tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30404984.post115508465535401894..comments2023-10-09T13:15:24.803-04:00Comments on Holeee Cow: The Scamwurwolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00539706573261055745noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30404984.post-1155491725724045422006-08-13T13:55:00.000-04:002006-08-13T13:55:00.000-04:00I saw "Those cops are back again," but I didn't le...I saw "Those cops are back again," but I didn't let it sway my belief that they were in the police station. I figured the desk sargeant maybe just never bothered to learn the cops' names. Maybe he's too high above them as a lofty desk sergeant to bother to learn his underling's names. Maybe there are too many cops in this city for him to be able to remember them all. Maybe they're unsaved and he hates them.<BR/><BR/>But you're probably right, Springy.<BR/><BR/>Boy. We are getting WAY too into this tract. Maybe we should think about doing another one some time. ;o)Litahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04367549793825684579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30404984.post-1155429484587657972006-08-12T20:38:00.000-04:002006-08-12T20:38:00.000-04:00Oh wow. Springy, you're absolutely right! How weir...Oh wow. Springy, you're absolutely right! How weird that at no time did the tract say they were at the police station, yet we all assumed that's where Frank was, and the combover guy was the front desk sargent. I guess Lita and I missed where he said "Those cops are back again", but if we had seen it we might have figured out that he was actually at the diner and not the police station. Those are some awfully accommodating police! I guess we live in the real world, where the police would barely care less that you were scammed out of $500, much less track the thieves down and give it back to you 15 minutes after you got saved. Amazing.<BR/><BR/>We've really got to examine these tracts more closely.wurwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539706573261055745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30404984.post-1155316182902432092006-08-11T13:09:00.000-04:002006-08-11T13:09:00.000-04:00Okay, I realize I risk looking like a fanatic, but...Okay, I realize I risk looking like a fanatic, but I think I can shed more light on the whole "chef in the police station" thing. The realization came to me as I was re-reading this tract AGAIN, and something the goofy-combover man said struck me as odd. He says "Frank, those cops are back again."<BR/> <BR/>I thought, "This is another policeman, or at least someone who works in the police station. Why would he refer to these officers in such a manner ("those cops"), almost as if he didn't know them?" The answer, dear Watson, is elementary: Combover Man is not a policeman, nor does he work at the police station. He works at the diner! The fact is, after Frank is scammed in the first 4 panels, every other scene takes place at the diner. In the "6 hours later" panel, you can see what appears to be a counter seat/stool next to Frank. You can also see what I'm guessing is one of those diner cake display cases to his right, which is still there 3 panels later. <BR/><BR/>Apparantly, Frank must have gone to the diner, called the cops, and they came and took down his story there. I guess these cops must have really wanted an excuse to return to that diner, b/c instead of taking Frank to the station house to ID the scammers, they go to the trouble of BRINGING THE PHOTOS BACK TO THE DINER FOR HIM! Which is what prompts Combover Counter Man to utter his classic line "Frank, those cops are back again." <BR/><BR/>How is the casual, non-obsessed reader supposed to ever follow these things? <BR/><BR/>ns (bw bw)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30404984.post-1155161558259648932006-08-09T18:12:00.000-04:002006-08-09T18:12:00.000-04:00If they were able to somehow do research that told...If they were able to somehow do research that told them the off-the-charts niceness-level of their mark, as well as the fact that he had an appt with his lawyer which would prevent his being able to offer driving them himself, then I would have to agree - they would be the best! <BR/>Hell, maybe the lawyer was in cahoots with them. Willie and Molly had him work his way into Frank's life years prior, all as part of this grand scam which in the end would net them . . . a whopping $166.66 each!<BR/><BR/>But we know Willie and Molly aren't in it for the money - it's the thrill of the scam, vavy!<BR/><BR/>ns (bw bw)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30404984.post-1155159174775396982006-08-09T17:32:00.000-04:002006-08-09T17:32:00.000-04:00Unless they knew about this guy's gullibility ahea...Unless they <I>knew</I> about this guy's gullibility ahead of time. Maybe they did their homework. That would still count them among the best scam artists ever.Litahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04367549793825684579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30404984.post-1155156895245710402006-08-09T16:54:00.000-04:002006-08-09T16:54:00.000-04:00Another thing: the cop says to Frank that if he w...Another thing: the cop says to Frank that if he was scammed by Slick Willy and Mean Molly, then he was "scammed by the best". I gotta take issue with this. The whole basis of their scam was based on finding someone who would let them take their just-sold car to their doctor appt. <BR/><BR/>Well, what if (as you both pointed out) the person they sold the car to said "Sorry, I can't help you" (like 99% of the population would have), or even "I'll give you a ride"? Then they would have ended up selling their sweet car for only $500 and THEY'D have been the ones who were taken! I suppose their backup plan could have been to whack him over the head with a sockfull of marbles and take off, but they'd be taking quite a chance in daylight. Hardly a scam you'd rank among "the best" in the business.