Things you finally noticed on rereading

Post by **D-Rock** » Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:07 am

King didn’t censor himself when he was speaking to Bahamut. It’s likely just a species thing.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:11 pm

King didn't say "Crap" when he exploded in anger though after Bino's stunt which was supposed to humiliate him in front of everybody. The only instances of "Carp" being used have been from cats but I still think it can go either way.

LunarFox · Post by **LunarFox** » Sat Feb 26, 2022 11:57 pm

The title of https://www.housepetscomic.com/comic/20 ... -a-survey/ is a reference to an Animaniacs episode, Survey Ladies, and their refrain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwi96ZRtc_8

MasterAbsinthe · Post by **MasterAbsinthe** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:58 am

Amazee Dayzee wrote: ↑Wed Jan 19, 2022 4:36 am I don't know why because "Crap" isn't a curse word.

Carp isn't a swearword but if you switch the r with the a you get the absolutely awful swearword CARP

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 4:39 pm

Its not a swear word though. Its a word that is impolite to say and you shouldn't use it a lot (and I don't) but there are WORSE words.

Cosmacelf · Post by **Cosmacelf** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:20 pm

So, wait a minute! Keene did die, initially, when he found himself in Heaven and met Breel, didn’t he? And then, Cerberus just told him he could go back. So what was all that about? Did he die? If not, why was he in heaven? If he did die, why did he get to go back?

Post by **D-Rock** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:09 pm

Near-death experience.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Fri Apr 29, 2022 6:50 am

MasterAbsinthe wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:58 am
Amazee Dayzee wrote: ↑Wed Jan 19, 2022 4:36 am I don't know why because "Crap" isn't a curse word.
Carp isn't a swearword but if you switch the r with the a you get the absolutely awful swearword CARP

As in "carpe diem", you know ... "Seize the Carp!!" Has something to do with the Roman version of gefilte fish.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Apr 29, 2022 2:30 pm

I have to admit though when I heard of the fish, it was only because I knew the Pokemon Magikarp. Once I knew there was a real fish called that, I continued to spell it "karp". XD

CuriousCnidarian · Post by **CuriousCnidarian** » Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:50 pm

It's not a reread, per se, but a couple weeks ago at dinner the conversation turned to artsy films (and our distaste of them), and one of the films brought up was The Unbearable Lightness of Being. I'm ashamed to say it took me that long to realize the reference behind the comic chapter of (nearly) the same name.

Harry Johnathan · Post by **Harry Johnathan** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:22 am

CuriousCnidarian wrote: ↑Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:50 pm It's not a reread, per se, but a couple weeks ago at dinner the conversation turned to artsy films (and our distaste of them), and one of the films brought up was The Unbearable Lightness of Being. I'm ashamed to say it took me that long to realize the reference behind the comic chapter of (nearly) the same name.

You dislike artsy films....?

Yay, I finally have an arch-enemy!

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:40 am

What are your thoughts on people who can either take or leave artsy films then?

CunningFox · Post by **CunningFox** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 11:32 am

Kate Gelato first appeared in 2015. She isn't tagged as such, but between the blonde hair and purple jacket, I think she's meant to be the same character.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 12:19 pm

I have always wondered if Jack got fired for that little faux pas. I doubt that they would let him in the PARK again after that.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 2:05 pm

errassw wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:09 am

bailey appearing in christmas 2008, ~3 years before the arc where king goes to kansas with fox

Sentimental journey ...

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:24 pm

Don't you just love it when Rick throws out what seems to be an Easter Egg but then picks up on it again a few years later?

Harry Johnathan · Post by **Harry Johnathan** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:15 pm

I wonder how much of that is actually planned or just convenient little accidents.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:18 pm

If I had to guess I would say it might be a 60/40 ratio between them. Rick just might see something he made previously and decide to expand on it.

CunningFox · Post by **CunningFox** » Sun Aug 20, 2023 12:04 pm

Duchess's eyes changed from blue to gold.

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TyVulpintaur · Post by **TyVulpintaur** » Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:41 am

When the writing under Kitsune's gold statue changes (usually says "Or was it?").

Post by **D-Rock** » Mon Aug 21, 2023 12:41 pm

He do be cheeky like that.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Aug 23, 2023 1:03 pm

OK an actually one that probably wasn't me just paying attention the first time. Though in my defense it was the FIRST ever comic I read.

During The "Great Water Balloon War" we had a face off between some cats and Ralph and Kevin. On this page we had the cats send a MASSIVE balloon filled with water towards Ralph and Kevin. Then on this page, we hear it burst on them. Of course you can't see it at first because the text bubbles are in the way.

