January 26th, 2022
26 Jan 2022 · page 1097 of 1306
Apologies for this being so late, but if I hadn't worked in those comb panels I'd have been upset with myself.
Cast: Doris The False Maid, Lei Feng, Verity Cunningham
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Is that the makeover butterfly?
Verity Cunningham: the woman with the plan and the pocket comb. Cookie if you get the reference.
Ofttimes extra time is warranted to do the needful. Like including pocket combs.
I see Doris is learning what Lei puts up with every day.
Is that a balisong or a comb? Or is it a comb shaped like a butterfly knife?
Probably equally deadly in Verity's hands
Yes.
Baliscomb.
The return of Vee's butterfly comb! [https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/december-5th-2017 "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/december-5th-2017")
I can't decide whether the waiter in panel 3 is addressing our heroines ("Ladies! What are you doing?") or just exclaiming about them ("Ladies! There are ladies falling out of the ventilation system!"). 😂
Sounds like to me they are more used to ladies coming out of the ventilation system in style, not tumbling... XD
One can wonder what's been going on on that ship in the past... :p
Which one's Moe?
Doris
Nah - Verity is Moe, Lei is Larry and Doris is Shemp.
Completely different dynamic from when Curly replaced Shemp.
You're thinking of the wrong trio - Vee is Groucho, Lei is Chico, and Doris is Harpo!
Interesting question. I'd say... Doris, at least in general attitude, although there are days when it'd be Lei.
Step one: hair.
Step two:
Hail Hydrate!
Doris currently looking for the exit from this comic.
('Thou, I would love to have her and Mal spend a happy hour trading stories)
Yes, the way she's framed across the bottom row is very nicely done! I fear she won't be getting out so soon though (and when I say 'fear' that's purely for her sake; I myself rejoice.)
There is no escape from the comic!
So... those tubey things on ships... those are just air vents? Why are they so... well... tubey?
Circular is the most efficient shape for a vent; they didn't have the foil manufacture capabilities we do today, so they had to use construction that was durable enough that it wouldn't tear itself apart, which unfortunately meant it had to be heavy materials.
They did the best they could with what they had, in the days of technology that Widdershins technology is based on.
But ships still have tubey things
Do they on a ship younger than 50 years old?
Ships ventilators are usually per-compartment and don't communicate - so passengers don't get galley or engine fumes and in case of sinking there is no easy route for incoming water that bypasses the bulkheads. This very shoddily built vessel seems to have contracted the same ventilation suppliers as were employed by the University of Widdershins..
[https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/march-12th-2019 "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/march-12th-2019")
Cheerio,
It's a system that allows the Confidence to flow freely through the ship, so it can be accumulated by the engine.
I thought Cunninghams always land on their feet.
More air duct shenanigans than one would expect from a comic about wizards.
what are air ducts except very small roads for the daring
'Sokay Boss: those comb panels needed to happen
I swear, you tranq a person one time and they never let you forget it.
A balisong Comb. I really should not be too surprised...
Looks like Verity's comb-at ready :D