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Comic Transcript: Thing 1 has lots of rays coming in at them. Thing 1 has even more rays coming in at them. Pop! Thing 1 has exploded into lots of little pieces. Thing 1 is a jumbled mess of pieces pulling itself together. Thing 1 has pulled some of itself up, but on of its eyes is falling off the agglomeration of broken pieces. Thing 1 catches its falling eye and looks itself in the eye. Thing 1: We got this. Thing 2: How are you? Thing 1: I broke, and now I’m sad. Thing 1: How did I let this happen? Thing 1: I hate I was so weak. Thing 2: What if you breaking wasn’t a sign of weakness, but a symptom of having been strong for so long.

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Characters: The Things
Published On: July 6, 2020
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Webcomic Transcript Hand washing diagram from World Health Organization with modified text. Sing Happy Birthday twice? That’s boring! Hmmm, which one? Which one?! Out out damn spot... umm... out Spot! Out! Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down... Uhhh... twas brillig and the slythie... or is it slyvie? Toves? Troves? ... I shall not fear, fear is the mind killer... fear is... Did I wash long enough? What cadence and way of saying it gets the timing right? What poem should I memorize and time? I’ve tried so many, my brain is exhausted. ... ... Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you Phew! That’s so much easier!
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Transcript: Dog: Mum had an idea for a comic. Dog: It was about dogs. Dog: It was about me! Dog: I was in it! Dog: But she didn’t write it down! Dog: She forgot the idea. Dog: It’s such a shame. Dog: I would have liked to be in another comic.
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Comic Transcript: Thing 1 has lots of rays coming in at them. Thing 1 has even more rays coming in at them. Pop! Thing 1 has exploded into lots of little pieces. Thing 1 is a jumbled mess of pieces pulling itself together. Thing 1 has pulled some of itself up, but on of its eyes is falling off the agglomeration of broken pieces. Thing 1 catches its falling eye and looks itself in the eye. Thing 1: We got this. Thing 2: How are you? Thing 1: I broke, and now I’m sad. Thing 1: How did I let this happen? Thing 1: I hate I was so weak. Thing 2: What if you breaking wasn’t a sign of weakness, but a symptom of having been strong for so long.
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Transcript: Liz is wearing her Aikido gi and hakama (Japanese formal wear that looks like an awesome pleated skirt). Liz: Why do I feel so terrible and itchy? Caption: Being hypermobile means that symptoms are sometimes repressed. If you injure something and don’t lose range of motion it can be tricky figuring out what’s going on. It can feel like this... A small spider crawls up onto Liz’s hakama. Liz: Oh look, a spider! Liz pulls up her hakama to reveal two legs entirely covered in spiders. Liz: It’s all spiders!! Liz‘s hakama is back in place. Her hand  brushes the one visible spider away from her foot. Liz: Well, at least I know why I’m itchy.
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Thing 2 looks at new doodle character: What are you? Doodle Character looks to the left. Doodle Character looks to the right. Doodle Character: I don't know! Thing 2: Is that exciting for you? Doodle Character: I think so, yes
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Webcomic Transcript: If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid - Epictetus Bunson looks up. Bunson: ok! Bunson pulls a series of foolish faces and gestures, sticking his tongue out and rolling on his back.
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Transcript Boot sits in silence. Boot sits in silence. Boot sits in silence. Boot: My curves please me.
Transcript: Doodle Creature: Curves are pretty cool! Boot: Who are you? Doodle Creature stands there in silence with a smile on its face. Doodle Creature: I get that a lot!
Transcript: Mayara sits on the doodle monster's nose for the whole comic. The doodle character has loopy ears inspired by a doodle and a large, shapely nose. Mayara: Why are your ears like that? Doodle creature: No reason. Mayara: Do you mind me sitting on your nose? Doodle creature: No, why would I? Mayara: I think we're gonna be friends. Thanks to all my patrons and a special big extra thanks to Kate Webb, Erik Owomoyela and Sandra M. Odell.
Comic Transcript: Goodbye 2020 Hello 2021 What can we hope? What might still be lost? What changes or lack of changes could swallow us up?....... To be HERE in this pause in this breath. hello world. Thanks to all my patrons and a special big extra thanks to Kate Webb, Erik Owomoyela and Sandra M. Odell.
Feelings of Failure Comic Transcript: Thing 1: Sometimes it feels like the hard I try, the more I fail. Thing 1 cries silently. Thing 2: So what are you going to do? Thing 1: I guess Thing 1: Keep trying? Thing 2: I adore you.
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I thought I'd use this day to read more Martin Luther King speeches, look at some things that aren't so commonly read. Quotes are one thing, but it is nice to read the wholeness of something. The Give Us the Ballot speech has some complexities. It has an optimism towards voting rights that could be read as too optimistic, or a provide a profound reason why voter suppression is so savage and severe. To get the vote turns out to be more complex than saying folks have a thing, there's a whole lot of machinery of government and culture that can work to support or suppress true democracy. The Give Us the Ballot speech is probably not quoted as much because it has an uncomplicated anti-communism statement from someone who had a complicated relationship with the term and faced savage investigation because of the term. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute has some interesting analysis about that. This quote touches so powerfully on a need, still owing, over 50 years later. And when I read the final paragraph of this speech I am reminded about how so many Black voters in the USA are to be thanked for helping get Trump out of Office and changing the balance of power in the Senate. Martin Luther King's praise seems quite fitting when he speaks of the good that can come from Black voters: Keep moving amid every mountain of opposition. (Yes sir, Yeah) If you will do that with dignity (Say it), when the history books are written in the future, the historians will have to look back and say, “There lived a great people. (Yes sir, Yes) A people with ‘fleecy locks and black complexion,’ but a people who injected new meaning into the veins of civilization (Yes); a people which stood up with dignity and honor and saved Western civilization in her darkest hour (Yes); a people that gave new integrity and a new dimension of love to our civilization.” Transcript: [We are] pleading with the president and members of Congress to provide a strong, moral, and courageous leadership for a situation that cannot permanently be evaded.. civil rights issue is not an ephemeral, evanescent domestic issue that can be kicked about by reactionary guardians of the status quo. -Give us the Ballot May 17 1957 Thanks to all my patrons and a special big extra thanks to Kate Webb, Erik Owomoyela and Sandra M. Odell.

5 thoughts on “Pop! – Strong for so Long (Comic #634)”

  1. Chevette Girl

    07/06/2020, 2:26 pm

    That’s just beautiful. And I think there’s something in my eye.

    1. liz

      07/06/2020, 2:31 pm

      <3 Thank you so much! I was a bit nervous about publishing this one, as it's kinda new and returning to the circle/spiral at the same time! I'm so glad you like it too :-)

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