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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: jwhouk on 16 Mar 2014, 10:12
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"So toniiiight, the heart ache's on me..."
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Does anyone still even make wine coolers? I haven't seen one in decades.
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Most of the time (that's sort of deceptive as I rarely go to bars and/or drink), I get something fairly cheap and yellow and it's fine. There's one bar off campus where the cheap beer is from a microbrewery in town. I don't really like their beer, though, they use so much hops (even in the wheat beer) that it tastes nasty.
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Hops = the best.
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Does anyone still even make wine coolers? I haven't seen one in decades.
I have two on the shelf - the porous earthenware kind that you soak in water beforehand, and the evaporation then cools it. Last used for champagne at my last significant birthday party.
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Hops = the best.
Agreed. There's far, far too much hate for IPAs and other hoppy beers on this forum.
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Does anyone still even make wine coolers? I haven't seen one in decades.
I have two on the shelf - the porous earthenware kind that you soak in water beforehand, and the evaporation then cools it. Last used for champagne at my last significant birthday party.
I think they mean the other kind (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_cooler) of wine cooler….
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I've never heard that name for that sort of drink.
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I've never heard that name for that sort of drink.
Be glad that you have not.
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They're not really called wine coolers anymore, but a lot of companies make them. Smirnov Ice, Mike's Hard Lemonade, that sort of thing. Basically, a weak malt beverage with some sort of fruit base. I like them for a light drink myself, when I'm not breaking out the scotch but I want something...
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I've only heard them called that, which is funny since they don't have wine in them.
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Ignoring the plot talk, does 'Hop Kaiju' mean 'glass of orange juice?' Because that's all I'm seeing.
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DRAMA ALERT!
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New York threatens once more! Will Angus literally get put on the bus? Or will he fly?
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Ignoring the plot talk, does 'Hop Kaiju' mean 'glass of orange juice?' Because that's all I'm seeing.
Hop Kaiju is the yellow beer.
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I'm... pretty confident that Jeph will not pull a Branwen. I mean, I hope. :-\
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It'd be cool if you told us what that meant.
Ignoring the plot talk, does 'Hop Kaiju' mean 'glass of orange juice?' Because that's all I'm seeing.
Kaiju are the monsters in Pacific Rim, so a Hop Kaiju is a beer with so many hops it'll tear through a reinforced wall and destroy a major city.
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For the poll there was not a choice for neat Vodka, so I picked mead. But damn, I love me some vodka.
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It'd be cool if you told us what that meant.Ignoring the plot talk, does 'Hop Kaiju' mean 'glass of orange juice?' Because that's all I'm seeing.
Kaiju are the monsters in Pacific Rim, so a Hop Kaiju is a beer with so many hops it'll tear through a reinforced wall and destroy a major city.
which can only be prevented with a jaegerbomb, served by at least two synchronized bartenders
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No scotch, either. Oh well...
On comic... well, Faye has matured a lot in her time. But that said, she probably would not be happy with anything changing the status quo ("This is why I don't like change. It changes things." (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=576)). Given she will be about 3 hours drive (thanks, Google Maps!) from her friends and her comfort zone, I don't think she will handle this that well.
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I can't tell you how pleased I am that there are at least two people for whom the whole "space X" thing hasn't yet got old.
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Seems to me Angus and Faye have had this discussion and maybe she was a little too vehement in her reassurance, hence Angus's insecurity.
Which leads me to:
Were these real people and were I in the middle of this discussion (unlikely) I would suspect Angus's real question, the one he is trying to ask without asking, is whether Faye might recalibrate her sights and seek solace in Marten, who is, after all, right there.
Spathe root beer.
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I would suspect Angus's real question, the one he is trying to ask without asking, is whether Faye might recalibrate her sights and seek solace in Marten, who is, after all, right there.
1. Not that you're shipping or anything... (but that thought occurred to me too)
2. If Marten thought he stood a chance with Faye while Angus was away, would he give Angus an honest answer?
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I would suspect Angus's real question, the one he is trying to ask without asking, is whether Faye might recalibrate her sights and seek solace in Marten, who is, after all, right there.
1. Not that you're shipping or anything... (but that thought occurred to me too)
2. If Marten thought he stood a chance with Faye while Angus was away, would he give Angus an honest answer?
1. My understanding of the term "shipping" (the kind that does not involve transportation) is that it reflects a desire, not a prediction or suspicion. And Angus, manipulator that he is, might be projecting "what I'd do" onto Marten -- to whom the idea might not occur unless Angus expresses it. Mr. Reed is rather passive about these things, as a rule.
