I’m not going to give any insight into today’s strip or post any links that might provide clarification until friday, when the next strip goes up and this one goes into the archive. I thought it would be more fun for longtime readers to provide some answers as to what might be going on in today’s three panels, instead of me just spelling it out, so if you’re looking for theories or explanations, look in the comments! I’m hoping we’ll find some answers within the BOTcollective there.
I will say this strip gets us one step closer to a full blown storyline that has been gestating for years! More to come.
NOOo NOOOO not that damn scarf again. I thought you got rid of that thing.
nope! IT STILL LIVES, Will B!!!
and check you out: by placing the first comment, you just acquired the Shades of Firsting! wear them well, especially when Angry Scarves are lurking about:
😎
Wow first time ever got the shades, woot woot. Hope they help me get the missing collection of my Game of Thrones books. (To all of you getting Dancing Dragon today, “With my last breath I spit at thee”)
i thought this might be your first Firsting, Will B, but i didn’t want to presume! and yes, i think the Shades just might help you find your missing books… no guarantees and no refunds, however!
Did you want a Moby Dick reference or a ST:TWoK reference? I can do either.
Was quoting Khan. Lets face it when facing sure death, no one does it with as much style and charisma as Khan.
Lets try that with our Avatar on shall we. As I was saying was quoting Khan. ….. rest above
“from hell’s heart, i stab at thee!”
so meta, since Khan’s quoting Melville. and, agreed: nobody spits those lines with as much style and charisma as Khan!
“He Tasks me…He tasks me and I shall have him. I’ll chase him the ’round the moons of Nibia and ’round the Antares Maelstrom and ’round Perdition’s flames before I give him up!” Which is interesting because when Pavel and Captain Terrell find the Botany Bay, they show the book Moby Dick in the background when he grabs the seatbelt and reads the name on it. And I quote;
“Botany Bay? Botany Bay?! Oh No! We have to get out of here…DAMN! (Which is the first time I think I ever heard Pavel CURSE!)”
The first quote is the first time in the movie (If I remember correctly) he quotes Moby Dick. And is it just me or did anyone else think that Joachim was Kahn’s son?
Full Dying quote ahead…warp factor Elebentee Pixie!
“To the last, I will grapple with thee… from Hell’s heart, I stab at thee! For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee!”
*blinks* Sheet! My Geek Girl parts are showing!!!!!
*applause* great performance, Pixie!
(and know that your geek girl parts are welcome around here anytime.) ;D
That wouldn’t happen to be a scarf made by Xinda for jefbot would it?
i think it might just happen to be that very same scarf, DerelictJet… 🙂
Did the Angry Scarf somehow fuse with the alien life form that it squished?
your hypothesis would appear sound, Jeff #135729a. well done! 😀
::does a happy dance::
::does the dance of joy along with ya::
You need to do something like this Happy Dance gif for such occasions.
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lexttg4Cme1qabj53o1_500.gif
Maybe a few? Bot and the Cornfather, Mombot and Popbot, that kind of thing.
ps Angry scarf, aliens… Can Cel be that far away?
i love that Peanuts happy dance, Jim! sometimes i nerdily dance like that when the mood strikes. 🙂
as far as cel goes: while she won’t be directly involved in the events that unfold with the Angry Scarf just yet, we will find out her fate before the year is up.
BRING BACK CEL!!!
BRING BACK CEL!!!
BRING BACK CEL!!!
BRING BACK CEL!!!
BRING BACK CEL!!!
BRING BACK CEL!!!
BRING BACK CEL!!!
BRING BACK CEL!!!
BRING BACK CEL!!!
BRING BACK CEL!!!
patience, John! cel will be back when she’s done shooting aliens. 😉
And when she’s done hiding from the Feds.
also true, Fijiman.
Just why in the hell IS she hiding from feds anyway?
Just what I was thinking!
sweet!
That’s just what I was thinking!
yay!
its ether a snake in a scarf or the alien life made the scarf go all Species on us
and evil due to the fury that made the scarf
so… a hybrid life form created by the fusion of Xinda’s evil+scarf+alien microbes, drakeye??? another sound hypothesis!!! 😀
at least it didnt merge with HAL 9000 altho that may or may not make it more evil not sure if HAL could trump xinda fury
yes, merging with HAL 9000 would be very very bad, drakeye! at least (as far as we know at any rate) Xinda hasn’t murdered anyone!
