True enough but the feeder of said faux info is sleeping like a fish. The source is going to have to be dug out. Jacob is going to let Philo go. Philo is going to become a living target. If he survives the pig bombardment which is the side show now. The source will want Philo silenced. Angry pigs make the perfect assassins.
There are quite a lot of beans there, enough to continue the beans-only conspiracy for some time, but there’s a lot of other stuff there, too. I see at least one can of coffee.
The rats are behind the false reports. They have access. They don’t seem to have much respect for Jacob. Praetorian guards are always dangerous.
However, I can’t see them persuading pig population to suicide. That takes real skill. Someone able to manipulate both pigs and wolves to act against their true interests.
And why haven’t we seen the Professor in all this?
Looks like Philo has some serious egg on is face. Is there any Humble Pie to go with those beans? He’s coming to realize his reporting is just as sloppy as Dottie’s, if not more so. Maybe the two of them can partner up.
If Philo is ever released, it will be the start of a fox hunt. TALLY-HO!!!
So, will Philo give up his “trusted sources”? He’ll surely have to publish the truth now, preferably with pictures. Which is something Jacob could have done a long time ago when the first stories of food scarcity came out.
I wanted to go back to an earlier strip, to find out roughly when Jacob first tried addressing the stories showing up in the paper about the food shortages, and by pure coincidence I landed on the Apr. 5th, 2017, strip where Grout was asking Heather about who had attacked her in the alley (“wolves”). He’d offered to post an officer near her laundry for 1 week, and she wanted to know what she was expected to do after that 1 week. Grout’s reply was “My advice? Don’t walk alone… And learn how to best defend yourself.” That worked out well for all involved…
I’ve gone back to the beginning (http://www.gocomics.com/endtown/2016/12/28) and am rereading this arc. It’s interesting – everything revolves around the rumors of the food shortages. We’ve got the wolves believing the shortages are because of pigs eating all the food. We’ve got the phone calls pressuring the pigs into suiciding, and the one case where Grout’s men found the chloroform capsule indicating someone abducted one of the pigs (Terry) while he was still alive. We’ve got Cooper feeding Foxworthy fake data on the shortages, but when Philo starts asking questions, it’s Cooper that gets killed. Then there’s all the bones at the bottom of the lake with canine tooth marks, yet the wolves felt that they were the ones being falsely accused (along with the fiasco of a wolf-supremist power bid). Heather gets assaulted “by wolves”, is told to learn how to defend herself, and when she does, is arrested for murder. The wolves riot, but it’s Foxworthy that gets set up for Cooper’s murder, supposedly with Terry’s head in the fridge, yet all of that gets wasted because the fire showed the remaining smokehouse evidence was in the wrong apartment. The wolves are patsies, and Foxworthy shouldn’t have any clues as to who was behind Cooper. The shortage rumors look to be intended to get the pigs to succumb to those phonecalls, and Walt’s own phone had been hacked for that. The main leads would be the calls, and the homemade chloroform. Neither of which Jake should know about, and Grout looks dirty enough as to not volunteer the information to him. The best we can hope for is that Dottie or Walt can catch a break, or that maybe the pig lawyer that defended the wolf pranksters at the beginning might have something to offer. (And, yes, there was that one woman Cooper visited who is a friend of Jake’s assistant…)
On seeing this quantity of food, I have to wonder why foraging parties are sent out at all. These expeditions are risky for the foragers, and also risk exposing Endtown. Unless as a cover for where the food comes from? It’s a lot of food storage, but it will last longer if rationed well. If everyone knows about it, everyone will want it. So, saying foragers bring it in might work. But who would run that?
Nukta K. about 6 years ago
Someone better call Doc Chase to treat that burn.
Erwin Schwartz Premium Member about 6 years ago
All you can see on the label is BE.. would he really be opening a can of Beans???
salenstormwing about 6 years ago
In the words of someone else, “Congratulations, you played yourself!”
Robert Nowall Premium Member about 6 years ago
Remember this the next time you read a story relying on “anonymous sources.”
Vet Premium Member about 6 years ago
True enough but the feeder of said faux info is sleeping like a fish. The source is going to have to be dug out. Jacob is going to let Philo go. Philo is going to become a living target. If he survives the pig bombardment which is the side show now. The source will want Philo silenced. Angry pigs make the perfect assassins.
Coyoty Premium Member about 6 years ago
There are quite a lot of beans there, enough to continue the beans-only conspiracy for some time, but there’s a lot of other stuff there, too. I see at least one can of coffee.
zorro456 about 6 years ago
Faux News!
