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Good News for People Who Like Bad News
01-18-24
Dear False Positive Readers,
This is Ashley Walton, Mike’s sister and editor of False Positive. I have really terrible, awful news and a tiny bit of good news.
You might have noticed it’s been a couple years since we’ve posted anything on this website. Well, brace yourself for the saddest update I’ll ever share.
Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny! That’s why embryos start off looking like squid and then turn into birds! Obvious in hindsight.
…seriously? explain it to us laymen then =/ cause now I have no idea where this is going
conzeit: it’s a history of biology joke, so a rather hermetic one. Check out the “Recapitulation theory” article on Wikipedia if you want to know the context.
That principle was actually an elaborate con – embryos don’t really go through phases that mimic evolution from “lower” to “higher forms”. People wanted to believe it, though.
That said, this inability to hold a single form is a classic attribute of those that have rejected the ultimate higher form, generally called God.
Shit man, make up your mind. Most things don’t get to change their form even once, now you’re just showing off
All this, and he’s going to end up an Eagles album cover, isn’t he?
ME: I thought that whatever objective the Human Animal has required him to become a squid in order to reach something deep within the ocean… but I guess he’s just another jackass who likes switching from one skin to another.
Are we there yet?
ground, water, air… fire next?
It’s going to be hilarious when he accidentally transforms into a turtle while up there
Those transformation pages look awesome!
starts feeling like the proper titel should’ve be “incarnation” rather than “ancantation”
Dude! Where. Are. You. Going?? We’ve been following you in the minivan best we can, but damn!
Could this be a reboot of the short lived ’80s show Manimal? Chapter 2: the Purple Eyes of Justice are on You!
If this all is just to avoid travel and parking fees I’m going to be mad.
This guy goes to insane lengths to ensure he’s not being followed.
Pretty sure Mike is just showing off his mad art skillz at this point.
I totally called this in my head a couple strips back!
New theory: he’s looking for something to bestialize that he hasn’t tried before.
This all reminds me of the Song of Amhairghin:
I am a stag of seven tines,
I am a wide flood on a plain,
I am a wind on the deep waters,
I am a shining tear of the sun,
I am a hawk on a cliff,
I am fair among flowers,
I am a god who sets the head afire with smoke.
I am a battle waging spear,
I am a salmon in the pool,
I am a hill of poetry,
I am a ruthless boar,
I am a threatening noise of the sea,
I am a wave of the sea,
Who but I knows the secrets of the unhewn dolmen ?
The author is toying with us.
He’s looking for Dorothy to tell her to come home…Auntie Em sent him to find Oz, Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
Not sure why he’d turn into a shark and go in the water in the first place when a bird could have skipped that whole bit of travel lol