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WDCT 10-14 January 2011 (1836-1840)

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Is it cold in here?:
Or if you don't want an espresso machine to blow up in your face. (1258)

The Seldom Killer:
I would suggest that hurting would exceed the guidemark that I stated. Obviously this would depend on the type of hurting and what you were laughing at. For example, in strip 1835 Tai is expressing some amusement at an aspect of Marten's life. Do you think that she has crossed the line here and that Marten could be expected to withdraw his friendship with her?

pwhodges:
Remember, I was originally addressing the matter of laughing at the situation of a marriage with a child hitting the rocks when one partner finds that they prefer a gay relationship; plenty of scope for hurt there, I think.  Or at least extensive confusion and puzzlement, which is not a lot funnier.

The Seldom Killer:
Also scope for humour with that context though.

westrim:

--- Quote from: Dr. ROFLPWN on 14 Jan 2011, 02:49 ---I got it mostly from the fact that it seemed to be opining that his mom wasn't Doing It Right to thine eyes, and he needed his dad to swoop in and make it all better, because his mom had failed at that, which just reeks to me of magical thinking.

I suppose I should be more sympathetic; I'm guilty of leaning pretty heavily on my folks for support in hard times, but I realize that really things are up to me now. It scares the fuck out of me, but hey, it's part of that growing up thing that happens to us all.

I continue to think your outlined expectations were, well, either a little unrealistic or you're just misrepresenting her, but hey! You are entitled to your opinion, and you've backed it up succinctly and well.

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Ah. Well, I didn't bring up his dad originally, so I guess that's all I have to say. I think I kept going into too much detail, since my issue wasn't so much what she should do as what she was doing. The only thing I thought should be done was more empathy from her; any variation with more of that and less humiliating him as much as possible would have been fine and funnier/still funny, I'm sure.

Yeah, growing up is a pain in my ass too even if my parents are nearby and I haven't had any great troubles aside from unemployment (which sucks in terms of disposable income, but I get governmental support for housing and school expenses). I still drop by on weekends to help with housework, pick up mail, and have a dinner five times better than what I can make with 10 ingredients and a cookbook. I guess since I'm closer I may expect more if shit does hit the fan.

Thank you for that. There's been too much mudslinging, and I'm no innocent. On that note, your posts were always amusingly worded, even when I was annoyed at the contents. I wish I could write with more mirth, and less of my dry, analytical, condescending-even-when-I-don't-want-to-be style.

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