Belling the Cat

[Nebulous Rikulau]

Well, I guess that the punisment could be worse. 8)

They could have given the lions geeky looking manecuts.

And maybe they could send an invoice for the costs of the security team, cleanup of the crash site, repairing the dents in Scobee's head, Barb's pedicure....

[Katra]

So what's to keep the lions from simply getting a pair of wire cutters and removing the bells? They wouldn't avoid all embarassment; but it would just be short term.

[Legene]

Ok, this is a bit of a long shot, but is the soldier with the British flag Coleen, formerly working with another, somewhat less official unit?

Hey, I don't get many of the in-jokes; I have to reach a bit further to get anything within grasp.

[Kellogg]

The bells and collars are strong enough to be be tamper proof.
And if they do manage to get free of it somehow, it's like escaping
from jail. The punishment would escalate. 8)

Scott

[Kellogg]

Ok, this is a bit of a long shot, but is the soldier with the British flag Coleen, formerly working with another, somewhat less official unit?

Hey, I don't get many of the in-jokes; I have to reach a bit further to get anything within grasp.

Good eye!

I should probably let Bill Keulbs field this question, but it's
Evelyn Standish:
Standish, Evelyn. UK (22 SAS Reg.), Collie. Assault Spec.
She appears on the far left in his great shot:
http://techfox.keenspace.com/BillKuelbs.html

In working on today's strip, I sent a note to Bill, saying, well, her face
is kinda obscured under that mask. Would he mind if she ended up
looking a bit like Coleen. He didn't mind, as Coleen appears to have
been some of Evelyn's original inspiration.

Fire Team GOLD is of course, copyright Bill 'Star-Gazer' Keulbs.

Scott

[ZOMBIE USER 6611]

And maybe they could send an invoice for the costs of the security team, cleanup of the crash site, repairing the dents in Scobee's head, Barb's pedicure....

Hello, Nebulous!

Sending a bill would be a little tricky. Who, officially, is responsible?

But in any event, these collars I'm sure are similar to ones I am familiar with from our time -- they are extremely difficult to remove, and the attempt is passed on to the authorities (along with the constant location update, which is the primary purpose of the device.

They can hear the lions coming for thousands of miles, electronically. Very effective bells, indeed.

[Kellogg]

One other small factor to point out:

Take note that the animals who are laughing at the lion (with one or
two exceptions) are herbivores. There's good reason for
their rejoicing in the belling of this cat.

Scott

[Little_Dragon]

I initially believed that she was Colleen, also, until I recalled that Fire Team GOLD also has a UK collie as a member.

Not only belled, but tagged (Loser!) ....

Personally, I'd rig the collar with a small explosive charge, set to detonate at the slightest sign of tampering. But the resulting mess would be unpleasant for innocent passers-by.

[ZOMBIE USER 6611]

I initially believed that she was Colleen, also, until I recalled that Fire Team GOLD also has a UK collie as a member.

Indeed they do -- I think that's her on the left in the "Rescue" shot -- and I'd have to say that this character is very attractively realized by Mr. Kellogg in today's strip.

Personally, I'd rig the collar with a small explosive charge, set to detonate at the slightest sign of tampering. But the resulting mess would be unpleasant for innocent passers-by.

You sound like someone acquainted with the "C4 necklace" concept from many years ago. A grim but effective deterrent.

[Daniel Cougar]

Personally, I'd rig the collar with a small explosive charge, set to detonate at the slightest sign of tampering. But the resulting mess would be unpleasant for innocent passers-by.

You sound like someone acquainted with the "C4 necklace" concept from many years ago. A grim but effective deterrent.

Detcord: It does a body bad.

[ZOMBIE USER 10915]

Half a day late and a dollar short as usual so I'll just wave my paw and

say hello as I pass by.

[Matt Trepal]

I initially believed that she was Colleen, also, until I recalled that Fire Team GOLD also has a UK collie as a member.

Who is this "Colleen" you are all referring to? Have I forgotten a passing acquaintance in 21CF, or is she somewhere else?

[Little_Dragon]

Colleen was a member of the Road Rovers, a Warner Bros. animated series which featured anthropomorphic superhero canines.

The series didn't last long, but it gained a very strong fan base.

http://members.tripod.com/~RRStuff/

[ZOMBIE USER 10915]

Little_Dragon

The series didn't last long, but it gained a very strong fan base.

*raises paw*

[HugoFuchs]

Those collars only need a small tamped charge to be effective, and since they are directionally tamped, all it does it make a bang like a shotgun and the head comes clean off. Well, maybe not so clean.
Lets just say it'll make alot of lionburgers to grill.

Other ideas are the stun collar which directs a high voltage, low amp charge and knocks the wearer out.

OTOH, a mane shaving party seems in order.

[Matt Trepal]

Colleen was a member of the Road Rovers, a Warner Bros. animated series which featured anthropomorphic superhero canines.

The series didn't last long, but it gained a very strong fan base.

http://members.tripod.com/~RRStuff/

Aha! Thanks, Little_Dragon!

[Nebulous Rikulau]

The bells and collars are strong enough to be be tamper proof.
And if they do manage to get free of it somehow, it's like escaping
from jail. The punishment would escalate. 8)

I waswondering about that.

There's still the difference between the "I was stupid, I got caught. Deal with it," of official punishment and the "They're making me look ridiculous!" that a good shave would give.

Sending a bill would be a little tricky. Who, officially, is responsible?

True. Galore's mission seems to be at least semi-official, as Jack's potential inheritance is in DeBeers, but the unnamed lion might have been working on his own.

Was the helo rented for the abduction, or was it part of a corporate fleet? Either way, the lion would be on the spot, as any corporation willing to use those tactics would at least have plausible deniability of any of the lion's actions.

Poor little kitty-cat.

Not!

[Kellogg]

The punishment of wearing a belled collar is actually extremely severe for a carnivore.

Evelyn's promise is that the lion will never harm anyone again, Ever.

The reason the herbivores are all laughing at him is that, wearing that
collar, he'll never be able to hunt again. And a Lioness would have to
be *extremely* desparate before she'd go out and hunt for a Lion
wearing a "Loser" tag. 8)

Of course you have to remember that the alternative was Sgt. Crane's
invitation to be the guest of honor at a Bar-be-que...

Colleen vs. Evelyn:
If anyone wants to know, I have to admit, the main difference between
the two, drawing wise, is that Evelyn has a brown stripe that leads down
to the tip of her nose whereas Colleen's muzzle is compeltely white.

Scott

[Nebulous Rikulau]

The punishment of wearing a belled collar is actually extremely severe for a carnivore.

Evelyn's promise is that the lion will never harm anyone again, Ever.

The reason the herbivores are all laughing at him is that, wearing that
collar, he'll never be able to hunt again. And a Lioness would have to
be *extremely* desparate before she'd go out and hunt for a Lion
wearing a "Loser" tag. 8)

But is the tamper-resistance of the collar good enough to prevent him from putting a quick shot of epoxy into each bell to silence it? They do appear to be standard 'jingle' bells.

[Batty den]

But is the tamper-resistance of the collar good enough to prevent him from putting a quick shot of epoxy into each bell to silence it? They do appear to be standard 'jingle' bells.

Maybe they're solid state systems that look and bing like a bell for the effect of the thing.



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