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WCDT: 13-17 Dec 2010 (1816-20)
xerada:
Apparently it means a kind of guardian/friend/trusted one. Had to google that one, too, see
pwhodges:
Thanks - I ignored the links with the word Troll, 'cos I was thinking of Internet-type trolls; silly me.
cyro:
--- Quote from: Odin on 15 Dec 2010, 04:21 ---Marten meant every single word, it just took the bourbon for him not to care anymore about the consequences of actually saying what he meant. He's wrong, we know this, but this is what he truly thinks of what has been going on and I'm actually kind of surprised Jeph himself threw out such a blatant "Yep, Marten is still the Nice Guy he was back in strip #1" billboard for everyone arguing over his personality.
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Eh, yes and no. I've no doubt he means it to some degree, but he deliberately phrased it to be a dick. I doubt he genuinely believes he's the sole reason Faye got over her "boy issues" but he acknowledges that he was a decisive factor in the matter and is now rubbing it in her face, by applying it the the Nth power.
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--- Quote from: Dr. ROFLPWN on 15 Dec 2010, 04:17 ---moirail
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Where does this word come from, and what does it mean or imply? I've never known Google to be so useless!
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The only place I've stumbled across the word is TvTropes (which is pretty much a mandatory read.) Near as I can allued to it's kind of a Living Emotional Crutch, with some sexual connotations hanging in the air.
bhtooefr:
You know, 1818 brings up an interesting point.
What if Dora was right about her insecurities?
Then again, this is Marten, and going with the flow of staying with Dora would've been the easier option that he probably would've taken...
Dr. ROFLPWN:
Living emotional crutch...? Not how I meant it. :psyduck:
The read I got on the word was "one's absolute best friend", the person who's with you through thick and thin; or at least that's the ideal meaning of the word. I think it encapsulates Marten and Faye's state pretty well, post-actual romance.
The term comes from Andrew Hussie's excellent "Homestuck", and the Alternian Trolls' romance concepts.
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