Topic: WCDT: 2558-2562 (21-25 October 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread (Read 40468 times)

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #150 on:** 23 Oct 2013, 19:16 »

130 really isn't much of a bench. Though to be fair Mr. Reed is quite scrawny.

DSL · « **Reply #151 on:** 23 Oct 2013, 19:32 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 23 Oct 2013, 18:07

To be fair, she never specified one gee. He should've offered to bench press her then and there

That's quite a good point. Perhaps the good lieutenant was testing, not so much his physical strength, but his ability to see the world around him and put two and two together in a reasonable amount of time.

Kugai · « **Reply #152 on:** 23 Oct 2013, 21:13 »

Oh Maribear

Method of Madness · « **Reply #153 on:** 23 Oct 2013, 21:27 »

NB: It's just Marbear.

Kugai · « **Reply #154 on:** 23 Oct 2013, 21:33 »

I know, I know

Still .....

jwhouk · « **Reply #155 on:** 23 Oct 2013, 21:34 »

If Momo was the type to give Marigold polite "smacks" on the leg every time she put her foot in her mouth, Marigold would have trouble walking - and a permanent welt on her leg.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #156 on:** 23 Oct 2013, 22:01 »

Oh Marigold T_T

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #157 on:** 23 Oct 2013, 22:32 »

Signing a companionship contract with Momo may have been the best decision of Marigirl's life.

KOK · « **Reply #158 on:** 23 Oct 2013, 22:54 »

Hopefully having a chaperone makes it less awkward for both of them.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #159 on:** 23 Oct 2013, 22:59 »

Quote from: GarandMarine on 23 Oct 2013, 19:16

130 really isn't much of a bench. Though to be fair Mr. Reed is quite scrawny.

So much so that he couldn't hold up Hannelore when she passed out.

pwhodges · « **Reply #160 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 01:04 »

Momo may be trying too hard here.

Akima · « **Reply #161 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 01:24 »

Definitely.

PthariensFlame · « **Reply #162 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 02:25 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 24 Oct 2013, 01:04

Momo may be trying too hard here.

I think Marigold tends to bring that out in people.

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #163 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 02:50 »

I am offended that QC will stoop to the "nerds are smelly" trope.

pwhodges · « **Reply #164 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 03:02 »

But it's subverting it.

J · « **Reply #165 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 03:57 »

well, poor hygiene habits have always been a hallmark of marigold's character, which i think is related more to her depression and low self-esteem than nerdiness.

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 23 Oct 2013, 22:32

Signing a companionship contract with Momo may have been the best decision of Marigirl's life.

one must wonder though, if the poor little 'bot had any idea of what she was signing on for.

techkid · « **Reply #166 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 06:14 »

Either Momo is pushing her social protocol database to its limits, or is "creatively misinterpreting" it to get some results.

themacnut · « **Reply #167 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 06:29 »

Ok, this is becoming painful to watch. The Picard face palm pic doesn't cover this, it needs the Picard and Riker double face palm.

Black Sword · « **Reply #168 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 06:49 »

Quote from: themacnut on 24 Oct 2013, 06:29

Ok, this is becoming painful to watch. The Picard face palm pic doesn't cover this, it needs the Picard and Riker double face palm.

This.

Midwesterner · « **Reply #169 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 07:23 »

I'm not a fan of this whole potential date romance thing here. I'm sort of hoping it all goes spectacularly wrong and we get back to the coffee shop soon.

jwhouk · « **Reply #170 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 07:42 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 24 Oct 2013, 01:04

Momo may be trying too hard here.

Quote from: Akima on 24 Oct 2013, 01:24

Definitely.

Just a little bit.

DSL · « **Reply #171 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 08:11 »

Quote from: J on 24 Oct 2013, 03:57

well, poor hygiene habits have always been a hallmark of marigold's character, which i think is related more to her depression and low self-esteem than nerdiness.

Also worth noting: It's not a given that Dale is reacting to Marigold's hygiene. It's a given that Marigold is *assuming* he is.

LookingIn · « **Reply #172 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 09:34 »

Quote from: cesariojpn on 24 Oct 2013, 02:50

I am offended that QC will stoop to the "nerds are smelly" trope.

Long ago established she had a big hygene issue...it's right from the first arc with her.

Thrudd · « **Reply #173 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 09:51 »

Yup - she is a girl in transition.
Before MoMo Mama Jama couldn't get her to either eat right or clean up after herself.
It took the help of unlooked for friends and combat level hazmat remediation to get things cleaned up and her on the road to joining the outside world.

Remember she is still on her first faltering steps even though she has come this far already.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #174 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 09:59 »

Re: trying too hard -- yes, clearly so. On the other hand nothing else may work.

J · « **Reply #175 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 10:17 »

ok marigold, you can do this. you're on a couch, with a boy, watching anime. just breathe and think back to everything you've learned.

that's right, you must touch him on the wiener.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #176 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 10:28 »

Careful now. The story may be going that way but don't go faster than the story does.

