Topic: WCDT Strips 3161 to 3165 (22-26 February 2016) (Read 36919 times)

cesium133 · « **Reply #100 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 14:13 »

I've been reading through the Foundation books, so I suppose I may as well add that to my reading list.

Zebediah · « **Reply #101 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 15:11 »

I wonder if Veronica is even aware that Sam's friend Momo is also Marten's co-worker Momo. Though it's been a while since we've seen Momo at the library.

Endellion · « **Reply #102 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 15:32 »

Quote from: cesium133 on 24 Feb 2016, 14:13

I've been reading through the Foundation books, so I suppose I may as well add that to my reading list.

I thought that the first three were excellent, fourth and fifth we're a bit 'meh' and I didn't read past there.

cesium133 · « **Reply #103 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 15:58 »

I'm about 2/3 of the way through the second book right now.

~~mustang6172~~ · « **Reply #104 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 18:23 »

Quote from: DSL on 24 Feb 2016, 06:36

I'm liking how Jeph is writing VV these days: Showing her as someone coming to terms with aging (Though she's still a relative young'un of ... what'd she say? 58?) and changing, more sedate, more "conventional" circumstances of her life -- determined to meet the new circumstances with good humor. She and Marten seem to be more ready to take each other as equal-ish (she's always gonna be his Ma). Though the interrelationships and former interrelationships have got to make for some interesting conversation, in- and off-panel. -- "Sigh. What did your daughter and my son's roommate do NOW?"

PS -- that scrunched-up slightly frustrated expression Japh gives VV from time to time lately is -- kind of adorable.

I thought she'd have more anxieties to work through. To date her longest romantic relationship has been with a closeted homosexual. Maybe you didn't notice her crying on the eve of said homosexual's wedding while Claire was incapacitated by a beverage.

comicalArchitect · « **Reply #105 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 18:27 »

Does anyone else smell an imminent new character?! No way this boy Sam kissed doesn't show up outside her story.

improvnerd · « **Reply #106 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 18:45 »

I just want to know where the cookie went.

Same place the tea mug went, I guess.

comicalArchitect · « **Reply #107 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 19:13 »

Pintsize has a hoard.

Tova · « **Reply #108 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 19:28 »

Quote from: improvnerd on 24 Feb 2016, 18:45

I just want to know where the cookie went.

Same place the tea mug went, I guess.

Meanwhile, in a parallel universe:

"This unexpected cup of tea is good. I'd love to have a cookie to go with it."
*cookie apparates*
"... I WISH I HAD A PONY."

improvnerd · « **Reply #109 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 19:41 »

Quote from: Tova on 24 Feb 2016, 19:28

"... I WISH I HAD A PONY."

Next week: Somebody says something exciting to Bubbles, while she is shoeing a pony.

chaospersonified · « **Reply #110 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 19:44 »

I'd be surprised if said boy showed up.

Sam, entertaining as she is, and with as much story potential as she's got at the moment, is more of a side character than the more adult cast. I think this will more likely direct back to Jim and Veronica possibly talking to Sam about certain things. Why the guy she likes turns red and stutters when he meets Veronica, for example.

Deadman · « **Reply #111 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 20:01 »

Hmmm this kinda makes one consider Momo's "age" with in the context of her crush on Sven; also in general like in what would be a comparable age

Method of Madness · « **Reply #112 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 20:05 »

There isn't one.

Kugai · « **Reply #113 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 21:47 »

And the cuteness overload is astronomical

Sullivan · « **Reply #114 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 22:38 »

Quote from: Kugai on 24 Feb 2016, 21:47

And the cuteness overload is astronomical

Indeed. I can hear the squealing and giggling a whole continent and a universe away.

Timemaster · « **Reply #115 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 22:41 »

LITTLE GIRLS!!!
Oh my god, they are so cute.

The two of them remind me so much of my own daughter, when she was Sam´s age. Which is only two years ago, actually. This is great.
And no way we´ll ever see said boy. It was a dare and the guy is completely irrelevant to the story. Kissing games were very common to me at that age. And I kissed my first girl in a dare, too. And though I remenber her face and her name, she has never been important to me after that one short kiss.

But I love the art in this one. Again. Such a wide range of expressions in basically the same setting and perspective in each panel. You can really feel the increase in embarrassement in the conversation. Simply beautiful and so well observed.

TM

Carl-E · « **Reply #116 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 22:57 »

"I kissed a boy, and I liked it..."

No cherry chapstick, though.

Skewbrow · « **Reply #117 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 23:04 »

But looks like it felt so right.

