September 15th, 2020
15 Sept 2020 · page 1020 of 1306
Sid finally let his mum tidy up his hair.
Cast: Florence De Montfort, Gren, Harriet Barber, Kirti Malik, Nora Fenton, Rajeev Malik, Sidney Malik
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"so glad to have you back sis"
"yet mortified that not all of you made it"
"What are we going to do with your hair at the wedding, for Heaven's sake?"
[https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/qa-4 "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/qa-4")
Precisely
"Are those.. Split ends..?!"
Is there any significance to the number 94?
Well, it tells us that presumably there are 47 buildings on that side of the street (or at least were, commercial premises replacing houses tend to use a single number but replace multiple).
I've usually seen them be given number ranges in that case. Or is that going out of favour? Mind, I do see gaps sometimes where there's green spaces - ghost houses long knocked down?
It varies, yeah; especially since in practice the inconsistency doesn't much matter, since by the time mail is being delivered with that much granularity it's in the hands of a person, who can probably figure out what's going on with the numbers.
I don't actually know which is more generally common though, just that I've personally seen more single numbers than ranges.
It's the docking bay where they parked the Millenium Falcon :p
Sure, it's the street number of Harry's office
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She's crying like "oh my god I despaired so hard to you to find anyone, ever. You better chain him somewhere to make sure he stays now"
Do you really mean "No less dangerous than sailing", Kate? In my dialect, that'd be "No more dangerous."
The implication's a little different. Means his dad thinks sailing might be the more dangerous job
No, JWLM is right. If it's not less dangerous than sailing, that means it could be more dangerous than sailing. Not the most reassuring thing to say.
That's why I asked about the idiomatic content of the phrase. "I could care less about that" makes no sense: something could matter even less to you? But if someone says that to me, I know that they mean "I couldn't care less."
So does "No less dangerous than sailing" mean what it says, or is it an idiomatic way of saying what I'd say as "No more dangerous than sailing"?
"I could care less" may be a common saying these days, but it's still wrong IMO. "I couldn't care less" is the original version of the idiom, and the one that actually makes sense.
Idiomatically, "no less than X" and "no more than X" are both equally valid, but not in the same context -- their meanings are opposite. An example of correct usage of the former would be "I'm no less concerned about the issue than you are."
Of course, that doesn't mean that you won't get people saying "no less than" when they mean "no more than". This strip being a case in point.
My grandad (a proud Lancastrian, rather than from Yorkshire where the comic is set) used to say "no less dangerous than..." quite often as well. It might just be an older northern version of the saying?
They're not really sayings. They're phrases with opposite meanings. Less and more are different.
Irregardless, I could care less. Literally.
"Yea, she handcuffed me, then I helped her catch the previous thief king, then I got tricked by the previous thief king into sacrificing myself, then, uh..well, it's a long story!"
I love Harry's sisters fussing over her. It feels a little odd to see her back in her normal clothes, but still with short hair.
I love that last panel so much! Florrie lamenting the loss of hair while Nora laughs! (There is something special about that depiction of a pregnant woman laughing.) Also, Harry's vest! So good!!!
Yes!! Sid and his parents are also so cute in the previous panel. Just an All Around Good Page <3
'Oh well, it was really the other way around'
Truer words have never been spoken, Sidney (⌒‿⌒)
Florence: Where did the curlies go? I loved the curlies. ;.;
Mr Malik hasn’t met Ms Harry’s Mother yet...
nervous laughter
Then there’s the delicate matter of introducing the two sets of parents to each other.
Introducing Sid's parents to Harry's grandparents should be fun, though! (At least on the Barber side; do we know anything about Harry's mother's side of the family?)
Don't recall anything...
I found the depression ponytail rather cute... but can't be sad to see it go given the full context.
Harry's new haircut is DEFINITELY cute though. Sorry Florrie.
You better mean that, Lancelot! Having supportive parents is such a blessing. Cherish them!
Speaking of which, I'm gonna text my mom <3
My parents are pretty supportive, but I can't say they've ever punched an evil robber baron for me
Yet....
