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WCDT 19-23 April 2021 (4506-4510)
Farideh:
I didn't even get that punch line, just figured that 'S game' meant 'sex game'
BenRG:
--- Quote from: Eversist on 18 Apr 2021, 23:52 ---
--- Quote from: BenRG on 18 Apr 2021, 23:40 ---Jeph should be less gamer. Not all of us are into the lingo, or even recognise it for what it is. Someone on Patreon had to explain this strip to me.
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I know you're probably at least being partially sarcastic, but it's okay to not always get the punchline right away. Different characters have different interests so it sorta makes sense in-context, too.
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Actually, I wasn't being sarcastic. I literally had no idea what Renee was talking about. It's something that an author should be wary of. If your audience can no longer understand your characters and/or follow the story, then there are problems on the horizon.
Eversist:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 19 Apr 2021, 00:19 ---
--- Quote from: Eversist on 18 Apr 2021, 23:52 ---
--- Quote from: BenRG on 18 Apr 2021, 23:40 ---Jeph should be less gamer. Not all of us are into the lingo, or even recognise it for what it is. Someone on Patreon had to explain this strip to me.
--- End quote ---
I know you're probably at least being partially sarcastic, but it's okay to not always get the punchline right away. Different characters have different interests so it sorta makes sense in-context, too.
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Actually, I wasn't being sarcastic. I literally had no idea what Renee was talking about. It's something that an author should be wary of. If your audience can no longer understand your characters and/or follow the story, then there are problems on the horizon.
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Ah okay, forgive me. I was assuming in good faith that you maybe were being sarcastic, because I think it's a little silly/unrealistic to think one is always going to understand a punch line in a comic, especially a comic that leans on pop culture occasionally.
QC used to have a lot more music humor and references. I missed out on a lot of those, but I don't feel like it really diminished my enjoyment of the comic or made me feel like it was going in an obtuse direction. Agree to disagree. :)
(Edited for clarity.)
sitnspin:
I didn't (and don't) know what it was a reference to, but I picked up its meaning from context.
Not every piece of fiction has to be universally digestible by every audience member, and in fact it impossible to be so. And asking a creator to appeal to your specific tastes and perspectives seems a bit presumptuous and entitled.
Tova:
Jeph inserted a pop culture reference into today's comic? Heavens.
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