Loki · « **Reply #118 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 23:13 »

Us boys, we are so magical, soft skin, pink lips, so touchable...

What? You think boys have different skin than girls?

Sullivan · « **Reply #119 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 23:23 »

Quote from: Loki on 24 Feb 2016, 23:13

Us boys, we are so magical, soft skin, pink lips, so touchable...

What? You think boys have different skin than girls?

Actually, yes, especially after puberty starts its work. Girls' skin is generally softer, lips are fuller, and they smell different.

BenRG · « **Reply #120 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 23:27 »

I think that this is the most teenage that I've ever seen Momo act. However, I do think that her curiousity is more than just 'giggling girl'. She genuinely wants to know!

As for Sam's kiss partner? It isn't a given that we'll ever hear more about him, let alone see him. However, stranger things have happened and there has to be a reason why Sam was dared to kiss him. So, he may make an appearance if Jeph decides to write further Sam-centric arcs. Just imagine the 'palace guard' of surrogate elder sisters and aunts such a boy would need to brave! Think how Faye or Dora would act...! What if Bubbles got into the act.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #121 on:** 24 Feb 2016, 23:48 »

Momo acting like a teenager, or maybe younger.

osaka · « **Reply #122 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 02:05 »

I wonder if chassis changes would slightly alter AIs behavior. After all, on the strip IiCih linked, Momo was acting like a spoiled child while on the chibi chassis, something we haven't seen on the new one. Probably the different sensors and calibrations can alter the perception of the world slightly and mimic a process of "growing".

It could also be that Teen Momo hasn't been playing WoW at all tho.

BenRG · « **Reply #123 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 02:21 »

It's also possible that Momo was engaging in her long-term project of improving Marigold's behaviour and emotional maturity by giving her a taste of her own medicine! At least that was my impression the first time I read that sequence of strips.

The difference in today's strip is that Momo is a lot more spontaneous and less calculated in her youthful behaviour. Unlike with Marigold who, as her contract companion, has the right to get a certain amount of forethought, Momo is able to be very much herself and react on impulse with her friend Sam.

Zebediah · « **Reply #124 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 11:01 »

If there was one additional panel to this comic, it would show both of them saying "EEEeeeeeEEEEeeeEEEE!!!"

Roborat · « **Reply #125 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 11:48 »

So, second panel, I can't decide if Sam is spitting cookie crumbs, or her freckles leapt off her face.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #126 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 13:24 »

There are carbon-based people who act differently after getting cosmetic surgery, so there could be something analogous when AIs change bodies.

Y · « **Reply #127 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 15:14 »

Quote from: Roborat on 25 Feb 2016, 11:48

So, second panel, I can't decide if Sam is spitting cookie crumbs, or her freckles leapt off her face.

I was wondering that myself, though I first thought it would be crumbs.

How long has the comic has had taglines? I only seem to notice them now.

DonInKansas · « **Reply #128 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 15:27 »

Quote from: Timemaster on 24 Feb 2016, 22:41

LITTLE GIRLS!!!
Oh my god, they are so cute.

The two of them remind me so much of my own daughter, when she was Sam´s age. Which is only two years ago, actually. This is great.
And no way we´ll ever see said boy. It was a dare and the guy is completely irrelevant to the story. Kissing games were very common to me at that age. And I kissed my first girl in a dare, too. And though I remenber her face and her name, she has never been important to me after that one short kiss.

But I love the art in this one. Again. Such a wide range of expressions in basically the same setting and perspective in each panel. You can really feel the increase in embarrassement in the conversation. Simply beautiful and so well observed.

TM

As a parent of a seven year old girl, this comic terrifies me because it makes me think about my daughter being only a few years away from this.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #129 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 15:33 »

Quote from: Y on 25 Feb 2016, 15:14

Quote from: Roborat on 25 Feb 2016, 11:48
So, second panel, I can't decide if Sam is spitting cookie crumbs, or her freckles leapt off her face.
I was wondering that myself, though I first thought it would be crumbs.

How long has the comic has had taglines? I only seem to notice them now.

In 3127 and 3128, he accidentally set the copyright date at 20016, instead of fixing it back in 3129, he arguably did the first one there, and has done it consistently since 3133.

hedgie · « **Reply #130 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 17:35 »

Quote from: DonInKansas on 25 Feb 2016, 15:27

As a parent of a seven year old girl, this comic terrifies me because it makes me think about my daughter being only a few years away from this.

I used to tease someone I know about things like that. Her husband (my friend) was resigned to his fate, but she was in deep denial. Thankfully, the kid is extremely self-aware and seems to be trained well for the future so she shouldn't get in too much trouble at that age.

