian comedy types. (Though the Canoehead character seems very, very familiar…)
If you have some familiarity with Mr. Canoehead, then perhaps you could see one of their episodes on youtube somewhere. four on the floor.
Frantics
These last few pages are turning into an instant classic. LOL!
Just add water!
But don’t feed after midnight!
Aw, but feeding after midnight is what makes the fun start!
Eh, if it’s all the same,as someone with a keen interest in the female body, I’d rather not kiss a beard. That’s my personal opinion though.
The royal baby’s name is Geogre.
Just what the US needs, another King George to make the circle complete. Oy.
Better than King Ralph, of the Porcelain kingdom.
I really thought ‘George’ was off the list after the mad one, but I guess not.
Well, it’s George, but I could totally go for a King Geogre.
You might wait for awhile…by my count, fully a fourth of the Princes of Wales never reached the throne…HRH Prince George Alexander Louis has three ahead of him…and, besides, he could reign under another name when he makes it to the throne…
True enough.
My answer to shaven or unshaven is “yes.” 😀
That being said, if hair down there freaks you out, you’re probably not ready to see it.
Good answer.
I don’t care either way, only that I’m offered the opportunity.
Also a good answer.
There’s nothing wrong with the body’s natural amount of hair. Get over yourself.
Hear, hear. HAIR DOWN THERE IS WHAT MAKES YOU AN ADULT, PEOPLE!!!
The same can be said for facial hair.
Hey, I’m a beardly guy, so there you go.
Geogre Alexander Louis is the name of the royal baby.
It’s odd – to me the comic seemed to support the notion women are somehow obliged to adjust stuff (to me the comic does little to refute the idea). But your comments after seem quite adamantly against any peer pressure on such a notion?
That wasn’t my intention, but I see where you’re coming from. Pretty much everything Phoebe expresses in the comic concerning style, fashion and appearance is contrary to my own views. She’s usually a sort of cipher for pop culture at large. Puck’s exasperation is my exasperation.
Remember: The opinion of the character is not necessarily the option of the author.
Cue the Smurfs with the lawn mowers. Can’t have Baby Puck thinking it’s being born into a Brazilian Rainforest.
That’s the most disturbing image I’ve ever had the misfortune of imagining.
Would you like to buy a copy of my patented Mental Image-Blocker ™?
If only such a thing existed. I could erase the entirety of ‘Pink Flamingos’ from my memory.
I’ve seen worse. Don’t ask. Okay? I’d rather just keep on going with “Boot to the head” playing over and over.
Not the usual reason why I’d ban succubi from a birthing, but it works.
Figures that as the daughter of Old Scratch, Phoebe would be more bothered by such superficialities than by actual blood and gore…
What really needs to be banned from a birthing is that outfit…
Phoebe likes to walk on the wild side.
If she really cared about being alive, at all, she’d just just tell Puck how brave she is and what not.
But instead, she makes things more, eh, “interesting” for everybody. Well. We wouldn’t love her for who she is if she didn’t.
It must be noted that Puck has never, within the space of the comic, harmed Phoebe. I think she knows it wouldn’t be sporting!
I tried reading the comments this time. There’s a lot of them. I didn’t succeed.
Regarding the … “landscaping”, I once heard that particular fad’s style described as “p$$do-pu$$$”.
I did the best I could! I wasn’t even a year old for most of it!
But seriously, I agree with you. It’s not like anyone knows or cares about I how I handle that for myself, I don’t see why it’s any of my business how any particular woman handles her own grooming.
Or even women in general, except in the most abstract of terms.
And Puck’s been distracted!
It’s a bizarre thing for our culture to have a strong opinion on.