Topic: WCDT: 2421-2425 (8-12 April, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread (Read 53778 times)

jwhouk · « **on:** 07 Apr 2013, 10:04 »

And yet another week has started - with the cartoonist struggling to try and sit up.

So we stroll down memory lane for the best "non-sequitur" in QC, so far?

Masterpiece · « **Reply #1 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 10:17 »

Lets get my clit pierced!

Sidhekin · « **Reply #2 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 11:08 »

Muskrat muskrat muskrat muskrat!

ChaoSera · « **Reply #3 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 11:18 »

Quote from: Sidhekin on 07 Apr 2013, 11:08

Muskrat muskrat muskrat muskrat!

This so much! My favourite QC quote ever.

KOK · « **Reply #4 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 12:29 »

Quote from: Sidhekin on 07 Apr 2013, 11:08

Muskrat muskrat muskrat muskrat!

Agreed

Zebediah · « **Reply #5 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 12:56 »

"Muskrat muskrat muskrat" was an absolute non-sequitur, because it doesn't logically follow from anything.

That being said, "Cump" is my favorite, because for reasons I can't explain it causes me to break into hysterical laughter every time I think about it.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #6 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 13:37 »

Betraying my lack of archive-fu here: could we have references? I can't remember most of these...

jwhouk · « **Reply #7 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 14:02 »

Everything from "rghfrgl" to "beep boop" have come since the first of the year (though Daaaaaaaaaaang is a long-standing one that has appeared numerous times in the strip).

Cump is from strip 1836.
Muskrat is from 2302.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #8 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 14:10 »

So they are. Thank you.

mtmerrick · « **Reply #9 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 14:16 »

I can't think of the Yes one without thinking of the little hats. And i can't think of the little hats micro-arc without laughing really freakin hard.

jwhouk · « **Reply #10 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 14:27 »

The "FFFFFFffffffffff" one has also been used frequently, mostly by Marigold.

EDIT: Also, I'm sorry for those who chose "Other" but didn't choose "Muskrat". It was easier to do that than add "Muskrat" and have all sorts of issues.

jwhouk · « **Reply #11 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 19:19 »

Looks like we're getting guest strip, at least for Monday.

mtmerrick · « **Reply #12 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 19:23 »

Disappointing, but I certainly can understand. I hope Jeph gets better soon.

Carl-E · « **Reply #13 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 20:05 »

DAAAAAAAAAAAANNG! is never used as a non-sequiter. It's always used as an appropriate comment!

westrim · « **Reply #14 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 22:06 »

See, this is why Jeph should keep a buffer, so he doesn't back himself into a corner.

I'm not disappointed though, guest strippers usually have a humorous and interesting meta take on events that most of us don't have the art skills to express.

Loki · « **Reply #15 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 23:32 »

Quote from: Westrim on 07 Apr 2013, 22:06

guest strippers usually have a humorous and interesting meta take on events

Don't discriminate, regular strippers can have interesting thoughts too! They are not limited to being a lust object!

Kugai · « **Reply #16 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 23:34 »

Muskrat Muskrat Muskrat Muskrat WAFFLES!!!

westrim · « **Reply #17 on:** 07 Apr 2013, 23:35 »

Quote from: Loki on 07 Apr 2013, 23:32

Quote from: Westrim on 07 Apr 2013, 22:06
guest strippers usually have a humorous and interesting meta take on events

Don't discriminate, regular strippers can have interesting thoughts too! They are not limited to being a lust object!

Yeah, but the regular stripper for QC is such a tease!

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #18 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 00:00 »

Muskrat muskrat muskrat muskrat muskrat blood for the blood god muskrat muskrat muskrat...

Hi! I'm Randy!

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #19 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 00:49 »

Guest strips again.......forums might wanna get ready to pinch hit for another one.

techkid · « **Reply #20 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 02:17 »

My dad had some pretty bad back pain, years ago. Second-hand experience doesn't count for much, but I know Jeph is in for a pretty rough ride for at least a couple of weeks...

Edit: Oh yeah. For this week's poll "beep boop" won it for me.

DSL · « **Reply #21 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 04:52 »

Don't know how old Emily Partridge is, but hat tip to her for reaching back into *my* childhood for part of that introductory spiel. ... Anyone else (U.S., 1970s and maybe 1980s) remember that Armour Hot Dogs commercial?

J · « **Reply #22 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 04:58 »

whatever that thing on merigold's neck is totally reminds me of the female cenobite.

StupendousMan · « **Reply #23 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 05:00 »

Quote from: DSL on 08 Apr 2013, 04:52

Don't know how old Emily Partridge is, but hat tip to her for reaching back into *my* childhood for part of that introductory spiel. ... Anyone else (U.S., 1970s and maybe 1980s) remember that Armour Hot Dogs commercial?

I came here to post exactly the same thing, but you beat me to it.

Sigh. How nice to begin the day with a long-forgotten memory from childhood.

J · « **Reply #24 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 05:00 »

Quote from: DSL on 08 Apr 2013, 04:52

Don't know how old Emily Partridge is, but hat tip to her for reaching back into *my* childhood for part of that introductory spiel. ... Anyone else (U.S., 1970s and maybe 1980s) remember that Armour Hot Dogs commercial?

i remember it from a couple of simpsons references in the 90s. and i think it might have been one of the jingles playing on the radio in demolition man

Lubricus · « **Reply #25 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 05:05 »

Well, it's a good thing Swaggy is so marketable, since Jeph now owes a million dollars...

TinPenguin · « **Reply #26 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 05:07 »

Swaggy reminds me of Cartoon Head from Ideal:

Hopefully less psychopathic.

