Grrl Power #1101 – All the news that’s fit to… DUCK!
I know what you’re thinking. “Of Couscous it’s Delicious” is barely an acceptable pun in English, and the newscaster was speaking French, being translated into English via closed captioning, and who knows what language the actual food truck’s name was in, only it probably had to be in English, because the pun probably wouldn’t work in French, Arabic or Wolof, even though barely anyone in Senegal even speaks English, and how would you serve couscous heavy dishes out of a food truck? I looked up Senegalese cuisine, and it seems quite sauce heavy. Little pasta pellets and sauce isn’t really finger food. I guess paper picnic bowls would work as long as you ate it before the sauce seeped through. I don’t know. It sounds messy. Maybe slurping up spicy, piping hot, messy food before capillary action defeats paperware is part of the appeal?
I wonder about stuff like news programs in countries with a jillion languages. French is the official language there, so government forms and road signs are probably going to have French on them at a minimum, but only 20% of the population speaks the language. As was mentioned on previous pages, it’s mostly Wolof and Arabic that are spoken, and I’ve no idea of the literacy rates for each language. So is the news presented in French with Wolof and/or Arabic subtitles? Or do the channels do the news three times in a row, or are there live dubbed secondary audio channels or something?
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I went a little simpler with the art this time, which is to say I didn’t add like 9 passes of lighting and detail work. I wasn’t trying to chintz out on the time input or anything, I’d been browsing around ArtStation since I like torturing myself with all the amazing art there, and found a few people who do nice clean styles that are more Arcane (the League of Legends Netflix show) than Love, Death and Robots, and by LD&R I mean the ones that are like “Look at how realistic our skin textures are!” and not the ones that are more Pixar-y or just like 2D cell art or whatever.
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I really wish Math’s t-shirt was real, I have someone I’d love to get it for
Those two are having fun. And amazingly Math is not staring into Aggretsuko’s eyes.
Actually, he is (unless he’s looking at her foot… did he change his fetish from bewbies to feetsies?)
maybe he learned from the first fight they had? the one where doing so got him trounced by her?
Although your point is taken, and not entirely wrong, I’d like to point out that Math was properly engaged in fighting Jabberwocky during the restaurant/parking lot fight and was only defeated when surprised by suddenly, bewbs!
https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-213-a-manxome-foe/
https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-237-the-tongue-is-mightier-than-the-sword-as-are-boobs/
From this we can conclude that despite his predilections, Math is capable of fighting with attractive women without getting distracted. Unless, of course, they exploit his weakness, probably with an unexpected reveal.
There was also a scene where Math and Jabberwocky were demonstrating fighting skills to Sydney and he wasn’t distracted then either. But that issue is proving harder to locate.
Found it:
https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-823-vantablackbelt/
Alas, Marvin the Martian is owned by Warner Entertainment, so THEY could make that shirt without getting sued.
“The nerve of those guys. Throwing a brawl without inviting me!”
Hey Dave- you know there are websites devoted to african food experiences that do street food editions right? https://en.afrofoodie.net/taste-of-senegal-street-food-edition/
Definitely put ‘street food’ youtube videos on while doodling and plotting out according to region. You might find even better puns.
I just wanted to say they’re probably not paying that newscaster nearly enough for the kind of dedication to the job she’s showing right here. I hope they’re at least covering her insurance.
She’s covering a large super-battle, WHILE IT’S HAPPENING, FROM THE ACTUAL SITE, in the certain knowledge that about half these guys are crooks who’ll kill civilians if it’s convenient or for a momentary advantage. If she were this dedicated to military service somebody would be pinning a gold star on her.
Rainbow 6 Siege “Fuse elbow dropping the hostage” panel 5.
I know that’s a badguy.
He does not know he’s a hostage yet.
Where was it stated that the Golden Boys killed for the fun of it? Or at all?
Poking a gun into someone’s kidneys, as in the previous page, would imply a willingness to use lethal force. Although it isn’t explicitly stated, the Golden Boys are the local version of organized crime. Even though having a few supers on hand would be a terrific force multiplier there still wouldn’t be enough to go around for all the daily tasks of a large organized criminal gang. There will still be a number of ordinary human criminals. As a group, participants in organized crime are not know for their restraint in inflicting bodily harm if it furthers their goals. Throw in a few psychopaths and yeah, they might kill for fun.
That is pretty much, A pro journalist, I were One at a time.
Math showing that the true master of martial arts knows when not to strike. Like when you’re hitting on your opponent. Yeah, that’s usually not a good time to pulverize her kidney.
Panel 6: Anvil’s about to tip her waiter. (‘Cause he’s a Garcon, get it??)
It’s more 30% than 20% according to the surveys of the “observatoire de la francophonie” and between 2010 and 2014 alone, there was a 15% increase in the number of French speakers … from the same source.
French is spoken by younger generations …
According to the country’s ( Sénégal )2013 census, 57% of people in the Dakar region are literate in French, compared to 10% in Arabic and 3% in Wolof.
Dakar is an exception in Senegal… and english source about “francophonie” are at best incomplete… Perhaps it’s linked to the fact of 28% of Frenchs speak english and 6,3% of US residents speak french.
