I love that both SS and Yehuda are so… ahem… abberant. All herees are exceptionnal that way, since all humans have the strength that is complementary to their worse flaw.
I see what you mean. SS seems to looking into his eyes and trying to work out what he means. WHY did he go in for her – love or familial urgency? Did he feel obligated to go in or did his love for her drive him to risk his life to save her?
Did the ‘Koff’ make her retreat or was it the thought that he might have had ‘feelings’ for her?
In any case – I really love the change of her expressions from frame to frame and the way Rick expresses her elegant femininity with carefully drawn artwork. Better than the Mona Lisa for my simple tastes.
embarassment? Apology? I do get tired of the soap opera commenters waiting for love to strike. There’s so much more to the world than just mating, folks!
I do get tired of comments that twist what others have said. Don’t recall anyone making the prediction that tomorrow’s strip will have SS and Y getting freaky in a cheap motel room. A little love never hurt anyone.
Ignoring the possibility of some romantic tension between the two characters says a lot about you. Seems like some personal frustration or exhaustion may be projected in your comment.
Yes, there’s more to the world than mating. But, romance, relationships, family, and all of those thing that we actually know about are most of a person’s world. (And that’s from someone who is supposedly singly-mindly set on a goal, according to all around her.) Of course we care about romance!
Trying to figure out what could be that he rescued – from going back thru old scripts; here’s some ideas … you might find others to remind us of details of days/months/years past:
Lauterbrunnental leaflets,
Joe’s leg-hair from the prank,
His arm cast,
His typical kit (as stuffed in back jersey pocket), including winter/commuting wear.
Good post – great idea, let’s post guesses as to what he will have saved?
My suggestion is his ‘bag of holding’ as Yehuda could have saved everything in there so only the shop building will need to be rebuilt!
In yesterday’s panel, the fireman was shouting to roll Yehuda…and to put out that fire in the bakfiets…in today’s third panel, Rick has drawn only flames. Does this mean that whtever Yehuda managed to save is now all burnt up, the the gallant, valiant rescue was in vain? Oh, please I hope not.
Firefighters and park rangers used to wear wool (NPS standard issue coats were Filson Mackinaw Cruisers!) because it doesn’t burn. Yehuda must have chosen the wrong day to wear his cotton Walz cap, judging by the singeing it has taken. I only own wool Walz caps myself, one with earflaps. If you have a truly big head, though, Walz’s biggest hats will still leave a gnarly line across your forehead when you take them off because they are tight on a 7 5/8 sized melon…
I was hoping that Sister Sprocket was going to lay one on him there for a moment. Back-pedal later. (On a fixie, back pedaling actually moves you backward…)
O.k. ENOUGH WITH THE WOOL COMMENTS! ( not just directed at you EarthQuaker )This has been going on since the fire started! Wool is great but jeez, already!
Now on to the strip. the last panel ends with a … So, Yehuda is most likely gonna drop some science on SS and let her know that there actually was something very important that he went in for! Cannot wait to find out! Rick, New Kickstand with a small coffee shop in it, new character (preferably female) who is a Jedi Barista, and a Mountain biker! Drives Yehuda crazy, as well as SS!!! YOU NEED SOME MOUNTAIN BIKES to enter the Kickstand’s market! Can you Imagine Yehuda working on/complaining about the complexities of a Full Suspension Mountain bike! Classic.
Can you imagine Yehuda’s first singletrack ride on a classic XC hardtail, and him realizing what he’s been missing all those years of hating on “impractical” fun bikes?
Too bad. MTBing is fantastic. Go ride a Mountain bike in B.C. and it might change your mind. Plus, it’s you and the trail and the best part…wait for it…NO CARS. Cars that you all, including myself complain about all the time.
Waddya talkin’ aboot, eh? I LOVE to ride in the woods. Rigid. Fixed. Same as I ride everywhere else. Ain’t about to go out and buy a special bike for riding certain places, any more than I’d wear special clothes.
