Whew, with all his swilled beer and likely lack of showering, folks must just love sitting next to him come test time. I’m guessing that’s part of his plan to keep other’s test scores low in comparison. Well, it was recently mentioned here that drinking can help some creative folks open up. Just hope he’s still awake at the end of his test. Oh, and nice timing of the strip to match college finals week…this week. Curious, though, what’s his major?
My daughter spent a semester studying in at Roehampton College in London, England. She discovered that this is pretty common for English college students at most English universities. And these layabouts want to pitch a fit because the Government actually dares to raise tuition rates on their drunken debauchery.
Kinda reminds me of the way the Russians used to look at life. To paraphrase: “They pretend to have jobs for us, so we pretend to study for them.”
Dave: I don’t know many people who go to the pub to get their studying done… maybe I’m wrong… or maybe it’s a Clive saying: “I’m off down to the pub to get some studying in.”
Stick: If drinking helps “open the creative food gates…” Clive is WIDE open. What do YOU suppose Clive is majoring in? Stay tooned for further answers to questions.
DCS: yup… there ya go… Art imitates life. And I’ll run that little Russian saying past Olga… she’ll be sure to chuckle.
Now gone, a sort of roadhouse/bar close to the university here used to be called “The Library.” That way, commuter students living with their folks could honestly say that they were going to the library to study. Down in Hollister, I recall a dive bar called “The Office.” I suppose there you could just say that you’re heading down to the office to get some “work” done. smile
OK, brig… Food gates, eh? From that clue, I’d guess a chef, only, unless you’re trying to keep it a secret from your squiddies, I would expect him to be wearing his chef jacket and pants almost continually. That and there’d be a whole lot more knifes about, plus he’ll be carrying around one of those chef knife wraps that make transporting your tools easy from place to place. You’ll see those in the cooking competition shows where the chefs have to run about.
Without that clue of yours, I would have said some sort of car mechanic trade school…nice MG shirt by the way…although, again, unless you’re being very clever in hiding it, I’d think his outfits would look more like Spill’s, only with grease and oil substituting for paint.
Oh, whoops… I meant “flood gates”… not “food gates”. Sorry no clue there.
There used to be a couple of cool coffee houses in Sandy Eggo called The Living Room… and THE STUDY. But then again, there are several colleges in Sand ee-eggo…. so lots of places to actually study or not.
So, no chef school? Well, good, I’d think sanitation and hygiene would be important there.
Kind’a scared of him in mechanic school too. Uh, replace a motor but forget to bolt it in.
How about a clooo?
I love the sticky notes on his fridge! “Milk, Beer, Tea, Beer, Eggs, Beer, Beer”… I don’t think that lad is very fond of beer!! Call it a hunch. 🙂 Love the comic!! I’d like to make a guess as to what happens to “Puck” in Jolly Old England… he and Em realize it isn’t working, and decide to do their relationship long distance (or even stay ‘Just Friends’) while HE goes back home. And Randie is all ‘Yay! Best Friend is back! But Booo… I have to lose all the furniture!’
Leesai… Welcome! I am most happy that you dig the squid. I appreciate the pat on the back! …and I’m glad you caught the sticky notes… hee hee. As for your theory on how things wind up for our Puck… keep a’reading… smiles!
Squidman… thank you… I’m feeling more better as the day progresses!
No cheffie… no mechanic… trade school… hmmm….no more cluesies…
Stick: the MG logo is a Clive favorite… a car company I imagined he’d like.
uwg: I remember that show being on MTV. I never paid it any mind… but I think I may have to tune in. Do you like Absolutely Fabulous? Jennifer Saunders makes me laugh.
Wait, you mean ‘college’ and ‘pub’ vibes aren’t interchangeable?
Whew, with all his swilled beer and likely lack of showering, folks must just love sitting next to him come test time. I’m guessing that’s part of his plan to keep other’s test scores low in comparison. Well, it was recently mentioned here that drinking can help some creative folks open up. Just hope he’s still awake at the end of his test. Oh, and nice timing of the strip to match college finals week…this week. Curious, though, what’s his major?
My daughter spent a semester studying in at Roehampton College in London, England. She discovered that this is pretty common for English college students at most English universities. And these layabouts want to pitch a fit because the Government actually dares to raise tuition rates on their drunken debauchery.
