I know I should care more about this (what with the whole Aussie/Kiwi rivalry), but this is one of those times when it’s not really a contest because we in New Zealand know better than to bother with it, and honestly don’t care. Like Russell Crowe – you guys can keep him.
He was born in New Zealand, but no one really wants to claim him as theirs. Or in the words of Rove McManus:
“When he’s good, he’s a New Zealander. When he’s throwing phones, he’s one of us Aussies.”
Or something to that effect. It was a couple of years ago that he said that, so it won’t be word-for-word.
Chaos
Damn refresh monkeys!
TheGurw
You know, a simple solution to the ‘First’ dilemma is to post at a random time between 10PM and 10AM the next morning. You could even decided on the time the night before and have it auto-upload if you wish!
Well, this comic answered my unspoken question of where the finger(s) went: the hoohaa or the pooper…
It was the pooper.
Steel
I don’t know, the hoohaa if poked hard enough really makes you cringe, just ask my ex >_> <__> not that it was on purpose
Pashakitty
Yeah, but up the hoohaa doesn’t leave you walking funny for a couple of days after. It’s remarkably resilient but the pooper is only meant to be a one way street so anything shoved up there without warning is going to make you walk funny for a while.
Ammyanto
What the..? o.O If it hurts enough down there it’s gonna make you walk funny! You don’t know if she got scratched by nails, and that really makes it hurt. Especially while walking.
You should see me walk after riding a horse for too long. My legs are fine, and so is my ass, but when there’s blood between your legs and you’re not on your period – that’s a good way to start a funny walk.
The New Tony
I say let the people look forward to their “First” comment… as long as that’s not all they are here for and enjoy the comic!! (and post about it).
Paul
Hehe, then the “first” guys could be sitting there refreshing until 4am!
YYEEAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! THAT JEWISH DUDE RULEs OVER ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVEN THOUGH I FORGOT TO USE THE PSEUDONYM ‘FIRSTMASTER’!!!!!!!
Now on to the comic…i fail to see how Nate transferring to Frozen Foods is going to solve anything. He and Tracy will still work in the same store.While they will see less of each other, they will still run into each other every now and then.
Unless one of them takes the initiative and constantly ducks behind shelfs to avoid contact with the other.
mm… I agree with you TJD
I was expecting something slightly more drastic lol
Also wow! the picnic ended quickly!
I guess after a main event like that its hard to really make the rest of it seem interesting =p
That Jewish Dude
Is it just That Jewish Dude? Or does Tracy’s expression in the last panel look happy? Perhaps she enjoyed the finger more than she lets on.
*Miranda Walks into the store*
*Tracy runs into her arm and kisses her passionately*
“Miranda!! My love!! Ever since the beach I have been burning with desire that I could not quench alone!! Take me, right here in the middle of the Store!! I don’t care who sees!! For our love is pure!!”
*Miranda drops her*
“Uhhh… I’m here to buy Hand sanatizer in a vain attempt to get the feeling of you off of my hand. I know it is vain because I still feel it there after using boiling water, acid, and boiling acid.
-TJD
The Negro Guy
The Negro Guy says sadly life doesn’t work that way. As Murphy’s law states, “Anything that can go bad, will go bad.”
Mujaki
Yeah, but that’s why they invented the freezer. To delay it from going bad immediately.
Kirrawayru
You’ve clearly never heard the O’Toole theory “Murphy was an optomist.”
Neil
It’s usually quoted as “Anything that can go *wrong* will go *wrong*”. Then again, that bears very little relation to the original version, because Murphy’s Law tends to act on itself.
(Oh, and I admit to refreshing when the comic was due, but my laptop battery died about 10s after it came up. I’m in the Greenwich time zone, so I’m very rarely online at that time.)
The lorax
Theres also murphy’s extended law stating that what ever can go wrong will go wrong and in the worst way possible. Which leads into murph’s compound law. Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong, in the worst way possible, and in the worst order.
Lazruth
Yeah, I thought she looked pretty happy too. Glad to see it wasn’t just me.
