68: Foolproof Plan: The fool’s plan.
Jan23
on January 23, 2020
at 12:03 AM
Surely, nobody expected such a well thought out plan to go wrong. This is truly a twist!
Surely, nobody expected such a well thought out plan to go wrong. This is truly a twist!
Panel 2 made me laugh a bit. whoever heard of attacking folks with magic beans? and Panel 3, it’s “I would have tried this out months ago.”
Fixed, thanks!
no problem. also, on Panel 1, it’s “what if it fails and the book still ate you?!”
Attacking folks with magic beans? Wasn’t some guy named Jack doing something like that? Some giants were also involved. 🙂
Who else saw this coming?
At this point Melvin, you should already know enough not to try and tempt fate….
Well I mean, he did make a “copy” of a magic book with magic. More than likely the magical defense would be copied over too. What is most surprising is that BJ bet may have been on success.
More than a copy, is the actual book. The clue was in “proper Replacement”, but also, for all the anime boomers like myself, “Kawarimi no jutsu” is a technique in Naruto to interchange your position in space with another object.
Also, as a side, inside note of the original script, I didn’t want to “over do” the joke, but the original idea wasn’t for them to bet in success, but rather, how long would take for the plan to go sour. BJ thought they would at least get to cast something on Red, while JJ just kenew they wouldn’t even get pass of opening the book.
Yes, I keep reminding myself and old saying: Foolproof Plans are for Fools!
… I was also surprised only by how fast the plan failed. I though the book will at least open before it eats him.
@Carlos Basically “It was never a matter of if, just when.”
Well, that ain’t good.
Yup, like the coding / engineering adage, ‘You may make it ijit-resistant, but never fool-proof…’
“Buck” naked. Though his butt will be visible if he’s naked.
I’ve always heard it as “butt naked”. Here’s what Merriam Webster has to say about it:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/buck-naked-or-butt-naked
The English language is in a constant state of evolution and revision. Besides, I’m probably older than you and am used to hearing it the one way.
I wonder if Rose is in there with Melvin…
If she not there in physical form, then surely she there in spirit form. I can’t see her missing an opportunity like this. She can show up like a spirit guild to show him the way, but, without telling him her real motive or desires of what she intends to do or what she trying to get him to do for her. Melvin’s almost naive enough or desperate to believe it or use almost anything to extract himself from this situation that he has gotten himself in. When your desperate like this, you don’t make good decisions, because, you too emotionally to think clearly.
Taking off his shirt is smart.
Getting a second pair of pants is smart.
Not changing into the second pair of pants before touching the book, so they get obliterated instead of his good pants, is dumb.
Also, if he’s brave enough, taking off his underwear before putting on the second pair would be smart as well.
(I wonder if the book is keeping Melvin’s clothes instead of destroying them.
It could be that there is a closet full of previous guardian’s apparel somewhere in the book.
Maybe that’s where the upcoming “Wizard’s Hat” came from.)