“The law defines murder as one human being killing another…” –_I,_Robot_, by Isaac Asimov
Technically, HAL 9000 didn’t either.
Was there something about a scarf before? I can’t recall. Need to do a re-read…
yep! the scarf in today’s strip has made a few appearances previously, Insectoid.
I remember Xinda do a scarf to JB time ago… now Xinda cames to the house… THE SCARF WANTS TO RETURNS TO THE DARK LADY
One Scarf to rule them all, One Scarf to find them,
One Scarf to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
P.S.: I hate you all, english readers. A Dance with Dragons is released. In Spain will take at least months, MONTHS. NOOOOOOOOO
That makes sense Enorme. And I don’t blame you for hating us.
So…order it en Ingles? En Amazon? De Que parte de Espania? This is Facinating to me!
I read english at medium level, I certainly do not understand the full significance of the sharp phrases of Tyrion in english.
I just read the book took two years to be published in Spain, I hope it’s a joke.
And I live in Logroño, Spain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logro%C3%B1o
Well you grasp of Ingles es muy fantastico! Y su pais se parece muy bonita (Please pardon any Spanish Mispellings. It’s been a while since I had to write anything in Spanish)
i had no idea you lived in spain, ContableEnorme. that’s awesome!
and your theory about the scarf wanting to return to Xinda is valid. if nothing else, the scarf was roused by Xin’s recent visit to the apartment. whether the Angry Scarf is the One Scarf remains to be seen, though! 🙂
sorry ’bout A Dance With Dragons. we might end up reading it at the same time, since i can’t read it until i finish books 3 & 4.
JB, the book 3 “Storm of Swords” is the best, I think.
And the One Angry Scarf… as Fijiman says, “KILL IT WITH FIRE”
It’s alive! Revenge of the Scarf! …part 3?
run, FunnyShaffer! RUN!!!
as a Tom Baker Dr Who fan, a 12” scarf is NEVER evil. though im pretty sure the Doctor would know better than to let Xinda knit anything for him.
i didn’t watch many Tom Baker DWs, Maesonic, but since he was the first Doctor i saw as a kid, i still associate DW with him. maybe my young, impressionable mind assimilated that long scarf of his for JEFbot? it didn’t happen to be evil and/or sentient, did it?
No, but it was often used as trap triggers and other weapon-like functions…so maybe it’s picked up some bad habits since the Doctor moved on from it.
thanks for the info, T – i didn’t want to inadvertently rip off any other scarf-bearers. especially Doctor Who!
So, if Xinda’s scarf is now The Thing (1982 version) . . . This is gonna be so cool.
could be worse, could turn into the toxic avenger
well… it’s possible it could wield a mop, drakeye!
Do not disrespect the Toxic Avenger.
Lloyd Kaufman is my (cult) hero.
it just might have some properties of The Thing, Sarah W. maybe. it’ll be cool, though, regardless! 😉
Xinda’s hate and evil was knitted into the scarf and festered over time turning it into a life sucking behemoth that wants to consume Bot and Cornfather?
This was more or less my other idea. 🙂
fuse both your ideas and you’ve pretty much gotten it, shanna!
Xinda’s anger and hatred being baked into the scarf while she knitted it is definitely part of the equation, Descolada!
I vaguely recall that scarf, but only a little. Other than that I can only think of one thing to say about that scarf and that is: KILL IT WITH FIRE BEFORE IT KILLS US ALL!
i’ll provide links on friday to further clarify the scarf’s origins, Fijiman. and killing it with fire could be good advice – if only jefbot had seen it reaching out towards him!
If he had seen it, that scarf would not last vary long. Unfortunately, that scarf is aware of how to use the element of surprise.
remains to be seen how strong the scarf is, Fijiman – if jefbot had seen it, who knows if he would’ve been able to take it down!
i think a thread was loose on the scarf, and it got stuck to bot’s jacket.
that, or the hamster was returned to earth in the guise of a scarf in order to more accurately and effectively convey a message of peace and/or war, depending on the quality of hors d’oeurves served to it at the welcome luncheon.
ha! having the whole thing being a thread attached to bot’s jacket would be hilarious, acolyte, but i think there might be a few disappointed readers. especially since the Angry Scarf has been around since the beginning. heheh.
as for whether Mu’s consciousness has been transferred into the scarf… hmmm. could be!
