The setup is that the “one way” would be Rock, Paper, Scissors.
In fact, they decide on trial by combat.
This is the sort of humor I like to depict in my comics. :) Even if many have been using the rock, scissors, paper bit, lately.
I don’t know if anyone besides me heard the Star Trek fight theme when they saw the last panel…
Since Paper is driving, Rock and Scissors have to settle the seating issue in the arena, because the rules of the standard game would always give the win to Rock.
My money is on rock.
I like the tiny shields.
The “Shotgun” seat is the front passenger seat in cars, derived from the position of the person riding next to a stagecoach driver, and sometimes armed with a shotgun or rifle as depicted in “Old West” fiction. In modern times, calling “shotgun” announces the caller’s intentions to claim the front passenger seat.
“Paper, scissors, rock” or “Roshambo” in some places, is a hand game usually between two persons, often used to settle a dispute or make a decision. Each element can defeat one of the other elements, and can only be defeated by the remaining element. In other words, scissors cuts paper, rock smashes scissors, paper covers rock.
Gladiatorial combat were contests in which fighters would wage battle in an arena for entertainment. The battles usually ended in death of one of the combatants.
Which part of this strip was the CIDU?
A gladiator was a big investment, not only the outright ownership, but the training and experience he gained; they could also be big celebrities. Economically, it would not make sense for them to just be killed in the arena willy nilly.
Here is the the epitaph of a gladiator: “Flamma, secutor, lived 30 years, fought 34 times, won 21 times, fought to a draw 9 times, defeated 4 times, a Syrian by nationality. Delicatus made this for his deserving comrade-in-arms.”
@Kilby: Rock and Scissors in this strip could play rock-paper-scissors the normal way, since both of them are depicted with hands similar to normal human hands.
Arthur @1, you’re not alone! (would have used the ‘like’ button, but it’s gone?)
Let’s give credit where credit is due: Joshua K. is perfectly correct about their hands.
This isn’t my favorite version of this, but it’s the one I could
find. I had forgotten about it but I think it’s appropriate:
That was surprising. I gave the URL for the comic, and the
picture itself appeared. It didn’t use to work like that.
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The setup is that the “one way” would be Rock, Paper, Scissors.
In fact, they decide on trial by combat.
This is the sort of humor I like to depict in my comics. :) Even if many have been using the rock, scissors, paper bit, lately.
I don’t know if anyone besides me heard the Star Trek fight theme when they saw the last panel…
Since Paper is driving, Rock and Scissors have to settle the seating issue in the arena, because the rules of the standard game would always give the win to Rock.
My money is on rock.
I like the tiny shields.
The “Shotgun” seat is the front passenger seat in cars, derived from the position of the person riding next to a stagecoach driver, and sometimes armed with a shotgun or rifle as depicted in “Old West” fiction. In modern times, calling “shotgun” announces the caller’s intentions to claim the front passenger seat.
“Paper, scissors, rock” or “Roshambo” in some places, is a hand game usually between two persons, often used to settle a dispute or make a decision. Each element can defeat one of the other elements, and can only be defeated by the remaining element. In other words, scissors cuts paper, rock smashes scissors, paper covers rock.
Gladiatorial combat were contests in which fighters would wage battle in an arena for entertainment. The battles usually ended in death of one of the combatants.
Which part of this strip was the CIDU?
A gladiator was a big investment, not only the outright ownership, but the training and experience he gained; they could also be big celebrities. Economically, it would not make sense for them to just be killed in the arena willy nilly.
Here is the the epitaph of a gladiator: “Flamma, secutor, lived 30 years, fought 34 times, won 21 times, fought to a draw 9 times, defeated 4 times, a Syrian by nationality. Delicatus made this for his deserving comrade-in-arms.”
@Kilby: Rock and Scissors in this strip could play rock-paper-scissors the normal way, since both of them are depicted with hands similar to normal human hands.
Arthur @1, you’re not alone! (would have used the ‘like’ button, but it’s gone?)
Let’s give credit where credit is due: Joshua K. is perfectly correct about their hands.
This isn’t my favorite version of this, but it’s the one I could
find. I had forgotten about it but I think it’s appropriate:
That was surprising. I gave the URL for the comic, and the
picture itself appeared. It didn’t use to work like that.