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Slept like that

6 (15.8%)

Woken up like that and gone "Where are my pants?"

8 (21.1%)

Gone "Forget my pants, what language are you speaking?"

7 (18.4%)

Actually thought about what has happened on your couch?

11 (28.9%)

Then reached for some serious disinfectant?

1 (2.6%)

Gorged on latkes?  

5 (13.2%)

Total Members Voted: 34

[TwistedRemedy]

Bad hanners!

[Keebbles]

You know one of the replies to the poll does seem to bring up one of the quotes I've inspired before...

She does still have a robot in her closet...and supposedly a mad scientist space-naut father. Combine the two with access to DNA of the one guy she's stalked and knows all the other girls trust and lust for...not necessarily in that order or both.

results?  Taco bell?  Meaning I dunno.

[Schmorgluck]

An note that it doesn't seem that she did it on an impulse. Cotton swabs are a common finding in a bathroom, but a test tube? She definitely brought it with her.

[FoolOnTheHill]

You know one of the replies to the poll does seem to bring up one of the quotes I've inspired before...

She does still have a robot in her closet...and supposedly a mad scientist space-naut father. Combine the two with access to DNA of the one guy she's stalked and knows all the other girls trust and lust for...not necessarily in that order or both.

results?  Taco bell?  Meaning I dunno.

Oh my god, she's going to make a Martin-harem!!!

[Border Reiver]

Ever play lawn darts? 

Still a game, even after the eye's gone. 

Once someone loses an eye its a sport.

That explains Javelin throwing. 

Nah, that's just the keeping of ancient military and hunting skills alive for the upcoming apocalypse - see also axe throwing, and archery

[raoullefere]

And all sports involving moving your ass as fast as your feet can carry it—"Run Away" is the most vital military/hunting skill of all.

I hate to throw a damper on the clone party, but can you clone from blood cells? I thought it required somatic cells.

[Heliphyneau]

I hate to throw a damper on the clone party, but can you clone from blood cells? I thought it required somatic cells.

I think you're right about that, but wouldn't white blood cells do the trick?

As to Hanner's motivation, I'm gonna go with: she's taking samples from all of her friends in case of emergencies ("He needs a transfusion, but we don't know his blood type . . ." "I KNOW!"), and possibly for use in the event of an apocalypse.  She may already have samples of other bodily fluids and skin cells from some of them -- she WAS present at the, er, "inception" of Faye and Sven's relationship . . .

It'll certainly be interesting to see where Jeph goes with this.  I too hope for a sighting of HannerDad!

[Border Reiver]

And all sports involving moving your ass as fast as your feet can carry it—"Run Away" is the most vital military/hunting skill of all.

In addition to the other part - knowing when to run away. 

Although in my case I am simply not a fast runner - so I learned to shoot well.

[TheReaper]

...Aaaaand Hannelore falls right back into creepy-stalker-bitch territory.  Because I can't think of an innocuous reason why she'd want Marten's blood, ffs. 

Dang.
I was actually going to come in here and be all, "I'm sure there is a completely innocuous reason why she's collecting that blood."

But you used the word before me, so now it's all dirty.

[westrim]

...Aaaaand Hannelore falls right back into creepy-stalker-bitch territory.  Because I can't think of an innocuous reason why she'd want Marten's blood, ffs. 

Dang.
I was actually going to come in here and be all, "I'm sure there is a completely innocuous reason why she's collecting that blood."

But you used the word before me, so now it's all dirty.

Maybe she needs it for an inoculation.

UNRELATED: Marten's blood is the blood that will pierce the heavens!

[Kugai]

But her Dad may be in contact with the Kaminoans   

[Tuitsuro]

UNRELATED: Marten's blood is the blood that will pierce the heavens!

Oh god Hannelore is an antispiral wtf

[wargrafix]

well Hanners went from cute to creepy in less than 10 seconds. That's a new personal record for her.

[MegaLexi]

Oh my god, she's going to make a Martin-harem!!!

I'm imagining a Love Hina-style harem of Martens that fit all the harem show stereotypes.

And it is AWESOME.

Edit: Especially if they're the yaoi show stereotypes. She HAS been reading Marigold's manga collection... though the thought of a bunch of Martens fitting the girl stereotypes is funny as hell, too.

[Varian7]

I hate to throw a damper on the clone party, but can you clone from blood cells? I thought it required somatic cells.

Maybe Hanner Dad's medical technology is so advanced he only needs blood cells to make a clone?

[Carl-E]

Nope.  Not enough information in red blood cells.  They have no DNA, they can't replicate, they have to be manufactured (by bone marrow), they're just oxygen transports. 

White blood cells have DNA in them, though, and they can replicate - that's where pus comes from.  But I'm not sure their DNA's enough for cloning. 

Damn, where's a biochemical engineer when you need one? 

[Carl-E]

Oh god, the poutyfaced Dora with tear-welled eyes...

Make it stop, PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!!!

