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Tai - Who will squee and try to talk her into more.

6 (8.8%)

Hanners - Who will provide her with a six page care pamphlet she has made up

22 (32.4%)

Dora - Who will be as impressed as Faye

1 (1.5%)

Emily - .................

9 (13.2%)

Cosette - Who will faint, knock over the espresso machine and wind up in Hospital

7 (10.3%)

Dale - Who has May back who also notices and says something inappropriate - as usual

4 (5.9%)

Clinton - Who will get jealous and decide to get TWO

7 (10.3%)

Butts!!!

8 (11.8%)

Waffles with Space Ham

4 (5.9%)

Total Members Voted: 66

[celticgeek]

But baristas are supposed to be sarcastic.

[Is it cold in here?]

There would be comic potential in confusing the two.

Maybe Marten can come in and explain what the bookshelf is.

[Rghfrgl]

But baristas are supposed to be sarcastic.

Maybe when she said she didn't appreciate sarcasm she was being sarcastic.

[Carl-E]

that's meta-casm. 


as opposed to a meta-gasm.   

[Loki]

I made an art!

(click to show/hide)

[Platypodes]

Dale seems to have entirely quit wearing his internet glasses.  Have we ever seen him without them before the May arc?  I have the general impression that Dale always  used to be wearing glowing glasses, so it seems funny that he's suddenly ditched something he was so hooked on.

[Loki]

Have we ever seen him without them before the May arc?

Yes.

[Carl-E]

Dale seems to have entirely quit wearing his internet glasses.  Have we ever seen him without them before the May arc?  I have the general impression that Dale always  used to be wearing glowing glasses, so it seems funny that he's suddenly ditched something he was so hooked on.

We've only seen them "glow" when he's on his own, in an informal setting (or running across Marigold when on his own).  Here, he has to pay attention, make an impression, so they're turned off.  [/goodexplanation]

Besides, it was just a running gag to begin with [/realexplanation]

[westrim]

I'm surprised there's nothing on the blackboard. "Fresh meat in a cup" or "espresso with cherry" or something.

[Shjade]

And Angus isn't one to hurt somebody, so that doesn't answer the why.

Yeah, it's not like he goes around reminding people of their suicidal dad and then accusing them of lying about i-

oh.

[Platypodes]

We've only seen them "glow" when he's on his own, in an informal setting (or running across Marigold when on his own).  Here, he has to pay attention, make an impression, so they're turned off.  [/goodexplanation]

He did used to wear them on the job, but yeah, a brand new job is a special situation.  Maybe he'll turn 'em back on when he's settled in at CoD.  It could be a nice touch when he learns to glare contemptuously at the customers.

Besides, it was just a running gag to begin with [/realexplanation]

Also a good point.  But it's been such a consistent running gag that it'd feel weird to me if it just ended all of a sudden with no explanation.  'Course, it'd be like Jeph to offer an explanation several months from now and develop it into a week's worth of dialogue.  (Someone: Say, Dale, I notice you stopped wearing your Glasses. What's up with that?  Dale: Well, I............ etc.)

[Akima]

Does barista sarcasm stack or cancel out?

[GarandMarine]

Don't worry Dale, I appreciate your sarcasm

We've only seen them "glow" when he's on his own, in an informal setting (or running across Marigold when on his own).  Here, he has to pay attention, make an impression, so they're turned off.  [/goodexplanation]

He did used to wear them on the job, but yeah, a brand new job is a special situation.  Maybe he'll turn 'em back on when he's settled in at CoD.  It could be a nice touch when he learns to glare contemptuously at the customers.

This would be my guess, he has them off to show he's paying attention, but man they'll be good when he's dolling out lattes and contempt.

Does barista sarcasm stack or cancel out?

Personal IRL experience: Depends on the counter team at any given location. For example sarcasm doesn't actually exist inside the small temporal bubble of a starbucks, along with any unapproved form of self expression or individual thought. At an actual coffee shop with a good team behind the counter it usually stacks, but if the barista initiating the sarcasm deserves a good smack down, her/his teammate's sarcasm will cancel out the initial sarcasm.

[Pilchard123]

Ow, my layout!

