They most likely are Patreons so they get to see the comic long before we do, so they can have an answer copypasta as soon as it appears at 0:01 New York time.
Seems that about half of these assume that you’re using too many blankets. And another one assumes you’re sharing your bed with a loved one. And another one assumes that you PJ up strangely early.
I’ll give it the twisted shirt thing though. I have specific processes in place just to avoid that.
Well, to be fair, you are already from Australia (right?) so you get a natural +5 racial modifier to your hardcore already. If you put more bonuses into it your gonna hog it all and not give any to the rest of us.
Apparently Perth, Australia Western has 4 seasons, Nice But Getting Warmer, Melt The Road Surface Hot, Nice But Cooling Off, & Raining. Daniel the Human says he’s a Winterbaby, apparently having no problem with the cold, but still hasn’t seen snow. Tolerates the heat tho, while I enjoy air -con on the 40+ Celsius days…
Buuuuuuuut Becky has seen just as much Hymmel as Joyce, and you just know that Joyce spent a decent time of their childhood gushing about that cute little mouse boy. I just wait for Becky to go “…you look kinda familiar” followed by an epic FREAKOUT from both Joyce and Walky.
“Clearly he should have fought her, subdued her, and thrown her into bed.”
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No, but he could have at least taken Sal back inside the room and left her seated in the chair like he did the first time.
in all seriousness, tho, tipsy/drunk people ask for things that often go counter to good sense, so it’s not really a good idea to do what they say [for instance, “don’t call the police”]
Generally speaking, I agree with you wholeheartedly.
But, I’m going to give Jason a pass here anyhow. He saw her home safely (despite having to practically drag her there) and offered to help her into get into her bunk (although Sal declined). Their relationship is pretty volatile, so I don’t think it’s fair to expect much more than that from him.
Wow, in the last strip I totally thought that Sal was alluding to getting railed against a wall by Jason. I didn’t realize she literally wanted help with leaning.
Hey man, deeply held religious beliefs that conflict with your disposition towards doing right by your loved ones are one thing, but some things are just sacred.
Amber: Oh, for gods sake…. FINE, I’ll put on my costume again to avenge my sworn enemy and start-of-darkness catalysts from the most ridiculous arch enemy ever.
Danny: To be fair, that IS in line with being a super hero.
…I’d love to see someone try that on Sal. Even a sleeping Sal.
Sal stops being The Scout when she’s sleeping, and turns into The Heavy. A big, grumpy bear who would really like you to be quiet now – no? Ooooookay, here come the GLoves Of Massive Pain.
I’m not sure I understand Becky’s dialogue. Is she saying there was a D&MM character that was a sensitive person with clairvoyant powers (so like, an emotion scanner?), who was hardcore? Okay, I guess that makes sense, it’s a person with empathetic powers who is not necessarily a sweet and empathetic person. Is that referencing something specific from IW! or is it just a random trope-y thing that Willis randomly decided on to give Becky dialogue in that panel?
In IW! there was a character who was a sentient electronic named “sensitive scanner.” It was a sensitive piece of equipment, and also its feeling were easily hurt. Delightful.
I’m having a hard time picturing Sensitive Scanner as being “hardcore”, though. What is Dexter and Monkey Master version of Sensitive Scanner even like?
Thanks to those of you who explained the IW! connection. I also clicked the “Sensitive Scanner” character tag and found a few other strips where characters talk about her, so it makes more sense now.
But Congresswoman Robin Desanto has not been confirmed to have ever worn a sombrero in this universe. How can we be sure of their coolness without her implicit endorsement?
Wait, what’s the logistics here – did they go to see Dexter and Monkey Master after sushi? Does that mean all four of them were crammed up in Walky’s room watching cartoons? Maaaaan. We are missing out on some shenanigans here.
Becky is still holding a torch for Chastity Churchmouse. Dream on Becky – you will find that key one day.
Jason, the least you could have done was to put Sal back in her chair. Poor girl could have used a nights sleep.
