Topic: WCT 24-28 January, 2011 (Read 98950 times)

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #50 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 06:05 »

Aaaand I think its just hit home for Hanners that the break up is permanent. Poor girl is probably thinking that she'll be abandoned by one of her friends now, the same way her mother just left her with her father.

Cue Hanners acting out a Parent Trap-esque misadventure to get Dora and Marten back together in a misguided attempt to make them both happy again.

jwhouk · « **Reply #51 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 06:16 »

Quote from: Dr. ROFLPWN on 24 Jan 2011, 02:38

THIS THREAD IS A BUTT AND EVERYONE WHO RESPONDS IN IT IS ALSO A BUTT

Hannelore has obviously been spending way too much time with Marigold. "O venom-tongued maiden! Stay your barbs, I beseech you!"

Irenfrea · « **Reply #52 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 06:30 »

Sometimes you just want to hug Hanners... then getting flailed to unconsciousness

Jabberwocky · « **Reply #53 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 06:48 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 24 Jan 2011, 05:30

And doing that legal schtick after nearly 15.

I so misread this as "doing that legal chick".

Re. the use of "butt", I can only assunme Hanners is attempting to self-censor herself, with hilarious results.

Kugai · « **Reply #54 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 07:06 »

Oh dear, now along with her OCD it seems that Hanners has picked up another malady

CoD Tourettes

Dun Dun DUNNNNNNNNN!!!!

Antario · « **Reply #55 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 07:32 »

Quote from: Kugai on 24 Jan 2011, 07:06

Oh dear, now along with her OCD it seems that Hanners has picked up another malady

CoD Tourettes

Dun Dun DUNNNNNNNNN!!!!

just made me lol

i do think hanners is gona make some sort of attempt to restore the peace, maybe reccomend her shrink again

Carl-E · « **Reply #56 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 08:03 »

Quote from: The Seldom Killer on 24 Jan 2011, 05:26

I'm wondering if Marten is overcompensating now that he's found a very similar alternative to CoD and may feel a need to justify his move there beyond spliting up with the owner.

I think he's definitely overcompensating, but not so much to justify a permanent change - I think the change will be temporary, he'll go back to CoD sooner or later. Right now, he's really just trying to make himself feel good about having to make some distance.

Basically, he's making the best of an uncomfortable situation, and Hanners is reading "disaster" and (over)reacting pretty poorly. I didn't really see it as all that funny, just kinda sad.

TGINF (Thank God It's Not Friday), I wanna see where this goes!

celticgeek · « **Reply #57 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 08:08 »

Quote from: DSL on 24 Jan 2011, 04:37

Quote from: iduguphergrave on 23 Jan 2011, 21:19
She overcame the trauma of seeing her father commit suicide in order to fight crime as.......THE PUGNACIOUS PEACH!!!
Her superpower is fire. Her costume is a Russian fur hat and a bright yellow dress.

Her super power is making men feel like misogynist pricks.

However, the costume is right on!

Blackjoker · « **Reply #58 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 08:25 »

Hmm, I wonder if the head of the secret bakery recently had a bad breakup and her SO and one of her employees was wandering around and went into Coffee of Doom....

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #59 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 08:41 »

I can only hope that he looks exactly like Marten and walks into three panels of gut-wrenching, twitchy, stony silence.

iduguphergrave · « **Reply #60 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 08:56 »

Quote from: TheEvilDog on 24 Jan 2011, 06:05

Aaaand I think its just hit home for Hanners that the break up is permanent. Poor girl is probably thinking that she'll be abandoned by one of her friends now, the same way her mother just left her with her father.

Cue Hanners acting out a Parent Trap-esque misadventure to get Dora and Marten back together in a misguided attempt to make them both happy again.

Except that apparently Hannelore wanted to stay with her father. Then again, that's coming from her mother, who might be trying to convince herself that is indeed the case and she wasn't just dumping her daughter off. hmm...

On a side note, "Coffeeshop Polyamory" sounds like some kind of hipster porno.

nunezone · « **Reply #61 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 09:25 »

if you love this forum so much why don't you just marry it. anyway, i like hanners. good stuff.

