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Jim needs a favor... could Samantha stay here for a couple hours...

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"I'm old enough to stay at home by myself!" NEXT YEAR

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"We can keep an eye on her."

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"So, little larva..." I'm not a larva! "...Wanna learn how to use a BLOWTORCH?" YES

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Brazing... "You mean like when my dad makes pot roast?" Different process.

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Lemme show you what I made! (Doesn't involve animal genitalia)

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BEHOLD THE MIGHTY WAR LADLE (I'd wanna see the Attenborough documentary)

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"...And that's how you pull a shot." That was easy!

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And here I thought you hated kids. Normally, yes. But this one has potential.

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I'll mold you in my image. "You mean, like, big boobs?"

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Keep the blade at the same angle or you'll mess up the edge bevel.

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You went on a date with my dad, right? "...But we decided to just be friends."

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Dad's not with mom anymore, he can go on dates if he wants to. He's on one right now.

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"He didn't want me to tell you that, but if you're friends it's okay, right?" ABSOLUTELY

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Hey kiddo. Did you have fun while I was gone?

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Faye taught me how to use a blowtorch, and make expresso, and sharpen knives, and -

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Of all the irresponsible-

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She also taught me how to make an "old fashioned." (Sip)

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So, I usually pay my siter ten bucks an hour - (Fifteen.) Deal. Take a check?

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Total Members Voted: 45

[iduguphergrave]

Personally I find it strange that Faye would show a child how to mix a drink. That's crossing a line. You don't know if alcoholism runs in the kid's family or not. Teaching the proper using tools to someone else's kid is one thing but alcohol and someone else's children... you just should not go there. It's not someone else's call to introduce alcohol to my kids, even if they aren't sampling it.

For all we know, arson or knife crime runs in the family...

I agree. This is what bothered me about today's strip. Teaching a kid skills that could potentially be useful is one thing, but alcohol's a little different and I'd personally be more upset about that than the dang blowtorch.

You don't think the ability to mix drinks is a potentially useful skill?

Arson and stabbing tendencies are considerably less likely to run in the gene pool than alcoholism.

And recipes in general, sure, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say she would have been able to live a happy life if she postponed the drink-making skills a couple more years.

[Is it cold in here?]

Seems like there's something missing in learning a skill that you can't enjoy the benefits of.

[pwhodges]

The approval of others may be a benefit that you appreciate, though.

[DSL]

Seems like there's something missing in learning a skill that you can't enjoy the benefits of.

That kind of describes the last couple of years at my last job.

[vforvancouver]

Seems like there's something missing in learning a skill that you can't enjoy the benefits of.

My niece enjoyed the benefits:
Tips! lots of tips! Then she got a job she enjoys. It just took a few years to get 'em all.

And she's making more money than me now, mainly because I'm studying full-time and working part-time while she's studying part-time and working full-time. (Trust me, when drunk, never bet you can study a second engineering degree. If I graduate, I'll win about ten thousand dollars; if I don't, I lose them)

You learn a skill; then, perhaps, enjoy the final product or change it for other products or services.

[jwhouk]

I suspect that somewhere between Thursday's knife-sharpening and Dad's arrival, Sam mentioned something to Faye that "dad's probably not gonna like all this stuff you've shown me."

And Faye, being Faye, asked, "Hm. Does he like a certain kind of drink?"

"Well, he's always saying he likes something called an 'Old-Fashioned'."

"Hey, that's an easy one...."

[Overkillengine]

Seems like there's something missing in learning a skill that you can't enjoy the benefits of.

The demonstrated ability to pacify an angry father with a well mixed drink is a pretty good benefit I'd think.

[Is it cold in here?]

You'd think he'd be grateful for the War Ladle, given how far behind his shop is in the arms race.

[cvcharger]

You'd think he'd be grateful for the War Ladle, given how far behind his shop is in the arms race.

Nah, I think they're hiding their weapons.  After all, what was that thing that could spontaneously combust?  You know, they brought it up when we first saw the Secret Bakery.

[celticgeek]

The giant blender thing.

[StevenC]

They are enriching weapons grade flour to make pastries of mass destruction.

[Overkillengine]

Or fuel-air bombs.

[jwhouk]

You guessed it: What was the MOMENT OF THE WEEK?

"So, little larva..." I'm not a larva! "...Wanna learn how to use a BLOWTORCH?" YES    5 (11.9%)
BEHOLD THE MIGHTY WAR LADLE (I'd wanna see the Attenborough documentary)    11 (26.2%)
I'll mold you in my image. "You mean, like, big boobs?"    4 (9.5%)
"He didn't want me to tell you that, but if you're friends it's okay, right?" ABSOLUTELY    6 (14.3%)
Faye taught me how to use a blowtorch, and make expresso, and sharpen knives, and -    3 (7.1%)
Of all the irresponsible-    1 (2.4%)
So, I usually pay my sitter ten bucks an hour - (Fifteen.) Deal. Take a check?    12 (28.6%)

Total Members Voted: 42