[Dickbutt]

Is 'augh' THE webcomic scream/annoyed sound or what.

I've seen it in QC, pfsc, Overcompensating I think... well that's all I remember off the top of my head, but still it seems pretty common.

I haven't seen 'agh' or 'argh' or 'ugh' or 'aahg' or 'rrrr' or 'ahh' or 'gah' or 'ergh' or 'drr' or anything in nearly any webcomic

[IlGreven]

Next comic:  I told 'em, Ossifer.  I told 'em, but they just wouldn't listen!  That's why I had to bust their heads open with a Mogwai poster!

[Blackjoker]

And now pintsize will douse himself in some kind of slick substance and try to wriggle between Faye and Dora.

[Exar_Kun]

Que: OMG FAYE WILL TURN LESBIAN AND EVERYONE WILL HAVE A BIG ORGY AND THEY WILL ALL BE PREGNANT WITH MARTEN'S CHILDREN!!!!one1!!11!


...or some other drivel. I of course would never wish for such a thing to happen...*cough*

[Is it cold in here?]

So why hasn't Faye hurled anyone across the room?

Is she unsure how to set boundaries without her barbed wire and land mines, so she lets herself get sprawled all over?

EDIT: Or is she so hetero that she doesn't see women as sexually threatening, even when she knows they are Interested in her? Faye was more than a little disconcerted by Dora's hooterhonk in #415, but she sure didn't react the way she would have if a guy had tried the same thing.

[raoullefere]

Jeph drew Dora's "fake wounded eyes" look brilliantly.

[westrim]

My dreams! They are coming true before my very eyes! *gusher nosebleed*

Well, okay, not really. But I am not opposed to the vista of peaks and valleys that lays before my eyes. Now which mountain range to scale fi-  *javelin to the throat* hurk!

[Nightson]

Tai's sitting in Faye's lap with her arms around Faye's neck.  That's certainly inside the personal bubble, but really, Tai's like a puppy, you just can't say no when she's being all earnest.

[slingstone]

The girls are really lovin' the lip-gloss here.

[Arancaytar]

That expression on Marten's face is not horror; it's dismay that he won't be allowed to join in.

[Tuitsuro]

It's not really Faye, but an incredible simulation!

[Mr_Rose]

Yes, that's it! The Faye we see completely failing to use other people as projectiles here is not really Faye. Just Hanners' first (or eighth, whatever) attempt to clone the perfect friends.
As we saw, she's now moved on to Marten.

...we may never know what happened to the originals.

[Sorflakne]

Ahahaha, one of Marty's wet dreams is beginning to play out before his very eyes 

[Border Reiver]

And the results of Tuesday's oh so intellectual poll:

Why is Hanners getting a sample of Marten's blood?

Cloning - robo boyfriend not in beta yet  30 (48.4%)
She wants to test out her "Home DNA Test Kit"  8 (12.9%)
I don't know, maybe Jeph does  14 (22.6%)
Try as I might no easy pancake references will come.  10 (16.1%)
   
Total Voters: 62

Apparently many of you are of the belief that our resident waif is looking to overcome a long established mental barrier for some rather dramatic character growth from what we've seen over the last while from our artist/author.

Either that or you're horny and projecting. 

[Mad Cat]

Awwww. Lesbian orgy subtext made drunk bubbles go away.

That and the passage of time from a cut-away.

[Mr. Doctor]

Omg, Dora's puppy eyes are brilliant, it's just too sweet for me.

[Carl-E]

Is 'augh' THE webcomic scream/annoyed sound or what.

I've seen it in QC, pfsc, Overcompensating I think... well that's all I remember off the top of my head, but still it seems pretty common.

I haven't seen 'agh' or 'argh' or 'ugh' or 'aahg' or 'rrrr' or 'ahh' or 'gah' or 'ergh' or 'drr' or anything in nearly any webcomic

Goes back to Charlie Brown, the grandaddy of them all...

[Border Reiver]

All Hail Chuck! 

(Schultz or Brown, your choice)

[jwhouk]

Nope.  Not enough information in red blood cells.  They have no DNA, they can't replicate, they have to be manufactured (by bone marrow), they're just oxygen transports. 

White blood cells have DNA in them, though, and they can replicate - that's where pus comes from.  But I'm not sure their DNA's enough for cloning. 

Damn, where's a biochemical engineer when you need one? 

Thing is, the blood cells are all red after they come out of the body.

[jwhouk]

Is 'augh' THE webcomic scream/annoyed sound or what.

AUGH! is the universal sound of anguish, fear and loathing, born sometime circa the late 1950's by a comic genius by the name of Charles M. Schulz.

EDIT: ....aaaaaand Ninja'd. Oh well.

Onto the subject at hand: I don't think Faye could toss anyone even if she wanted to do so, given that she has a pretty decent amount of weight sitting on top of her at the moment. I mean, it's not like Tai and Dora are some sort of rail-thin supermodels here. Add to that she's also still supposedly drunk, and I think she's just feeling like the old adage - some days you're the butt, and some days you're the chair.

