[0665] Luna Under Pressure
└ posted on Monday, 9 March 2015, by Novil
I make the bold prediction that some vegetarians will not like this strip.
- Sandra: So that you two have something decent to eat, Benjamin’s dad will drop off something from his butchery every day from now on.
- Luna: Wow, thank you.
- Benjamin: Are two pounds enough?
- Luna: Two pounds of meat every day? Isn’t that a bit too much?
- Benjamin: “A bit too much?”
- Luna: ?
- Benjamin: I must’ve misheard. Because only a g-o-d-d-a-m-n commie would complain about “too much” meat…!
- Luna: Uuuuhh… three pounds would be even better, of course.
- Benjamin: Goddamn right!
The butcher is my cousin
I have to say, I lost a bit track with the current arc. So, Luna is poor and they helped her by giving her money. Also, I still don’t know whether Larisa has actual lava to turn the floor into lava. Maybe the arc is still gonna be resolved, but I’m at a loss where this is heading.
He is so right! All vegetarians (and vegans, and whatever they call themselfs) are commis in disguise!
Call Mccarthy we need him again! Better dead than red! translates to better grease & stroke than eat like a rabbit.
@ Haiiro:
someone actually achieved to criticise the author ? Amazing
I know I would sound stupid but when he said “pounds”, I thought it was the currency.
@ Melkior:
Actually the Texan would draw his sidearm and ask the waiter, “Who is running this scam? Because I need to shoot him right now.”
Haiiro wrote:
Yeah, it’s really unfair the way communism gets a bad rap, just because every attempt to implement it has led to repression, poverty and death.
Greenwood Goat wrote:
Not really. Towards the end of his life, Hitler was suffering from a variety of health problems, including digestive problems. He did greatly reduce or eliminate his consumption of meat on the advice of his doctor, but it’s not like he had any philosophical attachment to vegetarianism.
Annon wrote:
every day? or only once?
epullay wrote:
Since everyone seems intent upon confusing things by converting weight units to mass, I’d like to chime in that 2 pounds is just a hair under 9 newtons, and 3 pounds is a little more than 13 newtons
Samwise Clemens wrote:
Is Newton not a measure of force, not mass? Of course, the conversion factor is simple: just divide by g (which is 9.8 m s^-2)
@ Walter Matera:
Nor have the been to In ‘n Out
Samwise Clemens wrote:
No, pounds and kilograms are mass units, with matching weight units pounds-force and kilogram-force, but since we’re on the surface of Earth, the ‘-force’ suffix is redundant for normal conversation.
@ Kaian: Only rarely, and never in a serious way. Usually, in my experience, it’s used to parody someone who is excessively patriotic and thus closed minded.
@ Kaian:
Oh they do, and it is not fun socializing with those kinds of people.
@ Old Brit:
Old Brit wrote:
Old Brit wrote:
I’m pretty sure Frodo Twain up there is right. Pounds is a measure of force. Kilograms is a measure of mass. Here in the US, and on earth, we use the two interchangeably, but your measure of Kilograms would be the same on the moon, while your measure of pounds would be one seventh, roughly.
@ myth buster:
Shit, school lunches are such bullshit that BURGER KING is the better option? What the is this country coming to?
So who in the world is Jenesta’s from last comic? Will she be well developed? Same with Benjamin; he has some development, but not much.
Okay, I’m a little scared now.
Even if the meat was brought over every other day and used for leftovers, it still would be too much meat. Benjamin is being a big jerk.
I hope her dad takes this opportunity to pull himself together and start job hunting. Most people who need charity help appreciates the help, but would rather they were able to support themselves. Luna’s new-found happiness could become temporary if her dad keeps doing nothing.
@ Haiiro:
If you lived in it you know it was hell in a pretty package. Unless you or your parents were on their payroll, in which case you had it easy. Communism is a lovely idealm on paper, however no ideal works in real life…. that’s what makes them an ideal.
I could list some stuff my family was “not so happy” about during the communist era. (Please note that the words in “…” contain a high dose of sarcasm.)
“Too much meat”? Kill the heretic!!
@ ShinyHappyGoth:
Am sure would be most excellently happy to have any excess to be sent his way!!!
@ EyeQuestOn:
That’s meant to read as : “Am sure *Woo* would be…”
I noticed this strip has a communism tag. I think strip #49 also deserves one.
No one she knows is normal.
One does not simply deny 2 pounds of meat.EVERY.DAY!!! Unless they want 3 pounds then thats fine.
Van wrote:
As a Californian, I am perfectly happy with eating *real* meat at every meal. It just depends what kind of meat.
DLKmusic wrote:
Hey now, this isn’t Texas …
Don’t worry about those 72 Oz Steaks popping up.
