The Ascension

[NHJ BV]

<!--QuoteBegin-Doctor Fred+Dec 18 2004, 07:58 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Doctor Fred @ Dec 18 2004, 07:58 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-NHJ BV+Dec 17 2004, 12:25 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (NHJ BV @ Dec 17 2004, 12:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-sirjeffrey+Dec 18 2004, 03:49 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (sirjeffrey @ Dec 18 2004, 03:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> I <b><i>still</i></b> say it's vanilla. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>I don't think I've ever heard of vanilla icecream ever ascending someone. No, it must've been strawberry icecream.<br><br>I think this is probably the most surreal O&M ever <!--emo&:ph34r:--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /ph34r.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ph34r.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Of course noone heard of them. Their <i>vanished</i>!<br><br>Naturally, only dragons would have heard of such events. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Yes, that's another thing I was wondering about. Since noone except lil' Ozy witnessed the ascension, they can't possibly know unless they somehow contacted her. This supports the "she's on the other side of the couch"-theory <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[Zaaphod]

Well, that was a bit of a surprise. But in a good way.<br><br>I wonder if we get to meet Ozy's biological father anytime soon...<br>

[dragonranpu]

I was wodnering about the fact that the dragons knew what happened to her when no one ws their except Ozy. How did they know about that. It was an excceent stip though. I was glad that it went this way.<br><br>Poor little Ozy. Left all alone.

[KyleC]

<!--QuoteBegin-Jacob+Dec 17 2004, 12:12 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Jacob @ Dec 17 2004, 12:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Well maybe it did and Shelley did too for creating it in the first place, and eating it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> If it's eating the ice cream that causes the "ascension" then shouldn't her boss also ascend?

[Richard K Niner]

<!--QuoteBegin-KyleC+Dec 17 2004, 10:11 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (KyleC @ Dec 17 2004, 10:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-Jacob+Dec 17 2004, 12:12 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Jacob @ Dec 17 2004, 12:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Well maybe it did and Shelley did too for creating it in the first place, and eating it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>If it's eating the ice cream that causes the "ascension" then shouldn't her boss also ascend? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Well, Shelley created it, not her boss.

[dragonranpu]

Yea but the creation was an accident.

[Tavis]

Ahh, but only Shelley knew how the accident happened, and thus how to create it again.

[dragonranpu]

You have a very good point Tavis. So since She din't tell anyione then the secret is lost forever. Ahhh I wanted some of that.

[Holyman83]

<!--QuoteBegin-KyleC+Dec 17 2004, 10:11 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (KyleC @ Dec 17 2004, 10:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> If it's eating the ice cream that causes the "ascension" then shouldn't her boss also ascend?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>yes, <i>IF</i> that is what causes it but I think it is the making of it that causes the "ascension" not the consumption<br><br><!--QuoteBegin-Ankaris+Dec 17 2004, 08:19 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Ankaris @ Dec 17 2004, 08:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Well... I can't think of anything to say but...<br><br><img src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ ... 0d7d75.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br><br>Exactly what I thought<br>

[dragonranpu]

Now if that were the case and the making of it was the cause then She should have assended right away. I think the fact 6that she made it and then ate it was a spark and the fact that she didn't want power of money was the final act the actually cause the assension.

[Arloest]

Well, now it's all cleared up. She's a Goddess now! All hail! /me makes a prayer to Shelly

[Burning Sheep Productions]

Hrmm... then why did it happen then and not the moment them chemicals formed the ice cream flavour?

[Ruedii-X]

<!--QuoteBegin-Richard K Niner+Dec 17 2004, 06:37 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Richard K Niner @ Dec 17 2004, 06:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <a href='http://www.ozyandmillie.org/2004/om20041217.html' target='_blank'>http://www.ozyandmillie.org/2004/om2004 ... br><br>Ooh, maraschino cherries! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> That's what seems to happen when you reach a higher plane of thought before you're ready to. Not in the litteral sense of course.<br><br>The entire Manga series Akira has a related theme running through it, and the Movie (based on the de-facto Graphic Novel in the series) specifically focuses on this theme.<br><br>If one achieves great mental ability before they are ready, they will drive themselves into self distruction for the period until they can grasp what they gained or reburried it. I know I have had such periods, and I have a strong indication that DC Simpson has too, maybe why he brought it up, (intentionally or not, he has admitted to doing things non-intentionally in O&M in the past, as any artest does.)<br><br>I personally have spent the past 3 years in similar state, trying to ballance out my life. Among the changes, I am more open, but less dominating about religion, I generally try to be more cautious with my words and actions, I try not only to forgive people for their actions as a child would, but actually try and understand why they might have been inclined to commit them and I try not to tell if people want a peice of knowlege before giving it to them. Most importantly, I respect the fact that people have their own opinions, but do not let that influence the merit I give to such opinions.<br><br>Of course, I would never do as Shelly did. Of course, she appeared far less mature than I.

[Ruedii-X]

<!--QuoteBegin-Tavis+Dec 17 2004, 10:32 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Tavis @ Dec 17 2004, 10:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Ahh, but only Shelley knew how the accident happened, and thus how to create it again. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> And maybe she realized why it tasted so good, which is how she achived such a mental state.<br><br>I really like the new direction DC Simpson is going with O&M. Being deep by not being deep is just so Zen. I think he's finally getting this Zen thing down, instead of just a vauge idea of it. I don't know why everyone tries to make such a complex explination to such a simple philosophy. It's far easier reinterpreted for unexpected cercumstances, if you just go with the basic phillosophy of things are rarely what they seem, everything is reletive, and things can be stated by saying how they are reletive. Or if you want to be Zen about discribing Zen, You only see what your mind tells you that you see, things mearly found by what they are near, and the way something is found is far more important than where it is.<br><br>BTW, DC Simpson is the largest transmitter of subtile markings in art that I have ever seen, almost every frame of O&M has numberous such markings ranging from general subtilties posture, eye position, and other such details. For instance, you notice how there is no surprise in shelly's facial expression when she starts to disappear. If anything it's a little bit of surpressed releif. She almost understands that Ozy will be OK without her, and letting this happen was the right thing to do.<br><br>BTW, I was right that she was the type that would accept the rubber chicken. No wonder Ozy fits in so well with the Dragons.

[dragonranpu]

Ahh but half the fun is coming up with explanations for what happens in the strips. and Zen is also accepting what is.