[PA Comic] Friday, November 21, 2014 - Small Packages

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[PA Comic] Friday, November 21, 2014 - Small Packages

Small Packages

http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/11/21

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Replicantten

In the name of original sin of badgers, bladder-relieved Gabe is good but how on Earth did they kill him ? He needs a man to protect him. A fire, the protector.

Love the metaphor of pure nature and almighty Chaos. Our bodies are nothing but dust in space.

Quid

This comic requires zero context.

KalTorak

i entirely missed this whole badger thing

Dark Raven X

What's to learn? Badgers are dicks, this is known.

(if there has been a specific badger incident, I also missed it)

Finnish_Line

They offer these strips for sale with no text, right?

rahkeesh2000

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/06/21/summon-monster-i

In NWN engine, Dire badgers were the default creature that appeared when you spawn a creature and don't correctly specify what type. It could well be because bioware first created the spawn feature to get summon monster I spell working with the pictured beasts.

Psyra

Ah, Far Cry 4. In general, the game's subtitle should be "Rise of the Animals". It's like a sequel to Cujo, or The Birds. Except now EVERYTHING fuzzy, scaley, or feathery is rabid, very angry, and coming to make major inroads on the welfare of your face. One of the amusing quests even makes light of this (which is in fact about honey badgers, which I'm guessing is the inspiration for this) :biggrin:

Polaritie

Gabe, no matter how sincere you are, honey badger don't care.

Wasami

Sweet, his optical nerve is still connected, he can see out of the badger's mouth.

joshofalltrades

A badger, huh? OK, try to imagine yourself in this idyllic valley. You get your first look at this little mammal as you enter a clearing. He moves like a bird, lightly, bobbing his head. And you keep still because you think that maybe his visual acuity is based on movement like T-Rex - he'll lose you if you don't move. But no, not the badger. You stare at him, and he just stares right back. And that's when the attack comes. Not from the front, but from the side, whoosh... from the other three badgers you didn't even know were there. Because the badger's a pack hunter, you see, he uses coordinated attack patterns and he is out in force today.

A Dabble Of Thelonius

I love this.

But I think I love that first reply more.

Rhesus Positive

Replicantten wrote: »

In the name of original sin of badgers, bladder-relieved Gabe is good but how on Earth did they kill him ? He needs a man to protect him. A fire, the protector.

Love the metaphor of pure nature and almighty Chaos. Our bodies are nothing but dust in space.

Commander Zoom

I thought, not of Far Cry 4, but of Shelter.

SpinelesS

Honey Badger Don't Care.

Dark Raven X

Far Cry 4: Blood Dragon 2 - Vietnam War 3 Hyper Championship Super Turbo Honey Badger Edition

Vagabond

Really expected one of those badgers to be wearing the watch

LLC

I had a badger chase me once. While I was on a horse. And it was pissed.

Replicantten

Rhesus Positive wrote: »

Replicantten wrote: »

In the name of original sin of badgers, bladder-relieved Gabe is good but how on Earth did they kill him ? He needs a man to protect him. A fire, the protector.

Love the metaphor of pure nature and almighty Chaos. Our bodies are nothing but dust in space.

Yes ! Like the sands of hourglass, so are the days of our lives. Thats a fact man, these bodies are but dust from hearts of stars. Still, eventually we are so much more than just that. A fool might be tempted here to express that maybe i was 'Souckrates' back then but i know that if i would have been that smart over 1500 Earth years ago, i most fkn certainly would not be on this planet in human form now unless i was a dumbest masochist on this side of local galactic group.

But who keeps turning the hourglass over and over ? You ponder that my friend.

Replicantten

A Dabble Of Thelonius wrote: »

I love this.

But I think I love that first reply more.

A kindred essence or "soul" eh ? Always refreshing to meet such entities on a long journey.

aioua

Vagabond wrote: »

Really expected one of those badgers to be wearing the watch

A drop bear has the watch.

Grey Paladin

This comic is speciest.

king0zymandias

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg

Thanatosia

I think this comic would have been improved if they had left out the other badgers in panel 3 and just left the one holding his eye... it implies he was taken down by a swarm of Honey Badgers, but I think it would have been better if it made it clear that the one single badger strait up murdered him by itself.

Quid

Thanatosia wrote: »

I think this comic would have been improved...

Nope!

Stoppin' you right there.

Perfect comic.

Maz-

What the hell is going on with his chin in panel 2?

Peter Ebel

Is there some greater story or am I merely meant to enjoy a human ripped to shreds by badgers? Cause I'll take the badger death.

Grislo

I grew up in a place that had badgers. Every kid knew, above all else, that if a badger bit you, it wouldn't let go until it heard bone crunch. No one I grew up with ever saw a badger, or knew anyone who'd seen one.

Tera

He shouldn't have been wearing yellow. It provoked them. It's his fault.

PLA

Grislo wrote: »

I grew up in a place that had badgers. Every kid knew, above all else, that if a badger bit you, it wouldn't let go until it heard bone crunch. No one I grew up with ever saw a badger, or knew anyone who'd seen one.

Pretty much the same, except we did see some. Never interacted with one, though.

Dark Raven X

Obviously. You're still alive to post about it.

exup35

I wondered what this reminded me of.

Replicantten

exup35 wrote: »

I wondered what this reminded me of.

You might just have uncovered a piece of Mike's subcosciousness there. And your own too. Mental paleonthology is quite fascinating.