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[ Cubby Hole ]

Title Text: *adorable coughing*

I feel like Tiny Tum will be someone's new favorite character. But whose...?
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May I just say.... SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!

All the saints look out for Tiny tum
as Jess steams out, melting snow underfoot,
to grab the opener by his long ears.
She'll haul him out and make him come
to see the suffering of those that praise him -
she'll make him confront his fears.

Falstaff and Truck he's met before
and he knows all about their 'skills' -
They crashed Max's party and ate his food
and they saved his rep for sure.
But Jessica will be a shock for him no doubt,
maybe she'll change this 'scrooge' for good.

Never mind past; never mind future,
here comes the possum of openmas present.
She'll brook no refusal, and allow him no chance
as she melts his ears with her discomfiture.
To save the season and the sweetest young child
she'll pull the Opener's heart and make him dance.
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Zach has got to be so sick of this by now.
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IceKitsune wrote:Zach has got to be so sick of this by now.
But NOW it's important he faces it.
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And now Jessica can get to the source. I wonder how she'll act when Zach lets her know how he feels.
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So now Zach and Jessica will end up teaming up to put an end to the worshipping.

Tiny Tum is sooooooo cute in panel 1! Now ... off to repair my monitor after knocking it off the desk from the 'daww'.
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"Mom says I'm gonna be an angel!"
At first I found that cute :D , then I found it sad :cry: .
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I don't even get why it took so much for me to realize this arc is (probably?) based on Ebenizer Scrooge's Christmas fable, asd
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There's no link to this page from the comic! To get here, I had to go through... *dun dun dun* THE FORUMS.
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I love Jessicas way to just say it straight! :lol:
And tiny Tum is adorable! :D
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Tiny Tum is so adorable.
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ArcFlight wrote:Tiny Tum is sooooooo cute in panel 1! Now ... off to repair my monitor after knocking it off the desk from the 'daww'.
Hukley wrote: And tiny Tum is adorable! :D
Muninn wrote:Tiny Tum is so adorable.
Rick, I think you have a consensus.
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Yes Tiny Tum is.

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Render wrote:Yes Tiny Tum is.

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The Operner's heart is big, soft. He'll do anything to help.
So long as she makes clear that he's NOT the opener...
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*protects adorable Tiny Tum* You are ALREADY the sweetest angel, little one!
Come on Zach, you know Pete is right, you'll prove to be the best prophet!
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I do agree with the consensus on this one, Tum is adorable. It seems that recent larger arcs have consistently had some visual appeal designed in via one character more than others, be it cute Tum, mucsley Jata, or Peanut's impressively vibrant facial expressions. At the moment I'm wondering how far through giving Zach pieces Jess will get before finding out that he dislikes the Opener role as well.
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CHAOKOCartoons wrote:"Mom says I'm gonna be an angel!"
At first I found that cute :D , then I found it sad :cry: .


Reminded me of a scene from the Simpsons, I forget the plot but for whatever reasons Widower Ned Flanders wouldn't/couldn't get medicine to his kids and they said something like "We're gonna see Mommy!"

Also, am I missing it or is there no link from the comic? I went to forum>Housepets>comic to get here.
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Cute little Tiny!

*Goes back to manly mode*

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Tiny Tum wrote:Mom says I'm gonna be an angel!
I'm not sure if I should either laugh at that, or cry. :(
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Okay, just what the Dickens does Rick think he's doing here? A Housepets! Carol? Really. What some people won't do for cute.

Speaking of which, who is the Scrooge going to be in this arc? The Peanut Gallery seems to think it's Zach, but it's pretty clear to me it's Jessica whose eyes will be opened.

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knew without looking at the tags the name was 'Tiny Tum'

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_Stu_ wrote:I don't even get why it took so much for me to realize this arc is (probably?) based on Ebenizer Scrooge's Christmas fable, asd
If this arc is gonna be some sort of parody of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol", I think that'd be pretty awesome! :lol:
I've always loved Rick's adaptations to classic literature and performances, mainly the imaginate arcs.
I wonder if this is gonna be similar to what he did a few years back with the 'It's a wonderful dog's life' arc, cus I'd love that :3

My question is, who would mirror who? I'm guessing Jess will play Scrooge, but how does Zach come into this? :/

I bet Zach doesn't even realize the woodland animals have created a festival in his name though.
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deepskycyan wrote:
I bet Zach doesn't even realize the woodland animals have created a festival in his name though.
If he does, I'm sure he wishes he didn't know.
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I feel sorry for Zach. Ever since he released Pete "Satan" Griffin from that temple, the woodland animals are crazy over him, and take even the smallest rant about them stealing his diary as a miracle...
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Perfesser_Bear wrote:Okay, just what the Dickens does Rick think he's doing here? A Housepets! Carol? Really. What some people won't do for cute.


