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Drew Nilium <pwerdna@gmail.com> wrote at 04:19 this Wednesday (GMT):

On 7/6/25 3:22 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:

Drew Nilium <pwerdna@gmail.com> wrote at 14:33 this Monday (GMT):

On 6/1/25 6:15 PM, Arthur Spitzer wrote:

Is Four Immortal Mayflies Enough -- or too many?!

https://www.rippingoffkingarthur.com/comic/19-breakfast-at-luncherlots- >>>> part-three/

They're trying to win The Prize :o

Drew "a plastic slide whistle" Nilium

how else are they going to comedically slide in with a sound effect?

Dang, you're right! X3

Drew "strictly necessary" Nilium

absolutely 100%
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Is Four Immortal Mayflies Enough -- or too many?!


https://www.rippingoffkingarthur.com/comic/19-breakfast-at-luncherlots-part-three/

Arthur "Or just right?" Spitzer

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Arthur Spitzer <arspitzer2@gmail.com> wrote at 22:15 this Sunday (GMT):

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Is Four Immortal Mayflies Enough -- or too many?!

https://www.rippingoffkingarthur.com/comic/19-breakfast-at-luncherlots-part-three/

Arthur "Or just right?" Spitzer

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<div dir="ltr">Is Four Immortal Mayflies Enough -- or too many?!<br><br><br><div><a href="https://www.rippingoffkingarthur.com/comic/19-breakfast-at-luncherlots-part-three/">https://www.rippingoffkingarthur.com/comic/19-breakfast-at-luncherlots-part-three/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Arthur &quot;Or just right?&quot; Spitzer<br></div></div>

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I feel like this is a reference I'm not getting..
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On 2025-06-04 07:00, candycanearter07 wrote:

Arthur Spitzer <arspitzer2@gmail.com> wrote at 22:15 this Sunday (GMT):

Is Four Immortal Mayflies Enough -- or too many?!


https://www.rippingoffkingarthur.com/comic/19-breakfast-at-luncherlots-part-three/

Arthur "Or just right?" Spitzer

I feel like this is a reference I'm not getting..

These are other characters Arthur has written about. Suffice it to say, they're mayflies, they're immortal, and there are four of them.
(Actually this episode comes closer to being an origin for them than any
I've ever seen.)
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From: candycanearter07

I feel like this is a reference I'm not getting..

I guess the strip referenced The Highlander Movie
and my post referenced the TV show Eight is Enough...

Arthur "There can only be ONE!" Spitzer

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On 2025-06-04 22:48, Arthur Spitzer wrote:

From: -acandycanearter07

I feel like this is a reference I'm not getting..

I guess the strip referenced The Highlander Movie
and my post referenced the TV show Eight is Enough...

Arthur "There can only be ONE!" Spitzer

I guess I never realized "There Can Be Only One!" would be a cult
reference. I actually played some Highlander games at conventions, but somehow there was never actually only one.
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Scott Eiler <seiler@eilertech.com> wrote at 01:25 this Saturday (GMT):

On 2025-06-04 22:48, Arthur Spitzer wrote:

From: -acandycanearter07

I feel like this is a reference I'm not getting..

I guess the strip referenced The Highlander Movie
and my post referenced the TV show Eight is Enough...

Arthur "There can only be ONE!" Spitzer

I guess I never realized "There Can Be Only One!" would be a cult
reference. I actually played some Highlander games at conventions, but somehow there was never actually only one.

I mean I got the highlander ref, I just wasn't sure if it was
referrencing something else by it being "may"flies? And 4?
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On 6/1/25 6:15 PM, Arthur Spitzer wrote:

Is Four Immortal Mayflies Enough -- or too many?!

https://www.rippingoffkingarthur.com/comic/19-breakfast-at-luncherlots- part-three/

They're trying to win The Prize :o

Drew "a plastic slide whistle" Nilium
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On 6/7/25 12:10 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:

Scott Eiler <seiler@eilertech.com> wrote at 01:25 this Saturday (GMT):

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I guess I never realized "There Can Be Only One!" would be a cult
reference. I actually played some Highlander games at conventions, but
somehow there was never actually only one.

I mean I got the highlander ref, I just wasn't sure if it was
referrencing something else by it being "may"flies? And 4?

I think the mayflies part is a reference to how real-life mayflies'
"adult" form is incredibly short-lived - in most cases, less than a day.
So it's ironic that they're immortal!

Drew "they live for several years before that in their immature form,
tho" Nilium
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From: Drew

I think the mayflies part is a reference to how real-life mayflies'
"adult" form is incredibly short-lived - in most cases, less than a day.
So it's ironic that they're immortal!

Drew "they live for several years before that in their immature form,
tho" Nilium

True! Also the 4 is a bit of a reference to The Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse.

Arthur "Is Dippy Famine?" Spitzer

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On 6/30/25 6:35 PM, Arthur Spitzer wrote:

From: Drew

I think the mayflies part is a reference to how real-life mayflies'
"adult" form is incredibly short-lived - in most cases, less than a day.
So it's ironic that they're immortal!

Drew "they live for several years before that in their immature form,
tho" Nilium

True!-a Also the 4 is a bit of a reference to The Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse.

Ah, yes!

Arthur "Is Dippy Famine?" Spitzer

Drew "om nom nom" Nilium
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