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WCDT Strips 3476 to 3480 (8-12 May 2017)
Storel:
--- Quote from: jheartney on 11 May 2017, 21:07 ---Notes on today's comic:
1. Either Marten has finally figured out how to tie a tie, or Faye or Bubbles already knew how to do it.
2. Why is the kitten hanging from the branch?
3. Where's the 10th Rule of Good Realty? On the back of the paper?
4. May will be disappointed, but not as much as Pintsize.
5. Now that the lease is signed, it's time to name the establishment. Peaches and Bubbles Robot Clinic? Bubbs and Faye AnthroPC Specialists? Whitaker Bubbles Associates? Bots R Us?
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6. Why does the sign out front say "Ron Bros Reatlors"? Is it too much to expect someone to spell "Realtors" correctly on the front of their own Realtor business?
I'm thinking that this misspelling and the "10 Rules" poster that only has 9 rules are intended to show that Mr. Bros is, shall we say, a bit sloppy about things in general. I would guess that Bubbles and Faye's new landlord probably left the keys with the realty office to pass on to the new tenants, meaning that he is not the new landlord himself. Which is a good thing, because dealing with this man on a regular basis would probably drive both our heroines crazy.
Tova:
--- Quote from: Storel on 11 May 2017, 22:52 ---6. Why does the sign out front say "Ron Bros Reatlors"? Is it too much to expect someone to spell "Realtors" correctly on the front of their own Realtor business?
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Well spotted. But compare with the sign two panels earlier and you'll see that it's just a Jeph slip of the pen (the lettering mysteriously changed from upper case to lower case as well).
TinPenguin:
--- Quote from: Storel on 11 May 2017, 22:52 ---5. Now that the lease is signed, it's time to name the establishment. Peaches and Bubbles Robot Clinic? Bubbs and Faye AnthroPC Specialists? Whitaker Bubbles Associates? Bots R Us?
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Here's a thought. Do AIs have surnames? We've seen there can be a strong drive to be seen as 'normal' so presumably some do. Roko Basilisk, working a very official job as she does, has one. Would an AnthroPC take on the name of their assigned companion, or would that be too much of a "freed slave" vibe?
BenRG:
I've got to say that Ron must be a very phlegmatic personality to not even blink an eye at Bubbles' look today. Then again, given his habitual squint, he could be boggling at her and we'd never know!
We've learned a little today about what Faye needs in good friends. She needs someone firm, determined and clear on what is and is not appropriate so that they can shut Faye down when her more sophomoric instincts kick in and she threatens to make an ass of herself. It's also very spooky how Bubbles and Dora talked in stereo like that!
--- Quote from: Near Lurker on 11 May 2017, 19:20 ---Of course, no one asked May...
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I think that this is a very valid point. I'm pretty sure that there's no doubt that she'd consider this an upgrade. That said, it isn't whether or not to do it to May that's the issue; the issue is whether Dora would want something like that in her shop at all, the answer to which is, of course, 'no'. No, such an installation would require the right environment. I recommend an alcohol-soaked low-end frat house.
--- Quote from: Morituri on 11 May 2017, 11:32 ---I really, really hope that Jeph has maquettes of his characters, or at least notes and things about their exact proportions and sizes that he can refer back to, because it's crazy trying to figure out what size Bubbles is.
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Bubbles' height does actually seem quite consistent of late. She's about 2 metres tall; Faye comes to her middle-chest and, as we see today and yesterday, Marten and Dora come to her upper chest, just below the level of her shoulders. There is a lot of confusion because the characters' apparent heights can change a lot when Jeph has them slumped in existential exhaustion at all the weird stuff that happens to them (and this happens a lot).
Akima:
--- Quote from: jheartney on 11 May 2017, 21:07 ---5. Now that the lease is signed, it's time to name the establishment. Peaches and Bubbles Robot Clinic? Bubbs and Faye AnthroPC Specialists? Whitaker Bubbles Associates? Bots R Us?
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There was a poll, and suggestions, on that in another thread.
Faye's jacket looks as if she killed and skinned a certain purple dinosaur...
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