Kinda reminds me of the way the Russians used to look at life. To paraphrase: “They pretend to have jobs for us, so we pretend to study for them.”
Dave: I don’t know many people who go to the pub to get their studying done… maybe I’m wrong… or maybe it’s a Clive saying: “I’m off down to the pub to get some studying in.”
Stick: If drinking helps “open the creative food gates…” Clive is WIDE open. What do YOU suppose Clive is majoring in? Stay tooned for further answers to questions.
DCS: yup… there ya go… Art imitates life. And I’ll run that little Russian saying past Olga… she’ll be sure to chuckle.
Hmm, a single-mother named R.K Rowling, penned her first Harry Potter story in a pub…
http://www.edimburgo.it/web/en/edimburgo/rowling_edimburgo.html
Now gone, a sort of roadhouse/bar close to the university here used to be called “The Library.” That way, commuter students living with their folks could honestly say that they were going to the library to study. Down in Hollister, I recall a dive bar called “The Office.” I suppose there you could just say that you’re heading down to the office to get some “work” done. smile
OK, brig… Food gates, eh? From that clue, I’d guess a chef, only, unless you’re trying to keep it a secret from your squiddies, I would expect him to be wearing his chef jacket and pants almost continually. That and there’d be a whole lot more knifes about, plus he’ll be carrying around one of those chef knife wraps that make transporting your tools easy from place to place. You’ll see those in the cooking competition shows where the chefs have to run about.
Without that clue of yours, I would have said some sort of car mechanic trade school…nice MG shirt by the way…although, again, unless you’re being very clever in hiding it, I’d think his outfits would look more like Spill’s, only with grease and oil substituting for paint.
For artistic reference…if Clive is studying to be a chef…here are some knife wrap pics…
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1276&bih=601&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=knife+wrap+chef&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=
…think of them as artist equipment bins, mechanic toolboxes or fisherman tackle boxes.
Oh, whoops… I meant “flood gates”… not “food gates”. Sorry no clue there.
There used to be a couple of cool coffee houses in Sandy Eggo called The Living Room… and THE STUDY. But then again, there are several colleges in Sand ee-eggo…. so lots of places to actually study or not.
So, no chef school? Well, good, I’d think sanitation and hygiene would be important there.
Kind’a scared of him in mechanic school too. Uh, replace a motor but forget to bolt it in.
How about a clooo?
Trade school meybe?
Hope that you feel better soon!
squidman
I love the sticky notes on his fridge! “Milk, Beer, Tea, Beer, Eggs, Beer, Beer”… I don’t think that lad is very fond of beer!! Call it a hunch. 🙂 Love the comic!! I’d like to make a guess as to what happens to “Puck” in Jolly Old England… he and Em realize it isn’t working, and decide to do their relationship long distance (or even stay ‘Just Friends’) while HE goes back home. And Randie is all ‘Yay! Best Friend is back! But Booo… I have to lose all the furniture!’
Leesai… Welcome! I am most happy that you dig the squid. I appreciate the pat on the back! …and I’m glad you caught the sticky notes… hee hee. As for your theory on how things wind up for our Puck… keep a’reading… smiles!
Squidman… thank you… I’m feeling more better as the day progresses!
No cheffie… no mechanic… trade school… hmmm….no more cluesies…
Stick: the MG logo is a Clive favorite… a car company I imagined he’d like.
Clive would fit in well with The Young Ones.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Ones_%28TV_series%29
uwg: I remember that show being on MTV. I never paid it any mind… but I think I may have to tune in. Do you like Absolutely Fabulous? Jennifer Saunders makes me laugh.
Brig,
Jennifer Saunders was in, The Young Ones. She is married to one of its stars, Adrian Edmondson.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Saunders
Brig;
The original saying I paraphrased was from the Soviet era: “They pretend to pay us, so we pretend to work.”
Thanks for the info… I was unaware of her spousal situation. Can you imagine conversation around the dinner table!? Ha ha’s a plenty at their house.
Never seen AbFab. I do have the complete Young Ones – all 12 episodes – on DVD however.
It’s one of those shows like Python – you can watch it dozens of times and always pick up on something you hadn’t noticed before.
There was only 12 episodes? Drop in on AbFab… It’s a hoot!
“Sweetie, Darling…”