Topic: WCDT: 2593-2597 (09-13 December 2013) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread (Read 97126 times)

Kugai · « **on:** 08 Dec 2013, 11:45 »

Another week, another Poll.

jwhouk · « **Reply #1 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 11:58 »

Thanks for taking care of it. I've had... one of THOSE weekends.

Loki · « **Reply #2 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 12:28 »

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Hannelore

*cough*

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PINTSIZE all week (with optional Yelling Bird)

I am afraid the Yelling Bird is not optional.

Kugai · « **Reply #3 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 12:35 »

No problem jwhouk, my usual rule of thumb for me Posting a new WCT Thread is that if there isn't one up by 09:00 - 10:00 my time (or later) on Monday when I get in, I'll throw one up.

LookingIn · « **Reply #4 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 13:09 »

Quote from: Loki on 08 Dec 2013, 12:28

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Hannelore
*cough*

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PINTSIZE all week (with optional Yelling Bird)

I am afraid the Yelling Bird is not optional.

Mentions multiple questions two tweets later, so it's all week long. Oh well, it's been a while since we saw the screaming bastard in the strip!!!

FunkyTuba · « **Reply #5 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 20:12 »

Snow!

cesium133 · « **Reply #6 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 22:03 »

Yelling Bird's Initial Pubic Offering is much like Facebook's IPO. Shoots up quickly, falls back down, eventually comes back again.

FunkyTuba · « **Reply #7 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 22:11 »

Quote from: FunkyTuba on 08 Dec 2013, 20:12

Snow!

Edit: I have to admit I'm among those in this forum who would happily enjoy a whole week of YB... ymmdv

Squiddlywinx · « **Reply #8 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 22:28 »

Are these actual questions or conventioners' characters' questions?

I just saw a really optimistic Joyce and kind of assumed.

LookingIn · « **Reply #9 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 22:28 »

Quote from: cesium133 on 08 Dec 2013, 22:03

Yelling Bird's Initial Pubic Offering is much like Facebook's IPO. Shoots up quickly, falls back down, eventually comes back again.

It also leaves a bad taste in your mouth, leaves everyone unsatisfied, and costs more than it is worth...

LookingIn · « **Reply #10 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 22:29 »

Quote from: Squiddlywinx on 08 Dec 2013, 22:28

Are these actual questions or conventioners' characters' questions?

I just saw a really optimistic Joyce and kind of assumed.

He mentioned it on his twitter, so unless he didn't like the questions received it's stuff people asked him to get a rise out of Yelling Birld

Method of Madness · « **Reply #11 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 22:39 »

Loki, you know you can do more than cough

I did it for ya, though. Also with Clinton and Emily, the weirdness isn't optional. Also it'd be hard for Penelope to serve herself pizza.

Squiddlywinx · « **Reply #12 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 23:01 »

Quote from: LookingIn on 08 Dec 2013, 22:29

Quote from: Squiddlywinx on 08 Dec 2013, 22:28
Are these actual questions or conventioners' characters' questions?

I just saw a really optimistic Joyce and kind of assumed.

He mentioned it on his twitter, so unless he didn't like the questions received it's stuff people asked him to get a rise out of Yelling Birld

Joyce must be a very happy name.

Kugai · « **Reply #13 on:** 08 Dec 2013, 23:46 »

The bird has it.

What, I refuse to speculate.

Oglokoog · « **Reply #14 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 00:03 »

Yelling Bird is an endless font of wisdom.

techkid · « **Reply #15 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 00:59 »

Quote from: Kugai on 08 Dec 2013, 23:46

The bird has it.

What, I refuse to speculate.

The more pertinent question is where he keeps it. Whatever the answer is, I don't want to know...

akronnick · « **Reply #16 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 01:10 »

I'm pretty sure YB keeps most of his possessions in his cloaca.

When he's not stuffing Christmas ornaments in there that is.

DSL · « **Reply #17 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 02:22 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 08 Dec 2013, 22:39

... Also it'd be hard for Penelope to serve herself pizza.

