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Dora

4 (5.4%)

Sven

1 (1.4%)

Faye

4 (5.4%)

Tai

3 (4.1%)

Marigold

12 (16.2%)

Hanners

10 (13.5%)

Mieville

1 (1.4%)

Raven

3 (4.1%)

Veronica

1 (1.4%)

Jimbo

1 (1.4%)

Jim

0 (0%)

Padma

0 (0%)

Princess (Sven's cat)

1 (1.4%)

Pintsize

0 (0%)

Yelling Bird

1 (1.4%)

Shame Orb

1 (1.4%)

Harriet

3 (4.1%)

Turkeys (male)

1 (1.4%)

Turkeys (female)

0 (0%)

Other (specify)

2 (2.7%)

OK, Fine, Claire

3 (4.1%)

Oops, forgot Marten

5 (6.8%)

And Momo

11 (14.9%)

Let alone Emily!

6 (8.1%)

Total Members Voted: 69

[ScruffCardinale]

Was told I should specify my vote for "other". I think Steve would be an awesome sibling. Seems like a good "bro" to Marten and would probably be similar to an actual related sibling.

[Loki]

I chose Raven because she seems to be low-maintenance, intelligent and quirky enough to be amusing, but not quirky enough to be annoying.

[Valdís]

I'mmona go with Sven. No particular reason, just got a pretty nice image of it.

While Claire and I would probably get along well as bookish types it's.. troublesome enough being the one transgender kid. I know someone who worried about not being taken seriously at all because someone at the same school had already come out. Statistically more transgender people than average etc.


@Loki: I'd end up worrying for her, though.

have a tendency to be cold, often around 65-70 degrees F (18-21 C).

You think 18-21 C is cold? That's adorable! That's like summer-temperatures here, so definitely tank-top weather on my end. On the other hand your "Optimal" temperature of 25.6 Celsius sounds too hot for me, so goes both ways. Guess I'll just have to keep you warm over here.. and you better have air-conditioning over there.

[Loki]

Worrying? Why? I am still of the opinion she is smarter than she usually pretends to be.

In fact, I am not sure if Raven isn't a benevolent psychopath (is there such a thing?) wearing a "dumb mask" all the time. If she continuously pretends to be naive, it's kinda hard to tell her true nature.

[westrim]

my ears will get cold very easily (especially if I'm cycling).

Earsocks need to be a thing. A socially accepted thing.

[Is it cold in here?]

50-60 is very hot for any serious physical exertion.

Fahrenheit.

Adult Sven seems to be a good brother but Dora still has emotional scars from teenage Sven.

Marigold would be low maintenance but there'd be the endless task of protecting her from bullies.

[mtmerrick]

My cold tolerance tends to be pretty good, and my heat tolerance pretty poor.

As in, I like to do serious exertion in the 50-60 F range, and I wear a moderately light jacket (one that's thin enough to wear even when it's 70 F out, if it's raining) even when it's below 0 F.

^this.

[ankhtahr]

have a tendency to be cold, often around 65-70 degrees F (18-21 C).

You think 18-21 C is cold? That's adorable! That's like summer-temperatures.

Not only is it summer temperatures, it's also too warm for my taste… If it were up to me, I would have +13°C in the summer, and -15°C in the winter. Well. I'm a strange person sometimes. It's because of the heat. It's too warm here. Definitely the heat. 

Also our flat is directly under the roof, so I rarely ever have to use the radiator. I would prefer temperatures of around 17°C indoors, but currently, when I return from school we have 25°C in the whole flat. And summer hasn't even really started yet. Well, and my room's window opens into some kind of a back courtyard, so the air is barely moving in my room when I open all the windows in the flat.

Well, I just looked at the forecast. Today we had 16°C outside, tomorrow we will have 7°C and -3°C and snow at night… Well, at least it won't be so warm anymore! Woo!

[westrim]

Not only is it summer temperatures, it's also too warm for my taste… If it were up to me, I would have +13°C in the summer, and -15°C in the winter. Well. I'm a strange person sometimes. It's because of the heat. It's too warm here. Definitely the heat. 