2: He wouldn't intend to, but might accidentally.
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2. If Marten thought he stood a chance with Faye while Angus was away, would he give Angus an honest answer?
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2: He wouldn't intend to, but might accidentally.
Did you mean that?
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Kaiju are the monsters in Pacific Rim
That's rather like saying that Achillies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles) is a character in Troy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_(film)); its true but ignores the original cultural background (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiju).
Has anyone else noticed that Jeph seems to have stopped drawing hair texture in the last couple of strips?
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If the audition is tomorrow, and Angus is drinking a lot of beer tonight, he is going to have problems. The audition will fail (or Angus will fail to arrive in time), and everything will be as before. Faye will be thankful to Marten for causing this.
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I don't think Angus is worried about Faye and Marten. He'd have to either not know Marten at all or be extremely paranoid.
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No, I'm pretty sure that the Marten and Faye ship is not only dead in the water but has been scavenged for parts so thoroughly it's no longer recognisable as a ship. In fact Faye said that herself, if I remember rightly.
I don't think Faye will move if Angus does; didn't she say something along those lines to him before? I can't see Jeph doing that from a plot perspective either; if Angus moves it'll be on his own (but I don't think he will).
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What does today's title (Tie A Few On) mean?
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What does today's title (Tie A Few On) mean?
I suspected "have a few more drinks" and a quick Google search seems to confirm this.
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To "Tie one on" is an expression meaning to have a drink/get drunk. "Tie A Few On" most likely means to get really drunk.
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No, I'm pretty sure that the Marten and Faye ship is not only dead in the water but has been scavenged for parts so thoroughly it's no longer recognisable as a ship.
By the power of Toto (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1737) and the rains of Africa, this ship has been sunk. It has ceased to float and gone to meet the ocean floor. It is an ex-ship (http://youtu.be/4vuW6tQ0218). It sleeps with the fishes down in R'lyeh.
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Ah, yes. Google is our friend. Here is a good definition from the Urban Dictionary:
tie one on
get drunk for purpose of getting drunk
"when this is over I'm going to tie one on"
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New York threatens once more! Will Angus literally get put on the bus? Or will he fly?
Dude, too soon.
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Has anyone else noticed that Jeph seems to have stopped drawing hair texture in the last couple of strips?
i hadn't, but looking again i have to say i think it's slightly better this way. having the hair rendered with detail & physicality, while the rest of the characters were comparatively simple & 2d was always a bit odd looking.
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Has anyone else noticed that Jeph seems to have stopped drawing hair texture in the last couple of strips?
i hadn't, but looking again i have to say i think it's slightly better this way. having the hair rendered with detail & physicality, while the rest of the characters were comparatively simple & 2d was always a bit odd looking.
If you flick back a few more pages you notice it changes from having it's texture to being plain and then back and forth or at least within the last 20 pages i would say
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There was a suggestion that it relates to Jeph's working out techniques for use with his new tablet.
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2. If Marten thought he stood a chance with Faye while Angus was away, would he give Angus an honest answer?
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2: He wouldn't intend to, but might accidentally.
Did you mean that?
Yes.
And to clarify for the benefit of those responding to what they say I said, rather than what I said: Faye knows the ship has sunk. Readers know the ship has sunk. Marten might even know the ship has sunk. Angus will never be sure the ship has sunk -- because he likes to play the angles and manipulate, and people who play that way generally assume everyone else does, too.
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Even so, I think he would give an honest answer. He might be mistaken, but not dishonest.
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I've only heard them called that, which is funny since they don't have wine in them.
Wine coolers used to have wine in them. They were a big thing in the 1980s, at least in the US. Then they went away.
And no, I don't think Marten is still pining for Faye. They've both moved on.
Of course I could be wrong. I'm notoriously obtuse about such things. (Case in point: A woman I platonically shared an apartment with in college, several years later asked me to marry her out of the blue.)
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...did you?
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No, I didn't. And had second thoughts for years afterwards. In the long run, though, I think it was the right decision.
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Your choice of brew?