Carl-E · « **Reply #62 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 09:26 »

Quote from: iduguphergrave on 24 Jan 2011, 08:56

On a side note, "Coffeeshop Polyamory" sounds like some kind of hipster porno.

...or a new band.

somnus · « **Reply #63 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 10:04 »

Anyone else thing the pastry thing looks like a pop tart?

Loving this arc.

maddness · « **Reply #64 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 10:09 »

Toaster Strudel. Definitely Toaster Strudel. It has that squiggly icing stuff on it.

ecstaticjoy · « **Reply #65 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 10:23 »

Why is Hannelore dressed like a trucker?

DSL · « **Reply #66 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 10:32 »

Quote from: ecstaticjoy on 24 Jan 2011, 10:23

Why is Hannelore dressed like a trucker?

It' s her Silly Hat for defeating awkwardness. Hasn't kicked in yet. I think the activation phrase is "THIS PLACE IS A BUTT AND YOU ARE ALSO A BUTT."
Or not.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #67 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 10:41 »

Given that Hanners' hat isn't silly then we can presume why we were unable to defeat awkwardness earlier.

That's simply her code phrase for "I have no idea how to be supportive to both of my friends without feeling like I am not being more supportive to one than the other, and I would much rather be avoiding the unpleasantness, but know that I need to be supportive of my friends, so here I am!"

Sharp · « **Reply #68 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 11:42 »

As someone who works in a small store, I can sympathize with the Loyalty that goes into it, and the scorn that one feels for the competition!

So, I could say that Hanner's reaction is a mix of loyalty to CoD and maybe a little fear that Marten will like the Secret Bakery so much, that he will never come back to CoD.

Pretty reasonable for Hannelore, considering.

pwhodges · « **Reply #69 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 12:27 »

She was wearing the same hoodie that day, too.

themacnut · « **Reply #70 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 12:30 »

It'll be easier for him to not go back to CoD, at least not for awhile, and maybe not ever. Going into CoD when Dora's there would create an Awkward Zone not even funny hats could dispel.

Hanners is right to be worried about this. Which probably means she'll attempt to "fix" this and end up making it worse.

Tova · « **Reply #71 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 13:18 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 24 Jan 2011, 08:03

I think he's definitely overcompensating, but not so much to justify a permanent change - I think the change will be temporary, he'll go back to CoD sooner or later. Right now, he's really just trying to make himself feel good about having to make some distance.

That's not quite how I read it.

I thought he was having a geniune realisation that there are "other cafes out there" (make whatever analogies you like), and that not going back to CoD (at least for the time being) might not be so bad as he had feared. In other words, I don't think he's trying to make himself feel good - he is feeling good, and is a bit surprised by that.

In the meantime, it's dawning on Hanners that there is a real possibility that Marten won't be back at CoD, that their group will be splintered; and she's scared by it.

The Duke · « **Reply #72 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 13:27 »

I hope that Marten doesn't let Hanners' accusations of his buttness sway him - I really, really want to see more of the Secret Bakery and its employees.

Also, I accidentally typed this--> :I -earlier in this post and I think it looks like a fat guy, or someone in the middle of chewing food.

So yeah.

iduguphergrave · « **Reply #73 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 13:45 »

Quote from: nunezone on 24 Jan 2011, 09:25

if you love this forum so much why don't you just marry it. anyway, i like hanners. good stuff.

If I could marry the internet not only would I have done it by now, I'd also be pregnant with its third child.

Wow only as I was tying that did I realize how creepy that sounds.

Carl-E · « **Reply #74 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 13:54 »

Quote from: Andy147 on 24 Jan 2011, 12:09

This is probably a dumb question, but - in the last panel, is Hanners talking to Marten or the other woman?

Looks like it's directed at PseuDora. Follow the eyes - definitely above Marten.

CEOIII · « **Reply #75 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 14:13 »

Quote from: akronnick on 24 Jan 2011, 02:29

I think Hanner's response here is a continuation of her reaction to the break up.

As Marten starts to find replacements for the parts of his life that were disrupted by the break up, Hanners realizes that changes are real, and this scares her.

Makes sense. The most frightening thing for someone with OCD is a disruption of their routine.

