– Okay, so I actually accidentally wrote “Fleshlight” instead of “Flashlight” TWICE. I noticed the first one (I do proof read, really) and thought “What a funny mistake.” And then right before I was about to post I thought “I better double check to make sure I didn’t make that mistake twice.” And of course I did.
– This is based on a true story, kind of. My high school here in Portland was rumored to have a series of underground maintenance tunnels. My friends and I tried to find them and sneak in to them a whole bunch of times. It wasn’t until my senior year that I found them by accident. My theatre teacher asked me to take some stuff to a basement storage closet, and inside I found a small door that led into a tunnel system. A friend and I explored for about an hour, and nearly got lost in the dark.
Later I found out that the school at one point had a larger underground complex, including workshop rooms and a full sized pool. I didn’t see the pool myself, but apparently it was being used as storage for old desks and text books.
I thought my school was unique, but later as a teacher I discovered that a LOT of school buildings in Portland have underground tunnels. Some are for maintenance, some for storage and some are actually full classrooms, shop rooms, gym rooms and more. One school I worked at had a full weight room and showers, all sealed up. Another had tunnels connecting it to an elementary school a few blocks away.
I don’t know if this is common outside of Portland, but its actually really neat!
– My brother Nick and I are back from ECCC. The show was a real bear. Attendance was (understandably) really down this year, and attendees were just not buying anything. However, I got to see a bunch of friends and Modest Medusa and Yeld fans, and thats great! Nick and I also ate at our favorite Seattle restaurant, Kao Kao. And Modest Medusa Season 1 is now officially sold out and out of print. I’ll be announcing my new book plans for Modest Medusa early next year.
– This is the first year I’m not doing a Holiday Sale. I just don’t have time to organize it right now. However, I will be doing a New Year sale. So save your bucks for after Christmas!
My high school had underground tunnels that were partially sealed in sections across the 1960’s and 80’s. I only ever went in one portion under the auditorium that was used to secretly get from the lighting booth to backstage. When they tore down the school to build a new one I got to see a good chunk of the old tunnels from above during demolition. It was eerie to see old desks and other furniture crammed into the sections that were later sealed off.
I guess they’re commonly used for storage.
I think sometimes they were used as Civil Defense fallout shelters, and stocked with emergency food and water. At some time, that stopped being a thing.
I think that might be the case in Portland.
I hope that bug doesn’t work for the Prince.
Who wants to bet Modest totally will tell someone?
There’s a toothfacer vibing in there, isn’t there?
WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WHAT??? SCHOOLS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE UNDERGROUND TUNNELS??? WHY??? WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT? I am so confused.
I was a teacher myself for a very short time, but all our schools were above board (he he).
Definitely not a thing where I’m from.
Old fallout shelters is the most common reason. You’ll only see that in old schools built in the 1950s and 1960s really, but a lot were built back then.
They might have merely been rooms that stopped being used due to budget cutbacks, disrepair or lower student attendance. But the longer they’re closed and forgotten, the more fascinating they become, especially if they still have period furniture in ‘em.
Underground tunnels were pretty common in schools even in New Mexico, and ended up being used for storage and so on. My high school ended up putting the textbook room down there, so we’d have a biannual trip down there at each end of the school year. And I remember my elementary school used the tunnel rooms for our sex ed classes which sounds really sketchy now that I’m writing that out.
That does sound really sketchy.
Reminds me of how fascinating I used to find ‘secret’ spaces were as a kid, even places that had foot traffic but were just off limits to the regular public. Since I found myself working in some of them, they’ve mostly turned out really boring. It’s great to be reminded of the wonder they still hold for children though.
is… this the return of the tooth monster?
I really wish I could enjoy these comics again. But knowing Jake’s one of those insufferable cunt bags that calls other people racists because HE personally interprets MAGA as “bring back slaves” is fucking disgusting. Stop alienating half your audience because you can’t stop your racist ass from projecting onto others. Fuck you, man, I really used to like this comic
This comic isn’t for bigots or people who condone and support bigotry. If that upsets you, too fucking bad. You can come back you decide to stop being awful. Until then stay the fuck away from my comic and my readers.
I mean, imagine looking at years of white supremacy, bigotry and engineered hatred that resulted in MAGA and thinking that the people who are angry about that are the problem.
Aaand that’s how you make enemies, by calling them names and telling them they’re crazy. Alright kids, don’t be the one who accuses another of prejudice without looking at themselves first!