deimosrising
+3 -0
If only he knew what gelato was, this whole awkward thing would have been cut off at the pass, to indulge in the cliche.
If only he knew what gelato was, this whole awkward thing would have been cut off at the pass, to indulge in the cliche.
evan
+30 -0
ice cream shop guy is Wilford Brimley.
ice cream shop guy is Wilford Brimley.
red_dawn
+23 -1
Unfortunately, his constant consumption of his own gelato would bring on the Diabettus.
Unfortunately, his constant consumption of his own gelato would bring on the Diabettus.
trap
+5 -0
We were talking about diabetes today, and my mustachioed science teacher pronounced it 'DIABEETUS.' I couldn't stop laughing. Then I found out he was diabeetic.
We were talking about diabetes today, and my mustachioed science teacher pronounced it 'DIABEETUS.' I couldn't stop laughing. Then I found out he was diabeetic.
laserblade
+55 -0
[IMGS OFF]
[IMGS OFF]
mikeronomicon
+0 -0
You get a chubby and extreme props for that. I tip my hat to you sir.
You get a chubby and extreme props for that. I tip my hat to you sir.
andrewthepig
+2 -0
He certainly is.
He certainly is.
agika
+0 -0
Is it a real ice cream shop? Is it a hallucination? Is it a metaphor? What's going on?!?!
Is it a real ice cream shop? Is it a hallucination? Is it a metaphor? What's going on?!?!
rowboat
+6 -0
Philippe has entered the Black Lodge. The birds sing a pretty song and there's always music in the air.
Philippe has entered the Black Lodge. The birds sing a pretty song and there's always music in the air.
idsyen
+8 -0
She's my cousin, but doesn't she look exactly like Wilford Brimley?
She's my cousin, but doesn't she look exactly like Wilford Brimley?
wilbur
+1 -0
Garmonbozia!
Garmonbozia!
rowboat
+2 -0
That's right, The Mascara Snake!
That's right, The Mascara Snake!
octafish
+0 -0
Fast and Bulbous.
Fast and Bulbous.
rowboat
+1 -0
I can't for the life of me understand why I threw that reference out in this spot.
Maybe idsyen or wilbur used to have a relevant avatar?
I can't for the life of me understand why I threw that reference out in this spot.
Maybe idsyen or wilbur used to have a relevant avatar?
fineoakstructure
+0 -0
I don't know, but it's really funny this way.
I don't know, but it's really funny this way.
wolfslice
+1 -2
I *love* this one. I cannot explain why but it is damned hilarious.
Definatly in my top 3.
I *love* this one. I cannot explain why but it is damned hilarious.
Definatly in my top 3.
deancain29
+2 -0
its terrfiying
its terrfiying
joeyramoney
+0 -0
hilarious!
hilarious!
gormster
+1 -1
I love that all the buildup was for nothing... it really is an ice-cream shop.
I love that all the buildup was for nothing... it really is an ice-cream shop.
ninjaein
+0 -0
Yes, but why did Nice Pete bring Phillipe there?
Therein lies the question.
Yes, but why did Nice Pete bring Phillipe there?
Therein lies the question.
presterjohn
+13 -0
Where else would Nice Pete get ice cream? Not for Mr. Cropes the shiny flicker of sterile fluorescent lights at Baskin Robbins or the judgmental stares of housewives at the grocery. The almost-abandoned gelati shop is a perfectly Cropesian place to get sweet ices.
Where else would Nice Pete get ice cream? Not for Mr. Cropes the shiny flicker of sterile fluorescent lights at Baskin Robbins or the judgmental stares of housewives at the grocery. The almost-abandoned gelati shop is a perfectly Cropesian place to get sweet ices.
autrepoupee
+10 -0
I like to think that Nice Pete was sincerely trying to bond with Phillipe. He can't help but be menacing and insane, but maybe, just maybe, in his heart of heart's, he just wanted Phillipe to have the same kind of fun he remembered as boy. Eat ice cream, viscerate Todd, set fires...Phillipe's already made a mess of his bed before, maybe Nice Pete sees a little of himself in the little otter.
I like to think that Nice Pete was sincerely trying to bond with Phillipe. He can't help but be menacing and insane, but maybe, just maybe, in his heart of heart's, he just wanted Phillipe to have the same kind of fun he remembered as boy. Eat ice cream, viscerate Todd, set fires...Phillipe's already made a mess of his bed before, maybe Nice Pete sees a little of himself in the little otter.
lrosetw8
+0 -0
I like to think this too.
I like to think this too.
boredom_man
+0 -0
So did John Wayne Gacy.
So did John Wayne Gacy.
cagliostro
+0 -0
You're receiving a chubby for teaching me a new word. Because I thought 'viscerate' was a typo for 'eviscerate', and I was about to make a joke about how it would involve stuffing someone with more entrails than they already had, when nameless unease tugged at my shirtsleeve and told me to make absolutely sure I wasn't about to make a cock of myself on the Internet. So I looked it up, and bugger me if it isn't a variant form of the same word. You have my deep gratitude, ma'am.
