welcome to the fest

He's losing it. He's in a fallen state. He's gone full-on blood-libel anti-vax. I do not expect him to return to reality. I do expect him to shed another layer of fandom, like a dying star entering red supergiant phase for the second time.

On 22/02/2022 (d/m/y) Tat disgraced himself by fearmongering and blood libel.

By the way, 22/02/2022 (d/m/y) is a palindrome, the only one we will witness.

Russley: your last two sentences puzzle me. Please explain. 3M? Dunkin' University?

Oh great, on 22/02/2022 (d/m/y) Tat accused the vaccine of causing slow death. A claim that is by definition unprovable. Also: what for? That's motiveless malignity; a sign of bad writing. And also, that's straight-up blood libel. Shame on him. Does that mean that if I don't get the vaccine, then I ...

We see Vainglorious and Milton again, as I requested. Good.
The fembot accuses Milton, but of what?
My next request: abandon all conspiracy fantasies.

Tuesday the 22nd of February will be (using m/d/y notation) 22 02 2022 -- perfect mirror symmetry with just 2 digits.

This may be the last two digit symmetry day of our lifetime!

*Phew!* Thanks for clearing that up.

Vainglorious is back. Good!

I fondly remember the Sunday strip where one side of the big panel had the heavenly characters, the other side had the infernal characters, and wiggling down the middle to the bottom of the panel was the Dragon, who whispered to Slick, "Play them off against each other." Sound advice! _That's_ how y...

I hope we see Liberty again, and I hope she causes trouble.

Russly: Please be more specific about what in Tat's headspace keeps Buddha away. And maybe Jesus too? I recall a strip where Xanthe silenced Squig by angrily asking, "Why shouldn't I hate my oppressors?" Had Jesus or Buddha been at hand, and in character, then they could have answered that hatred ha...

Google translates that as "the hole is further down".

???

Celina: Very well then, things _I_ would like to see again. And perhaps others, as Russly says. Who or what is that Snake? Will it get to talk? About what? Part of the trouble with Buddha is that he enlightened two of the drones, now a devil-girl's pets. Does that mean that drones have souls? And if...

Tat should stay out of politics - particularly "edgy" politics. He has found there neither wisdom, nor humor, nor sustainable material. I notice that he has quietly abandoned sending 'messages'. Good. Messaging is thin gruel. If you want to send a message, then try Western Union. I still read Sinfes...

Things We'd Like to See Again:

New Year's fireworks, after a rousing chase scene.
The Dragon.
Buddha.
Puppeteer God.
Criminey.