Penelope will be the only one on duty at CoD when Pizza Girl arrives. Faye remains steadfastly unconvinced.

cesium133 · « **Reply #18 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 05:46 »

Quote from: akronnick on 09 Dec 2013, 01:10

I'm pretty sure YB keeps most of his possessions in his cloaca.

When he's not stuffing Christmas ornaments in there that is.

He also uses most of his possessions as Christmas ornaments.

Carl-E · « **Reply #19 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 07:40 »

BRING ON THE HO-HO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!!!

~~RightInTheSquishyParts~~ · « **Reply #20 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 07:53 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 09 Dec 2013, 07:40

BRING ON THE HO-HO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!

Fixed that for you.

(apologies if it's format-breaking, it looks ok on my monitor)

Method of Madness · « **Reply #21 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 08:21 »

Quote from: RightInTheSquishyParts on 09 Dec 2013, 07:53

Quote from: Carl-E on 09 Dec 2013, 07:40
SUMMON THE HO-HO-WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!

Fixed that for you.

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Fixed it further, and assured that it's now format breaking for all!

Thrudd · « **Reply #22 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 10:03 »

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~~RightInTheSquishyParts~~ · « **Reply #23 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 11:59 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 09 Dec 2013, 08:21

Quote from: RightInTheSquishyParts on 09 Dec 2013, 07:53
Quote from: Carl-E on 09 Dec 2013, 07:40
SUMMON THE HO-HO-WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!

Fixed that for you.

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Fixed it further, and assured that it's now format breaking for all!

I was going to correct it the rest of the way, but I wasn't sure if it would be too offensive. That's the last thing I want... no telling how many "professional sex industry workers" read QC and would be offended by this. Be my luck that they all come out and quote MY post as being offensive. That's the way my luck runs lately.

Kugai · « **Reply #24 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 12:27 »

Considering your basically 'Quoting' YB, there should be no issues.

~~RightInTheSquishyParts~~ · « **Reply #25 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 12:34 »

Quote from: Kugai on 09 Dec 2013, 12:27

Considering your basically 'Quoting' YB, there should be no issues.

Yeah but Yelling Bird is a celebrity and can afford lawyers, I cannot.

Perfectly Reasonable · « **Reply #26 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 15:15 »

Is YB's advice directed to the Joyce in a Certain Other Webcomic?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #27 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 15:43 »

Is it called "Certain Other Webcomic"? Because that's an awesome name.

FunkyTuba · « **Reply #28 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 16:22 »

Quote from: Perfectly Reasonable on 09 Dec 2013, 15:15

Is YB's advice directed to the Joyce in a Certain Other Webcomic?

Pretty sure yes:

https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/408652196289343488

jwhouk · « **Reply #29 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 19:25 »

Proof positive that Dave Willis hates his readers, I'd say.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #30 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 22:25 »

Oy, fuck off, Faye. That looked dangerously close to using it as a pejorative.

cesium133 · « **Reply #31 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 22:26 »

But the description they gave for the units of nerdiness does not describe a logarithmic system of units, Marten. You can, of course, define such a unit, i.e. the decibel of nerdiness,
dBn = 10 log_10 (N) ,
where N is the nerdiness in Nerd units. So, for example, Dale and Marigold, being kilo-nerds, would have a logarithmic nerdiness of 30 dBn.

Aiming for at least a 70 dBn post here...

edit -- didn't read Jeph's blog post under the comic. I fail at nerding, apparently.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #32 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 22:29 »

That was also perilously close to taunting Hanners about her lack of a romantic life. BAD Pugnacious Peach. NO Pugnacious Peach biscuit.

My favorite funny unit of measure is the "millihelen", an amount of beauty sufficient to launch one ship.

cesium133 · « **Reply #33 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 22:30 »

I had read that as Faye taunting Marten, not Hannelore.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #34 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 22:31 »

Oh yeah, the line about action was definitely aimed at Marten.

