2013/08/05 - Callback Theater

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CHAOKOCartoons wrote:DAGNABIT TAROT! I've been winning for a solid 11 months and then you just ruin it! :lol: (I've now been reading Housepets! for a year)
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So Tarot did have fleas this entire time. Yep, you lose this round Peanut, time for a flea bath. (Mwahaha!)
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Technically, no we have not. Especially since Tarot wasn't specifically mentioning 'the Game' social game. You only lose if you suddenly think of the social game. Then you've lost. Also, blatant baiting people to think about the social game doesn't make them lose it either. You can only make them lose using guile, for instance, suddenly going "You lost." out of nowhere. Now, Peanut did lose because he thought about it instantly and panicked. That my friend is how you lose.

By the way, after reading that and you instant panic thought about the game, then yes, you have just lost.
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Welsh Halfwit wrote:
Gamewolf67 wrote:
Gamewolf67 wrote:Or Balto. Or Alpha and Omega. Those were good movies.
Maybe they saw Turbo? That was good too.
Nah. It's Air Bud 12.
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Wow -- there's a bigger audience for Air Bud 12 than were at Sharknado III...

Not to be obtuse, but I'm guessing Tarot and Peanut aren't talking about the same game...
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This just reminds me of Red vs. Blue when they ask again "Have you ever wondered why we're here?"
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I love Tarot's expression in the last panel , it's like "should have seen that coming" :lol:
oh yeah , to all who've been mentioning "that game" until now , you're all evil !! EVIL I TELL YOU ! *cry in the corner*
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serence ice fox wrote:I love Tarot's expression in the last panel , it's like "should have seen that coming" :lol:
oh yeah , to all who've been mentioning "that game" until now , you're all evil !! EVIL I TELL YOU ! *cry in the corner*
Really? I thought it was an "I'm not with him" shrink between the seats.
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Sleet wrote:Also, the alt text brings very amusing thoughts to my mind.
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I never thought of it, but if SD has been following them around in human disguises, it's probably her that's making it easy for them by being the only human that understands them and without Tarot's knowledge. She could also be translating behind Tarot's back, too. Would also explain why Grape is having such a hard time also ~ SD is paying too much attention to Peanut and Tarot. If Tarot never noticed this the last time they were here, it's probably because SD was following them all the other times too. X3
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He talks pretty well for a dog holding a bag of popcorn in his teeth.
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Argent wrote:He talks pretty well for a dog holding a bag of popcorn in his teeth.
I think he actually dropped it when he responded to Tarot.
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Yeh, but he's talking and not dropping it in panel 1.
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Five years later, still playing...

I think that's the callback to end all callbacks.
Argent wrote:Yeh, but he's talking and not dropping it in panel 1.
...Magic?

Speaking of, I think Dragon may actually be stalking the two of them. But I suppose the truth shall come to light soon.
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:| cant someone explaine to me how the game works i still dont understand what it is i looked it up online AND I STILL DONT GET IT
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matthew Wolf wrote::| cant someone explaine to me how the game works i still dont understand what it is i looked it up online AND I STILL DONT GET IT
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Due to the futility and inevitable loss, The Game could be viewed as a statement of the human condition; that is to say, humankind’s struggle against fundamental laws of nature. THE GAME results in a double negative scenario where trying to not do something is the catalyst for said event.
Actually, I wasn't even aware of how it worked until I read the titular Housepets arc. Pretty interesting, actually actually.
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Don't think about elephants. What do you think about?

Now would "the game" the Cosmic Nerds are playing also represent the futility of the human condition? You would think the pickle King finds himself in represents how the universe is out to get him...
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That face in the 2nd panel is just precious, heh.

Why is the Spirit Dragon stalking them? Is she going to tell Peanut? Are they going to be transported to the game board, leaving Grape and Max stranded?

I bet Air Bud just insults every actor on the stage, cracking wise. :lol:
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Dang, Tarot! I've lost!!

All joking aside, I don't think I like what might be happening in the OTHER game.
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copper wrote:I bet Air Bud just insults every actor on the stage, cracking wise. :lol:
Hey wait, what is Air Bud like in their dimension? Would he be like a "the most interesting dog in the world" figure?
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was tarot going to say that she made him lost or was she going to say something else or was simply menchioning it made him lost cuz peanut allready lost in one of the beginning comics
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matthew Wolf wrote:was tarot going to say that she made him lost or was she going to say something else or was simply menchioning it made him lost cuz peanut allready lost in one of the beginning comics
Yes, we already said that Peanut said Tarot made him lose because he got "the game" confused with the one from the time the strip was black and white.

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copper wrote:That face in the 2nd panel is just precious, heh.

Why is the Spirit Dragon stalking them? Is she going to tell Peanut? Are they going to be transported to the game board, leaving Grape and Max stranded?

I bet Air Bud just insults every actor on the stage, cracking wise. :lol:
She's trying to avoid anyone from breaking up her favourite shipping pair. :D

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There seems to be a bit of oddness in the flow of Tarot's logic as well. 'I'll tell you vaguely that there's this real bad thing about to happen, but I won't tell you specifically about it because I don't want you to worry about it.' Sounds a bit like something Gracie Allen would say.
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I am a fan of Syfy Channel films, and sadly I watched the entire Sharknado film. Perfessor Bear, did you happen to watch that film?
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GameCobra wrote:slogan donor
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When I went back to this update I noticed a dragon...thing on those hair...chopstick...things. And the girl Peanut was playing DDR with in the last strip had a dragon tattoo. Now I must look out for those details in the future...
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