They Stuffed Liz In The Trunk
Added 2024-09-23 00:20:46 +0000 UTCthe slab...
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Anticipation Anticipation is making me late Is keeping me waiting (Sorry, I'm fond of Carly Simon.)
Joseph Bonnar
2024-09-24 23:57:24 +0000 UTCDoes it? In the QC-verse?
enchantedsleeper
2024-09-24 22:52:55 +0000 UTCI subscribe to the theory that it has really strong social anxiety. Which is very endearing.
enchantedsleeper
2024-09-24 22:52:08 +0000 UTC...pation
Halloween Jack
2024-09-24 21:10:07 +0000 UTCThe Floating Black Slab may be my favorite character. Enigmatic!
Beechwood Chip
2024-09-24 19:15:29 +0000 UTCCan't the floating black slab just give the dogs a what-for at a suitable number of volts?
Ursus Ridens
2024-09-24 18:21:25 +0000 UTCAntici...................
Stephen Wells
2024-09-24 14:19:48 +0000 UTCIf it's a taxi, or an Uber or a Lyft, it has to be a human driving. I thought that would be pretty obvious.
alphanor
2024-09-24 12:38:15 +0000 UTCI'm gonna miss Moray. She was CUTE! (Clearly, I'm a jelly-girl AI perv.)
Peter Shaw
2024-09-24 01:39:07 +0000 UTCYeah that exact line is in the book, and the name of the computer is Deep Thought.
Opus the Poet
2024-09-24 00:04:46 +0000 UTCDid we ever get a proper trunk shot in QC? Because this would be TEH opportunity for one...
Leak
2024-09-23 22:13:37 +0000 UTCThe FBSEALH nickname is one heck of acronym.
legobil
2024-09-23 22:04:06 +0000 UTC"Fit the Fourth" (i.e. episode 4) of the original radio series of Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, in which a computer is built to calculate the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. I can't remember if that exact line appears in the novel adaptation. The philosophers complain that it will put them out of a job, until the computer reveals that they will be able to spend seven and a half million years speculating while it computes the answer - which, of course, turns out to be "42".
Someonelse
2024-09-23 21:42:48 +0000 UTCSAY IT! SAY IT!
Hugh Eckert
2024-09-23 19:46:49 +0000 UTCSo, come on up to the lab, and see what's on the slab; I see you shiver with...
Halloween Jack
2024-09-23 19:42:46 +0000 UTCMoray is a national treasure EVERYWHERE.
Bagge
2024-09-23 17:24:32 +0000 UTCJust a step away from 'Wee Appleboom'
Bagge
2024-09-23 17:23:37 +0000 UTCThey get to Ol’ Boaty and a freak storm crashes them into Miquelon et Saint Pierre where Moray is declared a national treasure by the prime minister of France.
Miyaa
2024-09-23 17:15:43 +0000 UTC"young Appleboom" really tickles me here. Love ya, Bubbles
Chelsea
2024-09-23 16:25:12 +0000 UTCThat comment of yours made me rewatch The Prisoner to see what the relationship of #6 was to #7, Bookbeard.
Joseph Bonnar
2024-09-23 14:42:12 +0000 UTCSame. I figure it's because all the other encounters with the floating black slab happened in the coffee shop, so that's where our minds automatically went.
Daniel Blom Paulsen
2024-09-23 14:37:33 +0000 UTCDoug Adams, can't recall which book though...
Doc Gumby
2024-09-23 14:28:19 +0000 UTCGotta be.
Doc Gumby
2024-09-23 14:25:28 +0000 UTCDon't kink-shame me!
Doc Gumby
2024-09-23 14:24:07 +0000 UTCTravis Young, thanks! It has pocket... dimensions. :)
Summer
2024-09-23 13:22:55 +0000 UTCLeaving the famous joke aside, Jeremy would rip his head off. (Faye and Bubbles do GOOD work.)
Matt Grayson
2024-09-23 12:45:30 +0000 UTCI wanted to ship Droid 06 with Number 7, but I heard a rumor that 6 is afraid of 7. Not sure why.