Plasmo
Okay seriously, how is hand sanatizer going to clean what boiling water, acid, and, for some odd reason, boiling acid, couldn’t?
congrats on being the FIRST to actually say something about the comic *genuine aplause and hands you a little purple crown*
they will work in the same store, but at a super market the office staff NEVER are on the floor; or they look like they don’t have enough work to do and maybe need to have there hours cut.
She works in the office he works on the floor now so Not unless he’s getting reprimanded or she’s angling to get her hours cut (office staff except for the Manager and assistant manager stick to the office and the floor ppl stay OUT)
I once worked in the Dairy/Frozen department a number of years ago…..SO MUCH BETTER than dealing with customers ALL DAY LONG (This place had stupid prices so very few people shopped there during my shifts).
Wait, wait… Which one was it: Were you dealing with customers ALL DAY LONG, or were the stupid prices keeping it down to very few people during your shift?
Just trying to resolve the apparent contradiction.
Uh…. Wait! Hold on! Trying to give a damn about those who are first….. Almost… Dere…. Nope, comic strip got in the way of the attempt to give a damn to those that were first to make a comment…
You’re just jealous. To be honest, I used to think that the whole ‘FIRST!!!’ Game was a load of crap as well, but after I was the first to comment, I was addicted.
You have to try it sometime. Feel the rush that comes with being first.
I only care about improving the quality of the first posts; just plain “First!” simply doesn’t cut it any more. Anyway, I’m glad Nate’s not quitting. Now he can keep making Tracy’s life hell, and ours more fun. 😀
Wait, why does Tracy look so happy, when she thinks Nate has quit? Bitch is the one who started it. And refused to end it. If anything, SHE should be quitting. >.<
Having shopped for years in the real FoodBaron, I can say with conviction that they could go a long time without seeing each other. However, since Frozen Food is only one aisle over from Dairy, (and I could see Tracy going for natural yeast infection cures over in the yogurt aisle), keeping an eye on the big convex mirror in the corner would be a good idea.
im wondering what it has to do with me cause im so egotistical that my last name is now the center of the plot… yea actually i thought something about the baseball team outta maryland
“Does the Space-cold make your nipples go all pointy Bowie?
Do you use your pointy nipples as telescoping antennae to transmit data back to earth?
I bet you do, you freaky old bastard you”
Aww, I had wanted that picnic to go on forever. It was the best arc ever…
You know, Tracy looks a wee bit humbled. I bet having a finger in your ass does that to ya…
111 thoughts on “Changes”
That Jewish Dude
FIRST!!!!!
-TJD
Zerokt15
DAMN YOU SERVER ERROR 500!!!
Nick Wright
Sadly, the server apparently could not withstand so many repeated F5s.
zerokt15
D=
I shall not be disheartened!
The comment shall come!
It shall be a win for all us Aussie readers =D
The Negro Guy
…right…said by The Negro Guy.
David Herbert
I’m an aussie and I got a few firsts.
Of course I didn’t feel the need to announce it, but I still won.
Nick Wright
This is true. For a while I could count on David’s comment to be the first in my Inbox.
Ghost
I know I should care more about this (what with the whole Aussie/Kiwi rivalry), but this is one of those times when it’s not really a contest because we in New Zealand know better than to bother with it, and honestly don’t care. Like Russell Crowe – you guys can keep him.
CWR
The Kiwis have Russell Crowe?!
Good on them. I guess.
Ghost
He was born in New Zealand, but no one really wants to claim him as theirs. Or in the words of Rove McManus:
“When he’s good, he’s a New Zealander. When he’s throwing phones, he’s one of us Aussies.”
Or something to that effect. It was a couple of years ago that he said that, so it won’t be word-for-word.
Chaos
Damn refresh monkeys!
TheGurw
You know, a simple solution to the ‘First’ dilemma is to post at a random time between 10PM and 10AM the next morning. You could even decided on the time the night before and have it auto-upload if you wish!
Nick Wright
FUN RUINER!
T-Wb
Well, this comic answered my unspoken question of where the finger(s) went: the hoohaa or the pooper…
It was the pooper.
Steel
I don’t know, the hoohaa if poked hard enough really makes you cringe, just ask my ex >_> <__> not that it was on purpose
Pashakitty
Yeah, but up the hoohaa doesn’t leave you walking funny for a couple of days after. It’s remarkably resilient but the pooper is only meant to be a one way street so anything shoved up there without warning is going to make you walk funny for a while.