Antario · « **Reply #76 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 15:11 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 24 Jan 2011, 09:26

Quote from: iduguphergrave on 24 Jan 2011, 08:56
On a side note, "Coffeeshop Polyamory" sounds like some kind of hipster porno.

...or a new band.

and by quantum band dynamics it now exists

Quote from: iduguphergrave on 24 Jan 2011, 13:45

Quote from: nunezone on 24 Jan 2011, 09:25
if you love this forum so much why don't you just marry it. anyway, i like hanners. good stuff.

If I could marry the internet not only would I have done it by now, I'd also be pregnant with its third child.

Wow only as I was tying that did I realize how creepy that sounds.

i found a picture of your would be husband

Heliphyneau · « **Reply #77 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 15:13 »

Quote from: Tova on 24 Jan 2011, 02:43

Quote from: Dr. ROFLPWN on 24 Jan 2011, 02:38
THIS THREAD IS A BUTT AND EVERYONE WHO RESPONDS IN IT IS ALSO A BUTT

IF SECRET BAKERY IS A BUTT THEN I AM PROUD TO BE A BUTT

WE ARE ALL BUTTS

Quote from: Carl-E on 24 Jan 2011, 08:03

TGINF (Thank God It's Not Friday), I wanna see where this goes!

Emphatically agreed.

I'm kinda-sorta wondering if the Secret Bakery is gonna link back to another character, either one we see all the time or one we haven't seen in awhile. I won't speculate (and no, I'm not thinking Raven), and I won't mind if there's absolutely no connection to any previous character in the strip ever until now, but I look forward to finding out.

Quote from: The Duke on 24 Jan 2011, 13:27

Also, I accidentally typed this--> :I -earlier in this post and I think it looks like a fat guy, or someone in the middle of chewing food.

Chewing food, I'd say. We could call him nomguy if you like! Which I guess would make this omgnomguy: 8I

Nick and Marla · « **Reply #78 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 16:01 »

Odds of Secret Bakery being just a small, temporary tool for some silly humor?

I'd be more than fine with it.

Blackjoker · « **Reply #79 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 16:48 »

Quote from: Nick and Marla on 24 Jan 2011, 16:01

Odds of Secret Bakery being just a small, temporary tool for some silly humor?

I'd be more than fine with it.

The truth of the secret bakery is that you can only find it when you need to go there. If you merely want to go there you will never find it, instead it will either be a footlocker or a store that washes alligators.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #80 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 16:48 »

Possible, but it's a large investment of effort on Jeph's part.

Carl-E · « **Reply #81 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 17:26 »

Quote from: Heliphyneau on 24 Jan 2011, 15:13

Quote from: Carl-E on 24 Jan 2011, 08:03
TGINF (Thank God It's Not Friday), I wanna see where this goes!

Emphatically agreed. I'm kinda-sorta wondering if the Secret Bakery is gonna link back to another character, either one we see all the time or one we haven't seen in awhile. I won't speculate (and no, I'm not thinking Raven), and I won't mind if there's absolutely no connection to any previous character in the strip ever until now, but I look forward to finding out.

It's Dale's second job. Between pizza delivery and WoW-Gendo-ing, he's also a cake decorator.

jwhouk · « **Reply #82 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 18:00 »

Quote from: Andy147 on 24 Jan 2011, 12:09

This is probably a dumb question, but - in the last panel, is Hanners talking to Marten or the other woman?

She's talking to the other woman.

Sorflakne · « **Reply #83 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 19:13 »

"This place is a butt and you are also a butt" is definitely one I'm going to be remembering.

CEOIII · « **Reply #84 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 22:52 »

Think I'd rather have wings than infrared vision.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #85 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 22:56 »

Infrared. Humans are too big for functional wings.

iduguphergrave · « **Reply #86 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 23:02 »

That's kinda why I'd want them. They'd be huge. Do you know how freaking intimidating you'd look? Then again, it would probably make sitting a problem...

RE: Comic: Aw poor Hanners. I can relate. But I'm actually quite interested in what's going on in the background of the third panel; muscle guy looks like he just got some wtf news.

Carl-E · « **Reply #87 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 23:21 »

Oh, is that his cell? I thought he found soewthing untowards in one of the pastries.

