*snippet* Despite me being on the forum so long, I never figured out the concept about PMing Amber when she makes typos...but rather make a post about it which becomes null after the typo is fixed...therefore making Amber have to post about it. *end snippet*
So that means Mab STILL cant get into the FAe Kingdom because of the law in effect... and most of the cast... I think.
is that it .... :erk I thought she insulted the king or did hug someone who was the king >.>
This is going to mean a lot more exiles if the monarchy is given over to a rat.
Seriously? That's it?!?
So NOW we finally now why Mab was booted!
...And to think, Dan knew about this the whole time!!! (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_414.php)
And Jyjy will probably suggest making nutmegs tail fluffyer, to the point that Mab would be permitted. A shockingly blunt and simple solution which will most likely require a mad scientists lab or a good excuse why it should not be done.
QuoteCircles on the surface
Speak of the ancient who fell from grace
Through their use of magic
They became a legend of old days.
Waters of the Dream world
Show pictures from the Land of Before
A continent of dream
That you could watch on a foreign shore.
FLUFFZILLA!
y'know... like Earzilla... only with fluff...
okay I'll go now.
Quote from: Brunhidden da Muse on June 18, 2007, 03:49:07 AM
And Jyjy will probably suggest making nutmegs tail fluffyer, to the point that Mab would be permitted. A shockingly blunt and simple solution which will most likely require a mad scientists lab or a good excuse why it should not be done.
But that defeats the whole point of
Mab having the fluffier tail!
JYRRAS: Well, I think I might be able to make Nutmeg's tail fluffier, so Mab can go back-
NUTMEG: Ooo! Nutmeg thinks that's a GREAT idea!
MAB: Wha-No! That's-that's just
evil!! I've
always had a fluffier tail than everyone else!
NUTMEG: Buh- the law says you can't!
MAB: Which is why I left, so I don't have to follow it! My tail is the softest, cuddliest, and fluffiest tail in the entire cosmos, and it will STAY that way!
I smell the power of equal powers of sugarfluffyness
Wow... I wouldn't be allowed in the fae kingdom...
Quote from: James StarRunner on June 18, 2007, 05:27:58 AM
Wow... I wouldn't be allowed in the fae kingdom...
You aren't a Fae, though >:3
*wears a purple fae suit like Tezkat*
I am fae. What are ya talking about? XD
Well, Jyrras and Lorenda were invited (though kinda jokingly and not sure if they were totally serious about leading them in)
:mowmeep So this was the simple fae tale ( tail ) , that had to be told ? Tortured by the scriptwriter, eh ?
Will Jyrras and Lorenda go into the fae world ? What will they do ?
What will they see ? ( Sounds like a windup for the next story ... )
Fluffy tail Fluffier Tail....That is it.
I wonder If the fae could ever have a ruler who make a law like this
"The King or Queen can make or abolish one stupid law per thousand years without resetting the universe."
There, now that would be a check or balance of power. It still doesn't stop the Nutmegs of the Fae from making stupid laws, but it will allow someone to erase one law at a time without hurting anybody.
Or maybe "The king or queen can only erase their own laws, but not the laws of a past king or queen," would be better? But that would make too much sense.. So forget it.
:giggle
PBH
Fae like they're laws simple, and colorful... And apparently fluffy...
And this kids, is what happens when your life has no inherent purpose.
:mowmeep Who really needs a purpose in life, really ?
Thats it?
Brilliant! :mowhappy
Quote from: kaskar on June 18, 2007, 08:11:24 AM
:mowmeep Who really needs a purpose in life, really ?
You have no idea what you just set yourself up for... But I won't act on it :3
See, this is the part where I'd sing *Inhales*
...ANTIIII-CLIMAAAAX!
(Yeah, I really do that in real life. Although I'm betting this fae dealie isn't done just yet... oh, not by a long shot...)
Quote from: kaskar on June 18, 2007, 08:11:24 AM
:mowmeep Who really needs a purpose in life, really ?
Yep, ya'll jes need some beer, sex, an' NASCAR.
