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#192 Self Service

May24
by on 2011-05-24 at 00:00
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25th May is Towel Day, in honour of Douglas Adams, a hoopy frood who nevertheless often mislaid his towel.

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1. Supermarket Self Service: select personality: 1. HAL 2. Marvin (the paranoid android) 3. **Dalek** 4. Matrix (I have a bad feeling about this)
2.
3.
4. (BUT I _DID_)
5. zzzt
6. NEVER ARGUE WITH A MACHINE -- THAT CONTROLS A LASER


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#181 Magnetic Personality

Jan23
by on 2011-01-23 at 00:00
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I would like to preempt any complaints about violations of the laws of physics by pointing out that (1) in Invisibulia those laws are somewhat different (and indeed we know that photons need follow only a very relaxed set of Maxwell’s equations, who knows how space-time might or might not interact with magnetism); and (2) this is a comic.

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1. (I bought these _fantastic_ fridge magnets) [really?]
2. (they are so strong they bend space-time around the fridge) [is that good?]
3. (yes, and no)
4. (it means the food keeps for _ages_) [and the down side?]
5.
6. (I'm now my own grandfather)


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#177 Lens Law

Dec26
by on 2010-12-26 at 00:00
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Wishing a merry bah humbug to you all.

I still can’t decide whether the unfortunate Invisibulean not quite appearing in today’s strip is wearing spectacles or not.

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1. (operator -- get me the optician urgently!) -yes sir...
2. -hello -- I'm the optician. What's the matter?
3. (my lens has rolled round inside my head - it's _very_ painful)
4. -try closing your eyes and rolling them around
5. -this sort of thing often happens with contact lenses
6. (I don't _wear_ contact lenses)


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#174 Spaces

Dec05
by on 2010-12-05 at 12:58
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1. The Wide Open SPACES of Invisibulia ~ a tourist guide
2. desert spaces
3. ocean spaces
4. mountain spaces
5. grassland spaces
6. [13 spaces / FULL] parking spaces


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#172 Instrument

Nov28
by on 2010-11-28 at 20:55
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1. (try this one, sir?) [hmm, not sure about that one]
2. (this model was used by the Finnish champion) [no, not really]
3. (this one has reinforced frets) [well...]
4. (or how about something a little unusual?) [I don't think this is really me]
5. (I confess I am running out of ideas, sir)
6. [I had no idea it was so complicated to choose an air guitar]


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#171 Towel Trouble

Nov21
by on 2010-11-21 at 20:08
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1. (hi, is that the recycling service?) ~~yes
2. (I want some advice -- can I recycle my paper handtowel?) ~~ah no, technically you see that's contaminated waste
3. (because it has touched a person?) ~~yes, that is correct
4. (so, ignoring for the moment anything else that has touched a person, my paper hand towel has to go into landfill?) ~~indeed, yes
5. ~~and what's more, you've been handling contaminated waste
6. ~~So you'll have to wash your hands


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#169 Inclemental

Nov07
by on 2010-11-07 at 17:55
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1. (what are you up to?) [I'm installing solar panels]
2. (but that's crazy -- those things are really expensive!) [I know]
3. (and Invisibulia gets far more electricity than it can use from hydroelectricity) [I know]
4. (and our government even gives us free power) [I know, I'm merely preparing]
5. (for what?)
6. [for a rainy day]


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#173 Hallowe’en

Oct31
by on 2010-10-31 at 17:43
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I wonder that if you really believe in Hallowe’en, and if you happen not to be dead (or undead) yet, then “happy” isn’t really the appropriate adjective for this evening’s unnatural occurrences. More likely “scared witless”. So, if you are planning to celebrate around about now: Happy Hallowe’en, Samuin, Calan Gaeaf, or whatever else you may choose not to believe in at this time of year.

PS I notice frequent comment contributor mpj has been getting into the Hallowe’en spirit, with this cheerful and irony-free sign in front of a graveyard.

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Happy Hallowe'en from the folks at the Invisibulia Canal & Waterways Authority -- DANGER WEIR were


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#167 Management

Oct17
by on 2010-10-17 at 19:09
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1. Management (I'd like to see your feasibility report by Friday)
2. milli-management (show me your plan for your feasibility report by Tuesday, and send me daily updates)
3. micro-management (here's my list of your corrections for your 18th draft of the feasibility report planning document)
4. kilo-management (we'll need your new widget by February)
5. mega-management (just do stuff...)
6. nano-management (press shift; keep it down; press T. Release both. Press h. Release. Press e. Release. Press spacebar. Release. Sit up properly. Press g...


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#166 Optometrist

Oct10
by on 2010-10-10 at 09:44
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1. (how's that?) {no!}
2. --whir hiss (better?) {just as bad!}
3. (and now?) {better...}
4. (...and here you are, Mr Bule, your new specs)
5. {I can't see anything}{where did you train as an optometrist?}
6. (optometrist? I'm a car mechanic!)


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