When I was a kid I would play on the snow mounds at the local mall. The mall parking lot was massive and we got a lot of New England snow so we’d get these awesome mountains taller than the damn mall. 10/10 would recommend. Walky’s got the right idea!
(Nb I did not outgrow it I moved away from heavy snow)
He gave me a bike, I gave him a handful of gift cards the total of which may or may not equal the value of a bike and probably aren’t cash refundable. Fair trade! Also I have trust issues about people just being nice and doing nice things for me no questions asked and am really fakey!
The other lyric …. or the girl’s response —
<blockquote)If you can't afford a carriage
There won't be any marriange.
For I'll be damned
If I'll be crammed
On a bicycle built for two!
Leorale
I heard it as, “for I’ll get switched / if I get hitched / on a bicycle built for two!”
Either way, not so good for bicycle guy.
It’s probably fine and I’m probably just paranoid.
probably
Wagstaff
Seriously, I’m not a meteorologist. Does anyone here no about the effectiveness of surface hoar buildup in Indiana’s climate?
Yumi
No, but I know those piles tend to be pretty sturdy in my experience.
John Smith
After going through the plough, the dump truck and the bulldozer used to make those enormous piles – then umpteen cycles of surface melting and refreezing, you’re left with something more akin to an ice sculpture than unstable snow.
sultryglebe
That seems like it would be really slippery, so dangerous, but not due to avalanche.
Kavonde
One winter, in Illinois, I briefly lost control of my car on an ice patch and careened into a smaller such snow pile. It destroyed my fender and barely dented the mound.
SuperZero
It’s ice, so it’s hard, but it’s not really smooth enough to be slippery.
These are made for climbing.
Keulen
Having climbed those snow piles lots of times as a kid, they seem to be pretty sturdy.
Demoted Oblivious
A proper avalanche is caused by having differing compositional layers (typically something heavy, on top of powder on top of ice). Piled snow is packed pretty thoroughly. Still shouldn’t be tunneled through though. Collapse is easier than a slide and is no joke.
(I am not trained, just grew up in the Rockies)
Roborat
The process of picking up and transporting the snow, then dumping it and pushing it into a big pile tends to compact it pretty well. Not so say some individual pieces can’t decide to take a trip to the bottom.
The bottoms are safe but playing on them has the right amount of danger for kids. I was playing King of the Mountain in second grade and ended up with lifelong damage to my nose. Kinda like a was a boxer. Bad for breathing thought.
I do feel like Lucy really should’ve stepped up and asked Walky out herself and that Dorothy essentially setting up their relationship might be a warning sign.
I mean, yeah, to a degree. There’s almost always something you can point to. Many worse than others, obviously, but you reconcile it or it proves to be insurmountable, eventually.
Sirksome
The real issue is how they will navigate Walky only asking her out because his ex *who he still has feelings for* made him aware she was into him. I know apparently Walky is really oblivious, but there is an imbalance of desire here. The relationship just started but that’s something that’s gonna have to be addressed eventually.
Clif
They will navigate it by ignoring it.
thejeff
Which is the best way to navigate it. Either they’ll work as a couple or they won’t. Walky being oblivious might be a problem, but he might well better now that he realizes the situation – he was with Dorothy and with Amber, though we didn’t see as much of that.
Him still having feelings for Dorothy might be an issue, but her pointing out that Lucy was into him doesn’t make it more of a problem. Nothing that would have been any different if Lucy had asked him.
Demoted Oblivious
Wut?
Sirksome
My problem is that it took the agency from both of them. Especially Lucy who I feels got the short end of the stick as far as development. She lost a good character moment to finally get the guts to ask out her crush and since Walky was guided into asking her out it’s hard to know how much affection or attraction he really has for her. I know the joke is that he was too oblivious to notice Lucy, but the fact remains he didn’t notice her, but we have seen him notice other girls.
Spencer
Lucy was never going to work up the guts to ask Walky out, that’s the point. She’s already head over heels for him for reasons we haven’t seen yet, which I’m guessing consist mostly of a crushing need for validation.
Walky’s oblivious, but he’s not actually that into her.
People just think that Walky needs to be set up. Jennifer went about setting him up with Dorothy (not realizing they’d already got together). Joyce went about setting him up with Amber (not realizing they’d already got together). Dorothy, breaking a trend, realized Walky and Lucy hadn’t got together, and went about setting them up. For once, it was actually necessary.
Ooh, good choice! Haven’t heard that in a while; had to pull it up on Da Tubes immediately. Love that bass line! RHCP did a good cover of this, but nothing beat Stevie’s original.
Paradise Lost probably wins by default, owing to it’s ability to worm it’s way into and influence the actual dogma. Don’t think many portrayals can say that much.
I know it’s somewhat of a non-sequiter; it just popped into my head all of a sudden because some time ago I was doing research on the bronze age Canaan religion and its rituals.