*Charline spites Bill from another post!* And VORE!!! >:] Lots and lots of vore! :veryevil
While reading of Mab's problem, I am tempted to think of several light operas by Gilbert and Sullivan such as Iolanthe, Ruddigore, and The Mikado. (You can find plot summaries on Wikipedia.) I wonder if the reolution might be achieved in a similar fashion. If a fine legal mind is required to consider possible loopholes, I assume that Jyrras's mother would be available for consultation. If a mad scientist with accompanying laboratory is required, you have Jyrras himself. If it is necessary to find somebody capable of twisted plans involving tortured thinking, Biggs comes to mind. If you want an assortment of mixed nuts, you have a veritable cornucopia available for consideration.
Quote from: kaskar on June 18, 2007, 08:11:24 AM
:mowmeep Who really needs a purpose in life, really ?
Having a fluffy tail is a very important purpose!
So it was Mab that made the law about having gems on their forehead. She has good fashion sense.
*Bender voice* Stupid anti-fluffing laws...
I'm gonna miss that Piff... :< :cry
Quote from: Regal on June 18, 2007, 10:11:50 AM
Having a fluffy tail is a very important purpose!
"I fluff therefore I am"?
Quote from: Kenji on June 18, 2007, 10:28:36 AM
I'm gonna miss that Piff... :< :cry
Puff, but yeah, that's a shame.
yes but isn't the monarchy like the presidency...once a president always a president?
Quote from: Alondro on June 18, 2007, 10:03:20 AM
Quote from: kaskar on June 18, 2007, 08:11:24 AM
:mowmeep Who really needs a purpose in life, really ?
Yep, ya'll jes need some beer, sex, an' NASCAR.
*Charline spites Bill from another post!* And VORE!!! >:] Lots and lots of vore! :veryevil
You already... spote(?) me with the NASCAR bit. :<
Quote from: Tapewolf on June 18, 2007, 10:33:12 AM
Quote from: Kenji on June 18, 2007, 10:28:36 AM
I'm gonna miss that Piff... :< :cry
Puff, but yeah, that's a shame.
Well she always said it as Piff around me. Sides, Piff is funner to say. May his marrowless bones rest in budgie peace.
Quote from: Kenji on June 18, 2007, 10:52:19 AM
Well she always said it as Piff around me. Sides, Piff is funner to say. May his marrowless bones rest in budgie peace.
Weren't there two of them?
i'm with tapewolf there were two of them. Piff AND Puff
Heaps sorry amber, it sucks when they just go without any warning
This only proves that Mab has a strong will and high morality.
Mab would rather leave than alter her apearance to suit a new law that would require her to alter her apearance to be with everyone.
That proves that Mab would rather be unique than common.
It also proves that Mab loves her tail.
Mab tail :mowcookie
Quote from: Tapewolf on June 18, 2007, 10:33:12 AM
Quote from: Regal on June 18, 2007, 10:11:50 AM
Having a fluffy tail is a very important purpose!
"I fluff therefore I am"?
Well if fluffing is that important to you you could always get a job as a fluffer
Now I have the oddest picture in my mind.
*mab reading a obscure paper. "Fluffer wanted"*
Mab: Ohh I think I found the perfect job for me
Dan: Realy?
Mab: yep
*mab makes a phone call and sets up an interveiw before running off. She comes back a few hours later with a shocked look on her face*
Dan: Whats wrong Mab? Was there a problem with the interview.
Mab. I thought it was like a hairs dresser job Dan but what they wanteed... it was Gross
Quote from: kaskar on June 18, 2007, 08:11:24 AM
:mowmeep Who really needs a purpose in life, really ?
Do you really want that question answered?
Do it.
I had two cockatiels go suddenly in years past. One was flying around and smacked into the screen of a window, which wouldn't have been a bad thing if the window hadn't been loose and came sliding down on his head. :<
The other one was flying around, had a heart attack or something, and dropped dead out of the air. :<
I keep our third one pretty much in the cage at all times. He's lasted 14 years now. :P
The saga of Mab and Nutmeg runs like a Steve Earle song.
Quote from: Tapewolf on June 18, 2007, 10:55:57 AM
Quote from: Kenji on June 18, 2007, 10:52:19 AM
Well she always said it as Piff around me. Sides, Piff is funner to say. May his marrowless bones rest in budgie peace.
Weren't there two of them?
