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2008-09-29, 08:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
Look a the first panel - Belkar calls V self buddy. Was he really supposed to do that?
Given comic 596 (last panel, to be precise) I think that it was a typo
Gentelmen, discuss.
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2008-09-29, 08:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
Huh.. I thought Illsionary Belkar was complimenting himself, but that makes sense too.
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2008-09-29, 08:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
I think "self buddy" is completely intentional.
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2008-09-29, 08:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
Can't say for sure. When I saw it first, I thought it was a typo too.
Now I assume that it could have been done intentionally as a play with "elf" - "self" words.
Still looks more like a typo for me.
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2008-09-29, 08:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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- ...at home.
Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
self = my
buddy = friend
I just assume the illusion's grammar is the suck because it's goofball 'controlling' it.The game doesn't start until you reach epic levels.
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2008-09-29, 08:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
Maybe so, but I'd like to hear Giant so he can shed light on what he intended to write
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2008-09-29, 09:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
First read suggested typo. Context reading suggested self-gratification. So to speak.
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Whenever you mention Pun-pun*SQUELCH!*, Ao kills another Kobold.
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2008-09-29, 09:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
Belkar compliments himself:
V: At least when the when the halfling was a member of this *blah blah blah*
I. Belkar: Hey, that's a good point! Rock on, self buddy.IRRITATION 1: If this is the hundreth time you see one of these dumb things, add a number to the Irritation and put it in your signature. This is a flip-off to social experiments.
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2008-09-29, 09:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
My first thought was that V seemed so much like him, that he practically WAS Belkar... Maybe I'm reading too much into it
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2008-09-29, 09:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
I definitely felt like it was a typo and intended to be "elf buddy." Also, the comma in "who is this, 'Therkla?'" is extraneous and ought to be removed, but that's less of an issue.
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2008-09-29, 09:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
Uh guys, the illusion was talking about the real Belkar (his "self"). He complements himself.
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2008-09-29, 09:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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- In the playground
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2008-09-29, 09:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
Yes. If you check other illusions, they also speak with weird references to people. Such as the Belkar illusion in jail. It looks intentional to me.
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2008-09-29, 09:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
It's very intentional, the previous strip had "rock on elf buddy" it's a play on that.
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2008-09-29, 10:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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2008-09-29, 01:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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2008-09-29, 03:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
Not a mistake, very intentional, and funnier than if it were 'corrected'. Illusory Belkar is congratulating himself for being part of an OotS that was goal-focused, as remarked upon by V immediately prior in the panel.
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2008-09-29, 04:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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2008-09-29, 07:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
Spoilered for the brilliant cunning of my analysis:
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Now that this has been mentioned, one of two things will occur. Either Rich realizes that he made a mistake and corrects it, or else Rich continues working on the next installment as there is no mistake to correct. (Sub-options: with either situation, Rich either will or will not comment on the topic, in this thread or elsewhere.)
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2008-09-29, 07:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
Definitely not a typo.
Last edited by Thant; 2008-09-29 at 07:30 PM.
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2008-09-29, 10:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
I think the Belkar Illusion is on a loop, and the self-elf confusion is a degradation of the signal.
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2008-09-29, 10:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
Belkar is congratulating himself for helping get things done, and doing so in a manner designed to sound the same as his comment at the end of the prior comic. It's the equivalent of saying, "Yay for me!" It's not a typo.
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2008-09-30, 12:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
"Self" is properly spaced for 4 letters and otherwise looks intentional.
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2008-09-30, 05:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Earth.
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
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2008-09-30, 05:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
No it should be elf. Look at the last panel of the previous comic. It has Belkar repeating a similar phrase, but without the typo.
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2008-09-30, 06:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
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2008-09-30, 06:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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2008-09-30, 08:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
It's not a typo. It's an intentional joke.
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2008-09-30, 08:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Self buddy? [A mistake in comic 597]
No, I'm pretty sure it's a ty-
Oh.
Nevermind.
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2008-10-01, 04:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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