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WCDT: 11-15 June 2018 (3761-3765)
Wagimawr:
--- Quote from: HughYeman on 14 Jun 2018, 07:09 ---"Ta." "Ta"??? Who says "Ta"???
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Some Brits do. Short for "Thank you", at least in the context I've heard the Beatles use it :laugh: probably not what Jeph was going for here. In this case probably a terse "ta ta!" as in "goodbye" as in "get out of my hand you little weasel".
Is it cold in here?:
It's maybe an echo of Corpse Witch breezily saying "Ta!" after reprimanding Faye for fixing May. It's indeed uncommon, so that may have been the only time Bubbles had heard it, so it may come to her mind as the way to do contemptuous dismissal.
HughYeman:
--- Quote from: Wagimawr on 14 Jun 2018, 08:28 ---
--- Quote from: HughYeman on 14 Jun 2018, 07:09 ---"Ta." "Ta"??? Who says "Ta"???
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Some Brits do. Short for "Thank you", at least in the context I've heard the Beatles use it :laugh: probably not what Jeph was going for here. In this case probably a terse "ta ta!" as in "goodbye" as in "get out of my hand you little weasel".
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Wait, so Brits still use it? I was under the impression that it was something that only the oldest people would say without irony, and that younger people would only say it theatrically.
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 14 Jun 2018, 08:40 ---It's maybe an echo of Corpse Witch breezily saying "Ta!" after reprimanding Faye for fixing May. It's indeed uncommon, so that may have been the only time Bubbles had heard it, so it may come to her mind as the way to do contemptuous dismissal.
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!!! Oh my... I forgot that Corpse Witch used it!
Thrillho:
There is a mix of theatricality and irony in all generations. I've certainly used it seriously with my students, who are all around a decade younger than me at least.
jwhouk:
I do believe (or maybe hope) that there was a long delay from panel 1 to 2A. Some sort of indication Pintsize received that told him, "Hey, she isn't going to pound me into paste! I can return to my usual subroutines!"
Then, when he got the eye-roll response from Bubs, he realized he was off the proverbial hook - for now. And that dismissive "Ta" was probably exactly what IICIH suggested - a backhanded dismissal.
In all, I think Bubs wanted to intimidate Pintsize into submission (of a sort), not destroy him - and that out of respect for Marten.
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