OOTS #812 - The Discussion Thread

[Ranzunar]

I don't get the canned meat reference...

One popular brand of canned meat is called Spam, which is also the name given to all those unnecessary emails one gets and from which the infiltration protocol on your computer should prevent. Fun fact: SPAM is actually an acronym for Shoulder Pork and Meat. Thank you History Channel documentaries and thank you Giant for another awesome strip.

Edit: So ninjad it's not even funny.

[Gwynfrid]

"I guess there could be a True Neutral brother out there named Lean or Anel or something."

[Vinsfeld]

Malack seems to really like Durkon. But we can't say the same about Elan, though.

[pearl jam]

It's late at night, so I didn't actually laugh out loud at the last box, but I did a laugh in a whisper.

[Kuroimaken]

I don't get what Elan is snickering about. What's so funny about rings?

(Note: "Anel" is "ring" in Portuguese.)

[silvadel]

If demons see extra colors or extra anything, then it would be possible to design a vision test where a demon would give you a more complete answer than any human... In essence if you fail you pass -- if you pass you are the demon, kill it.

[super dark33]

That is one funny strip!

:hehe... Anel....

[pendell]

One popular brand of canned meat is called Spam, which is also the name given to all those unnecessary emails one gets and from which the infiltration protocol on your computer should prevent. Fun fact: SPAM is actually an acronym for Shoulder Pork and Meat. Thank you History Channel documentaries and thank you Giant for another awesome strip.

Edit: So ninjad it's not even funny.

I had not known that is what SPAM stood for thank you.

The capcha at the end prompted an evil snicker from me. As did the 'are you human'? Tag which shows up as a registration at this very site.

Still ... may the powers that watch over OOTS grant Nale's capture and removal from the strip in short order. I have had enough of him. It takes real-time months to resolve an arc, and he's already eaten too much story time. Besides which, he's never been a real antagonist. Just a sideshow to keep us entertained while the rest of the story ticks on.

I wonder if Xykon has found his phylactery yet?

Respectfully,

Brian P.

[Forikroder]

very nice not sure how its going to catch sabine though...

Sabine may be able to fgure out a fake name by transforming but wont be able to figure out a password without taking someone down and forcing them to tell, so unless they find a guard alone she cant use a disguise to sneak past checkpoints

so if Nale teleported to an area inside the palace and not an area open to the sky Sabine will have no way to fly them out since they would ahve to apss through checkpoints to get out

[Kuroimaken]

They have darkvision, so they probably see ultraviolet.

[Berserk Knight]

Yes, Canned Meat Merchants still do get through those...

[CoffeeIncluded]

They have darkvision, so they probably see ultraviolet.

I always thought that darkvision allows someone to see infrared; they're seeing heat instead of light.

[Gift Jeraff]

Teehee, "Anel."

Though if Sabine's teleporting ability is the same as the one in the succubus description (Greater Teleport at will), I don't think the Infiltration Protocol would work. Then again, the comic has changed some monster abilities for plot reasons (namely Sabine having plane shift and Qarr having telepathy), so who knows.

[Kuroimaken]

I'm not sure you can make infrared paint, though.

[goplayer7]

Lets compromise and say that it extends both ends of the spectrum.

[ScrapperTBP]

Amazing stuff Giant. Really funny. I don't get the Anel though?

[rewinn]

I don't get what Elan is snickering about. What's so funny about rings?

(Note: "Anel" is "ring" in Portuguese.)

"Anel" in English (...or American, at least...) sounds like "Anal", which is a word guaranteed to make us unsophisticated people snicker. At least we can be grateful this won't lead to another crack pairing thread!

(However: trivia time! "Ring" is old public school slang in England for some sort of same-gender foolery. Google at own risk!)

[Belsirk]

can¿t rmember, but not all the shapeshifter can see true color, right?

anyway, very good solution to the problem, when you don't have enough wizards

[Kuroimaken]

"Anel" in English (...or American, at least...) sounds like "Anal", which is a word guaranteed to make us unsophisticated people snicker. At least we can be grateful this won't lead to another crack pairing thread!

(However: trivia time! "Ring" is old public school slang in England for some sort of same-gender foolery. Google at own risk!)

I was being sarcastic, actually. English may be a secondary language to me, but I guaran-damn-tee I'm good at it!

[Faltenin]

It's really nice to see Malak demonstrating why he's capable of holding an empire together, with concise, timely orders and referring to procedures. But also keeping in mind the different logical options such as additional brothers (fool me once...)

Now let's see what high level equipment he has stashed away in the chapel and get Haley back!!! quick!!

[ScrapperTBP]

I don't get what Elan is snickering about. What's so funny about rings?

(Note: "Anel" is "ring" in Portuguese.)

Me neither. Anel stems from the latin anellus (spelling?) meaning a finger ring.

[ORione]

"Anel" in English (...or American, at least...) sounds like "Anal", which is a word guaranteed to make us unsophisticated people snicker. At least we can be grateful this won't lead to another crack pairing thread!

We're not unsophisticated! We're... classiness-challenged.

[Ron Miel]

I don't get the canned meat reference...

Great comic but, what does the title means?

It took me a minute or so to figure it out too.

[MesiDoomstalker]

I think we can assume Malack has at least 1 rank in Spellcraft. Otherwise, he wouldn't know the possible range of Dimension Door.

[Dandria]

What? "Canned Meat Merchants?" What does that even mean? And what kind of lame writer names-

Oh. Oooh! I see what you did there.

Damn you Giant!

[Firemeier]

Good one. I went "Heh heh, Anel" and then started giggling maniacally when I saw Elan do the same thing in the next panel.

[leakingpen]

Hah! I wonder if he's got alternative procedures for people who have poor vision.

Not being hired as security guards?

[JSSheridan]

Thanks Giant!

How'd you guess my password though?

[Hazzardevil]

The Guard is going to get it wrong, a person always get's these sort of things wrong on the first try.
It took me about 5 times to get it right.

[Orzel]

SO Capcha counters Alter Self?

Anal.
teehee