Perhaps. I guess that could be right. Mayhaps when I read "my second budgie", I was thinking of Budgie Wage and Budgie Love from before she had Piff. In that case, can't say I know Puff, but losing a lil pet is never fun. Especially when the lil feathered one reminds you of your sister. *totally dumb inside joke*
...OK, maybe my memory is impaired at the moment, but I cannot recall ever seeing Mab's tail before. Can anyone remedy this, or have we not actually seen it, thus making us needing to take Mab's word that her tail is fluffier than Nutmegs? 'Cause Nutmeg's tail looks plenty fluffy, you know.
............. :blankstare
Yeah, something's wrong with your memory (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_231.php)
so very fluffy.
on the amber rant note, i'd haveta agree with her on june.
I demand a fluffiness comparison! :o
What's the SI unit for fluffiness?
Quote from: Turnsky on June 18, 2007, 02:05:56 PM
on the amber rant note, i'd haveta agree with her on june.
A more superstitious mind might think that issuing a challenge to June was a bad idea :B
Quote from: Aleolus on June 18, 2007, 01:23:52 PM
...OK, maybe my memory is impaired at the moment, but I cannot recall ever seeing Mab's tail before. Can anyone remedy this, or have we not actually seen it, thus making us needing to take Mab's word that her tail is fluffier than Nutmegs? 'Cause Nutmeg's tail looks plenty fluffy, you know.
The tail evolves during the Warrior For Hire arc as Amber gets into gear. Around 120 and 122 it's a regular bushy tail. Around 134 it starts to fold, and by 137 it assumes the basic swiss-roll shape which it has in the subsequent arcs.
One thing that I don't get is that the last strip implied that Mab made a law that contradicted a previous law, but in this one she said she made the gem wearing law, wouldn't that have been cancelled when the system reset? I don't know maybe I'm missed some thing.
Quote from: MT Hazard on June 18, 2007, 03:57:43 PM
One thing that I don't get is that the last strip implied that Mab made a law that contradicted a previous law, but in this one she said she made the gem wearing law, wouldn't that have been cancelled when the system reset? I don't know maybe I'm missed some thing.
Mab was afraid of contradicting a previous law, you don't need something to have happened to you to be afraid of it. Else no one would fear death.
the way i'm seeing it, she was only explaining it. she didn't say anything about doing it. They wanted the explanation and all (I think)
To fluff,Or not to fluff....That is never the question >:3
So Mab is the reason all Fae wear gems! I wonder if the law was simply 'All Fae must wear gems' or more complex? 'All Fae must wear gems but Males must wear darker oclors and females lighter colors' or something..
Personally, it looks like Mab's tail could beat out any squirrel in the universe. At least it -looks- squirrelly to me...
I feel for ya with your budgie. I had a rabbit die suddenly a couple months ago, it was old age (I didn't know his age at the time, he was eight). And he had just sired a litter - so it was really bittersweet...
R.I.P. Moose. You were such a very good bunny.
Sorry to hear about you birdy, Amber. I lost a pet not too long ago, and I know how that can hit you.
Also, Mabby's floofyness shall not succumb to any rule or law, ever! A new law must be created: Any law made by Nutmeg is hereby nullified! Vive la Revolution!
As a side note, I remember when our canary K.L.H. died. My father took it upon himself to come into my room extremely early on a Saturday morning and place the cage on my stomach (I tend to sleep back to mattress) and wake me up. First thing I saw was a dead bird, feet up.
"Thanks Dad."
Quote from: Akisohida on June 18, 2007, 04:24:39 PM
So Mab is the reason all Fae wear gems! I wonder if the law was simply 'All Fae must wear gems' or more complex? 'All Fae must wear gems but Males must wear darker oclors and females lighter colors' or something..
No, It was "All Fae must wear gems on their foreheads", as quoted by Mab. Hey! maybe that's why Azlan doesn't go back to Fae kingdom, that too girly law... Yet, he doesn't hold a grudge against Mab...
PBH
Quote from: Vidar on June 18, 2007, 05:40:17 PM
Also, Mabby's floofyness shall not succumb to any rule or law, ever! A new law must be created: Any law made by Nutmeg is hereby nullified! Vive la Revolution!