[GarandMarine]

Gendo judges your tiny screen and poor layout.

He judges it hard.

[Method of Madness]

It's weird, the forum usually auto-resizes.

[westrim]

Besides, it was just a running gag to begin with [/realexplanation]

Also a good point.  But it's been such a consistent running gag that it'd feel weird to me if it just ended all of a sudden with no explanation.  'Course, it'd be like Jeph to offer an explanation several months from now and develop it into a week's worth of dialogue.  (Someone: Say, Dale, I notice you stopped wearing your Glasses. What's up with that?  Dale: Well, I............ etc.)

Eh? We got a months worth of explanation- it wasn't explicit, but it was one of the points in the May arc.

[Polonius]

I'm surprised there's nothing on the blackboard. "Fresh meat in a cup" or "espresso with cherry" or something.

I'm wondering if we'll see a fresh set of insecurities for Faye.  She's newly minted as Assistant Manager, and Dale is, if not hyper-competent, far more competent and hard working than any of the other characters barring Dora. 

Now, his "treat the customer with respect" shtick might be a source of comedy, or even genuine problems, but I can see Faye really start to see how bad she is at her job and freak out a little. 

[Method of Madness]

but I can see Faye really start to see how bad she is at her job

Except Faye's not bad at her job. At all.

[Polonius]

but I can see Faye really start to see how bad she is at her job

Except Faye's not bad at her job. At all.

Yeah, I realized that was the wrong way to phrase.

I think that she'll realize how half heartedly she does her job.  Dale takes jobs seriously, in a way that nobody at COD does aside from Dora.  Not surprisingly, given the nature of the work.  We've all held BS jobs that at least one person took very seriously.  Mine was unloading trucks at 4am at a Target.  I did it for rent/beer money, but one kid worked like his family were held by Turkish rebels.

Still, with jobs like that, you get to a point, where you commit or your don't.  Faye might enjoy her new responsibility (and hopefully wage), but will also realize she'd need to step up her game to keep her position. 

[DSL]

Ever had a job you felt obligated (if only for your own pride or love of craft) to take seriously, while having to take up the slack of someone else who treated it like something to do between boozers? Lots of fun, I can tell you.

[Polonius]

Ever had a job you felt obligated (if only for your own pride or love of craft) to take seriously, while having to take up the slack of someone else who treated it like something to do between boozers? Lots of fun, I can tell you.

Oh certainly.  I've found that with many jobs that don't involve physical labor, it's almost easier to make them easy than it is to make them hard.  Even working with the public is not so bad if you just embrace it.

I think its easier to find job satisfaction as autonomy and salary go up, but it's very possible to think you're undervalued and over controlled at even pretty prestigious jobs.  I know people making six figures, with near complete discretion in their work, who still seem to think they slave away for the man.

[KOK]

Besides, it was just a running gag to begin with [/realexplanation]

Also a good point.  But it's been such a consistent running gag that it'd feel weird to me if it just ended all of a sudden with no explanation.  'Course, it'd be like Jeph to offer an explanation several months from now and develop it into a week's worth of dialogue.  (Someone: Say, Dale, I notice you stopped wearing your Glasses. What's up with that?  Dale: Well, I............ etc.)

Eh? We got a months worth of explanation- it wasn't explicit, but it was one of the points in the May arc.

Did the May arc explain why he swithced to normal glasses? If so I didn't catch it.

[Carl-E]

May was the reason he switched them off initially...

[KOK]

Yes, as a punishment for May, But he switched them back on. And now that she is gone, why not leave them on as he used?

[westrim]

He got feedback about how they affected his presentation, talked with Marigold without them, and only put them on after that to communicate with May. Like I said, it wasn't explicit- nothing jumped out and screamed "this is why he stopped wearing glasses!" he just evolved away from them,  but that arc gave him an out from that gag. They ceased being the present definition of Dale, and he hasn't worn them in our perspective since.

[cesium133]

So, is Dale going to receive the standard lesson on Proposition Avoidance and Countermeasures?

[FunkyTuba]

Yes, as a punishment for May, But he switched them back on. And now that she is gone, why not leave them on as he used?