I’ve actually been IN a coupld Texas restaurants that did the “Eat the entire ridiculously Large steak in an Hour and it’s FREE” gag.
The Trick to it is that hardly Anyone can Chew & Swallow fast enough to finish that much meat in the one hour time limit.
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I hope the first frame is a smirk smile from the last frame with a caring feeling instead of a almost death note. I know my pyro girl should flame him up at this point because this one too harsh on your series.
This one needs to lower a level as seriously you’ve created a actor that lost her mother with a father that has health problems too much bashing = internet death.
Besides that the rest of the work A+++ however a getting ratings actor toon should get their glory day.
But that’s just me. I hope some other followers match if not just delete this post.
Shawn W. Dion
Yay, some more Ben character development!
also ITS ALMOST HERE BITCHES!!!!! COMIC 666 gon STEAL YO SOUUUUULLLLL!
Isn’t this sharing of resources and food with, presumably, no compensation for those giving at least somewhat communistic, Ben? Or am I just crazy?
I want this guy for my butcher.
Melkior wrote:
“It’s that thing that happens to water every goddamn summer.”
“Oh that! You mean we can only eat meat a couple days a week?”
Haiiro wrote:
I’M NOT ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wizard wrote:
Name one attempt to implement any kind of government that hasn’t.
szemte wrote:
But it was a worthy experiment, none the less. It may have failed flat on it’s face really hard, but it was worth the experiment and should be valued for the lessons it can teach someone attempting to form a new form of government in the future.
MathAddict wrote:
That’s not stupid, although I would like to know the story behind the unit of measurement and the unit of currency being the same. Ah well, a question for when it’s not near midnight.
@ Crazy Roth:
Regarding “pounds” as a currency, the answer is simple. The British currency used to be linked to the value of silver. Specifically, the money version was named a “Pound” because it was the same value as one pound by weight of Sterling silver.
Twenty shillings to the pound and twelve pence (pennies) to the shilling. Modulus Arithmetic abounds!
Anyone remember a LOOOONG time ago there was a strip about Sandra’s deceased mother? I’d like to know how her mother died and how old Sandra was at the time.
@ Haiiro:
Agreed. Communism is simply an alternate form of government. Granted, it’s yet to be handled effectively, but that’s all it is.
@ Bmanmax:
Communism is not just another form of government. It is a dangerous ideology founded on insane and evil principles. It is no coincidence that Communism holds the Gold Medal for killing it’s citizens.
@ GnarlyDoug:
So people being able to have a part of the profit that is made from the good they produce is evil?
GnarlyDoug wrote:
There is Nothing Inherently Evil or Insane about Communism.
And, just for the record, None of the governments that Call themselves Communist have ever come even Close to actually Implementing Communism.
In point of Fact, Communism is about the most Idealistic form of government ever proposed.
It just has One Glaring Flaw:
It completly ignores Human Nature and therefore begins to deviate from its own ideals almost Immediately.
The Closest thing we actually Have on this planet to Communisim are Beehives and Anthills.
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it’s funny because he looks exactly like Russia from Hetalia
It’s good to see Benjamin’s little quirks of insanity. For a little while there, I was worried that there was a sane character in this amazing comic.
I think everybody is blowing the “too much meat” angle out of proportion. Three pounds of meat per day among two people is six ounces per meal. That’s one decent burger. A typical steak is eight ounces. Remember that meat shrinks when it cooks due to fat dripping out and water evaporating. There’s probably going to be some bone in those three pounds, too. I sometimes eat as much as twelve ounces of meat in a meal, and still have room for salad and potatoes.
Most people don’t eat meat with every single meal, but it isn’t so hard to do. Breakfast sausages, chili con carne, burgers, steaks, ribs an exceptionally meaty taco, stir-fry with vegetables, roast beef, hot dogs over the campfire. . . there are so many things you can do with meat.
Well, two people between two pounds of meat is 1/2 pound of meat per meal for lunch and dinner, which is the equivalent to a double quarter-pounder. Take away the french fries and that’s about standard fair for an American diet these days :P. I actually ate a half pound burger, and a plate of fries tonight. It was delicious – and I’m a god damn communist, too. After all, I primarily prefer ‘red’ meat :P.
I wish people were actually that nice…
Oh…
Crazy Roth wrote:
Guys, the joke is about MEAT, not about communism/anticommunism. You are so oversensitive that you see criticism everywhere.
Dictatorships and republics are governments. Communism has been organized as both dictatorships and republics.
It was simply the replacement of one oligarchy by another oligarchy.
Jerry wrote:
But that is the point: It is evil and insane exactly because it ignores human nature.
@ vincentbanh:
A Larissa comic will be for #666 obviously. She loves fire that’s all I’m saying.