Toonbots message board: Penguin hierarchy

Michael Sat Aug 25 21:04:04 2001 Re: Penguin hierarchy > when -did- > the penguins (or this particular group of them) replace their Empire with > a Kingdom Well, duh. When they realized that "I am a Penguin Emperor" is hard to rhyme. So, Eric, you seem to have succumbed to the Toonbots Dark Side at last, eh? I figured we'd suck you in eventually.

Eric Schissel Sat Aug 25 22:17:19 2001 Re: Penguin hierarchy Michael writes: > Well, duh. When they realized that "I am a Penguin Emperor" is > hard to rhyme. Not to mention that I -did- notice there's some parody or other involved here, though my relatives the G&S fans would know better than I would, I believe. ;) > So, Eric, you seem to have succumbed to the Toonbots Dark Side at last, > eh? I figured we'd suck you in eventually. *nod* Matter of time, of time, and of Ithaca summers. (Probably also of other peoples' wandering housecats...) -Eric Schissel

Jenn Mon Aug 27 08:26:03 2001 I'm so lost... Horrible puns! Can we keep him? Just in case any members of the Jihad had a bet going...it only took me to the end of his post to realize that was a pun! So ummm...since everyone seems to know who this Eric guy is...I did a search on his name and there was a lot of stuff about Russian composers but I couldn't find anything on a comic anywhere. I thought you had to be a cartoonist to read Toonbots. (or a clueless receptionist who's routinely lost) If we do keep him, does that mean he takes over my spot in the wolverine den? Can I move to the area behind the stove?

Eric Schissel Mon Aug 27 14:34:23 2001 Re: I'm so lost... Jenn writes: > Horrible puns! Can we keep him? Hrm- the cat's real, actually (though, as I think I mentioned, not mine.) I do make the occasional pun, but if there was a pun in my post it was unintentional. Please enlighten! :) > Just in case any members of the Jihad had a bet going...it only took me to > the end of his post to realize that was a pun! > So ummm...since everyone seems to know who this Eric guy is...I did a > search on his name and there was a lot of stuff about Russian composers > but I couldn't find anything on a comic anywhere. I thought you had to be > a cartoonist to read Toonbots. (or a clueless receptionist who's routinely > lost) I found Toonbots in a link in one of Brother Emsworth's posts to another forum, if memory serves, some while back; just didn't get around to reading the entire archives until now. Unfortunately, no, I'm not a webcartoonist (or any other kind of cartoonist) though I did years ago briefly consider writing something for the mailing list "Superguy", shared-universe parody superhero fiction with a comic-book atmosphere... Entirely appropriate that you would have found pages on Russian composers, since classical music is probably my main obsession, and I've written at least three webpages (one of them a big one) on the music of various Russian or ex-Soviet composers, and others on other musical topics besides. Hobby of mine... -Eric Schissel

Brother Emsworth Sat Sep 1 02:08:08 2001 Re: I'm so lost... > Entirely appropriate that you would have found pages on Russian composers, > since classical music is probably my main obsession, and I've written at > least three webpages (one of them a big one) on the music of various > Russian or ex-Soviet composers, and others on other musical topics > besides. Hobby of mine... Soviet composers like calliope painted as apple... musically Red.

Brother Emsworth Sun Aug 26 19:07:21 2001 Re: Penguin hierarchy > Oh, hello, Mr... 'sthat a wolverine? Looks like it might be from here, but > I can't be sure. I was just going! Don't let me detain you. Eep! ::Alaric and Godfrey playfully growl at Schissel, while Baby Usu childishly prepares to chew on his legs:: Awww, how sweet, the wolvies like you already! Pleasure to see you here, Schissel, old horse. Feel free to state your opinions or provide detailed information of your reactions to Toonbots for future propoganda study.

Eric Schissel Sun Aug 26 21:01:49 2001 Re: Penguin hierarchy Brother Emsworth writes: > ::Alaric and Godfrey playfully growl at Schissel, while Baby Usu > childishly prepares to chew on his legs:: (Eric exhales a sigh evidencing very substantial relief, in light of the alternative.) > Awww, how sweet, the wolvies like you already! Pleasure to see you here, > Schissel, old horse. Feel free to state your opinions or provide detailed > information of your reactions to Toonbots for future propoganda study. Gladly, and thank you. I look forward to! I suppose the sum total of all this, though, means that there is no chance of Michael regaling us with a tale of the Great Penguin Revolt of 1850, in which a group of valorous Adelie Penguins replaced (at great cost- oh dear, I am overdoing this just a bit) a corrupt Emperor with a Constitutional Monarchy, whence the Penguin King of Cartoon. Webcomic and Lore? No, I suppose not. 'Twas but a futile hope. :) In the event, looking forward to the next episode. -Eric beating a hasty retreat.

Michael Mon Aug 27 10:19:27 2001 Re: Penguin hierarchy > tale of the Great Penguin Revolt of 1850, in which a group of valorous > Adelie Penguins replaced (at great cost- oh dear, I am overdoing this just > a bit) a corrupt Emperor with a Constitutional Monarchy, whence the > Penguin King of Cartoon. Hmm. I kind of like that. Unfortunately, it sounds like work.