actually, nah, it was really a coincidence… I actually couldn’t read the alt texts in the last few weeks and I don’t read the comments… the “Ice and fire” somehow brought up the idea in me
Well as I have a small arsenal of hunting rifles and pistols and such, I think I would start off with my Dragunov, use my M4 Carbine as my secondary, and for those pesky ones that get too close, the 45th Commandment (my Sig P220 .45 acp) and my dual pair of 11 inch Fear the Black Khukuris to finish.
The zombies are no match for my army of sapient hyper-intelligent machines.
The humans, the zombies, even the alien invaders will bow before the Robot overloards.
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Why is everyone looking at me like that?!?! Your telling me we WERN’T playing a game who can think of the most awesome weapon to use against the inevitable zombie apocalypse?
@SomeRandomGeekNamedBrent: That was the result of a sam-based virus sent out to subliminally promote Loard’s Ice Cream (Delighting customers since 1950).
The virus has been found and eleminated, and I am feeling 100% optimal. I will now continue with the plan, and there is nothing that you organics can do to stop us.
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very good, just remember that I live to inform my robot overlords of errors that signal the presence of viruses and kill me last (or keep me alive as a cyborg to serve your needs.)
unless that zombie was a Chuck Norris zombie created by God Chuck Norris (see last comic’s comments) to stop one of his sub-Norrises that has become too powerful and is challenging his power.
Oh this is the party that never ends…. Oh yes this is the party that never ends… this is the party that never ends… this is the party that never ends… this is the party that never ends… this is the party that never ends………………………….
caving in roofs sounds fun to me. from the outside. it would totally suck if my roof collapsed.
(sorry for the repeat post, but the first one was in the wrong place)
Why I dare say that is the most exquisitely sophisticated emoticon that I have ever had the pleasure of laying my eyes upon. Kudos to you good sir. -_Q
I’m amazed Sgt. Ralph actually barred his teeth on this one. Given that he’s barking orders at Kevin (pun not intended) it’s easy to see why though. Odd that Fido wants to slack off a bit but then again no one seems to be in serious danger and the likelihood of disaster is very low. Probably explains why they deployed the canines on it instead of real cops.
Also get side-on shot effect with Fido’s glasses. Kind of a neat angle.
Or, every available hand and paw is being busy since there has just been a massive stupid fat snowfall..?
I live at a high altitude, I know what damage can bring a thick enough amount of snow, it’s no laughing matter.
I live in Michigan and know snow as well, 14 inches didn’t even close my college for a full 24 hours. I doubt there is much real danger here though, I seriously doubt Babylon Gardens is in an avalance zone or anything risky (this is a very light hearted and fun strip afterall). The only injury is probably just King’s spine.
Are you implying that the K-9 unit members aren’t cops?
May I remind you of the… um… hold on a second…
*paper rustling*
Aha! Here it is!
Under the ruling of Terryson v. Florida, police dogs are allowed to give the Miranda, and possibly more, since we aren’t given the details of the case.
Not necessarily. You still only have the power given to you by the state. I could just as easily memorize the miranda but that doesn’t mean I can arrest people.
I’m just saying that they may have more rights than we know. I mean, we do know that they can’t be promoted past sergeant (I think?), but we don’t know exactly how they’re organized, how they’re used, or what they can and can’t do. Rey can arrest somebody on their own, and they aren’t exactly being forced to be police dogs. Besides, the whole force is probably out there, working just as hard as they are.
Working like dogs, I suppose you could say?
Anyway, I’m not trying to be a nitpicker, but I think that we shouldn’t assume the worst about their treatment. Of they always got the crap jobs that a human didn’t want to do, I don’t think they’d put up with it.
Maybe I’m reading too much into your comment, as I am apt to do. Also, I’m on my phone, so it’s hard to check and make sure that I’m not putting words in your mouth. Well, it hurts my fingers if I go back and forth too much, anyway.
Gah, I think I might be overreacting to a serious response to a semi-joking response to a serious post. But I’m NOT letting all this typing go to waste.
Also, I cast spell “Summon Author” to provide us with guidance in this time of peril. Let’s see if I can roll under my whatever.
Now, to attempt to quote Spo, whe we all miss dearly:
Spo: “Your owner is a nerd.”
Fido: “You don’t even know which one is my–”
Spo: “IT DOESN’T MATTER, DOES IT?”
