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WCDT 8-13 December 2014 (Strips 2850-2854)
BenRG:
I have previously suggested that Claire might start dressing more elaborately because of wanting to look good for Marten and because having a boyfriend makes her feel good about herself. For some reason, it never occurred to me that Marten would experience the same effect! I am interested to see Claire's reaction to this new look!
Faye, at least, seems to be her usual self: Moderately hung-over and dryly mocking!
This could be just a filler strip, of course. This week could focus on an entirely different character and their misadventures.
Loki:
Could anyone explain to me slowly and in terms I understand why wearing the same clothes as somebody else is embarrassing?
I could not find anything understandable in my social protocol database. Usually, when people are embarrassed by something, it is due to them performing an act which shows lack of diligence in some way. Eg I may be embarrassed because I made a joke and failed to take into account it is insulting to somebody, or because I was caught in a socially unacceptable behavior, such as performing basic bodily functions and not hiding it well enough (thus lack of diligence).
The same-dressing seems to lack any of the criteria described. Surely society doesn't expect me to show diligence by contacting every person I might meet in advance and coordinating what we wear?
Half Empty Coffee Cup:
--- Quote from: valkygrrl on 07 Dec 2014, 21:10 ---Marten and Clinton are wearing the same outfit.
Awkward.
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We don't know what pants Clinton has on, actually. It's just a white button down shirt.
Skewbrow:
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--- Quote from: cesium133 on 07 Dec 2014, 09:30 ---
--- Quote from: Jeph's Twitter ---Hmm, do I lampshade a character's disappearance in this comic or not
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My guess: Claire tries to introduce Clinton to Gabby, but can't find her.
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She will have been standing there all the time -- only this time, to the left of the panel. (It's the unpredictability.)
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LOL. Trying to learn this from The Meister. The key to a good delivery of a joke is ... timing.
--- Quote from: Loki on 07 Dec 2014, 23:59 ---Could anyone explain to me slowly and in terms I understand why wearing the same clothes as somebody else is embarrassing?
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I know that any fashion police out there will declare me a lost cause at first sight, but I'll second this plea. I'm used to this being applied to women (they have their reasons that I cannot fathom), but men? AFAIK uniformity of attire is expected from us, no?
BenRG:
--- Quote from: Loki on 07 Dec 2014, 23:59 ---Could anyone explain to me slowly and in terms I understand why wearing the same clothes as somebody else is embarrassing?
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As I understand it, the embarrassment comes from the implication that you have the same personal aesthetic and thought processes as the other person. When the person is as overtly uncool as Clinton, it can lead to self-doubt and mockery. It implies that the two of you are somehow alike.
This is why everyone wants to see Marten and Claire in their 'TEH' shirts at the same time. We can already hear Faye yelling about them 'dressing like they're already married'!
There is a specific subset of this subject surrounding female couture and social oneupmanship but that isn't relevant to this discussion.
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