Also our flat is directly under the roof, so I rarely ever have to use the radiator. I would prefer temperatures of around 17°C indoors, but currently, when I return from school we have 25°C in the whole flat. And summer hasn't even really started yet. Well, and my room's window opens into some kind of a back courtyard, so the air is barely moving in my room when I open all the windows in the flat.

Well, I just looked at the forecast. Today we had 16°C outside, tomorrow we will have 7°C and -3°C and snow at night… Well, at least it won't be so warm anymore! Woo!

We're not talking about outside temperatures though, we're talking about building temperatures. For humans, 72 F (78 was a typo) is the temperature at which heat created by metabolism and lost due to dissipation are at equilibrium, so 65-70 is cold in relation to that for people sitting in an office trying to do paper and computer work. I'm up and about running a scanner (and I arrive when it's still 55 F outside), and my 65 F office still has me shrugging in and out of a jacket all day.

As was mentioned about exercise, when metabolism is amped up it's good for the temperature to be lower to compensate.

[ankhtahr]

well, then I completely missed the point. Welp. Sorry. (I blame this on me being supposed to be sleeping for two hours already…)

Anyway, 78°F? 25.56°C? That's too warm for me. Far too warm. Everything above 70 is really uncomfortable to me, be it indoors or outdoors.

[pwhodges]

Is that 72 (aka 22) figure for a naked body, though?  My metabolism is slower than a younger person's - just through age - but I'm comfortable in a T-shirt in the lower 60s (aka 16-17).

[westrim]

Is that 72 (aka 22) figure for a naked body, though?  My metabolism is slower than a younger person's - just through age - but I'm comfortable in a T-shirt in the lower 60s (aka 16-17).

I'm just remembering what I've read from trivia and QA books. Here's some sourcing when I search on the topic.

http://www.pa.msu.edu/sciencet/ask_st/031297.html
http://epb.apogee.net/res/refcomf.asp
http://courses.washington.edu/me333afe/Comfort_Health.pdf

[FunkyTuba]

hey, wait a sec... who's been re-editing the poll?

mods?

[pwhodges]

Puts up hand...

You had Mieville there twice, so I changed one to Sven's missing cat - and adding Emily seemed obvious on a day that she's in the comic.  As no-one had voted, no choices were affected.

[mustang6172]

Emily:  She likes video games!

[FunkyTuba]

Puts up hand...

You had Mieville there twice, so I changed one to Sven's missing cat - and adding Emily seemed obvious on a day that she's in the comic.  As no-one had voted, no choices were affected.

totally fine... I should have guessed that you guys could do that. I thought it would be funny to have duplicate entries, but additional felines are fine too

[Method of Madness]

Wait, where's Randy?

[Bluesummers]

I could probably relate most closely to Marigold as a sibling, but we'd have to keep Hanners on retainer as cleaning specialist, because I'm just as messy.

[Kugai]

Where'd Emily's clipboard go?

Into Clipboard Space - it's one dimension over from Hammer Space


Is it just me, or did Clinton just out Emily Emily?

[maxh]

If it were up to me, I would have +13°C in the summer, and -15°C in the winter.

Erm... water freezes at 0 °C. Humans are mostly water. Wouldn't extended periods in temperatures 0 °C or below be deadly?

[celticgeek]

And Mieville spoils it. 

[ankhtahr]

I was talking about outside temperatures, and at -15°C I will seldomly go outside without my jacket and gloves. Also I agree that -5°C can become  uncomfortable when standing or sitting around for over an hour, but my main means of transport is my bike. The air is really nice when it's so cold, so clean. I prefer low temperatures. (low on the Celsius scale, not on the Kelvin scale)

[Masterpiece]

If it were up to me, I would have +13°C in the summer, and -15°C in the winter.

Erm... water freezes at 0 °C. Humans are mostly water. Wouldn't extended periods in temperatures 0 °C or below be deadly?

Humans have fatty tissue that isolates from the cold and is able to preserve a rather consistent body temperature.

[Method of Madness]

I think my ideal temperature is about 20 C and breezy, but I can be comfortable anywhere from 5 to 30 in a t-shirt and jeans, and down to -15 or so with a light jacket or sweatshirt.

[K1dmor]

(Shh, new comic guys!)

 Mieville saw some things...I bet it's not the first time.