Zebediah · « **Reply #131 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 17:47 »

I have an eleven-year-old son. We're already seeing the early warning signs of teenagerhood. It's going to be a bumpy ride for everyone.

Carl-E · « **Reply #132 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 19:43 »

My girls are 22 and 26.

Still hoping they'll grow out of teenagerhood someday...

Penquin47 · « **Reply #133 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 20:20 »

I'm 33. I'm still hoping to grow past the teenage stage in my relationship with my mom.

Squiddlywinx · « **Reply #134 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 20:23 »

Next storyline: Sam/Marigold bitter custody dispute!

~~mustang6172~~ · « **Reply #135 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 20:27 »

My cat does the same thing as Momo when she wants me to wake up and open the door for her.

Marten, turn down the brightness. That's bad for your eyes... probably.
Bubbles, admire the crap out of Tycho!
Jeph, it feels like we skipped a comic.

St.Clair · « **Reply #136 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 20:50 »

*tries to imagine Bubbles singing "Somewhere Out There"*

DSL · « **Reply #137 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 21:51 »

Quote from: Penquin47 on 25 Feb 2016, 20:20

I'm 33. I'm still hoping to grow past the teenage stage in my relationship with my mom.

I'm 51. I'll let ya know.

celticgeek · « **Reply #138 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 22:12 »

Quote from: DSL on 25 Feb 2016, 21:51

Quote from: Penquin47 on 25 Feb 2016, 20:20
I'm 33. I'm still hoping to grow past the teenage stage in my relationship with my mom.

I'm 51. I'll let ya know.

I'm 75, I let you know, too.

Nepiophage · « **Reply #139 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 23:14 »

Quote from: Penquin47 on 25 Feb 2016, 20:20

I'm 33. I'm still hoping to grow past the teenage stage in my relationship with my mom.

Teenager? Mine treated me as if I was six.

Undrneath · « **Reply #140 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 23:19 »

This is the thing about parents, to them you will always be that baby they first brought home.

Coffee_Kaioken · « **Reply #141 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 23:28 »

I don't log in to comment often, but I think it deserved mention that if Jeph made poster size versions of this comic, I would buy one up.

BenRG · « **Reply #142 on:** 25 Feb 2016, 23:44 »

Jeph has shown this before but I think that it is worth remembering: Momo loves humanity so much that she can find contentment in just sitting there and watching us exist. For all her faults (which are manifold - temper most notably) she has a soul full of love for her friends.

I wonder how long Marten and Claire are going to be flirting by text? I suspect that it will be until one of them fall asleep! They're so in love right now that it borders on an addiction to each other!

Meanwhile, Bubbles has a strong "I'm only a bird in a gilded cage" thing going there!

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #143 on:** 26 Feb 2016, 00:11 »

I like that idea better than mine, which is that she watches us out of curiosity just as a cat would.

Undrneath · « **Reply #144 on:** 26 Feb 2016, 00:21 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 26 Feb 2016, 00:11

I like that idea better than mine, which is that she watches us out of curiosity just as a cat would.

As long as she doesn't then turn around and steal our breath as we sleep I think I'd be okay with that.

MrNumbers · « **Reply #145 on:** 26 Feb 2016, 00:42 »

I'm genuinely tempted to write "Sex Guy" now.

Ysobel · « **Reply #146 on:** 26 Feb 2016, 02:25 »

Quote from: MrNumbers on 26 Feb 2016, 00:42

I'm genuinely tempted to write "Sex Guy" now.

It does sound a bit like adhering to the "T.Rex School of Erotic Fiction" (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1790), I thought.

BTW, regarding the poll: "playing mini-golf" struck me as a "novel euphemism" (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1788), especially considering what that option initally was.

BenRG · « **Reply #147 on:** 26 Feb 2016, 04:03 »

Firstly, hello to Ysobel - Your post count says '1' but I'm sure that you've been here a long time!

Secondly... Am I the only one who reads panel 4 as saying that Bubbles is tired of her self-imposed prison? I think that she's going to break out and some time soon. The level of drama that involves will depend strongly on whether Corpse Witch is going to tolerate her losing her current high degree of control over Bubbles' life.

ZoeB · « **Reply #148 on:** 26 Feb 2016, 04:26 »

I'm a hopeless romantic. I'd like to think that Bubbles might be looking at Station.

osaka · « **Reply #149 on:** 26 Feb 2016, 04:31 »

Quote from: ZoeB on 26 Feb 2016, 04:26

I'm a hopeless romantic. I'd like to think that Bubbles might be looking at Station.

This can't bode well for Hanners.

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