Really? I mean, people can reference stories done on Christmas, but you really shouldn't be calling this bottom of the barrel quality unless you're sure it's cheap, which it isn't...

I bet Jessica is going to catch Zach praying for something and immediately call him out on it. Similar to how Bino calls Fido out for hogging all of that glorious... glory!
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The cuteness is strong in this tiny one...
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I spent like 3 minutes trying to find the link for the forum discussion.
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Huh, couldn't find the link to this thread on the comic, so's I had to take the long way here.
Tiny Tum wrote:Mom says I'm gonna be an angel!
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Perfesser_Bear wrote:Okay, just what the Dickens does Rick think he's doing here?
I see what you did there... :mrgreen:
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Um... what's with that strangely shaped rock and freshly moved dirt in the last panel? ...moving on...

I think it would be interesting to see a Housepets! "A Christmas Carol" but I don't see it working. None of the characters (except Jata, and possibly Pete) seem wicked enough to deserve the "Ebeneezer Scrooge" treatment.
Although Zack doesn't like the whole "Opener of Ways" treatment, he's not mean-spirited like Scrooge was. If Jess is completely open and honest (no pun intended) with Zack about what the little one needs, then it's likely Zack will do what he can to help.
Not that I think this is what will happen, but I see this as a possibility...
Jess confronts Zack about what's going on. Zack explains he has no mystic powers, but he's willing to help in what ways he can. (I don't expect Zack has an on-hand stock of penicillin either.)
Jess then takes him to Ink's tree, where Zack notices it's cold even inside. When he sees the little one he also notices that he's wrapped in newspaper instead of suitable cloth blankets.
Zack then remembers an old piece of plywood back in BG, and suggests that it could be made into a door. That way the breeze wouldn't get into the den the way it does. (Maybe the candles were somewhere else? Some sort of shrine?) Zack also remembers the Christmas giveaway at a thrift store back in BG, and suggests that they get some good blankets from it.

So Zack and Jess go get the plywood, as well as some bags of blankets. With Zack's unexplained knowledge of carpentry he fashions a door from the plywood, and Jess wraps the "most cute one" all up with a couple blankets. Within a couple days the little one gets better.

...The trouble is that even though now both Jess and Ink know Zack for the ordinary bunny he is, the rest of the forest thinks everything is due to Zack's infinite wisdom. (Which causes more problems for the already high-strung bunny.)
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TheOne wrote:Um... what's with that strangely shaped rock and freshly moved dirt in the last panel? ...moving on...
I think that's the critter version of a fire bin, as lit by people on the streets to keep warm.
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Aren't they boiling soup or whatever?
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Obbl wrote:Aren't they boiling soup or whatever?
It could also be that. Same thing really. Heating food.
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Thanks for the attention.
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Alternatively, it will be an exploration into Zach's character and his status as the Opener of Ways and the specific religion that has formed around him (and not necessarily all religions) ;)
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Ninkurou wrote:As an Religious Man... I'm not happy...
This arc can either became a Christmas carol... Or an attack on Religion...
It's still too early to see what it will became, so I think that I will just wait and see...
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Ninkurou wrote:As an Religious Man... I'm not happy...
This arc can either became a Christmas carol... Or an attack on Religion...
It's still too early to see what it will became, so I think that I will just wait and see...
Thanks for the attention...
Well, considering the title, I doubt it would be an attack on religion.

Also, I believe that Rick is a devout Christian. I don't see him as doing a soapbox piece against religion, certainly not seriously.
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Took another look at the comic... Ok, I can see it being a tin can of some sort. At first I saw the horizontal lines as being writing and thought it was some sort of headstone, but it would make sense for them to be cooking soup for His Most Excellent Cuteness.
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Oh my Jata... the feels... the angel heartwarmer-tearjerker

Don't you DARE to go all Don Bluth on us Rick. I warn you! :evil:

Great, another animal wanting to pummel Zach, along with Tiger's other personality

Also, no comment thread link on the comic

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What Chicken? :P
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