This is I think only the second time I’ve ever seen a mistimed heroic dive. Why haven’t more authors come up with it? It seems like it would be the most natural result of trying, and it’s really funny.
Nova
Seriously. It’s given me the biggest, dumbest grin on my face. Doubly so because of who’s doing it.
Gregg Eshelman
Same with when Martina threw a knife in the first run of Spacetrawler and the handle hit instead of the blade.
Coyoty
Hypock seems to need a lot of catching up, too. Her killer doesn’t kill; her target is right there, friends with the killer’s driver, who wasn’t supposed to be the driver in the first place; the driver beats her up; and now the driver’s dad gets in the way. Meanwhile, she just got robbed and now has to deal with a bunch of angry unpaid mercs. She’s missing a lot of memos.
The Other Mike
I love the fact that he has time to yell that in midair, in the best comics tradition.
Peter Rogan
Observed Aunt Jane, the second time
She tumbled from a bus,
“The step is short from the Sublime
To the Ridiculous.”
–Col. D. Streamer (Harry Graham)
TB
Whatever else you might say about Mr. Zorilla, he’s still willing to take a bullet for a son he didn’t even know about until recently.
Drachefly
Ever read Stephenson’s Zodiac? I wonder if it’s like that.
watcher
When did this get weird…
Still funny.
Muzhik
Meaning I just want to eat cannoli and sleep.
Well, like the saying goes: “Leave the laser blaster. Take the cannoli.”
Is it dangerous to eat cannoli in bed?
War Pig
If I eat more than one cannoli I get a sugar rush and I can’t sleep for a few hours, then I crash like a lazy dog and sleep like a log for about ten hours. Same way with baklava. Ugh.
This is I think only the second time I’ve ever seen a mistimed heroic dive. Why haven’t more authors come up with it? It seems like it would be the most natural result of trying, and it’s really funny.
Seriously. It’s given me the biggest, dumbest grin on my face. Doubly so because of who’s doing it.
Same with when Martina threw a knife in the first run of Spacetrawler and the handle hit instead of the blade.
Hypock seems to need a lot of catching up, too. Her killer doesn’t kill; her target is right there, friends with the killer’s driver, who wasn’t supposed to be the driver in the first place; the driver beats her up; and now the driver’s dad gets in the way. Meanwhile, she just got robbed and now has to deal with a bunch of angry unpaid mercs. She’s missing a lot of memos.
I love the fact that he has time to yell that in midair, in the best comics tradition.
Observed Aunt Jane, the second time
She tumbled from a bus,
“The step is short from the Sublime
To the Ridiculous.”
–Col. D. Streamer (Harry Graham)
Whatever else you might say about Mr. Zorilla, he’s still willing to take a bullet for a son he didn’t even know about until recently.
Ever read Stephenson’s Zodiac? I wonder if it’s like that.
When did this get weird…
Still funny.
Meaning I just want to eat cannoli and sleep.
Well, like the saying goes: “Leave the laser blaster. Take the cannoli.”
Is it dangerous to eat cannoli in bed?
If I eat more than one cannoli I get a sugar rush and I can’t sleep for a few hours, then I crash like a lazy dog and sleep like a log for about ten hours. Same way with baklava. Ugh.