2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
[ 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox ]
Title Text: Can YOU remember what Kari did? The answer is written here, upside-down!
ǝɔɐɯᴉɹפ ǝɥ┴ ɟo ɥʇɐɹʍ ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ plɹoʍ ǝɥʇ pǝʌɐs
Title Text: Can YOU remember what Kari did? The answer is written here, upside-down!
ǝɔɐɯᴉɹפ ǝɥ┴ ɟo ɥʇɐɹʍ ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ plɹoʍ ǝɥʇ pǝʌɐs
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
Don't know why you're saying that's written upside-down. It's right way up from my perspective!
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
Whatever he did, he did it on the sly.
It’s better we don’t know what he did
as it’d probably be too mad to hear.
It may well involve the game of Corn hole
and be something for all of us to fear.
They’re popping off back to base camp
faster than Tarot’s speedy detection;
as something is revealed about Karishad -
He did, indeed, have some protection…
Tarot, you should have read it, perhaps
but you do know you’re not their mum?
But you’ve got the best surprise in store
because you don’t know what’s to come...
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Ah okay, I’ll go with that.
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I knew Karishad was a celestial!
He did do some stuff. He kept in touch with Tarot when she started her battle with Bailey so that King could find them and intercede.
He did do some stuff. He kept in touch with Tarot when she started her battle with Bailey so that King could find them and intercede.
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Sung to the tune of "Make 'em Laugh"/"Be A Clown"....
Like a fox, like a fox, all the world, all the world likes a fox..
Wacky,zany, the Show's top banana/ next thing you know, He's found all the mana....
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Hopefully we have a good conclusion to what was in that contract and it was worth it. However I have a feeling that it won't be unfortunately.
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
Yeah, you haven't read the contract, Tarot... Why? Well, let's trust Cerberus' choice they agreed, and we'll see what it is, as Marion says. Finally it's all over and it's time to go. The celestial's snapping always does anything. Yeah, Karishad, you were somehow the guardian of the woods temple and of its mana, and now that also the mana in this Egyptian temple is gone, your rule is over. Apparently it's so, Tarot, but I really guess that Karishad did a protection to you all, eheh.
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
...Rick's a great writer, but IMHO going for weeks while doing nothing but dropping vague confusing hints at a resolution, which won't mean anything until that same resolution finally puts them in context is... not great.
Gimme some thought-meat to chew on already. Enough meaningless suspense
That kind of writing is okay in a book where you can just keep reading as long as you want, but in a webcomic, being forced to stop and wait a week for the next page, it can get annoying.
I enjoyed the suspense at first but... that was almost a month ago.
Gimme some thought-meat to chew on already. Enough meaningless suspense
That kind of writing is okay in a book where you can just keep reading as long as you want, but in a webcomic, being forced to stop and wait a week for the next page, it can get annoying.
I enjoyed the suspense at first but... that was almost a month ago.
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
I'm sure Kari did a lot of things - nothing to do with the on-going situation, but I'm sure he DID A LOT OF THINGS !!!
I "like a fox" - don`t you?
I "like a fox" - don`t you?
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The suspense is unbearable, I hope it will last.
Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But [The LORD] said, “Yes, you did laugh.” - Genesis 18:15 (NIV).
Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
Pacing a webcomic is hard, man. You gotta strike the right balance for engaging at one page at a time for people reading it as it's published and not too hectic for people reading in in chunks in the archive. Even as someone who spent as much time writing as I did once upon a time, I don't think I could manage the trick of it.Vertigo Fox wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:30 pm I enjoyed the suspense at first but... that was almost a month ago.
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I think Rick was managing it well before but the sometimes 1 sometime 2 times a week updates caused him to lose his momentum. Also, I think people are just sick of this arc.
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
I feel that. Is it wrong that I stopped reading Housepets at around arc 130? It’s a strange mix of fear of finishing it too quickly but also I genuinely find the earlier years of the comic much more entertaining.