I’m also very, very happy to see Joyce and Becky take time admits all the drama to just be friends.
But she asked him to lean her against the wall! I think she might never have forgiven him the ‘you should be in your chair, why yes it’s precisely the same as being leaned against a wall.’ Hee.
Becky is still holding a torch for Chastity Churchmouse. Dream on Becky – you will find that key one day..
*Remembers Robin Hood, Men In Tights, end credits specifically. Camera is slowly zooming away from a castle window, where Robin & Marilyn are finally getting together, now they’re married & he’s about to use a key to unlock her chastity belt…*
“We have a problem”
*calm tone*”What?”
“It doesn’t fit”
*unhappy, surprised tone*”WHAT?”
“I know. CALL THE LOCKSMITH!”
*Order gets repeated as it’s passed on through the castle…*
Theory time: Joyce and Becky meet up with Sarah whose just spent a nice day ruining all her relationships. Sarah proceeds to drop the truthbomb that Becky can’t stay in their room for long and has to find permanent housing.
Ya know I didn’t think of this till just now, but I really hope Sal didn’t like seriously injure herself there. I mean it kinda looks like she fell forward rather than slid over.
Surprised she stayed upright that long. She’s propped up against the wall like a log, with only the tips of her heels touching the ground. Well, I guess her whole left side is touching the ground now.
Arikel is implying that only rebellious counterculture teenagers would describe themselves as being pagan. Of course, this isn’t really true. That said, though, paganism isn’t one religion but a whole bunch of not really related at all religions, so someone who actually belongs to one of them probably wouldn’t just say that they’re “pagan.”
To elaborate, paganism today essentially means “anything that’s not Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, or I guess Shintoism.” Of course, this is actually more specific than its meaning in ancient times, which is just “anything that’s not Judaism.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_paganism is what you’re thinking of.
Modern/Neo paganism specifically refers to modern representations of historical European religious cultures, and as such ‘Pagan’ in this day and age tends to refer specifically to that.
But, even so, you’re nevertheless right- to quote the linked article: “Although they do share commonalities, contemporary Pagan religious movements are diverse and no single set of beliefs, practices, or texts are shared by them all.”
Which, of course, is why they’re so associated with ‘the rebellious teenage counterculture’- Choose Your Own Paganism has its appeal in that regard.
So, to summarize, since these modern religious cultures aren’t based on any firm singular historical faith, everyone I’ve ever met that adheres to some form of Neo-Paganism does indeed refer to themselves as ‘Pagan’.
This is NOT true for people who follow contemporary/non-European Pagan religions- of which, as you noted, basically every major non-Abrahamic religion falls under.
YESSS. I’m glad I’m not the only one who immediately thought of that regarding the alt text. (I wonder if the reference was intentional?)
After all, the world bores you when you’re cool.
Well, it looks like my prediction #1 (revised edition) didn’t quite pan out. Looks like they got as far a the bonding moment (kinda, tried, but not quite), then he propped her up & left. Oh well, no biggy…
Least I got #3 right. Not that it was hard to do… 😛
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Becky digs Chastity like Bronies dig Twilight Sparkle hurr hurr hurr
*bleaches brain*
If Becky’s a furry, that adds a whole new dimension to her awkward journey of self discovery.
How long before she’s walking around campus saying “Hey everybody, I think everyone would be sexier with cat ears and fur!”
She could get weirder than that.
I think that might be more Carla’s thing…if Carla had a thing anyway.
Carla’s reaction to the video: “HEY! That is a hate crime!”
Compared to the comments section?
Either that, or, “UM… I’ll be in my bunk!”
Hmmm, could get her revved up I guess…
What does Carla have against Squirrel Girl? Carla and Squirrel Girl… hmm… I’ll be in my treehouse and/or garage.
Actually it gets worse than that:
http://youtu.be/h1Dyqas6Sm8
Seriously. The site wouldn’t let me in until a minute ago. How’d you get in so quick to still have time to comment that fast?
