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Separate the Zen From the Boys

Separate the Zen From the Boys

by Adam on May 27, 2016 at 2:26 am
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  1. arcticllama
    arcticllama
    May 27, 2016, 2:31 am | # | Reply

    is this the first time we see a lack of antennae?

    • Mahnarch
      Mahnarch
      May 27, 2016, 11:27 am | # | Reply

      We’ve seen it before, but I’m not one of them nerds that can recall them from memory.

      • Arbitrary Quince
        Arbitrary Quince
        June 7, 2016, 7:41 am | # | Reply

        I’M one of those nerds! I’M one of those nerds! https://www.bugmartini.com/comic/my-no-no-about-yo-yos/ =D

    • BugFanNo1Million.
      BugFanNo1Million.
      May 27, 2016, 12:17 pm | # | Reply

      The lack of antennae have been used before to indicate shaven heads.

      • BugFanNo1Million
        BugFanNo1Million
        May 27, 2016, 2:25 pm | # | Reply

        Has*

  2. TheRedwolf
    TheRedwolf
    May 27, 2016, 2:39 am | # | Reply

    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.

  3. Thorbjørn
    Thorbjørn
    May 27, 2016, 4:56 am | # | Reply

    Last panel got me.

    Gong-da?

  4. mangorz
    mangorz
    May 27, 2016, 5:44 am | # | Reply

    …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. 😀

  5. Pink Floyd
    Pink Floyd
    May 27, 2016, 6:30 am | # | Reply

    The shaved heads killed me! As did the creaming of the Honda!

  6. TravelHobo
    TravelHobo
    May 27, 2016, 7:53 am | # | Reply

    Love the antannae-less monks. They look so strange and non-buggy without them feelers.

  7. Alpha T
    Alpha T
    May 27, 2016, 10:16 am | # | Reply

    Genius! The monks are bald, so they lack antennae!

  8. Mahnarch
    Mahnarch
    May 27, 2016, 11:30 am | # | Reply

    I could walk away from everything and start from scratch.
    I should change my name to ‘Monkarch’.

  9. Saskfan
    Saskfan
    May 27, 2016, 12:19 pm | # | Reply

    I notice he hasn’t walked away from his cell phone in the third panel.

    • strawdog
      strawdog
      May 27, 2016, 1:13 pm | # | Reply

      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!)

  10. YourWeirdUncle
    YourWeirdUncle
    May 27, 2016, 2:14 pm | # | Reply

    What would a Honda smashing into a gong sound like?

    • Saskfan
      Saskfan
      May 30, 2016, 7:29 am | # | Reply

      Not sure what it would sound like, but the resulting traffic jam would be a gong show.

    • BugFanNo1Million
      BugFanNo1Million
      May 30, 2016, 11:11 pm | # | Reply

      I imagine it would be a crash :3

  11. Javi
    Javi
    May 27, 2016, 5:32 pm | # | Reply

    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.

  12. Oldskool
    Oldskool
    May 30, 2016, 11:37 am | # | Reply

    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 ….

    • Wraj
      Wraj
      May 30, 2016, 2:41 pm | # | Reply

      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.

    • Ian D Osmond
      Ian D Osmond
      May 30, 2016, 7:22 pm | # | Reply

      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.

      • Thisfox
        Thisfox
        October 22, 2016, 8:17 pm | # | Reply

        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.

  13. Arbitrary Quince
    Arbitrary Quince
    June 7, 2016, 7:40 am | # | Reply

    I’M one of those nerds! https://www.bugmartini.com/comic/my-no-no-about-yo-yos/

  14. DTIBA
    DTIBA
    October 8, 2017, 10:07 pm | # | Reply

    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.

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