"Belle" and the beast

Msd22000 · Post by **Msd22000** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:43 am

Sharuuk wrote:<snip>He's got a recipe for what he calls his "Super Nova-Thermonuclear Fireball Chili" that includes....I sh*t thee not....a couple of healthy squirts of Pepper Spray in the pot while it's cooking!!! <snip>

I don't think I would want to be anywhere near him about 24 hours later.

The Lurker Below · Post by **The Lurker Below** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:11 am

Sharuuk wrote:In actuality, there are people that can take a full in the face blast of OC with very little effect, but those folks are about 1 in 150.

But it only takes your running into that one to be in real trouble.

8)

Sharuuk · Post by **Sharuuk** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:21 am

shyal_malkes wrote:well, there goes most hope I had for Gilly turning out ok (even if only relative to how he was before) in the end.*sigh*

It's Gilly's morally superior and condescending attitude, such as with what kind of coffee Zelda might drink that keeps getting him nailed. For a lot of liberals, there's one set of rules for them, and another set for everybody else. He was told that he couldn't come into the station and that Belle's true ID was a station secret. In his mind that doesn't apply to him...so he forces his way into the station and into the control booth......both acts, which depending on the D.A., could be charged as felonies, scares the hell outta Zelda, and get a face full of Mace for his trouble......and now the Sheriff's on the way. He's brought every bit of this on himself and until he changes is attitude and outlook, he's always gonna be hangin' on to the sh*tty end of the stick trying to pull himself out of whatever mess he's just gotten into.

And Gully's actually not a bad person.....he's just got his head jammed too full of big city liberal ideology living in a laid-back conservative community. I'm pretty sure that if the folks of Malarkey County didn't want him living there......there are ways, that don't include midnight raids and shallow unmarked graves, the community would "get the message across", and ultimately drive him out.

S'aaruuk

Sharuuk · Post by **Sharuuk** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:30 am

msd22000 wrote:
Sharuuk wrote:<snip>He's got a recipe for what he calls his "Super Nova-Thermonuclear Fireball Chili" that includes....I sh*t thee not....a couple of healthy squirts of Pepper Spray in the pot while it's cooking!!! <snip>
I don't think I would want to be anywhere near him about 24 hours later.

Bob's a professional commercial hardhat diver. Imagine being in a sealed suit about a hundred or so feet underwater 24hrs later...

S'aaruuk

Sharuuk · Post by **Sharuuk** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:34 am

The Lurker Below wrote:
Sharuuk wrote:In actuality, there are people that can take a full in the face blast of OC with very little effect, but those folks are about 1 in 150.
But it only takes your running into that one to be in real trouble. 8)

And that's what the .45 Glock is for. Or now I guess the next step is the Taser.....THEN the Glock.......mustn't hurt or kill the poor widdle violent felon....no..no..no....that's a baaaaaaad thing!

Side note here.......

Did you know that the typical armed "civilian" (non-cop) actually has MORE latitude in using deadly force to defend themselves than the cops? And on the whole, have less mistaken ID shootings.

S'aaruuk

Shyal_malkes · Post by **Shyal_malkes** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:00 am

what would really hurt Gilly's ego (in my opinion) would be a liberal from the big city that DOESN'T act as, hmmm... dumb, as Gilly does.

Vinylrecords4ever · Post by **Vinylrecords4ever** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:16 am

Hello Everyone!

I've been a lurker for a few years, but finally decided to step out of the shadows.

If it hadn't been for the last panel of the July 7th strip, I would have dismissed this all as a throw away gag, but his lonely sigh at the end makes me think that this is just a disasterous "first impressions" that many a romantic comedy is founded on. And it was clear from Zelda's first introduction that she's probably a very lonely person too. So I think there may be something there yet.

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:58 am

Bah, just tar and feather him.

RHJunior · Post by **RHJunior** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:59 am

There may be something out there for them....
But not each other.

The surest guarantee for grief is to become emotionally involved with someone whose every belief contradicts your own.

And quite frankly, every time I consider giving Gilly a girlfriend, the panicked little voice in the back of my mind goes "but what if he BREEDS?"