<BR/><BR/>They just happened to find the biggest fool in the US to pull their scam on. They're far from "the best" - they're just "the luckiest"!<BR/><BR/>ns (bw bw)<BR/><BR/>ps - "Sit on it, Satan" - killer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30404984.post-1155150493192009442006-08-09T15:08:00.000-04:002006-08-09T15:08:00.000-04:00Now that I look more closely I see that it is a Ch...Now that I look more closely I see that it is a Chick Tract that Stephen King is holding. When I said in the commentary that "He's crying over the suckulence of his latest manuscript," I meant it literally. The bottom of the tract was blending into his shirt, so I thought he was holding a manuscript to one of his new novels. He does look really sad in that pic.<BR/><BR/>I figured it was a subtle way for the artist to tell us that all Stephen King's money didn't make him happy because he earned it by doing Satan's work (writing scary novels). I should have known better. Nothing about a Chick Tract is subtle.Litahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04367549793825684579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30404984.post-1155145655126179842006-08-09T13:47:00.000-04:002006-08-09T13:47:00.000-04:00Another thing (I know, I'm spamming my own blog), ...Another thing (I know, I'm spamming my own blog), I really don't buy the parallels between real life and the Bible story in this tract. Frank lost out on $500 and was left with nothing but his wounded dignity and feeling of shame. How did Joshua wind up? Oh, he had a whole bunch of servants that he didn't have before. Plus he totally kicked ass with God's help in subsequent wars. So how did Joshua get the short end of the stick here?<BR/><BR/>Yet another example of Bob cramming the Bible into his little story with limited success.wurwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539706573261055745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30404984.post-1155143268918859862006-08-09T13:07:00.000-04:002006-08-09T13:07:00.000-04:00Damn you, Blogger, I had a whole long reply writte...Damn you, Blogger, I had a whole long reply written and you lost it on me. Let's see if I can remember what I wrote.<BR/><BR/>I can't take credit for the chef line -- that goes to PM! He said that and I thought it was so funny I swiped it.<BR/><BR/>There were a lot of things in this tract that had me reading and rereading to make sure I understood it. For instance:<BR/><BR/>- It took me a couple of reads to realize that the old couple was scamming Frank and not the other way around. I just had it in my head that they were Frank's parents; I think Lita thought the same.<BR/><BR/>- I had to really study the picture of the cop with the combover before I saw what you were saying about the wall decoration, Springy. Even if the wall decoration isn't part of his hair, he's still got this big dumb patch of hair hanging on to the top of his head.<BR/><BR/>- When I logged on this morning to check out the blog I reread it and noticed that Stephen King is actually holding a Chick tract. So it's an ad for Chick Tracts in a tract. Which leads me to wonder if Stephen King isn't actually meant to be Stephen King, but instead the artist's depiction of someone within the Chick Publications universe. Probably not Jack Chick, but maybe the artist himself? Or another artist or the author? We'll never know. I just prefer to think of him as Stephen King, down on his luck and reduced to handing out Chick tracts in the street outside of Bob's diner.<BR/><BR/>- LOL, the thumbs up! I didn't notice that!! "Heyyyy, hell is for nerds!" I love it!!!! "Sit on it, Satan!"wurwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539706573261055745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30404984.post-1155131553334807552006-08-09T09:52:00.000-04:002006-08-09T09:52:00.000-04:00This just doesn't get old, does it? Another great...This just doesn't get old, does it? Another great job. I apologize for sounding like a broken record after every tract, but how many different ways can you say "great job"?<BR/><BR/>- The cop's hair under the "6 hours later": it seems his head is in front of some design on the wall. You can see the design repeated to his left. So he appears to have a bad comeover, but that stuff on the side isn't supposed to be his hair. Another poor job by the artist.<BR/><BR/>- "Why is there a chef in the police station". This cracked me up! It was only after you pointed it out that I noticed it. And that made me try to figure it out and all I can come up with is this: Frank is no longer in the police station when he says "Now I'm broke. How could I have been so stupid?". He's sitting in a diner, spilling his guts (to some poor waitress probably) when Bob overhears him and makes his move. The writer just didn't bother to tell us that the scene had changed, and expected us to put the pieces together ourselves! It's like a Coleman Francis jump-cut. He's looking at the mug shots, then *bam* he's in some diner. So Bob doesn't troll the police stations. He trolls diners.<BR/><BR/>- I liked Frank's awkward opening line with Bob. "Gee Bob, I didn't realize how hungry I was!" Nice seque into "Now what did you want to tell me?"<BR/><BR/>- What is Steven King holding? A book of raffle tickets?<BR/><BR/>- Bob's hand in that above the table shot is waaaaaaaaaay freaky! His tiny wrist, swimming inside that giant cuffed sleeve. And his hand looks like an inflated surgical glove! I loved the line about someone knifing his hand to the table. LOL!<BR/><BR/>- Also loved the running commentary on the bird/cat/dog/mouse hydrant wars. Wow, a tract with a subplot! I must say that I didn't even notice the outcome of the bird/mouse battle. I was too distracted by the shadowpuppet show going on in the diner window. I especially loved Bob's emphatic thumbs up! Heyyyyyyy - hell is for nerds!<BR/><BR/>ns (bw bw)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com