Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for January 29, 2010
January 28, 2010
January 30, 2010
Transcript:
tyr: y'know, everyone is so down on war, like it's always bad...but war can have peaceful effects! it can deter violence! it can terrify those who would do evil by threatening to render them limb from limb and flay the skin from their-- ralston: uh, you're peacefully foaming at the mouth a little. tyr: sorry...
M O'Driscoll Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Should be REND not RENDER
puddleglum1066 almost 15 years ago
No, Tyr’s actually thinking about melting his enemies down for their fat, one limb at a time. He’s just that kind of guy.
pschearer Premium Member almost 15 years ago
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cwreenactor almost 15 years ago
LOL!!
pschearer Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Chikuku: The comics wouldn’t be as funny? If this were “Li’l Abner” or “Snuffy Smith”, I’d agree with you, but for a strip like this, how would eliminating typos, misspellings, or mis-used words make something less funny? You think “rendering” makes it funnier than “rending”? I’d be interested in hearing your reasoning.
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Maybe it’s not Dunlap who made the mistake, but Tyr (or his translator amulet is faulty).
Spelling mistakes in dialogue are more problematic, but grammatical errors or malapropisms might be excusable as an accurate record of incorrect speech. “Rendering” someone limb from limb may be improper usage, but real people still say it that way often enough, so why shouldn’t fictional characters?
On the other hand, maybe Tyr is simply suggesting that evildoers should have their full-body portraits accurately and artistically drawn (with or without quartering)…
pschearer Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Fritzoid: If Tyr made the mistake, then HE can hire me. If his amulet made the mistake, Dunlap can draw him a new one. If the misuse was purposeful, then it should be an obvious part of the joke. Jus’ sayin’.
Coyoty Premium Member almost 15 years ago
He’s a peacerker.
Khard12 almost 15 years ago
At least the man is passionate about his work.