Corpse Run 297: Elemedical
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So I totally understand that this strip might be a bit crass, and if you’re not a fan of this one, my apologies. As time goes on, it seems like more and more people are affected (directly or indirectly) by mental health issues and, considering the seriousness of it all, a joke like this might be in bad taste.
Personally, I disagree. Without airing all my laundry for you guys to see, I will say that I have an immediate family member who suffers from such a condition, and it really is a heartbreaking experience.
That said, there’s no better way to overcome something than making light of it, so… heck, why not make an Alzheimer’s joke?
Especially at Handsome Jack’s expense.
On the other hand, the “Dr. Zed Alzheimer’s Association?” That guy is way too busy gluing animals together to spend time researching any disease… but who else could I have referenced?
Doc Mercy? Tannis? They’re even less likely.
So it’s currently March Madness, the wonderful part of the year where the entire country stops to spend a few weeks watching college basketball in lieu of doing something important.
Normally I don’t care too much; the games often get regulated to background noise instead of actually being watched.
Normally I don’t put twenty bucks into a bracket pool.
With a bit of money on the line, I’m suddenly a college basketball aficionado. While watching some games with Jackie, I attempted to provide a running commentary. My basketball knowledge is about as vast as a peanut, so my comments had little to do with strategy and more to do with total nonsense.
For example, after some really tall guy blocked a shot, I offered up this piece of wisdom, “I remember that guy from last year’s national championship game, he was so tall I assumed he was a senior and graduated.”
Apparently it doesn’t work like that in college, they’re all really tall.
Well, I hope the Louisville players are the tallest, because my Andrew Jackson rests on their shoulders.
Which are very high off the ground.
…because they’re tall.
I suffer bipolar, MDD, and schizo-effective. Hell, I still find this funny. Although, to be honest, I really wasn’t sure if Handsome Jack was forgetful or that he was playing along some sort of “forgetting” game for the dramatic end.
Oh, I know he wasn’t actually forgetting anything. Initially I was planning on linking to a youtube video from that part of the game, but I figured I wanted to avoid spoilers about… you know =P
*Things*
This is kinda a bit of a spoiler for those who didn’t play the game yet, but on the other hand, if they haven’t played this game by now, serves ‘m right.
Well People with Alzheimer have the luck to meet new people every day.
._. Considering all the Nazi and Cripple and whatsoever jokes this is not that offensive. 😀
Explosions are most badass elementof nature. Only on Pandora.
When I got to this part in the game I totally thought he was holding off for a dramatic moment to say that “the fifth element….. is heart”.
“That said, there’s no better way to overcome something than making light of it, so… heck, why not make an Alzheimer’s joke?”
True story, when my great aunt was diagnosed with Alzheimers she totally fucked with anybody in the family who came to visit her for the first few weeks. She’d pretend to not remember names, or walk into a room and fake surprise that anybody was there and act like they were breaking in.
Everyone except for her didn’t find it funny. Until they saw her doing it to somebody else.
So from what part of the game is that? And is there a 5th element?
It’s from this part (spoiler warning): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv-jWpm7ug0
The remaining element is explosive!
Great, now Jack can start a club with Tannis 😀