Thursday, December 23, 1999: A lucky paperclip

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Thursday, December 23, 1999: A lucky paperclip

Postby NonsenseWords » Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:27 pm

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Because Timulty is the best character.

Also because you're not nearly old enough to cash your own checks.

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Re: Thursday, December 23, 1999: A lucky paperclip

Postby Arloest » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:57 am

Because DCS wanted another crack at the Blue String strip.

Also because she's not wearing pants???
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Re: Thursday, December 23, 1999: A lucky paperclip

Postby Tom_Radigan » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:59 am

Because DCS wanted another crack at the Blue String strip.

Also because she's not wearing pants???
And Timulty's torso is naked! I should think he'd have a sweater on or something.

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Re: Thursday, December 23, 1999: A lucky paperclip

Postby Bocaj Claw » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:14 am

Where the hell are her pants?
I suppose this is "a piece of blue string," revisited. The original was better.
And Arlo wins the prize.
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Re: Thursday, December 23, 1999: A lucky paperclip

Postby Feefers » Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:46 am

I want to know the backstory of how this paperclip became lucky.

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Re: Thursday, December 23, 1999: A lucky paperclip

Postby Cactus Jack » Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:36 pm

Who gives money to an 8 year old? My Uncle Frank wouldn't pull bush league crap like that.

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Re: Thursday, December 23, 1999: A lucky paperclip

Postby Bocaj Claw » Wed Aug 25, 2010 1:38 pm

Theory: Ms. Mudd is mostly estranged from her family. When they send Millie gifts at all they send money because they honestly don't know much about her.
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Re: Thursday, December 23, 1999: A lucky paperclip

Postby NonsenseWords » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:43 pm

Eh, don't think it holds up. I received gifts from relatives I'd never met before around the time I was ten, visiting for the first time, and wound up getting a couple of dolls. Because all little girls like playing with dolls.

But for the purposes of this strip, Millie probably needed something that nobody would normally complain about to extol the beauty of the paperclip.

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Re: Thursday, December 23, 1999: A lucky paperclip

Postby IceDragon » Thu Aug 26, 2010 3:56 pm

I want to know the backstory of how this paperclip became lucky.
It was used in a trading sequence that got a person a house for free.

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Re: Thursday, December 23, 1999: A lucky paperclip

Postby Cactus Jack » Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:28 pm

I was kind of lying. My Uncle Frank would probably just send out a check if my aunt wouldn't yell at him for that.

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Re: Thursday, December 23, 1999: A lucky paperclip

Postby Feefers » Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:14 am

I want to know the backstory of how this paperclip became lucky.
It was used in a trading sequence that got a person a house for free.
It doesn't look very red in the strip however...


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