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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: raoullefere on 14 Feb 2010, 22:13
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Pure and clean as the driven snow
From Orange County
Here we go!
I know I misquoted this, but deciding from what I misquoted should give us something to do other than addressing even more inane subjects.
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Pure and clean as the driven snow
From Orange County
Here we go!
I know I misquoted this, but deciding from what I misquoted should give us something to do other than addressing even more inane subjects,
From Orange County? Why you... you Republican! Wait *checks user page* Oh, Mississippi. Then nevermind. Sorry. Carry on. Yay for Dragnet quotes, though!
Yay for double entendre conversations!
I chose Ballin the Jack because it doesn't have "the" first. I am annoyed to say that I only know of The Robot and The Twist, but then the last time I danced unguardedly was when I was 9 and attended a weeding. (misspelled, then left that way for fun)
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Well, I suppose we can be grateful they wern't singing.
Then we'd be wondering if Angus knew Klingon Opera.
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Ah man, here I thought Marty was having some thoughts of infidelity, and then I read the newspost XD
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I was wondering why Marten suddenly hated his library job, why Steve suddenly decided to return, and why Marten was oogling Faye when he was dating Dora. This whole time I'm having a strange feeling of Deja Vu going on in the back of my head.
Then I read the news post and all became clear.
So Jeph had a bad night, big deal. I'll give him a break, hell I'll give him a week's worth of breaks, QC has a rigorous update schedual that few comics meet or surpass, and Jeph delivers night after night after bloody night. Dude is like a machine.
Cheers to ya Jeph, hope you're feeling better tomorrow.
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FUCK YES
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Number Nine....
Number Nine....
Number Nine....
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Industrial Output....
Financial Imbalance....
The Watusi....
The Twist....
El Dorado....
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Number Nine....
Number Nine....
Number Nine....
I'm sorry, what was the question?
Feel better, Jeph's Brain.
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Y'know, after looking at #3 v1.0 for comparison, unless Jeph is going to redraw EVERY strip, that QC book is going to be a study in artistic whiplash.
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What are the strips that depend on a cartoony drawing style in order to work?
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BOO on redraw! :wink: Although the deja vu was fun for a double take. I understand your mind must a self belittling mush, but that should have been a twiggy Faye! Now don't get me wrong I love me Faye's current :-o bodacious booty and busty body. Its just after I figured out what was going on my mind got stuck. It can't grasp how you would draw young skinny Faye with your current drawing style :? , but it begs to know. Call me selfish, but you do spoil us. Take all the time off you need. :-D
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Omg YES! If I thought you were a robot I'd beg you to simultaneously start the whole comic over so we can see the beautiful transformation and also continue from here.
Will you do the poop one again, too? The one where Faye and Martin are having dinner together and she says "You know what I hate?" lololol.
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In my half-awake state this morning I came to the conclusion that the fact I was reading what was clearly strip 3 but in a recent style was due to some caching error. Then I woke up properly and realised that that's not how computers work.
I am looking forward to the QC book much more now that we know the old strips will be redrawn. I know some people argue that we should keep the original style, but that's what the archives are for!
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Jeph has said that only about 30 or so strips will be redrawn, where his originals are not high-enough resolution for printing.
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That'll be interesting to see the transition then.
I was hoping for this to be some Bizzaro World reboot, Dora Ends up with Steve, Winslow is female, and Marten Ends up with Sven.....
....wait, what.
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Well, I thought it delightful to see Marten staring at Faye's butt again...
somehow... thank you Jeph!
And please do a rerun of TEH shirts...!!
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BOO on redraw! :wink: Although the deja vu was fun for a double take. I understand your mind must a self belittling mush, but that should have been a twiggy Faye! Now don't get me wrong I love me Faye's current :-o bodacious booty and busty body. Its just after I figured out what was going on my mind got stuck. It can't grasp how you would draw young skinny Faye with your current drawing style :? , but it begs to know. Call me selfish, but you do spoil us. Take all the time off you need. :-D
She was supposed to be chubby from the beginning, he just couldn't get her to look right.
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I like the redraw - and recognized it about panel 2 - rest up. I needed to Friday - no reason you can't do so on the Monday.
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BOO on redraw! :wink: Although the deja vu was fun for a double take. I understand your mind must a self belittling mush, but that should have been a twiggy Faye! Now don't get me wrong I love me Faye's current :-o bodacious booty and busty body. Its just after I figured out what was going on my mind got stuck. It can't grasp how you would draw young skinny Faye with your current drawing style :? , but it begs to know. Call me selfish, but you do spoil us. Take all the time off you need. :-D
She was supposed to be chubby from the beginning, he just couldn't get her to look right.
I must have missed that somewhere. I always followed the mindset of her increasing weight being proportional to her comfort level. So does that mean Marten originally was supposed to like BIG Butts...and he could not lie? Dora is so wrong for him
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I'm pretty sure that, like most men who aren't trapped in a Hollywood cliché, he doesn't have one specific set of measurements which automatically attract his eye to the exclusion of all others.
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What's this? A webcomic about a guy who hates his job and listens to indie music all day? Such a thing could never be interesting and/or insanely popular on the internets!
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That'll be interesting to see the transition then.
I was hoping for this to be some Bizzaro World reboot, Dora Ends up with Steve, Winslow is female, and Marten Ends up with Sven.....
....wait, what.
Next, on SciFi...
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Loved the redraw, even if I did find myself checking the calender to see if I was still in 2010.
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See, what Jeph should have done is George Lucas-ize the whole thing and have random alien creatures in the the background that weren't there the first time. QC: The Special Editions!
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I actually spotted the number right away (which is odd for me at 6:00 AM) but just figured Jeph had a long night and uploaded the wrong image. Then I saw the news post. I just took a half day off on Friday for an anime convention, so I guess Jeph can have a day off too for writer's block :)
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And please do a rerun of TEH shirts...!!
? They haven't gone away.
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Y'know, after looking at #3 v1.0 for comparison, unless Jeph is going to redraw EVERY strip, that QC book is going to be a study in artistic whiplash.
Even if he is, I'm not too thrilled with the idea. Half the fun of reading long-running comics is seeing how the art and writing evolved over time. To a point, at least. Scott Ramsoomair did something similar with VG Cats, but it was a continuous process he started pretty early on, so they still have an obvious progression.
I must not have been paying attention, either; this is the first time I've heard he's going to redraw anything.
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I approve the addition of the red-headed bartender in the second panel.
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While y'all talk art, I'm having fun with the posters "no fighting, no fucking, no freakouts", "champagne is awful", "restrooms"- wait...
Next, on SciFi...
More wrestling! And after that, supernatural bullshit (though they sort of already had that)! Because now it's "SyFy"!
See, what Jeph should have done is George Lucas-ize the whole thing and have random alien creatures in the the background that weren't there the first time. QC: The Special Editions!
And Faye wouldn't have shot first.