You're receiving a chubby for teaching me a new word. Because I thought 'viscerate' was a typo for 'eviscerate', and I was about to make a joke about how it would involve stuffing someone with more entrails than they already had, when nameless unease tugged at my shirtsleeve and told me to make absolutely sure I wasn't about to make a cock of myself on the Internet. So I looked it up, and bugger me if it isn't a variant form of the same word. You have my deep gratitude, ma'am.
apricotta
+0 -0
I remember this comment from when I first went through the archives. I wasn't sure if I gave you a chubby for it, so when this arc started (it's my second trip through the archives), I carefully read all the comments under every strip of the arc, just to find it.
And now I did. And I'm glad I see I actually did give it a chubby.
I remember this comment from when I first went through the archives. I wasn't sure if I gave you a chubby for it, so when this arc started (it's my second trip through the archives), I carefully read all the comments under every strip of the arc, just to find it.
And now I did. And I'm glad I see I actually did give it a chubby.
tomsonlocal
+0 -0
Is it part of the shirt or is he wearing a black armband? If so, who's death is he mourning?
Maybe I'm reading too much into this.
Is it part of the shirt or is he wearing a black armband? If so, who's death is he mourning?
Maybe I'm reading too much into this.
paperboy_2000
+27 -0
It's an old-timey thing.
[IMGS OFF]
The arm garter prevents the situation of a floppy shirtsleeve which might startle a dray horse.
It's an old-timey thing.
[IMGS OFF]
The arm garter prevents the situation of a floppy shirtsleeve which might startle a dray horse.
spinynorman
+0 -0
I chubbied this over a year ago but I'd still be willing to chubby it again.
I chubbied this over a year ago but I'd still be willing to chubby it again.
ibetso
+0 -0
smack smack snif... perrrrfect sounds for sleeping-in-the-sitting-up-position
smack smack snif... perrrrfect sounds for sleeping-in-the-sitting-up-position
sonicbiology
+7 -0
Looks like the ice cream shop man's parents played "I've got your nose" with him...BUT NEVER GAVE IT BACK!
Looks like the ice cream shop man's parents played "I've got your nose" with him...BUT NEVER GAVE IT BACK!
molesticide
+5 -0
fucking my uncle did that to me.
i tried, years later, to get it back, but he had lost it somewhere in his attic. fucking JERK.
fucking my uncle did that to me.
i tried, years later, to get it back, but he had lost it somewhere in his attic. fucking JERK.
molesticide
+3 -0
wh-woah! heh, this is probably my best 'accidental creepy statement as a product of missing a comma' ever.
fucking, my uncle would have been pissed.
wh-woah! heh, this is probably my best 'accidental creepy statement as a product of missing a comma' ever.
fucking, my uncle would have been pissed.
lrosetw8
+2 -0
I didn't even notice that until you mentioned it, I somehow managed to read it the way you intended despite the lack of appropriate punctuation.
I didn't even notice that until you mentioned it, I somehow managed to read it the way you intended despite the lack of appropriate punctuation.
cagliostro
+0 -0
I did not, and still prefer the original.
'It just fell clean off!'
I did not, and still prefer the original.
'It just fell clean off!'
hereward
+0 -0
Also why does the ice cream shop man look annoyed/scary/predatory?
Also why does the ice cream shop man look annoyed/scary/predatory?
ham_shoes
+0 -0
He's in cahoots with Nice Pete somehow. We never got to find out for sure. He's like those weirdos that hung out with Frank Booth.
He's in cahoots with Nice Pete somehow. We never got to find out for sure. He's like those weirdos that hung out with Frank Booth.
wiliamthepleasr
+0 -0
Probably because he only has eyebrows when he is awake.
Probably because he only has eyebrows when he is awake.
wildcat
+0 -0
Scared little Philippe in his bumblebee suit makes my heart ache!
Scared little Philippe in his bumblebee suit makes my heart ache!
rheabird13
+0 -0
that is one grim face. that's the sort of face grandpa gives you when he finds you stealing cookies before dinner. and then grandpa calls you "young lady" in a very scary voice. poor philippe. i think i feel extra bad for him mostly because of his pumps and extreme lack of arms. and also antennae which appear to be real.
that is one grim face. that's the sort of face grandpa gives you when he finds you stealing cookies before dinner. and then grandpa calls you "young lady" in a very scary voice. poor philippe. i think i feel extra bad for him mostly because of his pumps and extreme lack of arms. and also antennae which appear to be real.
stuntman
+0 -0
Obviously not impressed by an otter in a bee costume. Nothing surprises this guy!
Obviously not impressed by an otter in a bee costume. Nothing surprises this guy!
atypicaloracle
+0 -0
He is staring at that little otter in a bumble-bee costume in that way that old folks have got, where they can't decide if this thing annoys them or not.
He is staring at that little otter in a bumble-bee costume in that way that old folks have got, where they can't decide if this thing annoys them or not.
duperando
+0 -0
Oh Lordy. The Old-person stinkeye is the WORST.
Oh Lordy. The Old-person stinkeye is the WORST.
tragicone
+0 -0
You know, its really odd that they still hung out with pete after this
You know, its really odd that they still hung out with pete after this
Wonderful, creeping cinematic detail.
The Devil's in the detail, Phillipe.
This is sort of like a scene from a Coen brothers movie.
They would have an old hand character actor guaranteed for the role of the bartender.
M. Emmett Walsh?
That's it, I'm going to watch Blood Simple right now...