Squiddlywinx · « **Reply #35 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 22:39 »

I'm more curious as to how nerdiness calculations would be more like quantum mechanics. Are there nerd wave functions where everyone has a certain chance of being at some level of nerdiness but then you come out with a Lord of the Rings or Avengers or Internet and everyone collapses into a big nationwide state which is made up of a certain amount of other states which can make the new wave functions for individuals or...

idk

akronnick · « **Reply #36 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 22:49 »

This thread's like shooting fish in a barrel

KOK · « **Reply #37 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 23:04 »

Whether Faye's last remark is addressed at Marten or Hannelore, she is only half right. Both are nerds in their respective fields, but the first half of the characterisation fits neither of them.

Near Lurker · « **Reply #38 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 23:13 »

I'm sorry, did anyone think, at any point in this strip, that any major character (except Sara, Amanda, Scott, Padma, Greg, Cosette, or the non-Veronica parents) was not a nerd?

Rghfrgl · « **Reply #39 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 23:28 »

I'm thinking Marten's going to hook up with someone soon or he and Faye will both be single when Angus gets the job and moves to the big city.

Tova · « **Reply #40 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 23:29 »

That was a rare moment where Faye actually annoyed me.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #41 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 23:30 »

Padma's not a nerd?

Delator · « **Reply #42 on:** 09 Dec 2013, 23:55 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 09 Dec 2013, 22:25

Oy, fuck off, Faye. That looked dangerously close to using it as a pejorative.

A woman who makes dinosaur art projects and goes to work to poop in private has no business calling anyone else a nerd in a derogatory manner.

Quote from: Tova on 09 Dec 2013, 23:29

That was a rare moment where Faye actually annoyed me.

Rare?

Confusing bitchiness for wit is one of her consistent character traits.

snubnose · « **Reply #43 on:** 10 Dec 2013, 00:21 »

Hanners is a nerd, but not a fucking one.

PthariensFlame · « **Reply #44 on:** 10 Dec 2013, 00:24 »

Quote from: snubnose on 10 Dec 2013, 00:21

Hanners is a nerd, but not a fucking one.

Wow, I didn't even catch this possible meaning at first. So do fucking nerds do things (pun intended) like memorize half of Urban Dictionary, or know exactly who every extra in every porno is?

KOK · « **Reply #45 on:** 10 Dec 2013, 00:29 »

Quote from: snubnose on 10 Dec 2013, 00:21

Hanners is a nerd, but not a fucking one.

And the same applies to Marten. That was the point I was trying to make above.

KOK · « **Reply #46 on:** 10 Dec 2013, 01:00 »

Quote from: PthariensFlame on 10 Dec 2013, 00:24

Quote from: snubnose on 10 Dec 2013, 00:21
Hanners is a nerd, but not a fucking one.

Wow, I didn't even catch this possible meaning at first. So do fucking nerds do things (pun intended) like memorize half of Urban Dictionary, or know exactly who every extra in every porno is?

I did not think of that meaning at all. I understood it as Hannelore not, to use Faye's terminology, gettin' any action.

But your interpretation is interesting. It raises the question: what do mega-nerds do? Obsess over the terminology of "mega"? Play the Mega role playing game?

Akima · « **Reply #47 on:** 10 Dec 2013, 01:07 »

Quote from: Squiddlywinx on 09 Dec 2013, 22:39

I'm more curious as to how nerdiness calculations would be more like quantum mechanics.

The famous thought-experiment Schrödinger's Nerd suggests that everybody is both a nerd and not a nerd at the same time in quantum superposition. The wave form collapses when you ask if it was the right move to leave Tom Bombadil and the barrow-wights out of the film based on Fellowship Of The Ring...

LookingIn · « **Reply #48 on:** 10 Dec 2013, 01:50 »

Remember the early strips where she made music references and jokes about emo, goth, and other subcultures- she is a music nerd and a subculture nerd!

greywolfe · « **Reply #49 on:** 10 Dec 2013, 04:22 »

Quote from: snubnose on 10 Dec 2013, 00:21

Hanners is a nerd, but not a fucking one.

Dammit, couldn't resist [NSFW] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7giRak6yMAs

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