BookBeard
2024-09-23 12:42:53 +0000 UTCI totally thought "coffee shop," though I'd assumed Faye was just there for coffee.
Carl Cravens
2024-09-23 12:32:39 +0000 UTCRobert Heinlein, good stuff!
Doc Gumby
2024-09-23 11:59:20 +0000 UTCPINTSIZE ❤️ DROID 06! 6-Pint!
Joseph Bonnar
2024-09-23 11:44:13 +0000 UTCDROID 06 ❤️ BUBBLES
Matt Grayson
2024-09-23 11:23:50 +0000 UTCTell them about bonnets, tyres, and motors. My mum was English.
William Burns
2024-09-23 10:42:25 +0000 UTCIt's a really great dog, I guess.
Dean Reilly
2024-09-23 10:27:43 +0000 UTCOpen 9pm-5am
David Paul
2024-09-23 10:06:01 +0000 UTCI'm not sure why, but when I read the last panel for a brief moment I thought Faye was still working in the coffee shop. Which made it a tiny bit weirder, but not much.
Jared Kolbly
2024-09-23 09:34:47 +0000 UTCAS IT SHOULD BE!!!
Opus the Poet
2024-09-23 09:27:34 +0000 UTCI'm sure their reputation is becoming quite solid now, they've done some great work.
mathw
2024-09-23 09:26:37 +0000 UTCLove that it knows to come to Union Robotics when it needs some maintenance. That may have been thanks to the cup holder, of course 😄
enchantedsleeper
2024-09-23 09:16:59 +0000 UTCI think it's a regular cab, but you could be onto something there 🤔
enchantedsleeper
2024-09-23 09:15:55 +0000 UTCI think so too. So this is another Jeph callback, I suppose.
Joseph Bonnar
2024-09-23 08:48:20 +0000 UTCHe’s not wrong. They had a murderous robotic Vespa early on. People have been weird there for a long time.
Brian
2024-09-23 08:19:42 +0000 UTCI wonder if that's a problem for Moray. Turns out, it wasn't CIA that brought her to a top secret facility for studying - it was TSA
Bagge
2024-09-23 08:15:14 +0000 UTCSee this strip for Hannelore's naming conventions: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2113
Joseph Bonnar
2024-09-23 07:39:56 +0000 UTCLemme see... Liz in the Trunk. Moray waving happily out the passenger window Who's driving? (Oh, silly me. It's an AI model that Hannelore had that she named "Automobile."
Joseph Bonnar
2024-09-23 07:37:25 +0000 UTCI'd forgotten about the floating black slab which emits a low hum! What a lovely reminder.
mathw
2024-09-23 07:32:46 +0000 UTC... one of the cases, where I need to remember that in the US, the "trunk" is not the big box luggage ... in the UK, people tend to put the trunk in the boot of the car 😁
Troels Forchhammer
2024-09-23 06:42:26 +0000 UTCProper lols. Excellent quote game from everyone today!
David Durant
2024-09-23 06:32:27 +0000 UTCSo, what kind of shenanigans will Liz and Moray get up to traveling together? I'm calling it - Claire will get a call to come pick them up on the lost-and-found of the Denver international airport
Bagge
2024-09-23 05:37:03 +0000 UTCCome up to the lab. And see what's on the slab. Bird poop.
Todd Ellner
2024-09-23 05:32:26 +0000 UTCWeird Star Exotic Goods, on the other hand, does carry both Umpire Crowns and Vampire Clown outfits.
BookBeard
2024-09-23 05:10:29 +0000 UTCThe previous visit involved both shops actually, and it was before the last time skip so it's been at least a few months. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4641 https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4645
BookBeard
2024-09-23 05:04:19 +0000 UTCAw, now, Jeph, the trees are just STARTING to get some color in Northampton.
Ravenswing
2024-09-23 04:57:00 +0000 UTCFound the storyline! https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4641 Edit - I think that was the only time it showed up?