Guiness. 3 (9.7%)
Whatever's on tap. 1 (3.2%)
A fine craft beer. 2 (6.5%)
The local IPA. 5 (16.1%)
Mead. 2 (6.5%)
Something fancy but not too pretentious. 0 (0%)
If it's not served by a busty barmaiden in Munich, I don't want it. 4 (12.9%)
Porter Stout. 0 (0%)
Pale ale. 0 (0%)
I don't know what it's called, but it's yellow. 2 (6.5%)
Space Beer! 4 (12.9%)
I'd rather have a wine cooler. 2 (6.5%)
How about just some bread and wine? 3 (9.7%)
Or circuses? 3 (9.7%)
Total Members Voted: 31
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It'd be cool if you told us what that meant.Ignoring the plot talk, does 'Hop Kaiju' mean 'glass of orange juice?' Because that's all I'm seeing.
Kaiju are the monsters in Pacific Rim, so a Hop Kaiju is a beer with so many hops it'll tear through a reinforced wall and destroy a major city.
which can only be prevented with a jaegerbomb, served by at least two synchronized bartenders
All of this is a solid win.
:parrot:
Kaiju are the monsters in Pacific Rim
That's rather like saying that Achillies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles) is a character in Troy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_(film)); its true but ignores the original cultural background (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiju).
Akima beat me to it. :mrgreen:
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Yeah, but that's probably what the beer is referencing.
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Hop Kaiju's a decent beer, but I prefer Daikaiju Stout
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Hop Kaiju's a decent beer, but I prefer Daikaiju Stout
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i don't drink beer beyound Kriek (cherry beer) so if that's on tap i'll have like, six of those. :3
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Angus's audition is the one he talked about roughly 200 strips ago (http://questionablecontent.net/2450), right? It's not a callback audition?
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No scotch, either. Oh well...
On comic... well, Faye has matured a lot in her time. But that said, she probably would not be happy with anything changing the status quo ("This is why I don't like change. It changes things." (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=576)). Given she will be about 3 hours drive (thanks, Google Maps!) from her friends and her comfort zone, I don't think she will handle this that well.
Not only that, a three hour drive without a car. She probably can't afford a car and train schedules don't allow flexibility or spontaneity.
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my poll choice:
The coolest label in the cooler across from the cheese at Safeway
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There's a bigger problem here: he's kind of kept this a secret or would have had she not found the audition flyer. And then he didn't talk about it much beyond that discussion 200 strips ago. 200 strips could equal a long time in real life. If he gets the gig and just ups and heads to NYC you get the idea that he never really thought the thing with Faye was a long term deal.
Either that or he says "I see a future with you, come to NYC with me" and that would change things completely. And if that happened, well, QC would be a different strip. She's a pretty big part of the QC story. And it would probably change Marten's future too. New roommates? It wouldn't be the same.
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On the other hand, changes that change everything are a part of real life also, and Jeph could plan to retain realism in his slice-of-life comic by doing just that (not that I have any reason to think he has that in mind right now, but just saying).
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She didn't find the flyer; she asked him why he wanted to move to New York and he told her about the audition. It wasn't a secret, he was testing the water when he asked her about her five-year plan and I'm assuming that if she hadn't brought it up again, he would have done (or simply shelved the idea).
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On the other hand, changes that change everything are a part of real life also, and Jeph could plan to retain realism in his slice-of-life comic by doing just that (not that I have any reason to think he has that in mind right now, but just saying).
Yep. Jeph has done changes that change everything to QC, and I don't doubt that he'll do changes that change everything to QC again, but he won't do it on every opportunity, so if that's what he's setting up now, Jeph only knows.
It is such an opportunity though, so speculation flows naturally ...
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There's a bigger problem here: he's kind of kept this a secret or would have had she not found the audition flyer. And then he didn't talk about it much beyond that discussion 200 strips ago. 200 strips could equal a long time in real life.
Actually the past 200 strips have taken very little time in-universe. If you go through it strip-by-strip and map it out, it could be as little as two weeks, and probably not more than four. (Yeah, I really just did that.)
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Either that or he says "I see a future with you, come to NYC with me" and that would change things completely. And if that happened, well, QC would be a different strip. She's a pretty big part of the QC story. And it would probably change Marten's future too. New roommates? It wouldn't be the same.
Angus and Faye had this discussion already. The consensus was that if he gets the role, he moves to NY and she doesn't and they have a long-distance relationship via trains (also via telephones and internets, I presume).
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That would do for a while, but not permanently.
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Save that conversation till you're in the Victorian garb.
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I'm not quite sure what Angus' emphasis on again was all about. Either my memory is bad, or we're about to hear a story we haven't heard before.
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I'm not quite sure what Angus' emphasis on again was all about. Either my memory is bad, or we're about to hear a story we haven't heard before.
