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

Flamboyant-Pencil · Post by **Flamboyant-Pencil** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:45 pm

Forget the fact that they're cats: Three girls and your best friend, who happens to also be a girl, are all slow motion pillow fighting eachother.

Post by **Dissension** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:51 pm

Wait, that's abnormal behavior? Huh, go figure.

Buckdida · Post by **Buckdida** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:03 am

Oh, lord. Rick sure has capitalized on the "Cat-lover" and now "Dog-lover" thing these past three comics. And it keeps getting better.

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:12 am

"Petir, every moment with you is like a dance with eternity..."

Forycles · Post by **Forycles** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:49 am

I love it when someone gives you a roundabout reason like that. It means they're cornered.

And is it really right that cats should be filing their nails/claws?

Post by **rickgriffin** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:44 am

To keep them sharp, yes!

Forycles · Post by **Forycles** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:46 am

Ah yes... that would definitely be my ignorance at work.

Spacemania · Post by **Spacemania** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:39 pm

Forycles wrote:I love it when someone gives you a roundabout reason like that. It means they're cornered.

And is it really right that cats should be filing their nails/claws?

well I imagine that this was an offer by their owners. After all, its that or sharpening them on some furniture. I think its an acceptable trade-off

Buckdida · Post by **Buckdida** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:05 am

I really hope Grape likes Chicken.

Also: This is headed for train wreck. Head on collision, car vs. freight train. Grape is the freight train.

And Rufus' smile is great. It's funny how he says "tell her you can't live without her" when Peanut already lives with Grape. To be fair, Rufus thinks Peanut is talking about a border collie...

EDIT: "OW GRAPE STOP RUFUS TOLD ME TO DO IT"

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:25 am

Good luck, Peanut!

Chron · Post by **Chron** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:27 am

XD Yes, I too am certain that madness and chaos will shortly ensue. That is, if Peanut even tells Grape how he feels. Something tells me there will be even more problems on the way...
I wonder why?

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:34 am

One thing for sure its gonna be awkward...
quick! someone give peanut some twix!
oh wait...Mentos!

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:37 am

We're all with ya, Peanut! Best of luck!

Keeshah · Post by **Keeshah** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:54 am

Peanut comes out of the closet as a cat lover, an outs Grape in front of all of the barn cats!..

he then hands her the dead chicken, which she prompt Whaps him with it.. an the feathers fly.

Spacemania · Post by **Spacemania** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:38 am

nothing says "I love you" more than a dead chicken.

I predict a very PG rated makeout

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:06 am

"I'm madly in love with you. I can't live without you.

... here's a chicken."

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:15 am

I love how people seem to think he's going to give the chicken to Grape.
I mean, what if he eats it or something.

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:37 am

And what do you know that we don't, sir?

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:32 am

Ebly wrote:I love how people seem to think he's going to give the chicken to Grape.
I mean, what if he eats it or something.

Imagine for a moment that you haven't read today's strip, and then read this out of context, and it becomes a million times funnier.

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:32 am

Ebly wrote:I love how people seem to think he's going to give the chicken to Grape.
I mean, what if he eats it or something.

Quite true.
There are so many different things that could happen...
Come on hes walking around with a dead chicken.

Forycles · Post by **Forycles** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:37 am

There are no words to express how bad this could get, very quickly.

I love how you all assume it's even Grape in the first place.
That's not to say I don't...
There is a thing called love at first sight, and we haven't seen every second of their visit. Maybe he is talking about the neighboring collie...
but probably not.

Post by **rickgriffin** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:16 pm

Okay question to everyone here

Is there any reason why romance jokes/plots cannot be PG? Because there seem to be a few people who seem to think that because THEIR minds are dirty that everyone else will interpret things the same way as them.

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:29 pm

rickgriffin wrote:Okay question to everyone here

Is there any reason why romance jokes/plots cannot be PG? Because there seem to be a few people who seem to think that because THEIR minds are dirty that everyone else will interpret things the same way as them.