(click to show/hide)

Thrudd · « **Reply #177 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 11:05 »

If this arc was like a car.

You would find yourself parked in the mall parking lot at high noon on Black Friday / Christmas Eve.
It would be an early model Citroen with cable-stitched wool seat covers.
Equipped with a manual transmission with stripped gears and a clutch full of scutterbotch pudding ...... mmmm pudding ......

themacnut · « **Reply #178 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 11:25 »

Quote from: J on 24 Oct 2013, 10:17

ok marigold, you can do this. you're on a couch, with a boy, watching anime. just breathe and think back to everything you've learned.

that's right, you must touch him on the wiener.

They are SO far from the "touch him on the wiener" part right now the gap between that point and where they are might as well be the Atlantic Ocean.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #179 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 12:07 »

If they shake hands in an awkward good night and say something banal about the anime, this date will have been a brilliant success.

Kugai · « **Reply #180 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 12:09 »

Or be wide enough for a Starship to take five days to cross at Warp 5

Tulpa · « **Reply #181 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 12:22 »

Do AnthroPCs get tired and want to sit down, or do they sit down to fit in with humans? Clearly Momo is doing it here as an attempt to get them closer because they're as far apart as possible while still being on the couch. But it raises a good question.

Do AnthroPCs interact with the world the same as people do? They could see things way differently. Their color settings could be wrong, or they could see ultraviolet lights and infrared and stuff. Can they feel?

Also, touching his wiener in front of Momo would be like doing it in front of the family dog. Except it's a talking dog that can say "OKAY, I'M GOING TO THE OTHER ROOM NOW"

Thrudd · « **Reply #182 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 12:51 »

To answer the first question, the answer would be yes. We have seen in the past [archive-foo failed to initiate] that they do rest sleep. Heck they dream as has been shown in the past for our two main AnthroPC characters. [quote Momo bwuh+blush ]
The reasoning for downtime is not so much physical since we don't see anyone sitting in a charging station [it is mostly off screen like eating cereal, bathing or pooping] but mental and for the same reasons other higher function Intelligence systems need downtime. [maintenance and archiving]

As for the touching of some else's wiener, leave that for the kitchen and she should use tongs once they are properly heated up.

Kugai · « **Reply #183 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 12:54 »

Zebediah · « **Reply #184 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 12:55 »

Quote from: Tulpa on 24 Oct 2013, 12:22

Also, touching his wiener in front of Momo would be like doing it in front of the family dog. Except it's a talking dog that can say "OKAY, I'M GOING TO THE OTHER ROOM NOW"

The thing about dogs is, they're HAPPY when you have sex in front of them. They know damned well what it's all about, and their little doggie brains are thinking "Oh boy! Puppies soon!" (Even if there's no chance of that.)

AnthroPCs would have reactions depending on personality. Pintsize would... well, we all know how THAT would go. Momo would just roll her eyes, mutter something under her breath about rabbits, and walk away.

LookingIn · « **Reply #185 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 13:12 »

Quote from: Thrudd on 24 Oct 2013, 12:51

To answer the first question, the answer would be yes. We have seen in the past [archive-foo failed to initiate] that they do rest sleep. Heck they dream as has been shown in the past for our two main AnthroPC characters. [quote Momo bwuh+blush ]
The reasoning for downtime is not so much physical since we don't see anyone sitting in a charging station [it is mostly off screen like eating cereal, bathing or pooping] but mental and for the same reasons other higher function Intelligence systems need downtime. [maintenance and archiving]

I don't know what's funnier, that you typed all that with an Emily avatar or that it actually makes sense

Quote

As for the touching of some else's wiener, leave that for the kitchen and she should use tongs once they are properly heated up.

...Pint Size really needs to stop bringing over his toys.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #186 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 13:31 »

Quote from: Thrudd on 24 Oct 2013, 12:51

To answer the first question, the answer would be yes. We have seen in the past [archive-foo failed to initiate] that they do rest sleep. Heck they dream as has been shown in the past for our two main AnthroPC characters. [quote Momo bwuh+blush ]
The reasoning for downtime is not so much physical since we don't see anyone sitting in a charging station [it is mostly off screen like eating cereal, bathing or pooping] but mental and for the same reasons other higher function Intelligence systems need downtime. [maintenance and archiving]

As for the touching of some else's wiener, leave that for the kitchen and she should use tongs once they are properly heated up.

Word of God is that AnthroPCs need sleep, despite what Momo said.

There was once a sign on CoD's baked goods cabinet that said "USE THE FUCKING TONGS". Presumably the fucking tongs are the ones with which one should touch a wiener.

