April 17th, 2020
17 Apr 2020 · page 979 of 1306
All dogs do this, but white dogs do it more.
Cast: Benjamin Thackerey, Eliza Swift, Gren
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If you’re lucky, that’s only mud.
Gren only jumped in it. He isn't rolling in it, so it isn't feces or dead things.
There’s still time.
Ben: Perhaps we ought to compare stories when this is all over?..
Some time later.
Eliza (getting Fourth Anchor Society notes and pen): Great! Now you tell me all about that incident with Deadly Sins!
Ben facepalmes.
Come on Eliza, never tempt Fate!
You'll probably meet him in a few comics time and he DOESN'T like it!
Also, Ben's experience of "family hikings" is useful again! I don't think Eliza had to keep pace for Ben's sake?
I suspect part of what Vee meant by "Do you really think I was taking pity on you on those hikes?! You don't need pity, Benji!" was that even though Ben is shorter than her (or Eliza), he's quite capable of matching the pace of their longer legs.
LIttle do they know, Mal has turned into a puddle, and Gren is just doing her duty by getting all covered in him and then probably shaking him off onto their clothes.
You thought it was a rescue mission, but it was a date
in the park
Gren's thinking: "Maybe if I get them to date they'll leave me alone again"
(but then that mud puddle was also nice)
Perhaps it only shows up more on white dogs...?
Green mud shows up on all colors of dog.
Even green puppies? Yes, they are a thing that can occur naturally.
i ship it ^_^
Gren X Mud OTP
And this is why im sticking with cats
My white cat spends most of his time more-or-less muddy, even when it hasn't rained for days
This is why im sticking with indoor cats
He's very smart. He'd figure out how to get muddy if he spent his whole day inside.
My indoor short haired ginger cat manages to shed even more than the long haired black and white outdoor cat. Its like he explodes in a cloud of ginger hair. The long hair needs regular combing so he doesnt get full of burrs and knots, but that's quite relaxing as long as you don't touch his belly.
Is this a subtle ref to another webcomic? [http://www.nexttownover.net/](http://www.nexttownover.net/ "http://www.nexttownover.net/")
Could be, but "next town over" is a fairly common phrase.
Look at that big puppy grin
What a good girl
THESE TWO ARE SO CUTE! Ben, this is why you got a new hairdo, so you could court a beautiful and overly curious woman. All your hair trauma was worth it for this!
dunno, our family dog never did, being very thick fur he much disliked of getting it wet or that matter intentionally dirtying it, yup no rolling in mud; only snow as he used that as extra coolant (and snows exactly not enough wet to get into very thick corded fur, that if any liquid actually gets in takes half a day or more in sun to dry)
From your fb post, I thought Eliza was going to lift him over it
Gren is truly the best matchmaker ever. laughs
Alright, Gren... now go jump on Ben!
I kind of want to know how Eliza would describe her oddest day.
"You know that business with Mayor Hackett and Dr. Flack that was all over the newspapers? Well, my best friend was supposed to be the hangman for the student who was being framed for it, only he broke him out of jail instead, and we all ended up sneaking around the University looking for an essay, and then I fell into a pit along with the student, and my friend nearly got hanged by accident..."
"They're dating now."
That part's important. You shouldn't leave it out.
"It's not fair. They need other people to talk to about dating with! Do you know anyone who they could talk to? Or will we have to become create a couple?"
Plot twist: Gren is just trying to run away from the annoying humans.
Pinch me! Ben's smiling fllirtingly! And he takes the initiative!
Are we sure it's really him, and not Mr Luxuria back to his old shape-shifting tricks?
We're getting to the end of the hunt, so Gren is taking the sensible step of rolling in something smelly to hide her scent from the prey. Those two dozy humans will be far too clueless to do this for themselves, so she will have to jump all over them so they smell good too.
Oh no! I've caught up! Loving the artwork and stories!
Wait, wait...is Eliza being...giggly?? I think I need to sit down for a minute...
Heh. Dog priorities.
Oooh - Alternatively, how acute is Gren's magic sense? Switch to Mal's viewpoint just on the rise of the path, where we see Gren is actually playing in the puddle with mister 'Why can't I jump of a cliff?' PHOH. 😉
(No, I don't think that's likely what's actually happening here - the idea just made me smile.)
Last Panel: HAPPY puppy!
aaand kiss...... dooo eet
Relevant, but feat. cat: Meme titled "I aspire to be this unbothered".
my dog basically did this once. we took him to this place that was a big river, with a whole lotta giant rocks and boulders, so it was kinda like a beach, without the sand
there were a few dips and puddles in the rocks, and i don't know how it happened, but one minute we're walking along and suddenly, my dog is rolling in a puddle, getting dirty
it was the first time he had been around water, and he was pretty quick to just jump in and start swimming
But do they stay green for very long?