Robert O'Link, Esq.

Angel Bear · Post by **Angel Bear** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 11:15 am

But, what if...
Bob asks Cotton to demonstrate this 'special ability' he has. Cotton tries to tell Bob that none of the listeners will be able to "see it". Bob insists, Cotton does it, and sees Bob's true self.

To 'quote' Tavatiana: "With Sight of the Soul, there are no secrets."

Of course, Bob would never make the sort of "hanging the queen" (chess slang) move that asking Cotton to demonstrate Sight of the Soul would be. So far, he's been able to play Cotton like a cheap fiddle, and he's not about to jeopardize that advantage.

BillBrd1 · Post by **BillBrd1** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 3:23 pm

On 2002-03-13 17:05, Elix wrote:
What I wanna know is...

In today's comic, when talking to Rennie, Bob's hair-feathers are preened flat and is 'normal Bob.' The MOMENT he turns to look at Cotton, his hair-feathers are 'crazy-insane Bob' again. Now, I'm not an avian, so I don't know how feather control works, but... is that even possible?

(Tee hee.. had a headache on the weekend... someone's got some injured pride. )

(Psst! Mokonapuff! Do it again! Again!)

Hmmm......my head feathers stick up when I wake up in the morning. A good shower gets them in place. (Gets ready for the inevitable "bird bath" joke)

BillBrd1 · Post by **BillBrd1** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 3:26 pm

On 2002-03-13 19:25, CyberCorn Entropic wrote:

Yes. Many birds can fluff out the feathers on their crest (where the hair is on a human head). This can serve many functions from mating display to exposing dark skin to help warm up the body. Think cockatiel (I think. It's a sizeable white bird with long plumes sticking out the crest. Sometimes they lie flat on the neck/shoulders and sometimes the bird spreds them so that the first is over the eyes and maybe the beak.).
Robert can quickly turn on the "Crazy Bob" routine and then, just as quickly, switch back to plain ol' backstabbin' Robert without worrying about such things as feather gel or a comb.

I wonder how birds looked in the 1980s when "big hair" was in style? Did they not take part in the trend or did all birds look like Sonny the Cocoa Puffs bird?

BillBrd1 · Post by **BillBrd1** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 3:30 pm

On 2002-03-15 08:19, mothspiral wrote:
No! No Rescuers movies! Bad! Evil!

But he mentioned eagles! Eagles are cool!

BillBrd1 · Post by **BillBrd1** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 3:40 pm

On 2002-03-17 10:36, Ekevu Cheetah wrote:
I'm not really looking forward to the moment per se... It will be a embarassing and sad moment.

I'm not looking forward to it either. As angry as I am at Bob, I don't like Cotton either. He's beaten up enough people already.
No matter what has happened, I hate seeing people getting beat up. Although Mike Avariss might be an exception. OK, he is an exception. OK, he deserved every cut and bruise he got!

But the point is, it's a no win situation.

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 5:40 pm

On 2002-03-17 11:15, Angel Bear wrote:

Of course, Bob would never make the sort of "hanging the queen" (chess slang) move that asking Cotton to demonstrate Sight of the Soul would be. So far, he's been able to play Cotton like a cheap fiddle, and he's not about to jeopardize that advantage.

But he *will* play that advantage to the
maximum extent he can, and he doesn't really
know what he's gettimg himself (and his
radio station) into.

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 5:45 pm

On 2002-03-17 10:36, Ekevu Cheetah wrote:
On 2002-03-17 10:01, Tom Mazanec wrote:
Boy, I am *so* looking forward to that moment...
I'm not really looking forward to the moment per se... It will be a embarassing and sad moment.

It will be a lot of things. But most importantly,
it will be necessary.

Ekevu Cheetah · Post by **Ekevu Cheetah** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 5:48 pm

On 2002-03-17 17:45, genecatlow wrote:
It will be a lot of things. But most importantly,
it will be necessary.

Yes, you're ultimately right, that's the most important after all...
As they say, "pain cures".

But they do expect Cotton to find out what they're doing sooner or later, don't they?

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 5:48 pm

On 2002-03-17 15:26, BillBrd1 wrote:
I wonder how birds looked in the 1980s when "big hair" was in style? Did they not take part in the trend or did all birds look like Sonny the Cocoa Puffs bird?

Among the birds who were defining their own
uniqueness in cities like Furriston, being
a bird was (and is) in and of itself a cool
thing. It wasn't necessary to mimic humanity,
not because humanity's traits are inherantly
bad and should avoided, but because avian
traits have their own value and can (and
should) be represented with pride.

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 6:01 pm

On 2002-03-17 17:48, Ekevu Cheetah wrote:
On 2002-03-17 17:45, genecatlow wrote:
It will be a lot of things. But most importantly,
it will be necessary.
Yes, you're ultimately right, that's the most important after all...
As they say, "pain cures".

But they do expect Cotton to find out what they're doing sooner or later, don't they?