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I wonder if the redraws will go all the way up to #110.
Why #110?
Well:
110 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=110)
111 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=111)
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The 299/300 break is where the strips reach their current size.
I don't suppose Jeph fancies going that far though.
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=299
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=300
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See, what Jeph should have done is George Lucas-ize the whole thing and have random alien creatures in the the background that weren't there the first time. QC: The Special Editions!
Not random aliens: random people in Victorian garments!
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I said too many when I quoted Jeph as saying 30 strips to redraw. Here is what he actually wrote in his LiveJournal:
As you may know, I'm currently working on putting the first QC book together. It will comprise the first 300 comics, in full color, and should be on sale in the first quarter of 2010 if everything goes according to plan. Part of the process of making the book is re-drawing old strips that I'm missing the original, high-resolution artwork for- probably 15 or 20 out of the first 300 comics. The plan is to have the re-drawn comics alongside the original, low-resolution versions, to provide a sort of comparison between what my art looked like then and what it looks like now.
The first five comics are among these, and this morning I finally went back and re-drew the very first Questionable Content comic I ever made. It was a surprisingly emotional experience- revisiting something I did six and a half years ago, reflecting on where I was then and where I am now, and this crazy goddamned career that began as nothing more than a means of blowing off creative steam after long days at MY job as an "office bitch."
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I didn't like the #1 redraw so much, but I really like this one. Especially the detail of Marten leaning back to catch a look at Faye. Very nicely done!
Would've liked to have seen that studded belt and older hairstyle on Faye, though. But yeah, alll the new detail's really nice!
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Meanwhile in the Mirror Universe
Faye has just killed Steve with a sniper rifle at 1000 yards while her girlfriend Raven acts as lookout
Angus quietly walks behind Marigold as she leads him by his collar
Hannelore and Dora are just getting out of their bed
Pintsize and Winslow are continuing their exploration of Mars
Pizza Girl and Vespa Avenger finally break out of Director Turing's Special Prison with the help pf a mysterious black Cat.
Wil and Penelope, new arrivals in town open a new Coffee Shop
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You know what would be the greatest? If the newsposts came with the book as well. I bet if you were to show April 2004 jeph the comic from Friday, he'd never believe it was his.
I am pretty certain this is the most risque QC is ever going to get. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=108)
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When I read today's strip I kind of wondered if I had somehow wandered into a time slip or something. It literally took me minute or so to figure out what was happening. I was thinking "Wait, I thought he didn't mind his library job...did I miss something?"
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I think it would be kind of jarring for readers of the book who haven't seen the web comic to see the art evolution of the first three hundred strips.
The early strips have a certain charm, but new readers would probably appreciate people with, oh say, necks, realistic fleshtones and irises that don't take up 50% of the eyeball.
Sacrilege, I'm sure.
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You know what would be the greatest? If the newsposts came with the book as well. I bet if you were to show April 2004 jeph the comic from Friday, he'd never believe it was his.
I am pretty certain this is the most risque QC is ever going to get. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=108)
That's okay. I found a cache of some stuff I supposedly wrote fifteen years ago. But I'm pretty sure some evil bastard forged my name onto it, just to mess with me.
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That's okay. I found a cache of some stuff I supposedly wrote fifteen years ago. But I'm pretty sure some evil bastard forged my name onto it, just to mess with me.
I feel that way if I read anything I wrote at uni.
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I can't read anything I wrote in HS - I was taking notes in Norse runes.
Talk about both being both bored and nerdy!
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I'm glad Jeph is redrawing the old comics, but I wanted more Stormtroopers and Dewbacks!
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When did Pintsize get those jets on his arms?
Or am I thinking of something else?
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I can't help but wonder how much of Tai's looking has been done in make-out sessions at the dorm and in bars.
Funny—I was just listening to Billy Idol's "Heroin" and then I read Jeph's comments. A coincidence? Of course. I've yet to prefect my ability to control Jeph's mind via my I-Tunes playlists.
Yesterday's poll results:
The Bird - 4 (12.5%)
The Jughead - 3 (9.4%)
The Watusi - 3 (9.4%)
The Robot - 4 (12.5%)
The Twist - 2 (6.3%)
The Hustle - 1 (3.1%)
Ballin' the Jack - 12 (37.5%)
The Madison - 3 (9.4%)
Apparently, most of you feel the Hustle is extremely well known—or maybe, like me, you find some of Angus's poses remind you of Saturday Night Fever. Ballin' the Jack wins—even though I tell ya, everyone who was anyone was dancing that in 1942. Or so I'm told.
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Aw, the poll doesn't have the most obvious choices- office bitch and SOUSUKE-KUUUUUUN!
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Definitely the Charles Atlas one. :-D
Now for the next half year Dora will be playing Matchmaker for Tai
Ans secretly banging her on the side.
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Billy Idol's "Heroin"
Boooooo, boooooo...
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Based on what I saw for today's poll results I thought question was really what Marten's dream job was - not what he was most qualified for....
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Does it mark me as a perv that I've actually contemplated sex with an anatomicly correct robot/android? Maybe I've just been reading Chester 5000 XYV too much. Well, it's not like anyone reads Chester. I mean... well, take a look for yourselves if you're unfamiliar. http://jessfink.com/Chester5000XYV/
For a moment, I was thinking that Pintsize's resiliency must be from the fact that he has that illicit military grade chassis, but then I remember that A) that's been repoed by Uncle Sam, and B) Faye tore him apart once. So, what does account for his inhuman (okay, inPC) resiliency to damage? I know you drop kick one of my old PCs and good luck getting it to reboot again, let alone talk to you.
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For a moment, I was thinking that Pintsize's resiliency must be from the fact that he has that illicit military grade chassis, but then I remember that A) that's been repoed by Uncle Sam, and B) Faye tore him apart once. So, what does account for his inhuman (okay, inPC) resiliency to damage? I know you drop kick one of my old PCs and good luck getting it to reboot again, let alone talk to you.
Only the laser was taken back (Agent Turing got confused after being attacked by a giant space owl) and Pintsize's original chassis is still in Marten's closet.
Pintsize (and apparently most/all AnthroPCs) is designed with magnetic joints that can be pulled apart relatively easily.
So he probably could survive a few bank-shots off the wall.
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Right. Given that they're designed to walk around, hop on and off furniture, etc., they presumably have far sturdier shock protection than your typical desktop PC. They may get by by having a lot more RAM than a non-sentient computer, so when the shock-detector kicks in they don't have to wait for semi-vital processes to come out of swap.
Of course, given that Pintsize has said he needs to breathe to keep his CPU(s?) cool, that would mean that whenever he hits Youtube he starts panting. I should probably stop this line of thought now.
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I can't remember the strip number (CelticGeek, are you there to help?), but during one of Marigirl's repair sessions she commented that the military bodies were robust. (Or was that a tweet?)
