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WCT May 3-7, 2010 (1656-1660)
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 06 May 2010, 00:55 ---Neither leisured tourist seized the weird sheikh's heights.
I always did think the "i before e except after c" rule had no place in a scientific society.
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I think that sentence has all the exceptions, no?
That's why I rprefer science. Rules/laws have no exceptions. You can't get a waiver for gravity, the prime factorization of a number doesn't change depending on case or tense, and chemical reactions don't slow down on the last Tuesday of every month. If something doesn't follow an established pattern, it's not an exception, it's a counter-example, and you change the rule...
But there are some easy mnemonics. One of my favorites comes from a chance encounter with an English prof on a stairwell during finals when I was a grad student. He was griping about the final essays he was grading.
"Did you know that 'its' is always spelled with an apostrophe now?"
"It is?"
And he broke up laughing. It was unintended, but I've never forgotten when not to use an apostrophe in 'its'!
Heliphyneau:
Well, at least it wasn't one step forward, two steps back -- progress is progress, so yay Hanners! Very cute strip. I also really liked the background in the last three panels.
That may have been a very mild form of flirting, but of the harmless mostly-goofing-around kind. It will take awhile for Hanners to get all the nuances. And considering the way Dora reacted initially to the Cosette situation, maybe Hanners should worry . . . I can see it now: Dora's all "Hannelore flirted with Marten, and she used to stalk him, must . . . kill . . . but she's so cute and I want to protect her, gah . . ." Then Dora passes out from brainmelt and wakes up to find Pintsize groping her. >_> What? It could happen . . . maybe . . . (OK, probably not.)
And a dip-and-smooch is not flirting, it's smooching, duh. Flirting is one part verbal, one part eye contact/body language, and one part trivial body contact (aka shoulder, arm, hand, knee, possibly ear). It's also 100% dependent on context.
Now perhaps Hanners can give Momo some tips on how to be immune to Sven's Care Bear Stare or whatever.
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: Steve the Pocket on 06 May 2010, 11:59 ---Hanners' hair looks almost like it did at the beginning, back when her OCD was more like real OCD and less like Adrian Monk Syndrome. Does this mean she's finally coming full circle?
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That actually came up during the u-stream last night. She is looking more like that first meeting in the bar's restroom. No problems with touching back then - straddling Marten and all...
But she was on meds that were giving her problems at the time, if I remember correctly. Now, she's getting better. It may still be slightly chemically enhanced (I imagine she's still on something), but it's at her own agonizingly slow pace.
And Marten's response should really be, "Naw, we were just goofin' around", with something about how there's no need to worry about it. Then maybe an offer to go down to the coffee shop and show Hanner's that Dora's OK about it.
'Cause otherwise, Hanners will still worry...
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 06 May 2010, 12:09 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 06 May 2010, 00:55 ---Neither leisured tourist seized the weird sheikh's heights.
I always did think the "i before e except after c" rule had no place in a scientific society.
--- End quote ---
I think that sentence has all the exceptions, no?
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Being.
Can you tell I'm avoiding grading final exams?
The Duke:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 06 May 2010, 00:55 ---She's let Dora touch her before, hasn't she?
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But Dora's not...a...a...a BOY!
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