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[T]

I rarely even become friends with cow-orkers, much less date them.

Was the "cow" deliberate?

[Is it cold in here?]

It's an old Scott Adams joke, so probably.

[DSL]

I've worked in an office that was twice poisoned by an office romance that involved a supervisor and a subordinate. In both cases, the supervisor thought the rest of us didn't know, though it was comically obvious; the preferential assignments and scheduling were as subtle as a review on Bad Webcomics Wiki and twice as noxious.

None of my Canadian friends strike me as particularly apologetic; most of them are polite in the way that suggests you'd best be polite back. Then again, most of them crew tugboats and lake freighters, and aren't accustomed to putting up with much in the way of shit.

[miados]

maybe I am part canadian. I once wrote "i'm sorry" over and over filling several pages of a notebook. I just kept doing it even though I knew nothing would change because of it.

[KOK]

Eh, from my experience, and in my opinion, the US is a bureaucratic cesspool . Everyone is trying to cover their own ass and not worrying about other people. Exceptions are of course out there, but they are far from the norm.

Edit: Martin reminds me of a martini. Marten reminds me of a bird for some reason...

But a marten is mammal.

[KOK]

According to Wikipedia it causes anterograde amnesia. Meaning that you lose the ability to form new memories. For a time, I hope.

Rarely.  I've never had that side-effect, nor has anyone I have known.

That you can recall!

Reading a bit further in the Wikipedia article, this effect only occurs the first few times a patient takes the drug, and can be avoided by taking half the usual dose the first times. So it is not as bad as the description at the top of the page seems to indicate.

[Sorflakne]

I thought that was Tai high as a kite at first.

[snubnose]

Tai ?

I thought that was Faye ...

[NilsO]

Canadian, eh?

(click to show/hide)

[Loki]

Meh. Maybe I've been on Reddit too much, but I feel that "Canadians are polite" joke has been done back and forth.

[Akima]

There have been several people smoking weed or whatever over the comics's run. If Tai were the only one, would that make her a token stoner?

Sorry...

[Lubricus]

No need to apologise, Akima - that was a rather good one! 

Edit: Unless you are Canadian, of course... 

[Tova]

Meh. Maybe I've been on Reddit too much, but I feel that "Canadians are polite" joke has been done back and forth.

Yep. Me too.

Oh, I mean, uh... "I came here to say this."

Ugh. Sorry. Seriously, I am sorry.

[Doc]

Canadians club seal cubs.
Do they say sorry?

[Method of Madness]

Meh. Maybe I've been on Reddit too much, but I feel that "Canadians are polite" joke has been done back and forth.

Hardly only on Reddit. What's your point?

[ankhtahr]

Canadians club seal cubs.
Do they say sorry?

But the warranty's void if seal is broken…

[Mlle Germain]

Tai ?

I thought that was Faye ...

To me, this customer looks like a Tai-Clinton crossover...

[Lubricus]

What I wonder is: Is this an out-of-continuity strip, caused by the proximity to Canada Day, or is this in some way relevant to Marten's situation? Maybe Apology Girl will feature in our hero's life somehow? The two of them would form a horrible couple of apologetics...

[jwhouk]

Yeah, they say sorry - until you put a hockey stick in their hands.

[Omio]

Meh. Maybe I've been on Reddit too much, but I feel that "Canadians are polite" joke has been done back and forth.

More than just "back and forth", it's done so much I swear it's like 4% of the internet now. Like... ...phawq.

...and yes, I'm Canadian.

[GarandMarine]

Canada girl is cute!

Also real talk, did some hand to hand drills with Canadian Army types, and even as he was hip throwing me the guy was apologizing to me. Which was great actually because it pissed me off enough that I was able to recover and win the bout.

[NilsO]

What I wonder is: Is this an out-of-continuity strip, caused by the proximity to Canada Day, or is this in some way relevant to Marten's situation? Maybe Apology Girl will feature in our hero's life somehow? The two of them would form a horrible couple of apologetics...