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Story Starts here. (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1413)
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Right. Given that they're designed to walk around, hop on and off furniture, etc., they presumably have far sturdier shock protection than your typical desktop PC. They may get by by having a lot more RAM than a non-sentient computer, so when the shock-detector kicks in they don't have to wait for semi-vital processes to come out of swap.
Pintsize has a mere 512MB, allegedly: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=629
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Found it, it was a tweet:
# Say what you will about the military, their AnthroPC chassis are durable. The dents just pop right out of @pintsize0101 6:09 PM Oct 25th, 2009 from Tweetie
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I can't read anything I wrote in HS - I was taking notes in Norse runes.
Talk about both being both bored and nerdy!
I've just come to the conclusion that I'll never be cool :oops: All I ever did other than take notes was draw maps of random areas of the world from memory and massive stick figure battles that raged across and between the lines of my notebook paper.
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Yesterday's poll results:
1. Bouncer at Chuck E Cheese - 6 (13%)
2. "Before" model in all-new Charles Atlas campaign - 13 (28.3%)
3. Pick holder at rock concert - 12 (26.1%)
4. Model for American Apparel's new line of men's belly shirts - 10 (21.7%)
5. Body double for Jason Alexander in upcoming Jenny Craig ad—bikini and all - 5 (10.9%)
When I wrote this, I had no idea Charles Atlas, Ltd. was still in business, and was sure I'd get many 'wha?" reactions. I guess you guys knew better.
Knew I should have gone with Kevin Smith for #5.
Oh, and having reviewed comics 1413 - 7, I have this to say: WaaaGooshGooshGoosh never grows stale.
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I know you drop kick one of my old PCs and good luck getting it to reboot again, let alone talk to you.
Better than a drop kick (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_v0w0rUy1Y)
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Is it warm in here?
Hey! Who turned up the damn thermostat?!?
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Aw, Faye looks so cute with a skinny lesbian cuddling her bosom.
She almost seems disappointed that Tai doesn't want to make out with her.
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Thermostats? Where we're going, we don't need thermostats!
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Aw, Faye looks so cute with a skinny lesbian cuddling her bosom.
Skinny lesbians, lanky bisexuals... Faye is just cuddle-tastic... And warm!
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Careful Faye, you turn up the thermostat and people start shedding clothes.
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Awwwww
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In my social circle, it is considered weird to NOT make yourself comfy in the laps of others.
I will never understand how it could be otherwise.
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Your social circle doesn't include Faye.
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Yet.
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Again I am impressed by the "new" Faye's self control. The old Faye would've launched Tai across the room. With predjudice.
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Maybe not if she'd had enough to drink.
In that case she'd head butt her in the junk and puke all over her.
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Maybe Dora's conditioning is working and Faye's getting used to being cuddled on by skinny girls?
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My first thoughts after seeing Faye's reaction:
"I felt a disturbance in the force. Like a million shippers screaming out, and then silence."
Sir Alex was saying the lines too.
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Geez, Tai. Dial the constant horniness down a bit, willya? :-P
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Daww, she's cute when she's drunk.
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My first thoughts after seeing Faye's reaction:
"I felt a disturbance in the force. Like a million shippers screaming out, and then silence."
Sir Alex was saying the lines too.
How would one combine Faye and Tai's names? Fai? Taye? T'Faye?
You know, if one were so inclined?
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Daww, she's cute when she's drunk.
She's cute when she's not drunk, too.
Also next to last panel; bearmonster nibbling Tai's boobs.
Just thought you'd like to know.
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How would one combine Faye and Tai's names? Fai? Taye? T'Faye?
You know, if one were so inclined?
Fai.
Duh.
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Tai-Fi.
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T. Fey.
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The phrase "Faye-Tai attraction" leaps to mind.
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Why? Neither have the somewhat horsiness of Ms. Close.
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How would one combine Faye and Tai's names? Fai? Taye? T'Faye?
You know, if one were so inclined?
If you let it happen on its own, you could call it an Auto T'Faye.
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FayeTaillistic Outlook, the best indie duo in the East/Northhampton area!
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Should we be hanging pictures while drunk? What could go wrong?
Oh hey look, Jeph left Chekhov's gun in panel one. Somebody better tell him, otherwise it's going to fire sooner or later.
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Last panal is cute. Bring on the cuddle!
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Should we be hanging pictures while drunk? What could go wrong?
Oh hey look, Jeph left Chekhov's gun in panel one. Somebody better tell him, otherwise it's going to fire sooner or later.
Oh, I think Jeph may have left Chekhov's whole damned arsenal in this strip.
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It took me a minute after starting to read this strip to realize that the first line did not, in fact, come from a drunk boobmonster on Faye's shirt.
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This leads me to believe we need a recurring gay boy in this comic. Marten's dad's 1 appearance isn't enough!
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What could possibly go wrong? The mind boggles. Of course, I admit I hang pictures with yardsticks, plumb bobs, spirit levels, and laser sighting devices all ready to hand. I sit before the wall, contemplate it, grok its fullness. Because that damned nail hole is going be there forever.
My first thoughts after seeing Faye's reaction:
"I felt a disturbance in the force. Like a million shippers screaming out, and then silence."
Sir Alex was saying the lines too.
How would one combine Faye and Tai's names? Fai? Taye? T'Faye?
You know, if one were so inclined?
A Jedi craves not these things!
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queer card played and trumped.
Come on, Faye, put the little bint through the wall already.
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Jeph should do a special on his site. Pay $50, send him a picture and he draws you cuddling with Faye.
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For some reason I foresee the next strip being one where Faye and Tai wake in the same bed think they did it with each other then out of nowhere Pintsize pops up out of the covers.
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queer card played and trumped.
Come on, Faye, put the little bint through the wall already.
Seriously. I used to like Tai all right, but her "waaah waaah I'm so lonely and horny won't somebody FUCK ME preferably Dora but I'll take Faye JUST FUCK MEEEE" shtick is getting really old. Time for her to be put on a bus, at least for a bit.
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I like how people bitched about Angus dancing with Marigold as basically harassing her, but Tai basically climbing on and cuddling Faye is totally a-ok, because, you know, "Hurr! Hot chicks on eachother! Angus sucks! (http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1073/specialed.png)"
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Yet.
Scarred, your avatar is totally badass.
And Shadic...what did you expect?
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I only just noticed the radical perspective change in panel two. Look, it's the couch from Dora's apartment! I always thought there was more apartment in that direction, but apparently it's just a wall.
What does Marten's apartment look like, anyway? We only ever see one or two parts of it. I wouldn't be able to tell where the bathroom, Faye's bedroom or that window where Steve proposed hot gay sex is.
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There's a potential poll: who's going to cuddle Faye next?
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I may have missed it but what happened to all of Tai's tatoo's? :?
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For some reason I foresee the next strip being one where Faye and Tai wake in the same bed think they did it with each other then out of nowhere Pintsize pops up out of the covers.