Interesting how the only time “Lucifer” was ever mentioned in the Bible was actually a Latin translation of the ancient Hebrew word for planet Venus, A.K.A. the “son of Dawn”.
121 thoughts on “Climbable”
Yumi
There’s what we all thought was missing from the snow mound!
Z
When I was a kid I would play on the snow mounds at the local mall. The mall parking lot was massive and we got a lot of New England snow so we’d get these awesome mountains taller than the damn mall. 10/10 would recommend. Walky’s got the right idea!
(Nb I did not outgrow it I moved away from heavy snow)
Sirksome
He gave me a bike, I gave him a handful of gift cards the total of which may or may not equal the value of a bike and probably aren’t cash refundable. Fair trade! Also I have trust issues about people just being nice and doing nice things for me no questions asked and am really fakey!
Some1
I feel like Sal is going to get back to her room to find a pile of gift cards on her desk.
Sal: Goddamit.
Julez
…You know I am realizing just now those are likely the gift cards sent in the care packages from Linda.
Thag Simmons
I think that’s been outright confirmed
Needfuldoer
i thought she spent that one on her 3DS.
someone
To be fair, Danny is hard to trust not to put his foot down his mouth if you let him talk for longer than three seconds.
Doctor_Who
At least it didn’t involve handcuffs, like when Ruth informed Jason they were dating.
Although, if Lucy had employed handcuffs it probably wouldn’t have taken so long. Ruth gets points for efficiency.
Yotomoe
Walky’s hands are so covered in grease from mcdonalds food that he’d slip right out.
Yotomoe
I’d enjoy some walkerton bike riding together.
Leorale
It won’t be a fancy parley
Cuz she can’t afford a Harley
But he’ll look sweet
Upon the seat
Of a bicycle built for two
Yumi
Ooo, I want to see them ride a tandem bike. Mainly because the times I’ve attempted it as an adult, it did not go well.
Dean
Don’t Sal and Walky have enough to argue about?
Yumi
Chaos is the only god I know how to worship.
Demoted Oblivious
Which one?
Deanatay
Alligator Loki. Of course.
Bicycle Bill
The other lyric …. or the girl’s response —
<blockquote)If you can't afford a carriage
There won't be any marriange.
For I'll be damned
If I'll be crammed
On a bicycle built for two!
Leorale
I heard it as, “for I’ll get switched / if I get hitched / on a bicycle built for two!”
Either way, not so good for bicycle guy.
Rabid Rabbit
… I hate to say it, but given the things you draw, I’m incapable of not reading that twincestily.
Congratulations!
Thag Simmons
I would not be lingering anywhere near the bottom of that giant snow pile.
Wagstaff
You think it has potential for an avalanche?
Thag Simmons
It’s probably fine and I’m probably just paranoid.
probably
Wagstaff
Seriously, I’m not a meteorologist. Does anyone here no about the effectiveness of surface hoar buildup in Indiana’s climate?
Yumi
No, but I know those piles tend to be pretty sturdy in my experience.
John Smith
After going through the plough, the dump truck and the bulldozer used to make those enormous piles – then umpteen cycles of surface melting and refreezing, you’re left with something more akin to an ice sculpture than unstable snow.
sultryglebe
That seems like it would be really slippery, so dangerous, but not due to avalanche.
Kavonde
One winter, in Illinois, I briefly lost control of my car on an ice patch and careened into a smaller such snow pile. It destroyed my fender and barely dented the mound.
SuperZero
It’s ice, so it’s hard, but it’s not really smooth enough to be slippery.
These are made for climbing.
Keulen
Having climbed those snow piles lots of times as a kid, they seem to be pretty sturdy.
Demoted Oblivious
A proper avalanche is caused by having differing compositional layers (typically something heavy, on top of powder on top of ice). Piled snow is packed pretty thoroughly. Still shouldn’t be tunneled through though. Collapse is easier than a slide and is no joke.
(I am not trained, just grew up in the Rockies)
Roborat
The process of picking up and transporting the snow, then dumping it and pushing it into a big pile tends to compact it pretty well. Not so say some individual pieces can’t decide to take a trip to the bottom.
TheKelliestKelly
I’d be more worried about being on top and falling into it
hof1991
The bottoms are safe but playing on them has the right amount of danger for kids. I was playing King of the Mountain in second grade and ended up with lifelong damage to my nose. Kinda like a was a boxer. Bad for breathing thought.
Charles Spencer
Wile E. Coyote giant rolling snowball time.
RassilonTDavros
“It came pre-messed up” could basically describe nearly every single character in the comic, really.
Rectilinear Propagation
It’s a really good book title.
Extra bonus irony if the book somehow got damaged in transit.
