Comic for Thursday, Jun 4, 2026

[Amiable Dorsai 74]

A place for everything, and everything in its place.  Now I want another new strip: "Bridge Over Troubled Waters, The Serena and Bubbles Transcripts." 

[mlooney 3,835]

I really hope that Serena and Bubbles show up in a supporting role in the main comic.  Maybe some of "the lab's" phone calls get routed to them.  Sybil seemed to emply that there were more than just those two on the phones.

[ijuin 611]

The phone calls are not going unanswered while Serena goes on break, so that implies that at least two people are scheduled on every shift. It also seems to be a 24 hour hotline, which means a minimum of four shifts to cover all 168 hours in the week without needing constant overtime. This implies a pool of 8-12 operators at minimum.

[mlooney 3,835]

I hope that Serana and maybe Bubbles get transered to operate the phones at “the lab's” “you saw something weird, we can help” hot line.   Might be more amusing if only Bubbles got assigned, she seems like the type that Grace would get along with.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,670]

 

Is it transformation in general that relies on stereotypes?  Or just Girlification? 

 

[mlooney 3,835]

3 hours ago, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:

 

Is it transformation in general that relies on stereotypes?  Or just Girlification? 

 

Based on the fact that Grace can basically turn into anybody she's seen and maybe not even require that, transformation in general isn't stereotype driven.

[Don Edwards 583]

And I'd say that the girlification we've seen stereotypes teenage boys...

[mlooney 3,835]

11 hours ago, Don Edwards said:

And I'd say that the girlification we've seen stereotypes teenage boys...

Well, “mild mannered” isn't really a stereotype that teenage boys would go for, unlike Heidi and Goth.  And only some would go for Goth.

[ijuin 611]

“Go for” as in want to become, or “go for” as in want to date? Because there are a not-insignificant number of boys who would think that the shy girl is cute and would want to date.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,670]

 

Is this circling back to the WKRP Baily v Jennifer discussion? 

Or Gilligan's Ginger V Mary Anne? 

 

[mlooney 3,835]

15 hours ago, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:

 

Is this circling back to the WKRP Baily v Jennifer discussion? 

Or Gilligan's Ginger V Mary Anne? 

 

Baily.  Mary Anne.

And we are showing our age with these questions.