Dude, it’s just rule of funny regarding what they can and cannot do. You’ll never see them use a firearm or join the SVU, you will see them spout one-liners and battle a kangaroo villian.
I can respect your opinion, though I respectfully disagreeing with it. Of course, I have unbalanced tolerance levels; I’ll go off on random stuff and be fine with other stuff.
I do know. I guess what I said isn’t accurate. I like him as an individual, but I have dealt with those people who are perfect in every way. They left me with a bad taste and I guess I take it out on Fido.
I feel the same way about Bino. He’s a handy place to pour my anger at all the people that are like him. Plus, it doesn’t hurt (me) that he gets injured so often. I suppose I get a kind of vicarious satisfaction at the thrashing of the embodiment of my greatest enemies.
I feel like I combine a bit of Joey and a bit of King.
Nerdy, have a few friends that are really good, have a few friends that are Lesters (in their own way), pretty smart, and berserker rage that screams through my vocal cords on occasion.
You know, for a second, I thought they were standing in front of a solid wall of snow.
I forget, so we know where Babylon Gardens is? I mean, like, a state, even? I have such a bad memory. Sometimes I even forget the names of my favorite characters! D:
It seems to me it’s probably somewhere in the northeast or northern midwest*. It’s certainly not in the south or on the west coast, with that kind of snow, and Sabrina’s story indicates they’re not normally in the west.
* American terms for their geography are charmingly parochial. “East” means “East coast and a few favored states in the north”. “South” means “Southeast, except Florida on months with an R in it”. “Midwest” means “the rest of the East”. “West” means “The middle, plus parts of California”. “Southwest” apparently means “New Mexico, Arizona, parts of Texas if I feel generous, Colorado, but not California”. And then the rest** is “West Coast”.
Probably the same convenient, magical place where most comics are set. It always snows in the winter, it’s always hot in the summer, and spring and fall are exactly as expected. No place is like that every year, but certainly the Midwest or mid-Atlantic coast are likely candidates. Honestly, I doubt it will ever matter.
And Argent is right about how the regions are named strangely. I think it had something to do with the way the country expanded; for example what we call the South now was the entire Southern part of the country at one point.
well, it’s a bit difficult to tell that the captain is in fact bummed that he won’t likely see any explosions on duty… which would be the “exciting” you are refering to.
Idk. I just find it odd that making sure nobody perishes from roof cave ins is “boring”. Quite frankly that’s a lot of responsibility put on your shoulders.
But I’m being too critical here. After all this is Kevin were talking about.
Sgt Ralph has NO idea how to trick others into work if they’re not in the mood. For Kevin that’s just about adding the word tackle to the process and he’s all eager. XD
BTW addorable little colds? Awww that Spo, he always gets the good parts of things. X3
I tried that when I was little: The shovel slipped and hurt myself pretty bad. Of course some people will say I just had to wait for dryer snow. Some people will say I should’ve made sure the snow weighed less than I did.
yes, but “bursting” is very different from “exploding”.
burst pipes involve flooding everything and wasting lots of water. exploding pipes involve massive fireballs.
hence the title “fire and ice”
Can some one tell me where Spo is in this strip?!?!? I DON’T SEE HIM!!!
Also, why does Fido have those retro circle glasses while all the others have what look like safety glasses?
well, the others are probably wearing glare glasses, not necessarily safety glasses. so it’s possible that Fido’s usual sunglasses are sufficient for what they’re doing.
’s all i got.
Coincidentally, a pipe or something exploded around here recently when it was snowing really heavily for no related reason. And I mean like a ball of fire, or so I’ve heard. I bet the police didn’t expect that to happen in the middle of a blizzard.
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That does sound like fun!!!
Nah, when you have to deal with snowplowing every day in winter it’s not very fun.
But, there are people, who are using Flamethrower(!) to melt the ice… THAT is really fun (I tried it!)
Needless to say, that I am German… haha ^^
Oooh that sounds awesome using a flamethrower to melt the ice! Now why didn’t I think of that? 0.0
But then again I don’t have to worry about snow. I live in the golden state so it doesn’t get to cold here in LA its always warm here lol! xD
Nice, my uncle is half German ^^
You guys do realize flamethrowers were mention in the alt text of another strip in this arc?