[Delirium]

Nope.  Not enough information in red blood cells.  They have no DNA, they can't replicate, they have to be manufactured (by bone marrow), they're just oxygen transports. 

White blood cells have DNA in them, though, and they can replicate - that's where pus comes from.  But I'm not sure their DNA's enough for cloning. 

Damn, where's a biochemical engineer when you need one? 

Thing is, the blood cells are all red after they come out of the body.

but the white blood cells are still shaped differently, so you can still pick them out.

[NightOfTheLepus]

but the white blood cells are still shaped differently, so you can still pick them out.

..kinda like mushrooms on a pizza.   blech.

[douggerel]

Nope.  Not enough information in red blood cells.  They have no DNA, they can't replicate, they have to be manufactured (by bone marrow), they're just oxygen transports. 

White blood cells have DNA in them, though, and they can replicate - that's where pus comes from.  But I'm not sure their DNA's enough for cloning. 

Damn, where's a biochemical engineer when you need one? 

Why, I just happen to be a biochemist, for reals. I purify DNA from blood all the time; there's plenty in the white blood cells. 'Course, the first thing you do is get rid of the red blood cells.

Anyway, the amount of blood Hannelore picked up on that Q-tip is plenty for anything; you purify the grenomic DNA (easy peasey), use PCR to make a lot of it (also easy), and before you know it, it's MARTEN LOVE CLONE ARMY TIME!!!!!!

Mind you, I ain't never cloned a human, but the equipment needed for the first two steps will run you maybe 20K and would fit in a small apartment easy.

[douggerel]

Nope.  Not enough information in red blood cells.  They have no DNA, they can't replicate, they have to be manufactured (by bone marrow), they're just oxygen transports. 

White blood cells have DNA in them, though, and they can replicate - that's where pus comes from.  But I'm not sure their DNA's enough for cloning. 

Damn, where's a biochemical engineer when you need one? 

Thing is, the blood cells are all red after they come out of the body.

but the white blood cells are still shaped differently, so you can still pick them out.

...just to continue the biochemistry lecture, you don't need to pick the white ones out. YOu just break them all open, red and white, and purify the DNA from the rest of the stuff. Takes about 30 minutes. Here endeth the lesson...

[Carl-E]

Why, I just happen to be a biochemist, for reals. I purify DNA from blood all the time; there's plenty in the white blood cells. 'Course, the first thing you do is get rid of the red blood cells.

Anyway, the amount of blood Hannelore picked up on that Q-tip is plenty for anything; you purify the grenomic DNA (easy peasey), use PCR to make a lot of it (also easy), and before you know it, it's MARTEN LOVE CLONE ARMY TIME!!!!!!

Mind you, I ain't never cloned a human, but the equipment needed for the first two steps will run you maybe 20K and would fit in a small apartment easy.

OK, way creepier, then.  Wouldn't put it past Hanners...

[Kugai]

The Yuri takeover of QCland has begun  MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA


As for Hanners, haven't you figured it out yet?

She's a Cylon.  And she has a plan.   

[Akima]

Tai's sitting in Faye's lap with her arms around Faye's neck.  That's certainly inside the personal bubble, but really, Tai's like a puppy, you just can't say no when she's being all earnest.

And she is Marten's boss, so putting her in a cast would be... awkward.

[Carl-E]

True, but the newly tolerant Faye seems to be nearing a breaking point. 

Of course, the easy answer is to stand up.  All lap-sitters wind up on the floor. 

[raoullefere]

All Hail Chuck!  

(Schultz or Brown, your choice)

Schulz. And I'm not sure he thought that bit of onomatopoeia up. I do concede "augh!" and like exclamations are pretty well cemented to Peanuts now, though, thanks to the referenced football-kicking shtick and TV. (I know this because far too many people know the characters, but think the whole thing's called Charlie Brown. Conclusion: they saw it, or saw it first, on SeeBS).

If they ever make some QC TV specials, wonder what sounds Jeph would popularize? Hmmm, sounds like a thread topic. And whaddya know: http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,24553.0.html

Tai's like a puppy

You mean the little, yappy kind you wanna whack with a newspaper? I can see that.

But I suspect Faye is digging the attention, not in a sexual way, but just the human contact.

[zagraf]

But I suspect Faye is digging the attention, not in a sexual way, but just the human contact.

I was thinking exactly the same thing. Looks like Tai's annoying trait of yelping after every woman in creation like a desperate puppy dog may have done some good after all.

[Is it cold in here?]

We've seen Tai's puppy dog eyes, in the strip where she asks Marten to share Dora.

[Tuitsuro]

MARTEN LOVE CLONE ARMY TIME!!!!!!

Bad mental image:  An army of Martens dressed in Sailor Moon uniforms. 

[syrupykeyboard]

Hey, supposedly he looks good in a corset.
May be he looks good dressed like Sailor Moon.