Issue 279 Reviews

[retired]

nimras23 said:

The Bunker
by hubadawaha

Apple house! Though it is just me, or does the very large Turmac in close proximity to the fruit house spell bad things right from the get go?

Very much so. But, no worries. The things at the end of every comic are merely bonuses, and have no actual application to the plot. The thing with the turmac eating the house didn't happen in the story line, it was just a gag.

^_^ Though I personally think it would be funny to live in a fruit. Like spongebob! *.*

[Jove]

A Clown For Valentine’s
I like the opening sentences. ^^ When I read the first one, I assumed this would be another story of pet abuse. So it was a pleasant surprise when I read the second and found that Sheri wasn’t a looming shadow of ultimate cruelty. And then, in the next couple of lines, I came crashing back down again. It was entertaining. ^^

Sheri’s a brat. I wished the clown had scared her more. I like how they all run and leave their sister with the clown, even though her weapons are in the attic. This feels like a realistic family story, and the last line points that out. Overall, I thought it was amusing. ^^

Thanks for the review. ^^ I'm relieved you found it realistic family-wise. I'm an only child, so I was concerned about making the rivalry between Peddy and Sheri similar to real-life fights between older and younger siblings.

[Nimras]

Ahnnilator's Guide to Birthday Parties
by cyneo_masters2

It was my mom’s birthday yesterday.

CAKE. CAKE. CAKE. CAKE. Keep thinking that. Cake should be the entire theme of your party. Eat cake.

Mmm… cake. I can’t help but wonder if the repeated use of cake there was a trick to get your word count up or something. That’s a lot of cakes.

And if you don't like pie or cake, base your party around natural disasters. Everybody likes a good ol' tornado or hurricane, right?

…I want to see a hurricane themed birthday party. If you host one, you have to send me pictures.


Interview With The Uppingtons
by jambammer

You’ve been happily married for thirty years. Don’t have your first fight while I’m getting paid to be with you!

This line cracks me up. Probably because I can all too easily see my sister (who is a Journalism major) saying it somewhere. (Sorry Reasie, but it’s true…)

Though I have to ask, are Mr and Mrs Uppington site characters from somewhere, or characters you made up? Not knowing kind of bothered me the whole article….


Gee, Thanks
by jeanlucgertie

Does anyone there actually WANT a bottle of love?

Um… *shifty eyes* Me?

Bad gift + someone = VIOLENCE.
Good gift + someone = LOVE.

You’d think this would be plastered on gift shops everywhere.

[Nimras]

Fluff and Ribbons
by laurelinden

This house is not a year-long Valentine's shrine.”

That sounds rather mentally scarring. I mean, I like pink in moderation, but a whole house…. *shudder*

The poor pet Rock. Getting tossed about like some sort of projectile.

Heh, I like how the tarts were the key. Though now I'm going to wonder what pink tastes like…


A Poem of Friendship
by hello5346 and goosher

Oy, the money tree ghost part was simply creepy.

Her heart and finally been broken.

I think there’s a word or something missing here.

He set the backpack on fire! Evilness.


Just Missed You
by fip

I think I'll send mine to..." Vira looked around, and hoping none of the other Neopets streaming past them could hear their quiet conversation, whispered, "Jeran."

*sputters cider*

Awww, this story is so sad! Though common sense tells me that they’ll find the letters in their lockers the next day that still isn’t much better for their Valentine’s day plans. Though the idea of all of them going to the same school tweaks my brain.


Broken Scarabs
by nut862

Poor Tomos, everyone seems to forget about him… And such a sad ending, this is quite a break from your usual style of story Nut. Valentines day seems to bring that out in people for some reason. (Keebler sends cold nose prints and tail wags.)

A Clown For Valentine's
by tazmanianunicorn

"That was the lamest excuse for an evil laugh I've ever heard. Who taught you, your grandmother?"

*snicker*

I’m with the Pteri, clowns are scary. I love the last line though, so very true.

[bag]

Actually Nimras, the repeated Cake is just a random product of my mind. And if I ever do, I will send pictures. Maybe if I have kids.

[Nut]

nimras23 said:

Broken Scarabs
by nut862

Poor Tomos, everyone seems to forget about him… And such a sad ending, this is quite a break from your usual style of story Nut. Valentines day seems to bring that out in people for some reason. (Keebler sends cold nose prints and tail wags.)

Aww. Happy anniversary, Keebler. =3 I remember the day Nimras set me up with you. XD

Thanks for the review. ^^ *glomps* Was it really that different from my usual stories? Interesting.

The whole marriage issue and Jazan/Nabile being canon has made things difficult for Tomos/Nabile shippers. >.> I can't decide between the two, actually, hence the bittersweet-but-open ending. I'm not a very good shipper.

[fipples~]

nimras23 said:

Just Missed You
by fip



*sputters cider*

Awww, this story is so sad! Though common sense tells me that they’ll find the letters in their lockers the next day that still isn’t much better for their Valentine’s day plans. Though the idea of all of them going to the same school tweaks my brain.

Yeahh.. to be honest, when writing the story, I never once thought about what would happen the day after, when they would see the letters in their locker. I guess that's why more than half of the fan mail I got was telling me to make a sequel.. it'll be kind of hard to avoid them seeing the letters even then, and "obviously" (or maybe not so obviously?) then something good will happen, aaand then good ending and.. yeah. Though I good probably make another sad ending in a sequel, but I'm tired of getting "Sad endings are bad!" mail D:<

[Tashni]

CCR: Jealousy
Aww, a sweet ending. I liked seeing more of Rolan and Lisha in this series, they're really a great couple. Maybe more in the next one, eh? I THINK you can have a married couple as long as you don't show the wedding. (You proved that in "Castles.") ANYWAY, the one thing I will say in concrit is that the ending was not entirely fulfilling. You built up this ending for 7 parts, and then they just sneak in and out of that castle easy as pie. It was just . . . less than I expected. Your other CCR endings were really good with Jasagh, so I was expecting something more than this. All in all, this was an enjoyable CCR.

[JB]

nut said:

Articles [glow=blue,2,300]Interview With The Uppingtons[/glow]
I like how you manage to squeeze a story into this rather than just asking random questions… starting with Amelia’s lack of knowledge about Valentine’s and Archibald’s firm resistance to it and then going on to their acceptance of it. The actual acceptance happened awfully suddenly, though… going from “You have no idea the torment I had to endure every year!” to “Okay, let’s celebrate it”.

The use of italics and bold to signify who was speaking was rather nice. I appreciated not having to read a little tag like “Mr Uppington:” before every sentence.

You’ve been happily married for thirty years. Don’t have your first fight while I’m getting paid to be with you!

*chuckle*

Considering that no one knows who the Uppingtons are until they read the article, the title doesn’t give us much to lure us in. Who are the Uppingtons, and why do we want to know about them?

The afternote was a little unneeded, but congratulations on your first article. ^^

Thanks for the review! ^^ I couldn't think of a title, so I gave it a very lame one

nimras23 said:

Interview With The Uppingtons
by jambammer

This line cracks me up. Probably because I can all too easily see my sister (who is a Journalism major) saying it somewhere. (Sorry Reasie, but it’s true…)

Though I have to ask, are Mr and Mrs Uppington site characters from somewhere, or characters you made up? Not knowing kind of bothered me the whole article….

They're my characters ^^; I probably should have added that in my note, but I wasn't thinking at the time. Thanks for the review