How to Explain a Fictional Technology or Superpower

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[g]

second panel typo "constantly be getting hit by cars"

[BI Fan]

wow - I can't possibly be the first grammar nazi to point out that in frame 2, Ric would probably not have said "be" in his question, unless he had asked "wouldn't" rather than "aren't" (have Missy read all options aloud to you, Scott) - and no apostrophe in OM's plural "things". Also, the instruction in frame 4 is worded muddily - "Some explanation(s)" or "Some (form of) explanation" might be clearer. Hmm... anyway, when I began reading this strip, I thought it was a repeat. But you wouldn't repeat grammar errors, so this must be a new one. Which strip am I thinking of, then?

[thing's]

thing's

[Richard]

He's right behind me ohmygoodness.

[Will The Real Lastangelman Please Stand Up?]

I wish my brain could filter out Omnipresent Man, it's like living in a sardine can full of spandex wearing clones with very smooth baby soft shaves.

[Yossarian]

I love Omnipresent Man.

[Sean]

Not to be "that guy", but "aren't you constantly be getting hit by cars" seems to have an extra "be". Also there's a stray apostrophe in "two thing's".

[tired of blogs]

"Correct. I'm everywhere else."

Best line ever.

[Sarasvati]

Grammatical error, second panel.

[Jiggly McSickfingers]

Second frame, "aren't you constantly be getting hit by cars?"...I've never caught you in a typo before...there's a first time for everything I guess.

[newbiehere]

That was quite impressive the juggling of such demented concepts. The only minor problem was the jumbled first sentence in panel 2, "aren't you constantly be getting hit by cars?". I take it a word got missed?

Otherwise, quite fun, and for the continuity-whores like myself, even moreso! (I love the internal logic, even when absurdist as with Omnipresent Man, of fictional settings.)

Thanks for always delivering!

[Dave Haslett]

Frame 2. Be getting. Isn't that Bible-speak for ...?

[Adam B.]

I love how you bright back the extra joke.

I had actually just found that in the Basic Instructions android app while I was testing it.

[R.C.]

"I'm inside your codpiece right now" is one of the most disturbing phrases I've ever encored in my short 21 years of living and it will be the phrase that will get me through all the bad times I will from now till the day I die.

[Judas Peckerwood]

Sir, you have outdone yourself once again.

[M]

"Two thing's?" Oh, Scott...

[Shaquita]

That is so funny. I love the Google Maps symbol on Omnipresent man. Ahahahahaha! Oh no, is he really everywhere? Even... Oh, I don't want to know.

[morolin]

I love omnipresent man. I want someone to write a book about him just for the mind-numbing insanity of it.

[Esn]

Scott, there are a few grammatical errors.
2nd panel:
"be getting hit by cars" - remove the "be"
"Two thing's" should be "two things"

[P]

Doesn't frame 2 argue that nobody is ever hit by a car?

[Mantar]

"Aren't you constantly be getting hit by cars?"
Hmm. I don't know if this new "ghetto" thing is working out for Rick. Maybe it would work better if he wore a giant clock around his neck? Just throwing that out there!

[Reader]

Great work! LOL!

[Patrick]

"I'm inside your codpiece right now."

LOL!

[j]

love you and your hilarious comics...thought you should know about the grammar mistake in the 2nd panel (the "be" shouldn't be there). no need to have this comment actually post/appear--just thought maybe you'd like to fix the mistake

[Kibi]

Hi

Panel 2 first bit of dialog has some wrong word thing:
"aren't you constantly be getting hit by cars?"

Perhaps it should be:
"wouldn't you constantly be getting hit by cars?"

or else:
"aren't you constantly getting hit by cars?"

kthxbi