Things you finally noticed on rereading

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:53 pm

wait, king and fox was a ship for a while?

i mean i suppose i can see that from fox, what with his relationship with mungo lately, and his trying oddly hard to make bino happy early on, but king never struck me as swinging that way.

Post by **D-Rock** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:10 pm

All you need for a ship is for them to exist. Also, their introduction was Fox letting King sniff his butt.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:13 pm

I never saw Fox as gay or bi since it seemed like he was only trying to make Bino happy and his relationship with Mungo was more a friend comforting a friend rather than romantic.

Then again, with how quick I jumped on the Foxsha band wagon and my reasons WHY, I really can't speak for it.

Champion Wallace · Post by **Champion Wallace** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:20 am

dr_eirik wrote:Though the specific comic that Sir Chestnut posted actually brings up something else that's tangential. Why are Bruce and Roosevelt there?

It seems obvious at first, they are there to act as guides or something. But they vanish after this strip and don't reappear until they discover their plane tickets have been cashed in. Realizing that the Miltons have more money than sense, I don't see why they'd take them along just to visit their family.

I kind of assumed they were pins, I'm not sure the comic ever really goes into any detail. about them ever.

The alt text for that strip has King and Fox discussion what's going on, but the explanation for "why is Bruce here?" is "Because Roosevelt didn't want to come by himself!" which is a non answer because there is no explanation for Roosevelt.

dr_eirik wrote:And since I'm actively trying to avoid anything productive at work today, I found myself skimming a different arc and found this strip:

This goes back to the strip that I noted earlier where Bino calls Jeff his owner rather than Dad. Here, it's actually in quotes, I'm sure to imply that he doesn't really mean it, but uses it as a social convention only.

Also, I think this strip is a lot of the source for the idea that Jeff treats Bino badly, but I'm not sure how much here is his fault. No one called him (Bino a few strips later is revealed to have contacted Duchess, who did nothing) and Max likely kept telling him that Bino was just with his B... girlfriend. Seems that he did start looking once enough time had passed.

I think you're right that Bino didn't really mean it, but I think it's because Bino feels (whether justified or not) that Jeff wasn't being fatherly leaving him in the pound for a week.

Amazee Dayzee wrote:My problem was how easily Jeff lost the remote and shrugged it off (it ended up in Peanut's hands who used it to shock Bino for entertainment).

Peanut was not getting entertainment from watching Bino get shocked repeatedly, he didn't know it did that and was curious to find out what the remote was for.

Amazee Dayzee wrote:I never saw Fox as gay or b

What does that have to do with shipping?

trekkie · Post by **trekkie** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:43 am

Amazee Dayzee wrote:I assume it may have had something to do with her son disowning her for animal cruelty that made her change. I got the impression that Mr. Robinson was a lot worse than his wife, which is probably why he ended up someplace where you don't need a sweater.

He moved to a warmer climate is what you’re saying.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:00 pm

Since it is a place and not a curse, its not technically against the rules since I'm using it as a place.

He's roasting in hell.

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:35 pm

Amazee Dayzee wrote:Since it is a place and not a curse, its not technically against the rules since I'm using it as a place.

He's roasting in hell.

He's probably still alive.

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:55 pm

fenrirblack wrote:
Amazee Dayzee wrote:Since it is a place and not a curse, its not technically against the rules since I'm using it as a place.

He's roasting in hell.
He's probably still alive.

Split the difference. He's in Yuma, Arizona.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:46 pm

Would make for an interesting arc if he decides to come around and make amends and finds out not only that his son is now a dog, but he has puppy grandchildren.

Post by **D-Rock** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:40 pm

I'm wondering how the idea of Mr. Robinson being in Hell is a thing considering we only have one thing regarding him, and that was in Joel's flashback. Mrs. Robinson only has two.

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:48 pm

Amazee Dayzee wrote:Would make for an interesting arc if he decides to come around and make amends and finds out not only that his son is now a dog, but he has puppy grandchildren.

I pray everyday we get that arc. I don't care if they reconcile or anything. I just want to appear then my head will explode.

D-Rock wrote:I'm wondering how the idea of Mr. Robinson being in Hell is a thing considering we only have one thing regarding him, and that was in Joel's flashback. Mrs. Robinson only has two.

Context clues.
I'm wondering where the idea that he's dead came from.

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:47 am

fenrirblack wrote:
Amazee Dayzee wrote:Would make for an interesting arc if he decides to come around and make amends and finds out not only that his son is now a dog, but he has puppy grandchildren.
I pray everyday we get that arc. I don't care if they reconcile or anything. I just want to appear then my head will explode.

Since I'm getting the sneaking suspicion that the current story arc is going to result in Kings status being at the least an open secret, and very possible public knowledge, it could happen.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:25 am

But we don't know for sure if he is alive or not.

Sir Chestnut · Post by **Sir Chestnut** » Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:31 am

dr_eirik wrote:
fenrirblack wrote:
Amazee Dayzee wrote:Would make for an interesting arc if he decides to come around and make amends and finds out not only that his son is now a dog, but he has puppy grandchildren.
I pray everyday we get that arc. I don't care if they reconcile or anything. I just want to appear then my head will explode.
Since I'm getting the sneaking suspicion that the current story arc is going to result in Kings status being at the least an open secret, and very possible public knowledge, it could happen.

Ever since I've seen this strip I've had a suspicion that someone from King's past will end up trying to find him. Not necessarily his father, but someone close. Maybe an old friend or crime-partner from what ever landed him in jail the first time. He could even have a sibling he never mentioned because he didn't get along with them for all we know.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:36 am

Considering the type of people that Joel's parents were, I wouldn't say its out of the realm of possibility that he has half-siblings out there.

