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WCT 20-24 Sep 10
Is it cold in here?:
Hannelore probably has a plan in mind already for what she will do if attacked with a cash register.
IanClark:
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--- Quote from: Carl-E on 20 Sep 2010, 17:29 ---Depends on how many penguins are going along on the date.
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Oh, please… Bloom County is an awesome repository of dating wisdom, and Opus is only the tip of the iceberg—ya got Portnoy, Limekiller, Otis Oracle, Yaz Pistachio, Michael Binkley, and how can anyone forget Steve Dallas? Yes, a more stupendous collection of how to fail at dating has very likely never been assembled.
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Originally, my entire post was just going to be a picture of Steve Dallas, but then it started to seem douchey for some reason.
--- Quote from: Moxie ---This really bothered me. A lot. I get that Dora's got issues, and wants to look out for her friends, and Hanners doesn't want conflict and respects Dora and such, but honestly. We're talking about adults here who, issues or not, should be able to make these choices. This shouldn't relate to Dora's issues with Sven because Hanners met Dora first - she can't be accused of using Dora (though I do see how Dora could still construe it as such).
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Bear in mind that the quote immediately prior to Dora giving permission was "I won't go if you really think it's a bad idea." In other words, Hannelore wasn't just asking for permission, she was voluntarily making Dora's consent mandatory.
Although I do agree that Dora sometimes doesn't give Hanners enough credit. Then again, it's a sign of her altruistic nature that she cares that much. It seems like the sort of thing she'd probably stop doing if someone called her on it.
Tergon:
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--- Quote from: merv on 20 Sep 2010, 00:21 ---I don't think Dora is uncomfortable with the Sven/Hanners date because of her "issues" with him. I think it's because of his previous horrible treatment of Faye and the awkwardness that followed.
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--- Quote from: Tergon on 20 Sep 2010, 01:38 ---Sven has a long-running history of basically ruining the lives of the ladies he dates, to the extent where Dora has quite explicitly told him, "Do not date any of my friends!" The one time she let him break that rule, well, we all know what happened with Faye.
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Wait, what? Sven treated Faye horribly and ruined Faye's life? Really? From where I'm standing, it looks like Faye not only got over some of those roadblock issues she was having with intimacy, she also grew enough to be able to start to date Angus. Even Sven himself gives the appearance of trying to better himself. It was a really bad situation but so far we've seen positive growth from it.
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Aw, c'mon. The whole "One out-of-context quote from your entire post" thing? Don't do that. Don't be that guy. Nobody wants you to be that guy.
Yeah, okay, "ruining the lives of the ladies he dates" might have been a bit overly dramatic, but I pretty obviously did not mean that Sven literally ruined Faye's entire life the day he slept with Gina Riversmith. That would be a whole new level of stupid. I just meant that he obviously doesn't leave the ladies in good condition. There was the chick he used Marten to try and dodge, the chick he used Faye to try and dodge, the chick who sent the Vespavenger after him, and then Faye... yeah, okay, lives were not ruined, but it's not like these ladies are happy after the event. Christ, Faye was so depressed months after she broke up with Sven that Dora actually called her on it when she commissioned the EspressoSaurus.
Now apparently nobody noticed, but from the start I've been in favour of this date, assuming Sven and Hanners don't get drunk and have the sex. Because that would be a disaster. No, I actually do like Sven and I hope his character arc ends up in a good place. I want this to happen! I'm just pointing out that, given Sven's history, it is perfectly reasonable for Dora to have questions about his intentions. And to be protective of Hanners.
EDIT:
New comic! I especially love the Plunger panel. That is a face which is cute.
IlGreven:
Nobody "volunteers" to go into the Cave of Sixteen and a Half Asses...
akronnick:
Well Hannelore is certainly having a day, but that's how things are in the real world.
At least she didn't try to count the coffee grounds she spilled.
Of course the events of this morning make it mor likely that alcohol will be consumed on her date with Sven, and we know where that might lead...*dun-Dun-DUUUNNNNN!!!!!*
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