September 3rd, 2014
3 Sept 2014 · page 411 of 1306
Guys this is not how you have a kegger
Cast: Benjamin Thackerey, Jack O'Malley
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....!!! BEN IS SO CUTE WITH HIS HAIR ALL SCRUFFY!
Agreed
That's unhygienic! =<
Oh, come on now. Alcohol is antiseptic. This may in fact be the most hygienic Mal's been in years!
Dunno. I seem to recall a certain fondness in him for alcohol... ;)
It turns out that's how they resolve this - getting drunk and waiting for someone to let them out.
is now contemplating a barrel full of drunken Englishmen, and wondering why no one has gotten her one for her birthday
Another bad day for Mr O'Malley. First he gets tied up with his boss in a barrel full of dregs and then he gets called an Englishman.
Nah, that was the other comic ;)
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It's not the people I'm worried about =P
Very clever. They are sitting back to back so Mr O'Malley can't see that he doesn't have Malley vision and Mr Thackeray won't realise if he does have it. Of course if the spirits really glow as the appear to then they should light up the barrel, but they probably aren't giving off light and seen with the eyes so this probably doesn't help workout who's got what either.
Also they're not facing each other.
Also Ben points out in panel five that they can't see a thing, so I would assume that it's very dark in the barrel.
Looks like Voss has got 'em over a barrel.
But Herr Voss tied the knots, yes? So long as he hasn't zapped a sailor in his travels, our heroes should have no problems escaping.
I hate to be a nit-picker and all, but... really large barrels (one this big is called a 'tun') are just not laid on end like that (they also don't have bungs positioned so far up the stave, and aren't left with several inches of dregs in them). But most importantly to the story - their don't have removable lids. Taking the top off of a wooden stave barrel such as is pictured would permanently compromise its integrity (In fact, it would take quite a lot of effort in the first place and I don't see how any cider would remain in the cask after you got it apart and then back together).
So even though they are somewhat lacking in the physique department, If our lads can stand, they could probably kick their way out by concentrating on one spot - barrels are made to deal with equally distributed pressure, not focused abuse.
</pedantic>
I have to object to the "laid on end" part. See
. Of course your other points are valid.
He! That's right next door to me! But these barrals don't contain any spritis, they are made for mustard.
To pick even more nits, I assume the dregs in the barrel still contain alcoholic. So it's possible Ben and Mel would get drunk and then suffocate from the alcohol fumes in real life.
Just sayin'.
I was going to write boy scout until I remembered they won't exist until 1908.
Ben! Your hair! You're adorable!
I don't see how any of that voids the fact that he looks ADORABLE, though.
Failed Plans: "We'll drink our way out."
"Drink upward, stupid."
I don't know, seems like they're off to a pretty good start...
I think he looks more like Edward Elric with glasses, but that may just be me.
I've never thought of that but I Love this take
I like how conveniently you've placed them so that they AREN'T LOOKING AT EACH OTHER.
AND BY LIKE I MEAN AAAAAAAUGH COME OOOOOOOON LOOK AT EACH OTHEEEEEER
Poor Hardison. Age of the geek!
Hardison is my favourite. Except for Parker, of course, but that's a given.
Oh yeah, they do. But Parker is clearly best.
"Gyeh" is such a great sound, exactly like the noise I make when I awaken in a barrel.