Post by **Dissension** » Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:59 am

I'm not sure what you're trying to imply about people who have half-siblings or their parents, tbh.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:33 am

his folks never seemed like the best pair so maybe they split up?

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Sep 13, 2019 4:24 pm

Either that or the father cheated with multiple women and might have a kid or two out there or even his mother if it was after Joel left since he didn't see her again until after she died and was in heaven so any other children she had wouldn't be known to King.

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:38 pm

I'm not sure this counts as a realization, but I came across this one via a link from FA:

Is this the only time that all three brothers (Fido, Bino and Joey) are in the same panel at the same time? I can't recall another.

Champion Wallace · Post by **Champion Wallace** » Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:51 pm

dr_eirik wrote:I'm not sure this counts as a realization, but I came across this one via a link from FA:

Is this the only time that all three brothers (Fido, Bino and Joey) are in the same panel at the same time? I can't recall another.

http://www.housepetscomic.com/character/fido+bino+joey/
Correct. As you can see here all three are only together in two strips and in the other one they are all doing separate things in separate panels.

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:05 pm

Champion Wallace wrote: Correct. As you can see here all three are only together in two strips and in the other one they are all doing separate things in separate panels.

Interesting. I did not know you could search for multiple tags at once.

Somehow, I thought that all three would be in the wedding crowd scene, until I remembered that King and Bino dislike each other, and Binos first encounter with Bailey had her punching his face inside out.

Sir Chestnut · Post by **Sir Chestnut** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:39 pm

Looks like Bino is the only one that hasn't changed his collar since then.

Also noticed their current collars match their eye color.
Fido-orange, Joey-blue, Bino-green

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:00 pm

Sir Chestnut wrote:Looks like Bino is the only one that hasn't changed his collar since then.

Also noticed their current collars match their eye color.
Fido-orange, Joey-blue, Bino-green

Jeff must have bought them in bulk. When he ended up getting sprung from the pound, he had a new green collar for him.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:10 pm

Considering the fact that there was an arc where he tried to make a movie of him having lost his collar, I would say that Bino loses his collar pretty often.

trekkie · Post by **trekkie** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:34 pm

Bino probably constantly loses his collars trying some stupid stunt, if the past is anything to go by.

Sir Chestnut · Post by **Sir Chestnut** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:12 pm

dr_eirik wrote:
Champion Wallace wrote: Correct. As you can see here all three are only together in two strips and in the other one they are all doing separate things in separate panels.
Interesting. I did not know you could search for multiple tags at once.

Somehow, I thought that all three would be in the wedding crowd scene, until I remembered that King and Bino dislike each other, and Binos first encounter with Bailey had her punching his face inside out.

Was looking through the Joey, Bino, Fido strips and found something odd. It's a one-off, but I find it weird that Bino is at the table with Joey and King in Obligatory Reference after the events of Enters The Hero 1-3 (Which I also think was the only other time all three have been at the same location)

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:42 pm

Sir Chestnut wrote:
Was looking through the Joey, Bino, Fido strips and found something odd. It's a one-off, but I find it weird that Bino is at the table with Joey and King in Obligatory Reference after the events of Enters The Hero 1-3 (Which I also think was the only other time all three have been at the same location)

It's actually a pretty odd group in general. Joey, Dallas and Lester have never struck me as the poker playing types (Lester is even complaining in that one about not playing Magic: The Gathering) Fox and King haven't mixed much with those three. Of course, Peanut would likely play anything. And Bino is... Bino.

What I never realized until I was just looking up the original artwork is that "Dogs Playing Poker" is actually a series of paintings. Rick mirrored this one from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... olidge.jpg

Edited to ask: ~~Which arc is Enters the Hero? I can't find one in the chapter list by that name.~~
Never mind, I found the strip.

trekkie · Post by **trekkie** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:57 pm

I don’t remember the name of the strip but I think that King mentioned that he played Dungeons and Dragons, albeit when he was Joel.

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:02 pm

trekkie wrote:I don’t remember the name of the strip but I think that King mentioned that he played Dungeons and Dragons, albeit when he was Joel.

That's here:
https://www.housepetscomic.com/comic/20 ... use-rules/

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:04 pm

It would be amusing if Joey, Dallas and Lester found out and asked him to play with them.

And King violenty refuses because of everything that happened in the cosmic game.

Gael · Post by **Gael** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:27 am

this thing

trekkie · Post by **trekkie** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:44 am

I just noticed Max, Grape, Peanut and Tarot in the panel showing the church at King and Bailey's wedding.

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:58 pm

Gael wrote:this thing

OK, I can't tell what I'm looking at, other than his eye.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 4:16 pm

That is your speciality so shouldn't you actually TRY to notice something different?

Gael · Post by **Gael** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:22 pm

dr_eirik wrote:
Gael wrote:this thing
OK, I can't tell what I'm looking at, other than his eye.

the thing I noticed is the edges of his eye is colored weird

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:20 pm

Amazee Dayzee wrote:That is your speciality so shouldn't you actually TRY to notice something different?

Sure, but my skills in cartoon canines is a little weak.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:09 pm

Well you seem to be fine with doing it for virtual avatars of people.

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:50 pm

Amazee Dayzee wrote:Well you seem to be fine with doing it for virtual avatars of people.

Well, sure. Those are real!

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:10 pm

It's a good thing you are now active on the forum. I need a free and confidential eye exam because I am SICK of these eye headaches.

Gael · Post by **Gael** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:22 pm

I feel like I'm missing something here....