I don't know why, but this made me think of the "Isn't it nuts?" scenes in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, although Pintsize isn't big enough to impersonate even Tai. If only he could get his USB cable into the Boyfriendbot.
To be fair to Tai (can't believe I'm doing that), Faye brought up making out, which is kind of asking for the poke she got. Well, not literally, but you know what I mean.
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How would one combine Faye and Tai's names? Fai? Taye? T'Faye?
Hoshi and T'Pol would like a word with you.
I'm expecting a hammer to come through the wall next comic.
And Tai is definitely a cute drunk - Even though Faye is probably going to kill her.
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How would one combine Faye and Tai's names? Fai? Taye? T'Faye?
Hoshi and T'Pol would like a word with you.
Don't you mean T'Poshi? :laugh:
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You deserve a year on Rura Penthe for that
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And Shadic...what did you expect?
I have no idea. I guess people love their lesbians and hate angus. :roll:
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I just had a thought.
I'm not sure if it's a good thought or a bad thought.
It's just a thought.
If Faye were to hook up with Tai, then that would mean that Marten was dating Faye's boss, while Faye was dating Marten's boss.
Now, I'm not endorsing, condoning, or advocating such a situation, but, if such an event were to come to pass, it would make Faye's chart (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1090) in Dr. Corrine's office a LOT more interesting!
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But if that were to happen then would Dora want to join in?
And if that were true, would that mean Marten gets to lay Faye?
And would that cause Hanners to snap and seek terrible and protracted revenge?
And would that mean they would have to turn to Steve and DOKYA?
Do you think I've had too much Coffee?
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Either too much, or not NEARLY enough!
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Sir Alex was saying the lines too.
Sir Alec.
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Should we be hanging pictures while drunk? What could go wrong?
There must be something about combining booze and home improvements (http://planetkaren.bit-bucket.com/comics/2007-10-12.jpg) that appeals to cartoonists.
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Akima, What's that from? I've seen that character somewhere...
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From Planet Karen (http://www.planetkaren.co.uk/), one of my favourite webcomics. I have "quoted" Karen Ellis here before. Sadly updates have become very irregular.
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You deserve a year on Rura Penthe for that
Ooh, that's cold! How about someplace hot, say, Vulcan? *whistles*
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You deserve a year on Rura Penthe for that
Ooh, that's cold! How about someplace hot, say, Vulcan? *whistles*
Didn't you watch the movie? Vulcan was destroyed!
Please don't hit me!
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Only if you accept that that was an AU
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oh great, there we go... :-D
(there go the Faye/Tai shippers...)
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Where? Where? WHERE??
Oh, there.
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"Curse my high body temperature!"
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I can't figure out how to make a poll out of this, but I liked it too much not to make you guys read it (plus it's on topic). So:
“What could possibly go wrong?” was most likely said:
- While finalizing plans to fill the Hindenburg with hydrogen and paint it with thermite.
- Just before trying to restock Titanic’s ice supply mid-cruise for the weenies who wanted their scotch on the rocks.
- Upon realizing after casting Kevin Coster* as the title character of Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves that no one had asked him to demonstrate his English accent.
- Right after shelling out $100 million to Coster and the director of Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves to make Waterworld
- Seconds before the Super Bowl XXXVIII half-time show upon realizing it hadn’t been explained to Justin Timberlake that “I’m gonna get you naked” was supposed to be a joke.
*Yes, I do know there's an 'N' in 'Costner.' I also know he and whosname spent 175 mill, but 100 million was their original budget.
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Only if you accept that that was an AU
I accept that in a third universe a person who is definitely not me sailed in with few Death Stars and a Sun Crusher and blasted Nero's whiny ass before Vulcan died.
Too bad about those Klingon ships, though.
I can't figure out how to make a poll out of this, but I liked it too much not to make you guys read it (plus it's on topic). So:
“What could possibly go wrong?” was most likely said:
- While finalizing plans to fill the Hindenburg with hydrogen and paint it with thermite.
- Just before trying to restock Titanic’s ice supply mid-cruise for the weenies who wanted their scotch on the rocks.
- Upon realizing after casting Kevin Coster* as the title character of Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves that no one had asked him to demonstrate his English accent.
- Right after shelling out $100 million to Coster and the director of Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves to make Waterworld
- Seconds before the Super Bowl XXXVIII half-time show upon realizing it hadn’t been explained to Justin Timberlake that “I’m gonna get you naked” was supposed to be a joke.
*Yes, I do know there's an 'N' in 'Costner.' I also know he and whosname spent 175 mill, but that was their original budget.
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Gonna go with the Hindenburg, because that actually happened and there were people involved that actually realized it was a Bad Idea.
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Tonight's poll has the advantage of offering choices rather than commentary.
Yesterday's poll results:
Biggest problem for humans involved in robosexual relationships:
1. You are almost certain your partner’s faking it most of the time. - 4 (8.2%)
2. Unlike the Lovedoll people, you have to put up with annoying back-talk. - 9 (18.4%)
3. Discovering existence of online video of you your partner uploaded after it’s been removed, but not before it’s been downloaded millions of times. - 4 (8.2%)
4. When your partner uses the ‘not tonight, I have a headache’ excuse, it’s either a lie or an expensive repair job. - 11 (22.4%)
5. There’s always the risk your partner is blogging your efforts as you make them. - 8 (16.3%)
6. Discovering the online video of you your partner uploaded is considered so tame YouTube didn’t bother removing it. - 13 (26.5%)
I would never have guessed #6 would win.
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I just had a thought.
I'm not sure if it's a good thought or a bad thought.
It's just a thought.
If Faye were to hook up with Tai, then that would mean that Marten was dating Faye's boss, while Faye was dating Marten's boss.
Now, I'm not endorsing, condoning, or advocating such a situation, but, if such an event were to come to pass, it would make Faye's chart (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1090) in Dr. Corrine's office a LOT more interesting!
She'd need more yarn.
And more thumbtacks.
And a bigger board.
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I just had a thought.
I'm not sure if it's a good thought or a bad thought.
It's just a thought.
If Faye were to hook up with Tai, then that would mean that Marten was dating Faye's boss, while Faye was dating Marten's boss.
Now, I'm not endorsing, condoning, or advocating such a situation, but, if such an event were to come to pass, it would make Faye's chart (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1090) in Dr. Corrine's office a LOT more interesting!
She'd need more yarn.
And more thumbtacks.
And a bigger board.
At the rate things are going, she'd need n-dimensional hyperspace and string theory to plot this out.
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Hey now... the strip-by-strip summary is ONLY 20 pages, so it shouldn't be THAT hard.
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queer card played and trumped.
Come on, Faye, put the little bint through the wall already.
Seriously. I used to like Tai all right, but her "waaah waaah I'm so lonely and horny won't somebody FUCK ME preferably Dora but I'll take Faye JUST FUCK MEEEE" shtick is getting really old. Time for her to be put on a bus, at least for a bit.
