2015/05/06- Fair For Its Day

copper · Post by **copper** » Wed May 06, 2015 12:14 am

[ Fair For Its Day ]
Title Text: And no, they don't let you milk the goats. I know, it's a total rip-off!

Oh Bailey... missing those old country fairs already?

They don't have a 4-H booth!? HOW?

GarrisonSkunk · Post by **GarrisonSkunk** » Wed May 06, 2015 12:26 am

Good thing they're not females or Keene would make them give pouch rides.

Gbr23 · Post by **Gbr23** » Wed May 06, 2015 12:31 am

Bailey is right, we need a rodeo

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Wed May 06, 2015 12:33 am

Anyone else feel the strip's a bit... corny today? I sense Karishad has a theme...

The tickets have come? The tickets have come!
Let's use them now; the fair's begun!
Let's go down and join in the fun.
Move your little legs, hun, don't walk – run!
It's not like the fairs back at my home;
nor like anything in the farm zone.
With Kari in charge I should have known...
Does my regret mean that I've grown?
Without a doubt, I reckon Keen bets
he'll get his money before the sun sets.
He's as cunning and twisted as it gets
whilst still ruling the roost among the housepets!

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Wed May 06, 2015 12:38 am

Awww it sucks that Bailey is disaponted, but it's also nice to see Roosevelt. Love those cute Roos

jrh150482 · Post by **jrh150482** » Wed May 06, 2015 12:53 am

Welsh Halfwit wrote:Anyone else feel the strip's a bit... corny today? I sense Karishad has a theme...

He's probably even got a cornhole game set up somewhere.

bjchan95 · Post by **bjchan95** » Wed May 06, 2015 1:34 am

This is nothing better than my two favorite couples together in the same strip, it's always nice to see the two roos again

With all these corn booths, I wonder when the holes will come into play...

Wolfbane · Post by **Wolfbane** » Wed May 06, 2015 1:43 am

Being petted is better than being ridden in a roodeo, I guess.

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Wed May 06, 2015 2:28 am

King wins all the points. "You know what, I'll take credit."

In a classic midway, they'd be in a "last three rounds against the champ" boxing kangaroo tent.

"Yeh, Karishad wanted that, I said 'NOPE', and Keene said 'OK, if you don't do that you gotta be in the petting zoo', so I said 'OK', and now I can't tell if I won or not. Ma'am, tell your kid my tail doesn't come off."

Macsen · Post by **Macsen** » Wed May 06, 2015 5:35 am

Aww, they're so adorable together.

IdleCurator · Post by **IdleCurator** » Wed May 06, 2015 6:23 am

Junk food! How dare you! That game of "will it fry" is completely healthy.
And now we must step back and consider the ethics of zoos and petting zoos in a world of intelligent anthropomorphic creatures.
Also King seems to be much more "mature" now, he looks so young in the first panel and in the third he seems to be a smug father/mentor.

Furryface18 · Post by **Furryface18** » Wed May 06, 2015 8:18 am

Aww...Bailey misses the fairs in Kansas. I've only been to one that has livestock and stuff. The fair is in my town in Kansas too so this arc was well timed.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Wed May 06, 2015 8:52 am

A pet petting at a petting zoo. oh, the awesome irony. Poor Bruce probably died a little inside, but hey, Roosevelt is enjoying himself. =P

I'm taking it all the zoo animals are here... I wonder if any of the pets volunteered to be petted here as well? :3

Timmie · Post by **Timmie** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:13 am

Now a rodeo would be interesting. Though I don't think there are any feral animals in this world. But, without getting crude, who would be the rider and who would be the bucking bronco?

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:14 am

I hope Shardul is there.

Timmie wrote:Now a rodeo would be interesting. Though I don't think there are any feral animals in this world. But, without getting crude, who would be the rider and who would be the bucking bronco?

deepskycyan · Post by **deepskycyan** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:30 am

Hey, maybe Tarot can run a divination booth! They used to have those in fairs, right?

Timmie · Post by **Timmie** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:43 am

Argent wrote:I hope Shardul is there.

Timmie wrote:Now a rodeo would be interesting. Though I don't think there are any feral animals in this world. But, without getting crude, who would be the rider and who would be the bucking bronco?

Point taken. So what would be interesting, as there are no pet horses in that neighborhood, is for Zach to "demonstrate" how to ride but using one of the wolves as a mount. hehe Prey trying to break a predator? Now that would be fun to watch! And of course the rabbit not a willing participant.

Macsen · Post by **Macsen** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:56 am

Argent wrote:I hope Shardul is there.

Now that I think of it, have we seen Shardul since then?

*clicks link for his name*

No, we haven't.