WorldFusionRadio.com about 6 years ago
Can’t blame Jacob for rubbing it in at this point.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member about 6 years ago
The rats are behind the false reports. They have access. They don’t seem to have much respect for Jacob. Praetorian guards are always dangerous.
However, I can’t see them persuading pig population to suicide. That takes real skill. Someone able to manipulate both pigs and wolves to act against their true interests.
And why haven’t we seen the Professor in all this?
Dragoncat about 6 years ago
Looks like Philo has some serious egg on is face. Is there any Humble Pie to go with those beans? He’s coming to realize his reporting is just as sloppy as Dottie’s, if not more so. Maybe the two of them can partner up.
If Philo is ever released, it will be the start of a fox hunt. TALLY-HO!!!
Major Matt Mason Premium Member about 6 years ago
Ka-HACK JOURNALISM! Oh, wait, that’s Yip Haywire. ;D
Ida No about 6 years ago
Philo: “There must be mirrors! You’ve painted shelves and cans on the walls! None of this is real!”
pam Miner about 6 years ago
This posted on Friday but not here on go comics. I have a desktop app that showed this from yesterday. Something delayed it I guess.
Diat60 about 6 years ago
So, will Philo give up his “trusted sources”? He’ll surely have to publish the truth now, preferably with pictures. Which is something Jacob could have done a long time ago when the first stories of food scarcity came out.
Ida No about 6 years ago
I wanted to go back to an earlier strip, to find out roughly when Jacob first tried addressing the stories showing up in the paper about the food shortages, and by pure coincidence I landed on the Apr. 5th, 2017, strip where Grout was asking Heather about who had attacked her in the alley (“wolves”). He’d offered to post an officer near her laundry for 1 week, and she wanted to know what she was expected to do after that 1 week. Grout’s reply was “My advice? Don’t walk alone… And learn how to best defend yourself.” That worked out well for all involved…
http://www.gocomics.com/endtown/2017/4/5
Ida No about 6 years ago
I’ve gone back to the beginning (http://www.gocomics.com/endtown/2016/12/28) and am rereading this arc. It’s interesting – everything revolves around the rumors of the food shortages. We’ve got the wolves believing the shortages are because of pigs eating all the food. We’ve got the phone calls pressuring the pigs into suiciding, and the one case where Grout’s men found the chloroform capsule indicating someone abducted one of the pigs (Terry) while he was still alive. We’ve got Cooper feeding Foxworthy fake data on the shortages, but when Philo starts asking questions, it’s Cooper that gets killed. Then there’s all the bones at the bottom of the lake with canine tooth marks, yet the wolves felt that they were the ones being falsely accused (along with the fiasco of a wolf-supremist power bid). Heather gets assaulted “by wolves”, is told to learn how to defend herself, and when she does, is arrested for murder. The wolves riot, but it’s Foxworthy that gets set up for Cooper’s murder, supposedly with Terry’s head in the fridge, yet all of that gets wasted because the fire showed the remaining smokehouse evidence was in the wrong apartment. The wolves are patsies, and Foxworthy shouldn’t have any clues as to who was behind Cooper. The shortage rumors look to be intended to get the pigs to succumb to those phonecalls, and Walt’s own phone had been hacked for that. The main leads would be the calls, and the homemade chloroform. Neither of which Jake should know about, and Grout looks dirty enough as to not volunteer the information to him. The best we can hope for is that Dottie or Walt can catch a break, or that maybe the pig lawyer that defended the wolf pranksters at the beginning might have something to offer. (And, yes, there was that one woman Cooper visited who is a friend of Jake’s assistant…)
These, are the days of our lives.
monkshandgames about 6 years ago
Let’s have a moment of silence for Aaron’s writing hand…three panels of shelves full of cans and boxes? Ouch.
yangeldf about 6 years ago
ha, the writer’s worst nightmare, being revealed as a hack
RickD Premium Member about 6 years ago
On seeing this quantity of food, I have to wonder why foraging parties are sent out at all. These expeditions are risky for the foragers, and also risk exposing Endtown. Unless as a cover for where the food comes from? It’s a lot of food storage, but it will last longer if rationed well. If everyone knows about it, everyone will want it. So, saying foragers bring it in might work. But who would run that?
nathenleeturner about 6 years ago
Back in one of the first story arcs we saw human inhabitants of the community. Whatever happened to them?