Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 2031-2035 (10-14 October 2011)
ChristineIrene:
I work at the Wal Mart photo lab, so there are only 3 other people I work with, and I cannot imagine dating someone I saw that often. You have to.. get away from each other. If you spend time with someone 24/7 you won't have anything to talk about at night when you get home or be able to miss them ever, or I dunno. I just couldn't date anyone I worked with. But then again, I live six hours away from my fiance, and seeing him one weekend a month is acceptable for me.
Paranoid:
--- Quote from: sitnspin on 11 Oct 2011, 10:55 ---Paranoid - How does it behoove Padma to notice that Elliot likes her? How is it anyone's responsibility to know when someone else is interested in them? It is on the person who has the crush/lust/romantic interest to make that interest known. There are no mind readers. If you want someone to respond to your feelings (for good or bad) you have to actually tell them how you feel.
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First off, let's start off with this strip. Now, I'm not saying it's Padma's responsibility to notice this, but Elliot was whining about his unrequited love for her five frelling feet away from her! To quote Ron Weasley, "How thick could you get?" Which brings me to my second point, which is that she is apparently very thick. At least, that seems to be the general consensus on these forums. And in my opinion her thickness is coupled with a general lack of sensitivity to others. Remember my reference to 1906? Or how about this one, where Marten tries to bow out gracefully from the hiking invite and Padma wouldn't take no for an answer?
Don't get me wrong, I don't think Padma is a bad person, but she is terribly unaware of how hurtful her actions and general lack of common sense are to the people around her. This could be the wake up call she needs, and all it costs her is some temporary embarrassment and a day or two of mild worrying. All things considered it could have been worse.
pendrake:
For comic #2032...
1. Ah Unrequited Love... the bone-in ribeye steak of Romantic Drama... (the Love Triangle being the porterhouse steak :wink: )
2. The positive of this is that Elliot did do the correct (if not "right") thing in telling Padma his feelings, even if he knew beforehand he would be rejected. The negative of this is that Elliot did so in probably the second worst method: via phone call instead of face-to-face. Probably "the" worst method being making someone else tell Padma this revelation.
3. I find it interesting that Padma is able to open up towards Marten so easily now. Guess that is just the personable nature of our central male protagonist.
4. It might have been funnier if Steve had side-whispered, "Nice going, Machiav-" [Marten]: "Dude Shut UP".
jwhouk:
Something to consider: Marten actually believes the advice he gave Elliot. Think about what he said to Angus when they were "avoiding awkwardness with maximum ridiculosity". Heck, think about what he learned after "The Talk", fercryinoutloud.
Marten, in no way, shape or form, MADE Elliot do what he did (call Padma via phone and all that). He just pointed out the obvious: "(Any sort of unrealistic fantasy you have is) DEFINITELY not gonna happen if you don't tell her how you feel."
Elliot took some advice, acted on it, and got shut down. Padma doesn't make the connection, and if Marten is wise, he won't help her make the connection.
JohnTheWysard:
--- Quote from: Skewbrow on 11 Oct 2011, 02:50 ---Hopefully the understandably mostly disinterested North American forumites have been sound asleep during the umlaut discussion?
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Einige von uns wachten... :wink:
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