I think this is just Jeph honoring Canada Day, with an out-of-continuity strip. Apology Girl will vanish forever, which is probably for the best, considering her annoying sorryness. Also, July 4th will be out-of-continuity, resulting in an even slower progress than usual, but Jeph may have a surprise for us:

༼ ಠ ෴ ಠ༽ ~JEPH        ✔ @jephjacques
hahaha if you thought today's comic was an "OH DANG" moment wait until FRIDAY

EDIT: Yelling Bird on July 4th would not be very patriotic, I guess?

[Mad Cat]

Canadians sure are a … "sorry" lot.

*runs away with the maple syrup and ham called bacon*

I've actually vacationed in Quetico Provincial Park twice.

[zmeiat_joro]

I once had a sort-of date with someone I worked with (at her place to watch a movie), then I felt awkward about it and quit shortly afterward. I was very young and clumsy.

[markt]

As someone who is from the True North, I have to admit to being guilty of this... I say "sorry" a lot, and I honestly don't even realize it most of the time unless somebody points it out to me.  It's like a verbal tick or something, but even though it's definitely more of a habit than necessarily an apology or admission of fault, it's not out of any sense of indifference to the situation itself - I can truthfully say that, at least in my own case, it does come from a genuine desire to be polite.

There are three types of contexts in which I know I will use the word sorry.... I know this because it's been pointed out often enough to me (when I'm in the USA and somebody says something, I usually joke about it and say it's because I'm Canadian), and I've analyzed the situations enough to isolate three specific categories, and how a person who is Canadian might be meaning the term.

The first type of "Sorry" is when I am genuinely admitting fault or being apologetic.  One can usually, from context, determine if I am meaning this kind of thing based on whether or not I actually have anything that I probably could be apologizing for.  If there's nothing there that makes any kind of logical sense, then it's probably one of the other two types.

The second type of "Sorry" occurs quite a lot in social or public situations, and I've noticed that I use it as kind of a synonym for "Excuse me", or else as a means to gain the attention of somebody.

The third type of "Sorry" also occurs a lot in social situations... and it's this one that I've noticed myself being guilty of.  Less of an apology or admission of any kind of fault, it is actually an expression of willingness to defer my position to anyone who might be around me.  One could think of it as a kind of pre-emptive apology of sorts... not because I necessarily expect to do something that I should be sorry for, but because if even the mere possibility might exist, I am only saying that I don't want to engage in such conflict, and will yield to others.

Sorry, I'm Canadian.

[cesium133]

Tai ?

I thought that was Faye ...

To me, this customer looks like a Tai-Clinton crossover...

So she sort of looks like a combination of Faye and Clinton...

So, prediction for Friday ( ): Angus gets the job in New York, causing him to leave and Faye to break up with him. For some reason she falls for Clinton. They end up having a daughter who runs off to Canada for some reason. She then builds a time machine to GET HER REVENGE... by apologizing to everyone for everything. 

[T]

Meh. Maybe I've been on Reddit too much, but I feel that "Canadians are polite" joke has been done back and forth.

More than just "back and forth", it's done so much I swear it's like 4% of the internet now. Like... ...phawq.

...and yes, I'm Canadian.

It can't be 4%, 99% of the internet is porn!

Unless there is some sort of "sorry porn fetish"...

[Mr_Rose]

Meh. Maybe I've been on Reddit too much, but I feel that "Canadians are polite" joke has been done back and forth.

More than just "back and forth", it's done so much I swear it's like 4% of the internet now. Like... ...phawq.

...and yes, I'm Canadian.

It can't be 4%, 99% of the internet is porn!

Unless there is some sort of "sorry porn fetish"...

Quantum fetish dynamics
Dora explained this already

[Carl-E]

I grew up in Buffalo, 3 blocks from the Peace Bridge. 

