Bad Machinery by John Allison for January 05, 2024

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    John Campbell  11 months ago

    There was a strip in “Into the Woods” where Shauna was working on her space essay, and we got to witness more of Lottie’s amazing poem.

    “Space is a void above our head / a realm of malevolent alien DREAD.”

    “If an asteroid hit us we’d lose the battle / and what if a super race reduces us to CATTLE?”

    “Perhaps space travel is kind of a chore / but what if a pan-galactic empire drained our PRECIOUS MAGMA CORE?”

    Composed and recited off the cuff. Lottie has skills. Weird and eclectic skills.

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    The Pro from Dover  11 months ago

    Jet Screamer

    ! (Eep!)

    Opp! (Opp!)

    Ork! (Ork!)

    Ah-ah! (Ah-ah!)

    Get in this capsule, baby, we are blasting off!

    Eep opp ork ah-ah

    And that means I love you

    Well now, I took my baby for a ride in space

    (Eep opp ork ah-ah)

    And met a little man with a funny funny face

    (Eep opp ork ah-ah)

    He taught us both to wail this way

    (Eep opp ork ah-ah)

    And nobody digs a word we say

    Eep opp ork ah ha

    And that means I love you

    Yeah I read my baby loud and clear

    (Eep opp ork ah-ah)

    She just said I love you dear

    (Eep opp ork ah-ah)

    Now when I reply

    Eep opp ork ah-ah

    I just said I love you too

    Eep opp ork ah-ah

    And that means I love you

    Come fly with me

    Up high with me

    Come on fly with me

    And now eep opp ork means I dig you.

    You heard the word

    That crazy word

    That word you heard⁹Eep opp ork means I love you.

    Hop on baby, I’ll put you in orbit!

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    GaryCooper  11 months ago

    Space is the place.

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    scyphi26  11 months ago

    Yeah, I can kinda understand Shauna’s frustration here. Her essay was about an actual legitimate space-related problem, and yet Lottie and her silly semi-space-themed poem got a response, and a positive one at that, before she did.

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    Aladar30 Premium Member 11 months ago

    I may be wrong, but Shauna looks a bit annoyed by Lottie’s success. Maybe even a tiny bit jealous. Mildred’s face at the end is so lovely.

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    6turtle9  11 months ago

    Who’s a good little space cadet?

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    tims145  11 months ago

    When God made Lottie, he threw away the mold.

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