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Did you forget that Papa Shnorf was at prom? I didn't.
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ANOTHER APRIL VOTING INCENTIVE UP NOW!
VOTE TO KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE!
As for this comic...
Did you forget that Papa Shnorf was at prom? I didn't.
If he’s got any sense, Papa Shnorf does NOT want to get on Phoebe’s last nerve.
Are you sure? Getting on any of Phoebe’s nerves would be an appealing thing to many.
But would he lose his soul for it ?
Phoebe doesn’t trade in souls. That’s strictly her dad’s domain.
But achieved by none. I think that’s her thing – unobtainable seduction. I don’t think she has ever been seen to have a boyfriend or even any “contact” with anyone in the whole run of the strip.
Could that change? Hmm? Just asking. You know. Hypothetically speaking.
We all feel sorry for Phoebe – but should we be afraid that Puck’s going to think of some way to cheer her up?
Puck is going to have very little to do with this whole thing. So you can dismiss your Puck-related worries. Papa Shnorf related worries, though…
Didn’t she get hit, thrown up on and her baby, live-in adopted daughter locked up the last time that happened?
What a trooper, you know?
We have the Word Of EG that Puck will stay out of this. Perhaps she learned from Funderland.
Papa Schnotf OTOH… we have two worldly innocents, possibly about to try to fix the situation. What could possibly go wrong?
Papa Shnorf is not an innocent. But Phoebe has totally abdicated her responsibility here, and I think that Papa Shnorf currently has a … different mission in mind, so if the Daphne/Tyler situation is going to get resolved, it’s going to be the kids fixing it themselves.
oh dear! I am far too innocent for this comic, but my eyes have been opened.
I cannot fault Papa Schnorf’s taste in women. Phoebe seems vulnerable due to an emotional crisis (… which is no excuse for abandoning her post …) but I hope she does better than someone hotboxing at a prom. (OTOH they may have a shared love of costume so who knows?)
At least the kids are now free to solve their problem on their own. I don’t see how this ends well … which come to think of it might be the uber alt-text of this whole comic.
Come to think of it, neither are Daphne and Tylor.
Papa Shnorf is trying to shnorf up Phoebe.
Can you blame him?
Nope
Wait, he’s… NOT the real Papa Shnorf? Man, my whole world just collapsed.
I won’t tell you about those mall Santas.
Phoebe and Papa, sittin’ in a tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
First comes love, then comes marriage
then comes DAMIEN in a baby carriage
Her dad would approve.
He would then have a source for his Shnorf addiction.
@JJR
That’s brilliant !
And I can’t think of a better match than a Theme Park Mascot and a Theme Breasturant Mascot.
They’re both playing a role, right ?
Come on EG…
Smoochee Smoochee Smoochee ?
@SalemCat
I thought Puck was the Breasturant’s Mascot not Phoebe.
You beat me to it.
You know it, dude.
oh damien, one of my favourite characters period! and possibly the only child more vicious then daph – they would make a ‘cute’ (aka terrifying) couple….and can you imagine the kind of offspring those two would produce? *shiver*
No babies!
We shall see where this goes. That Papa is a wild card.
RE the alt text, here’s my list of potential voice actors for Papa Schmorf…
Patrick Stewart
Sean Connery
Lloyd Bridges
Or alternately,
Pee Wee Herman
Don Knotts
Phyllis Diller
Jeff Bridges. Papa is definitely The Dude.
Similar cadence to Smith. That would work well too.
How about Patrick Warburton? Particularly in his voice used for the temporary security office in The Orville (or is that too geeky to even mention that)?
Patrick Warburton is just overused. I love the man, but I find his voice too distinct and distracting in anything. Just my nerdy opinion.
First list: too dignified, not stoner enough. Second list: what’s wrong with you?
I don’t know . . . I imagined a sort of Seth Rogen voice until you brought it up, but as soon as you asked, I thought, “Wait! Ian McKellen!”
Ooh, I also thought of Seth Rogen. In fact, he was my first choice, but then I felt like giving Kev a shout-out because I listen to his podcasts so much.
I was thinking Kevin Michael Richards. I like his deep voice.
For some reason I am imagining Danny DeVito.
Danny DeVito? Huh. Not an obvious one.