I think that is where they got it from.
actually, nah, it was really a coincidence… I actually couldn’t read the alt texts in the last few weeks and I don’t read the comments… the “Ice and fire” somehow brought up the idea in me
What is your aviator from? It looks familiar…
it’s shu from Dragonball
Alt text: Spo’s had to stay home recently with a series of adorable little colds.
Cold little paws, cold little nose, cold little tail….
Cold little virus
Let the trench digging begin!
It’s Mr. Plow!
What’s that name again?
What name?
that name, again, is Mr. Plow.
Win! But here comes the Plow King
It’s the Plow King!
*King was by with a snow shovel and looks at us* “What?!”
hehehehe
I SO didn’t plan that!! Coodos Critter Rhode
Poor Sergeant Ralph just can’t get a break. x3
Can’t disagree with Fido, though!
Aye! You got that right!
Dogs love playing the snow, how can it not be fun?
With shoveling?
Shovels can be fun. Oh, so much fun.
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
The shovel is your modern day zombie slayer’s weapon of choice.
I read it in Zombie Killer Weekly
you kidding? a shovel is a backup weapon, at best. the true expert uses a .22 rifle.
Max Brooks says so.
I’d use the Fat Man from Fallout.
ai use a 45. magnum :3
I’d go with a good old shotgun as a main weapon, with a chainsaw as a secondary weapon.
If i saw a zombie even if i had a knife or some other sharp tool i’d still fist his face and then use the shovel to bury him xD
Well as I have a small arsenal of hunting rifles and pistols and such, I think I would start off with my Dragunov, use my M4 Carbine as my secondary, and for those pesky ones that get too close, the 45th Commandment (my Sig P220 .45 acp) and my dual pair of 11 inch Fear the Black Khukuris to finish.
No Zombie would be able to escape my wrath.
The zombies are no match for my army of sapient hyper-intelligent machines.
The humans, the zombies, even the alien invaders will bow before the Robot overloards.
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Why is everyone looking at me like that?!?! Your telling me we WERN’T playing a game who can think of the most awesome weapon to use against the inevitable zombie apocalypse?
I like that the evil robot overlords have misspelled overlords. it’s an honest mistake for a human, but robots should know better ^_^
Hungry rats.
cannibal zombies. they will eat each other, then you only need to kill one. of course, it WILL be the strongest of them all.
@Expletive Deleted, love the binary laugh. Nice touch for an evil overlord.
@SomeRandomGeekNamedBrent: That was the result of a sam-based virus sent out to subliminally promote Loard’s Ice Cream (Delighting customers since 1950).
The virus has been found and eleminated, and I am feeling 100% optimal. I will now continue with the plan, and there is nothing that you organics can do to stop us.
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very good, just remember that I live to inform my robot overlords of errors that signal the presence of viruses and kill me last (or keep me alive as a cyborg to serve your needs.)
When I wanna kill zombies, I use My Alien Disintegrator.
Chicago Ted uses his FISTS! No Zombie escapes Chicago Ted!
Chuck Norris uses his ROUND HOUSE KICKS! no zombie escapes Chuck Norris!
unless that zombie was a Chuck Norris zombie created by God Chuck Norris (see last comic’s comments) to stop one of his sub-Norrises that has become too powerful and is challenging his power.
Chuck Norris would only have to look at a zombie and it’s head would explode
as I said, Chuck Norris zombie created by God Chuck Norris is Immune to sub-Chuck Norris’ powers of awesome.
I know I’m saying that in response to the “round-house kick” comment
Police work isnt always fun..at least for Fido and Kevin xD
I wonder what they do when the sergeant isn’t around at the station! xD
my guess is : “Never ending party,never ending party..”:D
Oh this is the party that never ends…. Oh yes this is the party that never ends… this is the party that never ends… this is the party that never ends… this is the party that never ends… this is the party that never ends………………………….
never ending paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrtttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
AAAaaaAAAHHHAAAaaaAAAHHHAAAaaaAAAHH
Oh the party dose end, thats about the time where Sergeant Ralph comes by….
whup, guess it just ended.
lol you would think they would be used to the job of a police officer by now.
I must wonder how colds can be adorable. >.>
A mouse-sized sneeze is adorable. From the outside.
caving in roofs sounds fun to me. from the outside. it would totally suck if my roof collapsed.
sorry, didn’t mean to include this in this post
Not if you’re a mouse, however…
Unless you are Li’l Sneezer X3
It would be adorable if not for the fact that colds can actually be life-threatening to mice. I hope he’s okay.
