November 7th, 2010
Shadows of Dooooom! – part 36
I probably wouldn’t have thought of using a pun on kebab if I didn’t watch so much British tv. Here in North America I only hear kebob. I love their panel game shows like QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Nevermind the Buzzcocks and more (plus Doctor Who). Kebab is one of their go-to references for jokes. It sounds like people visit them after they’ve had a few pints and hit the hole in the wall (ATM). Do I have any Brit readers? Where are you all from?
November 7th, 2010 at 3:47 am
You have at least one Brit reading you. I’m not far from London.
And yes, Kebabs are traditionally the late night, after a few pints, food of choice. Preferably a big greasy Doner Kebab from the sort of establishment that gives you food poisoning just walking past. Usually for the people too plastered to gain entry to the local curry house.
November 7th, 2010 at 6:57 am
Brit reader here, based in Ipswich. Wonder if the King internally exclaimed “Shish!” when that kebab came for him in panel 2… Loving your pun-gent work!
November 7th, 2010 at 8:00 am
Yep, a Brit here *waves*, from leafy Surrey. That indeterminate bit between London and Brighton 🙂
November 7th, 2010 at 9:56 am
Midwest- USA
November 7th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
I love me some British TV 😀 we seriously need to get British food more popular over here.
and by that I mean kebabs, vindaloos, and maybe fish and chips.. not so much steak and kidney pie ^_^’
November 7th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
So, did they place Sorlock under Kodiak arrest?
November 7th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Yup, another one from Surrey.
Don’t forget the chilli sauce!
November 7th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Not British, but I do love me a lot of British TV too! (Doctor Who, Captain Scarlet and pretty much anything else by Gerry Anderson, etc.) I’m currently in Indianapolis, IN.
November 8th, 2010 at 2:31 am
Australia. 🙂
November 8th, 2010 at 6:18 am
I´m from Sweden.
And we also have a kebab as a late night snack. 😉
November 8th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Mid-west US…. state of Illinois, the Land of Corruption…. someday I’d like to visit England and Wales, that being the place my father’s anscestors came from a century or two ago.
November 8th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
New Jersey X)
November 9th, 2010 at 7:19 am
Korean Reader here! 😀 heh. kebab is the winner as always.
November 9th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Hi hi,
Just finished catching up again. A pleasure, as always.
I noticed you’re on the webcomic list
http://www.thewebcomiclist.com/p/16420/Princess-Planet
Maybe you could add a piccy to its entry?
November 10th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
I’m glad to see a people from all over are finding something on this far away planet to interest them! And in case you haven’t realized from my other posts, I should say I’m in Toronto, Canada.
Bearly There – nice!
Kim – Fred Armisen’s Patterson impression has ruined that name for me!
Paul – thanks for the pointer
November 10th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
Scotland! (Land of the wild haggis and the deep-fried mars bar) On the theme of late-night snacks, I managed to thoroughly confuse some American friends by talking about a pastie supper. Apparently American pasties are not filled with mash, peas and gravy goodness…
November 13th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
I’m from France, Kebab’s the late-night dish of choice in Paris too 🙂
November 13th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
What the British call a “kebab” (and here in the Northeastern US, I’ve always seen it written as “kebab,” pronounced with a broad a, as in “falafel”) is mostly what we would just call a “pita,” or pita pocket, isn’t it?
And a Persian place is one of the three restaurants open after last call in my town, alongside a pizza place and a Subway. Make of that what you will.
November 19th, 2010 at 7:00 am
I’m not British, but on a visit to Cork, Ireland I actually saw one of those places downtown that actually was called “Abrakebabra”. No kidding!
I was laughing so hard at the pun at the time and believe me or not, but I did have to think of Princess Planet immediately too.
Funny how the circle closes like this. 😉
November 19th, 2010 at 10:10 am
Werp – Nope, it has a whole other meaning.
Emile – My trip to Paris led me to believe a lot of brasseries closed early. I was wondering what you ate late at night! Thanks for the tip.
Brendan – Now I’m trying to picture how you say “falafel”. I once stammered over “philiosophical” and gave up and just said “falafel-popsicle”.
Firethorn – Awesomes!!!
November 19th, 2010 at 9:21 pm
The New Jersey he’s talking about is more North Jersey. I’m in South Jersey, which is a lot of farm, fields and the pine barrens 🙂
December 12th, 2010 at 3:07 am
Canadian here~ 😀
August 16th, 2011 at 1:09 am
Russian here. 🙂
(Oh, sure, it’s very late, but personally I always enjoy those “country exchanges”. They’re a nice reminder of just how big the Internet is and how diverse any group of people in it would have to be.)
April 5th, 2012 at 12:49 am
Detroit, MI, USA… But I watch more BBC than any American networks, they suck… Quite Interesting is possibly the greatest show of all time.
November 25th, 2012 at 7:46 am
Australia!
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:14 pm
US -Seattle area. 🙂
May 21st, 2014 at 1:32 am
Corvallis, Oregon, United States.
Interestingly, one of my two current favorite bands, Approaching Nirvana, is composed (pun intended) of two people from different countries. They did three albums together, then they met in person for the first time.