And about television channel in senegal
2 are state operated RTS1 and RTS2
An overview of the main channels is here ( satellite broadcast)
https://www.satexpat.com/pays/senegal/
Has DaveB essentially confirmed that the Grrlpower universe takes place in the same universe as Hot Tub Time Machine’s altered timeline?
Because I see that Sydney uses Lougle. Not Google.
DaveB would be served, and not in a good way if Sydney was using google, duck duck go, etc. on screen.
I would anticipate those real-world logos would be protected as fair use, given DaveB isn’t trying to compete with them or capitalize on a derivation, but my best source for that started this thread so I’d have to defer to her. Only other IP lawyer I know moved away last year. :/
You are correct. But the best excuse is that it falls under Satire, which is also a Fair Use exception, since it was clearly a joke insert.
DaveB is completely safe, no worries.
No he would not be served. Satire comes under the Fair Use exception.
Just like when he used the wonder woman symbol on sydney’s shirt or deadpool or wolverine.
Or Stargate. Or Star Trek.
But not Star Wars, because the Mouse will sue everyone regardless as preemptive protection of their copyright.
The Mouse might but Star Wars itself didn’t (couldn’t) with Family Guy. Or Spaceballs. And Disney hasnt with Robot Chicken.
Mel got permission first. only condition? no licensing. this lead to one of the biggest jokes of the film. and disappointment for me… Spaceballs the toilet paper should be allowed to clean our buts!
I’m wondering, do the orbs have a cloaking device mode?
Who knows. Maybe. If it does Sydney hasnt unlocked that feature yet though.
Mmm, Couscous. Clever shop name. Still like “Pho Shizzle” better.
Yegods Sydney is dense “Why would they not invite me to an all out super brawl where the badguys will be doing their best to kill the authorities and my orbs might bluescreen any second since i know diddly about how they really work?”
She figured that out when the truck exploded
Hopefully, but I’m not sure she did. I think she might just be answering her own question from the previous panel.
But check out her mouth and hand
Senegalese food culture is a beautiful blend of many cultures, and somewhat spicy. Lots of seafood, jollof rice, sour eggplant, hot chilis(them guanas will make Sydney happy), kassava and tamarind, goat and sheep meat and lots of onions. More rice than couscous, you sit and eat from normal plates outside food stores. And then there’s dibiterie, Senegal’s take on grilled lamb. It looks like much nom.
It seems Lougle’s translation algorithm is much, much, much, much more advanced than Google’s.
I’m sure adding a visit by the MIGHTY HALO will calm things right down, obviously… Nothing could go wrong with that at all.
That can be the only conclusion, seeing as she is the model of restraint.
One purple glass covered bazaar, coming right up!
“Lougle Translation services” – some guy named Lou doing translations in his underwear?
Why not, his cousin Gary is doing all of Twitter’s 2-factor login codes.
I invite the author to look up bunny chow
“Couscous might also be served as a dessert, for which the couscous is usually steamed several times until it is fluffy and pale in color. It is then sprinkled with almonds, cinnamon and sugar. Traditionally, this dessert is either served with milk perfumed with orange flower water, or served plain with buttermilk in a bowl as a cold light soup for supper”
That’s more traditionally Morrocan couscous if it matters, but I could easily see that being pretty good, modified at least, and chilled as an “ice cream replacement.” Which would mean it would work in a waffle cone (or served in a rolled up crepe for instance) or just in a bowl. And it DOES say “Famous” which might mean it’s a tourist thing… and even if the primary language isn’t English, let’s be honest tourist traps in nearly any country tend to… promote to english speaking tourists in a large enough manner that using an english pun isn’t that strange. Just a thought.
Why not? You can get rice cream and rice pudding
Dave, cups are a thing that exist.
Speaking of cups, I can’t believe I forgot about a local… “Delicacy.” Street Corn. https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/cdbe0f05-688a-4a34-8dd5-44aa5d3c7574/Elote%20Man%20AZ%20Truck%20driver%20side.png/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:1280
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1vkMfQA3PAq0Wy7YP9BJgqNyjXkgzUTl8xl0PzV6i&s
Just look up “Mexican corn cups” and you should find it. Not a fan personally but it’s really popular around here.
I once had baloney that was fried in duck fat.
I just started reading this series and got this far. Great stuff. I saw a lot of people discussing Jabberwokky and I was reminded of a 80’s comic titled “Armor and the Silver Streak”. Armor learned martial art styles based on alien creatures. Maybe Cora or Dabbler could show a few galactic nature videos or sponsor a trip to a zoo or Safari?
In Ann Arbor Michigan, there is an Indian place called once upon a cusine, the man serves what is basically a burrito made out of Naan filled with chicken tikka marsala, its more like a thick soup than fajitas, but you can eat just about anything when you wrap enough bread around it.
This is correct.
Also, in honor of Tradition, I am compelled to shout ANN ARBOR IS A WHORE!
having grown up in Ohio, this explains much.
NOT THE COUSCOUS TRUCK! YOU MONSTERS!! HOW COULD YOU!!!