Old Comic Discussion: "Imaginate" to "Imaginate, too!"

Thoth · Post by **Thoth** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:12 am

I don't know... The trouble with the "giant conspiracy" theories is they can be used to justify anything at all. Once you start that, you can never really reach any kind of conclusion.

EchoFireant · Post by **EchoFireant** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:47 am

Somehow i feel the strip and especially the alt text can be applied to what is going on in the here forum

And Grape face is just awesome.

2MKc · Post by **2MKc** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:56 am

Uhh.... Who's fireplace is this?

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:20 am

Wow, Grape loves Pridelands more than we Housepets! And analyzes it more, too.

Kyderra · Post by **Kyderra** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:37 am

I rather just put a paper bag over my head and call myself the mighty weather wizard, i don't know what you guys talk about half the time, haha
I'm ignorant like that.

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:00 am

Lots of men in very little clothing is always a powerful argument!

Post by **Dissension** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:30 am

This reminds me of some of the conversations I've had with you guys. Pridelands is to Grape as Housepets! is to us, but with books and at least one feature-length movie and not just a(n awesome) comic.

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:19 am

Dissension wrote:This reminds me of some of the conversations I've had with you guys. Pridelands is to Grape as Housepets! is to us, but with books and at least one feature-length movie and not just a(n awesome) comic.

Give it time!

D.Z. · Post by **D.Z.** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:31 am

Y'know, at first I was pretty sure Pridelands was a Harry Potter parody, but it occurs to me that it's probably more like Twilight. Consider:

- It skews extremely heavily towards a specific audience (cats).
- It doesn't appear to be particularly well-written.
- It's required to be regularly bashed by anyone not in that target audience.
- The characters are designed to make the target audience swoon in stupid childish crushes.
- Despite all this, it's hard to stop reading if you dare start.

And most of all, Grape right now reminds me of my little sister going on about the brilliance of her sparkly vampire series. Ah well.

caesalson · Post by **caesalson** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:45 am

Perhaps, but I like to think that Grape isn't some ditzy philistine ready to love something, despite how crap it is, because there are attractive men prancing about in it. So usually I think of Pridelands as being something along the lines of George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Fire And Ice series.

Actually, now that I think of it, am I the only one who noticed that this series is mentioned in the comic from time to time? Peanut is reading the first book, A Game Of Thrones here: http://www.housepetscomic.com/2008/07/11/a-real-buzz/, and the fourth, A Feast For Crows, here: http://www.housepetscomic.com/2008/12/2 ... s-edition/

Liam · Post by **Liam** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:01 pm

D.Z. wrote:Y'know, at first I was pretty sure Pridelands was a Harry Potter parody, but it occurs to me that it's probably more like Twilight.

caesalson wrote:So usually I think of Pridelands as being something along the lines of George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Fire And Ice series.

My guess is, considering the themes of today's strip, a mix between the "Foundation" series and "Twilight".

...and "300".

Sketcherofstuff · Post by **Sketcherofstuff** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:14 pm

actually, it just sounds like a parody of all types of fantasy book series

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:40 pm

I pretty much only see the Twilight series reflection hinted in Grape's eyes from time to time. Although Grape is a much more smarter reader than we're lead on to believe, she is similar to how a fan originally goes for the series's hook, in this case what we're guessing is the Lion Tribes, then gets interested in everything else afterwards.

On another note, i wanted to comment how i find Maxwell and Grape talking about books infront of a fireplace to be very cute and romantic. I swear that fireplace alone makes me wonder whose place they are staying at =3

Sketcherofstuff · Post by **Sketcherofstuff** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:10 pm

GameCobra wrote: On another note, i wanted to comment how i find Maxwell and Grape talking about books infront of a fireplace to be very cute and romantic. I swear that fireplace alone makes me wonder whose place they are staying at =3

hmm, i wonder...
oh oh oh oh oh! i see my chance to make a suggestive joke!

but then again, considering the nature of my sense of humour, it would probablly be to inapropriate, so i'll just have restrain myself

cooljoe224 · Post by **cooljoe224** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:13 pm

This comic is like sombody telling me how a computer works.

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:47 pm

cooljoe224 wrote:This comic is like sombody telling me how a computer works.

Well, you see, little transistors in the computers chips have two settings, on and off. When electricity flows through them, they swi-
Oh.
nvm....

Frooxius · Post by **Frooxius** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:39 pm

Teh Brawler - that's not exactly precise. Computer chips usually use CMOS (complementary MOS), which surprisingly uses MOSFET transistor (tautology I know). Voltage on the gate pin controls, how big electric current can flow from source to drain (or collector to emitter, but this is rather used in "classic" bipolar transistors). Because in digital technology usually only two states are used, these two are no-current (source->drain) or flowing current and nothing in between. But trough the gate alone, virtually no current flows anywhere (unlike in bipolar transistors' base pin) and only the voltage on this pin determines how big current can flow trough the transistors (because it creates some sort of "bridge" - conductive area, or "eliminates" this bridge, depending if it's transistor of type N or P (both are used, since it's complementary MOS technology)), but no current (electricity as you say) flows trough gate (the switching pin), so basically statement "When electricity flows through them, they swich" is wrong, or imprecise at the best.

cooljoe224: You mean that comic is so simple, logical and fun?

