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WCDT: 2613-2617 (Jan 6 - 10 2014) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread
JRDelirio:
"Need" or "would do you good" is a very diffuse notion. Strictly speaking, nobody really needs "random hook-ups" (and yes one wonders which definition does Tai use; I too liked the "I don't even know any more" definition, it really gets used to mean anything). In the strip itself Marten lets us know he's not inclined to that sort of random thing, and he does seem like the sort who prefers to at least get to know the other person a little first.
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--- Quote from: Indicible on 05 Jan 2014, 21:44 ---Tai has the fact she is a woman running for her. Trying that line randomly in the street will only get you maced.
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A straight man trying that possibly gets maced, but more likely gets forcibly told to p*** off. A straight woman who tries that gets slut-shamed.
I don't think Tai quite realizes how fortunate a position she's in if it works for her (though presumably only at times and in places where most of the women around her are bi or gay, not when done randomly in the street.)
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True. I believe it is implicit that Tai means that for appropriate social situations, not really randomly. But even in a hookup-opportunity environment (club, party, etc.) a straight guy doing that line cold has a better than even chance at being labeled a creep, unless he's the hottest/coolest dude in the room.
Still, she may herself just be doing a mild tease there, playing off of his interpretation of what the casual-hookup approach looks like to him.
Border Reiver:
all the best to Jeph and Christie.
--- Quote from: Kugai on 05 Jan 2014, 15:32 ---Once more unto the breach dear friends, ONCE MORE!!!!
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Or close the wall [of text] up with our fanboy dead.
In fandom there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of geekdom blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the troll;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
Then lend the comments a terrible aspect;
Let pry through the portage of the keyboard
Like the spirit of Yelling Bird; let common decency u'derwhelm it
As fearfully as doth a fanboy
O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
Swill'd with the wild and wasteful feeling of security.
Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide,
Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit
To his full height. On, on, you noblest Knights of the Brooms made entirely of dicks.
Whose blood is fet from parents war-proof!
Parents that, like so many Pintsizess,
Have in these parts from morn till even violoated forum rules
And sheathed their keyboards for lack of argument:
Dishonour not your moderators; now attest
That those whom you call'd administrators did beget you.
Be copy now to men of grosser blood,
And teach them how to flamewar. And you, good yeoman,
Whose limbs were made in cyberspace, show us here
The mettle of your pasture; let us swear
That you are worth your posting; which I doubt not;
For there is none of you so mean and base,
That hath not noble lustre in your eyes.
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit, and upon this charge
Cry 'God for Harriet, Randy, and Yelling Bird!'
toffee-skye:
best wishes to Jeph and Cristi, i hope that they're both coping okay.
it still seems that no-one is actually listening (in-comic) to Marten.
he said explicitly, "even if I wanted to" - basically making it clear that he doesn't want a random hookup, or to be anything other than single right now.
NilsO:
"Even if I wanted to" refers to random hookups, but you cannot infer that he is not interested in a not-so-random hookup. At least I hope so.
themacnut:
Tai is clearly not the person to go to for hookup advice. Not for Marten anyway.
Re: the newspost; sorry to hear about Jeph's marriage. Marriages are difficult to maintain, that's for sure.
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