For some reason, my 1st thought was Mr. Seth MacFarlane, of “Family guy”.
He gets enough work.
Personally I would go with Alan Tudyk all the way to voice Papa Schmorf.
Alan Tudyk is not a good voice for a stoner mascot. He is better for wry robots.
George Lowe. Just to go with it. And…
H. Jon Benjamin. I can totally imagine his voice coming out of that costume.
Are you telling me that there are people LINEING UP to play Papa Shnorf?
O.K., I buy it.
In my mind, that guy’s also playing in King Lear. Papa Shnorf pays better, though.
I think this guy lives the Shnorf life through and through. No other roles could be possible.
O.K.
And, this story arc will be finishing up just in time for real prom.
Sad admission: prom is next week at my school. Yes, I’m supervising. I started this story arc before last year’s prom. So this prom story arc has lasted longer than two consecutive real proms. Though I’m pretty sure it will be done by next prom. Pretty sure. Not entirely sure.
Must not be easy, getting those cigarettes inside the costume head…
“Cigarettes”, sure… Puck #320 suggests otherwise.
As for logistics, I wouldn’t be surprised if Papa Shnorf had a hookah rigged up in the framework of the costume.
Well, he earlier said he was hotboxing inside the thing, so … yeah. I personally suspect he’s vaping with a special Papa brew. Lowers the fire risk. Maximizes the effect.
Definitely not cigarettes.
How can the guy lose the role if he’s the one who is licensing the role?
But then again, John Schattner (sp?) was voted out of Papa John’s Pizza.
You think this guy owns the Shnorf IP? No no no no. This guy is some random dude in a costume. The Shnorfs are surely the property of some huge mega entertainment corporation.
But he owns the suit. And I doubt that he’s not related to the original owner of the I.P.
You think so? I dunno. Maybe? What would be the off-brand equivalent of Peyo? Yepo?
Yes, he owns the suit. He said that in 476.
Owns the suit, but not the character. If you buy a sweet Spider-Man costume, you may own the costume, but you don’t own Spider-Man. He may possibly pay for the right to use the Shnorf likeness in his freelancing work, but there are a lot of independent costumed entertainers who don’t even do that. Like all the fake Spider-Men hanging out in Times Square.
Okay, that answers a question which had occured to me at work. There is no “real” Papa Shnorf. I kinda wondered after what Phoebe said.
There is no real Papa Shnorf. The real Papa Shnorf is a fictional creation.
Alternate punchline: “If I’m lucky and my supply lasts, no. I will never realize that.”
Wisdom comes in all shapes , sizes and altered states.
And colors.
I have no argument to him being voiced by Kevin Smith… at least until I figure out a better voice. If I can be bothered. Meh.
Let’s see if I can post a comment *this* week (last two weeks, I kept getting errors when I tried, for some reason).
Errors? That’s weird. Not sure why. This comment posted anyway.
OK, I’m wondering how much pot Papa has smoked by now.
;))
Answer: all of it. All the pot.
Um . . . I’m not so sure about his not being the real Papa Shnorf. Okay, yes, there’s the height, the pot smoking . . . . . . however he really does live the role, and it isn’t much of a stretch to suppose he really is the Real Deal, currently cursed by Gurgeldorf to think he’s an actor playing Papa Shnorf . . . . . . hey, it’s more believable than Colin’s parents . . .
Fair enough.
@EG, from now on, when something has been completely consumed, I will say it has been “shnorfed.” Such as “Did you have to shnorf all our milk? I wanted to save some for my breakfast.”
Well, if we’re going to go from the source inspiration of the Shnorfs, your application of the word is canon, but so are all other applications, because ‘to shnorf’ applies as a substitute for all verbs. So it can have very different connotations. Most dirty.
Kevin Smith works for me.
I am glad.
I mean, he doesn’t actually work for me, but I think he’d do well in this role and I would definitely watch the screen adaptation of this with him in it 🙂
The other possibility would be Seth Rogen, I guess.
That joke didn’t land.
I don’t personally employ Kevin Smith in any capacity.
He would be great as Papa Shnorf. Seth Rogen would also be good, but I’m old enough where I would prefer the classic heavyset stoner lead 🙂
You mean Tommy Chong?
Tommy Chong would also work. 🙂