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:03 am

Here lies Gilly
The good news is he's dead.
The bad news is that he's breed.

StrangeWulf13 · Post by **StrangeWulf13** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:06 am

Most people would then respond with a can of Raid.

It might at least catch the younger ones.

I think Solidus has a spare nuke or two we could use, or a suitcase bomb. We just have to watch out when some of the roaches evolve into spambots.

'Course, that's what the legions of borg stashed under the White House are for...

...wait, did I say that out loud?

Crap; where's my neuralizer?!

Vinylrecords4ever · Post by **Vinylrecords4ever** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:19 am

RHJunior wrote:There may be something out there for them....
But not each other.

The surest guarantee for grief is to become emotionally involved with someone whose every belief contradicts your own.

And quite frankly, every time I consider giving Gilly a girlfriend, the panicked little voice in the back of my mind goes "but what if he BREEDS?"

As he is, Gilly is just a running gag like Kell's brother Ralph in the Kevin & Kell comic strip was and he went from running gag to real charater.

With time and more character developement he could move toward the middle between the two political extremes and become a deeper character.

I was wondering, in that July 7th strip, was he sighing due to loneliness or was he pining for a lost love?

Shyal_malkes · Post by **Shyal_malkes** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:33 am

RHJunior wrote: "but what if he BREEDS?"

well, everyone's kids usually end up like (but not exact clones of) their parents, BOTH parents. so if he has kids with someone local, odds are they'll only be partially like gilly.

hmmm... same ideals as gilly but just enough knowledge of local traditions and customs to cause some trouble... heh heh heh...

StrangeWulf13 wrote:..wait, did I say that out loud?

yes wulf, yes you did

*puts on specially made sunglasses*

LoneWolf23k · Post by **LoneWolf23k** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:50 pm

shyal_malkes wrote:
RHJunior wrote: "but what if he BREEDS?"
well, everyone's kids usually end up like (but not exact clones of) their parents, BOTH parents. so if he has kids with someone local, odds are they'll only be partially like gilly.

hmmm... same ideals as gilly but just enough knowledge of local traditions and customs to cause some trouble... heh heh heh...

More to the point, there's also the tendancy for some children to rebel against their parents' beliefs..

Now, consider that, as annoyingly preachy as Gilly is, his kids will inevitably get fed up with his left-winger attitude.. ...And they're likely to go right-wing just to spite him.

Shyal_malkes · Post by **Shyal_malkes** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:31 pm

every society is one generation away from extinction

NydaLynn · Post by **NydaLynn** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:49 pm

hmmm... I think natural hormones would actually prevent extinction.... judging by many of my peers actions.

The Lurker Below · Post by **The Lurker Below** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:31 pm

RHJunior wrote:There may be something out there for them....
But not each other.

The surest guarantee for grief is to become emotionally involved with someone whose every belief contradicts your own.

And quite frankly, every time I consider giving Gilly a girlfriend, the panicked little voice in the back of my mind goes "but what if he BREEDS?"

Easy solution - hook him up with a virulent feminist who has no interest in children - her only interest being "the cause".

On the other hand, that might be too evil to wish on even Gilly.

8)

Mjolnir · Post by **Mjolnir** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:49 am

The Lurker Below wrote:Easy solution - hook him up with a virulent feminist who has no interest in children - her only interest being "the cause".

Gilly and Hortense!?!?

Now that would be interesting.

- Mjolnir

Shyal_malkes · Post by **Shyal_malkes** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:35 am

hortense?!!!

no, I don't think so... it's gonna take someone nice and patient to soften her up and gilly aint that!

Earl McClaw · Post by **Earl McClaw** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:11 am

Vinylrecords4ever wrote:
RHJunior wrote:...every time I consider giving Gilly a girlfriend, the panicked little voice in the back of my mind goes "but what if he BREEDS?"
As he is, Gilly is just a running gag...
With time and more character developement he could move toward the middle between the two political extremes and become a deeper character.

But then Ralph would need to bring in a new character (characture?) to take up Gilly's current duties. Running gag shoes are hard to fill. They choke the ankles.