Comic for Friday, Jan 23, 2026

[Amiable Dorsai 74]

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/falsekings-096 Wow! How much guilt did Pandora hide away? And will it make it better or worse when Ellen recounts her origin story?

[mlooney 3,824]

Hope didn't open the box. She just freaked out when she saw it and how well Pandora guarded it.

Also, basic physics says that she would not be knocked back by the bag's return swing.  Of course, we are talking about a magical being, so it's possible that the laws of nature don't apply.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,667]

 

So we have gone from Pandora's Box to Pandora's Boxing. 

We are anticipating Rocky references. 

Are "Gonna Fly Now" and "Eye Of The Tiger" inspirational training themes for someone who can fly and turn into a tiger? 

And Rocky didn't punch a heavy bag.  No, he punched a side of beef in the cooler. 

 

Unless DS was implying Rocky the Flying Squirrel references . . . . 

 

[mlooney 3,824]

32 minutes ago, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:

And Rocky didn't punch a heavy bag.  No, he punched a side of beef in the cooler. 

 

In at least one movie he did. 

Of course this could be a Rambo movie still.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,667]

 

OK, Balboa used a bag.  

But the meat is more interesting.  

And you have a few hundred pounds of Philly Cheese Steak ready to cook when you're done. 

 Now where did I leave those hoagie rolls? 

 

[mlooney 3,824]

23 hours ago, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:

But the meat is more interesting

You can get "The Meat" action figures. 

[Don Edwards 581]

On 1/23/2026 at 8:33 AM, mlooney said:

Also, basic physics says that she would not be knocked back by the bag's return swing.  Of course, we are talking about a magical being, so it's possible that the laws of nature don't apply.

We're also talking about a being with not a lot of experience with basic physics. Quite possibly she was off-balance enough that the bag could legitimately knock her back.

[mlooney 3,824]

6 hours ago, Don Edwards said:

We're also talking about a being with not a lot of experience with basic physics. Quite possibly she was off-balance enough that the bag could legitimately knock her back.

Unless she took a step forward, the swing back could not hit her.  However she was shown as running towards it, so she might have taken a step forward.

[ijuin 611]

She was also emotionally “off balance” and thus not guarding against the swing-back. Her action is very much “I am so upset that I need to hit something right now”.

[mlooney 3,824]

On 1/26/2026 at 0:26 PM, ijuin said:

She was also emotionally “off balance” and thus not guarding against the swing-back. Her action is very much “I am so upset that I need to hit something right now”.

Unless she moved closer, physics says it's not going to hit her via swing back.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,667]

 

We know the Laws of Physics in the EGS world are polite suggestions. 

 

 

[ijuin 611]

1 hour ago, mlooney said:

Unless she moved closer, physics says it's not going to hit her via swing back.

It looked like she was charging at the bag, so it’s quite plausible that she took an additional step forward after making contact with it.

[mlooney 3,824]

On 1/27/2026 at 2:34 PM, ijuin said:

It looked like she was charging at the bag, so it’s quite plausible that she took an additional step forward after making contact with it.

Hmm.  Given her weight and the weight of a heavy bag, it's more likely she bounced off it, and that's why she is on the ground.  Or DS hasn't taken freshman physics yet.  My money is on the 2nd, TBH.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,667]

 

I suspect DS learned Physics in a series of short lessons.  Most with vocals by Mel Blanc.