[ankhtahr]

ahem. What have these two done between the two last panels? look at the clock…

[Is it cold in here?]

This reminds me of Winslow walking in on Hanners viewing the firemen pictures.

[celticgeek]

ahem. What have these two done between the two last panels? look at the clock…

Staring contest, obviously.

[K1dmor]

ahem. What have these two done between the two last panels? look at the clock…

 I guess she just played with her pussy, that's all...

Oh Please, kill me....

[St.Clair]

This reminds me of Winslow walking in on Hanners viewing the firemen pictures.

You too, huh?

[mtmerrick]

oh melville. *shakes head*

[Method of Madness]

look at the clock…

Nearly 10 hours?

[Kugai]

ahem. What have these two done between the two last panels? look at the clock…

 I guess she just played with her pussy, that's all...

Oh Please, kill me....

*Sends in a Hit Team*


She should just let Meiville read it over her shoulder and be done with it.

[Aquaisces]

Emily:  She likes video games!

Well, yeah. I'm guessing that Super Nintendo didn't belong to her parents! 

[Sidhekin]

Reminds me of the first strip ...

[Aquaisces]

So, secret new poll: which porn site is today's comic based on?

[Toe]

"Mow?"

"Uh... yes, Mieville, they ARE mowed down there..."

[Method of Madness]

All of them?

[candlejack]

I've been a fan of this comic for a while now. Hannelore being my favorite character (Yeah I wish Jeph would ship her with Martin.) I really enjoy the new editions of the cast but Claire is a confusing little puzzle. Calm down, I'm not hating on her or anything, she is pretty awesome. I know that she came out as a trans but I'm not sure if she means transgendered or transexual?

[GarandMarine]

Momo as a little sister would be freaking awesome... but also kinda awkward given her anime set up. Thankfully she seems more likely to punch me then call me "Onii-chan" or some crap. Come on Momo, big brother is going to teach you to fight the power today!

[pwhodges]

I know that she came out as a trans but I'm not sure if she means transgendered or transexual?

Pop down to the Discuss! subforum, and you will find a couple of active threads containing extensive discussion of trans*terminology and what being trans* means in real life.

[mtmerrick]

Momo as a little sister would be freaking awesome... but also kinda awkward given her anime set up. Thankfully she seems more likely to punch me then call me "Onii-chan" or some crap. Come on Momo, big brother is going to teach you to fight the power today!

Oh god.  momo being trained as the most adorable (and badass) marine ever.

The mental image.  It's incredible. 

[Kugai]

One wonders how she'd get on if Gunny Hartman were her DI

[GarandMarine]

Eh probably better then most, she's smart enough to get the mind games that are played in boot camp. Also she doesn't get physically tired.

[Is it cold in here?]

She also is good at pursuing something wholeheartedly and at loyalty.

[gopher]

Looks like Tai is providing enough of the good stuff.

[TinPenguin]

sexydudepartytimes.com has a very similar colour scheme and layout to a certain webcomic...

[Loki]

The domain sexydudespartytime.com sees to be available for 11.59$ per year.

[Jynto]

And 2428 comics later, we've come full circle. Kinda.

[ZoeB]

Claire is a confusing little puzzle. Calm down, I'm not hating on her or anything, she is pretty awesome. I know that she came out as a trans but I'm not sure if she means transgendered or transexual?

Long answer - please try reading through these threads:
http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,28499.0.html
http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,28457.0.html

Short answer - "transitioning" usually implies "transsexual". But not all transsexual people require, or want surgery. For details - see long answer.

postscript - no, no-one with two neurons to fire in sequence thinks you're a hater. We know them when we see them, just as we don't confuse a camera flash for a 5 megaton H-bomb. The two are easily distinguishable. 

Also - haters are not necessarily assholes. Often they're merely tragically misinformed. And yes, it's confusing, and puzzling, even for the well-informed. Feel free to ask questions in the threads above. I suggest reading through them first, I think most of your questions would already be answered there somewhere...sometimes more than once, as different people have different opinions.

Now that we've split the thread, I'm intrigued as to  Dora's taste in, um, visual relationships. Intellectually, bisexuality makes more sense to me than anything else, but apparently I'm straight. Despite being in love with someone of the same sex. "It's complicated" was invented for such as we.