They expect Cotton to be so enamored with his
new-found fame that they think (or hope...)
that he won't be paying too much attention to
their trickery. After all, most of what he's
saying is still making it out to the world,
and thanks to the fact that in his very first
interview Cotton openly corrected Bob whenever
he went too far, most listeners won't see
anything immediately wrong. What will happen
over time will depend on how much fame Cotton
continues to have - if he turns out to be a
"flash-in-the-pan", then perhaps Bob and his
crew might not have to answer for much at all,
being able to offer the argument that
commmercial spots have to be inserted
somewhere in the program and, being
the nice people they are, they didn't want to
bother Cotton with all that technical stuff.
That, of course, won't let them clean off the
hook, but if Cotton's fame is short-lived, it
would at least hold a little water. Now, if
things continue to build, and Cotton's fame
grows and grows, and their back-spinning of
his words goes on and on and on without his
knowing, or even being told, then when he
finds out....... O_O

ArchTeryx · Post by **ArchTeryx** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 6:03 pm

On 2002-03-17 17:48, genecatlow wrote:

Among the birds who were defining their own
uniqueness in cities like Furriston, being
a bird was (and is) in and of itself a cool
thing. It wasn't necessary to mimic humanity,
not because humanity's traits are inherantly
bad and should avoided, but because avian
traits have their own value and can (and
should) be represented with pride.

You go, Gene! It's really NICE to see someone say such nice things about us of the feathered persuasion, even if a few of us were hatched from rotten eggs, like Snakebird Bob.

It isn't easy being a bird in furry fandom sometimes, though it's alot easier then it was about 12 years ago!

Hmm. Maybe I should discontinue the "Snakebird Bob" moniker. I happen to like Anhingas quite a bit.

-- ArchTeryx

Mothspiral · Post by **Mothspiral** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 8:54 am

On 2002-03-17 15:30, BillBrd1 wrote:
On 2002-03-15 08:19, mothspiral wrote:
No! No Rescuers movies! Bad! Evil!

But he mentioned eagles! Eagles are cool!

Of course they are! But the Rescuers movies are akin to The Neverending Story II and III, and any of the Secret Garden films, and so many Disney movies--dreadful perversions of classic, intelligent books. They should not be encouraged.

ZOMBIE USER 7262 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 7262** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 12:11 pm

On 2002-03-17 18:01, genecatlow wrote:
Now, if things continue to build, and Cotton's fame grows and grows, and their back-spinning of his words goes on and on and on without his knowing, or even being told, then when he finds out.......O_O

When he finds out, we'll see a radio station blow up. I mean, if health food stores can...

(And I thought Michael Alan Avariss got thumped good when he tangled with Cotton...I think we're going to see feathers from here to Bridgeway...every inch of the way.)

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 6:48 pm

On 2002-03-17 18:03, ArchTeryx wrote:

You go, Gene! It's really NICE to see someone say such nice things about us of the feathered persuasion, even if a few of us were hatched from rotten eggs, like Snakebird Bob.

It isn't easy being a bird in furry fandom sometimes, though it's alot easier then it was about 12 years ago!

Hmm. Maybe I should discontinue the "Snakebird Bob" moniker. I happen to like Anhingas quite a bit.

-- ArchTeryx

There's plenty of admirable avians in Furriston!
Bob has been shown to be a two-faced type, but
there's more story to come...

CyberCorn Entropic · Post by **CyberCorn Entropic** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 3:55 pm

Quoth the mothspiral:
Of course they are! But the Rescuers movies are akin to The Neverending Story II and III, and any of the Secret Garden films, and so many Disney movies--dreadful perversions of classic, intelligent books. They should not be encouraged.

That is a matter of opinion. But whatever your opinion may be, please do not kick me in the shin because I mention "Rescuers Down Under" as a reference to how a bird can fluff up its headfeathers.

Mothspiral · Post by **Mothspiral** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 11:06 am

On 2002-03-21 15:55, CyberCorn Entropic wrote:
Quoth the mothspiral:
Of course they are! But the Rescuers movies are akin to The Neverending Story II and III, and any of the Secret Garden films, and so many Disney movies--dreadful perversions of classic, intelligent books. They should not be encouraged.
That is a matter of opinion. But whatever your opinion may be, please do not kick me in the shin because I mention "Rescuers Down Under" as a reference to how a bird can fluff up its headfeathers.

I do apologize. I was trying to be amusing.

CyberCorn Entropic · Post by **CyberCorn Entropic** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 7:05 pm

Quoth the mothspiral:
I do apologize. I was trying to be amusing.

I know how that is. I've tried to be witty in the past and ended up shooting myself in the foot.

Mothspiral · Post by **Mothspiral** » Mon Mar 25, 2002 8:07 am

On 2002-03-22 19:05, CyberCorn Entropic wrote:

I know how that is. I've tried to be witty in the past and ended up shooting myself in the foot.

Good thing I've got six of 'em!

DimeSpin · Post by **DimeSpin** » Tue Mar 26, 2002 5:31 am

i'll remember to take several steps backward should you ever say "I'm so mad, I could just KICK something!", Mothspiral o.o;

~Dime

Cryoblade · Post by **Cryoblade** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 12:20 am

im not sure how witty it is but when your shoot yourself in the foot it IS hillarious! ^_______^ *shoots self in the gut, cant die but pretends to*
AH! *thump*