Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2076-2080 (Dec. 12-16, 2011)
DSL:
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--- Quote from: DSL on 14 Dec 2011, 14:45 ---Panel 4 Dora just looks a little crosseyed to me.
Where is Marten keeping his apartment key? Looks like he'll have to wait for Faye with her key, or maybe Hannelore with whatever she uses to breach the defenses of Castle Reedaker.
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Pintsize could let him in. After all he has some way of getting in and out of the apartment, even though he doesn't seem tall enough to reach the doorknob.
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Hope Marten remembered to turn him back on.
themacnut:
--- Quote from: gopher on 14 Dec 2011, 14:27 ---
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 14 Dec 2011, 14:11 ---Why would you willingly put up with even "mildly uncomfortable while walking"?
Just wear something that fits instead...
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Some people prefer style to comfort.
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Yep, just ask the women who wear high-heeled shoes, especially those stiletto heels. Those do not look even a little comfortable to me.
But I'm a guy who's never worn high heels, so I could be wrong about that...
Wreck Smurfy:
Great comic today. Dora's lookin' verra sexay, IMO. However, I have one quick comment.
"Is she nice?"
I'm not blaming Jeph for this, because he is spot on. I've heard this myself, and maybe it's because I have no small talk, but WHY WOULD ANYONE ASK THIS?
"No, she's a raging bitch, but I'm sleeping with her anyway, because she's so incredibly hot." Is this the answer expected by the questioner?
Maybe the somewhat more neutral, "Well, she's nice to ME." Or you can do the Marten-style awkward shit. But really, would it not be more to the point for the questioner to ask, "So, what's she like?" A much more open-ended question which can lead the conversation in several directions.
Sorry for the rant, but from personal experience this has always struck me as a very odd question in these circumstances.
Is it cold in here?:
Thought-provoking.
I hear it as being like "Did you enjoy your trip?", something said with the hope that the answer is "yes".
You're right that open-ended questions make for better conversation. I had to be taught that explicitly.
Vista:
--- Quote from: Wreck Smurfy on 14 Dec 2011, 20:14 ---Sorry for the rant, but from personal experience this has always struck me as a very odd question in these circumstances.
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It's the first thing I thought the second time I read the strip too. I'm pretty sure that its intended effect is for the answerer to say "yes" and then describe how the person is nice so that the questioner can show support. I.e., Dora's has non-maliciously trapped Marten into saying "yes" so that she can show him that she's happy for him (so that things aren't awkward). Many altruistic people also like to let people gush about good things that happen to them, so they can dwell on 'em more.
But it's still an odd, awkward question. Because if their relationship was different--and most ex relationships are--such a question could also be passive-aggressive (making him think about how happy he isn't making Dora), stalkerish (finding out what he likes about Padma to sabotage the relationship), or self-flagellating (she wants a reason to feel as bad as she does or worse). I don't think it is for Dora, of course, she seems chill enough. I wouldn't entirely rule out the third for Dora--seeing her break down in her bedroom later on--but gosh I hope not.
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