Probably referencing his last line in the previous comic.
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It would be an opportunity for the Pugnacious Peach to address her abandonment fears.
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Chasing his dreams may seem risky, but giving up on them because he doesn't trust Faye to deal with the situation is riskier.
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True. Tasted that feeling, and it is more bitter than washing a whole lemon down with vinegar.
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Well joke's on you because lemons and vinegar are actually sour, not bitter.[/pedant]
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I'm wondering if the "Again" has something to do with the way Angus and Renee split. I don't think we know much of that story, other than that Marigold and Momo celebrated (http://www.questionablecontent.net/1363) when they broke up.
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The "again" refers to yesterday's comic.
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I'm wondering if the "Again" has something to do with the way Angus and Renee split. I don't think we know much of that story, other than that Marigold and Momo celebrated (http://www.questionablecontent.net/1363) when they broke up.
I've read that one several times, and always thought the plural "housemates" was an error. I just now realized he was including Momo. :psyduck:
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Was Marbear celebrating Angus breaking up with Renee or just Angus being single? :roll:
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Can it be both?
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She did not sound nor appear to be a very nice woman.
We actually don't hear/see her again after the time at the Horrible Revelation where Padma mistakenly thought Steve and Marten were "partners".
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She did not sound nor appear to be a very nice woman.
He's definitely got a type.
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The fact that he's worrying about it I think shows his level of commitment to what he and Faye have, which in some ways, is a good thing.
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This has come up on the forum I think, but is it pronounced Portis-head or Port-a-shed?
As someone who also has little to no idea what he's doing with his life (at least career wise), I second Marten.
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My biggest question: What is in the middle glass in front of Wil? Never seen a beer that looks like milk before.
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Boy, this storyline is getting depressing.
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My biggest question: What is in the middle glass in front of Wil? Never seen a beer that looks like milk before.
White Russian? Who said it must be beer?
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Is it the tequila-beer monster, or is there ghosting in that last image?
And it's pronounced 'Portis-head' afaik
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Well shit.
Marten finally comes out and says it. I wasn't sure if he was happy with his current lot in life or not, but I guess he really isn't.
Change is a-comin' to the QC-verse, that's for sure..
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Is it the tequila-beer monster, or is there ghosting in that last image?
You're not the first to ask. It's not clear from this comic at least, but there's a mirror behind the bar.
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The Pugnacious Peach told him straight out that he's wasting his life.
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Is it the tequila-beer monster, or is there ghosting in that last image?
You're not the first to ask. It's not clear from this comic at least, but there's a mirror behind the bar.
It would be easier to see it as a mirror if it reflected anything other than the people standing directly in front of it -- like, say, the opposite wall, the people who are behind our POV, or whatever...
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We have had this discussion before. Apparently, the mirrors at the Horrible Revelation tend to have that same weird reflection, and Jeph has been very consistent about it. See panel three here. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1861)
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Change is a-comin' to the QC-verse, that's for sure..
Awareness is necessary, but not sufficient (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency) for change.
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Not quite. Awareness may be necessary for you to change yourself; but change may also be forced on you without your awareness causing it.
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Not even that. Even aside from forced changes, for the three first decades of my life, I changed a whole lot, but I can't say I was much aware.
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Good for Jimbo, getting a flight of beers, trying out new stuff.
Also, I have the feeling that this storyline of Marten's is reaching a head. I hope he's got a good, solid win coming up for him.
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flight of beers
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i c wat u did thar
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My biggest question: What is in the middle glass in front of Wil? Never seen a beer that looks like milk before.
White Russian? Who said it must be beer?
I'm guessing something unfiltered, like a hefeweisen
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Good for Jimbo, getting a flight of beers, trying out new stuff.
Also, I have the feeling that this storyline of Marten's is reaching a head. I hope he's got a good, solid win coming up for him.
Even a good solid defeat would be better for him than doing nothing.
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"The minor fall, the major lift"
And here's me thinking it only just referred to airfoil drag to lift ratios ...
(BTW: Gods! What a beautifull song. Worth every application of floor to forehead of Mr. Cohen's)
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You should see him live. I was lucky enough to do so in 2010, and he put on a 4 hour show with just a long enough intermission for all us cancer addicts to have a couple fags, and still refill our drinks. The guy gets so into what he's doing that I can't even describe it.
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Is it the tequila-beer monster, or is there ghosting in that last image?
You're not the first to ask. It's not clear from this comic at least, but there's a mirror behind the bar.
