The fact that the monks have no antennae is hilarious and raises so many questions. My interpretation based on this strip is that antennae are like hair in this universe, hence the lack on the monks, but that seems weird with regard to how antennae usually function. Very funny regardless of the thought process.
…I should be packing for our imminent move right now, but instead I’m sitting here eating chocolate donuts and reading about other people giving up on packing. I feel like I’ve made the right decision. 😀
funnily enough i’ve seen plenty of them pull out the latest phones over the years whilst i still have my 5 year old £10 pay and go, but the if i had a direct line to Buddha i’d probably use it more. (he’s such a happy, chubby guy, it’d be great!)
Just for the sake of argument, I’ll assume when it’s Christian, we’d call it a “begging plate” if for Buddhist’s it’s a “begging bowl”? Otherwise, kinda harsh ….
Begging bowls are traditional for wandering monks. They can hold food or drink, and when not being used like that, they can be a handy container for alms given by the public. That it could be used for several purposes and is almost necessary for life is why they were allowed to own them after taking a vow of poverty. I don’t see anything harsh at all.
“Begging Plate” on the other hand seems to be a slur for an offering plate that is passed around to collect offerings from church members. I couldn’t find anything else using that specific phrase.
Like Wraj said, a begging bowl is a real thing that real Buddhist monks really use. Not so much in the United States or Europe, but in India, there are monks who live entirely on what is given to them in their bowls in a day.
Yeah, it’s the difference between giving to the (rich) leaders of an organised and very preachy religion, and giving to the humble gentle person who has chosen the Path and could use your support.
Add to that, the monks usually receive food in the bowl, while Christians prefer you put cold hard cash on their plate, and would not appreciate food on it at all, even if it was Belgian chocolates.
is this the first time we see a lack of antennae?
We’ve seen it before, but I’m not one of them nerds that can recall them from memory.
I’M one of those nerds! I’M one of those nerds! https://www.bugmartini.com/comic/my-no-no-about-yo-yos/ =D
The lack of antennae have been used before to indicate shaven heads.
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The fact that the monks have no antennae is hilarious and raises so many questions. My interpretation based on this strip is that antennae are like hair in this universe, hence the lack on the monks, but that seems weird with regard to how antennae usually function. Very funny regardless of the thought process.
Last panel got me.
Gong-da?
…I should be packing for our imminent move right now, but instead I’m sitting here eating chocolate donuts and reading about other people giving up on packing. I feel like I’ve made the right decision. 😀
The shaved heads killed me! As did the creaming of the Honda!
Love the antannae-less monks. They look so strange and non-buggy without them feelers.
Genius! The monks are bald, so they lack antennae!
I could walk away from everything and start from scratch.
I should change my name to ‘Monkarch’.
I notice he hasn’t walked away from his cell phone in the third panel.
funnily enough i’ve seen plenty of them pull out the latest phones over the years whilst i still have my 5 year old £10 pay and go, but the if i had a direct line to Buddha i’d probably use it more. (he’s such a happy, chubby guy, it’d be great!)
What would a Honda smashing into a gong sound like?
Not sure what it would sound like, but the resulting traffic jam would be a gong show.
I imagine it would be a crash :3
Like, I know it’s not even geographically coherent, but I couldn’t help to imagine they were talking about Edmond on the last panel.
Just for the sake of argument, I’ll assume when it’s Christian, we’d call it a “begging plate” if for Buddhist’s it’s a “begging bowl”? Otherwise, kinda harsh ….
Begging bowls are traditional for wandering monks. They can hold food or drink, and when not being used like that, they can be a handy container for alms given by the public. That it could be used for several purposes and is almost necessary for life is why they were allowed to own them after taking a vow of poverty. I don’t see anything harsh at all.
“Begging Plate” on the other hand seems to be a slur for an offering plate that is passed around to collect offerings from church members. I couldn’t find anything else using that specific phrase.
Like Wraj said, a begging bowl is a real thing that real Buddhist monks really use. Not so much in the United States or Europe, but in India, there are monks who live entirely on what is given to them in their bowls in a day.
Yeah, it’s the difference between giving to the (rich) leaders of an organised and very preachy religion, and giving to the humble gentle person who has chosen the Path and could use your support.
Add to that, the monks usually receive food in the bowl, while Christians prefer you put cold hard cash on their plate, and would not appreciate food on it at all, even if it was Belgian chocolates.
I’M one of those nerds! https://www.bugmartini.com/comic/my-no-no-about-yo-yos/
I don’t know why, but I’m hearing glasses-bug in Panel 4 with the calmest stereotypical wise-man tone… and the other bug just freaking out.