So why does “gasp” merit an exclamation point while “scream” does not? I really appreciate that two of the sound effects are repeated in the second panel for anyone who may have missed them in the first.
I think we’ve misunderstood what’s going on here. Look at panel 2 of Sunday’s strip again. Compare with panel 1 today. What are we looking at?
IT’S A THREE-HEADED MONSTER!!!!
GASP!
NO!
SCREAM
OH, NO
GASP
NO
IT HAPPENED!
That last line probably indicates the ringmaster knew a mad scientist was going to meld the Tracy family into a three-headed monster. Is he in on the plot?
‘I really appreciate that two of the sound effects are repeated in the second panel, for anyone who may have missed them in the first”.
While both “brine” and “jtpozenel” have both complained that the girl is STILL depicted as “falling” this week.
These reflect the new imperative. One where everything is “repeated” several times (as jumbobrain noted) to make SURE we “understand” what’s happened. To bring it all home, I thought they’d have inserted a PLUNK or a THUD sound to emphasize the result of the fall (?)
And we’ll have a repeat on Sunday. But Dicky still isn’t fully convinvced that we “understand”, so he will be arranging a “recap” (of a recap) on that “fall” next week. Look for it (Aug. 5 and 8)
And some readers want to know why it always takes so long to get to the point (?) The point IS he hasn’t figured out what’s going to happen next. And until he does “marking time” via repetition IS his best bet, Dull ? Slow ? Inept ?
Seems Locher needs his own Matrix pack to “change” and speed up the PACE of his stories.
At the end of almost every airline crash transcript, the page said:
CAM : (Cockpit Area Microphone} Oh, (expliteive delieted}!
CAM : (Sound of impact)
(End of recording)
jumbobrain about 15 years ago
So why does “gasp” merit an exclamation point while “scream” does not? I really appreciate that two of the sound effects are repeated in the second panel for anyone who may have missed them in the first.
jpozenel about 15 years ago
Day 2 of the trapeze artist falling (7/27/2009).
mrbribery about 15 years ago
Well, _it happens, you know…
436rge about 15 years ago
Oy Veys Mir!
kab2rb about 15 years ago
Soon DT will investagate. Hope all goes well with the net to catch her.
idarke about 15 years ago
Yeah, it happened. Wasn’t that the plan?
JonD17 about 15 years ago
mr. bribery, ya beat me and probably many others to the best line of the day! lol
SGIBeachbum about 15 years ago
The drawing in panel one is just hideous.
coratelli about 15 years ago
“Scream”?
Steve Bartholomew about 15 years ago
So, like where’s the funny dead duck??
DonnieTevault about 15 years ago
Yeah, day two of the girl falling. The way DL works, I’d expect her to still be falling for the rest of this week.
CougarAllen about 15 years ago
I think we’ve misunderstood what’s going on here. Look at panel 2 of Sunday’s strip again. Compare with panel 1 today. What are we looking at?
IT’S A THREE-HEADED MONSTER!!!! GASP! NO! SCREAM OH, NO GASP NO IT HAPPENED!
That last line probably indicates the ringmaster knew a mad scientist was going to meld the Tracy family into a three-headed monster. Is he in on the plot?
-Cougar :{)
puddleglum1066 about 15 years ago
Tracy’s busy narrating and refuses to scream! Oh no! Any second now the Tingler is going to break his spine!!
sydney about 15 years ago
“jumbobrain” sardonically noted today :
‘I really appreciate that two of the sound effects are repeated in the second panel, for anyone who may have missed them in the first”.
While both “brine” and “jtpozenel” have both complained that the girl is STILL depicted as “falling” this week.
These reflect the new imperative. One where everything is “repeated” several times (as jumbobrain noted) to make SURE we “understand” what’s happened. To bring it all home, I thought they’d have inserted a PLUNK or a THUD sound to emphasize the result of the fall (?)
And we’ll have a repeat on Sunday. But Dicky still isn’t fully convinvced that we “understand”, so he will be arranging a “recap” (of a recap) on that “fall” next week. Look for it (Aug. 5 and 8)
And some readers want to know why it always takes so long to get to the point (?) The point IS he hasn’t figured out what’s going to happen next. And until he does “marking time” via repetition IS his best bet, Dull ? Slow ? Inept ?
Seems Locher needs his own Matrix pack to “change” and speed up the PACE of his stories.
Akenta about 15 years ago
I misread the first panel and thought she missed her spleen - was looking around for the Brewster Rockit crew.
JFStan about 15 years ago
Panel one reminds of the poster from the movie “The Seduction of Joe Tynan”.
Fearless_Fosdick about 15 years ago
The fall won’t hurt her. She’s already dead. Hope she didn’t lose bodily function control over the crowd.
linsonl about 15 years ago
At the end of almost every airline crash transcript, the page said: CAM : (Cockpit Area Microphone} Oh, (expliteive delieted}! CAM : (Sound of impact) (End of recording)
gregorystewart over 2 years ago
..How bout “Jeez Louise, I missed the trapeze!”