Thanks for the link, Folly. I experienced something like that after over-extended sessions playing “robots” in SunOS / X-windows terminal window. (I hear people refer to it as “daleks” but in our setup it was “robots” – – and would work on a large terminal emulator window even if you pulled it way beyond 80×24!)
Leaving my cubicle one evening as I walked down the sidewalk, there were two guys headed the other direction. I almost bumped into them, because instead of stepping aside, I was genuinely for a moment expecting them to act like robots from the game, and with their trajectories adjacent they should at any next step crash into each other and turn into a pile of rubble! (An obstacle for the player to go around, but not a danger to the player as a still functioning robot would be.)
I agree with James. That’s pretty much it.
And yes, I remember having a dream at night about trying to fit things Tetris-style in a room. Quite frustrating really. Some of my dreams aren’t so frustrating though. Maybe I should just stop there.
And as in Tetris, turning things sideways is allowed — note the desk in panel 4.
I think the joke is that there was room for the baby brother….. he’s a living thing… he’s be pasted into something like he were an object…
It’s a sight gag. Not hilarious and, frankly not that original, but visceral enough for a slight (internal) chuckle… or well, not actually a *chuckle* but more like an acknowledged “it’s a jest and jests are pleasant”.
I experienced the Tetris effect after playing (a little too much of) the original version for PC DOS, complete with sleep-induced visions of falling blocks. I even used this to figure out a trick that took advantage of an asymmetry in the rotation of the L-shape piece. I tested it out later, and discovered that the trick work exactly as I had dreamed it would.
Notice too that the falling block on the screen is the same color as the little brother’s overalls..
I’ve certainly experienced the Tetris effect, though not actually with Tetris. I’ve had dreams about several different video games after apparently playing too much. DOOM was the first where I noticed this effect. (The dream was vivid enough that I could show you what level it was in the game, and later, I had a reaction to a department store that had a section with a slightly lower ceiling that looked like a “crusher” from the game.)
First person shooters certainly are not the only genre I’ve played in my sleep, though, and years ago, after one weekend of watching my BIL play a Tony Hawk skateboarding game, I started to see the real world in a whole new way, especially this church that had a roof that curved like two quarter-pipes meeting at the peak.
As far as Perry Bible Fellowships go, this one may be on the gentle/not particularly horrific or transgressive side, but it’s still a smile from me.
There are strips where there is an “Is that all there is to it?” reaction (the roadies eating Sound Chex) and others where “… and …? why is that *supposed* to be funny?” reaction (a domino walking away from a chain reaction). These are of course subjective. …. This one is interesting because it seems to fall exactly in between.
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In Tetris, once there is a solid row across, it disappears. This may be an ominous sign for the little brother.
So, it’s labeled CIDU, but it’s explained in the caption, so… glad I could help?
Or his brain is making him think there is a brother shaped hole…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_effect
Thanks for the link, Folly. I experienced something like that after over-extended sessions playing “robots” in SunOS / X-windows terminal window. (I hear people refer to it as “daleks” but in our setup it was “robots” – – and would work on a large terminal emulator window even if you pulled it way beyond 80×24!)
Leaving my cubicle one evening as I walked down the sidewalk, there were two guys headed the other direction. I almost bumped into them, because instead of stepping aside, I was genuinely for a moment expecting them to act like robots from the game, and with their trajectories adjacent they should at any next step crash into each other and turn into a pile of rubble! (An obstacle for the player to go around, but not a danger to the player as a still functioning robot would be.)
I agree with James. That’s pretty much it.
And yes, I remember having a dream at night about trying to fit things Tetris-style in a room. Quite frustrating really. Some of my dreams aren’t so frustrating though. Maybe I should just stop there.
And as in Tetris, turning things sideways is allowed — note the desk in panel 4.
I think the joke is that there was room for the baby brother….. he’s a living thing… he’s be pasted into something like he were an object…
It’s a sight gag. Not hilarious and, frankly not that original, but visceral enough for a slight (internal) chuckle… or well, not actually a *chuckle* but more like an acknowledged “it’s a jest and jests are pleasant”.
I experienced the Tetris effect after playing (a little too much of) the original version for PC DOS, complete with sleep-induced visions of falling blocks. I even used this to figure out a trick that took advantage of an asymmetry in the rotation of the L-shape piece. I tested it out later, and discovered that the trick work exactly as I had dreamed it would.
Notice too that the falling block on the screen is the same color as the little brother’s overalls..
I’ve certainly experienced the Tetris effect, though not actually with Tetris. I’ve had dreams about several different video games after apparently playing too much. DOOM was the first where I noticed this effect. (The dream was vivid enough that I could show you what level it was in the game, and later, I had a reaction to a department store that had a section with a slightly lower ceiling that looked like a “crusher” from the game.)
First person shooters certainly are not the only genre I’ve played in my sleep, though, and years ago, after one weekend of watching my BIL play a Tony Hawk skateboarding game, I started to see the real world in a whole new way, especially this church that had a roof that curved like two quarter-pipes meeting at the peak.
As far as Perry Bible Fellowships go, this one may be on the gentle/not particularly horrific or transgressive side, but it’s still a smile from me.
There are strips where there is an “Is that all there is to it?” reaction (the roadies eating Sound Chex) and others where “… and …? why is that *supposed* to be funny?” reaction (a domino walking away from a chain reaction). These are of course subjective. …. This one is interesting because it seems to fall exactly in between.
And now finally I see the “brother-shaped hole”.