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Public Poll: Grogna Sign Language

  • Speech bubbles 166
  • Chewbacca style 178
  • 2022-05-14
  • 344 votes
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Howdy again, my folks!

As you may or may not have noticed in the latest Weekly Roll episode, Klara is showing A. Newbie's Guide To Sign Language (A. Newbie being the foremost linguistic expert in the world). 

I've received quite a few comments that have informed me that people REALLY would like more Grogna content. I am all about that and there will be more in the future! A snag in the whole thing is that Grogna being nonverbal has been a bit of a staple of her character for a while, and it's harder to write a character that is saying nothing. This has been an issue for a while now and I've wrestled with how to add more to her character without dialogue. Then (a couple of motnhs ago) I met someone who was a sign language interpreter and the idea hit me: Grogna could learn sign language. Literally did not cross my mind for two years until that point. I'm a bit of a dumbass sometimes. 

So yeah, that's happening and now I'd like to ask your opinion on something:

When Grogna uses sign language in the future, would you like there to be a speech bubble (<Kinda like this> still trying to make it distinct from verbal speech bubbles) or would you prefer a Chewbacca style (with no speech bubbles or text at all).

Let me know below, just to let me know what you think!

Peace and carrots!

**EDIT**
Forgot to make the Public Poll public :P

**EDIT 2**
Made another poll because this one wouldnt update to public, then it did so I've deleted the new one and kept this. Man what a rollercoaster.

Comments

Pork Chop

I feel like Chewbacca style opens it to interpretation jokes. Where someone will go “what did she say?” And then punchline.

Jim Sharkey

I'd slightly prefer bubbles, because I think it'd be hilarious to learn Grogna has a complex and rich inner monologue. However, Chewbacca style is fine, as long as you Han Solo/"I am Groot" it with people responding with enough context to let the audience know what's going on.

Ledfoo

I would be down with either. Grogna having speech patterns akin to a royal would be hilarious to see in the speech bubbles, but I also like the room for interpretation that Chewbacca/Groot-like interactions would leave open.

PubliusII

Chewbacca has better comedy opportunities

Vintage Apparatus

I'm keen on speech bubbles but in some nifty font that you can read 'in your head' in a dialect or style you want to put it in.

tanktreads

Okay so this is EXTRA funny to me because she's a barbarian and they traditionally are illiterate. So she could have some real comedic errors early on. Also reminds me of the quote "it is a poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word" (which was unfortunately Prez Jackson). But that sentiment would fit bucket brigade well enough.

John

While I prefer Chewbacca style, nothing to keep you from down the line switching over if a punchline demands it

theWeeklyRoll

Fair point! Since you can vote for both options, vote for both as a ”bit of both” vote!

The_seph_I_am

I concur with others here. Both is good. It allows for more flexibility in story telling.

Mark Townsend

I'm going for the Chewbacca style. Communication that is subject to our misinterpretation is always funnier.

Chazz

This is pretty neck and neck. Maybe we could try both for a bit and see which feels more natural.

Derrek Bingley-Webber

Why not learn a little sign language and have the speech bubbles just be a couple of hand signals to provide context? Could be just simple stuff like "idea throat rock"

Mr Cersox

I lean more for Chewbacca style since it already lines up with previous interactions. It would be funny, however, to learn she writes like a scholar.

Benjamyn O'Brien

I think it'd be hysterical if she was actually wicked well read and shit due to her background as the child of retired adventurers/shop owners but shes just mute. Ergo. Why Trevor is an idiot and can't read but ALWAYS has some words from his "sheet sheet"