If it were, say, mercury glass (which would make sense given the bar's old-timey vibe), that could explain the less-than-detailed reflections.
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Marten finally comes out and says it. I wasn't sure if he was happy with his current lot in life or not, but I guess he really isn't.
Well, we always known he was a bit depressed about things, even if he jokes about it. He's been bitching about life in bars from the very start of the comic, and the first apartment we saw him in was painted "the favorite color of depressed people (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5)."
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There are certain things you shouldn't do in life.
Tug on Superman's cape.
Spit into the wind.
Rip the mask off the Lone Ranger. (Or Batman, for you young'ns.)
Give Hannelore a USB drive of sexy men pictures.
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the little usb sticks...
Maybe USB sticks have gotten a lot larger lately, but I would figure Marigold's hentai collection at least would be bigger than could fit on a USB stick.
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It's a quantum USB stick. It can hold several universes of porn.
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the little usb sticks...
Maybe USB sticks have gotten a lot larger lately, but I would figure Marigold's hentai collection at least would be bigger than could fit on a USB stick.
I've seen 128 GB flash drives, wouldn't be surprised if there are bigger. Plus, this is a universe that has enough storage to fit a consciousness in something smaller than a toaster.
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so, does that include the hentai she copied off of pintsize, way back in the day?
hannelore should tread cautiously.
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Oh dear God what has she done? Hanners has been holding those feelings back (seemingly) for eons and seeing all that porn might make her just ATTACK the first poor guy she sees after that and throwing all caution and hygiene/cleanliness practices to the wind. And the aftermath! Yikes.
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Probably not. I think she prefers observing from a distance (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2056).
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Dunno. It seems like there's a spurt of character development going on, which would be a welcome change of pace.
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Marten finally comes out and says it. I wasn't sure if he was happy with his current lot in life or not, but I guess he really isn't.
Well, we always known he was a bit depressed about things, even if he jokes about it. He's been bitching about life in bars from the very start of the comic, and the first apartment we saw him in was painted "the favorite color of depressed people (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5)."
All true, but there was a Q&A where Jeph said Marten is not suffering from depression.
Hannelore's eyes can get really scary.
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And thus, how the universe ended. Not with a bang, but with a yesssss.
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She doesn't need sexy man-pics anymore.
After all, what are home sex tapes for?
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This ..... will not end well.
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And thus, how the universe ended. Not with a bang, but with a yesssss.
yesssssssssssssssssssssssss
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This ..... will not end well.
That's my thought as well. We can reasonably guess how Hannelore would react anything sexually explicit, but mere male nudity might even be too much for her.
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This ..... will not end well.
That's my thought as well. We can reasonably guess how Hannelore would react anything sexually explicit, but mere male nudity might even be too much for her.
This has been done before (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1219)
What's the worst that could happen. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1224)
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She then spends the next four days meticulously using photoshop to remove clutter from the backgrounds of all the photos.
Marigold knows her friend well.
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And thus, how the universe ended. Not with a bang, but with a yesssss.
yesssssssssssssssssssssssss
Aaaaand now all I can think of is how little hats would be incorporated into the porn.
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the little usb sticks...
They're up to 1TB (http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/personal_business#DTHXP30) in our universe, never mind one with sentient iPads.
It's at moments like this that Hanners starts channelling her inner Bond villain (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2443). Actually I don't think Bond would stand a chance...
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They're up to 1TB (http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/personal_business#DTHXP30) in our universe,
For £1000... I'd rather buy a hard disk for 1/20 of that, plus a portable casing. And if a hard disk crashes, there are still alternatives for getting data back (at a price); I've just been looking at a stick that simply no longer works, nor is visible on a USB interface in any manner - good luck with that when it's got 1TB on it!
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Marigold knows her friend well.
Marigold is a good friend. I would guess she has spent some time selecting images Hannelore will find stimulating. Hannelore could never search for porn by herself, because 99% of the search results would make her freak out.
So what would turn (or not turn) Hannelore on? Based on earlier hints in the series, I would guess:
- Sexy firemen (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1224) (as a concept, not in real life (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1226)).
- Hannelore has purchased (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1219) sexy pictures of firemen before. Winslow is a prude (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1222), by the way.
- No beards (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1355), please!
- No oral sex (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1538), either!
- In fact, no sexual acts at all ! (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=521)
- But Hannelore is definitely interested in the concept of sex (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1109), just not the messy details.
- Hannelore is also into grabbing butts (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1770) (who isn't?)
