2013/10/11 - Topical Humor 2: Electric Boogaloo

Post by **Dissension** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:03 am

[ Topical Humor 2: Electric Boogaloo ]

Title Text: so a shotgun wedding is where the first person who calls shotgun gets to be the bride

*pumps his shotgun*

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:03 am

*stares at that window* ...Juuust incase.

TheWolfKin · Post by **TheWolfKin** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:06 am

I was wondering how long it would be before hypocrisy and politics came up.

Here's a question. What happened to Concord!Grape?

Hedronal · Post by **Hedronal** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:08 am

Clarification on the exact legalities of Feraga is welcome here, this is good information. Their legal system does seem to make for a good plot in this.

Sheogorath · Post by **Sheogorath** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:09 am

I always though a shotgun wedding was where one side is being forced to marry at gunpoint whether literally or figuratively. Guess I was wrong.

Post by **D-Rock** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:11 am

Oh, foreign laws, how much trouble you have the potential of causing.

Just started thinking, maybe this was where the late king and Sabrina's dad had the falling out on. Eh, just speculation.

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:11 am

Oh goody hypocrites fun. Also everything I already said about this arc still applies here.

thespartanpenguin · Post by **thespartanpenguin** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:14 am

Yet another interesting twist
And someones ears are burning again no?
If one's totally free could always go down the, go along with it, divorce, come back rich, but morally that feels repugnant. Then again what goes around comes around.
Shotgun wedding may not be legal there anyway, and that crossed with a possible distaste for cross spices marages that someone mantioned may make Jata very very unpoupular back home. Was this the not needing to stay there he mentioned, thinking of leaving it all behind, the equlal rights, money and status just to be with Sabrina. BUT that is really reading between the lines even for me
Good to see Max hasn't been taking beefcake

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:19 am

I'm not sure that's what a shotgun wedding typically entails, unless Sabrina was pregnant at six months...

Vuk91 · Post by **Vuk91** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:22 am

Thats why marriage is not for pets!!! Even We humans see more harm in it than use, but since King and Bailey's wedding, the first marriage is already forcing people to marry someone they dont love.

WhoElseButQuagmire · Post by **WhoElseButQuagmire** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:23 am

Is Sabrina leaning on the fourth wall in the last panel?

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:23 am

Discussion down in the dog's deep den
leads to the fateful decree of Feragian law.
The cessation of slavery should be loved
but poor Sabrina's been caught by the paw

she can't escape. Ever the desperate
amongst washer, window and pool table,
Sabrina spills the story strands for Fido
telling tales of time – as much as she's able.

Shotgun ceremonies are seldom seen safe
and Jata may just find justice a giant foe.
Because, for Sabrina and Fido's future,
one thing is crystal clear. Jata's gotta go!

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:25 am

Sleet wrote:I'm not sure that's what a shotgun wedding typically entails, unless Sabrina was pregnant at six months...

I think a better term for it would be an arranged marriage. One that is somehow set up by the children themselves that they also can't get out of for some bizarre reason. (I'm just going to ignore the various other problems letting children do this by themselves would entail)

ArcFlight · Post by **ArcFlight** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:36 am

♫ It's a nice day for a shotgun wedding
♫ It's a nice day to start again

Concord/Grape has been left at the restaurant for muscle Max to revive. Only to be told off for waking her up from that dream.

ryth · Post by **ryth** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:53 am

*immidiatly puts a table between myself and dissension.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:55 am

Sleet wrote:I'm not sure that's what a shotgun wedding typically entails, unless Sabrina was pregnant at six months...

I would guess that making vows and any sign of affectionate snuggling would be considered immediate grounds for them.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:15 am

Hmm, I wonder if Fido's owners know about him and Sabrina's relationship? I mean he has to have noticed Fido walking into the basement with her at least once by now.
Also, I don't get the title, could someone please ~~hit me with a brick~~ explain it to me?