I guess some of it rubbed off... sorry. 

[T]

Meh. Maybe I've been on Reddit too much, but I feel that "Canadians are polite" joke has been done back and forth.

More than just "back and forth", it's done so much I swear it's like 4% of the internet now. Like... ...phawq.

...and yes, I'm Canadian.

It can't be 4%, 99% of the internet is porn!

Unless there is some sort of "sorry porn fetish"...

Quantum fetish dynamics
Dora explained this already

Does this makes this thread NSFW?

[Mr_Rose]

Meh. Maybe I've been on Reddit too much, but I feel that "Canadians are polite" joke has been done back and forth.

More than just "back and forth", it's done so much I swear it's like 4% of the internet now. Like... ...phawq.

...and yes, I'm Canadian.

It can't be 4%, 99% of the internet is porn!

Unless there is some sort of "sorry porn fetish"...

Quantum fetish dynamics
Dora explained this already

Does this makes this thread NSFW?

Only if you're a thread fetishist.
Or possibly also a quote tunnel fetishist, now…

[cesium133]

Unless there is some sort of "sorry porn fetish"...

I guess some of it rubbed off... sorry. 

heh heh...
Sorry.

[Pilchard123]

Meh. Maybe I've been on Reddit too much, but I feel that "Canadians are polite" joke has been done back and forth.

More than just "back and forth", it's done so much I swear it's like 4% of the internet now. Like... ...phawq.

...and yes, I'm Canadian.

It can't be 4%, 99% of the internet is porn!

Unless there is some sort of "sorry porn fetish"...

Quantum fetish dynamics
Dora explained this already

Does this makes this thread NSFW?

Only if you're a thread fetishist.
Or possibly also a quote tunnel fetishist, now…

I've always thought they looked more like pyramids, myself.

[Aziraphale]

What I wonder is: Is this an out-of-continuity strip, caused by the proximity to Canada Day, or is this in some way relevant to Marten's situation? Maybe Apology Girl will feature in our hero's life somehow? The two of them would form a horrible couple of apologetics...

I think this is just Jeph honoring Canada Day, with an out-of-continuity strip. Apology Girl will vanish forever, which is probably for the best, considering her annoying sorryness. Also, July 4th will be out-of-continuity, resulting in an even slower progress than usual, but Jeph may have a surprise for us:

༼ ಠ ෴ ಠ༽ ~JEPH        ✔ @jephjacques
hahaha if you thought today's comic was an "OH DANG" moment wait until FRIDAY

EDIT: Yelling Bird on July 4th would not be very patriotic, I guess?

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1961

There's another one that involves fireworks, but I can't find it.

[hedgie]

Canadians club seal cubs.
Do they say sorry?

So a baby seal walks into a club.

[Nepiophage]

Canadians club seal cubs.
Do they say sorry?

Yes, the seal cubs do.

[Kugai]

I'm sorry, but that made no sense to me.

And that pun was not intended!!

[cesariojpn]

There's another one that involves fireworks, but I can't find it.

Jephy-san's 30th Birthday involved the fireworks.

[Is it cold in here?]

Alternate Faye dialogue:
"Look at my ass and tell me it's pretty!"

[katsmeat]

As someone who is from the True North, I have to admit to being guilty of this... I say "sorry" a lot, and I honestly don't even realize it most of the time unless somebody points it out to me.  It's like a verbal tick or something, but even though it's definitely more of a habit than necessarily an apology or admission of fault, it's not out of any sense of indifference to the situation itself - I can truthfully say that, at least in my own case, it does come from a genuine desire to be polite.

There are three types of contexts in which I know I will use the word sorry....

[ Snipped for brevity ]

Sorry, I'm Canadian.