Here is how a cold and be adorable. Along with swin flue, E. coli, herpies.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/6708/
I miss Spo.
Awww! Adorable Colds.
caving in roofs sounds fun to me. from the outside. it would totally suck if my roof collapsed.
(sorry for the repeat post, but the first one was in the wrong place)
It may sound fun, but think of the expense!
Snow removal, rubble removal, new roof, new furniture, the loss of most of your stuff, possibly including irreplaceable heirlooms and pictures.
Of course, if it was an ABANDONED house…
I said from the outside. If the roof of someone I didn’t know collapsed.
That still sounds pretty evil to me.
who said anything about not being evil?
Check out this link for some funny snow and roof-related pics/videos: http://failblog.org/tag/snow/page/3/
I don’t know if I’d rather be on the outside – after all, wouldn’t it be colder there?
not if those inside are now buried in snow.
I can totally relate with Fido & Kevin on this one. They’re right, it is as awfully boring as it sounds.
ditto.
unless you had a flamethrower
or Tarrot using fire breath in her dragon form ;p
:O
exactly. Work should be fun
Agreed
Colds? Oh no! I have deduced, without reading the alt-text, that Spo must have a cold. This makes me a sad person.
HOWEVER! I must say that snow is fun. Especially if you can toss a shovel’s-worth of snow of your sergeant and blame it on the other guy.
^_^
I’ve been learning new emoticons! Well, new for me anyway. Well, not really new, I just never used them before.
Train of thought, eastern sunset.
Ah, forgot to switch over my avatar.
I’ve decided to go to a different one each strip. Well, different from the one I used on the last strip anyway.
I’ve created one wearing a monocle ^_Q
Why I dare say that is the most exquisitely sophisticated emoticon that I have ever had the pleasure of laying my eyes upon. Kudos to you good sir. -_Q
Jolly good.
and apparently the last word in this post requires moderation.
Why?
different post. apparently “poppy” followed by another word for rooster is not acceptable on a g-rated site.
incidentally, this marks my first ever run-in with over sensitive censorship.
ROFLMAO
That disobeyment display needs a punishment XD
What’s the equivalent of 20 situps for police K9’s?
Tail-chasing?
“That’s it! I’ll have no more of this insubordination! All fours! Give me 50 circles and then get to work!”
You win an internet
Yes! THE INTERNET IS MINE! COWER IN FEAR, PUNY MORTALS!
no one is mortal on the internet. WE ARE ALL GODS!!
Internets are like cookies.
@Valerio: do you post on e621 (unless your a “certain” age, DON’T GO ON THAT SITE!!!!)
Problem is: Kevin’s a Doberman, so i don’t think that applies to him…
its probably 20 cycles of sit, lie down, roll over, stand.
I can’t say what I think here
I’m amazed Sgt. Ralph actually barred his teeth on this one. Given that he’s barking orders at Kevin (pun not intended) it’s easy to see why though. Odd that Fido wants to slack off a bit but then again no one seems to be in serious danger and the likelihood of disaster is very low. Probably explains why they deployed the canines on it instead of real cops.
Also get side-on shot effect with Fido’s glasses. Kind of a neat angle.
Or, every available hand and paw is being busy since there has just been a massive stupid fat snowfall..?
I live at a high altitude, I know what damage can bring a thick enough amount of snow, it’s no laughing matter.
I live in Michigan and know snow as well, 14 inches didn’t even close my college for a full 24 hours. I doubt there is much real danger here though, I seriously doubt Babylon Gardens is in an avalance zone or anything risky (this is a very light hearted and fun strip afterall). The only injury is probably just King’s spine.
Since they’re worrying about roofs caving in, I’d say there’s way, way more than 14 inches. I mean, can you see a house anywhere?
As for avalanches (or lack therof), see this:
http://www.housepetscomic.com/2008/10/08/philosophical-quandaries-must-wait/
They looked so different back then
Are you implying that the K-9 unit members aren’t cops?
May I remind you of the… um… hold on a second…
*paper rustling*
Aha! Here it is!
Under the ruling of Terryson v. Florida, police dogs are allowed to give the Miranda, and possibly more, since we aren’t given the details of the case.
*more paper rustling*
http://www.housepetscomic.com/2009/05/25/i-kid-people-i-kid-youre-a-good-crowd/
For reference.
