They’re from Finland!

Whenever Shelley has to explain that anything is "from the future", she substitutes the words "from Finland". I've been to Finland, it is quite futuristic. The perfect cover. In Shelley's world, as established in the first comic of this story, Freddie & The Dreamers are the most famous and influential pop group of all time. Hence her frankly extra-order reaction.


23 comments on “They’re from Finland!

  1. Even Nemulon is starstruck!

  2. I believe I have figured out how Shelley will accomplish her mission.

    I’ll let you know at the end if I was right. I promise I’ll be honest!

    1. Does it involve supping on that sweet sweet dish across the table from her?

    2. I’m beginning to wonder if Shelley didn’t CREATE the mission, or the need for it. And then someone else has to go back and fix things.

      Because a world without the Beatles White Album would be a sad world indeed.

      1. History’s already different, though. The Beatles were already huge by this time. Something’s already changed things here.

        1. Yes, they were what Freddie is.

        2. Yes. That’s what Shelley’s been sent back to correct, if my understanding of the Ministry of History is correct.

    3. Freddie and Yoko?

  3. I begin to feel sympathy for Freddie. He doesn’t look like a bad boy. Also now i can’t stop imaging Shelley introduce some friend as Tom from Finland.

    1. And now I can’t stop asking how naturally endowed “Tom from Finland” is.

      1. Futuristically so!

  4. “Do the Freddie, even when you’re in bed”
    Giving Shelley ideas, hmmmmm?

  5. Every episode has its little idiosyncrasies to deconstruct. When Shelly says “Oh, shaw!” is this actually a phonetic rendering of “Oh, sure” in Received Pronunciation or is “pshaw” spelled “shaw” in 1963 Liverpool? Also, Shelley’s facial expressions in every single panel (except the first) are EXCELLENT (an Allison trademark).

    1. I like the starstruck fan looking at Freddie through the window.

  6. But what if Shelley ever has to do a time travel mission IN Finland…?
    (For, I dunno, saving Santa Claus or something…)

    1. Then she’d say “It’s from England!”

  7. Shelley’s reaction reminded me of the day they announced that Mel Gibson and “The Patriot” was going to be filmed in our area. I walked into the newspaper newsroom, and the room was full of grown men and women staffers doing the Shelley.

    Of course, this was before he learned he couldn’t hold his drink.

  8. Love the “7 UP” logo on the door.

  9. Freddie’s vision must be really bad if he can’t see Shelley being poked by her “purse.”

    Or maybe he’s just too focused on the charms of the Ginger Ninja to notice.

  10. Hey!! She’s a gimlet eyed hottie!!

  11. I do not like freddie!!!!!

  12. Guess who just got back today?!

    Wait, whole different country.

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