If I can throw in a British perspective, this is exactly true for us. I say it a lot as well. While I was unaware of it as a cliched association with Canadians, there is a historic British influence on Canadian language and culture so it's unsurprising they've picked up this one. *

In British English, 'Sorry' should be just viewed as a word with multiple meanings. One, for example, would be if one is carrying an awkward load down a narrow corridor, and the way is blocked by two people conversing. Then 'Sorry' (said with the appropriate tone of voice) simply means 'Get the f*** out of the way, a******!'.  Automatically assuming the word's use implies politeness or meekness is possibly a mistake.

^{* I've been over semi-frequently, to snowboard and to visit relatives in Edmonton and Vancouver.  And what with the distinct North American setting, yet with the Queen's head on the money and the Union Jack flying over the Alberta legislature building, it sometimes feels like I'm walking around in some alternative-history story, where 200 years ago George Washington lost. I couldn't imagine moving to the US, but I could imagine moving to Canada, mainly because it would seem a little more familiar.}

[NilsO]

It is very difficult to compliment Faye's ass. Angus is in for some severe beating, unless he is very careful in his choice of words. But Angus avoided beating when complimenting Faye's tits, so I guess there is hope.

I guess we are in for some big changes regarding Faye and Angus. I really like Angus, so I will be really disappointed if he moves to NYC. Still, I guess it will take a couple of years (our time) before this will happen.

Meanwhile, here is a collection of ass types:
(_!_) = Normal Ass
(__!__) = Big Ass
(!) = Tight Ass
(_?_) = Dumb Ass
(_E=MC2_) = Smart Ass
(_$_) = Rich Ass
(_x_) = Kiss My Ass
(_X_) = Get Off My Ass

[TinPenguin]

Edit: Martin reminds me of a martini. Marten reminds me of a bird for some reason...

But a marten is mammal.

[Akima]

In British English, 'Sorry' should be just viewed as a word with multiple meanings.

Here too. It quite often means: "Please say that again, because I didn't hear you, or was concentrating on something else and didn't take it in"

Angus' enthusiasm for this role in New York seems to have gone up several notches. And Faye is setting the bar fairly low for him; I doubt Angus will have any difficulty rising to her challenge.

[NilsO]

Talking about Angus: Has the 2 weeks soon passed in the QC universe? I am still waiting...

Yessss! Something is finally happening!

[cesariojpn]

At the rate this is going, Angus' penis is gonna be like John Wayne Bobbitt's severed wiener with all the angry sex Faye wants.

[Thrillho]

At the rate this is going, Angus' penis is gonna be like John Wayne Bobbitt's severed wiener with all the angry sex Faye wants.

...I'd be okay with it.

[Omio]

Meh. Maybe I've been on Reddit too much, but I feel that "Canadians are polite" joke has been done back and forth.

More than just "back and forth", it's done so much I swear it's like 4% of the internet now. Like... ...phawq.

...and yes, I'm Canadian.

It can't be 4%, 99% of the internet is porn!

Unless there is some sort of "sorry porn fetish"...

Isn't that under the 'D' of 'BDSM'?[/offtopic]

Oh boy, trouble in "paradise". Can't wait for things to take a bit of a dip.

[GarandMarine]

*hands Angus a spade* get diggin champ

[Storel]

"Cockdick"? If Faye's trying to talk like Yelling Bird, she needs a lot more practice...

[Sorflakne]

It is very difficult to compliment Faye's ass. Angus is in for some severe beating, unless he is very careful in his choice of words. But Angus avoided beating when complimenting Faye's tits, so I guess there is hope.

I guess we are in for some big changes regarding Faye and Angus. I really like Angus, so I will be really disappointed if he moves to NYC. Still, I guess it will take a couple of years (our time) before this will happen.

Meanwhile, here is a collection of ass types:
(_!_) = Normal Ass
(__!__) = Big Ass
(!) = Tight Ass
(_?_) = Dumb Ass
(_E=MC2_) = Smart Ass
(_$_) = Rich Ass
(_x_) = Kiss My Ass
(_X_) = Get Off My Ass

You forgot goatse.