Zebediah · « **Reply #27 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 06:54 »

Quote from: DSL on 08 Apr 2013, 04:52

Don't know how old Emily Partridge is, but hat tip to her for reaching back into *my* childhood for part of that introductory spiel. ... Anyone else (U.S., 1970s and maybe 1980s) remember that Armour Hot Dogs commercial?

That's where it came from! I remembered hearing that line, but I couldn't remember the rest of the song or what product it was advertising.

And I fully understand Jeph's pain. I had a back injury 26 years ago that still bothers me at times. With that kind of injury, sometimes all you can do is lie still and hope you don't have to sneeze or cough because that will send you into spasms of intolerable pain.

celticgeek · « **Reply #28 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 08:17 »

Amour Hog Dog Commercial

Carl-E · « **Reply #29 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 08:17 »

Oh yeah. And the occasional misstep or stumble.

There have been times, walking the dogs over the last few weeks, where I just had to stop and curl up in a foetal position on someone's lawn for a few.

It's getting better. Slowly. More PT today...

Also:

DSL · « **Reply #30 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 08:53 »

Quote from: Westrim on 07 Apr 2013, 23:35

Quote from: Loki on 07 Apr 2013, 23:32
Quote from: Westrim on 07 Apr 2013, 22:06
guest strippers usually have a humorous and interesting meta take on events

Don't discriminate, regular strippers can have interesting thoughts too! They are not limited to being a lust object!
Yeah, but the regular stripper for QC is such a tease!

Don't forget the poll dance in the forums.

Moanerette · « **Reply #31 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 09:19 »

Ah, Swaggy's great. I'd love a plushy or something.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #32 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 10:45 »

Spoilered since this isn't the pointless thread, but today's strip reminded me of this sketch.

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Method of Madness · « **Reply #33 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 10:53 »

Swaggy is totally this generation's Poochie

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Near Lurker · « **Reply #34 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 11:23 »

Do people really dress like that in 2013? I should leave home less often.

FunkyTuba · « **Reply #35 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 12:39 »

Yes, sorry, I loved Cump but I don't consider it a non-sequitur.

jwhouk · « **Reply #36 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 12:56 »

If you'd like, you can do the WCDT thread next week and come up with the poll topics.

I'm kinda running out of steam with them, myself.

mtmerrick · « **Reply #37 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 13:25 »

Quote from: Near Lurker on 08 Apr 2013, 11:23

Do people really dress like that in 2013? I should leave home less often.

it depends what group of society you're looking at. Yes, a lot of them really do, but not all (thank FSM)

westrim · « **Reply #38 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 13:33 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 08 Apr 2013, 12:56

If you'd like, you can do the WCDT thread next week and come up with the poll topics.

I'm kinda running out of steam with them, myself.

Dibs. I almost did it this week, actually, but I didn't want to be rude and take your task.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #39 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 13:57 »

Jwhouk is kind enough to always make it, but it's hardly official. Anyone can make the thread, and sometimes they do. (I subbed for Jwhouk a few times in my pre-mod days)

Akima · « **Reply #40 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 15:48 »

Guest strips... Sometimes you get the lift, sometimes the shaft...

Method of Madness · « **Reply #41 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 15:51 »

I'm not sure what that means.

westrim · « **Reply #42 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 16:00 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 08 Apr 2013, 15:51

I'm not sure what that means.

Substitute 'elevator' for 'lift.'

Method of Madness · « **Reply #43 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 16:07 »

Oh. Right. I mean, I guess an empty shaft is bad, but a lift doesn't seem that exciting either. Anyway, at least now I'm pretty sure she didn't like it...but it would've been helpful if she said why?

westrim · « **Reply #44 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 16:18 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 08 Apr 2013, 16:07

Oh. Right. I mean, I guess an empty shaft is bad, but a lift doesn't seem that exciting either. Anyway, at least now I'm pretty sure she didn't like it...but it would've been helpful if she said why?

Well, compared to stepping into the empty shaft and falling to great pain/death, an elevator is much preferred when the doors open. Assume it's taking you to the penthouse suite or something nice.

Though if Akima doesn't like it, I have to agree, possibly because there are references I'm not getting. Swaggy. The pants. Cat overalls. A They Live reference. None of it works. The first panels make it clear what the parody is, but I don't understand the parody itself.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #45 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 16:22 »

It's basically if QC were written by a marketing executive. Not sure what "They Live" is, but yeah.

Zebediah · « **Reply #46 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 16:29 »

When you're not getting any of the references, you're officially old.

I'm old enough that I don't care that I'm not getting the references. It's my natural environment. "Indie rock band that only a few thousand people ever heard of? Whatever, kid." Yeah, I'm that guy.

jwhouk · « **Reply #47 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 16:45 »

You want old?

Annette Funicello died today.

I remember Annette Funicello. I actually thought she was cute when I was growing up (despite her being OETBMM).

Method of Madness · « **Reply #48 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 16:57 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 08 Apr 2013, 16:45

OETBMM

Quote from: Method of Madness on 08 Apr 2013, 15:51

I'm not sure what that means.

Throg · « **Reply #49 on:** 08 Apr 2013, 17:00 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 08 Apr 2013, 16:57

Quote from: jwhouk on 08 Apr 2013, 16:45
OETBMM
Quote from: Method of Madness on 08 Apr 2013, 15:51
I'm not sure what that means.

And the cycle of confusion and missed references continues. The forum is filled with sounds of "whoosh!" "Whoosh!" References flying over peoples' heads. Arrows missing the target.

What does OETBMM mean? Google turns up zilch.

I'm not old enough to remember Annette Funicello outside the Skippy peanutbutter commercials.

What's not to understand about the strip? It's making fun of selling out, and the hipster-ish feel of the comic in general.

THESE FORUMS NOW CLOSED (read only)

Poll

And your favorite non-sequitur comment from QC?

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