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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: ironi on 29 Mar 2009, 22:47
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My first time starting the WCT!!!
I really have nothing else to add except yay for Jimbo.
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I see your "Yay for Jimbo" and raise you a "March 34?"
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Oh man, I can't do anything right!
Can we just go with it?
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Oh man, I can't do anything right!
Can we just go with it?
Sure, we can go with it. Truth be told, I don't think I'd have noticed at all. :P
And yay for Jimbo indeed! I seriously lol'ed at today's comic. Liberal Arts College FTW.
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A planet (galaxy, whatever) run by sexy, slutty babes couldn't be any worse than one run by ugly, slutty old people.
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Yes, bring on the Slutty Space Pirate Chicks.
And then let them battle the Lesbian Pirates From Outer Space (http://rosalarian.com/lesbianpirates/?p=205)
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A planet (galaxy, whatever) run by sexy, slutty babes couldn't be any worse than one run by ugly, slutty old people.
Couldn't it?
I actually can't decide. I think it would be the exactly the same. Or worse. I can't imagine it would be better. To generalize, I think sexy slutty babes aren't forced to think as much as ugly old people are, since they can get by on their looks. So they might not utilize their intelligence...on the other hand, that might make them less corrupt.
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Character resurrection #3! I'm laying odds on the Allosaurus coughing up Sara within a fortnight. I aint complaining though. jimbo's hilarious :lol:
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Is it just me, or has Jimbo lost some weight since last we saw him?
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I'd like to second the idea that a society run by hot-ass slutty space chicks can't be any worse than the one we've got now.
But at least there'd be eye candy to distract me...
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Wait a minute -- does that mean I have to convert to slutty hot-ass chick piratism, or am I just left out of the whole thing? Slutty and so forth chicks don't really, you know, appeal to me.
Then again, corrupt, ugly old people aren't much fun unless they are wealthy grandparents.
It's NEVER as simple as it looks.
ON the other hand, March 34th is something I shall treasure for a long, long time.
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Slutty Hot-Ass Chick Piratism sounds like something where I would be first up on the wall if it took.
Oh and at first glance it looked to me like Marten and Steve are holding hands in the first cell. It did not hold up to scrutiny, though, so that probably says more about me.
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Wait a minute -- does that mean I have to convert to slutty hot-ass chick piratism, or am I just left out of the whole thing? Slutty and so forth chicks don't really, you know, appeal to me.
Then again, corrupt, ugly old people aren't much fun unless they are wealthy grandparents.
It's NEVER as simple as it looks.
ON the other hand, March 34th is something I shall treasure for a long, long time.
No you won't be left out - in the interest of appealing to the rest of the population not aroused bys slutty hot-ass chicks, we will ensure that there are slutty hot-ass dude pirates.
Fair is fair.
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Having thought about it through a sleepless night, I will make a prediction: if we in fact do become governed by sexy, slutty babes, whatever the temperature of their asses, and, yes, some token sexy, slutty hunks, then within a week of the formation of the new government a ridiculously expensive treatment will be developed that can make anyone sexy and slutty, and a babe, or hunk, as desired. Raising the temperatures of their asses may take longer, or a nice spanking could be applied periodically.
Either way, the same people will be in control. But maybe instead of, say, filibusters, we could have wet t-shirt contests. And oiled flexings contests for Malli Kite.
Overall, this sounds like a slight improvement.
In any case, my first demand of our new stacked overlords will be that all the months get three days added on. I object to March being the calendar's pet.
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I much appreciate the addition of a few hunky male types. You know, in the name of fairness and wet-t-shirt contests.
But if we add 3 days to every month, poor February STILL gets shorted. Damn Roman Caesars mucking with stuff!
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Um...
the QC week would actually end March 33. (You know, if there were that many days in March.)
...just saying.
But hurray for Jimbo!
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I'm starting to like Angus more and more.
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I'm liking Angus more and more with each comic. :-D
Faye should totally jump him.
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Faye keeps getting confronted with people who won't let her get away with evasions. It's like there was some unseen force controlling her destiny, pushing her toward personal growth.
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I can't help but wish Faye and Sven with both have huge epiphanies and end up together and have a million babies and live happily ever after...
or maybe I've been reading to many romance novels lately...
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Um...
the QC week would actually end March 33. (You know, if there were that many days in March.)
...just saying.
Counting fail :roll:
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A Galaxy run by sexy slutty hot babes wouldn't be too bad - Unless they all turn out to be Lesbians. We guy's wouldn't stand a chance. :D ;)
I like Angus. I get the feeling Faye isn't gonna be able to get anything over on him.
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Angus is doomed. People generally hate people who are, you know, right and stuff.
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"Pull up! Pull up! You're entering the Friend Zone, Angus!"
"I'm all right! I'm alllraaaarrrgh!"
