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WCDT: 2656-2660 (March 10-14, 2014) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread
Storel:
Poor Jimbo, waaaaaaaay outside his comfort zone. He looks so boggled, I doubt he can muster up the wit to say something clever like "Could I see a menu in English, please?"
Frankly, I don't have the foggiest idea what anything on that menu is, either. But I think I could express my confusion and ask for help without taking on Jimbo's "deer in the headlights" expression. He doesn't just look confused, he looks almost panicky.
And yet, he's got a much fancier command of the English language than you'd expect from someone with his looks. If Marten (and Sven if he's there already) can talk Jimbo into treating it like he's stepped into one of his own historical romances, I bet he could end up having a lot of fun. At the moment, though, I'd estimate maybe a 20% chance of that happening, vs an 80% chance that he'll either make an angry scene or simply bolt for the door.
Although it would be a lot funnier if he did end up enjoying himself somehow, so perhaps Jeph will go for the funny.
NilsO:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 13 Mar 2014, 05:16 ---"Can't I just get a cup of coffee?"
--- End quote ---
:mrgreen: At Starbucks, I just order "Pick of the day" (or whatever it is called). That way, I do not have to make fancy choices, or make a fool of myself with wrong pronunciations. As for the Tall/Grande/Venti stupidity, just answer "small", unless you really speak Italian and want to intimidate the barista.
At the Horrible Revelation, I would do the same. "Bring me a beer, please". On the inevitable follow-up questions from the fancy bartender, just answer "whatever, but make it cheap".
If you really want to harass the barista, you could do something like this. Translated to beerspeach, it would be something like "Gimme a double IPA in a frosted Weizen, medium head please".
Zebediah:
Yeah, Jimbo should definitely treat this as a research opportunity for his next novel. He can have the villain order a Cape Cod Cranberry IPA to show how villainous he is.
The hero, of course, drinks Old Grand-Dad. From the bottle.
GarandMarine:
Related:
Neko_Ali:
Oh good. I have a few nebels that need werfed this morning.
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