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Darnitol For reasons... I had the Gelett Burgess poem "Purple Cow" stuck in my head. Now in this greyscale comic, I am seeing the darker parts of Cow-Grace (Cow-Graze?) as purple. And I am posting this comment for a simple reason. If I must have that image in my head, I will make certain that others will similarly suffer.

I doubt that Arthur is Mrs Dunkle's father. While it is possible, it would excessively strain plausibility. Most likely, Arthur's daughter is older than the main cast, but younger than their parents. I'm guessing Amanda, and I'll take my cookies now.

Staging an elaborate stunt and then subjecting the witnesses to an awkward interrogation seems like a classic Candid Camera bit. Although I could be wrong. Yes, I watched a lot of episodes. Back in the 70s, kids had to shut up and watch what their parents watched. But I really didn't care for show or the concept.

That depends on your point of view. I would hate to think what would have happened if Herr Hitler let the Generals run the army.

Some parts of the EGS story play out like an extended Candid Camera stunt.

Cranium, Wolf, Edward, Mr and/or Mrs Dunkle, Ashley's parent(s), Lavender, Dr Sciuridae, Mrs Kitsune, "Top Men", Allen Funt... Should we take bets?

By showing us Ellen's thoughts at Arthur's comments, Dan was showing us that he hasn't forgotten about Sirleck's wealth transfer plans, the fact that magus was aware of at least some of those plans, and that Ellen's contact with Sirleck made her aware of these plans. Ellen already interrupted Arthur once to contact Nanase. I'm guessing that her silence right now is largely due to politeness, and realizing that the sooner Arthur gets done talking, the sooner they can go home. After all, Arthur was the one who trained Edward. Ellen does not want him to start pulling out the charts. I hope that, if Arthur does not mention Sirleck's money before he ends the briefing, Ellen will say something.

If only all humans would ask this question before everything we say and do.

For personal reasons, I would like to mention for May 30 1539 – Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay in Florida with the goal of finding gold. Spoiler Alert: He doesn't find any. Among the provisions he brought for his crew of 620 humans were 200 pigs. Many of these pigs would escape and become the first ancestors of the feral hogs in the United States today. In Death Sentence, did anyone even attempt to talk to the boar in Spanish before Grace broke out the Pig Latin?

Arthur apologized for talking to the meddling kids in an interrogation room in www.egscomics.com/comic/2018-05-23

Singer Bobby Darin's first hit in 1958 was "Splish Splash". Less than a decade later, it embarrassed him when someone requested it when he was performing "If I Were A Carpenter". His style had just matured. Is Kevin the Wand now Arthur's "Splish Splash"?

May 29 1660 – English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. Apparently having a government that is entirely dependent upon the voters isn't all it's cracked up to be. Better keep at least a figurehead who isn't quite as actively political. 1733 – The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at Quebec City. A court set up by settlers in a city built by settlers renders a decision in the settlers favor at the expense of the indigenous population. That is unusual. 1886 – The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal. If you can, imagine it. Before this time people might go days, months, years, even lifetimes without seeing or hearing the name "Coca-Cola". How did humans ever get along until this point? 1913 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot. Apparently the audience was divided between very conservative and aristocratic traditional ballet fans, and "bohemian" fans of the avant-garde. They started by yelling and throwing things at each other. Then they did the sensible thing and started throwing things at the orchestra. It would be several more decades before this became an educational video about the origin of life and the extinction of the Dinosaurs. 1953 – Tenzing Norgay becomes the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, quickly followed by Edmund Hillary. Surprisingly, there is no Starbucks there. 1958 – First celebration of the World Digestive Health Day. So what is your gut reaction to this? 2001 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin, under terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act, can use a cart to ride in tournaments. Because it wouldn't be golf if they didn't fight every little challenge to the rules and traditions. 2018 – Google celebrates the inventor of the pH scale, Danish chemist S.P.L. Sørensen. It wasn't the anniversary of his birth or death, so apparently smart Danes are to be celebrated whenever it is convenient.

What if Dan is using this part of the story as an excuse to bring back EVERY character who ever appeared in EGS for a random transformation?

May 28 585 BC – A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of Halys, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated. A day when some humans decided that they didn't want to fight each other? We as a species would not make a habit of this. 1533 – The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid. Better write that declaration in pencil and keep an eraser on hand. 1754 – French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen. This was at some point between chopping the cherry tree and the wooden teeth. 1843 – Death of Noah Webster, American lexicographer. His remains are buried alphabetically in New Haven's Grove Street Cemetery. 1934 – Near Callander, Ontario, Canada, the first quintuplets to survive infancy are born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne. The Ontario government turns the girls into a tourist attraction and the following decades become a lesson on how not to treat children in multiple births and their families. 1936 – Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication. He should have just posted it on line to a news group. Also, May 28 is the Feast of Saint Bernard of Menthon (or Montjoux). A holy man who went to the dogs.

May 27 1199 – John is crowned King of England. Sorry Robin, but this time Richard Cœur de Lion won't come back. 1703 – Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg. With a reliable Baltic port, Russia should no longer perceive a need to dominate European territory as a means to secure vital trade and resources. 1905 – Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins. The overwhelming Japanese victory over the ill prepared Russian fleet creates a myth of Japanese Naval Invincibility. The flaws in this myth will take about forty years to be fully exposed. 1933 – Walt Disney, through United Artists, releases the cartoon Three Little Pigs, with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" The short grossed ten times what it cost to produce. The business people of show business demanded "More Pigs" from Disney. When the Pigs sequels turned out to be box office disappointments, Walt Disney observed that "you can't top pigs with pigs". Surely the studio Walt Disney founded would always remember this lesson and never be bogged down with unending sequels. 1935 – Birth of Lee Meriwether, American model and actress, Miss America 1955. The second of Catwoman's nine lives. 1937 – In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic. The project was completed ahead of schedule and over one million dollars under budget. Yes, it can happen. 1949 – Death of LeRoy Robert Ripley. Believe it or not.

