There are some instances where he name-drops Quebec and Canada when talking about buying things locally (here in Quebec, Xyz is available at ABC) or dealing with the government (due to import laws in Canada)
Also when he shows things in packages they are bilingual french/eng, but that should be like that all across Canada AFAIK
People complain that this regulation makes non Quebec parts of Canada comply with french language, while in Quebec, allegedly, products are able to be presented in only french
I take that back. I think I do get the joke, but I don't get the comic.
So, I'd say the joke is that "heavy metal" can refer to either music or chemistry.
What I don't get is why is the man in the first panel upset at what she's wearing? Doesn't the context mean that he understands she's going to a chemistry lab, and that she's not properly attired for it? That would mean that he's just trying to get her to wear proper safety equipment in a lab, so then the joke is just that they all know what they mean by heavy metal, and the audience doesn't know?
Or are we inferring that she just told her presumably dad that she's going to some "heavy metal" something or other without explaining it was the science version, just to make him mad? The way the dad is written in that case seems like there's some ongoing problem. So, she's always going to a science lab to learn, but just lying to her father? I don't get it.
Its supposed to just be a play on the “bad girl goes off with her delinquent boyfriend to do drugs, listen to heavy metal, and have sex” trope, with the twist being heavy metal refers to doing science, subverting ecxpectations.
The original trope is a pretty boomer ‘kids bad’ joke that I haven’t seen for a long time, so not super surprising it’s confusing.
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The Demon core will take everyone as a sacrifice in the end.
As long as it's not lead. That heavy metal can really mess you up...
Lead is far from the only toxic heavy metal.
Nothing beats titanium and I fight everyone who thinks otherwise.
I know it's no heavy metal but it's still metal as fuck. Also with a density of 4,5g/cm³ it's almost there.
It's non reactive but it's quite dull and not very shiny.
You can change that with just some oxidation
It's also hard to weld and otherwise work with.
Bottom left panel, the dad is talking in Dr's Hand Writing. It's hard to tell but trust me.
The joke is actually subversion. You are supposed to think it's about music, but the joke is you are subverted into realizing it's about the material.
This comment in itself is a subversion. It leads you to believe it's going somewhere but then
Good on you for find and sharing some nice indie / alt-style stuff!
I kind of lost momentum on that, but I still have a pretty good stash that I might get around to sometime. :S
I try to find a variety when I can, to keep it interesting.
You're a good man, Charlie Brown.
A wild Nimona reference!
Hah, thought that's what it was.
I absolutely ❤️ the graphic novel, but the film was solid IMO.
I loved both:)
Saga of Quebecer scientist trying to enter the local heavy metal scene :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11pWurvpAo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxl8PgXbFd0
Woah i never knew he was quebecois! Pretty awesome
There are some instances where he name-drops Quebec and Canada when talking about buying things locally (here in Quebec, Xyz is available at ABC) or dealing with the government (due to import laws in Canada)
Also when he shows things in packages they are bilingual french/eng, but that should be like that all across Canada AFAIK
I don't think it should be like that across Canada, but nobody bothers making different packagings.
(Disclaimer: not Canadian.)
https://inspection.canada.ca/en/food-labels/labelling/industry/bilingual-food-labelling
People complain that this regulation makes non Quebec parts of Canada comply with french language, while in Quebec, allegedly, products are able to be presented in only french
you need a microscope to look at that cadmium? how little do you have
Are you even really a metal fan if you don't examine your cadmium under a microscope?
It's Baby Metal, duh.
She's not looking at the cadmium under the microscope. He is simply stating that he also has cadmium that might interest her.
I guess you could be looking at geological samples and/or exotic salt crystals of heavy metals
Maybe they're opening teeny tiny metal collectibles of some kind
Wow, cadmium? That's metal AF.
I don't get the joke.
I take that back. I think I do get the joke, but I don't get the comic.
So, I'd say the joke is that "heavy metal" can refer to either music or chemistry.
What I don't get is why is the man in the first panel upset at what she's wearing? Doesn't the context mean that he understands she's going to a chemistry lab, and that she's not properly attired for it? That would mean that he's just trying to get her to wear proper safety equipment in a lab, so then the joke is just that they all know what they mean by heavy metal, and the audience doesn't know?
Or are we inferring that she just told her presumably dad that she's going to some "heavy metal" something or other without explaining it was the science version, just to make him mad? The way the dad is written in that case seems like there's some ongoing problem. So, she's always going to a science lab to learn, but just lying to her father? I don't get it.
He says "like that," which is supposed to suggest attire for the sake of the joke mislead, but he is never actually referring to her clothing.
That does work grammatically, but what is he supposed to be mad about, then? Just the fact that she's leaving the house?
That's she's fallen in with the "heavy metal crowd."
That's the whole premise of the joke
Its supposed to just be a play on the “bad girl goes off with her delinquent boyfriend to do drugs, listen to heavy metal, and have sex” trope, with the twist being heavy metal refers to doing science, subverting ecxpectations.
The original trope is a pretty boomer ‘kids bad’ joke that I haven’t seen for a long time, so not super surprising it’s confusing.