I agree with the last one, but an ancient temple containing imprisoned griffin? Human turned into a dog by 'magic'? Evil story twists? Nothing? Hmm? Um...

Anyway, I was nice when I first saw current comic, with Grape and Max lying next to pretty, warm fireplace, while I was freezing to death on the bus station

(I said it before and I'll do it again: I WANT FUR like dogs and cats have)

Sketcherofstuff · Post by **Sketcherofstuff** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:55 pm

cooljoe224 wrote:This comic is like sombody telling me how a computer works.

meaning you dislike it, or that it appears like a manual on your screen? if its an insult, which it sounds like, why are you on here?

caesalson · Post by **caesalson** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:02 pm

I think what he's saying is that Grape's analysis is incredibly complex and is hard to follow without foreknowledge of the subject. Like, say, someone explaining how a computer works with little to no knowledge of the basics of computing.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:38 pm

Humorously, i find it funny that Grape finds imaginary animals in tribal gear to be better than the real deal <3

I could imagine Maxwell or even Peanut donning tribal gear just to poke fun at Grape's imagination and have her go "LIES AND DECEIT!" at the idea.

Sketcherofstuff · Post by **Sketcherofstuff** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:43 pm

oh, i get it. I didn't realize that you ment the current comic specifically.

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:14 pm

People are getting confused about which comic we're talking about, even though the topic says 'current comic' - but anyway. Is it time we start splitting it up?

Sketcherofstuff · Post by **Sketcherofstuff** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:43 pm

it was the way that it was worded...

machchunk · Post by **machchunk** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:49 pm

Sketcherofstuff wrote:it was the way that it was worded...

A comic can also be a strip. Even if he used a vague word, it's not especially hard to figure out which strip.

Sketcherofstuff · Post by **Sketcherofstuff** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:52 pm

okay, okay, i'm and idiot, i get it.

Two_Twig · Post by **Two_Twig** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:08 pm

GameCobra wrote:Maxwell or Peanut donning tribal gear

Hmmmmmm..... Nah.
You won''t tempt me.

machchunk · Post by **machchunk** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:25 pm

Sketcherofstuff wrote:okay, okay, i'm and idiot, i get it.

You're not dumb, you're just too quick to see the extreme negatives in what others say.

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:27 pm

Two_Twig wrote:
GameCobra wrote:Maxwell or Peanut donning tribal gear
Hmmmmmm..... Nah.
You won''t tempt me.

Wohoho, nice quoting, I didn't see that!

...
actually i wish i hadn't seen that now

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:05 am

More cute and romantic education from the female side of the pet families <3

i'm predicting Rick's pattern this week is to show the more well-known couples in the series so far with the third couple getting something of a 'doh!' moment: Max and Grape, Peanut and Tarot, and most likely Fido and Sabrina.

i'm onto you, Rick! *scurries off*

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:49 am

So cute, and so funny. I must say I lol'ed. Next comic, both couples together? Or maybe Fido & Sabrina? I want to see more Sabrina!

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 5:15 am

Or perhaps it will be back to Max and Grape, and it could be an alternating thing? Or there could be no pattern at all! It remains to be seen!

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 5:25 am

King & Sasha!!!

Sketcherofstuff · Post by **Sketcherofstuff** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:50 am

are these still one offs or is this starting a new story? I can't tell because it still only shows the comic.

EchoFireant · Post by **EchoFireant** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:43 am

They are adorable especially the 3rd panel =3.

[Off T?]
Strangely, if you draw a tarot card facing upside down, the meaning itself would be the opposite of its original. Got this info from a book that I've read before.
[/Off T?]

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:37 am

Death!

We are surrounded by it!

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:03 am

valerio wrote:Bino & Sasha!!!

Fixed. King is still too human.

Sketcherofstuff wrote:are these still one offs or is this starting a new story? I can't tell because it still only shows the comic.

Still an one-off. I guess another arc starts on Monday.

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:10 am

Alex, I don't think one's supposed to 'fix' a direct quote.
Anyway, I would call Bino * Sasha more an abusive relationship rather than a couple.

Hipstar · Post by **Hipstar** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:31 am

i really don't see many movies or television shows use tarot cards. the one time i can remember was in the second season of true blood. yes, there was ominous music and suspense but it was not the death card, it was justice. i suppose by the end of the season i understood it (justice was served, but for whom?).

i also agree with tarot's view on death. even though here death symbolizes change, death also brings about change in the living. in the few times people have died in my life, i've seen myself and the people around me change as well, and the more tragic and sad the death, the more change there is.

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:13 pm

GameCobra wrote:More cute and romantic education from the female side of the pet families <3

i'm predicting Rick's pattern this week is to show the more well-known couples in the series so far with the third couple getting something of a 'doh!' moment: Max and Grape, Peanut and Tarot, and most likely Fido and Sabrina.

i'm onto you, Rick! *scurries off*

Wrong, the next couple is Joey and Squeak

Sketcherofstuff · Post by **Sketcherofstuff** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 3:15 pm

I hope that the next plot goes back to peanut