Abacus Wizard
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Yesterday we were exploring a comic shop and found, among other things, an Emperor Ming action figure, which led to the following exchange:
“You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf; now get ready for Emperor Ming on the Shelf!”
“But that doesn’t rhyme.”
“It matters not! Emperor Ming sits where he pleases!”
“You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf; now get ready for Emperor Ming on the Shelf!”
“But that doesn’t rhyme.”
“It matters not! Emperor Ming sits where he pleases!”
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Yesterday we were exploring a comic shop and found, among other things, an Emperor Ming action figure, which led to the following exchange:
“You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf; now get ready for Emperor Ming on the Shelf!”
“But that doesn’t rhyme.”
“It matters not! Emperor Ming sits where he pleases!”
“You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf; now get ready for Emperor Ming on the Shelf!”
“But that doesn’t rhyme.”
“It matters not! Emperor Ming sits where he pleases!”
Here’s one-two-three jolly lads all in one mind;
We’ve come a pace-egging and we hopes you’ll prove kind.
We hopes you’ll prove kind, with eggs and strong beer,
For we’ll come no more nigh you until the next year.
We’ve come a pace-egging and we hopes you’ll prove kind.
We hopes you’ll prove kind, with eggs and strong beer,
For we’ll come no more nigh you until the next year.
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Here’s one-two-three jolly lads all in one mind;
We’ve come a pace-egging and we hopes you’ll prove kind.
We hopes you’ll prove kind, with eggs and strong beer,
For we’ll come no more nigh you until the next year.
We’ve come a pace-egging and we hopes you’ll prove kind.
We hopes you’ll prove kind, with eggs and strong beer,
For we’ll come no more nigh you until the next year.
Okay, Aura’s got a good point about radio and the need for stealth… but what I want to know is, would their enemies be able to track Lionman thought-projector communication?
November 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Okay, Aura’s got a good point about radio and the need for stealth… but what I want to know is, would their enemies be able to track Lionman thought-projector communication?
Heh, Flash is missing a great deathglare right behind him in panel 2.
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Heh, Flash is missing a great deathglare right behind him in panel 2.
Even at weddings in some places it has been traditional for all the local kids to gather into a gauntlet blocking the churchyard gate and the happy couple has to give coins to all of them before they can leave!
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Even at weddings in some places it has been traditional for all the local kids to gather into a gauntlet blocking the churchyard gate and the happy couple has to give coins to all of them before they can leave!
Oh, absolutely. It’s not a proper British holiday without a gang of neighborhood tinies roaming from door to door with a song, a weird prop or costume, a barely-veiled threat, and a basket for “donations.”
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Oh, absolutely. It’s not a proper British holiday without a gang of neighborhood tinies roaming from door to door with a song, a weird prop or costume, a barely-veiled threat, and a basket for “donations.”
Huh. He is very accurately named.
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Huh. He is very accurately named.
hey Aura you cannot just grab somebody’s radio pin like that even if you are empress, that’s rude
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
hey Aura you cannot just grab somebody’s radio pin like that even if you are empress, that’s rude
Meanwhile, everyone who just started reading this comic recently: “Why are the two people who just took a bow on stage now suddenly back in the audience commenting on their own performance, and why did that guy’s suit change color?”
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Meanwhile, everyone who just started reading this comic recently: “Why are the two people who just took a bow on stage now suddenly back in the audience commenting on their own performance, and why did that guy’s suit change color?”
At least the parrot is finally learning to speak in speech bubbles instead of narration boxes; that’s something.
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
At least the parrot is finally learning to speak in speech bubbles instead of narration boxes; that’s something.
“…and she’s drawing big yellow stripes on all of her shirts with a highlighter.”
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
“…and she’s drawing big yellow stripes on all of her shirts with a highlighter.”
Well, I think that might follow from the resulting madness anyway.
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Well, I think that might follow from the resulting madness anyway.
Is… is “snack and stream” a thing that people actually say now-a-days? Or is this an attempt at wordplay on something else that I’m not catching? Or has all the lead in those CHIPS finally twisted Sarge’s brain a little too much?
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Is… is “snack and stream” a thing that people actually say now-a-days? Or is this an attempt at wordplay on something else that I’m not catching? Or has all the lead in those CHIPS finally twisted Sarge’s brain a little too much?
🎶and that not enough for me🎶
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
🎶and that not enough for me🎶
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November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
If I remember correctly there *are* squirrels, or something like squirrels, but they hunt in packs, attack on sight, and their bite has a venom that drives you mad.
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If I remember correctly there *are* squirrels, or something like squirrels, but they hunt in packs, attack on sight, and their bite has a venom that drives you mad.
Heck, that actually sounds pretty good. Maybe it could even be a Harold Teen crossover with Pop Jenks behind the counter and Harold & Lillums at the next table over.
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Heck, that actually sounds pretty good. Maybe it could even be a Harold Teen crossover with Pop Jenks behind the counter and Harold & Lillums at the next table over.
More weird things? Heck yeah!
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
More weird things? Heck yeah!
What? And miss out on the opportunities for ADVENTURE??
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
What? And miss out on the opportunities for ADVENTURE??
Why choose between LL and LL when you can have LLLL?
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Why choose between LL and LL when you can have LLLL?
“…and right now I’m really hoping I live up to the hype.”
Always, Flash. Always.
Always, Flash. Always.
November 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“…and right now I’m really hoping I live up to the hype.”
Always, Flash. Always.
Always, Flash. Always.
Flash is a strong believer in McQuack’s Maxim: any crash that everybody can walk away from counts as a landing.
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Flash is a strong believer in McQuack’s Maxim: any crash that everybody can walk away from counts as a landing.