radishes
+3 -0
Truly haunting
Truly haunting
abe
+0 -0
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A comment left by abe was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by taiiga, shrewbie, equinn2006)
phthoggos
+8 -0
Y.O.U.R.-F.A.U.L.T.
Y.O.U.R.-F.A.U.L.T.
ambala
+0 -0
I can't remember why Phillipe doesn't live w/his mom - is that ever answered?
I can't remember why Phillipe doesn't live w/his mom - is that ever answered?
lastlarf
+1 -0
I don't think we learn much about his past other than this strip, and that something so bad happened when he was a pup that he has to dunk his arm in a toilet for half an hour as therapy.
I don't think we learn much about his past other than this strip, and that something so bad happened when he was a pup that he has to dunk his arm in a toilet for half an hour as therapy.
spectre
+9 -0
According to Phillipe in RECIPES FOR A LADY OR A MAN: THE ACHEWOOD COOKBOOK, "Mother lives in Iowa now". And some idiot decided a household containing Lyle was the way to go. (Another thing from the COOKBOOK: the lived in a 100-year-old farmhouse which they ha to sell when Father died; then it burned down because the new owners were careless.)
According to Phillipe in RECIPES FOR A LADY OR A MAN: THE ACHEWOOD COOKBOOK, "Mother lives in Iowa now". And some idiot decided a household containing Lyle was the way to go. (Another thing from the COOKBOOK: the lived in a 100-year-old farmhouse which they ha to sell when Father died; then it burned down because the new owners were careless.)
rowboat
+12 -0
To every character his Circumstances.
To every character his Circumstances.
orvel
+1 -1
Everyone has a sob story.
Everyone has a sob story.
anomalous3
+2 -1
Because she'll beat him with wire hangers
Because she'll beat him with wire hangers
vice
+0 -0
OR her belt.
If he's been REALLY bad she'll use the buckle
OR her belt.
If he's been REALLY bad she'll use the buckle
orvel
+1 -0
No. Wire. Hangers. EVER.
No. Wire. Hangers. EVER.
alejandroadam
+1 -0
when an otter turns five, he knows it's time.
when an otter turns five, he knows it's time.
saint
+0 -1
How long has he been 5 though?
Do otters age incredibly slowly or something?
How long has he been 5 though?
Do otters age incredibly slowly or something?
lordparadise
+3 -1
Philippe is five.
Philippe is five.
madnes
+11 -0
I love the way he looks down at his feet, trying to work out if he's grown.
I love the way he looks down at his feet, trying to work out if he's grown.
coco
+3 -0
That is kind of exactly what I was going to say . . . it almost looks like an embarrassing compliment kind of shuffle though . . .
That is kind of exactly what I was going to say . . . it almost looks like an embarrassing compliment kind of shuffle though . . .
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
i agree with coco.
i agree with coco.
dropkickpikachu
+0 -0
Huuuugs!
Huuuugs!
hellaedgar
+0 -0
Is this the first appearance of the classic "Phillipe crying in his bed with a big 'SOB' over him" panel?
Is this the first appearance of the classic "Phillipe crying in his bed with a big 'SOB' over him" panel?
tekende
+0 -0
I believe so.
I believe so.
deancain29
+0 -0
A comment left by deancain29 was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by SSDDR, equinn2006, girlandagun)
A comment left by deancain29 was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by SSDDR, equinn2006, girlandagun)
tinhand
+9 -0
the pipes pal
the pipes pal
philosophe
+0 -0
Tell it to the...
Tell it to the...
tinhand
+16 -0
whoops I meant to type that into the strip-search thing...which isn't even on this page...what the hell is wrong with me?
whoops I meant to type that into the strip-search thing...which isn't even on this page...what the hell is wrong with me?
peterjoel
+0 -0
it worked out beautifully
it worked out beautifully
madnes
+10 -0
Haha, strip-search.
Haha, strip-search.
1000hz
+1 -0
D'awwwwwwww.
D'awwwwwwww.
atticusonline
+2 -1
the saddest thing...
the saddest thing...
greymantledwolf
+0 -0
innocence lost.
innocence lost.
cpnglxynchos
+1 -0
i first read that as 'innocence toast'.
then i went a'like this:
[IMGS OFF]
i first read that as 'innocence toast'.
then i went a'like this:
[IMGS OFF]
joeyramoney
+0 -0
punishing.
punishing.
skiddyfisk
+16 -0
The incident is so traumatizing that he grew eyebrows so he could raise them in shock.