RockstarRaccoon · Post by **RockstarRaccoon** » Sat Sep 16, 2023 1:44 am

Just now realized, and I'm not sure how I missed it before, that they are actively talking about manipulating the magic behind metamorphosis to be able to change species at will, in the last few strips. I didn't realize they had that, and certainly not that it was something the average character might have access to.

Suddenly, I want to see Joey playing around with that magic, probably to turn himself into a cat.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Sep 16, 2023 1:00 pm

I honestly wouldn't be opposed to Grape trying it out once she knows about it to briefly become a dog. A lot of people do pair her up with dogs (not just Peanut) and she last had a crush on Satau.

Post by **D-Rock** » Sat Sep 16, 2023 1:46 pm

I’d be surprised if we get that, considering that it seemed like we’re moving away from magic stuff in the future, even more so since it was mentioned that doing so at that moment was dangerous, with a safe version possibly being decades away. Keene told Lana he wants to help fund the research, though. (Though this only makes him worse in my eyes because it comes off as “create the problem, sell the solution.”)

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Sep 16, 2023 9:12 pm

I mean its pretty obvious what Keene's goal is when he said he wants to help fund the research. He is going to obstruct the progress in any way he can in order to draw it out for said decades, because he wants to keep pushing his group more and the ECP only works if there are a lot of new members. With a good chunk of the world transformed because of a ******* squirrel he'll get those members but if they decide to change back then he'll lose them and the group won't be as powerful. So Keene is no better than said ******* squirrel because while he took the choice out of people's hands whether they wanted to be animals or not, Keene wants to make sure people will be forced to stay animals so the ECP will keep their relevance in the world.

CunningFox · Post by **CunningFox** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 9:55 pm

Reading the omnibus commentary, I found out Devo is a whippet. I never noticed before how skinny his lower torso is.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 10:07 pm

Do Whippets have a very small waist like Devo does in the comic then? I honestly didn't think that a tiny lower torso was characteristic of them nor did I think that he was that skinny until you brought it up.

Post by **D-Rock** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 10:54 pm

Oh, they are slim.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Feb 21, 2025 1:17 pm

Haven't gotten a chance to see one in real life but I have no doubt that they have insanely small lower sections of their body.

Also while not something I noticed on rereading, it was something that just hit me NOW. The species whippet sounds a lot like "Whip It" which is sung by American rock band Devo. Also, Devo's tag is the energy dome that the band sometimes wears.

CunningFox · Post by **CunningFox** » Mon Aug 18, 2025 11:59 am

Spring was wrong here. Fox ended up going to them.

GingaDensetsuAleu · Post by **GingaDensetsuAleu** » Mon Aug 18, 2025 12:44 pm

Well, yes and no. He was already in heaven, but they did come to him. He didn't exactly go looking for them (though I'm not really sure why).

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Mon Aug 18, 2025 12:48 pm

@CunningFox

That might not be entirely true that it happened like that at least from a literal standpoint. Yes Bahamut did merge Heaven and Earth together when Eudoant was brought up from Pandemonium in order to try to take over the world but when Fox was sent to Heaven they might have still came to him whether he knew he was in Heaven or not so it could TECHNICALLY be true like they knew where he was gonna be and just waited for him to appear if that makes sense.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Thu Aug 21, 2025 2:55 pm

I miss new stuff.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Aug 21, 2025 8:05 pm

Yeah but I am beginning to get the feeling now that the more we complain about there being nothing new the more it gets on Rick's nerves and makes him less willing to restart the comic. That is why I haven't been saying much about it because I don't want to be the cause of his annoyance and the comic never starting back up again.

CunningFox · Post by **CunningFox** » Sun Sep 14, 2025 10:46 am

Bino and Joey really are brothers.

GingaDensetsuAleu · Post by **GingaDensetsuAleu** » Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:23 am

Bino has that pettable tummy though.

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Look how chubby he is. I bet he's squishy and snuggle-able.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Sep 14, 2025 1:23 pm

I am sure that if you were to bring that up to Bino he wouldn't be too happy at how alike they are. I get the feeling that Bino likes to pretend Joey doesn't exist and that he is just as loved as Fido.

GingaDensetsuAleu · Post by **GingaDensetsuAleu** » Sun Sep 14, 2025 6:22 pm

Ironically if he'd stop acting like a brat all the time I could see him becoming popular.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Mon Sep 15, 2025 1:09 am

I think actually that the issue is that stops him from being more well-liked is the fact that he is a racist toward cats when most everybody in Babylon Gardens it looks like has no problems with cats and can't understand it too much. That was something that we have seen since he was a puppy in the flashback arc where Grape saved Fox and Max so it is something that is ingrained in him plus his girlfriend at that time utterly and fully revealing that she wanted to get with his brother probably soured Bino's relationship with Fido too.