I think it’s like how Gene Wilder was a faster draw than everyone else in Blazing Saddles.
YeAh BuT I pOsT wItH ThiS hANd,
win.
They most likely are Patreons so they get to see the comic long before we do, so they can have an answer copypasta as soon as it appears at 0:01 New York time.
Yeah but Jen just straight up has superpowers cause she was doin this before patreon was even a website.
She has a buffer of comments done up and pre-uploaded. She’s currently got them pre-written and loaded up until July 7, 2015.
So that’s what that thing is!
I suspect Jen gives enough in the Patreon that Willis lets her queue up her comments before midnight. 😉
There’s probably like fifty Jen comments that we don’t see cause only the best one is allowed in. Such a shame 🙁
I figure Jen is secretly a Chrono Sorceress.
Is copypasta something you can eat? Is there such a thing printerghetti?
that sounds like a delicacy of jen aside-landia! I’d eat it!
Copypasta Explained
Spawn camping.
The site is always locked down until Jen Aside posts first comment. It’s a feature, for your protection.
Does that mean she overreacted to Chastity getting wings and becoming a princess?
AN ANGEL SURELY
Too cool for D&M too.
ZZZZZ!
Either Sal is asleep or doing a Bee impression.
It’s official. Sal is cool in her sleep.
Even when she sleeps, she emits waves of coolness
It will be the first time in ages she has slept with more than just her gloves on.
Nah she had underpants too.
Commando is way more comfortable.
…you sound as if though you speak from experience… (cowers in fear of the hardcore)
You say it like that’s a bad thing…
I guess I’m just not hardcore enough (Sure all eat the friggin world but sleep nude? -shudders-)
Jack Black: You know your not hardcore!
Female chorus: (No your not hardcore)
Jack Black: Unless you live hardcore!
Female chorus: (You live hardcore)
Just gonna leave this here…..
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-benefits-sleeping-naked-you-probably-didnt-know.html
Your article be damned! I still refuse!
…reads article…
Seems that about half of these assume that you’re using too many blankets. And another one assumes you’re sharing your bed with a loved one. And another one assumes that you PJ up strangely early.
I’ll give it the twisted shirt thing though. I have specific processes in place just to avoid that.
Well, to be fair, you are already from Australia (right?) so you get a natural +5 racial modifier to your hardcore already. If you put more bonuses into it your gonna hog it all and not give any to the rest of us.
Yes indeed, I’m an Aussie Munchkin. ^_^
I know right? I only wear clothes to bed if it’s cold enough to need them.
I’m in Canada and under like six feet of snow; so far it hasn’t been cold enough.
I’m a winter person myself. ^_^
PM:
Come on, Australia has no winter, just summer and three springs.
Well, snow is an excellent insulator.
NotFred: That is more or less true in Adelaide, I miss the winters I enjoyed back when I lived in Canberra.
Apparently Perth, Australia Western has 4 seasons, Nice But Getting Warmer, Melt The Road Surface Hot, Nice But Cooling Off, & Raining. Daniel the Human says he’s a Winterbaby, apparently having no problem with the cold, but still hasn’t seen snow. Tolerates the heat tho, while I enjoy air -con on the 40+ Celsius days…
I just remembered that Lana’s mom called it “sky clad” in a recent episode of Archer.
Then I remembered Keith David and the writers in that same episode for the slick, non-obscene reference to a Mantan Moreland dick joke.
“Sky Clad” is a pagan religious term for worship in the nude.
Thanks for saving me the trouble of combing through Google results before that inevitably turns into an assault on my attention span.
Also the name for the Digambara sect of Jain monks.
Are they nudists?
Something Billie will be thankful about when their heater breaks.
It’s amazing neither of them smelled the alcohol
Should be strong enough to drown out the tobacco musk, even.
They’ve been around Billie, so perhaps the booze-detecting cells in their noses have been overloaded and died.