That would count as a "rule that conflicts with a previous rule." Wouldn't it?
:mowmeep I like fluffy tails, why, do you have anything against them ?
Quote from: kaskar on June 18, 2007, 09:41:49 PM
:mowmeep I like fluffy tails, why, do you have anything against them ?
No, you're mistaken.
We're not against fluffy tails, we're against you.
Quote from: BillBuckner on June 18, 2007, 02:07:57 PM
What's the SI unit for fluffiness?
I think it's FpCC = follicles per cubic centimeter.
Naw, that can't be it, because you also have to factor in hair length, which is just as, or more, important than how many hairs
But longer hairs will contribute to a higher FpCC since they occupy more than one CC. If it was just a follicle count, it would use follicles per square centimeter.
Quote from: rabid_fox on June 18, 2007, 06:59:56 PM
As a side note, I remember when our canary K.L.H. died. My father took it upon himself to come into my room extremely early on a Saturday morning and place the cage on my stomach (I tend to sleep back to mattress) and wake me up. First thing I saw was a dead bird, feet up.
"Thanks Dad."
Wow, and I thought MY dad was an ass. Mine's more the 'wake-you-with-a-bucket-of-water-and-laugh' type rather then dead bird in the morning :erk
Quote from: Azraelle on June 18, 2007, 11:06:21 PM
But longer hairs will contribute to a higher FpCC since they occupy more than one CC. If it was just a follicle count, it would use follicles per square centimeter.
Ah, got it. I missed the cubic part.
*Looks*
...is Mab's tail really fluffier than Nutmeg's? Her husband's, maybe, but Nutmeg's tail is pretty darn floofy...
Quote from: Eibbor_N on June 18, 2007, 02:07:03 PM
I demand a fluffiness comparison! :o
We'll need an official fluffer to keep them in top shape.
I volunteer for the job.
So here's a question. Did Nutmeg accidentally make herself queen for life?
If no fae in the kingdom may have a tail fluffier than the queen's, then that means that Nutmeg has to give the throne to someone who has a fluffier tail, but since no fae in the kingdom can have a fluffier tail, she cannot cede the throne. Ever.
Also, I de-fluff...
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/superluser/Black_Knight.jpg)
...for no man.
No, because that just means whoever becomes king and queen next is the new standard.
amd nutmeg either jions Mab in exile or Defluffs
and you may defluff for no man but would you do it for acut girl?
Quote from: MT Hazard on June 18, 2007, 03:57:43 PM
One thing that I don't get is that the last strip implied that Mab made a law that contradicted a previous law, but in this one she said she made the gem wearing law, wouldn't that have been cancelled when the system reset? I don't know maybe I'm missed some thing.
After half a moment's thought, perhaps it resets so that the law that caused it all to be deleted is the new 'first' instead of that millennium's law being completely nuked.
Just WILD SPECULATION
Quote from: Azraelle on June 18, 2007, 11:06:21 PM
But longer hairs will contribute to a higher FpCC since they occupy more than one CC. If it was just a follicle count, it would use follicles per square centimeter.
Wouldn't it actually be the other way around, since you've now got one folicle occupying more than one cubic centimeter? That alone results in a lower FpCC count, not a higher one, since now, instead of having one FpCC, you've got
half of one FpCC.
Think we're going to need some more advanced math here. Perhaps the softness dotted with length, crossed with the inverse of the curvature the hair(curly hair is not fluffy. Poofy, maybe, but not fluffy.), times the Follicles per Square Centimeter. This would be SdotLx(1/C)*FpSC. Shortened to FpSC.
Quote from: Caswin on June 18, 2007, 11:19:31 PM
*Looks*
...is Mab's tail really fluffier than Nutmeg's? Her husband's, maybe, but Nutmeg's tail is pretty darn floofy...
Is this fluffy enough?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Silvermane21a/1181599308493.gif)
Quote from: Raist on June 19, 2007, 12:07:45 AM
Quote from: Azraelle on June 18, 2007, 11:06:21 PM
But longer hairs will contribute to a higher FpCC since they occupy more than one CC. If it was just a follicle count, it would use follicles per square centimeter.