- Hannelore's ideal husband (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1141) would have to be gay.
- My guess is Hannelore would be really turned on by a Chippendales (http://www.chippendales.com/) performance.
But Hannelore has a desire to be normal (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1144), and has on several occasions challenged her own phobias. Maybe we shall see further character development after she has finished studying the USB stick?
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I'm sad I missed the Angus&Faye discussion due to not having internet the past few days.
I'm also disappointed that the poll didn't have a non-alcoholic option (ginger beer or malt beer, anyone?).
Not going to comment on current plot shift except for saying that sexy man pictures do not have to be porn and that Marigold hopefully knows her friend well enough to somewhat sort them beforehand.
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And thus, how the universe ended. Not with a bang, but with a yesssss.
yesssssssssssssssssssssssss
Aaaaand now all I can think of is how little hats would be incorporated into the porn.
Safesearch on! Safesearch on! :-o
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And thus, how the universe ended. Not with a bang, but with a yesssss.
And thus humanity discovered the "Big Moan Theory" ...
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You mean the big groan theory!
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So what would turn (or not turn) Hannelore on? Based on earlier hints in the series, I would guess:
- Sexy firemen (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1224) (as a concept, not in real life (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1226)).
- Hannelore has purchased (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1219) sexy pictures of firemen before. Winslow is a prude (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1222), by the way.
- No beards (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1355), please!
- No oral sex (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1538), either!
- In fact, no sexual acts at all ! (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=521)
- But Hannelore is definitely interested in the concept of sex (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1109), just not the messy details.
- Hannelore is also into grabbing butts (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1770) (who isn't?)
- Hannelore's ideal husband (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1141) would have to be gay.
- My guess is Hannelore would be really turned on by a Chippendales (http://www.chippendales.com/) performance.
But Hannelore has a desire to be normal (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1144), and has on several occasions challenged her own phobias. Maybe we shall see further character development after she has finished studying the USB stick?
And let's not forget that Hannelore has at least manifested curiosity about sex-toys. And she's good at keeping things clean so... But things could still get messy and...
I'm super-uncomfortable with this line of thought reguarding Hanners, but the deductive parts of my mind wouldn't shut up about it... I see logical arguments either way, but I feel too squicked out to express them fully.
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Jeph has stated that Hannelore is not asexual, she just has serious phobias and OCD. She is theoretically heterosexual, but obviously unable to have a physical relationship. She is interested in sex as a concept, but is unable to handle the messy details. But she is slowly changing, thanks to her friends. She even enjoys small physical intimacies (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1660) occasionally.
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Re link: I can not help but read "pokesluts" as "Poké sluts".
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You mean the big groan theory!
Yup, minus half an ethernet in the cosmology pun-jar, I guess ... :oops:
Marten finally comes out and says it. I wasn't sure if he was happy with his current lot in life or not, but I guess he really isn't.
Well, we always known he was a bit depressed about things, even if he jokes about it. He's been bitching about life in bars from the very start of the comic, and the first apartment we saw him in was painted "the favorite color of depressed people (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5)."
All true, but there was a Q&A where Jeph said Marten is not suffering from depression.
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I was wondering about that - Marten's inability to hold on to good feelings has been the topic of many comics & as someone who's done his share of wrestling with anxieties/OCD, I thought there might have been a specific medical background Jeph had in mind (Like with Faye (Trauma), Dora (control/sibling/something issues) or Hanners (OCD))
Do you recall which Q&A dump that was? (Or just wether it was the tumblr ones, or in his 'soup'?)
This one (http://thinkprogress.org/alyssa/2011/07/14/267909/questionable-content-cartoonist-jeph-jacques-on-post-college-career-paths-the-space-program-and-what-hes-learned-from-readers/) seems to support the "Nope, not depressive, just a liberal arts graduate"-theory (*) With the exception of Dora, who is a small business owner, and Raven, who’s back to school, finding career paths seem like fairly low priorities for your characters. Is that an intentional decision to leave a clear path to focus on their emotional lives? A function of time moving more slowly in the strip than it is in the real world? Is it a function of living in a college town without a lot of non-academic industries or a terrible economy? And whatever happened to Hannelore’s counting business?
A lot of it is based on who I was in my twenties, and the Northampton folks I know who are that age now. When you’re living in a college town and all you’ve got is a liberal arts degree, you’re pretty much gonna take whatever job you can get that pays the bills and isn’t too demanding. I think the philosophy is that working a job that is relatively low-responsibility and low-committment gives you more time and energy to focus on the stuff you REALLY care about. That’s certainly how I felt about it when I was 23!