WhoElseButQuagmire · Post by **WhoElseButQuagmire** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:21 am

CHAOKOCartoons wrote:Hmm, I wonder if Fido's owners know about him and Sabrina's relationship? I mean he has to have noticed Fido walking into the basement with her at least once by now.
Also, I don't get the title, could someone please ~~hit me with a brick~~ explain it to me?

I think Rick is dareing us to compare Jata's country and politics with the current Government shutdown happening in the US of A...hense Sabrina looking at us out of the corner of her eye while talking about politicians in the last panel.

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:22 am

Tanukis are citizens in the Japanese legal system.
There is reason to suppose that the same goes for other, as of now unspecified, countries, according to historical development,.

Mickey the Luxray · Post by **Mickey the Luxray** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:31 am

*pulls out phone*
Uh yeah, shotgun? Yeah. Yeah. Cool.
*click*
Well, it's official. I'm getting married to a Coke can in Colandia.

WhoElseButQuagmire · Post by **WhoElseButQuagmire** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:36 am

WhoElseButQuagmire wrote:
CHAOKOCartoons wrote:Hmm, I wonder if Fido's owners know about him and Sabrina's relationship? I mean he has to have noticed Fido walking into the basement with her at least once by now.
Also, I don't get the title, could someone please ~~hit me with a brick~~ explain it to me?
I think Rick is dareing us to compare Jata's country and politics with the current Government shutdown happening in the US of A...hense Sabrina looking at us out of the corner of her eye while talking about politicians in the last panel.

As for the Electric Boogaloo part, that is a joke based on an 80 s movie sequel.

Also nice new header for fall. I was afraid my pumpkin entry would be considered too " holloweeny" to represent the whole season.

Zaitsev · Post by **Zaitsev** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:17 am

Sheogorath wrote:I always though a shotgun wedding was where one side is being forced to marry at gunpoint whether literally or figuratively. Guess I was wrong.

Well, he kind of is forcing her to marry him.

gameangel147 · Post by **gameangel147** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:26 am

Wait, I'm lost. There was a Topical Humor 1?

GeckoZY · Post by **GeckoZY** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 3:48 am

I say they check Feraga laws on how to resolve wedding disputes, and hope it's something like having s rap battle.

gameangel147 wrote:Wait, I'm lost. There was a Topical Humor 1?

Yep, the hostess comic.

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 4:07 am

It's not hypocritical if they're only against non-traditional slavery.

WhoElseButQuagmire wrote:Is Sabrina leaning on the fourth wall in the last panel?

Looks like the second to me.

WhoElseButQuagmire · Post by **WhoElseButQuagmire** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:24 am

GeckoZY wrote:I say they check Feraga laws on how to resolve wedding disputes, and hope it's something like having s rap battle.

gameangel147 wrote:Wait, I'm lost. There was a Topical Humor 1?
Yep, the hostess comic.

Ah, forgot about that one! If Grape had not given all those Cheese Snorkles (Tm) to Max, he wouldn't need Kevin's services now.

Gamewolf67 · Post by **Gamewolf67** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:45 am

Yay! Shotgun wedd-wait, WHAT?!

HundKatzeMaus · Post by **HundKatzeMaus** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:56 am

My first tought when I saw the Strip:"Cool, they have a pool table!"

But I'm now curious about Keene, does he know about the Shotgun wedding tradition of Feralga or is he just interested in their "Pets are free citizens"-politics?

Post by **Render** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:17 am

Mickey the Luxray wrote:*pulls out phone*
Uh yeah, shotgun? Yeah. Yeah. Cool.
*click*
Well, it's official. I'm getting married to a Coke can in Colandia.

"You may now drink each other."

44R0NM10 · Post by **44R0NM10** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:19 am

Just saying, I never thought there'd be a HP comic strip where politics was referred to so bluntly

Evaliae · Post by **Evaliae** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:10 am

Where did Sabrina's earrings go?

deepskycyan · Post by **deepskycyan** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:18 am

Heh, don't think I've seen a comic on the subject on politics without dissing it.

