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12 thoughts on “540 – Trick Hello”

  1. Scarsdale

    Called it, she figured he’d do this, if by choice or by zombie voodoo. I’m sure the “friendlier” questioning will start soon, if she doesn’t just kill him out-right. Or just add him to the herd.

  2. Crazyman

    Gotcha! 😉

  3. Zombatar

    This turn of events is a surprise only to Eustace. And, maybe, Eustace’s subconscious. After all, this way he doesn’t have to actually risk actually attacking Suzie, which gives him a greater chance of survival than actually attacking her. I wonder what he was promised/threatened with?

  4. ConcordBob

    Not to nit-pick, but since sights are on target, finger should be on the trigger. Especially this close.
    The usual rule is “keep finger straight and off trigger until sights are on target”.

  5. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Not to nit-pick, but since that was current philosophies regarding trigger discipline have evolved.
    Of course, it will depend on who you get/got your training from.
    Experiments have determined that the fraction of a second to go from finger off the trigger to finger firing when appropriate is insignificant, and the risk of firing unintended is greatly reduced.

  6. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    I did the google thing and I believe I saw how you reached this conclusion … but there are two parts to it – One should not omit the second part.
    “Trigger Finger Discipline: · The practice of keeping your finger “off the trigger” until your sights are on target AND YOU ARE READY TO DISCHARGE THE FIREARM.” (Caps are my own)

  7. Crazyman

    She wants him alive so she can question him; otherwise, he’d already be dead. 💀

  8. ConcordBob

    Good discussion on trigger discipline!
    His skin is very pale / gray. Is this malnourishment, or has he been poisoned with a mind-control drug? I would have to go back and look a t all various of skin tone.

    1. TKG

      On a prior page we discussed what he’s likely got running in his system. I suggested that it’s probably Borrochero (Brugmansia arbora) which is already used by Colombian cartels to eradicate the free will of their victims.

  9. ConcordBob

    Oh, the gray is just the dim light. Here is McCarthy eating dinner, and has the typical white dude flesh tone.
    https://www.zombieranchcomic.com/comic/531-inquisitional-etiquette/

    1. Dawn

      Yeah, I was trying to show that it was dark. But went with the old Hollywood method of adding a blue grey tint over everything.

  10. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Now can we satisfy my curiosity? Colt, Smith & Wesson, Ruger, or other timeline variant?

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540 – Trick Hello
Posted on February 26, 2025 by Dawn

Suzie hearkening back to the last time Eustace was faked out. She probably regrets not being able to sneak the Lawn Ranger into the bedcovers to be the victim of the stabbing.

And with that, it's Episode 23 time! Welcome back to the Ranch, everyone!

Location Location… Location…?

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Clint
There’s all sorts of things that can affect how well you do at a convention, and location is one of them. I mean, some of that’s just obvious. No one wants to be the booth stuck behind the pillar. And so-called “endcap” or “corner” booths often cost more to reserve just by virtue of their presumed increased visibility and access to traffic. But then you get that stuff that really seems out of your control, and although you can’t be 100% sure there was an impact, your gut tells you there was. I believe WonderCon this year was an example, where some unfortunate factors conspired to basically cause the entire Small Press section to be “stuck behind the pillar.” The layout of the Anaheim Convention Center being as it is, there are large solid walls between the halls that WonderCon extended through. WonderCon can’t help that, of course, but decided to move the entry point after people picked up their badges to a far side rather than a more front-central position as in previous years. Now this made some sense from a logistical standpoint since before people would have to pick up their badges, exit back to the lobby and then re-enter further down, rather than this year where they just proceeded directly from Hall D to Hall C and poured on in right at Artist’s Alley, beyond which were all the big draws like the DC Comics booth. Finally past all that and past two of the aforementioned walls was Small Press in Hall A. It’s not easy to get a feel for traffic when you’re chained to a booth, but by the time Sunday rolled around it was pretty clear that there was an imbalance going on with half the convention being a lot more crowded than the other half, and in the after reports a good portion of the Artist’s Alley exhibitors happily reporting constant attention and sales while a good portion of Small Press had the opposite experience. Not a great outcome, particularly when you factor in that a Small Press table also costs twice as much. WonderCon keeps changing its floor plan every year so far and I expect next year will be no different, so I’m not going so far as the guy who has announced he’s jumping ship to Artist’s Alley, because for all we know Artist’s Alley could draw the short stick next time around. Or ideally the convention finally finds a balance that makes everyone happy, or at least no one really unhappy. In the meantime it’s something to keep in mind… as soon as that floorplan gets published, check where people enter, check where the dividers are and what sections are where. You probably won’t be able to do anything about it, but you can at least steel yourself for a slow outing if the placement seems awry.