An important detail to remember is that there are no Villains. Every character who does bad things, in fiction or real life, has a reason that justifies or mitigates doing bad things. Granted, the validity of that reason may exist only within the mind of the bad guy. But the reason is there. Knowing that reason may make a villainous person more understandable. But sympathetic? Every person has some reason to do bad things. But most of us refrain from doing those things. Once you have caused another person's death, injury, or loss of property, my sympathy for you will be a distant concern. However I will still want to know the reasons for your actions. Are there others being compelled to do what you did?

May 26 946 – King Edmund I of England is murdered by a thief whom he personally attacks while celebrating St Augustine's Mass Day. As King, you CAN get away with personally beating the occasional random thief. That does not necessarily mean you SHOULD beat any random thief. You might want to look at hiring people to do that sort of thing for you. 1879 – Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state. Yes, they created a country so that their colonial troops on the borders of India and Siberia didn't accidentally start shooting at each other. Certainly that country they created wouldn't become a problem in the future. 1896 – Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Speaking of soulless, bloodsucking monsters... 1897 – Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.

Dan almost never goes back to edit the art or dialogue in his comics. Yes this makes Ellen's description of the "meanwhile" events easier to understand. But that can't be the end of it. There is a reason why Edward Verres was not present during these events. Even more importantly, there is a reason why Dan wants us to know that Edward Verres was not present during these events.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect "Until Further Notice" Is it really that time again? I am still living with the aftermath of Darth Irma. Current conditions at Sarasota / Bradenton, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (KSRQ) Lat: 27.4°NLon: 82.56°WElev: 30ft. Light Rain 73°F 23°C Humidity 90% Wind Speed SE 9 mph Barometer 29.84 in (1010.5 mb) Dewpoint 70°F (21°C) Visibility 10.00 mi Last update 26 May 6:53 pm EDT

Just remember that the female mosquito only takes blood from mammals when she is ready to lay eggs. So your night time annoyance has helped ensure subsequent generations of mosquitos to annoy you in the future.

Well, I was wondering about how much time had passed. Without putting an exact number on the clock, I think we can safely say that the time since the mall incident has been significant. Depending on the nature of the "Business" to which Edward was attending, a potential family crisis may have been a convenient excuse to leave early. And yet again, the Veres family manages to skirt the underlying issues by a bigger distraction. I suppose that exploding aberrations and "Fate-of-Magic" debates may be a more immediate issue. But someday Tedd and Edward really need to discuss what it is to be a seer, Noriko, and gender identity. They really do respect and care for each other, but the topics had been so awkward and uncomfortable to address for so long that the silence has become a habit.

So would this be Genieology or Genietic Engineering?

May 23 230 – Death of Pope Urban I of the Catholic Church. He was best known for his role in the Aesop Fable "The Urban Pope and the Rural Pope". 1430 – Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to raise the Siege of Compiegne. I am certain a devout young woman with deeply held convictions will be treated fairly by her captors and rescued by her allies. 1568 – Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War. How do they know the fighting will last 80 years? 1618 – The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War. I suppose after everyone accepted the 80 Year name, they were pretty confident about naming this one 30 Years. 1701 – After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London. The courts ignore his plea of "I was just Kidding!" 1824 – Birth of Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island. He was not a great commander for the Army, but no military officer ever had better facial hair. 1829 – Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austrian Empire. How did this legendary musical city not anticipate the suffering that would follow? 1873 – The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police... I never wanted to write historical commentary. I always wanted to be A LUMBERJACK! █████ █████ I'm OK █████ █████Wildflowers █████ Nobody Expects The █████ Llamas! Ok, where was I? 1911 – The New York Public Library is dedicated. Please ignore the rumors that it may be haunted.

But this does confirm that Arthur is actually reading the Agency files on at least some of the Maine Eight. I wonder how much time has passed since they were at the werehouse? And are they at the regional FBI headquarters or an "undisclosed location"?

May 22 853 – A Byzantine fleet sacks and destroys undefended Damietta in Egypt. Most powerful empire of its day and the best it can do is sack an undefended port? 1176 – The Hashshashin (Assassins) attempt to assassinate Saladin near Aleppo. Most feared hired killers in history and the best they can do is attempt to kill someone in the middle of a war? 1200 – King John of England and King Philip II of France sign the Treaty of Le Goulet. In other words, intermission. 1246 – Henry Raspe is elected anti-king of the Kingdom of Germany in opposition to Conrad IV. If the King and the Anti-King ever come into contact, they would annihilate each other and most of the surrounding feudal state. 1570 – The first atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, is published with 70 maps. And not one of them had directions to the next Standard Oil gas station. 1762 – Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg. Hold the onions. 1819 – SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. In 1933, Congress would designate the anniversary as National Maritime Day because we need another holiday celebrating business. 1849 – Future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is issued a patent for an invention to lift boats, making him the only U.S. President to ever hold a patent. It seems anyone can get a patent. 1856 – Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina severely beats Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate for a speech Sumner had made regarding Southerners and slavery. To me, this seems like a more honest version of politics. 1906 – The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine". As I said, anyone can get a patent. 1990 – North and South Yemen are unified to create the Republic of Yemen. No one better try this with North and South Dakota. 1998 – A U.S. federal judge rules that U.S. Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the Lewinsky scandal involving President Bill Clinton. And thus the modern Praetorian Guard can add Character Assassination to their available weapons and tactics. 2009 – BBC Radio 6 organizes the first World Goth Day. Strangely, Rome remains unsacked.