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WCDT strips 4366-4370 (Oct 5th to Oct 9th 2020)
chris73:
How old are these people?
alc40:
I don't recall any age info for Elliot, but in comic 2281 Clinton was 21. He might be about 22 or 23 now I guess.
Gnabberwocky:
--- Quote from: alc40 on 05 Oct 2020, 13:55 ---I don't recall any age info for Elliot, but in comic 2281 Clinton was 21. He might be about 22 now I guess.
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QC runs on comic time, which essentially means that its universe keeps up with real-world technology and standards, but time passes and the characters age at the whim of the creator. This is why they have advanced smartphones even though it's been probably only a year of in-universe time since the first strip was drawn in 2003. I'd assume that unless otherwise mentioned (Hannelore's birthday, for example), the characters' ages are the same as they were when they were first introduced.
hedgie:
--- Quote from: Gnabberwocky on 04 Oct 2020, 19:23 ---
--- Quote from: sitnspin on 04 Oct 2020, 00:21 ---The problem with the phrase "family friendly" is that, often, even having queer characters at all, even if they are only doing "G rated" things, got things classified as not family friendly. YouTube, for example, is notorious for this.
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I...did not know that. That is total BS and poorly disguised intolerance. Thanks for filling me in.
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The MPAA ratings board is full of the sorts of men who write condescending letters about "modern society" to the local paper on an hourly basis, and Stepford Wives who clutch their pearls and head for the fainting couch if anything doesn't conform to their world view.
Penquin47:
--- Quote from: Gnabberwocky on 05 Oct 2020, 14:00 ---
--- Quote from: alc40 on 05 Oct 2020, 13:55 ---I don't recall any age info for Elliot, but in comic 2281 Clinton was 21. He might be about 22 now I guess.
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QC runs on comic time, which essentially means that its universe keeps up with real-world technology and standards, but time passes and the characters age at the whim of the creator. This is why they have advanced smartphones even though it's been probably only a year of in-universe time since the first strip was drawn in 2003. I'd assume that unless otherwise mentioned (Hannelore's birthday, for example), the characters' ages are the same as they were when they were first introduced.
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It's been over a year, likely two and possibly even three. Based on clothes changing with the seasons (I know there was at least one winter before Claire and Emily showed up as summer interns), and Claire would be bundled up a lot more if she had graduated mid-year instead of summer. So we've had at least a year of knowing Claire. I'd have to archive trawl through the pre-Claire era to see if there's one or two years there.
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