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WCDT: 2211-2215 (18-22 June 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
jwhouk:
And what was the MOMENT OF THE WEEK???
IT'S JEPH'S BIRTHDAY! 3 (8.8%)
His very own helium pony! 2 (5.9%)
The Training Montage! 5 (14.7%)
Vintage Porn Collection 0 (0%)
Wayfarers, Noam Chomsky flyer, and keys to a Volvo. 1 (2.9%)
Don't ever look in the black bin. 0 (0%)
How'd training day go? Nerve wracking! 0 (0%)
If I didn't think you could do it I wouldn't have told you to. (That makes one of us.) 0 (0%)
We wanted to say thank you for showing us around today. 0 (0%)
Banana Smoothie! 5 (14.7%)
WORK HARDER Evil Bonercat Demotivator! 1 (2.9%)
What's this strange feeling? "Job satisfaction." I think I need to lay down. 1 (2.9%)
You need the extra responsibility. I might not be working at the library forever... 0 (0%)
Like, what if my band takes off, and - 0 (0%)
How IS your band doing? "W-well... we're kind of still trying to write some songs..." 0 (0%)
Cart before the horse? "The horse is a foal. The cart is a pile of lumber and a gleam in the carpenter's eye." 7 (20.6%)
I WILL ACCORDION 4 YOU 8 (23.5%)
It can still be a fulfilling job if you put the effort in. 0 (0%)
Do what you love, but you don't have to be miserable. Make the most of it. 1 (2.9%)
Jeez, now I feel guilty for getting high and watching cartoons all day. 0 (0%)
Total Members Voted: 34
techkid:
--- Quote from: Tova on 23 Jun 2012, 02:43 ---
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 22 Jun 2012, 07:15 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 22 Jun 2012, 06:59 ---I will never understand the level of Marten hate around here.
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I think it's along the same reason why people hate Charlie Brown at times.
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I should clarify. I know why people hate him. I just don't understand it. If that makes sense.
If I did something I regretted, and then saw someone else doing the same thing, I might want to stop them from doing it, but I would hardly hate them.
Is it a self-hate thing?
(Serious question - not trying to be rude about it, sorry if it comes across that way)
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I don't really have any hate toward Marten. Hell, if anything else he's probably more successful than I am (which is kind of sad given he's a character in a fictional universe), which I admire. He might not be successful in the sense of being disgustingly rich or "popular" in the famous sort of sense (which is a shallow form of popularity and probably yields less actual friends than the rest of us), but he's got good quality friends, and he tries to be happy with what he's got.
It probably is a self-hate thing more than anything.
Schmorgluck:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 23 Jun 2012, 04:21 ---Someone who tries to cope with shame by fleeing the memory might be hurt, then fearful, then angry, at being reminded.
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Well yeah, that's how the Shame Orb works. What's your point?
Is it cold in here?:
That Marten reminds people of how little they've accomplished.
Schmorgluck:
I know. I was being deliberately goofy, based on your post reminding me of the effect the Shame Orb has on people.
Given that I posted it at 5:15 AM, after going home from a night of drinking with friends, my formulation may have turned up less humorous than I intended it to be. Sorry 'bout that.
About Marten... I relate to the guy on some levels. Tuesday was Music Day in France. I went downtown and walked around to look out for possible interesting music. The streets were crowded. As a general rule, I hate being in a crowd. And tuesday I understood something about that, and about me. When I move through a crowd, I try to minimize the disturbance I inflict on people. By doing so, I end up being taken advantage of, as it gives less scrupulous people plenty of opportunities to rush past me. Like when I am following in a column of people going in the direction I seek, and then suddenly the people in front of me slow down and stop. I have a short hesitation to knock them about in order to keep going. This hesitation is enough for about three people to fill the gap, and I can end up locked for a few minutes in that place.
I'm too gentle for my own good.
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