Ammyanto
What the..? o.O If it hurts enough down there it’s gonna make you walk funny! You don’t know if she got scratched by nails, and that really makes it hurt. Especially while walking.
You should see me walk after riding a horse for too long. My legs are fine, and so is my ass, but when there’s blood between your legs and you’re not on your period – that’s a good way to start a funny walk.
The New Tony
I say let the people look forward to their “First” comment… as long as that’s not all they are here for and enjoy the comic!! (and post about it).
Paul
Hehe, then the “first” guys could be sitting there refreshing until 4am!
Foxhack
That’s easy to fix.
Disable comments for half an hour after posting the comic. 😉
Josh
Then they will be refreshing a half hour after the comic is posted to first then. :-p
FWATANG
Absolutely 🙂 though i missed my chance this time cause i fell asleep 🙁
Minty
I commend you on your win, good sir. Now to enjoy the comic.
That Jewish Dude
YYEEAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! THAT JEWISH DUDE RULEs OVER ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVEN THOUGH I FORGOT TO USE THE PSEUDONYM ‘FIRSTMASTER’!!!!!!!
Now on to the comic…i fail to see how Nate transferring to Frozen Foods is going to solve anything. He and Tracy will still work in the same store.While they will see less of each other, they will still run into each other every now and then.
Unless one of them takes the initiative and constantly ducks behind shelfs to avoid contact with the other.
-TJD
Zerokt15
mm… I agree with you TJD
I was expecting something slightly more drastic lol
Also wow! the picnic ended quickly!
I guess after a main event like that its hard to really make the rest of it seem interesting =p
That Jewish Dude
Is it just That Jewish Dude? Or does Tracy’s expression in the last panel look happy? Perhaps she enjoyed the finger more than she lets on.
*Miranda Walks into the store*
*Tracy runs into her arm and kisses her passionately*
“Miranda!! My love!! Ever since the beach I have been burning with desire that I could not quench alone!! Take me, right here in the middle of the Store!! I don’t care who sees!! For our love is pure!!”
*Miranda drops her*
“Uhhh… I’m here to buy Hand sanatizer in a vain attempt to get the feeling of you off of my hand. I know it is vain because I still feel it there after using boiling water, acid, and boiling acid.
-TJD
The Negro Guy
The Negro Guy says sadly life doesn’t work that way. As Murphy’s law states, “Anything that can go bad, will go bad.”
Mujaki
Yeah, but that’s why they invented the freezer. To delay it from going bad immediately.
Kirrawayru
You’ve clearly never heard the O’Toole theory “Murphy was an optomist.”
Neil
It’s usually quoted as “Anything that can go *wrong* will go *wrong*”. Then again, that bears very little relation to the original version, because Murphy’s Law tends to act on itself.
(Oh, and I admit to refreshing when the comic was due, but my laptop battery died about 10s after it came up. I’m in the Greenwich time zone, so I’m very rarely online at that time.)
The lorax
Theres also murphy’s extended law stating that what ever can go wrong will go wrong and in the worst way possible. Which leads into murph’s compound law. Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong, in the worst way possible, and in the worst order.
Lazruth
Yeah, I thought she looked pretty happy too. Glad to see it wasn’t just me.
Plasmo
Okay seriously, how is hand sanatizer going to clean what boiling water, acid, and, for some odd reason, boiling acid, couldn’t?
xoer
congrats on being the FIRST to actually say something about the comic *genuine aplause and hands you a little purple crown*
they will work in the same store, but at a super market the office staff NEVER are on the floor; or they look like they don’t have enough work to do and maybe need to have there hours cut.
xoer
yep you are FIRST!…with nothing to say *slow sarcastic clap* congratulations
am-storm
you know, its not always good to be first
Firsty (Minty)
1st
Minty
dammit! The sudden scene change had me thinking I was on an earlier page. That hesitation was my undoing.
The Negro Guy
You get the FAIL!! trophy, says The Negro Guy.
redneck ninja
the glory of first is highly over rated and needs to be destroyed…. oh and i say minty gets the epic fail award for the name Firsty (Minty)
That Jewish Dude
Why you gotta hate on the Firsters?