So maybe Marten is 'just' disoriented & discouraged, rather than wrestling with some specific medical issue?
(*) I should maybe make a point of making it known that I was referring to the "clichee" of the employment perspectives of many good & highly educated people who done nothing worse than choosing to follow their hearts desire, and not thumbing my nose at the humanities & their graduates.
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Re link: I can not help but read "pokesluts" as "Poké sluts".
You aren't the only one (gotta fuck 'em all)
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Jeph has stated that Hannelore is not asexual, she just has serious phobias and OCD. She is theoretically heterosexual, but obviously unable to have a physical relationship. She is interested in sex as a concept, but is unable to handle the messy details. But she is slowly changing, thanks to her friends. She even enjoys small physical intimacies (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1660) occasionally.
Well aware, well aware. But a possible deduction on can draw from some of these established facts plus others is that there's nothing that makes her fundamentally adverse to sex-toys. Except for the possibility of things getting messy down the line. Which I don't want to be too graphic about, and may be what makes me unconfortable with that line of thought.
Plus, I'm tired and a bit tipsy. I'd better stop now before I start shipping Hannelore with a Hitachi Magic Wand...
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BROS!
At this rate Jeph is going to have every male character that has ever been in the strip turn up in the bar.
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BROS BROS BROS BROS!
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BROS BROS BROS BROS!
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the bros should get their own spinoff comic
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BROS!
At this rate Jeph is going to have every male character that has ever been in the strip turn up in the bar.
I concur. Actually, on that note, we haven't seen Sven in quite some time.
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Bro Off! Called it haha. :laugh:
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Just watch. Despite Jeph's claims of her demise Sara will appear in Monday's strip. Sitting at a table with Pizza Girl.
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Do you recall which Q&A dump that was? (Or just wether it was the tumblr ones, or in his 'soup'?)
I'm afraid not, and my Google fu has failed me in finding it again.
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Blonde bro is *such* a cutie.
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Just watch. Despite Jeph's claims of her demise Sara will appear in Monday's strip. Sitting at a table with Pizza Girl.
And Penelope.
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Slow progress, Angus and Marten should be drunk by now, but I see no drunk bubbles. Still, there is deep bonding going on. I am not very familiar with the usage of the "bro" term, but I guess it is only used between males who has developed a close (non-sexual) friendship.
Their main concern is Faye's handling of the situation. Angus has of course told Faye, and Faye has encouraged him to pursue his ambitions, but he is still very unsure how Faye will react if it comes to reality. Faye might get depressed, bitchy (even more than usual), and perhaps start drinking again. She might also terminate their relationship, which Angus obviously does not want.
Jeph might want to have a storyline about the challenges of long distance relationships, or he might just want to make changes in QC. Still, I hope he does not write Angus out of the series, as he makes a good contrast to Marten,with Angus having ambitions, whereas Marten just does not know what to do with his life.
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How low can you bro?
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Slow progress, Angus and Marten should be drunk by now, but I see no drunk bubbles. Still, there is deep bonding going on. I am not very familiar with the usage of the "bro" term, but I guess it is only used between males who has developed a close (non-sexual) friendship.
Not quite exclusively, it seems. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1949)
Their main concern is Faye's handling of the situation. Angus has of course told Faye, and Faye has encouraged him to pursue his ambitions, but he is still very unsure how Faye will react if it comes to reality. Faye might get depressed, bitchy (even more than usual), and perhaps start drinking again. She might also terminate their relationship, which Angus obviously does not want.
It's a legitimate concern, but Marten's right, Faye is a tough girl. Even Dr Corrine (who isn't known for humoring her patients) mentioned that considering what she went through, Faye was relatively well-adjusted (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=652). Dora couldn't handle a long-distance relationship because her imagination would go wild with insecurities. Faye has abandonment fears, not trust issues like Dora. She has a hard time giving her trust, but once she has given it she doesn't question it at every turn. She even mistakenly trusted Sven for something that had never been clearly formulated between them. Angus had to go through ordeals for that, but he earned her trust. There may be some hardships, but they should be ultimately fine.
So, this comic went from "BREW! BREW! BREW!" to "BRO! BRO! BRO!" in the span of a week, didn't it?
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Slow progress, Angus and Marten should be drunk by now, but I see no drunk bubbles. Still, there is deep bonding going on. I am not very familiar with the usage of the "bro" term, but I guess it is only used between males who has developed a close (non-sexual) friendship.