And yeah, Jimbo and Steve, and no getting eaten by an allosaur? What's the world coming to?
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Faye keeps getting confronted with people who won't let her get away with evasions. It's like there was some unseen force controlling her destiny, pushing her toward personal growth.
I sure wish I had something like that... Life would be so much easier.
Also, Angus sure is hitting close to the mark, It's almost like he has some inside information. Did Dora pull him aside and tell him what's up?
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OMG - Sven is The Doctor!
That explains everything.
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Now, I'm not usually this wierd, but is it me, or do Faye's boobs look especially good the last couple of times we've seen her?
:-o
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Um...
the QC week would actually end March 33. (You know, if there were that many days in March.)
...just saying.
Counting fail :roll:
Hey, I didn't start all this March 34 business. I was just pointing out that, if March had more than its standard 31 days, Friday would be the 33rd, not 34th.
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Tuesday is the 31st, Wednesday would be the 32nd, Thursday would be the 33rd.
Not that it makes a bit of difference at all.
It's okay, converting dates to days of the week and vice-versa is something that requires me to remove my shoes and socks.
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Lauren, I admire your persistance in the face of arithmetic.
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You know, I can count the number of time travelers I've slept with, even without taking my socks off. Not only is Angus suddenly very on the mark, but he's gotten Faye completely off balance. He seems to make her nervous, i.e. a little afraid, so I'm guessing the friend zone hasn't been entered.
Perhaps his insight is spillover from the epiphany that caused Angus to realize man does not love by sass alone. Or maybe he just spent the night at a Holiday Inn Express. *ducks shower of shoes, tomatoes, etc.*
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Tuesday is the 31st, Wednesday would be the 32nd, Thursday would be the 33rd.
Can you tell I have an English degree? Ha, goddamn, I am bad at math.
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Now, I'm not usually this wierd, but is it me, or do Faye's boobs look especially good the last couple of times we've seen her?
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(http://nedroid.com/images/ohyeah.jpg)
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Aww... Flustered Faye is adorable.
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Yay! I am very happy to see Faye and Angus (not to be confused with Fangus) developing!
p.s. dear pwhodges,...we fear change (didn't you ever see Wayne's World?)
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Neat - but that's not why I put it. In fact, I've never seen Wayne's World, anyway.
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Nothing like someone else having insight into your issues to make you uncomfortable. Faye, this may be cheaper than Dr. corrine.
I'm just saying that honest conversation with people can be helpful sometimes.
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Yup, personal growth -- hurts for a bit, but in the end, so worth it.
And Angus doesn't need inside information to suss out Faye in this situation. It's just Not That Hard to guess from the base information. Faye is also being confronted with her own lack of special snowflakeness -- that is, other people have been in her situation and she's not the only one in the world. Smart people find this rather comforting. Narcissists get pissy.
And baby cats are TOTALLY cute.
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I've got a couple kittens that'll be available in a week or so Mali.
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Looks like Angus is 2-0 for today.
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Anyone else reminded of today's wapsi squared?
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Jeph: Have you read rant recently or is that just a coincidence? Either way I loved today's comic.
Also to the person that posted the picture of the dinosaur...
"OH NO MR. DINOSAUR MAN!!!!"
Your picture reminded me of Dane Cook's Kool-Aid man bit. =)
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While I'm not sure about the whole hooking up thing, I'm very much liking the Faye/Angus dynamic going on. It's interesting to see Faye get rattled, that normally doesn't happen. Angus is kind of an arch-enemy to Faye, he can fluster her with his calm observation, while all her sarcasm and wit serves only to increase his power.
Oh, and it's not just you Mojo, I've also noticed this little detail about Faye's cleavage situation. And yes, I felt very odd saying that. Right o' then >.>
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I've got a couple kittens that'll be available in a week or so Mali.
NOoooooo! No kittens. Do not show me kittens!
I am up to 6 right now, and that's QUITE enough. Damned cute little stray pitiful kitten hanging around my back door givin' me the big eyes until my husband and I, against all common sense and our rental agreement, adopt him.
It's hard enough when I have to take one to the vet, because they run a shelter and keep kittens right in the reception area to break my heart...
Kittens are like kryptonite.
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Red or green?
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Red or green?
Green, unless I'm in "save the kitty" mode.
However, I do not wear capes. No capes.
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...aaand back on subject.
Looks like Faye and Angus are gonna hook up.
That's gonna be all kinds of awesome. Potential for fail at every turn.
/love Jeph
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Why the hell does CoD charge more for a single shot of espresso than for a small latte (which, assuming they have anything resembling integrity, includes one or more shots of espresso)?
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I actually hope they don't hook up. I don't particularly like Angus, but I wouldn't wish Faye on him. I'd rather see him reject her, especially considering the way she treated him in the past.
