surrealpartisan

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Read the whole strip here: https://thetortoisewebcomic.net/comics/35

[Image description: Catopus is talking with an angel; a pile of eyes with six wings and a halo. The angel says "Do not be afraid!" as a greeting, as it is the only thing it can say in Tortuguese. Catopus says (in cyrillic script with multiocular O's) "Hello! We would like to acquire one of your hairs". The angel answers, in similar manner, "You buy three barrels of snake oil, you also get one hair".]

 

Read the whole strip at: https://thetortoisewebcomic.net/comics/34

[Image description: A whole-panel text box: "As you know, the vast majority of tortoises is non-Christian. However, due to the long history of cultural imperialism, many of them still celebrate Christmas or some related tradition. Here's what some members of the TSS Anthropic Principle polycule have to say about the topic." ]

 

Read the whole strip at: https://thetortoisewebcomic.net/comics/33

[Image description: Spock is lying upside down. Captain Yrjö-Koskinen is floating in the air next to them. Spock says "Help me Captain, I am Spock. Err, I mean stuck!" The Captain says "I can't, I have no physical body." To this, Spock says "Use the force!" The Captain says "Nah, can't be bothered. I'll tell A Horse to help you."

Text box: "Of course, Spock could use their malleable limbs to help themself. However, that would be cheating." ]

 

Read the whole strip here: https://thetortoisewebcomic.net/comics/32

[Image description: Music: Ta-da-da-da-daa - The Tortoise News!

Tortoise Newstortoise is interviewing the Tortoise President and says "Good evening from the Tortoise News. The Tortoise President has reappeared, and agreed to an exclusive one-question interview. So, Mx. President, where were you?"

The President answers "I was... umm... on a very secret and urgent diplomatic mission to... ummm... Juan. Yes. But do not worry, citizens, the horse is still on the balcony. Also, now that I am back, I will put an end to all this revolutionary nonsense!", to which Newstortoise says "Thank you, Prez." ]

[–] surrealpartisan 3 points 4 weeks ago

Andre Geim got the Ig Nobel for this. He is the only person this far to have got both the Ig Nobel and an actual Nobel prize.

 

Read the whole strip at: https://thetortoisewebcomic.net/comics/31

[Image description: Comically cheerful music Dr. V. Eternal Veterinarian for angels and feline cephalopods Rectal examinations 40% off! ]

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by surrealpartisan to c/thetortoisewebcomic
 

Read the whole strip at: https://thetortoisewebcomic.net/comics/30

[Image description:

The zombie of Captain Yrjö-Koskinen stands on top of The people's box (not to be touched by the people). In front of them, looking at them, stands Generic Zombie Tortoise, a green X-eyed tortoise with "Generic Zombie Tortoise" written on their shell. The zombie Captain says "Gurgh...", which is translated as "The building of state capit- err, socialism requires fresh braaaaaiiins. Go and recruit, Generic Zombie Tortoise!" Generic Zombie Tortoise answers "Grrrh gluhr hurgl ghurgl lruh ulrh guhlr ghlurl grrrlllh hurgggglh grrrruhl lurgh ugh gurglh grululu huh guh ruh luh glhur ghrl ghh...", translated as "Yes."

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Read the whole strip at: https://thetortoisewebcomic.net/comics/29

[Image description: Catopus is pointing a pistol at a tied-up banana, who looks displeased. Behind Catopus, Agent 1028 says "Tell it to answer our questions or it will know what a banana split is!" Catopus says, in Sbananish, endonymously esbanañol, "Responde nuestras preguntas o vas a saber que es un banana split." ]

 

Read the whole strip at: https://thetortoisewebcomic.net/comics/28

[Image descrption: Text box: "In a secret meeting, ambassador Blasphemous B. Bible makes a proposal:"

Blasphemous B. Bible says to the Noodles "Before, you spied the tortoises for Hell. Would you like to get back to the job, and not just moodle, Noodles? Will you again be my poodles, Noodles?". Noodles answer "Last tiem we gots inprisomed by the govermnemt." ]

[–] surrealpartisan 1 points 2 months ago

Well, Python is my main programming language, so things being made with it gives me a feeling that I can understand and control them. Sometimes this feeling is even right, for example with Qtile, which is also configured with Python.

[–] surrealpartisan 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Qtile, just because it's Python-based.

 

Read the whole strip at: https://thetortoisewebcomic.net/comics/27

[Image description: Captain Yrjö-Koskinen is floating in the air and pointing forwards, and says "Behold, professor! There's my zombie!" Below them, professor Altort Einstoise holds a zombie gurgle translator thingamajig, a device with many small buttons and a wiggly funnel-shaped receiver. They say "I'll translate its gurglings with my zombie gurgle translator thingamajig!" ]

 

Read the whole strip at: https://thetortoisewebcomic.net/comics/26

[Image description: Text box: "In the past (somewhere between the strips 4 and 6 but definitely not during strip 5) Tortoise President is inspecting their hat collection:"

Tortoise President, a tortoise with a tophat on their head and word "PREZ" written on their shell, is looking a three hats identical to the one on their head and smiling. The hat on their head is normal hat for normal situations. The three other hats shown are, from top to bottom, abnormal hat for abnormal situations, fancy hat for fancy situations, and hard hat for hard situations.

Text box: "(The hats are identical, but it's the thought that matters)" ]

 

Read the whole strip at: https://thetortoisewebcomic.net/comics/25

[Image description: Text box: "A familiar bar in Hell:"

King Satan the Lightbringer and Catopus are standing on the opposite sides of a table. On the table there are two glasses of orange liquid. King Satan is grabbing one of them. He says, in blackletter, "I do enjoy my daily kibbles, but sometimes my servants bring me tuna, and that is just the best!" Catopus answers "I also prefer sea meat over kibbles." ]

[–] surrealpartisan 2 points 2 months ago
[–] surrealpartisan 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Reading also the earlier strips might help with that. (Unless your problem is specifically with the last panel punchline. That's just about different interpretations of the word "how".) Anyway, thanks for reading!

[–] surrealpartisan 5 points 6 months ago

Xonsh. For basic use (running CLI programs with arguments) it works like any other shell, and for other uses it has nice Python syntax (and libraries!). For example, I like not needing a separate calculator program, as I can do maths directly in the shell with an intuitive syntax.

[–] surrealpartisan 4 points 9 months ago

I like Terminator for its mouse-controlled multiplexing. I also like the fact that it's made with Python, although I haven't utilized this fact in practice.

[–] surrealpartisan 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll start with Shiofaioth:

Fuin huomo, aokae lie-laik-duei mas uin toroic kuin uin poulaiseir, bue-ecoidae-duei faelid dai opia, daet hui toroic soe-baisen-xoai iroitedaefa hein touras huic poulaiseir-ki duil Rio Hudson.

[–] surrealpartisan 5 points 1 year ago

I don't know what Nitter is, but I think bird.makeup might be what you are looking for.

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