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There are times when mental discipline does no good at all.
It reminded me of this Dilbert cartoon, although in a somewhat more painful way...
Good work, Ben!
It reminded me of this Dilbert cartoon, although in a somewhat more painful way...
Good work, Ben!
Doc Rat: Terrible Trouble
Sep. 21st, 2011 06:35 amThis is one of the most awful situations I've seen Ben and Dani get into. They took out six bogans with their TKD skills, but with an angry wolf pack ready to scoff the lot, right now they and the Jaegermonds are needing a powerful Deus-ex-Jenner. Can't wait to see what happens.
Doc Rat: Heal Thyself
Aug. 26th, 2011 10:14 amIn a previous post, I described Doc Rat's unintentional posting of a week's worth of strips.
I notified Dr. J by email, and he wrote back that he had had an unfortunate date glitch while uploading, coupled with a rare absence of his webmaster to fix the problem. He indicated, however, that he thinks he has fixed the issue by himself, and from what I can see, it's back to normal. I was reminded of this passage from The Thirteen Clocks by James Thurber: "Tinkers and tinkerers and a few wizards who happened by tried to start the clocks with tools or magic words, or by shaking them and cursing, but nothing whirred or ticked." I had this great vision of Jenner mumbling incantations over his server, or perhaps listening to it with a stethoscope. I wish I could draw what I see... Shaking things and cursing - that's my preferred repair style.
Jenner closed with, "Some people have had a sneak peek of the coming week's story. Ah, well, call it a teaser. Just when the story's about to get really exciting!"
I love the one-off jokes, but I really love the arcs, and Jenner is a great storyteller.
I notified Dr. J by email, and he wrote back that he had had an unfortunate date glitch while uploading, coupled with a rare absence of his webmaster to fix the problem. He indicated, however, that he thinks he has fixed the issue by himself, and from what I can see, it's back to normal. I was reminded of this passage from The Thirteen Clocks by James Thurber: "Tinkers and tinkerers and a few wizards who happened by tried to start the clocks with tools or magic words, or by shaking them and cursing, but nothing whirred or ticked." I had this great vision of Jenner mumbling incantations over his server, or perhaps listening to it with a stethoscope. I wish I could draw what I see... Shaking things and cursing - that's my preferred repair style.
Jenner closed with, "Some people have had a sneak peek of the coming week's story. Ah, well, call it a teaser. Just when the story's about to get really exciting!"
I love the one-off jokes, but I really love the arcs, and Jenner is a great storyteller.
Doc Rat: We need more information
Oct. 14th, 2010 11:26 amWe don't have enough to reject your claim yet.
http://www.docrat.com.au/default.asp?thisItem=1124
Insurance companies bite the wax tadpole, as a general rule.
http://www.docrat.com.au/default.asp?thisItem=1124
Insurance companies bite the wax tadpole, as a general rule.
English as she is goodly tott...
Oct. 10th, 2010 10:21 pmTomorrow I begin training with my new company, Eleutian. I will be teaching English to students in China, Korea and Japan (and elsewhere, most likely) via web-conferencing technology. I'm excited by the prospects.
I will not, however, be teaching this kind of English.
More details as the adventure continues.
I will not, however, be teaching this kind of English.
More details as the adventure continues.
Doc Rat: Well, I was close.
Sep. 22nd, 2010 01:07 pmIn my last post, I wondered what the ultimate lapine insult really sounded like. Using some basic linguistic principles of euphony, I came up with "Simbioth Gruata". As it turns out, the actual phrase is
"Bh'angh-hruront pwúl-plobba!"
As Dani described it, the "gh" is a pharyngeal fricative, probably voiced, and the ú indicates a rising tone.
And for lapine, a language full of light, smooth front vowels and sibilant consonants, a phrase like this which is chock-full of back vowels, aspirated consonants, harsh fricatives and long stops is just downright uncharacteristic and harsh.
Probably means "Your mother is a meat-eater and mates with badgers!" or some such...
"Bh'angh-hruront pwúl-plobba!"
As Dani described it, the "gh" is a pharyngeal fricative, probably voiced, and the ú indicates a rising tone.
And for lapine, a language full of light, smooth front vowels and sibilant consonants, a phrase like this which is chock-full of back vowels, aspirated consonants, harsh fricatives and long stops is just downright uncharacteristic and harsh.
Probably means "Your mother is a meat-eater and mates with badgers!" or some such...
Doc Rat: The Ultimate Insult
Sep. 21st, 2010 12:05 pmWhat would be the ultimate Lapine insult?
We all know Dani has a fierce temper when she's riled - six bogans found that out the hard way. However, even though Dani was romantically involved with a rabbit and learned more about their culture than the council of elders would ever have approved of, she's not a rabbit - she's a rat. This particular turn of phrase is probably so offensive that a rabbit would never have said it to a loved one, no matter how egregious the screw-up.
So never, never say "Simbioth Gruata!" in public.
We all know Dani has a fierce temper when she's riled - six bogans found that out the hard way. However, even though Dani was romantically involved with a rabbit and learned more about their culture than the council of elders would ever have approved of, she's not a rabbit - she's a rat. This particular turn of phrase is probably so offensive that a rabbit would never have said it to a loved one, no matter how egregious the screw-up.
So never, never say "Simbioth Gruata!" in public.
Doc Rat: Code of Honor
Jul. 4th, 2010 12:33 pmThe rabbits may be a secretive and clannish bunch, but they seem to have a very strict sense of honor and decency.
Charonta-Lamba
Charonta-Lamba
Doc Rat: Be True to Yourself
Jun. 17th, 2010 05:19 pmFlopsy Jaegermond was not ashamed of being a wolf who loved a rabbit. He honored his heart, and look what it got him!
Doc Rat
Doc Rat
Doc Rat: Rabbit language
Apr. 27th, 2010 07:54 pmWow. Not many cartoonists play with language. Paul Taylor has made a foray into it with his Glyph language:
(Ôth grê yôäth is a great thing to say when you slam your finger in a car door)
and there may be a few others, but I was quite impressed to see a bit of Leporine.
Doc Rat
On that note, I forgot to take note of the fact that on Sunday, Jenner posted his 1,000th Doc Rat strip.
(Ôth grê yôäth is a great thing to say when you slam your finger in a car door)
and there may be a few others, but I was quite impressed to see a bit of Leporine.
Doc Rat
On that note, I forgot to take note of the fact that on Sunday, Jenner posted his 1,000th Doc Rat strip.
Congratulations, Jenner!