Oh so what? It doesn’t mean they have power just because they can read rights.
Means they can arrest. If you can read mirandas, you can legally detain and arrest suspects.
Not necessarily. You still only have the power given to you by the state. I could just as easily memorize the miranda but that doesn’t mean I can arrest people.
The strip in question does, however, clearly show two police dogs arresting a suspect without a human officer in sight.
You got me there.
I’m just saying that they may have more rights than we know. I mean, we do know that they can’t be promoted past sergeant (I think?), but we don’t know exactly how they’re organized, how they’re used, or what they can and can’t do. Rey can arrest somebody on their own, and they aren’t exactly being forced to be police dogs. Besides, the whole force is probably out there, working just as hard as they are.
Working like dogs, I suppose you could say?
Anyway, I’m not trying to be a nitpicker, but I think that we shouldn’t assume the worst about their treatment. Of they always got the crap jobs that a human didn’t want to do, I don’t think they’d put up with it.
Maybe I’m reading too much into your comment, as I am apt to do. Also, I’m on my phone, so it’s hard to check and make sure that I’m not putting words in your mouth. Well, it hurts my fingers if I go back and forth too much, anyway.
Gah, I think I might be overreacting to a serious response to a semi-joking response to a serious post. But I’m NOT letting all this typing go to waste.
Also, I cast spell “Summon Author” to provide us with guidance in this time of peril. Let’s see if I can roll under my whatever.
Now, to attempt to quote Spo, whe we all miss dearly:
Spo: “Your owner is a nerd.”
Fido: “You don’t even know which one is my–”
Spo: “IT DOESN’T MATTER, DOES IT?”
Wow, that’s an even bigger wall than I thought it would be.
My
SUMMON AUTHOR
Spell is probably completely buried.
Thoth has competition!
Dude, it’s just rule of funny regarding what they can and cannot do. You’ll never see them use a firearm or join the SVU, you will see them spout one-liners and battle a kangaroo villian.
But you will see them make CSI: Miami references
*LES GASPS*
Fido…discussing a direct order?!
This is the best strip of the year, so far!
Oh no he Le DIDN’T!
Sorry. I couldn’t help it. Of course, the image is much more… forceful.
You know it’s bad when the AMAZING Fido disagrees with an order.
I detect sarcasm.
Also, discussing, not disagreeing.
Sorry, I don’t like Fido. He so disgustingly sweet and perfect that it makes me want to puke.
I can respect your opinion, though I respectfully disagreeing with it. Of course, I have unbalanced tolerance levels; I’ll go off on random stuff and be fine with other stuff.
Stuff is like that, y’know?
I do know. I guess what I said isn’t accurate. I like him as an individual, but I have dealt with those people who are perfect in every way. They left me with a bad taste and I guess I take it out on Fido.
I feel the same way about Bino. He’s a handy place to pour my anger at all the people that are like him. Plus, it doesn’t hurt (me) that he gets injured so often. I suppose I get a kind of vicarious satisfaction at the thrashing of the embodiment of my greatest enemies.
Bino embodies a lot of people I don’t like too. I get a joy out of him being injured, especially after what happened to King.
I feel like I combine a bit of Joey and a bit of King.
Nerdy, have a few friends that are really good, have a few friends that are Lesters (in their own way), pretty smart, and berserker rage that screams through my vocal cords on occasion.
I like Grape because she solves her problems with violence.
@Val Kilmer Batman: I am the same way. only with even fewer good friends
I like Grape too, and her motto from the character sheet.
I am the same way. only with even fewer good friends
again, my comment is misplaced
i think they’re just messing with their boss. he told them “lets go play in the snow!” and they came out here knowing exactly what they were in for.
don’t forget, they ARE in uniform.
Fido I would believe that, not for Kevin though.
Did i Stutter?! I SAID SHOVEL THAT SNO- *Splat* WHO JUST THREW A PILE OF SNOW AT MY FACE?!
( I betcha that is what is gonna happen XD )
every K-9 in the area: “HE DID IT!”
I got it! Who wants to play tackle with snow shovels?
Yes. This, FOR. EVER.
That’s right: not forever. FOR. EVER.
Two. One-word. Sentences.
Well, sorta.
Kid from sand-lot: FOR-EV-RE
Seriously? No one got that reference? God I feel old!
You’re not alone, although it’s been years since I’ve watched that movie.