Wagstaff
” I demand to speak to life’s manager!!! “
– Cave Johnson, Portal 2
Sirksome
I do feel like Lucy really should’ve stepped up and asked Walky out herself and that Dorothy essentially setting up their relationship might be a warning sign.
Jamie
Fact: Every relationship has warning signs.
DailyBrad
I mean, yeah, to a degree. There’s almost always something you can point to. Many worse than others, obviously, but you reconcile it or it proves to be insurmountable, eventually.
Sirksome
The real issue is how they will navigate Walky only asking her out because his ex *who he still has feelings for* made him aware she was into him. I know apparently Walky is really oblivious, but there is an imbalance of desire here. The relationship just started but that’s something that’s gonna have to be addressed eventually.
Clif
They will navigate it by ignoring it.
thejeff
Which is the best way to navigate it. Either they’ll work as a couple or they won’t. Walky being oblivious might be a problem, but he might well better now that he realizes the situation – he was with Dorothy and with Amber, though we didn’t see as much of that.
Him still having feelings for Dorothy might be an issue, but her pointing out that Lucy was into him doesn’t make it more of a problem. Nothing that would have been any different if Lucy had asked him.
Demoted Oblivious
Wut?
Sirksome
My problem is that it took the agency from both of them. Especially Lucy who I feels got the short end of the stick as far as development. She lost a good character moment to finally get the guts to ask out her crush and since Walky was guided into asking her out it’s hard to know how much affection or attraction he really has for her. I know the joke is that he was too oblivious to notice Lucy, but the fact remains he didn’t notice her, but we have seen him notice other girls.
Spencer
Lucy was never going to work up the guts to ask Walky out, that’s the point. She’s already head over heels for him for reasons we haven’t seen yet, which I’m guessing consist mostly of a crushing need for validation.
Walky’s oblivious, but he’s not actually that into her.
Demoted Oblivious
Pardon?
Demoted Oblivious
Huh?
Rabid Rabbit
People just think that Walky needs to be set up. Jennifer went about setting him up with Dorothy (not realizing they’d already got together). Joyce went about setting him up with Amber (not realizing they’d already got together). Dorothy, breaking a trend, realized Walky and Lucy hadn’t got together, and went about setting them up. For once, it was actually necessary.
SuperZero
Yeah, that’s not really on Walky.
Nayann Martinelli
Look on the bright side, Sal: if it’s pre-messed up, you can save time and say told ya right away.
Stephen Bierce
*plays Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” on a P.A. speaker*
Cholma
Ooh, good choice! Haven’t heard that in a while; had to pull it up on Da Tubes immediately. Love that bass line! RHCP did a good cover of this, but nothing beat Stevie’s original.
Yotomoe
It’s over Sal. I have the high ground.
Sirksome
Walky underestimates her power!
King Daniel
Don’t try it!
AGV
*Walky flops downhill*
“Ya were a brother to me! Ya were meant to smarten the comic, not dumbin’ it!”
Keulen
Fortunately there’s no river of lava, so Sal should be ok. Maybe a few cuts and bruises if she falls of her bike.
Josh Spicer
Nice to have a relationship come messed up before it starts. Really helps set the course for all the thing going forward.
Tan
The strip in question for reference, mostly because it has fantastic Dorothy faces: https://www.dumbingofage.com/2021/comic/book-11/04-hompk/askout/
Schpoonman
Panel four is a top ten face in the entire comic.
Keulen
Almost as good as all the Joyce freak-out faces.
Wagstaff
Hmmm….. high places….
…….worship on high places…..
Not that I’m trying to read anyone’s mind, but honestly, what do you guys think is the best media depiction of Satan?
Not that I believe he/she/it/they exist; I just think the depictions have great aesthetic appeal.
King Daniel
I love OSP Red’s version myself. Does that count?
Wagstaff
I count it. But personally, I like the ones where Satan looks more like a monster or alien.
Thag Simmons
That’s something of a non-sequitur.
Paradise Lost probably wins by default, owing to it’s ability to worm it’s way into and influence the actual dogma. Don’t think many portrayals can say that much.
Wagstaff
I know it’s somewhat of a non-sequiter; it just popped into my head all of a sudden because some time ago I was doing research on the bronze age Canaan religion and its rituals.
Mydnyt
It was so short of an appearance but Lucifer appearing in the Keanu Reeves Constantine flick really was the best part of the whole movie
Tan
I am a sucker for the eponymous character on the Fox-turned-Netflix show Lucifer. He had me at this piece of dialogue in episode one
Cop: “‘Lucifer Morningstar’. Is that a stage name?”
Lucifer: “God-given, I’m afraid.”
Also he sings pretty.
Wagstaff
Interesting how the only time “Lucifer” was ever mentioned in the Bible was actually a Latin translation of the ancient Hebrew word for planet Venus, A.K.A. the “son of Dawn”.
Wizard