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| Hugbot |
Posted on 25-08-2026 07:27
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Episode 1123 |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 25-08-2026 12:57
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Talking about watching Dayna very closely, I wonder if Huggy has the pause button ready for tonight's rewatch of Sarcophagus 
Vote Og.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 25-08-2026 14:29
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Don't let him get his pause on you, Dayna! |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 25-08-2026 14:35
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Cue Boaty running through shot in slow motion. That would be rather difficult to draw... :P I'd draw it as a three panel strip (or even better, a six or seven panel 'Sunday paper' type strip) with the main gag going on in the foreground while Boaty crosses the frame in the background. His progress could inch along in each panel until (main/foreground joke concluded) TT turns and says to Boaty (ie makes it obvious to the readers) that Boaty is going abnormally slow. Penultimate frame: TT: What's going on, Boaty? You're moving slower than a glacier!" Last frame: Boaty: I have to run in slow-motion now! They made me bionic! TT: (mutters under breath) I think you mean 'moronic'. |
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| Brad |
Posted on 25-08-2026 15:37
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Don't let him get his pause on you, Dayna! Internet High Five. . .  Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 26-08-2026 07:12
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Episode 1124 |
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| BlueyH |
Posted on 26-08-2026 07:53
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Antipodean physics in action. I look exactly as Avon reasoned I would.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 26-08-2026 11:53
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Woohoo, a starring role! |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 26-08-2026 16:01
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Oh well, looks like we're going to have to leave Boaty behind. To paraphrase the Cat: TT: All-in-all a hundred per cent successful trip. Crew member: But, sir, we lost Mr McTarrant. TT: All-in-all, a hundred per cent successful trip. Vote Og.
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| Brad |
Posted on 26-08-2026 16:04
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Fly upwards? Simple, just reverse the polarity of the Neutron Flow. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 26-08-2026 18:17
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I reckon Lorna could do that for us Vote Og.
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 27-08-2026 07:42
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Episode 1125 |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 27-08-2026 11:50
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Ah, there is where strip TT varies from real-life TT. Real-life TT would have been a gentleman, said "ladies first" and send OSP, Paula, LittleSue or M Kid down there instead 
Edited by trevor travis on 27-08-2026 15:11 Vote Og.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 27-08-2026 13:53
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Real-life TT would have been a gentleman, said "ladies first" "I'm right behind you..." Thinks: "...using you as a shield." |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 27-08-2026 15:15
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Real-life TT would have been a gentleman, said "ladies first" "I'm right behind you..." Thinks: "...using you as a shield." Joe, exactly, how can I come in to save the day (and/or run away), if I'm already wounded myself 
Vote Og.
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 28-08-2026 07:52
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Episode 1126 |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 28-08-2026 08:41
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Always be prepared
Vote Og.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 28-08-2026 10:44
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Well, I don't suppose I was expecting marmalade sandwiches... Joe, exactly, how can I come in to save the day (and/or run away), if I'm already wounded myself :o The old 'human cigarillo case' tactic. |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 28-08-2026 12:23
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Joe, exactly, how can I come in to save the day (and/or run away), if I'm already wounded myself The old 'human cigarillo case' tactic. Indeed. And straight out of "The K. Avon Book Of Chivalry" 
Vote Og.
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 29-08-2026 08:09
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Episode 1127 |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 29-08-2026 10:50
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That's why the instalment is called 'Loyalty" and not 'Loyalty-ty'. |
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| Brad |
Posted on 29-08-2026 14:20
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Don't worry, TT, Paula will drop you a Welsh street sign and you can use it to climb out. (oh, dear, Paula, that's a big one. Careful not to drop it on his head). . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 30-08-2026 08:39
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Episode 1128 |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 30-08-2026 11:09
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Clever move my me, if I say so myself. We can now escape through the gap in the fourth wall that I've just broken. Vote Og.
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 30-08-2026 18:47
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That's why the instalment is called 'Loyalty" and not 'Loyalty-ty'. Groan
Vote Og.
