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WCDT Strips 3496 to 3500 (5 to 9 June 2017)
pendrake:
For comic #3497...
"The kitchen staff has been eavesdropping and wanted me to give you this pity milkshake."
"Sympathy milkshake!"
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"Sympathy is a compliment. Pity is an insult."
~ Tenzin Gyatso
Makes me wonder if Jeph knew of that bit of wisdom in differentiating between Sympathy vs. Pity when he wrote it. If so, I definitely applaud it.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: gopher on 05 Jun 2017, 04:36 ---Clinton had his revelation with Emily that telling people how you feel pays off, so no back pedalling here. Just tell her.
--- End quote ---
I'm not sure if Clinton quite has his feelings figured out yet.
[EDIT: Does anyone know if the guy who invented autocorrect has been bludgeoned for doing so yet?]
BenRG:
Poor Clinton! Things never turn out the way he might want them to. Even others' pity is likely to make him go red, swell up and die!
That said, I'm not sure that things are entirely as bad for him as some imagine they are. This is Brun we're talking about, after all. I don't think that her reaction would be like that of your average girl (who I'd expect to say 'yes' or 'no' immediately). For some reason, I genuinely think that Brun will go off and think about this 'new data' for some time. Then, out of the blue, she's going to turn up and tell him that, having thought about it, she has a few follow-up questions. Then, being direct and having little time for social niceties, she will tell Clinton whether she thinks now is the right time for them to 'pair bond' or something similar.
It's interesting to see the first appearance of The Illustrated Lady. If Jeph's Twitter is to be believed, she's going to be a secondary character for the next week or so.
Case:
That flashback of Clinton's in panel 2 - is this a reference to a recent comic? Which one? :oops:
In other news, I finally grokked the connection between Bubbles' noticing that Pintsize's money is damp and the title 'Invisible Hand' in comic 3490 - In your face, Adam Smith!
(Yesyes, I know - it's quickthinker month ...)
JimC:
Pity/sympathy milkshake; telling him whole staff has been listening in?
Seems like a good way to ensure you +never+ see that customer again unless social behaviour is very different your side of the pond...
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