I knew that, if I looked over there long enough, I'd find The Appropriate TV Trope (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Gayngst) for Tai.
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queer card played and trumped.
Come on, Faye, put the little bint through the wall already.
Seriously. I used to like Tai all right, but her "waaah waaah I'm so lonely and horny won't somebody FUCK ME preferably Dora but I'll take Faye JUST FUCK MEEEE" shtick is getting really old. Time for her to be put on a bus, at least for a bit.
I knew that, if I looked over there long enough, I'd find The Appropriate TV Trope (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Gayngst) for Tai.
Man, I'd like to see that page. Gayngst sounds hilarious, but sad ban is sad. :cry:
Maybe you can put in a good word for me? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=nfphali6okegpeyyurxw6bfl&page=1#5)
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Shippers and Trekkies get out of my way,
Don't wanna buy one of your slash fics today.
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hahaha! Love the way Tai is gettin' served in panel 3! Hilarious, cute, and awesome :laugh:
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Why does Hanners even own a cricket bat? She doesn't strike me as the sort to play (not being English or Indian) and there are better home defence pseudo clubs.
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Lighter weight and easier to swing edge-on than a baseball bat, and it has an edge.
So does a katana, but you won't cut yourself on a cricket bat.
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Now read today's comic and damn it was hilarious.
I approve of hanners weapon choice since I live in a country dominated by cricket, lol
I see the Faytai shiippers are emerging.........
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Aaaw, Marten's pain star in panel 2 has a sad face...
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Hmmm I was thinking.. perhaps Fay was like "shure your cute and all but get off damnit ... besides i prefer the sausage. Jeez!". And then I was thinking at my house we have lots of fleece blankets around the living room furniture so it might have been more like a "hmm you cold? here have a blankey!"
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I'd like to know why Hanners has a cricket bat for such occasions and not the more traditional All AMERICAN baseball bat.
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I'd like to know why Hanners has a cricket bat for such occasions and not the more traditional All AMERICAN baseball bat.
Statistics, published uninterrupted even by war, since 1864 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisden_Cricketers%27_Almanack), would make cricket the perfect game for Hanners. But who says the bat belongs to her anyway? She's in Faye/Marten/Dora's flat, not her own, and I doubt she carries it around tucked in her trackies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_bat).
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Hmmm I was thinking.. perhaps Fay was like "shure your cute and all but get off damnit ... besides i prefer the sausage. Jeez!". And then I was thinking at my house we have lots of fleece blankets around the living room furniture so it might have been more like a "hmm you cold? here have a blankey!"
Now dear, could you be ever so brave and, on the doll, point to the places where the bad punctuation touched you?
I'd like to know why Hanners has a cricket bat for such occasions and not the more traditional All AMERICAN baseball bat.
It's part of her Zombie Invasion Preparedness Package; it has been statistically proven that the cricket bat is the superior anti-zombie hand-to-hand weapon after extensive testing in central Australia.
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I suspect that the only television feed she could get on the space station was the BBC, so cricket is probably her sport.
And I suspect the idea of wearing all white, well-bleached clothing with plenty of protection appealed to her as well.
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I really like Hanners's facial expression in panel 4. The facial expressions in this comic keep on getting better and better.
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Man, I'd like to see that page. Gayngst sounds hilarious, but sad ban is sad. :cry:
Maybe you can put in a good word for me? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=nfphali6okegpeyyurxw6bfl&page=1#5)
Here's the main gist of it:
"You show me a happy homosexual and I'll show you a gay corpse."
—Michael, The Boys In The Band
"I'm a Jew, I'm small, I'm homosexual, and I live in Sheffield. I'm fucked."
—Posner, The History Boys
Despite the traditional meaning of the word "gay", homosexual characters tend to be a miserable lot, and not by simple coincidence - their misery can be attributed largely to their sexuality or, more accurately, other people's attitudes towards it. In short, they don't just have angst, they have gayngst.
Characters suffering from Gayngst are prone to alcoholism and other forms of substance abuse, self-loathing, rampant homophobia towards themselves and others, falling in tragic unrequited love with heterosexuals, contemplating (and often committing) suicide, and wishing that they were straight.
Gayngst is a Pet Peeve Trope of many due to the fact that while it usually portrays gay people sympathetically, it can be interpreted as saying that it's impossible to be gay without being miserable, or that gay people don't deserve Happy Endings. However, portraying something in fiction isn't the same as promoting it (indeed, it can be an excellent way of condemning it), and Gayngst is still unfortunately common in real life, so it's hardly an irrelevant topic for fiction. After all, True Art Is Angsty transcends sexual orientation.
Gayngst is often found in Boys Love and Girls Love works for obvious reasons.
Not to be confused with the Gayngster, although some Gayngsters probably have their share of Gayngst. Clumsy examples of Gayngst often dive headfirst into Wangst territory. Sister Trope of Bury Your Gays, which it frequently overlaps with. Super Trope of Incompatible Orientation. Note that this doesn't come up quite as often in works with a Cast Full Of Gay.
I'm not listing all the examples though. :p
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I'd like to know why Hanners has a cricket bat for such occasions and not the more traditional All AMERICAN baseball bat.
Meanwhile, earlier in the thread;
Why does Hanners even own a cricket bat? She doesn't strike me as the sort to play (not being English or Indian) and there are better home defence pseudo clubs.
Lighter weight and easier to swing edge-on than a baseball bat, and it has an edge.
So does a katana, but you won't cut yourself on a cricket bat.
A waste is a terrible thing to mind.
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Hurrah for Faye fending off Tai. I do wonder if 'lil miss handy knows how dangerously she's living.
Hanners showing up with a cricket bat makes more sense than her showing up with a shinai. Well, to me, anyway.
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Hurrah for Faye fending off Tai. I do wonder if 'lil miss handy knows how dangerously she's living.
Hanners showing up with a cricket bat makes more sense than her showing up with a shinai. Well, to me, anyway.
Probably not, but she's drunk.
Which brings to mind those comments Faye and Penelope made back in 1037... maybe Tai's confusing bisexuality for substance abuse?
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I'd like to know why Hanners has a cricket bat for such occasions and not the more traditional All AMERICAN baseball bat.
Because this is Western Mass. and they hate America (especially the part east of Palmer). Everything's got to be either local or foreign, nothing in-between.
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Hurrah for Faye fending off Tai. I do wonder if 'lil miss handy knows how dangerously she's living.
Hanners showing up with a cricket bat makes more sense than her showing up with a shinai. Well, to me, anyway.
Anything you need to swing around is basically useless in self defence in-doors. So, shinai, katana, boken, jo, baseball bat, cricket bat ... all useless.
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Lighter weight and easier to swing edge-on than a baseball bat, and it has an edge.
