Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 25-29 October 2010 (1781-1785)
peterh:
--- Quote from: fixed11 on 28 Oct 2010, 07:56 ---Cool, Faye is impressed that Sven misses her body more than the time spent with her. Jeph sure knows how to write realistic women, amiright?
--- End quote ---
Um... maybe I am missing your point. Would you care to elaborate?
And, er, I do not read that Faye is impressed. Amazed? sure. But impressed?
Edit: on top of that, Faye very likely *knows* that it's not just her tits.
Why?
1. Because Sven told her so, and
2. Because she KNOWS about Hannelore's software quirks.
She may still be amazed that sdhe made that impression on him.
Mr_Rose:
N.B. Depending on context amazed can occasionally be synonymous with impressed. It's mostly used these days to imply archaic speech in fantasy novels, however, so I don't credit this as the troll's intent.
peterh:
<soapbox>
The nice thing about the English language is that, WHEN USED CORRECTLY, it enables you to very precisely say what you mean.
(spoke the stoopit forrinner, for whom English is only his third language, right after Dutch and C#...)
As I keep saying to my offspring, "if that wasn't what you MEANT, you shouldn't have SAID it."
</soapbox>
Carl-E:
English also allows for obfuscation, subterfuge, and best of all, intentionally confusing your listeners!
Like any fine tool, it's a matter of what the craftsman chooses to make with it that matters. And in the hands of the less-than-capable, it can even be dangerous!
jwhouk:
Oh, there you go, blaming English for everything.
There's a lot of ways this could go:
* Sven tries to get into a "relationship" with someone (not of the current cast);
* Sven tries do the same, but with an existing cast member (Hannelore and Marigold are the two likely targets);
* Sven tries to woo Faye back -which could result in comedy gold; or
* Sven gets eaten by an Allosaurus.Since there was a "hint" of it with the Helen of Troy reference back in 1732, I'm almost betting on the Sven vs. Angus over Faye situation. Unfortunately, that turns into a bit of a Archie vs. Reggie over Veronica kind of vibe.
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