116 – Victory
Finally, Flore ends up being taller than someone. Enjoy it while it lasts, Flore. I have a feeling Mimi won’t stay small forever.
Everytime I do a gag that references an older strip like this, I feel like most people won’t get it (since many people apparently didn’t read the archive, or just won’t remember the old comic in question…)
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In real-life time, the odds are that Mimi will end up taller within 3 years but lluckily for Flore, the Frivoverse time moves so slowly that it will be decades before that happens, time-skips notwithstanding.
Time can move quicker than you think. Flore needs to capitalize on this. Quick Flore! Challenge her to a game of 1on1 basketball while you still can!
That would be super cute. But Flore is so non-physical, Mimi would easily win it.
Time still moves faster than it does in Dumbing of Age, though. ;)
And WOW, B-Ko.
B-Ko? I don’t understand…
Plasma Mongoose’s Gravar is Biiko Daitokuji (B-Ko) from the wonderful 1986 animated movie Project A-Ko. An old, obscure reference I really appreciate.
Disloyal, as you might have noticed, I change my gravatars a lot, so if you want to know who is featured in my grav, just click on my link and it will tell you who that character is, expect for the odd occasions when I use original characters.
Don’t recognize todays pic (never seen that Anime, might consider), but I’ve heard of B-Ko. Project A-Ko, interesting Anime…
How do you do the link in your name? I’ve tried, but it never works…
When you write a Gravatar comment, they ask you for a name, an email and a website? You just need to fill the website field with the URL you want.
Tried it before, but didn’t seem to work. might try again when I got time to tinker more…
Aye. I just didn’t realize it was in response to your gravatar; I couldn’t figure out the context.
I’ve heard of A-ko. …I can’t remember WHAT I’ve heard about it, but if you guys like it it’s probably worth a shot!
It’s the second anime VHS I watched when I first (re)discovered anime in the early 90s… (first one was some Ranma 1/2 OVA)
I don’t really know if it’s good or not, but back then, I was hella into it just because it was Japanese.
For some reason I never started following DoA although I did read the entire Roomies/It’s Walky series… not sure how I first found Frivolesque, probably via some other comic (it could’ve been DoA if I was searching some older Walky comic).
This is my second read through the Frivolesque archive, there were too many references I was missing.
Keep up the good work, Dez :)
She finally conquered someone in the game of height and it only took facing an opponent still in elementary school. Nice try Mimi come back in five years!
I was 5 inches shorter than Flore when I reached 12yo, by my 13th, I was 7 inches taller than her.
Wow, you were at the edge of tear apart your pajamas’ stitches overnight.
I thought for sure I was going to be way over 6 foot by the time I was an adult but I only reached 5’11” by the age of 15 and when I last had my height measured for a sleeping study a few years ago, I have shrunk down to 5’10”.
It was the same for me, but slightly slower. Basically, it happened between 12 and 14, and I ended being 6 foot tall, never thinking I’d ever get this tall since I was short-ish in elementary school.
i was one of the shortest kid in elementary, taller than 3 kids in my class at junior high, become 5’6” in the 3rd grade of high school n i thought it was my final but surprisingly i’m still growing up till i reach 5’10” and i think it’s not so bad.
OMG YOU’RE TALL FOR AN ASIAN GUY!
(stereotypes)
hahhah kinda, i’m one of the tallest guys in my neighboorhood even though i’m a shortie compared to you guys there xD
that little asian stereotypes is kinda right for a case here in Indonesia xD
when the average height of 20 years old men here is about 5’7″
but still, yao ming is the real deal for a tall asian guy :D
Yao Ming is insanely tall.
I’m 6′. It’s not that much taller than you. My brother is shorter, actually.
That stereotype about Asians being short was truer 40+ years ago than it is today, where I live, we have loads of Asian exchange students who go to our universities here and they are pretty close to the same average height as us whiteys.
Not that many asians here in Quebec City, so it’s hard to tell.
A friend of mine is dating a Japanese guy. He’s kinda scrawny.
But I find most people scrawny anyway. :)
So you see yourself as a Gaia surrounded by Flores? height-wise I mean.
That’s an awfully cute image, being surrounded by Flores.
But nah, so many guys I know are just as tall, or taller than I am…
Hah, Flore the Giantess ;)
Also second time Flore feels blissful due the girls, seems that having friends worth it :P
DEZ man of little faith, why do you doubt? I’m totally sure that plenty of us would have gotten it :)
Yeah, friendship does her good.
Because for once in her life, she’s able to be herself around other people. Not having to pretend being someone you’re not in order not to be judged is a good thing.
Cuteness, cuteness everywhere! Reading Frivolesque is such a pleasure ;D
* for those in phones/tablets it’s a play of words about the alt-text
Thank you ~
Aww…Mimi is just the cutest kid. On the other hand, I can’t even guess what Flore is smiling about, except that maybe, given the height advantage she has, that someone seeing the two of them together might even assume that she could possibly be the mom.
Flore is just obsessed with her height. Especially when around Gaia. Being around Mimi makes things different for her. Hence the smile.
Flore is actually old enough to be Mimi’s mom without things being squicky like they would be with Chloe.
Well, I guess some people get their ego boost any way they can.
Mine comes from still having a full head of hair with its original color while most guys my age are balding or graying. ;)
Wish I could say the same, though I haven’t seen the gray….yet.
My parents’ genes are strong.
The Trempes have a lot of hair and the Desilets look forever young. It’s a perfect pairing.
Good for you.
You know it’s not gonna last, but I guess one can enjoy it while they can…
She should work in a daycare that way she’ll feel like a colossus (until the parents come :)
I don’t think Flore would be really good with children. XD
i disagree. with her imagination i think the children would take a quick liking to her. remember, little kids love being different. it’s only when they hit their teenage years that curiosity somehow slowly becomes uncool.
The kids woul like her for sure, but I don’t think she’d enjoy the experience. She’s not really a children person, I think.
I checked Frivo’s rating and at the moment it’s #73rd.
I’m riding the wave like a boss.
Hey, and Mimi is also flatter than Flore! That smile, kinda says “I’m going use her as a breloque”.
pettan pettan tsurupettan
Again, Mimi has a good excuse.
Ah the old DFC meme, I remember it well.
DFC will never get old.
Panel 3 might just be the best thing I have ever seen.
I love it too, and I was kinda disappointed nobody was mentioning it before you did.
Yes Flore, rejoice in being taller than a pre-pubescent kid… XD
She can enjoy it while it lasts.
Mimi is incredibly short for a fourth grader. By that point most girls are within a foot of their mature height so with an eye to the outside chance her biggest spurt hasn’t arrived yet I’d say she will be a whopping 5’3″ so Flore is quite safe in feeling better with her height for many years around Mimi if not found a fellow petite. :)
Her height somehow varies from strip to strip… but I mentioned her being 4’3″ in her bio I guess based on the average height of a girl her age according to the internets.
I think she might end up being slightly taller than Chloe when she’s her age. ;)