Apparently Sal can’t hold it well, meaning it won’t take as much grog to knock her round. Less grog in the system, less smell, same effect tho…
Not gonna be so cool in about a second.
Better than Hymmel the Hymnal? Blasphemy!
Somewhat literally!
Three month old moldering cheese is better than Hymmel, and any god that would condemn a man for thinking so is clearly evil anyway!
Sal is cooler asleep than most people are awake.
probably from wearing less than they do
Yeah, Sal does need a sombrero.
I wonder if Joyce has told Becky about Walky’s dramatic childhood secret yet.
Joyce is taking that one to the grave. She’s not going to admit even the possibility that she had a crush on Walky. *shivers*
What secret? *mindwipe*
Buuuuuuuut Becky has seen just as much Hymmel as Joyce, and you just know that Joyce spent a decent time of their childhood gushing about that cute little mouse boy. I just wait for Becky to go “…you look kinda familiar” followed by an epic FREAKOUT from both Joyce and Walky.
I would not be opposed to this.
Hmm, possible…
*Fetches the popped popcorn, pulls up a beach chair & waits for the show…
…yes, Jason, you are an absolute gentleman, propping a girl against a wall and walking away
Uh………. yes? Respecting a person’s wishes sounds pretty gentlemanly to me
But sometimes people wish for dumb things, especially when they’re drunk, so maybe gentlemanly but unwise then?
Perhaps. She’s right outside her room, though.
Maybe he expects Billie to drag her in, which would be sensible if Billie wasn’t ya know busy getting crunk with Ruth.
I know you probably meant “drunk” but the image of Billie getting crunk is hilarious to me.
Actually where I’m from crunk is used in place of drunk pretty regularly.
I know it can be used interchangeably but the image of Billie going all Lil Jon and yelling, “YEAH! WHAT?! OK!” is hilarious.
Oh…Well now I look like a fool
(I mean more than I already did obviously)
“…she got the speakers in the trunk, with the bass on crunk.”
Clearly he should have fought her, subdued her, and thrown her into bed. This would certainly have been a far more acceptable action.
She’s a dumbass. It isn’t his problem that she is a dumbass. He already did far more than he needed to or she deserved.
“Clearly he should have fought her, subdued her, and thrown her into bed.”
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No, but he could have at least taken Sal back inside the room and left her seated in the chair like he did the first time.
Hey! It’s what the lady requested.
in all seriousness, tho, tipsy/drunk people ask for things that often go counter to good sense, so it’s not really a good idea to do what they say [for instance, “don’t call the police”]
[[just sayin’, sorry this isn’t a funny]]
“You know we get really, really excited about really bad ideas when we drink. And it’s your job to talk us out of it.”
Generally speaking, I agree with you wholeheartedly.
But, I’m going to give Jason a pass here anyhow. He saw her home safely (despite having to practically drag her there) and offered to help her into get into her bunk (although Sal declined). Their relationship is pretty volatile, so I don’t think it’s fair to expect much more than that from him.
Wow, in the last strip I totally thought that Sal was alluding to getting railed against a wall by Jason. I didn’t realize she literally wanted help with leaning.
Wasn’t just me then. We got filthy minds.
Exactly what you just said, but without the sarcasm. B)
Finally, a strip with Joyce and Becky in it that’s not about drama or lesbian stuff.
Pardon me, but Becky not thinking D&MM is the best thing ever threatens her friendship with Joyce WAY more than the lesbian thing ever did.
I hope you’re joking, because there is no way in hell that Joyce is that shallow.
Of course.
Hey man, deeply held religious beliefs that conflict with your disposition towards doing right by your loved ones are one thing, but some things are just sacred.
It worked out for Joyce and Dorothy. I’m sure they will mend that gap as well.
But Dorothy is like a billion times cooler than becky.
But Becky is rad so there is that.
A sombrero is the silliest of hats
And the largest, too.
I dunno, I think the fez is pretty silly too. In an adorable Ottoman Empire kind of way.
