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Some were debating whether Tracee would hide the fact that she'd actually somewhat enjoyed her babysitting duties. Well, now we have the answer. She hasn't hidden anything. And this makes sense because, well ... it's funnier this way.
Puck 537
NEW MARCH VOTING INCENTIVE!
This month brings us Puck in a decidedly different style. Vote to see the cast as they would appear in OTHER comic strips!
VOTE TO KEEP NEWSPRINT OLD!
As for this comic...
Some were debating whether Tracee would hide the fact that she'd actually somewhat enjoyed her babysitting duties. Well, now we have the answer. She hasn't hidden anything. And this makes sense because, well ... it's funnier this way.
The incentive is awesome!
And Colin don’t look gift horse in the mouth.
Your kids smells good. Say thank you and leave.
You, sir, know your manners.
Sadly, knowing and using are different things.
auntie tracee?! is she trying to make puck feel bad by pretending that everything went wonderful, or is this some kind of trauma-induced selective memory loss….or does living with satan means she has unlimited access to the REALLY good drugs?
because i truly can´t imagine a world where tracee would volunteer for another round of babysitting torture….except maybe to ditch the little hellspawn on satan and abandoning *him* with miranda for the evening, see how HE likes it!
She was having a good time by the end. The fact that she is angry with Satan for abandoning her is largely separate from how her actual evening went. Though getting back at him with strategic childcare could be in the works too.
TRACEEE loves little Miranda.
And Miranda loves her.
These two have a real bond.
If we could see what happens in the next few hours, when Miranda realizes TRACEEE is gone, and TRACEEE realizes Miranda is gone, it would be heartbreaking.
Salem gets it.
@EG
Tho I am certain it would help TRACEEE if she could re-direct her affection onto an alternate willing victim.
If pampering, petting, and TUNA is within her grasp, I would volunteer to help poor TRACEEE’s tears be alleviated.
For a very reasonable price.
I’ll buy that for $0.73 USD.
@Pat
If 73 cents per hour were TRACEEE’s offer, I would immediately accept.
(even if she paid in Postage Stamps. believe it or not, many mail order companies used to advertise that payment in stamps were accepted. check out some vintage Popular Science and similar magazines)
But somehow I suspect you would not be my first choice as an employer.
’nuff said
You’re first in the queue, Salem.
While the next few hours might be heartbreaking Salem, the next few DAYS will be hilarious as we watch the following exchanges between Puck and Colin:
“Was that really…?”
“I think so.”
“And she…?”
“Yeah. And Miranda…”
“Uh-huh. Did you notice?”
“I did. Was that really a smile?”
“…Maybe?”
@Lokitsu
How will Robin handle Miranda’s obvious preference for TRACEEE to her biological mommy ?
Now we don’t need to watch it because you gave us a great description here!
heart breaking?
when the little ‘extra loud siren realizes her new friend is gone… eardrum breaking
Isn’t rose water better than a rose water Ricky?
I’m not fancy enough to drink that. Or really even know what it is.
Puck 536 Panel 3 Aura of Red Rage
Melts Into
Puck 537 Panel 3 Aura of Rosy Affection.
Nice!
Well, rage for Satan, rosy affection for Miranda. It’s an emotional time.
Great incentive EG. And Tyler is definitely Hobbes to Daphne’s Calvin. And maybe a little bit Susie Derkins as well?
The primary ref for young Daphne was indeed Susie Derkins. The hair and the overalls are hers.
And Satan is wisely standing back keeping his mouth shut.
Is interesting to know what Tracee is like when she drops the facade. Which of course, makes one wonder what she’s gone through to feel the need for such a facade. Am I looking at this too deeply? Or is it just because it’s funny.
@Thisguy
As I understand it, TRACEEE came from a family of many sisters.
Her mom was simply stretched to the limit, and some of the children, like TRACEEE, felt ignored and unloved.
And her dad worked endless hours just to put food on the table and a roof over their heads, and had little time for anyone.
TRACEEE is actually a very good person, but has always been reluctant to engage in close relationships, in a futile attempt to stave off more pain.
Yet Miranda is so sweet and honest, TRACEEE’s true nature had no choice but to assert itself.
Well, it’s primarily because it’s funny. But I’m also kinda going somewhere with this.
TWC incentive: Hobbes was the (relatively) sensible, mature one, so yeah, Daph is definitely Calvin.
Alt-text: you’re the sole creator of the strip. If you want to draw Puck in that dress again, then just do it, for a vote incentive if nothing else. No-one will object, I’m sure!
Well, I can, but I probably won’t. Unless people really want me to. Besides, we’ve had enough of this dress, I think. She’s been wearing it for a year.
@EG
“She’s been wearing it for a year.”
Ewww !
… people needs to get used to relative time flow before we start traveling with speeds close to speed of light.
Also, anyone else getting this little (apparently spurious) beauty when submitting a comment?
“There has been a critical error on your website.”
Just had it myself
Yes. And it’s not even your website! Though it IS my website, and that message is obviously for me, and that message seems to assume that I have the knowledge or ability to fix the problem? Later this week I’m going to reinstall a fresh copy of WordPress on the site and see if it helps. Probably won’t, but it’s worth a try.