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 30-08-2026 18:48
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Don't worry, TT, Paula will drop you a Welsh street sign and you can use it to climb out. (oh, dear, Paula, that's a big one. Careful not to drop it on his head). If it's a Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch street sign, I think it will be large enough to use to climb. Vote Og.
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| Brad |
Posted on 30-08-2026 21:59
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Don't worry, TT, Paula will drop you a Welsh street sign and you can use it to climb out. (oh, dear, Paula, that's a big one. Careful not to drop it on his head). If it's a Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch street sign, I think it will be large enough to use to climb. Fearing you might get injured, she changed it to ARAF. I'll drop you a rope. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 31-08-2026 06:54
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Interesting to see the discussion about dropping street signs and ropes down the shaft. My depiction of the spring-loaded stone slab that seals off the shaft in episode 1125 was obviously too obscure. Maybe I should refrain from drawing comic strips... Instead, here is the newest installment! Episode 1129 |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 31-08-2026 10:28
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Interesting to see the discussion about dropping street signs and ropes down the shaft. My depiction of the spring-loaded stone slab that seals off the shaft in episode 1125 was obviously too obscure. Maybe I should refrain from drawing comic strips... Instead, here is the newest installment! Episode 1129 Huggy, as usual, your comic strip drawing skills are great. I got that the shaft was sealed off by the stone slab. But Paula always sharpens her Welsh Street Signs. Stone blunts scissors, but it has no chance against one of Paula's Welsh Street Signs, which would slice straight through the stone with no problem. However, both Boaty and myself would then have not only a very sharp Welsh Street Sign but also a stone slab falling in our direction. And Elf & Safety might have something to say about that PS Love the latest Red Dwarf obligatory reference, including the title Vote Og.
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| Brad |
Posted on 31-08-2026 16:21
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Interesting to see the discussion about dropping street signs and ropes down the shaft. My depiction of the spring-loaded stone slab that seals off the shaft in episode 1125 was obviously too obscure. Maybe I should refrain from drawing comic strips... Instead, here is the newest installment! Episode 1129 There is no stone that can remain unturned by Paula's street sign. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Brad |
Posted on 31-08-2026 16:25
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Interesting to see the discussion about dropping street signs and ropes down the shaft. My depiction of the spring-loaded stone slab that seals off the shaft in episode 1125 was obviously too obscure. Maybe I should refrain from drawing comic strips... Instead, here is the newest installment! Episode 1129 Oh, are Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, and Cy Grant in there? (Somewhat Obscure 'At The Earth's Core' reference.) . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 01-09-2026 07:47
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Oh, are Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, and Cy Grant in there? (Somewhat Obscure 'At The Earth's Core' reference.) No, Nick and Xutl, trying to free their ship mates from the mines of the Gomanians. (Even more obscure Hansrudi Wäscher reference!) Well, actually there's someone else in there: Episode 1130 |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 02-09-2026 10:06
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Episode 1131 |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 03-09-2026 09:31
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Episode 1132 |
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| Lorna |
Posted on 03-09-2026 13:38
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That is so sad.
I look behind me, what do I see? A pair of golden wings seem to be attached to me.
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 03-09-2026 14:28
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I'm more concerned by the size of that bird
Vote Og.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 04-09-2026 00:30
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I want to know if it ate Wormdo's briefcase. |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 04-09-2026 08:25
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Not for the bird!  I could have written a heart-wrenching strip about the bird trying to feed its chicks. Then people would probably think it sad if the bird didn't catch the worm and the cute little birdies have to stay hungry. |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 04-09-2026 08:26
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I'm more concerned by the size of that bird You are concerned by the size of the bird? I thought you'd already light up the barbecue! |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 04-09-2026 08:28
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I want to know if it ate Wormdo's briefcase. That would actually make for an exciting spin-off series where it turns out that the late worm was a worm government official, going to work with a briefcase full of important and highly secret papers. Now special agent James Wormdo has to find the missing briefcase before the blackbird agents get their beaks on it... |
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