Transcript:
“Panel 01: Lisa carries Fitzgerald upstairs. Chloe and Bink stand in front of her on the steps.
Bink: Lisa, you can’t take Fitzgum back upstairs!
Panel 2: Chloe and Bink now hang from Lisa’s leg.
Bink: There’s a horrid demon bug that terrorizes him!
Panel 3: They’re at the neighbors’ door now.
Lisa (knocking on door): Guys, it’s not up to us. He’s their kitty and he belongs to them.
Panel 4:
Katie (in doorway, now holding Fitzgerald): Kittee! I missed you so much,, Kittee. I’m sowwy I pulled your tail.
Chloe (spraying Katie with green bug spray, as is Bink): The bug spray isn’t working!”
Oh yeah! Thanks! When I first read this in my email without the context of the other comments I thought you were talking about some MC Hammer dance, hehe.
Kids don’t always know better. What bothered me is that she wasn’t being watched, or maybe she was, either way the parent(s) didn’t intervene and stop the animal abuse.
I suppose they may’ve settled for a “if he bites you for pulling his tail, you deserve it”… without counting on poor Fissyweather being too soft-hearted to do so. (And not quite high-strung enough to get away from the demon-bug before she got his tail.)
True, not all kids have parental guidance to animals from parents who know animals well. I wouldn’t necessarily put it as her age defining her not knowing as as not being taught. I’ve seen adults that do/tolerate that kind of thing with no understanding of the grief it causes the animal.
I don’t know about YOUR apartment/condo complex, but MY apartment/condo complex is doggy poo free. I think we should give Lisa the benefit of the doubt and assume she lives in a doggy poo free apartment building.
I have never lived in any apartment complex where I’d willingly walk around the hallways barefoot. In fact, I’ve only lived in one where I noticed them cleaning the hallways regularly.
But I’m willing to assume that Lisa lives in much ritzier digs than I have.
The only thing that bothers me is that the demon bug girl is suddenly not even up to lisa’s knee, the cats are almost as tall as her (including Fitz), and the part in the center of the door is suddenly at lisa’s waist instead of her shoulders. /knitpick
Just wanted to come in the defence of Lisa, walking around barefoot seems perfectly normal to me. I don’t know where in the world she’s at, but if it’s anywhere not freezing cold, then bare feet is ok I’d be barefeet myself if it wasn’t because it’s still freezing cold in Denmark at this point.
dunno about temperature, but you guys should be able to walk barefoot a lot more than ppl back here (india). you have much cleaner pavements/streets/floors and better maintenance after all.
Where did they magically get bug spray from?
But at lest the demon bug apologized for pulling Fitz’s tail
From behind their magical cartoon backs of course! That’s where they keep the anvils and mallets too.
Yep – it’s known as “hammerspace.” I think Einstein discovered it or something. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hammerspace
Oh yeah! Thanks! When I first read this in my email without the context of the other comments I thought you were talking about some MC Hammer dance, hehe.
I think Chloe’s going for an ankle-bite.. and on the stairs, too.
Glad to see that the girl at least apologized for pulling the cat’s tail. The way she was treating him’s kinda bothered me throughout this arc.
Kids don’t always know better. What bothered me is that she wasn’t being watched, or maybe she was, either way the parent(s) didn’t intervene and stop the animal abuse.
I suppose they may’ve settled for a “if he bites you for pulling his tail, you deserve it”… without counting on poor Fissyweather being too soft-hearted to do so. (And not quite high-strung enough to get away from the demon-bug before she got his tail.)
I thought we were talking about this fictional comic for a second, with a fictional girl, fictional cat, fictional parental supervision.
YOU MEAN IT’S NOT ALL REAL? I’VE BEEN TRYING TO TEACH MY CATS TO LEVEL MY CHARACTERS FOR **NOTHING**????????? OMG!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!1!!!eleventy-one!!
My illusions are shattered, shattered I say.
True, not all kids have parental guidance to animals from parents who know animals well. I wouldn’t necessarily put it as her age defining her not knowing as as not being taught. I’ve seen adults that do/tolerate that kind of thing with no understanding of the grief it causes the animal.
I think Lisa needs to learn how to hold a cat. Around the neck is not generally well-tolerated by any feline I’ve ever met.
Have you ever held a cat with a body in such a form? His body’s like that of a human
i want to see how many wrong names you can make up for Fitzwater
Why is Lisa walking around in the apartment/condo complex barefoot? She might step on doggy poo….
I don’t know about YOUR apartment/condo complex, but MY apartment/condo complex is doggy poo free. I think we should give Lisa the benefit of the doubt and assume she lives in a doggy poo free apartment building.
Well, I’m sure Fitz can sneak out from time to time….
why is Liza bear foot any way?
she has ‘bear’ feet? hmm. maybe she respect that restro druid of hers as feral after killing her party one too many times
Good thing Lisa doesn’t read the comments, or she would be SO insulted that people think she has bear feet and her building is rife with dog poo!
Don’t Americans have the right to bear feet?
haha. Half the fun of today’s strip is the comments. Thanks for the chuckle all.
I have never lived in any apartment complex where I’d willingly walk around the hallways barefoot. In fact, I’ve only lived in one where I noticed them cleaning the hallways regularly.
But I’m willing to assume that Lisa lives in much ritzier digs than I have.
Nah, she’s just a dirty hippie. OH SNAP LISA.
I just went back and read a few older comics
The style sure has changed so much
The only thing that bothers me is that the demon bug girl is suddenly not even up to lisa’s knee, the cats are almost as tall as her (including Fitz), and the part in the center of the door is suddenly at lisa’s waist instead of her shoulders.
/knitpick
Knitpick? Is that a new kind of knitting? /nitpick right back at ya, OH SNAP
Just wanted to come in the defence of Lisa, walking around barefoot seems perfectly normal to me. I don’t know where in the world she’s at, but if it’s anywhere not freezing cold, then bare feet is ok
I’d be barefeet myself if it wasn’t because it’s still freezing cold in Denmark at this point.
Bao,
read back a couple panels and notice the snow on the ground.
http://www.onedaywithoutshoes.com/
never knew one had to think so much about walking barefoot O.o
are you supposed to be Lisa? Do you really own Bink and Chloe? I miss Bink being skinny. How do you perfectly draw these cats?
dunno about temperature, but you guys should be able to walk barefoot a lot more than ppl back here (india). you have much cleaner pavements/streets/floors and better maintenance after all.
in the North, it’s either too hot or too cold to be barefoot. In the South, they have scorpions.
btw should i “knitpick” about how bug spray is quite literally poison and can cause serious damage to child and feline eyes? nah
I never let my feet touch the ground. I have a fatal susceptibility to athlete’s foot.
WWWwwwaaahhhh I went back as far as Feb 14 and where is the snow? Or are you joking barczakj? And what kind of name is barczakj anyway? Danish?