A baseball cap, turned brim backwards and worn indoors, is the silliest.
Or at least the most inappropriate.
So what are YOUR interests, Becky, hmmmm?
She wants to take up gardening.
And pearl diving…
And interior design, she’d love to try her hand at laying carpet.
Wow. You guys know a lot more about her than I do. I thought she was just into chicks this whole time. She has a lot more depth than I realized.
She wants to try beaver trapping.
“Oh man! A hot chick unconscious in the middle of the hallway! You know what that means. EVERYONE GRAB A MARKER.”
Don’t forget the bowl of warm water. 😀
That’s too evil, even by my standarts.
BWAHAHAHAHA!
The DingDong Bandit Returns!
And make a chalk outline of Sal on the floor of the hallway, right?
Revenge of the WDB?
Attack of the DDB!
What do you want? Classic swirly moustache? Racoon mask? Blackeye? The sky’s the limit here.
There is always the old standby, a dick on the forehead.
The Ding-Dong bandit strikes again.
Amber: Oh, for gods sake…. FINE, I’ll put on my costume again to avenge my sworn enemy and start-of-darkness catalysts from the most ridiculous arch enemy ever.
Danny: To be fair, that IS in line with being a super hero.
Ha. Have an internet!
Wonder how hard it’d be to do the full-body tuxedo on her? Monocle & everything…
Jig-gle-ly puff…
Guess I’m changing avatars for today.
OH MY!
(Kasumi Tendo not George Takei)
Can’t it be both?
GT Oh Mys are for naughtier replies, KT Oh Mys are more wholesome.
Forgive me then, reading your previous comment made me mentally photoshop the two of them together for an imaginary “Oh My” GIF.
…I’d love to see someone try that on Sal. Even a sleeping Sal.
Sal stops being The Scout when she’s sleeping, and turns into The Heavy. A big, grumpy bear who would really like you to be quiet now – no? Ooooookay, here come the GLoves Of Massive Pain.
Even her Sleep Zs are cool! Zorry would be proud to leave that Z carved on a hacienda wall!
Zorro, I mean. After midnight my hands turn back into pumpkins, so it’s hard to type.
Oh, I just thought you and Zorro were like bros or something.
*gasp* Could it be that Joyce is becoming disillusioned with Sal?
Or more likely, she actually believes not responding to greetings makes somebody cool.
The second one. Joyce can’t be disillusioned with people who drive motorcycles, it’s impossible.
Aww, did Jason actually prop her up like she asked?
Seems that way…
I’m not sure I understand Becky’s dialogue. Is she saying there was a D&MM character that was a sensitive person with clairvoyant powers (so like, an emotion scanner?), who was hardcore? Okay, I guess that makes sense, it’s a person with empathetic powers who is not necessarily a sweet and empathetic person. Is that referencing something specific from IW! or is it just a random trope-y thing that Willis randomly decided on to give Becky dialogue in that panel?
It’s something specific from IW!
In IW! there was a character who was a sentient electronic named “sensitive scanner.” It was a sensitive piece of equipment, and also its feeling were easily hurt. Delightful.
I’m having a hard time picturing Sensitive Scanner as being “hardcore”, though. What is Dexter and Monkey Master version of Sensitive Scanner even like?
Well, there was Sensitive Scanner’s alter ego…
:O You mean THE AMAZI-SCANNER??
Possibly my favorite character in IW! Monkey Master was the only one she would confide in (read: share the results of her scans).
…That said, I wouldn’t want to rely on one in any lab I work in. Lab equipment makes us batty enough as it is.
Would that be like Marvin the Paranoid Android from H2G2?
“something specific from IW!”
This. It is in fact not a person, but a literal sentient scanning machine that is also very sensitive (read: whiny).
Thanks to those of you who explained the IW! connection. I also clicked the “Sensitive Scanner” character tag and found a few other strips where characters talk about her, so it makes more sense now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgiCechWNCo <- What I was thinking…
Ah, sleep. That’s where I’m a viking!
