Now it's six. I'm glad though because nothing could live up to what we are thinking. At least me. It is ... it is SCANDALOUS.

Well, we finally saw closure on Darlene, so it's not impossible. That said, I think the joke is that this strip's so bizarre.

I've always been curious myself.

I'm proud of you for saying this, sir.

i think teodor is bullshitting

that would make more sense

Is it just me or does Cornelius' glasses look like a bicycle?

Amazing avatar.

Tripy.

Oh god.
I chubby you, sir.

"How so?" IS the punch line. Cornelius stands there thinking about all the stuff that could happen to a stuffed otter baby, and when he realizes the whole idea is absurd, he calls Teodor on it.

Ditto everything you said, except that this one _is_ funny to me. I imagine Teodor and Mr. Bear standing outside the bathroom for hours wondering what it might be, while the little otter keeps at it, whatever 'it' might be.

Now, "Philippe is standing on it", I don't get, but it *is* Achewood #1, and that Counts.

Yes!

The real punchline is that you'd expect Cornelius to ask what happened. Instead, he politely inquires, "How so?" His obviously confused (or suspicious) speech leads to an awkward, humorous situation.

Look who's being a dick about terms.

Arguably, this is where Mr. Bear started to become Cornelius.

Could be, he's using words like 'yeah' in the previous strip, even before the tequila has taken hold.
It's a little disturbing.

Or not. He's excited at the idea of Flavour Flav visiting in the very next strip, and uses terms like "awesome!"

There is no booze involved; possibly a hangover.

I am further disturbed.

cracklewater breaks it down

How so?

We've all seen Philippe's arms. How the heck can he even reach the water?

The same way he gives.....Huuugs!

somehow this strip gets me pretty much everytime and i cannot measure why

Phillipe is the only character who really hasn't changed at all over the years... I'm glad.

This has been said about three different characters now.

looking at old strips like this is kind of like looking at baby photos. it was all so innocent, so harmless back then.

You're saying Achewood is so jaded, so harmful in 2008?

what a terrible misunderstanding

"when he was a pup"? Philippe is always 5

The therapy is for the time his arm got burned by the Big Bang.

this strip is my childhood. end of story

Obviously Phillipe failed to rescue a turd at an age where every victory counts for something.

The jig is up, Teodor.

This is one of the most awkward moments ever on the internet. I love how uncomfortable I feel after reading this strip.

What did you do to Philippe you MONSTER!

Can I just say that,
it's amazed me how few have picked up on the Cornelius Bear/Cornelius Elephant connection. (See Babar!)
The glasses are the same.