Those of you who aren’t regular readers of the comments here may not be aware of A Voice for Pierre, the hilarious new webcomic by regular Man Boobz commenter Katz, inspired by Man Boobz trolls and dopey Boobz more generally. Here’s the first strip, about a poor paranoid MRA afraid to take his sons to Canada lest they be attacked and possibly killed by wild feminists. Naturally, it’s based on a TRUE STORY.
You can find more Pierre at the A Voice for Pierre website.
Pierre is in my blogroll too, which means katz is required to continue producing the comic. IT IS LEGALLY BINDING.
Plus I am to blame for the confusion about the location of the consulate. I had it in Sydney but that kinda didn’t make sense. Writing skills, I don’t got ’em.
A Canadian embassy could be in Australia, but would presumably be in Canberra.
How’s this then?
Clairedammit: Pierre MacKenzie, will you marry me?
MRA guy listening in: Oh, my god! Don’t answer that! She’s a soul sucking succubus!
Clairedammit: Excuse me!
MRA guy to Pierre, ignoring Clairedammit: Don’t let your evolutionary instincts overcome rational thought or you’ll screw yourself in the end!
Pierre: Look, we’re having a private moment here!
MRA guy: I play this dilemma out in my head every day, man. I’m going to be a vet. I’ll be dug for money like no other.
Clairdammit: Money? What are you talking about?
MRA guy: See! It’s hypergamy!
Pierre: I work at IKEA.
Although personally I like to believe that Pierre was working under cover at IKEA for the NSA ….
Switch “vet” to “senior milking machine technician”, perhaps?
It’s a perfect name! And a couple of comments later, Katz said “Pierre MacKenzie it is.”
And for those of us thinking of tracking down Pierre, there is indeed a Canadian consulate in Sydney. Google is my friend.
I had always understood that embassies are in the capital city but that countries often also have consulates in other important non-capitals.
I like “senior milking technician”. But will Katz like the scenario?
Well, it works either way, we’re not short of pine trees in Oz. 🙂
There’s an active forum thread about Pierre? Oy, must go check!
Kiwi girl, that’s a pain about having all sorts of other stuff stopping you from using contacts. I tried ’em back in the 80s but they had a nasty habit of folding in half and disappearing into my top lid, and I found it too much hassle in the end. I’m so used to wearing specs, and at least they help a bit when there’s dust and grit blowing about. Plus I get recurring bouts of blepharitis, and I suspect having contacts would make it worse.
It was fun making those figures. I had (still have, stored away) a lot of people from Louis’s court, with changes of clothes.
What sort of craft do you do? I know you do knitting/crochet from Ravelry.
Titianblue, that belongs in the forum post.!
Never knew that about consulates! I’ve walked past that one a few times, I think, most recently when a friend and I were trying to find a bottle shop near Circular Quay station and having absolutely no luck. Course, we missed both of the ones practically just across from the station…
Sydney is a capital! Of New South Wales. But still.
titianblue – love that script!
I can’t help but read Pierre as this really distraught Montrealer who for everything he tries, can’t seem to get away from the MRAs.
G’day, aworldanon, how are you? 🙂
Embassies are in capitals, consulates are anyplace the parent Gov’t thinks there is a need/is willing to spend the money to establish one.
aworldanon, what’s the Montrealer stereotype? I can think of some generalisation for every other province I can bring to mind (Nunavut, BC, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta…) except Saskatchewan (not sure if province?) and there.
I’m vaguely aware that they’re quite Francophonic?
I do think of Of Montreal, but they’re from Georgia of all places.
Kitteh, my talents are knitting and crochet. I have tried sewing, but I’m just no good at anything that isn’t straight edges – so I can make curtains fine, and that’s about it. I have also done some beading, and I am interested in learning how to handmake chain maille; I have a couple of books on that, two pairs of pliers, and some silver jump rings and beads to do my first piece – a bracelet.
I would love to see examples of the types of clothing you made, are there any links so I can be nosy?
Embassies are in capitals
ONLY IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO SAY ON THE INTERNET
*kiki I laughed.
Sorry I don’t have anything more constructive to say!
@kiki LOL
Damn you, homophones! *smacks own head against keyboard*
That’s great, kiki.
Of course, the irony is, the capitals aren’t necessary. Everything that gets said on the internet is automatically incredibly important.
Kiwi – oooh, chain mail! I like!
Here’s one of someone you might recognise . 😉
And this is Miss Dinah McIver in her 1850s glory. I didn’t make her, just her clothes. A cat doll was too much to resist! She’s much bigger, about 35cm tall.