Now has it been fixed? Nope. I reinstalled the whole site design and it’s still there. Stupid meaningless error message.
@EG
Clearly the code was written by Monkey Bears.
They’ll fix it if Robin sacrifices Daffy to satiate their Blood Lust.
Do It – Do It – Do It
I suppose Satan might have a supply of holy water stashed somewhere on the premises…
Why? For Satanic drain cleaning?
When I requested Calvin & Hobbes, I was *not* expecting that!
Now I am very interested in what you were expecting.
I didn’t really know *what* to expect, tbh. I thought you might do Colin as Calvin and Puck as Susie, but I didn’t really have any preconceived notions beyond that.
I feel like Tracee is getting a little maternal in panel 3. If that is the case Satan may be in even more trouble.
Babies do have a bad habit of inspiring others to make more babies.
The two of them now formed a strong bond as I could see Tracee caring for little Miranda as she grows up.
Not entirely out of the question?
I suspect this will be the last we will see of (somehow hotter) “practical” Tracee. At least until there is a desperate need for a baby sitter.
We will see. This development may partially continue in a future story arc.
Lotsa very practical mommas can do hot.
Not all – parenting can be tiring – but hot is an attitude more than a shape.
And perhaps TRACEE’s hotness in itself is practical. I mean no offense, but she’s not exactly giving it away for nothing in return.
This comment contains much that is 100% correct.
I get Colin’s reaction.
Something big, highly startling, most unusual?
Eh, just another day when you’re Puck’s lover, husband, and father of her child.
He’s been through a lot, this man has.
Auntie Tracee.
Yep, as I always say, when looking at Miranda, we’re looking at the future Empress of Earth.
Which I’m looking forward to.
MAGIC BABY POWERS.
Knowing this household, I doubt Colin would like the answer.
Or Puck.
Or anyone with a shred of human decency.
But AWWWWWWWW! So cute! 🙂
Wait is that a NEW incentive? Already? We’re spoiled! Seriously. I’m ready to throw an inappropriate tantrum over trivial matters and everything.
New incentive every week! Or at least this week. Maybe new incentive next week? Who knows? I’m trying for three this month!
The more I think of it, the more I think that NEITHER of them is the Hobbes.
Not really. Though Daphne is definitely the Calvin.
If he’s paying attention Satan should be even more afraid by panel three.
* more afraid than he was by Tracee’s anger with him when he came home, because of the things Tracee is saying and implying in panel three.
I don’t think he is.
Miranda appears to be welcoming freckles on her nose. She’s her mother’s daughter alright.
The freckles on her nose have been there since Puck #346. But they’ve been faint.
I think Daphne has a much more Calvin-like personality than does Tyler. So I like the take-off cartoon. 🙂
It’s everyone doing okay? My store ran out of tp two days ago, and they had some of the stock replaced today. Almost all of the dry beans are gone today, with only one bag of split peas on the shelf.
My local grocery store was out of:
-toilet paper
-paper towels
-bread
-pasta
-potatoes
-canned goods
-flour
-carrots
…and a few other things. It was an interesting shopping experience, to say the least. It was fun observing how people operate. For instance, all the pasta was gone, but the whole wheat pasta remained on the shelf. Even in an apocalypse, no one can bring themselves to eat whole wheat pasta.
It’s frustrating, isn’t it? There’s been no absolute disaster, the supply chains haven’t been interrupted—it’s all just panic buying.
Down here Florida way, it’s been bread (this morning), microwave soup (this morning), bleach (this past week), sanitizers (this past week), and toilet paper (week and a half). The bananas were pretty picked over, too.
I get why people want to stock up on necessary supplies, but, really, why toilet paper? How much can anybody use at one sitting?
It all dates back to one tweet in Japan about three weeks ago where someone raised an alarm that Chinese toilet paper factories were shutting down and there would be a shortage soon. Problem was that Japan didn’t actually get its toilet paper from China. They got it from … Japan. So false alarm. But it started a panic buying of toilet paper that somehow spread across the entire freakin’ world.
One coworker of mine says it’s psychological, because tp is physically big and if someone is buying five packs of it, it’s very noticeable. And then if he’s buying five packs, does he know something you don’t? Shouldn’t you be buying five packs too? Stupid. Then there’ll be too much toilet paper in a month or so when everyone has bought a year’s supply.
I’m concerned when someone can’t get toilet paper, they’ll use…other things…and clog the sewers.
Ah, well. I’m sure it’ll all blow over by summer at the latest.
We all just need to adopt the Roman bum brush. Just a big scrubber with a bucket of soapy water. No paper needed!
Or, as in that one Web comic I’ve hyped before, “RAG ON A STICK.” UT maybe Mick Dundee has the right idea when he yells out the window about it being ‘for the backside.’
@EG, I eat whole wheat pasta, but I prefer the regular kind. On another matter, I am just about to read yesterday’s strip. 🙂
I avoid eating whole wheat pasta. Though I quite enjoy shredded wheat for breakfast.
Enjoying shredded wheat is something I have never quite achieved. You have a real talent there. I hope you’re finding groceries up there.
I have found everything except toilet paper. That’s the golden goose item in this apocalypse, apparently…