Its the classic story of two socially incompetent nerds being thrown together due to extremely unusual circumstances. He, a nerd’s nerd, demanding that everyone else be different just like him, yet hiding his face completely beneath his bike-nerd cap (which cap I like, btw). She, a complete Fredwina, hiding everything BUT her face and smoking a pipe, demolishes with disdain all comers riding her fixie in full nun’s habit with heels. Sparks are only beginning to fly.
OFFS! It’s Texas, duh! If you ain’t got a truck you ain’t a man. Buy-sickles is toys and they better get out of the way. Roads was made for cars. Cowboy up or go home. Pretty much like the stagnant little cesspool of inbreeding that I’ve called “home” for 29 years.
Not that I’ve ever let minor shit like that stop me from riding, you understand.
So much for romance. Look out to what will happen with the shop.
Romance takes many formes
Romance takes many formes
I’ll give her a bit of credit – she backed off.
It may just be the grilled pig smell…
I love that both SS and Yehuda are so… ahem… abberant. All herees are exceptionnal that way, since all humans have the strength that is complementary to their worse flaw.
I wonder what other “junk” was saved…
Rick, Where’s the Cat?
Yehuda’s wiser than we give him credit for sometimes… I bet that “junk” will come in handy.
: P
poor yehuda
I hope this turns out the best for him!… and her!
I like the second frame
I see what you mean. SS seems to looking into his eyes and trying to work out what he means. WHY did he go in for her – love or familial urgency? Did he feel obligated to go in or did his love for her drive him to risk his life to save her?
Did the ‘Koff’ make her retreat or was it the thought that he might have had ‘feelings’ for her?
In any case – I really love the change of her expressions from frame to frame and the way Rick expresses her elegant femininity with carefully drawn artwork. Better than the Mona Lisa for my simple tastes.
Look at the slight change is Sister Sprocket’s expression from panels 1 to 3. The anger is melting away and changing to something else…
Surprise / gratitude / pity?
: P
embarassment? Apology? I do get tired of the soap opera commenters waiting for love to strike. There’s so much more to the world than just mating, folks!
Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss!
I do get tired of comments that twist what others have said. Don’t recall anyone making the prediction that tomorrow’s strip will have SS and Y getting freaky in a cheap motel room. A little love never hurt anyone.
Ignoring the possibility of some romantic tension between the two characters says a lot about you. Seems like some personal frustration or exhaustion may be projected in your comment.
Yes, there’s more to the world than mating. But, romance, relationships, family, and all of those thing that we actually know about are most of a person’s world. (And that’s from someone who is supposedly singly-mindly set on a goal, according to all around her.) Of course we care about romance!
Today’s title is Unspoken Thanks.
Trying to figure out what could be that he rescued – from going back thru old scripts; here’s some ideas … you might find others to remind us of details of days/months/years past:
Lauterbrunnental leaflets,
Joe’s leg-hair from the prank,
His arm cast,
His typical kit (as stuffed in back jersey pocket), including winter/commuting wear.
Good post – great idea, let’s post guesses as to what he will have saved?
My suggestion is his ‘bag of holding’ as Yehuda could have saved everything in there so only the shop building will need to be rebuilt!
Bicycle Quarterly…
On the contrary, Prentiss; the Lauterbrunnental Leaflet.
…and hopefully any leftover beer.
Flares!
In yesterday’s panel, the fireman was shouting to roll Yehuda…and to put out that fire in the bakfiets…in today’s third panel, Rick has drawn only flames. Does this mean that whtever Yehuda managed to save is now all burnt up, the the gallant, valiant rescue was in vain? Oh, please I hope not.
I think that the flames are the shop.
Bakfire?
Groan!
“There is another like me…I have a sister.”
“There is still good in you, Sprocket. Search your feelings.”
Yehuda is looking a lot like Jason Voorhees…
Almost like the Bourne Ultimatum
I love the changes in SS’s expressions too. Very subtle. Worth a 1,000 words.
And as for what he saved, besides his bag, what is that magazine he is always reading…? Gotta be a copy of that! :)
Jazz
The lauderbrunal leaflet?
