Newest Feature: Moley Rants #20 - So, We're Off Again...
Today is my father's birthday, and this is a comic featuring the main character's parents. Coincidence?! Almost. I had plans of making a John & Ella comic for some time now, to stop dealing only with Zip and Jello, and it came in a perfect timing.
So, here's a bit of a flashback.
And just as a completely unrelated fun fact, Zip's name would be "Nil" if he was a girl. I was going to put that in the comic, but it didn't fit.
That's all, guys. Have a swell weekend!
Gamegeneral - Apr 16, 2010, 13:14
While I think that Nil is a cooler name, I think it's got an innuendo attached to it if you look hard enough.
Professional Mole - Apr 16, 2010, 18:54
@Gamegeneral:
I'm trying to... but it isn't reaching me. I think I should just be thankful he's a boy, then. =P
Gamegeneral - Apr 24, 2010, 00:52
Nah, it's not THAT bad.Just that Nil means nothing, so it might be implied (Whether boy or girl) might be "Lacking something" that just doesn't come across as well in the name Zip.
Professional Mole - Apr 24, 2010, 01:36
@Gamegeneral:
Well, that was the idea. The name "Zip" was chosen exactly because of that meaning.
In fact, "Nil" as his "girl name" comes exactly from that fact, and that Zip doesn't sound "female" enough to me. So Nil == Zip, anyway.
It was also the way Pascal denoted null pointers, but I digress.
There is, in fact, a deeper meaning to Zip's name. But that's a subject for a later expansion of the comic's plot.