According to Wiki, baseball bats weigh "no more than" 33oz (though Wiki gets the metric conversion wrong, 33oz is only 935g). Cricket bats, by contrast, have no regulation maximum weight and Kookaburra (an Australian manufacturer) offers bats of up to 3lb 4oz (1.47kg) as standard. So, if you really want to crush a skull, a cricket bat is actually heavier. The slower swing is little disadvantage when handling slow-moving zombies.
The legal maximum length of a cricket bat is 38" (0.965m). Baseball bats are apparently allowed to be up to 42". So the reach advantage goes to the Louisville Slugger. And baseball bats are allowed to be made of metal, so zombie teeth are less likely to be able to get a grip, and brains are easier to wipe off. On the other hand, the cricket bat's 4.25" wide blade makes it easier to block thrown knives, shuriken etc.
Anything you need to swing around is basically useless in self defence in-doors. So, shinai, katana, boken, jo, baseball bat, cricket bat ... all useless.
Depends on the length. I'd favour a pair of Butterfly Swords... :laugh:
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It just dawned on me that we invest way too much time in this scenario.
But I support the butterfly knife suggestion.
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For Indoor Combat I would recommend a Roman Gladius and a Roman Oval Shield. :D
Well, I suppose w could congratulate Faye on her self control, after all, Tai is still conscious and wall free :-D
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If you're really worried about your swing indoors, try a handgun! :police:
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Or a sawed-off 12 Guage.
This is my BOOM-Stick!!!
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Or maybe a Taser? Or a collapsing baton? Oh wait...
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The collapsing baton bit was mentioned back in #966. I wonder why Jeph waited so long to make a story arc out of it? Probably forgot he ever mentioned it in the first place, as I think Hanners said her mom "just" sent it to her.
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Just remember, Hanners doesn't want anything that will make a mess or is likely to deposit bodily fluids on her. That removes the knives, the gladius, and definitely the 12-gauge. Probably the 3 lb. (great googly moogly) kricket* bat, too.
Too bad Hanners didn't just buy a paddle at the local shop (there has to be one to supply those crazy college kids with their S&M initiation gear), as it would be about the size of that bat, and we wouldn't have to wonder why she's into any sport whatsoever.
*spelling changed in honor of the sport-happy, whimsical, lyrical, xenocidal maniacs the late, great Douglas Adams invented.
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This is my BOOM-Stick!!!
(http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9599/holdyourguntightly.jpg)
Sexy Red Chinese soldier says: "Never forget the hatred born of blood and tears; hold tight to your gun!" A sentiment of which Charlton Heston would no doubt approve. Oh wait... :laugh:
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For the record, I do not own a gun, but when the Zombie apocalypse comes, my first stop will be the Sporting Goods Department of my local discount store.
I will not stop at the check out counter either.
The question is: Which is the best type of shotgun ammo for zombies? Buckshot or Deer Slug?
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For the record, I do not own a gun, but when the Zombie apocalypse comes, my first stop will be the Sporting Goods Department of my local discount store.
I will not stop at the check out counter either.
The question is: Which is the best type of shotgun ammo for zombies? Buckshot or Deer Slug?
You need something with not just stopping power, but the ability to actually destroy limbs.
for you consideration : The AA 12
(http://hamiltonandtroup.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/us20marine20firing20aa-1220full-auto20shotgun2028aa1220machine20shotgun29.jpg)
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Yeah... I'm pretty sure they don't stock THAT at the local S-Mart! :-o
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lol, its military. But in a zombie world, thats the weapon to be looking for.
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Answers to yesterday's poll:
The one thing you’d have happen in an Alternate Universe QC is:
1. Marten and Faye would actually be brother and sister, separated at birth, with Marten given to a wandering dominatrix to raise. (It would explain a ton of stuff, trust me— George Lucus.) - 13 (36.1%)
2. Marigold would have a compulsion to issue bio sheets to everyone she meets. - 1 (2.8%)
3. Hannelore’s dad wouldn’t have destroyed Vulcan. - 5 (13.9%)
4. Angus would for no clear reason occasionally dress in shorts, school jacket, and school cap. - 6 (16.7%)
5. Hanners’ mother would have never forged the One Ring. - 10 (27.8%)
6. Khalen and Richard would finally be able to—wait, wrong continuity. - 1 (2.8%)
Obviously, many of you still have a touching faith in Lucus’ plotting abilities.
I believe this last poll to be especially pointless. Enjoy.
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Decent sized hammers + police riot gear = zombie killer
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You need something with not just stopping power, but the ability to actually destroy limbs.
for you consideration : The AA 12
That... that's amazing... a machine-shotgun! I don't believe it, I'm drooling...
No, I'm not a big fan of guns, but I'm a mechanical engineer at heart. How's that thing work?
By the way, zombie-apocalypse fans, I highly recommend d e a d . w i n t e r (http://deadwinter.cc/).
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Pretty sure its blowback operated when firing slugs. They even developed a specialised spin-stabilised explosive slug for it that deploys little fins when it leaves the barrel.
Anyway; today's comic: Where are Tai's hands, exactly?
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Uh... what is Faye holding in her hand in that first frame?
And why in the heck would putting something in a thumb help it after you smashed it?
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Uh... what is Faye holding in her hand in that first frame?
And why in the heck would putting something in a thumb help it after you smashed it?
Some kind of sharp poky implement I would Imagine.
The goal is to pierce th thumbnail in order to drain the blood that is collecting behind it and relieve the pressure, but not pierce the thumb itself.
Oh. My. God.
I just completely fell (more) in love* with Hannelore.
She's totally willing to put aside her fears and issues with blood to help a friend, what a huge step for her.
If she can get through this, when the right person comes along someday, she'll know what to do.
*not like that you perverts
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Well, she is good with hygiene, and she's been making good progress lately, so I'm not that shocked.
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Still, one expects to see a HazMat suit somewhere around monday.
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Probably just the glove and a surgical mask, maybe a face shield, but it's probably not a bad idea to wear those in this situation anyway.
In other news, Tai seems to have sidled her way back to Faye's lap. Is she suicidal, or just persistent?
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We are a bunch of pussies.
Well, yeah, except for the guy in the room. But what does that have to do with being scared? :laugh:
...is it wrong that this was my first mental retort to that line? If anyone but Tai had said it, I probably wouldn't have gone there.
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Still, one expects to see a HazMat suit somewhere around monday.
I also expect to see that HazMat suit again. Blood would probably be the best carrier for pathogens.
Best weapon for the zombie apocalypse? What about face paint? Just pretend to be a zombie while chanting the appropriate word: Brainsss, Imhotep,...But throw in a bulletproof vest in case you meet a shotgun wielding zombie-hunter.
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Peter Jackson gave us (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103873/) the ultimate weapon for the zombie apocalypse: the lawnmower (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woszbgNr9fI). Fair warning - link leads to much gore.
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Still, one expects to see a HazMat suit somewhere around monday.
I also expect to see that HazMat suit again. Blood would probably be the best carrier for pathogens.
