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WCDT 15-19 August 2011 (1991-95)

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SirDudley:
Don't give in Momo!This is natural withdrawal behavior, and you will only be feeding Marigold's addiction. Resist! RESIST!

Tova:
A more cruel and unusual punishment for Hanners would be to tell her to allow someone else to clean her house for a week.

Also, Marigold needs kind of the opposite of a grounding - an order to go outside!

But as a former WoW addict, I know how those compulsions to play and progress can make staying away from the game for a week pretty difficult (unless the physical opportunity to play is removed).

Hanners should take her out somewhere. She needs to find an alternative activity. The easiest way to drop a bad habit is to replace it with a healthier one.

Nick and Marla:

--- Quote from: VonKleist on 18 Aug 2011, 07:37 ---Meh. Who doesn't need therapy?

--- End quote ---
I would like to think nearly everyone.

wrwight:
Hmm, Nick & Marla, perhaps a better question would be "Who wouldn't benefit from therapy?"

I can agree that not a lot of people actually need therapy (though there are some), but that generally most people would benefit from it. It does provide a certain something that can be, well, therapeutic.

Tova:
What's more, therapy can take many forms beyond "lying on the couch."

Anyway, I hardly think that pointing out the many and varied issues of the QC cast counts as "questioning the plot". It's more like "pointing out the bleeding obvious". It's kind of the central feature of the comic. It's been made fun of by at least one guest comic.* I have a vague idea that Jeph himself has commented on it, but I can't really recall. It's what makes the comic interesting, for me at least.

If it makes the comic annoying for you, then I wonder what keeps you reading? <--- serious question, I would be interested to know.

Complaining loudly that Marten hasn't sorted out his goals, to pick a prominent example, would seems to me the same as complaining that Calvin never outgrows his pet tiger, that Charlie Brown never kicks the football, or that the Coyote never catches the Road Runner. What story is left to tell after that?

* "hey guys, which female character am i? / am i the one with the crippling psychological problems / [Note at bottom: that's all of them do you get it]"

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