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Will Arrdvark and Thomas be affected retroactivity?Amazee Dayzee wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:24 pm Hopefully we have a good conclusion to what was in that contract and it was worth it. However I have a feeling that it won;t be unfortunately.
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Kari helped the staff go back in time
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
"Like A Fox" just makes me think of that "Like A Boss" song.
Do a thing, like a fox
Be cunning, like a fox...
Do a thing, like a fox
Be cunning, like a fox...
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Really? Because the song honestly to me reminds me of the Ylvis son that was popular a decade ago. "The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)" X3
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I thought “like a fox” referred to insanity?
Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But [The LORD] said, “Yes, you did laugh.” - Genesis 18:15 (NIV).
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
Sort of. Crazy like a Fox refers to someone who SEEMS to be insane but isn't.
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Yeah, that seems to describe (the character) Karishad pretty well.
Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But [The LORD] said, “Yes, you did laugh.” - Genesis 18:15 (NIV).
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That's fair enough I guess. Wasn't meant as an "oh, I'm gonna stop reading soon"... I still love the world and these characters.Nobody wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:28 pmPacing a webcomic is hard, man. You gotta strike the right balance for engaging at one page at a time for people reading it as it's published and not too hectic for people reading in in chunks in the archive. Even as someone who spent as much time writing as I did once upon a time, I don't think I could manage the trick of it.Vertigo Fox wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:30 pm I enjoyed the suspense at first but... that was almost a month ago.
Just hope something will actually happen soon.
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What did the fox say anyways?Amazee Dayzee wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 12:31 pm Really? Because the song honestly to me reminds me of the Ylvis son that was popular a decade ago. "The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)" X3
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
If we are to believe what Ylvis said is correct, the fox says a whole lot of things. LOL
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
Kari is a prime example.
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
I don't think we can use Kari since he is not a normal fox. Which I'm sure many people have noticed by now, XD
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Yeah I just realized that Rick dropped a hint in this comic (https://www.housepetscomic.com/comic/20 ... arishad-1/) that Kari was a celestial and even a Kitsune.
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I think the joke is supposed to be that Karishad ISN'T a Celestial but he isn't exactly normal either. He is sort of special and mysterious.
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You're right. Karishad is an anomaly. Is he a god or is he just a normal fox? I think we aren't meant to know.
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I always thought the gag was that he was the actual human Karishad, somehow finding his way into the comic and doing crazy stuff because he knows it’s just a comic and can get away with anything, and since Rick is the author of the comic he gets special “privileges”.Amazee Dayzee wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 12:21 am I think the joke is supposed to be that Karishad ISN'T a Celestial but he isn't exactly normal either. He is sort of special and mysterious.
Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But [The LORD] said, “Yes, you did laugh.” - Genesis 18:15 (NIV).
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That could be how the gag works also. All I know and from what we all agree on is that Karishad isn't a normal fox.
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This reminds me of the scene in Family Guy where Chris is told he is dreaming and he immediately yells "I'm dreaming? YAY, no consequences!" and cuts his arm off with a machete.Harry Johnathan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 6:17 am I always thought the gag was that he was the actual human Karishad, somehow finding his way into the comic and doing crazy stuff because he knows it’s just a comic and can get away with anything, and since Rick is the author of the comic he gets special “privileges”.
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I'm just wondering how Tarot is going to freak out
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
That sort of is OBVIOUS and probably expected by most people.
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I’m still waiting to see the terms of the contract, and I have my Milli Vanilli record on paw in case something does happen.
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Which record did you choose to use against Rick if the contract ends up screwing over Tarot?
(Not a dig at Rick. I'm joking)
(Not a dig at Rick. I'm joking)
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
I will play "All Or Nothing" at top volume until Rick begs for mercy.
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Re: 2023/02/07 - Like A Fox
That might be going a little too far but whatever works.