Because he doesn't want a June

[Truec]

Yes, as a punishment for May, But he switched them back on. And now that she is gone, why not leave them on as he used?

Because he doesn't want a June

How do you know he doesn't?  Maybe he's a 999 fan.

[Storel]

He got feedback about how they affected his presentation, talked with Marigold without them, and only put them on after that to communicate with May. Like I said, it wasn't explicit- nothing jumped out and screamed "this is why he stopped wearing glasses!" he just evolved away from them,  but that arc gave him an out from that gag. They ceased being the present definition of Dale, and he hasn't worn them in our perspective since.

Exactly. As I recall, Dale asked May if anyone else could see her, she said no, he said something like "Great, so if I talk to you in public people will think I'm crazy," and May said something like "Dude, you wear glowing glasses. People already think you're a freak."

I can totally see how a comment like that could cause Dale to reevaluate his wearing habits.

[Is it cold in here?]

Dale would be hard pressed to compete if Hannelore's hyperfocus turned on.

[Kugai]

Be careful son, she could go R. Lee Ermy on ya.

[HeavyP]

I feel like several people are missing it, but they're the same glasses he always wears.  They can be turned on and off (as shown in the May arc) and I'm sure he still uses them frequently, he just may have realized that people like to see  your eyes and keep them turned off when he's with others now.  Also, he may have to have them turned off to work for CoD - from a customer interaction standpoint it would make sense to require employees to have something of that nature turned off.

[FunkyTuba]

Jeph faked me out... Since it's Friday and they were in the last two comics I was expecting a Faye/Angus-moving-to-NYC cliffhanger.

[Kugai]

That's the week after next.

[Kugai]

POLL RESULTS

So, who will notice Claire's new piercing next?


Tai - Who will squee and try to talk her into more.  6 (8.8%)
Hanners - Who will provide her with a six page care pamphlet she has made up  22 (32.4%)
Dora - Who will be as impressed as Faye  1 (1.5%)
Emily - .................   9 (13.2%)
Cosette - Who will faint, knock over the espresso machine and wind up in Hospital  7 (10.3%)
Dale - Who has May back who also notices and says something inappropriate - as usual  4 (5.9%)
Clinton - Who will get jealous and decide to get TWO  7 (10.3%)
Butts!!!  8 (11.8%)
Waffles with Space Ham  4 (5.9%)

Hanners wins by a country mile. 


By the authority invested in me as the Polls creator, I hearby declare this Poll closed and locked and hand next weeks one onto the next poor sucker member who wants it.   

[jwhouk]

But what if I still don't wanna do it?

[Carl-E]

You're not teh only sucker out there, ya know. 



Where is Westrim, anyway? 

[jwhouk]

Serious note: After the 1st of the year (actually, December 29th, but hey), I will be switching to a schedule that requires me to work two out of every three weekends. It's probably going to mean that I won't be able to post a WCDT by 0800 GMT-5.

[westrim]

You're not teh only sucker out there, ya know. 
Where is Westrim, anyway? 

Who do you think suckered Kugai? 

I'll make the thread if I think of a good poll (notice that many of mine tend to ask information of forumgoers rather than soliciting predictions or otherwise commenting on the comic directly). Considering the material Dale and Faye just gave me, I should do fine.

[quix0te]

But baristas are supposed to be sarcastic.

Maybe when she said she didn't appreciate sarcasm she was being sarcastic.

I found this slightly ironic/dickish as well.  She was being humorous and when he tried to go with it, she slapped him down.

[Barmymoo]

Seems to me like she's being sarcastic back! She maintains the same poker face throughout, I'd assumed that the last panel was a continuation of the joke.

[Kugai]

The hazing will continue.

[Sidhekin]

Next she'll send him shopping for tartan paint, hmm?

[Kugai]

Or a Struggle Bar.

[ankhtahr]

That almost sounds like the traditional rookie joke here. Sending him to pick up a box of compressed air from the storage. Best reply I ever heard of was bringing an empty box and saying ”sorry, we only had ones with 1 bar left”

[techkid]

For those with the right sense of humour, look up Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson - "The Apprentice" on Youtube. Needless to say, the song is NSFW.