Oh no. Not the anger scarf. We neednt anymore xinda influence in bots life.
oh, yes – the Angry Scarf is back, DJ, and sure to wreak more havok on jefbot’s life. or not. we’ll find out soon!
HA! Xinda was at Bots place to bring the scarf to life! The redecorating was just a ruse! Well Played oh Dark Lady.
I too think it’s a mesh of the scarf and the alien microbe. Cause that’s what Bot killed it with.
To you Newbots (HA I like that one instead of newbies!), read the archive. It will get you caught up and give you a heads up on what may come. Not to mention just being a darned good read.
Morning Boteers!!!!
morning, Pixie!
interesting… i like your theory about Xinda coming by to bring bot’s scarf to life, making it seem as if she has some witchery going on. heheh. but yeah, your 2nd theory is probably closer to the truth.
newbots! ha! i like it, too. 🙂
And that’s why only the professionals are allowed to kill space beings. Every actor with a scarf thinks he’s the master chief, oh well. Lets see how this unfolds.
To be or not to be Master Chief,the silent killer with a one shot pistol of doom
Guitar master x7’s youtube videos are epic, “OMG! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! HE’S GOT THE HALO 1 PISTOL!!” -gets shot in head-
true dat, Anime fan. and who knows? maybe the scarf can multiply… in which case jefbot is ill-prepared to take on a “Flood” of little scarflets! 😉
Bot, leave the horrible puns, and the good ones. To me.
you know i can’t resist the terrible puns, Anime fan. see: most of the strip titles from the past few years as evidence.
This gave me the creeps. :)) burn it! BURN IT!
beware the Angry Scarf, Jaeh… BEWARE IT!
Aaargh it’s alive!!!! But I thought JB got rid of it!
it fell out of his laundry basket and to the ground, jiro, but he didn’t actually leave it there.
i like the scarf…..
It’s evil I tell ya.. EEEEVILL
i like the scarf, too, pinkee, but to paraphrase supersonic cucumber: IT’S EEeeEEVVVILLLL!!!
That’s a long scarf you got there… kinda reminds me of one episode of Red Dwarf. Polymorph. Have you seen it?
i’ve caught a couple Red Dwarfs throughout the years, sc, but not sure i’ve seen “Polymorph.” is there a long, evil scarf in it? (hope not.)
well.. not a scarf exactly.. but might as well been it. take a look if you find the time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6kEJO3JyAU 🙂
Pun-Pun-PUNNNNNNN! **dramatic squirrel**
heheh. i *love* “dramatic squirrels,” E. A.!
Ok, So you get rid of one alien lifeform and jump back to the one that had the unfortunate meeting with AngryScarf. Or was it unfortunate? I seem to recall you implying those aliens wouldnt survive cleaning process.
Anyway, *Nothings grabing…*? Thats like achvillain sying nobody can stop him. Dont go poking the universe it has a nasty habit of KICKING back.
hmm let me go get my fifty foot pole and a table to hide behind and let the poking begin
nope, this was actually the plan all along for the story of the Angry Scarf, Maryz. who knows? the mix of chemicals in the detergent might’ve been a factor in binding the space microbes to the scarf.
and knowing jefbot’s earlier (mis)adventures, he better keep an eye out for that KICK!
Maybe it just wants a hug…and THEN it kills.
since that sounds like something the scarf’s creator, Xinda, would want, that could very well be, skekTek!
I recommend Larisa for the job, this calls for a Sandra and BOT X-over strip
i’ve come across Sandra and Woo on occasion, ChaoX Gniktooferab, but i’m not too familiar with it. i take it Larisa could help bot take down the scarf?
Read Sandra and Woo, Hi- Larious
raccoons are pretty awesome.
I figured it’s the scarf made by sister and since she is a bit crazy and controlling so is it. Course other people could have said that but meh too lazy to read the comments.
