Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 2016-2020 (19-23 Sep 2011)
raoullefere:
--- Quote from: Jedit on 23 Sep 2011, 09:15 ---But, Padma gone in two weeks... that's bad. We'd barely got to know her, and now in 500 strips she'll be gone?
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Oh, come on, time isn't that slow in the strip. I think she'll set foot in LaLa land in about 450 or so. And, by the way, I fear for her grandmother.
"Padma, dear, I don't think I can stand up."
"Yeah, I hate all that Pixar junk, too."
billydaking:
--- Quote from: stoutfiles on 21 Sep 2011, 16:15 ---
--- Quote from: billydaking on 21 Sep 2011, 11:46 ---
--- Quote from: stoutfiles on 21 Sep 2011, 06:28 ---She fell ~10 feet onto a jutted rock, hitting her square in the back, then another ~6 feet afterward. The fact she isn't seriously injured annoys me; I don't like when comics that exist on the plane of reality bend the laws of physics for comedy. The robots and dinensional portals are one thing, but humans, gravity, and rock faces are another.
At the very least the hiking trip should be over, you can't take a kid hiking if they're flinging themselves off cliffs.
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Considering that I had similar fall (fell on back, bounced off, then went forearms first into the ground) when I was about 10 years old and came away with just bruises...yeah, it can happen. My little sister also fell down two flights of concrete steps and survived without anything broken. The thing is this...kids tend to get less seriously injured than adults because they don't think (i.e., prepare themselves mentally for) about is to happen, so they don't tense up, which highly increases the likelihood of broken bones. The same reason why drunk people have a habit of walking away unscathed from car wrecks.
I'm annoyed when people think they understand reality, but it's really just their perception of it.
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I'm annoyed when people give outliers and try to say that they understand reality better than others. Throw a 100 kids down concrete stairs or 20 ft rock faces and see how many walk away perfectly fine. While your muscle statement may be true, kids get less injured because they weigh less and their bones are much softer. They still get injured and they most definitely cry. The only reason why none of this is happening is because it's not funny that way, and that's what Jeph was going for. Works for most people, but not for everyone.
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This is late, but I can't let this pass...
1. It is not an outlier. If what you imply is true, then every single kid in my Kenny and Co. childhood would have wound up with broken bones, in traction, or dead every single year. The fact is that kids and pre-teens frequently do things that would normally do serious damage to adults but come away with only cuts and bruises. Any parent or camp counselor can tell you that, and most people I know have a story like mine or my sister's from their own childhood.
2. Beside the point, you said, "bending the law of physics," saying that it was *impossible* for any kid to have that fall and emerge unscathed. I simply pointed out that it was not impossible because I had a similar fall in my own life, as did my sister, and came through without anything broken. You are wrong in that Jeph bent the law of physics and portrayed something completely unrealistic, when it's something that a lot of people actually experienced in their own lives, even if you and others did not. That's what I meant by mistaking your perception as reality.
jwhouk:
What was... THE MOMENT OF THE WEEK?
I've never seen you wearing shorts before. - 0 (0%)
It's all right, but it's no Angus-booty. - 2 (3.6%)
Why does that hurt my feelings. - 3 (5.4%)
Mount Tom - and Elliot's silly hat - 0 (0%)
Awesome backgrounds! - 4 (7.1%)
Bug spray - for Momo? - 0 (0%)
"BUG Spray! Get it? Software bugs? Hahahahahaha..." - 3 (5.4%)
SNAKE! - 1 (1.8%)
2d10 falling damage (but she caught the snake!) - 17 (30.4%)
"I'm gonna name him Bitey!" - 2 (3.6%)
"You always name them Bitey." - 4 (7.1%)
"What, are you scared? C'mon, it's perfectly..." - 1 (1.8%)
FWOOOOOSH! "-aaaaAAAAAAAIEEEE" - 2 (3.6%)
Padma's nearly blown away! - 1 (1.8%)
"You're free, Bitey! You're free!" - 0 (0%)
"Ah, I'm gonna miss this place." - 0 (0%)
"I'm moving home in a couple weeks..." - 1 (1.8%)
LA. "I miss my family, and my grandma needs someone to take care of her." - 1 (1.8%)
"Wow, are you really gonna miss my baking that much?" - 1 (1.8%)
"I'm, uh, I'm pretty infatuated. With your baking. Yes." - 13 (23.2%)
Total Voters: 56
stoutfiles:
--- Quote from: Interlude on 23 Sep 2011, 19:51 ---
--- Quote from: stoutfiles on 23 Sep 2011, 05:57 ---I'd feel bad for Marten if he actually liked Padma, but he doesn't. He just thinks she's hot. Most of their interactions have ended awkwardly or leaving Marten with hurt feelings, so it's best it ends now.
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Marten has a crush on Padma. You don't really need to explain a crush-- you see someone, there's that spark. BOOM. So, I'd say it's more than just thinking that she's hot... Crushes are hard to explain. But I wouldn't say that he has any real/serious feelings for her. They don't seem to have a lot of (or any) common interests, they have never had an in-depth conversation, etc, etc.
Crushes are normal, healthy, and fun! It's good for him to have that, but I'm glad that she's moving away. I think he just needed to direct those feelings toward someone after the break-up with Dora. I never saw any real possibility of them being together-- it's just my opinion, but they do not seem like they would work well in a relationship. She's actually starting to grow on me, but I still don't see them as a couple. Like someone else already said-- with her out of the picture, Marten can find his REAL next girlfriend. It might be funny if it WAS Padma's replacement at the bakery. :roll:
Annnyways. I wouldn't be too surprised if Padma does like him. Oblivious people don't always know how to express things to other people. She'll spring it on him right before she leaves. :-P
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Crushes are fine, but can be unhealthy if your crush shows no interest in dating you. At some point you need to cut your losses or you'll just be the constantly depressed Nice Guy. The fact that people are pondering that Marten would consider moving to LA to follow a girl who sees him as barely a friend would be INSANE. "Oh hey, I gave up my life on the east coast to follow you here because you're pretty. Want to go do something?". Someone call the police! While chasing his girlfriend was pretty crazy too, he was in love and they had been together. He barely knows Padma, they have little in common, their conversations go horribly most of the time, etc.
After Dora's supposed eye-opening speech he had one band session and has been hoping for a Padma romance that has had no legs from the start, on top of which he could be eventually replaced at his low skill job by a much more efficient robot. At least he's getting exercise hiking, so that's something productive. Normally it's work, coffee/bakery/bar with lots of moping/whining. Today is a good day.
Arancaytar:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 23 Sep 2011, 06:21 ---I suspect Jeph decided to take the whole "mirror image COD" to it's limit - the reason why he came to NoHo in the first place ends up being the reason why he can't date the girl who he fell for at tSB.
So I'll go and make a prediction: He ends up dating Renee.
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In completing the mirror universe, perhaps Renee narrowly survived a suicide attempt due to an abusive father at a young age?
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