-TJD
Oberon
Because it’s fun to make fun of the disabled?
Crestlinger
Check the meat lol, that long at cooking may have something in/on it
That Jewish Dude
What ‘Meat’
-TJD
Minty
Wait… so won’t they still see eachother?
xoer
She works in the office he works on the floor now so Not unless he’s getting reprimanded or she’s angling to get her hours cut (office staff except for the Manager and assistant manager stick to the office and the floor ppl stay OUT)
bodug
also because he is not working the front end anymore she won’t be making his schedule anymore.
Mike
I once worked in the Dairy/Frozen department a number of years ago…..SO MUCH BETTER than dealing with customers ALL DAY LONG (This place had stupid prices so very few people shopped there during my shifts).
Oberon
Wait, wait… Which one was it: Were you dealing with customers ALL DAY LONG, or were the stupid prices keeping it down to very few people during your shift?
Just trying to resolve the apparent contradiction.
Tripp
Uh…. Wait! Hold on! Trying to give a damn about those who are first….. Almost… Dere…. Nope, comic strip got in the way of the attempt to give a damn to those that were first to make a comment…
That Jewish Dude
You’re just jealous. To be honest, I used to think that the whole ‘FIRST!!!’ Game was a load of crap as well, but after I was the first to comment, I was addicted.
You have to try it sometime. Feel the rush that comes with being first.
FEEEEEELLLLLLL IIIIIIITTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-TJD
The Negro Guy
The Negro Guy says it’s not as grande as the first orgasm, but right below that.
chumash99
I only care about improving the quality of the first posts; just plain “First!” simply doesn’t cut it any more. Anyway, I’m glad Nate’s not quitting. Now he can keep making Tracy’s life hell, and ours more fun. 😀
Renadt
Tracy seems… humbled. And it seems we all were wrong. It was only a transfer.
kitenkaiba
I looked away for 2 minuets >.>
The Negro Guy
The Negro Guy is just glad that Nate grew some balls and did what he said he was gonna do.
Nerdtress
Wait, why does Tracy look so happy, when she thinks Nate has quit? Bitch is the one who started it. And refused to end it. If anything, SHE should be quitting. >.<
Renadt
She may not be. It could just simply be the angle that her mouth is that creates the illusion that she is smiling, unless the artist says otherwise.
Dr Angry Ed
The history of my life…and that’s why I was clinging to the idea of them working it out…pathetic from me u_u
Renadt
They never were. Nate hated Tracy with a passion, but at least she was good sex. Nate wanted more. Tracy would have never provided.
Nick's Mom
Having shopped for years in the real FoodBaron, I can say with conviction that they could go a long time without seeing each other. However, since Frozen Food is only one aisle over from Dairy, (and I could see Tracy going for natural yeast infection cures over in the yogurt aisle), keeping an eye on the big convex mirror in the corner would be a good idea.
Ray Radlein
Overlooking the title to this comic, I found myself trying to figure out what songs David Bowie ever wrote about the Frozen Foods section.
fezzam
im wondering what it has to do with me cause im so egotistical that my last name is now the center of the plot… yea actually i thought something about the baseball team outta maryland
PantherScott
For those curious, the reference has nothing to do with the frozen food section. The comic is titled Changes, which is a David Bowie song.
chumash99
Nevermind frozen foods, let’s just focus on their relationship. And forget Bowie, I’m thinking of “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)” by Mötley Crüe. 😀
Pink Freud
What Bowie has to do with being Frozen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zV4pJ8MwM
“Does the Space-cold make your nipples go all pointy Bowie?
Do you use your pointy nipples as telescoping antennae to transmit data back to earth?
I bet you do, you freaky old bastard you”
jsnow
First!!!
jsnow
…damn lag
fezzam
3 hours of it? i think you confused your clock settings with regular posting times
Nick Wright
Maybe J moved to the West Coast.
fezzam
and to anyone that thinks otherwise its bow-e not boo-e ppl that say boo-e make me angry!
Neil
Does anyone say boo-e? I’ve heard bo-e a few times…
Sara E.
Aww, I had wanted that picnic to go on forever. It was the best arc ever…
You know, Tracy looks a wee bit humbled. I bet having a finger in your ass does that to ya…