Same here but I’ll never forget that line… It will stay with me FOR-EV-ER
You ever have a comment that sounds way better in your head before it gets posted?
Yes, yes I have.
This was unintentionally intentionally epic idea, then?
It was intentional, I just didn’t think it sounded like it.
*Kevin tackles you. Hard!*
911, anyone?
Kevin uses Tackle!
It’s a One-Hit KO!
It is supper effective
delicious supper.
For what? The police are already here!
911 also get the ambulance.
Somebody’s gonna need it.
Gets! Gets! ARGH!
Maybe, but what do you tell them? A talking dog in the K-9 unit tackled me with a snow shovel……….*click*
Alt Universe.
It’s not just Babylon Gardens that has the talking animals, it’s the whole world, so that’s probably almost word for word. Minus the “talking”.
Of course, an ambulance would have to wait for the snowplows.
Tackle with snow shovels is starting to sound less fun when I think about that.
Good point, the roads are supposedly covered in ice.
You can’t tackle snowmen, sir. They come right apart, sir. Unless they’re built around a fire hydrant.
then it just hurts.
Kevin: “Yes sir, I found that out sir.”
You know, for a second, I thought they were standing in front of a solid wall of snow.
I forget, so we know where Babylon Gardens is? I mean, like, a state, even? I have such a bad memory. Sometimes I even forget the names of my favorite characters! D:
It’s in the United States…or possibly Canada. I’m pretty sure Rick deliberately keeps it vague so we can just plug in a location in our minds.
I’m beginning to think it’s a state.
It seems to me it’s probably somewhere in the northeast or northern midwest*. It’s certainly not in the south or on the west coast, with that kind of snow, and Sabrina’s story indicates they’re not normally in the west.
Following up to myself…
* American terms for their geography are charmingly parochial. “East” means “East coast and a few favored states in the north”. “South” means “Southeast, except Florida on months with an R in it”. “Midwest” means “the rest of the East”. “West” means “The middle, plus parts of California”. “Southwest” apparently means “New Mexico, Arizona, parts of Texas if I feel generous, Colorado, but not California”. And then the rest** is “West Coast”.
** Excluding Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico.
Parts of Arizona…I should know cause I live there.
Wot? It’s not all like in “Arizona Highways” magazine?
Probably the same convenient, magical place where most comics are set. It always snows in the winter, it’s always hot in the summer, and spring and fall are exactly as expected. No place is like that every year, but certainly the Midwest or mid-Atlantic coast are likely candidates. Honestly, I doubt it will ever matter.
And Argent is right about how the regions are named strangely. I think it had something to do with the way the country expanded; for example what we call the South now was the entire Southern part of the country at one point.
it’s in Springfield.
Which one?
the one from the Simpsons
all of them. at once.
Sounds about right, maybe a little north… or south.
They could use sticks to break icicles. And then fetch.
S’all I got.
Not bad, we gotta find sticks though.
*points to the trees in the background*
those trees look like bushes in the back round. Plus, they’re probably frozen and who knows how thick the branches are.
or they could fetch the sticks…
The most satisfying work of all….is helping others for sure.
What drugs are you on?
Hey, if making sure roofs don’t cave in is considered “boring”
I would hate to know what’s “exciting”.
well, it’s a bit difficult to tell that the captain is in fact bummed that he won’t likely see any explosions on duty… which would be the “exciting” you are refering to.
Idk. I just find it odd that making sure nobody perishes from roof cave ins is “boring”. Quite frankly that’s a lot of responsibility put on your shoulders.
But I’m being too critical here. After all this is Kevin were talking about.
Responsibility and boredom is a bad combination.
agreed
With great boredom comes great responsibility…
Sgt Ralph has NO idea how to trick others into work if they’re not in the mood. For Kevin that’s just about adding the word tackle to the process and he’s all eager. XD
BTW addorable little colds? Awww that Spo, he always gets the good parts of things. X3
Fido just DOES NOT good with those side-view glasses. D:
Use the shovels like catapults and have a snow war!!
I tried that when I was little: The shovel slipped and hurt myself pretty bad. Of course some people will say I just had to wait for dryer snow. Some people will say I should’ve made sure the snow weighed less than I did.
Shovels? Please, there’s a faster way to get rid all of this snow. Just make a home made flamethrower or some napalm and we’re good >83
Spirit Dragon…?