Nobody's mentioned it, but I love the implications of Sid standing inside while his parents stand outside the doorway.
That's where you stand when you're at home. Once mom & dad are gone, he is not going to also cross the threshold and go elsewhere. He's going to turn around and be domestic & safe, for very particular values of those words.
I really love this.
I think Florrie is by far the happiest person in the entire scene.
I think Gren may be happier...
Fair. There's no competing with a happy dog who has been sorely missing their master!
Among the humans, I'd say Nora, because Florrie's sad about Harry's haircut (in fact, I'd say that's one of several things Nora's laughing about). But among them all, I agree with Tikatu, that Gren's the happiest.
Can't think of anything witty to say. Just happy the characters are all happy.
but Sidney already has a Barber!
Ba dum bish!
Hmmm. Not sure the sisters know anything about Harry and Sid. This might all be about Harry's hair. (For that matter, I'm not sure Sid knows anything except that he was missed.)
Oh, they know all right: [https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/april-17th-2015 "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/april-17th-2015")
Gren still such a happy doggo! And Kirti looking like she's suppressing a squee in the last panel. Hee, Rajeev is going to be listening to her squee/cry/natter all the way home. Happily, I'll bet.
DING You noticed Gren! Aside from 'Arry's glow, that's me favorite bit of the page.
Welcome to the family, Sid.
Florrie's actually upset that Harry leaned into the literal meaning of their family name. Terribly gauche.
I love that no dialogue is needed to know exactly how the Barber Sisters' conversation is going. ^_^
Now, now, Florrie. Harry's hair isn't much shorter than your own, dear. And it will grow out in time. Though, I must say she looks wonderful as she is!
Betcha Florrie's hair is much longer than it looks; many hairstyles take a surprising amount of hair to achieve.
Not relevant to today's strip, but this Sunday's oglaf brings Envy to mind, with a bit of a twist. :) Not going to link, oglaf dot com is often NSFW, though this week's is fine. View the site at your own risk. (To get to the exact strip just append /keepsakes/ to the domain.)
I like this strip, but you don't seem to be able to go directly to the beginning and start there.
Yeah, there's no FIRST button. Click on Archive, then scroll down to the bottom and click on the right side. Please note: the first strip is definitely NSFW.
... I'm not going to tell you the suffix to append because that's NSFW too. O_o
I realise Florrie isn't actually crying because of Harry's hair, but the impression that she is is brilliant.
I think you're referring to Nora, who has the handkerchief to her eyes. The flowery redhead is Florrie.
Florrie is crying, too, she has tears on her cheeks.
By George, you're right! I stand corrected.
She very well could be. Women's hair has been a BIG deal in a lot of cultures, and the real-world version of the British 1830s is one of them.
Florie's looking very pregnant. How long in comic time has it been since the family dinner where we last saw her?
* Nora, rather.
*Nora.
Curtain Call happened the day after the family dinner, and I think Harry was gone for at least a month, possibly several months.
For two months at least. Eliza told Knotty that Harry "hasn't been seen for a month, since the incident", and the last pages of ch 8 (with Eliza's first day as a detective) are "one month later".
In ch 9 it is later than Eliza's first day, though we don't know how much.
Also Nyree says to Harry "Like you slept in a bush for three months", and she replies "Accurate", but it maybe "approximately accurate".
Or going another way, the Incident was on the end of March (23rd March, in my reckoning), and the uni graduation takes place in June, I suppose?
Florence fussing over Harry after her absence, in Harry's office, while shedding rose-coloured petals. And Sid is around too. Of course I'm talking about her very first appearance back in chapter 1: [https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/november-25th-2011 "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/november-25th-2011")
Rajeev inside: "My son, the bounty hunter"
Can I just say how well you handled the wrap up of a plotline that has literally been running from the first comic, and did so in a way that only serves to increase story potential - I'm just imagining a visit to the parents plot where everything goes wrong. This storyline ended a lot of old conflicts, but overflows with potential hooks