Everything is cooler with sombreros. Fact.
Even pickles?
Si.
Especially pickles.
But Congresswoman Robin Desanto has not been confirmed to have ever worn a sombrero in this universe. How can we be sure of their coolness without her implicit endorsement?
Because Hobbes said so. Ages ago.
You mean, you haven’t seen THAT tape?
Wow, I thought everyone had.
Hey, you should ask Willis, he’s into all that freaky stuff, I’m sure he’d be willing to upload it to Slipshine for you…
Would anybody here actually want to see that? Wait, no, I don’t want to know the answer…
You Can Leave Your Hat On: DeSanto and Manley Do the Act
Oh, no, I’m talking about the sequel, ‘Legislative Body’.
But yeah, nothing quite matches up to the original, I suppose.
Even with talking cactus.
GWS has reached its end. Goodbye, McPedro, we hardly knew ya (but of what we knew, you were a bit of a douche)
Wait, what’s the logistics here – did they go to see Dexter and Monkey Master after sushi? Does that mean all four of them were crammed up in Walky’s room watching cartoons? Maaaaan. We are missing out on some shenanigans here.
Becky is still holding a torch for Chastity Churchmouse. Dream on Becky – you will find that key one day.
Jason, the least you could have done was to put Sal back in her chair. Poor girl could have used a nights sleep.
I’m also very, very happy to see Joyce and Becky take time admits all the drama to just be friends.
But she asked him to lean her against the wall! I think she might never have forgiven him the ‘you should be in your chair, why yes it’s precisely the same as being leaned against a wall.’ Hee.
He may have also been a bit miffed with her…
I would have taken the opportunity to draw on her face with a whiteboard marker.
….now I really wish Jason had done that. Just a little trig proof or something, right on the forehead in whiteboard marker.
Becky is still holding a torch for Chastity Churchmouse. Dream on Becky – you will find that key one day..
*Remembers Robin Hood, Men In Tights, end credits specifically. Camera is slowly zooming away from a castle window, where Robin & Marilyn are finally getting together, now they’re married & he’s about to use a key to unlock her chastity belt…*
“We have a problem”
*calm tone*”What?”
“It doesn’t fit”
*unhappy, surprised tone*”WHAT?”
“I know. CALL THE LOCKSMITH!”
*Order gets repeated as it’s passed on through the castle…*
No wait this is perfect. Now Joyce just needs to grab Dina and they can all disinterestedly prop themselves against the wall and rebel.
YES!
Billie: …
…
….
What?
Billie: I WANNA BE COOL ALSO.
(Later)
Ruth: “….”
They should have done that before tipped over. Dominoes!
Cool kids bowling pins.
Sal would be even more cooler if she was a cyborg ninja wearing a sombrero!!!
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Metal Sal Rising: Revengenace
I like it. Who can be Bladewolf for her?
Now I’m picturing Amazi-Girl as Jetstream Sam and I never realized how much I wanted this.
Can we do a Terminator 2 remake where Sal is a T-1000 that forms from a sheer pool of awesome?
Sounds a bit more like Teminatrix to me…
I liked that lady, got my Energon flowing…
Theory time: Joyce and Becky meet up with Sarah whose just spent a nice day ruining all her relationships. Sarah proceeds to drop the truthbomb that Becky can’t stay in their room for long and has to find permanent housing.
And she’d be way cooler with Mickey Mouse pants!
Or maybe she’d be New Wave. Either works.
I just knew I’d be beaten to this joke. Bravo!
Cooler with a sombrero?
Heh heh heh, I like their style…
Way past cool!! …I’ll just go back to my corner with old school sonic…
Jason made sure she looked cool when he propped her up. he must have mad mannequin skills.
Hobbes disagrees with the +cool of sombreros.
What fun is it being cool if you can’t wear a sombrero??
(I was starting to believe I was the only one catching the reference)
Yeah, what she really needs is mickey mouse pants!