Best weapon for the zombie apocalypse? What about face paint? Just pretend to be a zombie while chanting the appropriate word: Brainsss, Imhotep,...But throw in a bulletproof vest in case you meet a shotgun wielding zombie-hunter.
Been tried. Didn't work.
Most Zombies can smell the difference between living humans and their own kind, even under heavy greasepaint.
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We are a bunch of pussies.
Well, yeah, except for the guy in the room. But what does that have to do with being scared? :laugh:
...is it wrong that this was my first mental retort to that line? If anyone but Tai had said it, I probably wouldn't have gone there.
The first retort that went through my mind was one I've used before "You are what you eat."
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I expect that hazmat suit to have warpaint on it, like the grinning shark teeth on design on WW2 fighter planes. :-D
Hanners, you rawk hard, but you know that already. 8-)
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Still, one expects to see a HazMat suit somewhere around monday.
I also expect to see that HazMat suit again. Blood would probably be the best carrier for pathogens.
Best weapon for the zombie apocalypse? What about face paint? Just pretend to be a zombie while chanting the appropriate word: Brainsss, Imhotep,...But throw in a bulletproof vest in case you meet a shotgun wielding zombie-hunter.
Been tried. Didn't work.
Most Zombies can smell the difference between living humans and their own kind, even under heavy greasepaint.
Wait, what??
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You mean you didn't know the real reason North Korea is walled off from the rest of the world is because it's overrun with zombies?
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Oh, so that's what DMZ stands for - Dead Meat Zone...
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Probably just the glove and a surgical mask, maybe a face shield, but it's probably not a bad idea to wear those in this situation anyway.
In other news, Tai seems to have sidled her way back to Faye's lap. Is she suicidal, or just persistent?
The answer is c.) she's drunk.
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Peter Jackson gave us (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103873/) the ultimate weapon for the zombie apocalypse: the lawnmower (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woszbgNr9fI). Fair warning - link leads to much gore.
Yep, and Kung Fu Priest really didn't last long in that film. ("I kick ass for the LORD!")
Re: Friday strip. Hannelore is the only one in that room not bubbliciously drunk, so I'd trust her more than the rest anyway.
D
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On the subject of Zombies and Shotguns, it really, really depends on whether you're talking your classic Night of the Living Dead, slow-moving zombie; or the Rage-virus ridden, ultrafast ones. Although on the later, I prefer having a good amount of C4 on hand, you know, just in case.
And please, we all knew that sooner or later, Hannelore would be drawing blood.
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You need something with not just stopping power, but the ability to actually destroy limbs.
for you consideration : The AA 12
That... that's amazing... a machine-shotgun! I don't believe it, I'm drooling...
No, I'm not a big fan of guns, but I'm a mechanical engineer at heart. How's that thing work?
By the way, zombie-apocalypse fans, I highly recommend d e a d . w i n t e r (http://deadwinter.cc/).
It probably works 'fairly well'.
I've used a couple different semi-auto shotguns, and they offer a lot of benefits over a single-shot or pump action. The main one being that the lion's share of the recoil is burned by the action to cycle in the next round.
The drawback, however, is that any sort of autoloader requires premium ammo. I can feed any old bargain brand through my pump all day long, but I've got to have the good stuff, at 2x-3x cost, if I'm using an auto.
As for the strip, god bless Hanners. I hope she doesn't develop too much rage at having to put up with drunks, that always drives me batty.
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In other news, Tai seems to have sidled her way back to Faye's lap. Is she suicidal, or just persistent?
Tai has seemed persistent to the point of annoying to me for some time. Naturally, being drunk, she's become moreso. But intoxication shouldn't excuse her from a pummeling.
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Marten is in for a nasty surprise, have you any idea how much that hurts? :|
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Marten is in for a nasty surprise, have you any idea how much that hurts? :|
Agonizing pain is the most fun a man can have.
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martin went through years of agonizing pain. Its called blue balls.
I am half expecting an experimentation arc with Faye. 2 lesbians in the family. Why not?
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i am so psyched to see how hanners handles this situation. i am also psyched to see how marten does, because he is kind of a pussy sometimes.
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Boy he must have really whacked that thumb to need to pierce the nail. Cue the Punching Intern.
Hanners must be on new meds, to involve herself in the release of another person's bodily fluids (blood, in this case).
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Best weapon for the zombie apocalypse? What about face paint? Just pretend to be a zombie while chanting the appropriate word: Brainsss, Imhotep,...But throw in a bulletproof vest in case you meet a shotgun wielding zombie-hunter.
The vest is a necessity. You don't want to end up like Bill Murray.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yeUswA8xPY
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Marten is in for a nasty surprise, have you any idea how much that hurts? :|
I have only my grandfather's word to take for it, but if you have so much blood collecting under the nail that you have to poke through it, the pressure release feels a lot better. No mention was made of walking around for the next few months with a hole in one's thumbnail.
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That's why you make the hole as far from the growing cuticle as possible. But seriously though, a hole in the nail is nothing compared to losing it completely.
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I've lost nails like that a couple of times, but it was really nothing to worry about.
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Just remember, Hanners doesn't want anything that will make a mess or is likely to deposit bodily fluids on her. That removes the knives, the gladius, and definitely the 12-gauge. Probably the 3 lb. (great googly moogly) kricket* bat, too.
Too bad Hanners didn't just buy a paddle at the local shop (there has to be one to supply those crazy college kids with their S&M initiation gear), as it would be about the size of that bat, and we wouldn't have to wonder why she's into any sport whatsoever.
*spelling changed in honor of the sport-happy, whimsical, lyrical, xenocidal maniacs the late, great Douglas Adams invented.
I think it was spelled krikkit.
Still, one expects to see a HazMat suit somewhere around monday.
I propose that we call it the HanMat suit.
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Seconded
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I slammed my middle finger hard in a door five years ago, and the nail is still warped from it. Didn't lose it, though.
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I had a needle with an attached syringe of euthanasia fluid go through my index finger nail once. Happily there was no permanent damage, but it was numb for a while.
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martin went through years of agonizing pain. Its called blue balls.
I am half expecting an experimentation arc with Faye. 2 lesbians in the family. Why not?
Only if Sven suddenly walks in on the two of them.
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I propose that we call it the HanMat suit.
The Hannelore Materials suit sounds almost as creepy as a box my SO once kept lotions and whatnot in, which she thoughtfully labeled "Body Products."
I think it was spelled krikkit.
Right you are. It's been a while. I still get grumpy about Mostly Harmless.
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I propose that we call it the HanMat suit.
