Thursday June 12, 2008
Book 10: The Longshoreman of the Apocalypse — Part I: Wet Feet
Commentary: Today's strip marks eight years of daily Schlock Mercenary. The author is pleased to mark the date with the introduction of the term "Longshoreman of the Apocalypse." It bodes so very well for the future.
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Transcript

Para Ventura: It still flies, the annie-plant safely cranks out gravy at eighty percent. There's got to be something we can do with it.
Kevyn: Ooh, I just thought of something. We feed this baby into Fabber One for parts and watch him chew.
Captain Tagon: Kevyn, the grav-catcher under Eatonrun was sabotaged. Can you and Ensign Ventura cook up a replacement? Something with heavy-duty gravy?
Para Ventura: I bet I can turn this tank into a longshoreman with no fabber cycles at all. Just stuff off your shelves.
Kevyn: No bet. Off my shelf, you could turn this tank into the longshoreman of the apocalypse.