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2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:06 am
by Dissension
[ A Little Ditty ]

Title Text: AND THEN THERE WERE THEN THERE WERE THEN THERE WERE NOOOOOOOOONE . . . . . . OHHHHHH YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH *cymbal crash*

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:07 am
by IceKitsune
Ignoring you Monthly :lol: Also what, is the whole neighborhood in on this stuff now, man the production has shot up from the first time they did this :P

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:08 am
by RandomGeekNamedBrent
"Frightful Spinsters Monthly" and "Ignoring You Monthly"

funny, I'd think Grape would be ignoring you daily

I like to think none of the characters can play the instruments in that last panel well.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:08 am
by Duster
This entire strip is simply fantastic.

Oh, and Max has the peanuts piano. <3

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:08 am
by deepskycyan
Welp, nobody here called Marvin XD

Also, there's no beating Tarot at chess is there?

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:10 am
by John-056
Due to the Comic title, I can't help but hear the Bleach Soundtrack "Ditty for Daddy." it just seems fitting.

I laughed at what Grape was Reading.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:13 am
by wolf of crystal
IceKitsune wrote:Ignoring you Monthly :lol: Also what, is the whole neighborhood in on this stuff now, man the production has shot up from the first time they did this :P
but at least once in the past they had public.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:14 am
by copper
HA! I knew Squeak had to be ten if Joey was 9... if the order of the book fits... I also remember the judge being 6, so there's that.

This should be VERY good with an all star cast like this. Let me see, we have Fido, Joey, Squeak, Sabrina, Grape, Peanut, Marvin, Max, Tarot, and Bailey to round it out! I wonder how Max convinced Marvin to come.

Where did Max get those sunglasses?

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:15 am
by Welsh Halfwit
Good Diss, why are you now designated a 'Chocolate Bar'?

And so Maxwell tells the plot,
keeping in tune and in time
telling the story of the lot,
but leaving out the crime.

Squeak's out there in the open,
serving the Orange Soda
If they don't get on plot, as Tarot's hoping
some will get no older.

Tarot's winning her game of chess
slaughtering poor Marvin.
Truth be told, it's anyones guess
whose stone is first for carvin'

Ten furry Indians, going off the plot;
if they're not careful, one will soon be shot.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:16 am
by CHAOKOCartoons
I love Bailey's smug little grin in the backround of the last panel. :3
Also "ignoring you daily" is by far the greatest title of a magazine I've ever seen. :lol:

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:16 am
by Iceheart
I get what the symbols mean. They represent the character they're portraying, not they're death. Marvin is the doctor, Max is the guy that ran over two kids while driving drunk (his symbol is a steering wheel). Tarot is the judge. Bailey is the old lady. I'm not sure what Fido's microphone means. I think Peanut is the soldier.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:24 am
by Hedronal
The new characters in this are nice :-)
Iceheart wrote:I get what the symbols mean. They represent the character they're portraying, not they're death. Marvin is the doctor, Max is the guy that ran over two kids while driving drunk (his symbol is a steering wheel). Tarot is the judge. Bailey is the old lady. I'm not sure what Fido's microphone means. I think Peanut is the soldier.
I didn't see Marvin's involvement coming, though he does seem to fit here. I now get what the symbol on his hat is, my best guess was a third eye. That didn't seem to make sense though, given their psychic connotation, and his place in chess against Tarot (which does make sense with psychic factored in) I get the feeling that Max chose his role early on, he seems to fit it well.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:27 am
by 69eist
Yay Fido is there. Is it safe to assume King isn't?

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:29 am
by Muninn
Iceheart wrote:I get what the symbols mean. They represent the character they're portraying, not they're death. Marvin is the doctor, Max is the guy that ran over two kids while driving drunk (his symbol is a steering wheel). Tarot is the judge. Bailey is the old lady. I'm not sure what Fido's microphone means. I think Peanut is the soldier.
So THAT is what that is lol. I've been trying to figure it out since I first saw it, I had all the other ones down but that one confuzzled me.

Also, love that Sabrina and Fido are both involved here. I was excited about Joey (still am, he needs to be in more strips) but it's just way cool for Fido and Sabrina to both be there. Also, Bailey but no King? Maybe he's watching

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:33 am
by RandomGeekNamedBrent
Iceheart wrote:I'm not sure what Fido's microphone means. I think Peanut is the soldier.
pretty sure that's a magnifying glass

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:37 am
by D-Rock
Well, "improv" would definitely be the right word.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:43 am
by RioluNation
Am I the only one who wrote some things down and possibly figured out that a few are still alive?

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:46 am
by Happiness Designer
I should definitely read this book, it sounds good. :3

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:54 am
by Welsh Halfwit
RioluNation wrote:Am I the only one who wrote some things down and possibly figured out that a few are still alive?
Fair bet right now as none have died.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:00 am
by Cerberusx
Wait...where is number 10? Because I don't think it's Squeak...or is it?

