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June 5th, 2011

Take The Money!

Footnote: Substitute “Abba” and “Eema” for “Father/Dad” and “Mother/Mom” respectively. The wonders of foreign languages…

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  1. nikolai60
    June 5th, 2011 at 12:04 am

    I’m pretty sure most of just about everyone reading this agrees with ABBA in the first panel.

    I’m also sensing that ABBA is a futuristic Talmi version of that dad that just can’t ask for directions or help, just in this case it involves intergalactic travel and one really rich dude.

  2. Salomus
    June 5th, 2011 at 12:44 am

    @nikolai60

    actually, from what I have gathered between this and the older strips, “Abba” is basically their term for “Dad”. Exhibit A: “Abba’s pissed. off to kill ‘Saw, I bet.” Likewise (from the way Sudoku addressed Meridian in the 06/22/07 page), “Eema” is the equivalent of “mum”. So therefore, Cypher is this newcomer’s dad, in some way. Must be one of those step-siblings hinted at in the strip from 5/18/11. On that note, it would also seem that Maggie (aka the Scout Arael impostor) is a step sibling as well, judging by a previous page’s title.

    Put short: “Abba” = “Dad”. This guy (and Maggie) are APPARENTLY step-siblings of Jigsaw and therefore step-children of Cypher (?). But then again, I could be completely wrong and just overthinking it.

  3. Salomus
    June 5th, 2011 at 12:45 am

    Oh, and Hooray for Meridian finally making another appearance!!!!!

    …Next up, Sudoku and Slider…

  4. Josh.C
    June 5th, 2011 at 1:14 am

    Being Star org must not pay well.^^

  5. Ken_Cypher
    June 5th, 2011 at 1:25 am

    …so that strip around his neck does NOT mean that he is a Priest. Check.

  6. The_Rippy_One
    June 5th, 2011 at 3:06 am

    Salomus…thanks for making that connection.

  7. nikolai60
    June 5th, 2011 at 9:31 am

    @Salomus I was fairly certain that Abba was short for his full name, but I could be wrong

  8. zarpaulus
    June 5th, 2011 at 10:50 am

    @Josh.C: Well, their real-life counterparts are supposed to live on 24 bucks a week.

  9. Josh.C
    June 5th, 2011 at 11:46 am

    @nikolai60 Actually I think Jigg’s explained it somewhere that it means some kind of family relation. Like Eema mentioned by the girl posing as Daisy. Mother or Father are probably fairly close to the meanings of those words.

    Though it makes me wonder if Daisy and the Cypher had a thing going on before he married Meridian?

    Though it could be that they had a more open relationship between all three of them.

  10. Sulucamas
    June 5th, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    I know it’s the future and all, but he should probably try and get that nose of his set before too long… >_>

    @nikolai60: I definitely agree with Abba in the first panel, though I probably wouldn’t have complained at the opposite. ;)

    @Salomus: BOOM! Well put, good sir. :D

    @Josh.C: Surely, three people don’t all get the same tattoo for nothin’. :3c

  11. DC
    June 6th, 2011 at 8:38 am

    So “abba” and “eema”, huh? Borrowed Yiddish/Hebrew terms for the Talmi’s language? Neat.

  12. Mujaki
    June 6th, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    I can’t believe it’s not butter!

  13. nikolai60
    June 7th, 2011 at 9:48 am

    And thank you for the footnote ^_^ considering all that’s happened it’s a wonder that THAT’S what took up most of the conversation.

  14. nikolai60
    June 7th, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    …yes i’m aware i’m technically the one responsible, but i figured most ppl would ignore my comment…

  15. Salomus
    June 10th, 2011 at 12:09 am

    I WIN!

  16. catldr
    June 10th, 2011 at 1:57 am

    Not dead! Not dead! *cheers*

  17. Puck
    December 27th, 2011 at 11:34 pm

    I’ve spent the entire comic wondering if ‘Abba’ was called that because he’s a father.

  18. Jigsaw Forte
    December 28th, 2011 at 7:49 pm

    @Puck “Abba” is Hebrew for “Father”, so… yes, but it’s on par with calling someone “Daddy”, so it’s a little more familiar of a term.

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