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Wed May 06, 2015 10:14 am

I think this is my favorite strip to date! I really love the expressions in this one, especially King in the third panel.

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Wed May 06, 2015 10:57 am

Kitch wrote:
Argent wrote:I hope Shardul is there.
Now that I think of it, have we seen Shardul since then?

*clicks link for his name*

No, we haven't.

Someone needs to take him for a walk.

HundKatzeMaus · Post by **HundKatzeMaus** » Wed May 06, 2015 12:23 pm

Douglas Collier wrote:I think this is my favorite strip to date! I really love the expressions in this one, especially King in the third panel.

Yes I agree with you the expressions are awesome. King's expression in the third panel will most likely be used as an Ava

Oh man seeing panel 4 after reading panel 3 my first thought was "Why not a rodeo with the roos? That would be awesome!"

Saturn381 · Post by **Saturn381** » Wed May 06, 2015 12:40 pm

Aww, Bailey's homesick.

Also, I love Roosevelt in panel four.

AuraSight · Post by **AuraSight** » Wed May 06, 2015 1:29 pm

Did anyone else get major feels from seeing Bailey's excitement and following disappointment.

Sometimes I forget how much of a country girl Bailey is.

Also, though I'm sure this sentiment has already been expressed, I WANNA PET A ROO!

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Wed May 06, 2015 2:57 pm

It's really nice see the great couple going to the fair, good to have got the tickets, King.

As seems, there's much to enjoy there.

Yeah, petting zoo is much better than watch rodeo: you can touch the animals in a nicer way. And it's not weird.

You'll get another chance to watch one of those, Bailey.

Loving King's expression in third panel.

MrBlueSky7 · Post by **MrBlueSky7** » Wed May 06, 2015 3:30 pm

I wonder if this is what the Arc is gonna be like: Each strip containing a pair of characters and how they're spending their time at the Fair. Sounds like a good concept, and a great way to give all of the cast equal screen time. Makes me wonder if this is the last Arc to round out the year, because if so, than its a great way to do so.

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Wed May 06, 2015 5:34 pm

I can see an incoming countryside vacation for our favorite couple <3

The-J-Man · Post by **The-J-Man** » Wed May 06, 2015 5:52 pm

why...does every other stand in this fair have something to do with "CORN"?

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed May 06, 2015 7:53 pm

I'm guessing that the ferrets like corn.

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Wed May 06, 2015 11:12 pm

Amazee Dayzee wrote:I'm guessing that the ferrets like corn.

You forget that Karishad - the king of corn hole - is organising this.

Whozjama · Post by **Whozjama** » Wed May 06, 2015 11:28 pm

I bet the Kangaroos are gonna get sick from 'carnival crud', a rather more dangerous offshoot of 'con crud'.

ascdren · Post by **ascdren** » Thu May 07, 2015 6:14 am

The-J-Man wrote:why..."?

im gonna stop you right there, the rest of the question doesn't matter the answer is 'Karisad'

But more importantly where are the flamingos?

Macsen · Post by **Macsen** » Thu May 07, 2015 7:20 am

You know, Bruce mentions a "job description". I wonder what his normal job description is.

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Thu May 07, 2015 7:21 am

Kitch wrote:You know, Bruce mentions a "job description". I wonder what his normal job description is.

Local Australian ambassador?

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Thu May 07, 2015 8:10 am

Kitch wrote:You know, Bruce mentions a "job description". I wonder what his normal job description is.

He's in showbiz.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Thu May 07, 2015 9:54 am

If there is a rodeo there, you can bet Bino and Max will be there. To show off their manliness.

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Thu May 07, 2015 10:20 am

GameCobra wrote:If there is a rodeo there, you can bet Bino and Max will be there. To show off their manliness.

If Max enters a rodeo, he'll quickly loose his grand smile. Permanently.

Post by **Sleet** » Thu May 07, 2015 10:52 am

No self-respecting state fair doesn't have a "WILL IT FRY" booth.

Perfesser_Bear · Post by **Perfesser_Bear** » Thu May 07, 2015 11:37 am

My local Town Fair always has a Petting Zoo, and the zoo always has a very friendly Australian Shepherd who acts as their Official Greeter. Unfortunately, when she's not on greeting duty, she likes to roll in exotic animal... um, exhaust. I'm sure Bailey could do a better job!

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Thu May 07, 2015 11:38 am

I imagine some rodeos in the Houspets! universe have the reputation of being staged, sort of like wrestling matches do in this universe.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu May 07, 2015 2:39 pm

Nonsense! I can see Kevin in one though but I doubt that Max will lose any teeth.

Maybe they should do a rodeo in a mud pit. xP