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:02 am
by Welsh Halfwit
Cerberusx wrote:Wait...where is number 10? Because I don't think it's Squeak...or is it?
It's her if you follow the thimble... I mean simple... process of elimination.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:04 am
by Sol_Vent
This isn't something I ever thought I'd say about this comic but... I can't wait until people start dying. :D

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:05 am
by valerio
No King. Aw :(

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:27 am
by King_Crimson
bailey looks so cute on drums. and my goodness that page was quite the wall of text but worth it for the laughs.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:31 am
by CHAOKOCartoons
valerio wrote:No King. Aw :(
Let's be honest, did you REALLY expect King to come to an imaginate session? :)

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:36 am
by RioluNation
Welsh Halfwit wrote:
RioluNation wrote:Am I the only one who wrote some things down and possibly figured out that a few are still alive?
Fair bet right now as none have died.
Let's summarize: 10 Indians
1) One person choked. 9 alive.
2) One person overslept. 9 are still alive.
3) One stayed in Devon. 9 are still alive.
4) One person got into a chopping accident. 8 are alive.
5) One person got stung by bees. Probably fatal. 7 remain alive.
6) I don't know what it means when "one got chancery." Doesn't sound deadly/bad. 7 still alive.
7) One person got swallowed by herring. 6 remain alive.
8) One person got mauled by a bear. 5 people lives.
9) One person got sun burnt. Probably dead. 4 remain alive.
10) One person hung himself. 3 people are still alive.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:44 am
by valerio
CHAOKOCartoons wrote:
valerio wrote:No King. Aw :(
Let's be honest, did you REALLY expect King to come to an imaginate session? :)
Not only did I, but I also expected him to join his wife in this play...But come to think of it, he may have decided to keep Fox company, if the latter decided against joining for being still mad at Fido

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:48 am
by ArcFlight
I see why Tiger was not invited. You would never be able to stop Maxwell and Tiger if they both started improvising the song.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 3:06 am
by WhoElseButQuagmire
I guess Tarot 's playing the part of Lester :)
Sol_Vent wrote:This isn't something I ever thought I'd say about this comic but... I can't wait until people start dying. :D
Just as long as Tarot doesn't use her mind to make it real.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:33 am
by Render
Why is Tarot so unrelaxed? Is that a part of her role?
Sol_Vent wrote:This isn't something I ever thought I'd say about this comic but... I can't wait until people start dying. :D
Strange thing, but I have to agree! :D
RioluNation wrote:6) I don't know what it means when "one got chancery." Doesn't sound deadly/bad. 7 still alive.
Getting your own chancery usually isn't deadly. (That's the place where the layers work.)
Welsh Halfwit wrote:Good Diss, why are you now designated a 'Chocolate Bar'?
He probably wants to lure a new avatar by pretending to be a chocolate bar.
Welsh Halfwit wrote:Ten furry Indians, going off the plot;
if they're not careful, one will soon be shot.
You good sir made me laugh again. Thank you.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:38 am
by WhoElseButQuagmire
Render wrote:Why is Tarot so unrelaxed? Is that a part of her role?
I may be wrong, but I think Rick is using her as an Author Avatar to indicate that - yes, he is aware of, and no, does not condone the subject of the play's origin which we need not get into again in the comments.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:38 am
by TinFoilHats
Huh, I never knew Bailey could play drums.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:18 am
by WhoElseButQuagmire
TinFoilHats wrote:Huh, I never knew Bailey could play drums.
Just call her Bailey Starr :)

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:19 am
by Acritic2
deepskycyan wrote: there's no beating Tarot at chess is there?
She does see into the future, so the only true way to beat her is with someone just as good. You know i'd like to see a one-off where Tarot gets beaten without her letting the other person win, just to see how it would go.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:23 am
by Acritic2
WhoElseButQuagmire wrote:I guess Tarot 's playing the part of Lester :)
Sol_Vent wrote:This isn't something I ever thought I'd say about this comic but... I can't wait until people start dying. :D
Just as long as Tarot doesn't use her mind to make it real.
WHAT? But that was what I've been dying for! (HAHA joke) But seriously, that's something I've been waiting to see comeback forever!

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:28 am
by Argent
Iceheart wrote:I get what the symbols mean. They represent the character they're portraying, not they're death. Marvin is the doctor, Max is the guy that ran over two kids while driving drunk (his symbol is a steering wheel). Tarot is the judge. Bailey is the old lady. I'm not sure what Fido's microphone means. I think Peanut is the soldier.
Yeh, I was just catching on to that now I see them all at once.

Don't open the spoilers unless you know the story.
WhoElseButQuagmire wrote:I guess Tarot 's playing the part of Lester :)
The Judge was Warburton Gamble
Render wrote:Why is Tarot so unrelaxed? Is that a part of her role?
I rather think so. The judge was the mastermind behind the whole thing.

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:35 am
by GameCobra
Peanut really likes playing that trombone, don't he? =P

Never expected Marvin, either. Sadly, knowing how live action murder mysteries work, he probably will be the least remembered death ;_;

Nice that Fido showed up, afterall. Will we be seeing real detective skills at work now? =3

Last and least ~ something tells me King is going to show up in the end...

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:36 am
by Saturn381
Duster wrote:Oh, and Max has the peanuts piano. <3
All we need now is to have Squeak dance like Snoopy. :lol:

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:39 am
by reddywolf
lol @ bailey in the last panel, didn't expect her to join in...;;

Re: 2014/01/13 - A Little Ditty

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:44 am
by Gamewolf67
Housepets!-The Musical.

Also, I now have made 300 POSTS!