Elvie #108
Mar28
on March 28, 2025
at 4:04 pm
This strip first appeared in issue #268 of Linux (Pro) Magazine. I can’t deny, this is one of my favourite Elvie strips. It took us a little while to get the right combination of objects mirroring each other between the past and present but, together with the play on words, I think the end result is a clever little strip that’s a bit different to most of our others.
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↓ Transcript
[Panel 1, headed "1622": Elvie & James's ancestors, in pilgrim clothing, are in a dark room with various occult objects. Elvie is about to put an ornate key into a creepy looking chest]
Ye olde Elvie: With this sacred key from the Amazon I can call forth demons to fulfil my orders
Ye olde James: What devilry is this!?
[Panel 2, headed "2022": modern-day Elvie & James are in a room with various tech objects. The positions of the characters and objects mirrors the corresponding items in panel 1. Elvie is about to put a USB key into a computer]
Elvie: With this secret API key from Amazon I can write a daemon in Forth to get my orders fulfilled
James: What delivery is this?
Ye olde Elvie: With this sacred key from the Amazon I can call forth demons to fulfil my orders
Ye olde James: What devilry is this!?
[Panel 2, headed "2022": modern-day Elvie & James are in a room with various tech objects. The positions of the characters and objects mirrors the corresponding items in panel 1. Elvie is about to put a USB key into a computer]
Elvie: With this secret API key from Amazon I can write a daemon in Forth to get my orders fulfilled
James: What delivery is this?
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