I don't see a reason why it cannot.
As long as you tell your joke with out implying anything dirty then your fine i guess.
then again people minds "wander".

Flamboyant-Pencil · Post by **Flamboyant-Pencil** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:39 pm

REAL love is NC-17, at its cleanest.

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:43 pm

rickgriffin wrote:because THEIR minds are dirty

Your answer, sir.

It's not difficult to craft a romantic plotline that stays well within PG territory--pick any random animated Disney film and you'll probably find an example--but keep in mind that most of your audience is comprised of either teenagers or young adults, and with their hormones pumping, that's where their thoughts tend to stray. A science teacher I had in junior high once said that teenagers have an average of one sexual thought every sixteen minutes.

Please don't scrap the whole arc just because some people have a short attention span.

Forycles · Post by **Forycles** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:54 pm

Don't forget, some of our minds have been screwed up by... certain comics. *Looks at M rated comics from past*

But, yes, love plots can be very PG. Love jokes, etc. too.

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:07 pm

Rick, I'll bet you can give us a real romantic situation here, and at the same time stay well within the guidelines. Sometimes fans like to tease, you know it

Post by **rickgriffin** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:20 pm

Flamboyant-Pencil wrote:REAL love is NC-17, at its cleanest.

But what I'm saying is that it's like taking a look at a pregnant woman and saying 'eww, she did it at one point!'

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:23 pm

rickgriffin wrote:
Flamboyant-Pencil wrote:REAL love is NC-17, at its cleanest.
But what I'm saying is that it's like taking a look at a pregnant woman and saying 'eww, she did it at one point!'

That's sounds like something my little brother would say. (he speaks his mind all the time)

Spacemania · Post by **Spacemania** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:44 pm

rickgriffin wrote:Okay question to everyone here

Is there any reason why romance jokes/plots cannot be PG? Because there seem to be a few people who seem to think that because THEIR minds are dirty that everyone else will interpret things the same way as them.

hey, I said I predict a very PG rated makeout XD

romance is so easy to make PG or even G rated. I mean look at the latest movie Ice age. They pulled off a mammoth giving birth in there!

Post by **Dissension** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:41 pm

Flamboyant-Pencil wrote:REAL love is NC-17, at its cleanest.

That would be real sex. There's a difference. ~_^

Spacemania · Post by **Spacemania** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:36 pm

that would be X rated, not NC-17

Buckdida · Post by **Buckdida** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:06 pm

rickgriffin wrote:Okay question to everyone here

Is there any reason why romance jokes/plots cannot be PG? Because there seem to be a few people who seem to think that because THEIR minds are dirty that everyone else will interpret things the same way as them.

The entire plot has been PG. I just thought a little on the edge. It's not your fault that the plot can spring non-PG related thoughts. Although, you were just kinda asking for it on last Friday's comic.

Keeshah · Post by **Keeshah** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:25 am

I just had a thought...

Peanut is going to propose to a barn cat not Grape!

That is how things are going to go so horriably wrong..

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:23 am

...or, that will be a diversive tactic, once he realizes he's way too shy to propose to Grape!

Sugar Magnolia · Post by **Sugar Magnolia** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:46 am

Hope they get this worked out, otherwise it might be a uncomfortable ride home.

Forycles · Post by **Forycles** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:22 am

It's the collie, the collie dangit!
No, not really...

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:02 am

Aww... poor Peanut.

Oblivion · Post by **Oblivion** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:03 am

DO NOT TOY WITH MY EMOTIONS, RICK.

I will end you!

Buckdida · Post by **Buckdida** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:05 am

Just...
AUGH.
AAAAAUUUUUGGGGHHHHH.

What is with this arc of emotional roller coasters?

And Grape, you're only fooling yourself.

EDIT: I have a very strong feeling that the next couple pages of Spot aren't going to be very friendly to Stripe the not-cat.