The incident is so traumatizing that he grew eyebrows so he could raise them in shock.
honesttom
+0 -1
This strip actually made me sad the first time I read it.
This strip actually made me sad the first time I read it.
_cheesekayke
+1 -1
Philippe is so cute in panel 3. That is totally what kids talking on the phone to their daddies at work look like.
Philippe is so cute in panel 3. That is totally what kids talking on the phone to their daddies at work look like.
cailetshadow
+2 -0
As an artist, the alt text was the funniest part of the strip for me.
As an artist, the alt text was the funniest part of the strip for me.
hellofyellin
+5 -0
It is a perfect... table!
It is a perfect... table!
sticks
+1 -0
I feel the same way about some of the nude models I've drawn.
I feel the same way about some of the nude models I've drawn.
dans
+4 -0
Alternate ending interpretation: Phillipe goes back to his room to discover someone has painted a hurtful name on the wall. Phillipe is pissed.
Alternate ending interpretation: Phillipe goes back to his room to discover someone has painted a hurtful name on the wall. Phillipe is pissed.
orvel
+1 -0
...with glow-in-the-dark paint.
...with glow-in-the-dark paint.
milkpants
+2 -0
table's good
table's good
unsentletter
+0 -0
Purely unexpected after all the dick jokes. So sorry, Phillipe...
Purely unexpected after all the dick jokes. So sorry, Phillipe...
snowman
+0 -0
This strip is brilliant, and not at all funny. 5.
This strip is brilliant, and not at all funny. 5.
girlandagun
+0 -0
I think my favorite Achewood strips embody both those qualities.
I think my favorite Achewood strips embody both those qualities.
rbisme
+0 -0
spontaneous combustingly sad
spontaneous combustingly sad
lux
+0 -1
huuugs!
huuugs!
hamscout
+0 -0
I wish I had this comic to comfort me back when my parents got divorced...
The thought that a 5-year-old stuffed otter could get through it might have given me strength.
...or, maybe I would have just stood on the drum machine instructions...
I wish I had this comic to comfort me back when my parents got divorced...
The thought that a 5-year-old stuffed otter could get through it might have given me strength.
...or, maybe I would have just stood on the drum machine instructions...
tekende
+1 -0
Your comment reminded me of a time from childhood. My little brother checked out a book from the library because it had cute drawings of dinosaurs in it, and was laid out sort of like a comic book. Turned out it was a book to help children understand and deal with their parents' divorce. My parents were not divorcing and are in fact still together. Hilarious.
I read a little bit of that book though, out of curiosity. It was really sad.
Your comment reminded me of a time from childhood. My little brother checked out a book from the library because it had cute drawings of dinosaurs in it, and was laid out sort of like a comic book. Turned out it was a book to help children understand and deal with their parents' divorce. My parents were not divorcing and are in fact still together. Hilarious.
I read a little bit of that book though, out of curiosity. It was really sad.
quantumcasaba
+0 -0
Oh my god, it's still heartbreaking upon revisiting.
Oh my god, it's still heartbreaking upon revisiting.
cyberia
+0 -0
I love the third panel where Philippe is looking at his foot.
I love the third panel where Philippe is looking at his foot.
atticusonline
+2 -0
kikineko
+0 -0
Oh so cute Philippe is. But I'm wondering what he is crying about... is it thinking about his dead father or his mother having a new man in her life?
Oh so cute Philippe is. But I'm wondering what he is crying about... is it thinking about his dead father or his mother having a new man in her life?
tekende
+0 -0
Both!
Both!
puguglypress
+0 -0
Deep down, we all still feel this way, every second of our lives.
...right?
Deep down, we all still feel this way, every second of our lives.
...right?
The strips where Philippe's suffering is the joke are rated too low
i am erect with agreement
That is possibly... too much agreement.
are some agreements... crimes?
Only if one of the involved parties is not a consenting adult.
It also depends on your state of residence.
and how closely related you are.
(CO: 1st cousins are okay.)
can you agree without consent
maybe under duress i (dur)guess (i digress)
I gave that comment a chubby. And then I thought about it, and drowned in irony.
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Damn lame allotment.... There should be a special reserve for pedantry.
Are you sure you mean pedantry?
Just kidding.
Damn chubby allotment.... There should be a special reserve for humility.
yo irony is a special case, though. the word hardly means anything nowadays
Iron chubbies are better chubbies.