Xinda’s evilness and craziness definitely factor into what has brought the scarf to life, Jack Faire!
Anger Scarf is Angry.
Actually, I think the alien life form (but not ALF) has inhabited the scarf and is now planning to take revenge on Jefbot for almost snuffing it out of existence.
WWDWD (what would Dr Who do?)
hmMmm… revenge hasn’t been brought into this discussion yet, but if the a.l.f. (not ALF, but it still might have a taste for cats. heheh.) remembers jefbot dropping the scarf on it, you just might be onto something, shanna! 🙂
My only request is that when Jefbot dons the symbiote, its less convoluted than Venom/Carnage.
there will definitely be shades of Venom when this storyline hits, 11TN. i’ll try and convolute less when the scarf makes its move. 😉
Oh no.. not the scarf again. First it tries to kill Jefbot, then it wipes out the start of a new alien species, and now.. what could it hunger for now? World domination? Death to all humans? Or maybe, maybe it just wants a hug? Someone to love it? Perhaps wear it out to dinner, even for just a soda? We may never know…
I still say kill it with fire. And if Xinda asks, you could always say that it must have gotten lost during the move or that someone stole it while you were out.
dibt you know fire helps if grow. you gotta kill it with head & sholders shampoo
I’m pretty sure that a knitted scarf would burn pretty easily. However, if that doesn’t work you could always try spray starch.
…or you could trap it in a hamper.
that’s what’s so scary about the Angry Scarf, Twigus Maximus: we just don’t know what it wants! yes, we may find out its motives one day, but by then, it may be too late!!!
…Wait a minute… that scarf looks familiar…
Probably just my imagination…
don’t tell me you’ve seen the scarf around your place, too, steve!? take no chances: RUN if it approaches you!
Creepy scarf is creepy. :O
beware of creepy neck garments, TCG.
Whatever you do, DO NOT let that scarf near Xinda!!! What did we learn from LOTR? If an evil being of immense power creates something, and it has a will of it’s own, IT MUST BE TAKEN TO MOUNT DOOM AND DESTROYED!!!! If you allow the One-scarf to be reclaimed by The All-Stabbing Sister Xinda, SHE WILL ENSLAVE US ALL!!!!!!
It’s time for jefbot and cornfather to find seven weirdo friends who pretty much ditch ’em just when they’d be most useful to help ’em annihilate that thing.
Rereading that, I realize just how big a nerd I really am. :/
Like I said before, KILL IT WITH FIRE!
very good advice, Maddgodd81! as far as i’m concerned, that scarf is a Xinda horcrux and must be destroyed!!! still, if jefbot could bend its will and use its power for his own ends… NO! that’s the scarf’s evil influence talking! aAAaaaGhhh!!!
also: big nerds are awesome. (speaking as one, of course. heheh.)
I wonder if Xinda’s visit had to do with her angry scarf suddenly animating… or if it’s a sign of impending doom for Tom Baker… I mean shit happens in 3s and we already lost Nicholas Courtney and Elisabeth Sladen…. and the first 3 doctors have died in order so… I’m just worried…
thanks for the worry, Psynapse; we’ll find out what the scarf has in store for jefbot soon enough! as for whether Xinda’s visit had anything to do with the scarf’s sudden animation? it’s possible. her angry, evil vibes are running through its yarn-y veins, after all.
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I KNEW that the anger scarf would someday return to seek his revenge.
( although I am not quite sure what bot did… it was made by Xinda though…so …yeah)
well then you were right, taranchilla: the Angry Scarf has returned!!! as for whether it’s back for revenge, to seek out its owner or to just find a warm neck will be revealed soon, so stay tuned! 🙂
Hmmm… Xinda’s evil seems to have soaked through during her knitting.
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Xinda’s evil did indeed soak through the knitting, likeacupcake. just how much that evil plays a part of the Angry Scarf’s plans remains to be seen…
and re: Jacob French’s Stormtrooper walk – AWESOME! good luck and godspeed to him!
Poor thing looks so neglected on that coat hanger.
true that, jjmblue7.
I REMEMBER THIS! Isn’t that scarf the one that crushed the alien lifeform as it reached a tentative tentacle out into the world?
yes, indeed, Jason – it’s the very same scarf!