(http://questionablecontent.net/random/quarians.png)
More: http://qcjeph.livejournal.com/114583.html
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Coming from an experienced left 4 dead 2 player : The best weapon I've found in a zombie apocalypse would be the laser sighted AK-47 with extended 40 rounds magazine backed up with a Desert Eagle. Deploy 4 men with such equipment in a diamond formation and proceed to rape anything standing in your way. Including witches and tanks. We managed to down one tank in less than 5 secs. It was beautiful. Shotguns suffer from range, rate of fire, ammo capacity and reload time But that may or may not be the case of the awesome looking shotgun posted by one gentlemen above. Also, real life AK-47s have a reputation of being reliable, ammo is cheap and easy to find. Maintenance is easy and don't require rare spare parts.
In a less video gamish setting I would suggest a good rooftop, rifles of any kind, and a shitload of ammo, dry food, and meds. A couple of flare guns wouldn't hurt either in case somebody out there would be looking for survivors in a chopper. Rifles have the advantage of being extremely accurate even at long range, one bullet to the head is enough so ammo is spared.
Lastly, one of the best ways to handle a zombie apocalypse is to turn the damn virus to your advantage. It's a well known hollywoodian fact that people injected with a crafted breed of any zombie virus using "obscure biological genius worthy mojo" turns you into a AWESOME UNSTOPPABLE KILLING MACHINE OF DOOM. Basically you become immune to the normal devastating effects of the virus, get a bunch of random superpowers often including super strength and regenerative abilities, even one or two "Hideous final transformations" that you may activate at will, or more likely at the climax of the movie when those annoying pretentious "heroes" show up, call you an unnatural evil abomination and proceed to blow you face off or whatever it takes to finish you off. Damn heroes. All we ever really wanted was to be badass and take over a few continents to relive the boredom of being alone in a zombie infested ghost town.
Warning :Left 4 dead 2 related rant ahead. If you recognized yourself as the target of this rant, please learn or never play the game again.
When witches are close TURN YOUR DAMN LIGHTS OFF AND LEAVE HER ALONE!!! You're just going to suck up a med pack, or die if you ever managed to get far enough in an expert game to meet your first witch. Or maybe you just logged into the game and started acting like a jackass... shooting your friends, rushing in melee like the fool you are and wandering off in the wrong direction, begging for a smoker to finish you off and relieve us of a death weight. And then you have the balls to call us noobs and leave the game. Do you know how many times I've backtracked 3-4 rooms to save your useless ass because you couldn't keep up with the rest of the group and get your headset on so we could coordinate properly? Do you know that every single of those times my other teammates told me I should have left you to rot? Well they are completely right.
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When witches are close TURN YOUR DAMN LIGHTS OFF AND LEAVE HER ALONE!!! [radda radda radda]
She's not too hard to take out if you send one person sneak up on her with a shotgun. A couple good shots at point blank range to the back of the head and she goes right down. I've got a friend who can get her almost every time this way. (Normal and Advanced, we haven't played Expert much.)
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I just noticed that Marten's thumb has turned purple.
Yeeeoooooouuwwch!
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When witches are close TURN YOUR DAMN LIGHTS OFF AND LEAVE HER ALONE!!! [radda radda radda]
She's not too hard to take out if you send one person sneak up on her with a shotgun. A couple good shots at point blank range to the back of the head and she goes right down. I've got a friend who can get her almost every time this way. (Normal and Advanced, we haven't played Expert much.)
even in expert, she can't take more than two headshots.
also, Liwen, know that L4D is a griefer's paradise. It's best played with people you know and trust. like a real zombie apocalypse.
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Personally, I think Hannelore calculated the one-time experience of the thumb-nail poke versus however many weeks of being around Marten without that thumb nail, and chose the less gross of two evils.
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I can go with that. Had a friend whose sister had her thumbnail come off for that reason. She made the rounds showing everyone that all that was there now was, and I quote, "the meat." Ruined quite a few people's food.
Actually, though, it's not really surprising Hanners should be the person who 'does what has to be done.' She is the spawn of the forger of the One Ring, after all, or so several of you believe.
Aw, I can't leave it like that. Hannelore has been meeting challenges head-on for some time with more than a little courage. This is simply the latest one.
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When witches are close TURN YOUR DAMN LIGHTS OFF AND LEAVE HER ALONE!!! [radda radda radda]
She's not too hard to take out if you send one person sneak up on her with a shotgun. A couple good shots at point blank range to the back of the head and she goes right down. I've got a friend who can get her almost every time this way. (Normal and Advanced, we haven't played Expert much.)
even in expert, she can't take more than two headshots.
also, Liwen, know that L4D is a griefer's paradise. It's best played with people you know and trust. like a real zombie apocalypse.
Couldn't resist adding. You know what the best way to handle the witch is in l4d2? Chainsaw to the back. Gets her every time.
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I propose that we call it the HanMat suit.
The Hannelore Materials suit sounds almost as creepy as a box my SO once kept lotions and whatnot in, which she thoughtfully labeled "Body Products."
Mmm...body products.
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not to start a Thing, but Jeph, if you read this, might I suggest trying to find a Newfie (or whatever kind of dog you decide on) at a shelter? Shelter dogs are good too.
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not to start a Thing, but Jeph, if you read this, might I suggest trying to find a Newfie (or whatever kind of dog you decide on) at a shelter? Shelter dogs are good too.
We will be looking at shelters once we decide on the breed we would like to own. We do have to get a puppy in order for it to be raised around our pet rabbits. I wouldn't want to get a mature dog and just pray that it didn't eat our other pets.
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Get a mutt Pengraffe, less medical issues and just as loveable
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Even without OCD, I can't leave a pimple or blood blister on myself alone - I'm compelled to poke it.
It makes perfect sense to me that Hannelore would extend this to other people - and to driving holes through fingernails.
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not to start a Thing, but Jeph, if you read this, might I suggest trying to find a Newfie (or whatever kind of dog you decide on) at a shelter? Shelter dogs are good too.
We will be looking at shelters once we decide on the breed we would like to own. We do have to get a puppy in order for it to be raised around our pet rabbits. I wouldn't want to get a mature dog and just pray that it didn't eat our other pets.
Cool. I figured that would be part of the plan already, but just thought I'd mention it. Good luck in finding the newest member of your family!
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Kind of sad: jephco.com (http://web.archive.org/web/20040318095547/http://www.jephco.com/) has been squatted.
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Oh jesu, you have rabbits.
I fear for your puppy. Those fuckers are evil.
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Well, someone was bound to bring this up
So it might as well be me :-D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvs5pqf-DMA
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Naturally.
Kugai, you don't have any large, red buttons labeled "Do Not Press" anywhere near you, do you?
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You mean the one that says 'LAUNCH' in nice, red, friendly letters to the right of me?
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"Ensign Checkov, prepare photon torpedos for launch"
"Reddy for lunch, Kaptin"
"No, thanks. Not hungry right now"
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I just get the idea that, sooner or later, you'll have to press it. Just to see.
For that matter:
Kirk: Scotty! Emergency beam-up…for four!"
Scott: Nay, I cannae do it, Captain! I'm eatin' me lunch.
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*Transports out with Thor*
"You Humans are an unusual species."