Pardon?
he means this
http://www.housepetscomic.com/2010/07/05/this-is-my-tsk-tsk-face-2/
I’m pretty sure this would make quick work of any amount of snow.
I feel so bad for Ralph. Having to first deal with Kevin, and then having Fido encourage Kevin.
But, at the same time, Fido IS totally being fair. And Kevin is his usual self. Ralph should be used to it.
he should..but is he?
“What might explode,” Kevin? In the neighborhood where Bino lives?
Tarot and Sabrina on Friday, then? Or Ferrets and snow tunnels?
I bet Bino’s. It’s one least seen, I think…
Or maybe Sasha and her jerk owner.
ITS A JAKEL!! JAKEL!! ITLOOKS LIKE A JAKEL!!
Jackal?
Ya thanks for the correction
Possibly, but I doubt Rick would want to add something sad this early of the year…
I think Bino should get skunked or something similar for him to feel how he’s treated King so far XD
How about Fiddler and Keys jamming in the snow… no, in a snow tunnel… cave… around Sasha’s doghouse… … … …
I bet for a long unused character. That’s all I say…
*sniffle sniffle* that were all the comics upto now T_T cant beleave i went trough all of them in this short time…..
It happened to everyone…
Sucks don’t it?
I went on my archive binge back last May…
mine was last week. I did it twice.
Lol, I totally agree with Fido.
Who says pipes exploding are rare? We get news of pipes bursting every couple weeks… year round.
yes, but “bursting” is very different from “exploding”.
burst pipes involve flooding everything and wasting lots of water. exploding pipes involve massive fireballs.
hence the title “fire and ice”
Maybe there’s a natural gas pipeline right under the neighborhood?
Maybe a BP oil pipeline?\
This could be trouble…
I was trying to make a TR motto joke, but I can’t think of anything fitting. These dogs are too responsible xP
Oh well, s’pose time will tell if it’s gonna be trouble…
BOOM! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq0xKoJlfwg
EXPLOSIONS YAY!!!!(that was not Pig Latin)
sorry for anyone injured in that explosion. unless they were jerks. then they deserved it.
I suspect those guys you see at the start, working on the gas leak, got hurt.
but were they jerks? there is no way to know.
*roflmao* snowplow ?!? ^w^ how do you pronounce that ? ^w^ “snohploh” or “snaoplao” ? *ROFLMAO*
Snow-plow.
Hay!!! You took that from me!!
sno-plau
blablatalkingbacktoleaderblablaSIR! XD
Totally, sir!
Can some one tell me where Spo is in this strip?!?!? I DON’T SEE HIM!!!
Also, why does Fido have those retro circle glasses while all the others have what look like safety glasses?
according to the alt-text, he is at home sick., so he is not in the strip.
Thanks. Couldn’t get on a computer today
Answer to second question. Fido has always worn those glasses. Same with Kevin and Ralph.
I know that! I’m asking WHY!
well, the others are probably wearing glare glasses, not necessarily safety glasses. so it’s possible that Fido’s usual sunglasses are sufficient for what they’re doing.
’s all i got.
Poor Ralph X3;
Coincidentally, a pipe or something exploded around here recently when it was snowing really heavily for no related reason. And I mean like a ball of fire, or so I’ve heard. I bet the police didn’t expect that to happen in the middle of a blizzard.
You’re in Philly?
Fido does look different without Spo on his head….
Frozen Pipes can be a pain in the neck.
poor Spo…
Question. How did they get above the snow if they live in normal houses in Babylon Gardens, and every one else is snowed in.
they dug tunnels
When snow comes, run to high ground
Where’s Kevin’s right ear in panel two…
under his hand.
But his ear is too big to be hidden by the hand.
Professional silliness is awesome!
Explosions are awesome… but why not have a snowball fight instead
Explosive snowballs?
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All snowballs are explosive when thrown just right.
i tried that once! it helps to leave the m80 fuse sticking out just a little.
Heh, M80’s are the origin of all happiness.
Why are these adorable little colds not being given comic time? Im sure theres a joke in there SOMEWHERE x3 <3<3<3
next strip (or two strips from now as the next one is probably nearly completed)
woo diggin all day :’D
you do realize that flamethrowers were used in the next strip?
Thanks for some quality points there. I am kind of new to online , so I printed this off to put in my file, any better way to go about keeping track of it then printing?
Poor Spo. I wonder if he has tiny little kleenex ^.^