Fred protected Yehuda, what would Fred have wanted him to save?
…himself. And possibly the shop but sadly it may be too late for that. I do hope this isn’t the last we see of Fred, or that if it is, he’s at rest.
: P
He looked pretty restful in that Hawaiian shirt and all healed up. (that’s how I want to remember Fred)
what if the kickstand had some awesome insurance coverage and they all become rich and build a newer and better kickstand??? or is that too cliche?
Firefighters and park rangers used to wear wool (NPS standard issue coats were Filson Mackinaw Cruisers!) because it doesn’t burn. Yehuda must have chosen the wrong day to wear his cotton Walz cap, judging by the singeing it has taken. I only own wool Walz caps myself, one with earflaps. If you have a truly big head, though, Walz’s biggest hats will still leave a gnarly line across your forehead when you take them off because they are tight on a 7 5/8 sized melon…
I was hoping that Sister Sprocket was going to lay one on him there for a moment. Back-pedal later. (On a fixie, back pedaling actually moves you backward…)
Wool does burn. Just not as quickly. I’ve burnt wool.
O.k. ENOUGH WITH THE WOOL COMMENTS! ( not just directed at you EarthQuaker )This has been going on since the fire started! Wool is great but jeez, already!
Now on to the strip. the last panel ends with a … So, Yehuda is most likely gonna drop some science on SS and let her know that there actually was something very important that he went in for! Cannot wait to find out!
Rick, New Kickstand with a small coffee shop in it, new character (preferably female) who is a Jedi Barista, and a Mountain biker! Drives Yehuda crazy, as well as SS!!! YOU NEED SOME MOUNTAIN BIKES to enter the Kickstand’s market! Can you Imagine Yehuda working on/complaining about the complexities of a Full Suspension Mountain bike! Classic.
Can you imagine Yehuda’s first singletrack ride on a classic XC hardtail, and him realizing what he’s been missing all those years of hating on “impractical” fun bikes?
No, but I can imigine he rode a squishie once, never went back, and hasn’t missed it once. That’s how it went for me.
Too bad. MTBing is fantastic. Go ride a Mountain bike in B.C. and it might change your mind. Plus, it’s you and the trail and the best part…wait for it…NO CARS. Cars that you all, including myself complain about all the time.
Waddya talkin’ aboot, eh? I LOVE to ride in the woods. Rigid. Fixed. Same as I ride everywhere else. Ain’t about to go out and buy a special bike for riding certain places, any more than I’d wear special clothes.
Rigid 29 SS is the way for me. Fun stuff!
looks like something is a brewing.
Its the classic story of two socially incompetent nerds being thrown together due to extremely unusual circumstances. He, a nerd’s nerd, demanding that everyone else be different just like him, yet hiding his face completely beneath his bike-nerd cap (which cap I like, btw). She, a complete Fredwina, hiding everything BUT her face and smoking a pipe, demolishes with disdain all comers riding her fixie in full nun’s habit with heels. Sparks are only beginning to fly.
Gnu
And in couple of days they’ll find out that fire was result of careless smoke piping
Meanwhile, in Fort Worth….
http://trinitybicycles.com/home/?p=732
Yehuda’s work goes on. =)
OFFS! It’s Texas, duh! If you ain’t got a truck you ain’t a man. Buy-sickles is toys and they better get out of the way. Roads was made for cars. Cowboy up or go home. Pretty much like the stagnant little cesspool of inbreeding that I’ve called “home” for 29 years.
Not that I’ve ever let minor shit like that stop me from riding, you understand.
WTF are you talking about, mongo? Maybe you need to lay off the fire water….
is fred shuck?
There must be some connection between them, given Fred’s resemblance to Shuck’s mask. Surely it’s not just a coincidence!
What will happen to Kickstand? Anyone can comment…
Looks like she’s saying his life is more valuable than the ‘junk’
It looks like Yehuda’s hat is still smoldering… at least in panels 1-3