Primarily, it also refers to men and the occasional cool female who uphold the laws and tenants of the Bro Code (http://www.webcamshafts.com/mobile/bro_code.html) not that such a thing actually exists. That would be weird.
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/PicturesFromBM/responses/internet-bro-fist.jpg)
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Sitting at a table with Pizza Girl.
Nah, Penelope probably wouldn't want to bother Wil at work.
Also did Chunky Bro lose weight?
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Slow progress, Angus and Marten should be drunk by now, but I see no drunk bubbles. Still, there is deep bonding going on. I am not very familiar with the usage of the "bro" term, but I guess it is only used between males who has developed a close (non-sexual) friendship.
Not quite exclusively, it seems. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1949)
I forgot that one. Is it cool to be bro with your boss? Are Marten and Tai bros because they are friends without any sexual overtones? Can a female ever be a bro, or is it only possible if she is a lesbian?
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If you read the Bro code above you know there's no restrictions on bro-dom via gender or sexuality. It's all about being a bro. Tai and Marten are also pretty clearly friends outside of work so it's cool they can be bros. In a pure work relationship (we just work together and that's it) it's impossible for your boss to be a bro.
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I hope we're not re-enacting When Harry Met Sally here; it is, funnily enough, possible for two people who are attracted to each other's gender to be friends without being attracted to each other specifically...
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They arrived from BroSpace.
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How low can you bro?
In my youth buddies said that I'm a baritone, so may be a third lower than this lot?
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Sven's gotta show up next week. He's just gotta.
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Sven's gotta show up next week. He's just gotta.
I'll second that.
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What about Dale? I'm kinda curious how the Angus-Dale interaction is going to be now.
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Are you kidding me? Angus is probably thrilled that Marbear is happy now and will probably treat Dale accordingly. As for Dale, he doesn't seem to be the jealous type and he probably doesn't know the stuff between Angus and Marbear anyway.
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Besides, Marigold seems to be well over her crush on Angus. So there's nothing for Dale to have a problem about.
I kind of doubt we'll see Dale show up to celebrate his new relationship with a beer anyway. At this point, he'd rather have another celebratory bang with Marigold. And then another. And another. They'll be going at it like rabbits for a while.
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Well. That was unsettling.
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This is now canon.
I spoilered that bit for now, possibly to remove it later, for obvious reasons.
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Well. That was unsettling.
+1
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Well. That was unsettling.
Says the man who's DEFINITELY not touching his balls.
Oh well, it's gone.
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Well. That was unsettling.
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is not tolerated for the same reasons shipping isn't allowed. To keep people from speculating about the character's sexuality. That post made me really uncomfortable and I'm glad it's gone.
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Let's move on, then. So how about Sven? Will he be there? Oh wait, I think we already moved past that discussion. So, err.
Who wants to bash Veronica Vance? *looks on as bloodbath ensues*
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I want more Jimbo / Wil interaction. Mostly because I want more Wil!
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Maybe they could form a writer's group where they go over each other's material.
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Well. That was unsettling.
Says the man who's DEFINITELY not touching his balls.
Oh well, it's gone.
Well, i'm not touching them. I was pretty definite about them.
I would seriously read a comic about Jimbo.
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Or he could do a TV Series 'Breweries of America'
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How would he make that work? Rate them on a scale of how many drinks he has during filming?
Sober - not worth it.
Tipsy - Not too bad.
Drunk - Pretty good. Another drink!
Tequila Monster (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=474) - What're we talking 'bout again?
Gary (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=721) - CSF#Wikeg49o/eg4...
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Yup
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Your choice of brew?
Guiness. .......... 10 (13.5%)
Whatever's on tap. .......... 7 (9.5%)
A fine craft beer. .......... 5 (6.8%)
The local IPA. .......... 7 (9.5%)
Mead. .......... 8 (10.8%)
Something fancy but not too pretentious. .......... 2 (2.7%)
If it's not served by a busty barmaiden in Munich, I don't want it. .......... 6 (8.1%)
Porter Stout. .......... 2 (2.7%)
Pale ale. .......... 0 (0%)
I don't know what it's called, but it's yellow. .......... 3 (4.1%)
Space Beer! .......... 7 (9.5%)
I'd rather have a wine cooler. .......... 2 (2.7%)
How about just some bread and wine? .......... 8 (10.8%)
Or circuses? .......... 7 (9.5%)