Onyx
2024-09-23 04:49:42 +0000 UTCNICE
Onyx
2024-09-23 04:47:05 +0000 UTCDoers anyone remember when abouts the slab first or last showed up? I can't remember the part of the storyline to look it up
Onyx
2024-09-23 04:46:42 +0000 UTCThe slab!
Onyx
2024-09-23 04:43:56 +0000 UTCIt looks like Martin's famous dog to me.
Opus the Poet
2024-09-23 03:28:15 +0000 UTCI recognize that quote!
Opus the Poet
2024-09-23 03:17:40 +0000 UTCPixel already exists in an extra dimension. source: The Cat Who Walks Through Walls.
Opus the Poet
2024-09-23 03:16:29 +0000 UTCI like to think he installed the Ass Zombie app on his old chassis and it's just been wandering the streets ever since. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3554
BookBeard
2024-09-23 03:10:27 +0000 UTCBecause they aren't allowed to take that much liquid in a carry-on, obviously.
BookBeard
2024-09-23 03:08:11 +0000 UTC@BookBeard: would Liz be steamed about being in such a trunk?
Sean Kinlin
2024-09-23 02:54:04 +0000 UTCFloating black slab emitting a low hum sighting!!!!!!
adrian koren
2024-09-23 02:50:25 +0000 UTCIs that Beeps? I want that to be Beeps. I hope she enjoys T̸̝̗̞̘̳͊̊̔͗̈̌̌̒̽̓͠ḫ̴̢̨̟̞̦̽̓͐̿̀͛̊̂̓́̓̋͒͐͒̎̓͝ę̴̧̦̼͉͍͖͕̲̩̥̜̠̱̣̣͎͖̟̗̺̹̪̻̀͑̌̎̀̿̈́̄̎̓̆́̇͘͝͝͠ ̴̡̢̡̜͉̺͎͚̮̫̣͈̯͙̰͖͓̟̼̮̗́̄̏̌͆̏̎̿̃̓͐͌̊̍͌̄͊̈́̄̓͐͋̄͛̈́̚̕Ḑ̶̣͎̥͉͕̘̺̃̃͛́̄͘̚͜ͅo̶̡͇̰͊̈́̾̿͌̌͗͘g̸̨̧̛̜̟̙̰͓̹͑̈́̾̌̀͆͂͒̽̉̈́̕͠ͅ
Green
2024-09-23 02:42:27 +0000 UTC"Come down to 'Marvin's Famous Dog' today! It's a labradoodle!"
Creeperkry
2024-09-23 02:30:18 +0000 UTCSteve's ex girlfriend? Was it Meena?
Creeperkry
2024-09-23 02:26:54 +0000 UTCMeena
Not that Patrick Foltz
2024-09-23 02:26:18 +0000 UTCHey, Jeph, why did they stuff dog pee in the trunk?
Carl Fink
2024-09-23 02:24:47 +0000 UTCAt the same time, or just the same week?
Carl Fink
2024-09-23 02:21:12 +0000 UTCDefinitely more than one day has passed since the last visit of the black slab that we have seen, and when we did see it, it wasn't covered in bird droppings. It's Faye's shop (with Bubbles) this time, not Dora's.
Zygo
2024-09-23 02:18:33 +0000 UTCOn or actually *in*
R L
2024-09-23 02:17:42 +0000 UTCRaven and Emily both end up in cube town, and due to a mix up, have to share the same lab space, right next to Liz. They team up to study temporal coffee brewing and creating the tessercat, a feline who exists in an extra dimension.
rhekke
2024-09-23 02:08:07 +0000 UTCwait, was this a different visit or has very little time passed since the strip we saw the slab in? ~<3
Mitsuki Ayane
2024-09-23 02:00:01 +0000 UTCI was hoping she would hook up with Liz and interesting (and dangerous) results would ensue! Liz would definitely be put back on her genius track!
alphanor
2024-09-23 01:59:09 +0000 UTCPffft, is that all? I've done way more than that. Oh wait, are they supposed to be in one piece?Nevermind.