Also, I actually thought Feraga was a legit existent location earlier in this arc, and I had to do a google search on it to realise how dumb I was :/

Love the new forum banner too! Was there a competition for it? Don't think I've seen that...

Evaliae wrote:Where did Sabrina's earrings go?

The dates over so she took them off :3
Also, I notice that this is your first post. Allow me to be the first to welcome you to the forums!

Post by **Dissension** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:37 am

44R0NM10 wrote:Just saying, I never thought there'd be a HP comic strip where politics was referred to so bluntly :P

Well, the comic did depict a failed communist revolution, there was a strip which sort of lampooned political cartoons, and there was a very political news post. It's not like politics don't exist in the HP! universe, or our own, and the comic's not shy about touching on that when it's appropriate.

Sansash · Post by **Sansash** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:23 am

Dissension wrote:[ Topical Humor 2: Electric Boogaloo ]

Title Text: so a shotgun wedding is where the first person who calls shotgun gets to be the bride

*pumps his shotgun*

I call shotgun!!!

*gets mauled*

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:25 am

Referring to politics without specifying any specific positions or politicians is typically fair game in just about any kind of media, no matter how family-appropriate.

Vuk91 wrote:Thats why marriage is not for pets!!! Even We humans see more harm in it than use, but since King and Bailey's wedding, the first marriage is already forcing people to marry someone they dont love.

What does this have to do with King's and Bailey's marriage? Or marriage in general?

Zaitsev wrote:
Sheogorath wrote:I always though a shotgun wedding was where one side is being forced to marry at gunpoint whether literally or figuratively. Guess I was wrong.
Well, he kind of is forcing her to marry him.

Typically the shotgun in question is the bride's parents' in the scenario after which the term got named.

Silly Zealot · Post by **Silly Zealot** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:56 am

Given that I've been working for the last few months into turning the forum moderators and the like hypocritical and irreverent so that they would smirk aprovingly of my every slip, I see nothing wrong with this strip!

Hedronal wrote:Clarification on the exact legalities of Feraga is welcome here, this is good information. Their legal system does seem to make for a good plot in this.

I agree!
I want backround development and lore galore!

ryth · Post by **ryth** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:12 am

Dissension wrote:[ Topical Humor 2: Electric Boogaloo ]

*pumps his shotgun*

*grabs the nearest bottle, breaks the end of it and takes cover*

NekoNyan1224 · Post by **NekoNyan1224** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:35 am

Darn, I was really hoping for an awkward limo ride XD
Anyways...
Shotgun Wedding...
Should anyone here present know of any reason that this couple should not be joined in holy matrimony, speak now or forever hold your piece (shotguns included)

I think a better term for it would be an arranged marriage. One that is somehow set up by the children themselves that they also can't get out of for some bizarre reason. (I'm just going to ignore the various other problems letting children do this by themselves would entail)

Arranged marriage is when the parents of both families choose who is getting married.

Perfesser_Bear · Post by **Perfesser_Bear** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:43 am

Sabrina wrote:I think, before they let you into politics, you need to first prove you're a massive hypocrite.

Yeah, I think all political parties have that requirement for membership. You are also required to attend a course in creating havoc and blaming it on the other side. Politics 102 is called No-gotiation...

NekoNyan1224 wrote:Arranged marriage is when the parents of both families choose who is getting married.

Then there's always the Deranged marriage -- we probably all know a few of those...

TheOne · Post by **TheOne** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:02 pm

Sheogorath wrote:I always though a shotgun wedding was where one side is being forced to marry at gunpoint whether literally or figuratively. Guess I was wrong.

In order to prevent the child from being 'delivered' out of wedlock, the parents forcefully make the man and woman get married. The force used is typically a shotgun pointed at the face of the man, which is where the "shotgun" part comes from.
Usually personal and religious moral codes are used as the motivation to force a couple into marriage in this way. For many people (stereotypically in the remote regions of Kentucky, Tennessee, and other U.S. states in the Appalachian mountains) it is a public disgrace to have a child in the family that is "born out of wedlock." The "shotgun wedding" is an attempt to avoid that disgrace.

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