Neither. Neither Indian character gets a hit in Google, and mancala is a generic name for a family of counting games. Backgammon has even been referred to as mancala.
Methinks it may be nerd theory… more than just Indian in context. Wiki says that Acharnae was a deme in Attica, in ancient Greece, and mancala seems to be of African or Sumerian origin. Feels as if Daylla is doing a cross-cultural mashup here, involving historical figures known only to paras… sort of a fantasy league game.
That was the second in-strip reference to Gisaultees. The first was when Shellinx suggested that Shelly-1 “must be an adventurer like Odysseus or Gisaultees four millennia before him.”
I haven’t seen any desks like that since 6th grade (except for anime & manga) 😵💫
I was really unhappy getting stuck with those accursed reading/writing·surface chair combos 🤬
Well, I was sorta close…
I wonder if Mohan can sprout extra arms?
Methinks we may have just found Daylla’s beau…
She deserve one too. And the potential counter-teasing for it too, as otherwise it would be boring… 😉
Game theory or Indian mythology?
Both.
Neither. Neither Indian character gets a hit in Google, and mancala is a generic name for a family of counting games. Backgammon has even been referred to as mancala.
Methinks it may be nerd theory… more than just Indian in context. Wiki says that Acharnae was a deme in Attica, in ancient Greece, and mancala seems to be of African or Sumerian origin. Feels as if Daylla is doing a cross-cultural mashup here, involving historical figures known only to paras… sort of a fantasy league game.
Who said anything about them being Indian? o_O
He did. Though the place is so caste-ridden it’s hard to tell who’s considered what.
Yes, he is Indian, butt who said Beth or Vor were Indian?
I can’t speak to the first name be the second appears to be of Greek origin. Acharnae was a deme of Attica.
Agreed. It’s an instant match.
He’s probably a ghost chaser, too.
Daylla gonna be in love in 5…4…3…
…she deserves to have someone who loves her l’il iron butt.
Well, at least “home room teacher” has a name — Mrs. Abbott. (Did Paul go back and add her to the character list of the prior strip?)
Yes, he did.
So, where is Costello? o_O
*Castela. 😛
Missed the joke: Abbott and Costello (former Ozite Prime Ministers)
He’s small and cute, I called two out of three, does he have kitty ears in his para form?
I see from the character tags that Mrs. Abbott has a name now.
“Abbott and Castela”?!?!?
Gonna be a fun year. Hold that ghost… we’re about to meet the invisible man! 😁
Who’s on first?
What’s on second.
I don’t know! Third base!
One thing Abbott and Castela have in common:
Bud Abbott: I overheard Doctor Zoomer say he needed a couple of men to accompany his mummy back to the States.
Lou Costello: Is she afraid to travel by herself?
Bud Abbott: She? No, Lou. This mummy is a he. What’s wrong with that? Some mummies are men, some mummies are women.
Lou Costello: Such a strange country.
Bud Abbott: What’s strange about it Lou?
Lou Costello: Your mummy, your mummy. Wasn’t she a woman?
Bud Abbott: I never had a mummy.
Lou Costello: What did your Father do? Win you in a crap game?
Why did I know that Daylla was gonna be a history nerd? Love it.
And the history itself seems a bit esoteric, that is mostly found among the paras.
I have to wonder what relation she is to Talos?
There was some hint of Castela’s and Daylla’s interest in paranormal history a long time ago: http://wapsisquare.com/comic/peanut-butter-kisses/
That was the second in-strip reference to Gisaultees. The first was when Shellinx suggested that Shelly-1 “must be an adventurer like Odysseus or Gisaultees four millennia before him.”
I think that safely translates to “dibs”
An unexpected left turn… Are we in Albuquerque?
Never mind the plot. The last frame, with the shadow figures and the blended background. That’s some clever image processing.
Random thought. What’s Amanda up to these days?
Photo shoot in Guam.
Has she met Digit in her human form yet?
This is IMMENSELY curious; I wonder what type of Para Mohan will reveal himself as…
Hey, Daylla is just checking Mohan’s nerd-cred & has just confirmed it. I think he’ll fit right in with this class.
I haven’t seen any desks like that since 6th grade (except for anime & manga) 😵💫
I was really unhappy getting stuck with those accursed reading/writing·surface chair combos 🤬