Ya know I didn’t think of this till just now, but I really hope Sal didn’t like seriously injure herself there. I mean it kinda looks like she fell forward rather than slid over.
Nah, she’s too cool for serious injury.
Sal only experiences the pain from the darkest turmoils of her heart.
Also getting stabbed that one time.
Might get a concussion, but she should be all right. It’s the elderly that you really need to worry about falling.
But you’re not supposed to sleep if you have a concussion…and she’s kinda already asleep.
I mean she’d probably wake up but if not >.>
What’s the point of being cool if you can’t wear a sombrero?
When it comes down to it, what’s the point of not wearing a sombrero?
It needs a downspout or drain when you live in Seattle?
I got Mickey Mouse pants! With the buttons! Am I cool now?
I think you’re more like new wave
At least she didn’t puke on his shoes, I guess.
Oh, I see. She’s waiting for Billie. Even drunk, Sal’s figured something out.
I like this theory.
Surprised she stayed upright that long. She’s propped up against the wall like a log, with only the tips of her heels touching the ground. Well, I guess her whole left side is touching the ground now.
Much more stable that way, until she rolls into the hallway.
In ref. to the definition of ‘sky clad’, it is not a ‘real’ Pagan term for worshipping in the nude. About like Twilight compares to original vampires.
PS. (Yes, I do know. I’m a Pagan).
So what do you call it when you worship in the nude, then?
Being too lazy to put on clothes.
Couldn’t afford the fancy robes?
9 AM on a Sunday?
How’s 8th grade going for ya?
Can’t speak for anyone else, but…I have no idea what your talking about.
Arikel is implying that only rebellious counterculture teenagers would describe themselves as being pagan. Of course, this isn’t really true. That said, though, paganism isn’t one religion but a whole bunch of not really related at all religions, so someone who actually belongs to one of them probably wouldn’t just say that they’re “pagan.”
To elaborate, paganism today essentially means “anything that’s not Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, or I guess Shintoism.” Of course, this is actually more specific than its meaning in ancient times, which is just “anything that’s not Judaism.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_paganism is what you’re thinking of.
Modern/Neo paganism specifically refers to modern representations of historical European religious cultures, and as such ‘Pagan’ in this day and age tends to refer specifically to that.
But, even so, you’re nevertheless right- to quote the linked article: “Although they do share commonalities, contemporary Pagan religious movements are diverse and no single set of beliefs, practices, or texts are shared by them all.”
Which, of course, is why they’re so associated with ‘the rebellious teenage counterculture’- Choose Your Own Paganism has its appeal in that regard.
So, to summarize, since these modern religious cultures aren’t based on any firm singular historical faith, everyone I’ve ever met that adheres to some form of Neo-Paganism does indeed refer to themselves as ‘Pagan’.
This is NOT true for people who follow contemporary/non-European Pagan religions- of which, as you noted, basically every major non-Abrahamic religion falls under.
Viva la Sombrero~!
“she’d be cooler if she had a sombrero” I UNDERSTOOD THAT REFERENCE <3
Had a friend fall over like Sal just did. Chipped his top front teeth the night before graduation. His parents were not best pleased.
Billie: “Dude, waking up in strange places is my thing. Why are you biting my style?”
mickey mouse buttons would be pretty new wave.
YESSS. I’m glad I’m not the only one who immediately thought of that regarding the alt text. (I wonder if the reference was intentional?)
After all, the world bores you when you’re cool.
Well, it looks like my prediction #1 (revised edition) didn’t quite pan out. Looks like they got as far a the bonding moment (kinda, tried, but not quite), then he propped her up & left. Oh well, no biggy…
Least I got #3 right. Not that it was hard to do… 😛
That is a REALLY obscure alt text reference. Unless there’s a more obvious reference I’m missing.
Not as per Calvin- https://donutworld.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/calvin1.jpg
Yay! Calvin & Hobbes reference. My childhood, right there…