Wouldn't it actually be the other way around, since you've now got one folicle occupying more than one cubic centimeter? That alone results in a lower FpCC count, not a higher one, since now, instead of having one FpCC, you've got half of one FpCC.
Think we're going to need some more advanced math here. Perhaps the softness dotted with length, crossed with the inverse of the curvature the hair(curly hair is not fluffy. Poofy, maybe, but not fluffy.), times the Follicles per Square Centimeter. This would be SdotLx(1/C)*FpSC. Shortened to FpSC.
Okay I think I got it, and it's a lot simpler than all this. Fluffiness (Y) equals Dry Volume of Tail (V1) minus Volume of Tail when Wet (V2) since we all know that a fluffy furry creature loses most of its fluff when wet - this quantity would then be multiplied by the Universal Fluff Constant (F). So the final formula would simply be Y = (V1 - V2) x F, and would therefore be measured simply as a volume.
Since creatures that have no fur would have the same volume to their tail both wet and dry, their Y = 0.
Actually, I don't think we've ever *seen* the area where Azlan's forehead gem would be, have we? I think his hair usually covers it up... *checks the "patches" arc to be sure* Yup; definitely his hair and not the bandana. If Azlan has a gem, his hair conveniently hides it. :mowcookie
Quote from: Azraelle on June 18, 2007, 11:06:21 PM
But longer hairs will contribute to a higher FpCC since they occupy more than one CC. If it was just a follicle count, it would use follicles per square centimeter.
Ah, but the follicle is only the place where the hair grows from, eg, it is the point in your scalp it emerges from. Therefore follicles per square centimeter and follicles per cubic centimeter would be exactly the same measure, since the follicles are all considered to be within a two-dimentional space.
:mowhappy So it seems the case that she just want's to be known as Fluffy ...
Quote from: kazzellin on June 19, 2007, 01:59:49 AM
Actually, I don't think we've ever *seen* the area where Azlan's forehead gem would be, have we? I think his hair usually covers it up... *checks the "patches" arc to be sure* Yup; definitely his hair and not the bandana. If Azlan has a gem, his hair conveniently hides it. :mowcookie
I don't think he has one. Remember the laws of the Fae kingdom are IN the Fae kingdom and Azlan lives outside of the Fae kingdom.
A good view of Mab's tail is in comic 695 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_695.php)
Quote from: Azraelle on June 19, 2007, 01:17:33 AM
Okay I think I got it, and it's a lot simpler than all this. Fluffiness (Y) equals Dry Volume of Tail (V1) minus Volume of Tail when Wet (V2) since we all know that a fluffy furry creature loses most of its fluff when wet - this quantity would then be multiplied by the Universal Fluff Constant (F). So the final formula would simply be Y = (V1 - V2) x F, and would therefore be measured simply as a volume.
Since creatures that have no fur would have the same volume to their tail both wet and dry, their Y = 0.
OK, I've spent too much time out of Chemistry class, are SI units for volume Liters, or Cubic Centimeters?
Actually, I think a better measure would be Y=(V1/V2)*F. This has the advantage Y>0, even for something like a Sponge, which has a greater wet volume when dry(Y<1), and eliminates the size differential. Mere subtraction allows a giant gryphen(you would not believe how many times I fiddled with the spelling on that word!) to have a fluffier tail than Mab, which is simply not right.
Quote from: AndersW on June 19, 2007, 10:29:59 AM
A good view of Mab's tail is in comic 695 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_695.php)
Dear lord that is a monster tail! One could get lost in it...
Quote from: Raist on June 19, 2007, 11:14:21 AM
OK, I've spent too much time out of Chemistry class, are SI units for volume Liters, or Cubic Centimeters?
Both, sortof. One cm^3 = 1 ml.
...Somehow, I expected something more ... I dunno ... plotty.
Not that I'm disappointed. :giggle
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on June 18, 2007, 11:12:01 PM
Quote from: Azraelle on June 18, 2007, 11:06:21 PM
But longer hairs will contribute to a higher FpCC since they occupy more than one CC. If it was just a follicle count, it would use follicles per square centimeter.
Ah, got it. I missed the cubic part.
Nope, all wrong.
The formula is as follows: Fluffines (in floofs) = Follicles per square cm * surface of skin in square cm * (avarage number of hairs / follicle) * avarage hair length.
