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WCDT January 9-13, 2012 (2096-2100)
Throg:
--- Quote from: AnAverageWriter on 12 Jan 2012, 09:45 ---
Didn't you notice that Elliot is a large, muscular man? And everyone knows that large muscular men are COMPLETELY incapable of expressing themselves (or their emotional state) in any manner that does not involve punching. :roll:
At least that's what people in this forum seem to keep rooting for. Last time it was "Oh no, Elliot might find out that Marten and Padma hooked up! He's gonna PUNCH!" Now it's "Oh no, Elliot might find out that Marten and Padma aren't hooking up anymore! He's gonna punch!"
Honestly it just gets a little annoying that people keep just assuming Elliot is some big, dumb idiot who just goes around punching things.
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Hells no. Elliot is the character who has said one of the most advanced-zen, positive-outlook things on this strip, about not always ascribing the worst to people.
It's just that Jeph has made Marten's fear of getting punched into, well, a punchline (once, while getting dragged away for what turned out to be a sob session; and another, right after the first hookup). It's like a Narusegawa punch: it's SUPPOSED to be funny. It's not like random violence hasn't been featured before: the sadistic vespa-bot ballsac attack, or "Owls? Owls."
MrJangles:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 12 Jan 2012, 10:16 ---There is no benefit in making others feel bad; but feeling better - well, don't you prefer feeling better to feeling worse?
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She made him feel bad with her treatment and didn't even say, "I'm sorry I didn't respond.". Granted there wasn't much of a chance, but still that should've been the first words out of her mouth. Making someone feel bad can be "good" in a sense if it gives them the incentive to not do what caused the negative response again, IMO. It can backfire, I know.
The only thing that would've made either one feel better is the knowledge that she would be back. There was no option there for either one to feel good about the situation. Either they say to themselves, "She/he was a dick, I'm moving on." or they sit and mope about how unfair it all is.
--- Quote ---When you've lived as long as I have you'll have realised that this is not a reliable assumption! Try to part with people on terms which make the possibility of meeting again less nerve-racking, and you'll save those unexpected embarrassments.
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If she was only moving up-state or something, I could see it, but she's moving across country and has no real reason to move back. The likelihood of them meeting again is close to nil unless one or the other initiates contact prior.
DSL:
I don't have the years or the experience of PWHodges, but just so he doesn't feel like he's the only one pissing into the wind here ... the "f**k 'em, I'm never going to see 'em again" attitude is expensive and, more often than you'd think, mistaken.
Is it cold in here?:
Padma broke a date that she had agreed to.
Not going out with someone is an inarguable right. Breaking an agreement is something different.
Though I wouldn't go so far as Wil's attitude toward not breaking dates.
ecstaticjoy:
I mean, I would do the same thing. Only I wouldn't kick myself for doing it afterward. Dudes, if a girl doesn't return your calls after 3 (or 4) tries, shesjustnotthatintoyou. Ladies, amiright?
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