Jeph's bacgrounds (and incidentals) have not only gotten much more detailed, but more interesting - this is like a place I frequented back in the 70's, before quirky was "in". The stained glass suncatcher, the honeypot on the table, the matching silhouettes, the art nouveau print in panel 2, the sleeping barista...

Feels like home.

steveh11 · « **Reply #88 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 23:21 »

What 'QC-Day' is it? The sign says that they're closed on Mondays, meaning Marten wil have to go somewhere else for coffee that day...

... and yes, I had to expand the image and wear my glasses to read that.

Antario · « **Reply #89 on:** 24 Jan 2011, 23:45 »

Would jeph really mess with our heads like this, dangling new characters in front of us just to take them away again?
or do we get a comic tomorrow where part of his diabolical plot is revealed

im hinting to jeph being a meany

and just wanting to show some emotion from hanners (instead of the OCD shenanigans we usually see)

Sorflakne · « **Reply #90 on:** 25 Jan 2011, 00:02 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 24 Jan 2011, 22:56

Infrared. Humans are too big for functional wings.

That's not true; bumblebees have wings, and the laws of physics says they're not supposed to be able to fly.

snubnose · « **Reply #91 on:** 25 Jan 2011, 00:14 »

Quote from: Sorflakne on 25 Jan 2011, 00:02

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 24 Jan 2011, 22:56
Infrared. Humans are too big for functional wings.
That's not true; bumblebees have wings, and the laws of physics says they're not supposed to be able to fly.

Bumblebees of course operate nicely inside the laws of physics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

akronnick · « **Reply #92 on:** 25 Jan 2011, 00:15 »

Quote from: Sorflakne on 25 Jan 2011, 00:02

bumblebees have wings, and the laws of physics says they're not supposed to be able to fly.

*head desk*

Tova · « **Reply #93 on:** 25 Jan 2011, 00:47 »

Quote from: @jephjacques

We haven't seen the last of the Secret Bakery.

Yes!

I can't figure out whether the guy in the third panel is trying to muster the never to call this girl he likes, or if he already has and it didn't go as well as he would have liked.

iduguphergrave · « **Reply #94 on:** 25 Jan 2011, 01:09 »

Oh I assumed he'd gotten a perturbing text message from her. Or from someone. Guess you know what generation I am now

steveh11 · « **Reply #95 on:** 25 Jan 2011, 01:16 »

Quote from: iduguphergrave on 25 Jan 2011, 01:09

Oh I assumed he'd gotten a perturbing text message from her. Or from someone. Guess you know what generation I am now

I'm chuckling at the thought of the guy getting a perturbing telegram...

Sharp · « **Reply #96 on:** 25 Jan 2011, 01:26 »

So it looks like Marten will unexpectedly come to terms with the breakup through Hannelore. At least, that's how I see it, kind of like Marigold's "I AM ok." moment.

Agree?
Disagree?
Challenge? (readies estoc)

Antario · « **Reply #97 on:** 25 Jan 2011, 01:29 »

Quote from: CEOIII on 24 Jan 2011, 22:52

Think I'd rather have wings than infrared vision.

because we have arms we cant have wings, unless we switch them
you can probably calculate how big human wing would have to be, but if i have to guess around 10-13m wingspan seeing as the largest bird ever was 70 kg and had a 7m wingspan
since we lack hollow bones and other adaptations, the wings and our bodies would have to get freakishly large to the point of utter uselessness to support the extra muscular weight needed and (for a 'bird') oversized legs
not to mention the huge bone plate growing on your chest to attach the wings to, lying down would be impossible so sleeping normally would get pretty hard

needless to say im going with infrared as it doesnt warrant such a dramatic physical change, an extra set of eyes at most

Mr. Doctor · « **Reply #98 on:** 25 Jan 2011, 02:02 »

I found this comic sort of ironic since Hanners told Marten "You are afraid of changes" back in #515.

And yes... I know that she was different back then, still hilarious for me.

pwhodges · « **Reply #99 on:** 25 Jan 2011, 02:08 »

And Faye felt that way as well. In fact that suggests more parallels with the present situation than I had thought of.

THESE FORUMS NOW CLOSED (read only)

Poll

What do you think might cheer Marten up?

Author Topic: WCT 24-28 January, 2011 (Read 98950 times)

TheEvilDog

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