BookBeard
2024-09-23 01:56:12 +0000 UTCWhy??------ never mind.
alphanor
2024-09-23 01:54:04 +0000 UTCI can envision that happenng.
alphanor
2024-09-23 01:51:58 +0000 UTC“We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!”
Captain Button
2024-09-23 01:47:32 +0000 UTCWith what's her name?
Captain Button
2024-09-23 01:45:48 +0000 UTCI forgot about that slab. Glad to know they are regular customers.
Joe Bocanegra
2024-09-23 01:45:18 +0000 UTCBack in college we once got 20 people in a Ford Aerostar.
Yelling Bird
2024-09-23 01:44:25 +0000 UTCYeah, I've been thinking for a while that Emily's particular flavor of mad science is a perfect fit for Cubetown. I was kinda hoping she would meet Moray and Liz while they were in town.
BookBeard
2024-09-23 01:39:42 +0000 UTCI wonder which part of the government is Emily working for these days?
Miyaa
2024-09-23 01:32:42 +0000 UTCWhich brings up an interesting point: if anyone in the QC cast deserves to be in Cubetown, it's absolutely Emily. Unless, of course, the US government has her embargoed from travelling abroad
Jeremy Oreskovich
2024-09-23 01:32:42 +0000 UTC@Dean Reilly • GDI DEAN.
Miyaa
2024-09-23 01:30:35 +0000 UTCThey went out and bought an old steamer trunk just to stuff Liz in.
BookBeard
2024-09-23 01:24:58 +0000 UTCIt's a hatchback. There is no trunk, just a back deck.
alphanor
2024-09-23 01:20:48 +0000 UTCOn the other, more horrible paw, I've been listening to the Magnus Protocol recently. "Knowing" that an unspeaking being wants something is generally a very bad sign.
Elf Sternberg
2024-09-23 01:19:57 +0000 UTCIf the past is any indication, the black slab emitting a low hum tips quite well!
Elf Sternberg
2024-09-23 01:17:58 +0000 UTCI mean, she has good taste, but isn't that just the yellow sweater Emily gave her?
Elf Sternberg
2024-09-23 01:17:02 +0000 UTCLiz will be happier in the trunk.
YsabetJustYsabet
2024-09-23 01:16:15 +0000 UTCI love that Bubbles is once again wearing the collapsible cardigan that Emily made for her. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3180 https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3476
BookBeard
2024-09-23 01:10:41 +0000 UTCI definitely saw "vampire clothing," and wasn’t surprised in the least.
Holly Nelson
2024-09-23 01:09:44 +0000 UTCBubbles is still wearing Emily's sweater!
Doc Gumby
2024-09-23 01:09:24 +0000 UTCAh, so it would be a Nightvale / QC crossover then
Simon Green
2024-09-23 01:08:15 +0000 UTC- sad trombone -
Holly Nelson
2024-09-23 01:07:46 +0000 UTC"I didn’t make him for YOU!"
Holly Nelson
2024-09-23 01:06:43 +0000 UTCWhen a girl made of goo Waves and bids you adieu That's A Moray!
BookBeard
2024-09-23 01:05:45 +0000 UTCI'm relatively sure this slab predates Nightvale.
Drazi
2024-09-23 01:05:29 +0000 UTCAww, I missed a visit from the slab? 😞
Drazi
2024-09-23 01:04:25 +0000 UTCMust not float very high.
Timothy Roller
2024-09-23 01:03:32 +0000 UTCWE DEMAND MORE FLOATING BLACK SLAB EMITTING A LOW HUM
Jeremy J Nickurak
2024-09-23 00:57:34 +0000 UTCIt looks like Pintsize's old chassis (or its lookalike) is about to drop by and say "Hi."
Jonathan Taves
2024-09-23 00:52:16 +0000 UTCVintage Clothing, but I like your universe better
Travis Young
2024-09-23 00:51:23 +0000 UTCOne of the things I miss about living in a university town is getting to shop at college town vintage clothing
Travis Young
2024-09-23 00:50:10 +0000 UTCI appreciate the ‘eh’, eh?
