Endtown by Aaron Neathery for January 28, 2013

Whozzat curled up?

Be careful where you point that. Wally is probably a pretty good ratter when he’s mad.

This rat is as big as Holly.

Go to November 8th strip. It’s on the sill in Linda’s room.

They called in “Weeping Buddha” then. It’sNot official artwork nowIt was the art of prior tenantsBut that was Zen and this is DaoThese rats of their SecurityAre too invested in their workThey’re past “efficient,” and to meEach acts like “quintessential jerk”=|====/ Level HeadVote for Endtown 2.0And for Doc Rat, tooThe Endtown ForumThe Endtown AuctionThe Endtown Books

It is identified as the Weeping Budda??? Well, looks like a very fat baby, hairless,with a diaper, in a tantrum. I am really confused. How could this being in Linda"s room unless…..maybe it is evidence being planted in her room to squeeze her a little. These rats have proven that they will do just about anything for the “law as they see it.” Hummmm. And we know that Rabbit is sulking in the background.Where is Flask when we need her? Or AM>Blessed Be

I wonder if they arrested everyone in the boarding house…

New auction this week, plus a new print. Please help keep Endtown running!

Have Maude and Linda been rubbed out?

Quite a memory the artist has. Remembering and placing all these details.-At first I thought that statue was somebody trussed up in some kind of plastic bag. But I was going “That isn’t Linda or Maude!”? Thanks for clearing that up.-I wonder what is next.. Will Holly be questioned (Assaulted) by the rat? Will she kick its a**? And Where are Linda and Maude?-Tune in tomorrow. Same Rat time. Same Rat channel.

To Josh not all of us who wear uniforms have it go to our head. Look at the job we have to do. We have to deal with knuckleheads like you who think about us like that. If it is none of your business then stay out of it. If it is your business make your approach but expect us to respond like the rat. Everyone is suspect till it is all figured out. Something I was pondering all weekend. The statement the of “Unauthorized cake”.If there is unauthorized then there must be authorized. What occurred is not a breach of law but a breach of a code of conduct, behavior, protocol, or rules specific to Endtown. Not all rules are “law”. I in my work have a huge series of codes of conduct that have nothing based in law. Its uniform, equipment, contacting persons in line of work, behavior in public, court room demeanor. All are not base in any kind of law but in a set of rules for basic behavior.This would be why a “Security response” has occurred instead of the regular police action. Holly may be connected in Endtown but still she needs to be careful in entering this situation. Connected or not they would snatch her up too if she pushes the issue too much. She may find there are some things in Endtown she does not have control or influence over. The statue is a beautiful one. When I was in Alaska I had a Japanese American friend who practiced Kendo. He had no one to practice with so he asked me one day if I would be interested. If you think its easy think again. At first all I had was football padding. I admired the philosophy involved as it was not just the skill building but mind and character. He had one of those Weeping Buddha statues. He said it was to remind one of sacrifice and loss. We had a great time. I was bigger than he was but man was he quick. It took time for me to develop some skill. Mainly I was a practice dummy till I countered one his strikes with a return strike. He stopped and immediately bowed his head and said something in Japanese. He apologize for some of the earlier stuff he had done and actually began to instruct me. Later he presented me with a basic uniform set so I could be part of Kendo. His father had come up to visit him and brought the equipment.We put on a good showing for his dad. His dad thought my skill needed work as my form was not perfect but my discipline and will were very strong.

Did somebody already say they wanted this strip…..???? Shoot :(

Echoes of McCarthyism here….nice.

Flask. Was. Right.

The Endtown cats need to form an anti-rat patrol!

Endtown takes cake VERY seriously.

Don’t worry Holly. Even if the rat starts shooting at you, Experience shows they don’t generally hit anything meaningful, they just spray bullets everywhere. Haven’t seen them kill or even wound anyone yet. That, apparently, was Flask’s job.

I do believe Holly will be taken in for questioning however.

@ surfstuff55 Whatever you do don’t blink.blink and you’re dead

It may be as simple as Linda did not fill out the proper forms to get her “cake” approval permit. She may have to be licensed and certified to make it. All a big misunderstanding.(Snicker)

Just to be clear the Miranda covers rights to counsel, not to incriminate yourself, right to remain silent (believe me I have not heard many stay silent) so once Linda and Maude are in "custody’ that right would hold. But is there Miranda in Endtown? Remains to be seen.But in “security” matters Miranda would have no place.

That is why the Weeping Buddha is shown.It is worse than you think!

I haven’t seen anyone named Miranda in Endtown yet, have you?

I’m back. I’ve known The Maranda Rights since the 1966-1970 series Dragnet, and it goes like this:

“You have the right to remain silent. If you give up the right to remain silent,anything you say can used as evidence against you in a court of law. You have the right to speakto an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney,one will be given to you by the state at no extra cost”.

And that’s usually followed by the officer telling the suspect:“Do you understand those rights as they were given to you, sir/ma’am? "

Also there’s a UK version of The Maranda Rights I heard on the old Nickelodeon animated series Danger Mouse. Hey what can I say? When I’m not working, I watch a lot of TV.

Oh No! Did they cut off Linda’s ears?? Looks like they shaved her head too!Over a little cake! they would do this?!The rats have been growing. That rat may be a bit bigger than Holly. I’m surprised that Holly’s ears aren’t standing up, alert to hear better.That she was tortured is pretty obvious! They don’t just casually cut off ears!! I hope she still has most of her nose!

oh my. she is naked too! What all did they DO to her??

I always need link to go back. Oh man, I thought it was Linda. Thought they stripped her naked, cut her hair AND her ears off!