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WCDT 15-19 August 2011 (1991-95)
lepetitfromage:
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--- Quote from: lepetitfromage on 18 Aug 2011, 07:54 ---i doubt this is the first mention of her "counting things for a living" but it's the first one i could find. Anyone else know when that was first brought up? Now I'm curious...
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Back when Marten first met her
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thanks :-)
--- Quote from: celticgeek on 18 Aug 2011, 08:06 ---Hanners counting stuff: Hanners' counting business.
Edit: Oops - a little late.
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and thanks :-)
and holy crap it took me a second to realize that actually WAS Hanners.
HiFranc:
I think Hannelore is the perfect person to deliver the message because:
[list=1][*] She is probably the only one who is to be close enough to Marigold for Marigold to listen.
[*] Those who say her experience with OCD bar her neglect one thing: as an OCD sufferer Hannelore is in a perfect position to recognise symptoms.
[*] Hannelore has made a lot of effort to try and get better (with some success) whereas Marigold is still in a state of denial.
[*] Self help groups wouldn't exist if mutual support from people at different stages of experiencing something couldn't help each other out.
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pendrake:
1. D'oh! I completely missed Jeph's comic comments below comic #1994! Guess that is what happens when one works the extended late-night shifts :cry: . Of course, now I want to see a sexy adult-sized Momo with ER-PPC's (Extended Range Particle Pulse Cannons, for those unfamiliar with BattleTech) and Medium Lasers...
2. And yes, the BattleTech reference was pretty good for the miniature gamer readers. BattleTech was never my particular cup of tea for gaming, but I enjoyed reading the BattleTech Universe itself because was very well written during its early eras. Unfortunately, the original owning company (FASA) lost control of their product; likewise, BattleTech's woes were compounded by later era horrible, horrible game writers and novelists.
VonKleist:
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2. And yes, the BattleTech reference was pretty good for the miniature gamer readers. BattleTech was never my particular cup of tea for gaming, but I enjoyed reading the BattleTech Universe itself because was very well written during its early eras. Unfortunately, the original owning company (FASA) lost control of their product; likewise, BattleTech's woes were compounded by later era horrible, horrible game writers and novelists.
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At least they didn't make a crappy movie!
I´m looking at you, Dungeons & Dragons :x
Blackjoker:
--- Quote from: Mr. Doctor on 18 Aug 2011, 04:21 ---
--- Quote from: Blackjoker on 18 Aug 2011, 02:29 ---Hannelores thing might be 'for her own good' but I could say the same thing about spreading dust over Hannelores floor or telling her she isn't allowed to clean for six weeks, after all the dirt won't kill her. But I seem to be the minority opinion here, so meh.
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woa woa woa...I'm very lazy when it comes to clean up the dust from my room but 6 weeks is too friggin much even for a lazy ass like me.
1-2 weeks sounds far more reasonable specially if you need to take small steps at first.
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Ok, fair enough 6 weeks was probably too much, but my point was similar. If someone did that to Hannelore they'd probably be seen as a bad person or something similar by most of the forumites, maybe iin part because of how popular Hannelore is. I still find the behavior kind of questionable, especially given that she isn't even offering to spend time with Marigold or something similar.
--- Quote from: HiFranc on 18 Aug 2011, 09:24 ---I think Hannelore is the perfect person to deliver the message because:
[list=1][*] She is probably the only one who is to be close enough to Marigold for Marigold to listen.
[*] Those who say her experience with OCD bar her neglect one thing: as an OCD sufferer Hannelore is in a perfect position to recognise symptoms.
[*] Hannelore has made a lot of effort to try and get better (with some success) whereas Marigold is still in a state of denial.
[*] Self help groups wouldn't exist if mutual support from people at different stages of experiencing something couldn't help each other out.
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A few things.
1) Indeed, but then she should also realize part of the issue is that Marigold has very few close friends, and isn't being invited to hang out with them etc. most of the time. The games are her main form of entertainment and 'grounding' her would have been like Dora, in one of her more motherly moments towards Hannelore, hiding all of her cleaning supplies after she was up all night cleaning.
2) Except that Marigolds problem isn't one of OCD, and I'm not saying that her OCD negates her ability to say anything, just that she would possible be violent if she was barred from cleaning for three days or perhaps even a week.
3) You act like playing video games is some kind of mental disorder. Yeah, her behavior in todays comic is reminiscent of an addict but that might also just be how someone would act with a break in routine. If Penelope had all her books impounded she might be willing to pay well to get access to a few of them and I doubt people would be scolding her for 'book addiction'.
4) Once again, Marigold is not experiencing OCD.
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