It’s real easy actually, just figure out where the hole brain stem goes through is and jam the pike up through it and into the skull. Bonus points if you make the blade come out of the top of the head! ^_^
You forget that bugs don’t have a spine, they have exoskeletons.They’re just a hard shell filled with gooey stuff. Not really suited for the “head on a pike”-treatment.
Since the whole point is to intimidate people, he may have succeeded in spite of himself. Would you want to deal with lunatics who hang heads up by their tongues?
Great title!
I’ve always found that while making sure not to get the pike too close to the eye socket so as to avoid the sliding down problem, the most difficult part is getting them all level with each other. To have them all at different heights is so gauche, don’t you think?
Also, birds peck at them in an uneven manner causing some to hang askew, whereupon it’s time to go out and rearrange them all to even-ness again, because lemme tell ya, our CCR’s are brutal! And don’t get me started on the Neighborhood Watch folks. OY!
I *think* Floyd meant CC&Rs, which stands for Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions — those silly rules that HOA’s (Home Owner Associations) like to harass you about.
By the way, your grass is the wrong shade of green. Per the HOA rules all residents with piked skulls in the front yard should have grass in the shade Pantone 2266CP. Yours is Pantone 2411XGC, which is reserved for residents without piked skulls who have had proven paranormal activity in the last 180 days, and which clearly clashes with your decorative skulls.
Yeah, the CC&Rs is the correct terminology. I’m just too lazy to add the ampersand usually. Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions are a pain in my tookus! Why should the neighbors (or the power-hungry folks who enforce said CCRs, for that matter) get a say in what color my house is? If I want Fuchia trim on a day-glow orange house, that’s MY business!
I do really like the comments below about using the crossbars below the blade for keeping the heads from sliding down, as well as using a modular, rather than standard pike. Food for thought when I put up my next “Lawn Decoration”…
Thanks, everyone. You’ve all been very helpful.
As someone who has a degree in Anthropology – specifically forensics – I spend a lot of time facepalming myself to death when I see fully articulated skeletons just hanging around in video game and movie dungeons. And don’t even get me started on skulls lying around with attached mandibles. Who’s the poor schlep that had to sew all of those bones together?
You know, I’d just assign that job to the head-cutting-off guy. You figure, they probably have to pick up SOME knowledge of how heads are put together along the way.
That’s why it’s best when, as a previous commenter mentioned, the tip of the pike comes out the top of the skull. This gives it two fixed mounting points so the head is held upright, not able to loll about when harassed by scavengers. Adjusting pike heights after mounting though, that’s a much more complex problem.
Easy fix if you go with the modular pike design with a standard base an head section and a variable length mid section allowing for more artistic control and ease of setup and disassembly.
Actually they are near pole saws, although if you have a good drill you can make the spearhead bolt onto the polesaw handle and then you don’t have to worry about getting the correct adjustable handle for your spearhead.
BTW if you use a spear head with a crossguard, those heads just stay up there on their own. I think those are called winged spearheads? not sure on that.
Reminds me of Larson’s Tethercat.
It’s real easy actually, just figure out where the hole brain stem goes through is and jam the pike up through it and into the skull. Bonus points if you make the blade come out of the top of the head! ^_^
You sound like a guy who has some experience in this field.
You forget that bugs don’t have a spine, they have exoskeletons.They’re just a hard shell filled with gooey stuff. Not really suited for the “head on a pike”-treatment.
What bugs are you talking about? Clearly those are people I drew.
“Smash it on, don’t worry it. Let the pike do the work” -The Simpsons
Since the whole point is to intimidate people, he may have succeeded in spite of himself. Would you want to deal with lunatics who hang heads up by their tongues?
+1
Sometimes I wonder whether Adam comes up with the comics first, or the titles.
It’s always the comics first, title second. Sometimes I get lucky and back into an apt title.
Some of the titles (like today’s) are so apt that it seems like the comic is based off the title rather than the other way around XD
Great title!
I’ve always found that while making sure not to get the pike too close to the eye socket so as to avoid the sliding down problem, the most difficult part is getting them all level with each other. To have them all at different heights is so gauche, don’t you think?
Also, birds peck at them in an uneven manner causing some to hang askew, whereupon it’s time to go out and rearrange them all to even-ness again, because lemme tell ya, our CCR’s are brutal! And don’t get me started on the Neighborhood Watch folks. OY!
CCRs? Clearance & Control Roomba? Cannonball Crested Robins? Creedance Clearwa… Okay, what’re CCRs, please?
I’m guessing Centre for Conflict Resolution (South Africa).
I *think* Floyd meant CC&Rs, which stands for Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions — those silly rules that HOA’s (Home Owner Associations) like to harass you about.
By the way, your grass is the wrong shade of green. Per the HOA rules all residents with piked skulls in the front yard should have grass in the shade Pantone 2266CP. Yours is Pantone 2411XGC, which is reserved for residents without piked skulls who have had proven paranormal activity in the last 180 days, and which clearly clashes with your decorative skulls.
*the next morning the President of the HOA’s head is on a new pike in the front yard*
Yeah, the CC&Rs is the correct terminology. I’m just too lazy to add the ampersand usually. Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions are a pain in my tookus! Why should the neighbors (or the power-hungry folks who enforce said CCRs, for that matter) get a say in what color my house is? If I want Fuchia trim on a day-glow orange house, that’s MY business!
I do really like the comments below about using the crossbars below the blade for keeping the heads from sliding down, as well as using a modular, rather than standard pike. Food for thought when I put up my next “Lawn Decoration”…
Thanks, everyone. You’ve all been very helpful.
I never even thought about the keeping-heads-all-the-same-height part.Yeah, mine would be all over the place, like a roller coaster without a track.
……i think this might be my favorite comic you’ve ever done. this is amazing.
Wow! Thanks!
As someone who has a degree in Anthropology – specifically forensics – I spend a lot of time facepalming myself to death when I see fully articulated skeletons just hanging around in video game and movie dungeons. And don’t even get me started on skulls lying around with attached mandibles. Who’s the poor schlep that had to sew all of those bones together?
You know, I’d just assign that job to the head-cutting-off guy. You figure, they probably have to pick up SOME knowledge of how heads are put together along the way.
That’s why it’s best when, as a previous commenter mentioned, the tip of the pike comes out the top of the skull. This gives it two fixed mounting points so the head is held upright, not able to loll about when harassed by scavengers. Adjusting pike heights after mounting though, that’s a much more complex problem.
Easy fix if you go with the modular pike design with a standard base an head section and a variable length mid section allowing for more artistic control and ease of setup and disassembly.
I am a gamer, I think of these things.
What section would I find these at Lowe’s?
Near the bird feeder poles, maybe?
Actually they are near pole saws, although if you have a good drill you can make the spearhead bolt onto the polesaw handle and then you don’t have to worry about getting the correct adjustable handle for your spearhead.
BTW if you use a spear head with a crossguard, those heads just stay up there on their own. I think those are called winged spearheads? not sure on that.
What you need is a spontoon or half-pike. The crossbars below the blade will keep the head from sliding down.
Or just do what I do, build a pyramid of heads. That way, you don’t have to worry about stability, even as they decompose.
Dang, can’t edit to add:
Is it just me, or is Medieval Boss Bug dressed like Kif from Futurama?
-defeated sigh-
Hahaha!
I’m no expert, but I’m quite sure that human eye sockets are too sturdy and enclosed for a spike to accidentally come out of