Kara
2024-09-23 00:47:50 +0000 UTC"So come up to the lab, and see what's on the slab..."
Sean Kinlin
2024-09-23 00:42:19 +0000 UTC*Claireface*
Sean Kinlin
2024-09-23 00:41:49 +0000 UTCIt's actually just a (poorly stocked) hardware store, but everything is metric.
William Cole
2024-09-23 00:41:28 +0000 UTCWell, it's been shown to be a good tipper in the past!
Sarah Valentine
2024-09-23 00:39:09 +0000 UTCIt used to be a Benjamin, but I hear the price has gone up...
Todd Perkins
2024-09-23 00:38:39 +0000 UTCI mean, in Northampton, both of those are plausible options.
William Cole
2024-09-23 00:38:38 +0000 UTCFBSELH for short.
Todd Perkins
2024-09-23 00:37:47 +0000 UTCOooooh a QC / Nightvale crossover sounds awesome
Simon Green
2024-09-23 00:35:51 +0000 UTCI wonder how much the slab paid for the polishing...
Daryk Zirkle
2024-09-23 00:35:26 +0000 UTCThey put Liz in the trunk, but her arms were hand luggage.
Dean Reilly
2024-09-23 00:35:06 +0000 UTCyou mean her TRASH LAIR
LH
2024-09-23 00:33:20 +0000 UTCWinslow should hang out with the slab! It can attract birds for him, and he can shoo them off the slab itself!
Graydon Armstrong
2024-09-23 00:32:52 +0000 UTCThe Slab holds down a day-job at the morgue.
Duke
2024-09-23 00:31:33 +0000 UTCFloating Black Slab just can't hang out in the park, like anyone else, without the pigeons finding them.
ValdVin
2024-09-23 00:30:54 +0000 UTCFLOATING BLACK SLAB EMITTING A LOW HUM MENTIONED
Cody Renton
2024-09-23 00:30:33 +0000 UTCAwwwwww, Bubs still has Emily's gift sweater!!!
Bridgette Ryan
2024-09-23 00:30:32 +0000 UTC"My God! It's covered in bird poop!" David Bowman, probably.
Shawn K. Younkin
2024-09-23 00:28:39 +0000 UTCIKR!! What a callback!
Andrew Mitchell
2024-09-23 00:26:14 +0000 UTCAnd how come they never visit Weird Star Exotic Goods?
Summer
2024-09-23 00:25:41 +0000 UTCOH MY GOD, FALL CUTIE MODE BUBBLES IS EVERYTHING
Aerin Moriarty
2024-09-23 00:25:36 +0000 UTCWhen you lean out the car, wave to friends from afar That’s a-Moray!
Darren Franzen
2024-09-23 00:25:26 +0000 UTCThey’re having this conversation in plain view of “Weird Star Exotic Goods.”
Taigan
2024-09-23 00:25:09 +0000 UTCUmpire Crowns?
Summer
2024-09-23 00:24:56 +0000 UTCWhat the slab returned?!
Miyaa
2024-09-23 00:24:30 +0000 UTCCollege Town Vampire Clowns?
Summer
2024-09-23 00:24:27 +0000 UTCYay! The slab! All glory to the slab! :-)
Foal Papers
2024-09-23 00:24:22 +0000 UTCTook me way too long to make out "College Town Vintage Clothing." I thought it was either "umpire clothing" or "vampire clothing." Might need new glasses
Ashbury Haight
2024-09-23 00:23:58 +0000 UTCIt's okay to put Liz in the trunk, given her apartment she's used to cramped spaces
emmavoid
2024-09-23 00:23:48 +0000 UTCNOBODY wants a black slab encrusted in bird droppingsq
Zig Justice
2024-09-23 00:23:44 +0000 UTCSlab mentioned!
Wynn Donivan
2024-09-23 00:23:10 +0000 UTCYou hang around something long enough you learn his language
Michael
2024-09-23 00:22:49 +0000 UTC