YourEvilExGirlfriend · « **Reply #187 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 13:40 »

First time posting. Just wanted to throw in my two cents about Marigold's behaviour throughout this whole arc with Dale and why she has seemingly forgotten about the whole peace offering thing. My theory is that she took her cue entirely from how Faye and Angus used to snark at one another in the beginning. I get this impression from this strip when Marigold confronts Faye about 'fighting' with Angus over her music selection (curiously, it's titled "Switching Sides". Her behaviour in People are Funny" also supports this theory). Both of these strips follow on the heels of her second confrontation with Dale in this strip where Marten quips that he wasn't sure if they were flirting or fighting-- a line that gets reinforced and repeated every time these two are seen interacting and other people are around. If Marigold is attempting to (poorly) adopt Faye's strategy in landing her man, it certainly explains why she seemed to get over the whole Faye/Angus thing so quickly. She tells Hanners about she's over it in #1692, and the panels that immediately follow are her first in-game confrontation with Dale and the infamous "this one has potential" line.

In which case, it makes sense to me as to why she's being so weirdly rude and confrontational with him despite the peace offering. I don't think she's forgotten. I think that, between anime, her lack of social skills and experience in the 'what to do when you like a boy' department, she's following the one flirting formula she's seen work from up close and personal-- Faye's!

jwhouk · « **Reply #188 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 13:49 »

Nice first post! Welcome to the forums!

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #189 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 14:05 »

Now I have to go archive-diving! Noooo!

Ah, who am I kidding. I'd probably have done it anyway. Hi!

Method of Madness · « **Reply #190 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 14:36 »

Very nice entry to the forum, and very nice screen name as well! I guess that makes you Mae Whitman aka Ann Veal aka...her? (Arrested Development joke, people who don't get it should probably just move along)

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 24 Oct 2013, 13:31

Word of God is that AnthroPCs need sleep, despite what Momo said.

Which leaves several possibilities, amongst which are Momo lying, Momo being unusual, Momo needing sleep, but not every night, or Jeph simply being wrong.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #191 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 15:22 »

YourEvilExGirlfriend has shamed me and my very uninspired entry to these forums many moons ago. I go now to die and regain my honor.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #192 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 15:24 »

Ha, I was pretty under the radar for a few months. Then I decided to make the WCDTs for a while, and I think that's what made me a regular. We all have our ways of entering the forum, but it's how you stay that matters, and I can't imagine the forum without ya, GM. (That's not to undermine YEEG's first post, which I will say again was awesome)

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #193 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 17:19 »

Welcome, new person, and that's a fascinating insight which makes perfect sense.

YourEvilExGirlfriend · « **Reply #194 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 18:50 »

Thanks for the welcome, guys.

I'm just following your lead. I always enjoyed reading everyone's insights/theories/speculations on the story in the forum, never had anything to contribute of my own until now.

And now it seems you got me on a roll.

Just to comment on the whole helmet joke from Monday's strip and why Dale might've not noticed he was still wearing it... I read that as an indicator that he was just as nervous as Marigold about this whole night. Sometimes when you're excited about something, you get absent-minded about things that you'd normally notice. (I once showed up to a friend's party, sober as a judge, in two different shoes. They weren't even the same height. I have no idea how I missed that but I did).

Also, as a side note, gotta say how I never noticed how great Jeph is at conveying the body language of all his characters. I was going back through the archives as I was trying to find the strips I linked and I never really appreciated how all the subtle shifts in expression and posture contributed to the scene. I'm hyper-aware of it this week-- probably because the best way you can convey awwwwwwkward is through body language.

jwhouk · « **Reply #195 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 19:56 »

Methinks you're going to fit in 'round here.

Feel free to use the intro subforum to Introduce yourself to us (and hold on to your lug wrench).

J · « **Reply #196 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 20:12 »

Quote from: GarandMarine on 24 Oct 2013, 15:22

YourEvilExGirlfriend has shamed me and my very uninspired entry to these forums many moons ago. I go now to die and regain my honor.

ex girlfriends can do that sometimes

YourEvilExGirlfriend · « **Reply #197 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 20:23 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 24 Oct 2013, 19:56

Methinks you're going to fit in 'round here.

Feel free to use the intro subforum to Introduce yourself to us (and hold on to your lug wrench).

Haha. Thanks. And sure thing. (Lug wrenches are the only way to accessorize!)

Also, pertaining to tonight's comic, d'awwwww. Dale totally loses his cool around Marigold. Clever how Jeph set up that contrast with the coffee shop and Faye. You know when Faye doesn't faze you, but the curvy nerdy WOW chick does, you've got it bad.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #198 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 20:32 »

*Preemptively melts YEEG's lug wrench*

YourEvilExGirlfriend · « **Reply #199 on:** 24 Oct 2013, 20:39 »

Quote from: GarandMarine on 24 Oct 2013, 20:32

*Preemptively melts YEEG's lug wrench*

*Reforges it in the fire of Mount Doom, sending three rings to the elven kings, seven for the dwarf lords....*

THESE FORUMS NOW CLOSED (read only)

Poll

So what should Marigold wear to her "date" with Dale? (Sorry, "Nothing" is not an option.)

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