Quote from: Zorro on June 19, 2007, 01:04:55 AM
Quote from: Caswin on June 18, 2007, 11:19:31 PM
*Looks*
...is Mab's tail really fluffier than Nutmeg's? Her husband's, maybe, but Nutmeg's tail is pretty darn floofy...
Is this fluffy enough?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Silvermane21a/1181599308493.gif)
*stares and can't keep eyes from screen*
*pool of drool starts collecting near keyboard...*
*FZZT!* *twitch-twitch*
wtf is that shit
Quote from: Vidar on June 19, 2007, 12:15:34 PM
Nope, all wrong.
The formula is as follows: Fluffines (in floofs) = Follicles per square cm * surface of skin in square cm * (avarage number of hairs / follicle) * avarage hair length.
A measurement of fluffiness would actually have to take the stiffness of the hairs into account as well as muscular contraction at the hair root that causes the hair to stand out. If the hairs were as stiff as porcupine quills, it wouldn't be very fluffy. If the hairs had no rigidity, they would droop like a cat who has just come in from a monsoon.
There actually is a great deal of computer graphics research going into characteristics of hair. However, a lot of the research is highly proprietary and secretive. However, one of the problems that you will find is that different people use the word fluffiness for different attributes. If you enter the words hair, computer, and simulation into Google, you will see a large number of references.
By the way, if you compare the number of hairs per square unit of skin and the lengths of the hairs, human beings actually compare relatively well with animals that are considered furry. However, the hairs have extremely small diameters and differ in some other properties.
Quote from: BillBuckner on June 19, 2007, 12:34:49 PM
wtf is that shit
::Smacks for vulgarness::
Watch and be happy!
That's enough from you, flamebait.
It somewhat reminds me of Onis yet the tail is fluffy
You know, in this floofyness calculation, I think you'd also have to take in follicle shape (resulting in curly hair), as well as undercoat/overcoat ratio.
Poodles are really "fluffy", but that's in large part due to the curly nature of the hair. And a dog like a Siberian Husky wouldn't be nearly as floofy without it's undercoat...
Or we could just get someone magical, oh perhaps a fae, to make a sign that magically tells you who is fluffiest.
That's not very scientific.
Then let Jyrras supervise.
Quote from: Kenji on June 19, 2007, 03:50:46 PMOr we could just get someone magical, oh perhaps a fae, to make a sign that magically tells you who is fluffiest.
You know what must be done now.
Hey, Kria, what does the scouter say about her fluffy level?
(I'm sorry. Kinda.)
The floofyness is over nine THOUSAAAAAND!!!!
Get off my internetz! *shakes broom*
Ummm, Amber? That doesn't work quite as well when you shake the handle at them...
Try my method...*hands Amber a spiney mace*
and that someone has to die :<
You're just bitter at me 'cuz I told you off in the moved one-liners thread >:3
its true :grave
Quote from: Amber Williams on June 19, 2007, 05:13:14 PM
Get off my internetz! *shakes broom*
Quote from: Kenji on June 19, 2007, 05:16:18 PM
Ummm, Amber? That doesn't work quite as well when you shake the handle at them...
I am reminded of that old traditional piece of advice
Speak softly and carry a five terrawatt laser.
If you mount it in the broom handle, it might get their attention.
i just wanted to say my fav mab tail fluff moment is comic 231.....so very mab lol :mowcookie
.......
Kaskar, that's the one I linked to earlier in this thread.
That's not Kaskar, though it appears to be as stupid as him.
Whoops. Oh friggycraps. Apologies, um....*lookes closer*...uh, kalika36?
Considering what happens when you touch the antennae, would you really want to try to measuring the fluffiness of the tail?
http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_404.php
Personally, I feel that trying to know information like that is like trying to answer the question as to whether a dress makes a girl look fat.
http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff300/fv00211.htm
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on June 19, 2007, 05:01:49 PM
The floofyness is over nine THOUSAAAAAND!!!!
*Charline feh* Oh yeah? Well I am very floofy too and my floofiness is over 1 million! >:3
Well, heck, look at Nutmeg's tail right here in 797. That looks legitimately fluffier than Mab's tail.