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...aaand back on subject.
Looks like Faye and Angus are gonna hook up.
That's gonna be all kinds of awesome. Potential for fail at every turn.
/love Jeph
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Hmph. you have the kitty kryptonite weakness, too.
I just don't see Angus and Faye getting together any time soon. Of course, it might be just as much fun watching them try not to get together. Much denial.
Faye is very good at denial.
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Oh, Skawronska: you're QC's most consistent troll.
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I actually hope they don't hook up. I don't particularly like Angus, but I wouldn't wish Faye on him. I'd rather see him reject her, especially considering the way she treated him in the past.
Well considering that seems that shitty treatment is kinda what Angus was looking for, I think that the past they had is a bonus for him, not a negative. Angus is something similar to me, being an asshole to me doesn't make me angry, I enjoy it, though unlike him, expect me to be an ass right back. When a typical night out with friends is going to a restaurant, playing video games, and talking shit about each other the whole time, the kind of talk Faye throws out is an invitation to be friends.
As for hooking up, well, I look at it this way. Faye needs someone with more integrity than Sven, but is also someone she has an interest in, hence, Angus. Angus wants someone he enjoys being with and can put up with his strangeness (need I remind you of the t-shirt and pants that were a slight against God?), hence, Faye. They may not be perfect, but they're what the other needs.
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She threw him across a bar for talking to her. Granted he was pushy, but not that pushy unless there was something else going on off-camera. I just keep waiting for someone to tell her they're really tired of her bullshit and they're not gonna deal with it anymore.
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She threw him across a bar for talking to her.
Honestly, something tells me he got off on that.
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He liked it enough to go back for more :roll:
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She threw him across a bar for talking to her. Granted he was pushy, but not that pushy unless there was something else going on off-camera. I just keep waiting for someone to tell her they're really tired of her bullshit and they're not gonna deal with it anymore.
She told him to go away several times before that and he refused to.
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Now, I'm not usually this wierd, but is it me, or do Faye's boobs look especially good the last couple of times we've seen her?
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Maybe Jeph's been drawing Dora and Hannelore for such a long time, he had to make up for it. ;)
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You know, I can count the number of time travelers I've slept with, even without taking my socks off. Not only is Angus suddenly very on the mark, but he's gotten Faye completely off balance. He seems to make her nervous, i.e. a little afraid, so I'm guessing the friend zone hasn't been entered.
Perhaps his insight is spillover from the epiphany that caused Angus to realize man does not love by sass alone. Or maybe he just spent the night at a Holiday Inn Express. *ducks shower of shoes, tomatoes, etc.*
Very suddenly on the mark for a dude who's primary interaction with her in the past has been recieving insults from her. I fear this is forcing the plot arc somewhat too much for me to enjoy. I'd have enjoyed it so much more if she's started getting interested in Angus while sleepin' with Sven. At least it'd be a slightly new dynamic for QC.
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Red or green?
Green, unless I'm in "save the kitty" mode.
However, I do not wear capes. No capes.
So you wear underwear on the outside of your tights?
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Red or green?
Green, unless I'm in "save the kitty" mode.
However, I do not wear capes. No capes.
So you wear underwear on the outside of your tights?
Don't need no stinkin' underwear.
[img width= height=]http://www.museculture.com/Paragons/screenshot_0051.jpg[/img]
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Omigod, Malli Kite is secretly the
Tick Tickess! (Tickette? She-Tick?)
Wait, that's a C on her chest...the Blue Cockroach? Ew.
On the other hand, 'tis true I see no panty-lines. She's commando. And has loooonnnnggg gams.
On Angus, I think maybe his last romance chilled him on being tossed around and such. That's why I said he had an epiphany.
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I just don't see Angus and Faye getting together any time soon. Of course, it might be just as much fun watching them try not to get together. Much denial.
Faye is very good at denial.
However, it seems that Angus is even better at recognizing and cutting through denial.
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Perhaps he had fewer psychological issues to work through first - or maybe Jeph just needed a secondary character to say it out loud.
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That is just what Faye needs: someone who cares for her, likes her, is willing to put up with her crap, while simultaneously unwilling to let her slide on it or use it to avoid things (and people).
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Omigod, Malli Kite is secretly the Tick Tickess! (Tickette? She-Tick?)
Wait, that's a C on her chest...the Blue Cockroach? Ew.
On the other hand, 'tis true I see no panty-lines. She's commando. And has loooonnnnggg gams.
There's either an unfortunately-placed line there, or that game is a bit too accurate on the skintight+no underwear front.
On a different note, the best bug to use as a superhero moniker is the roly-poly.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k85/Rocketdude1987/350px-Armadillidium_vulgare_001.jpg)
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^^lol @ the roly poly. They are kinda cute in a way.
As for ze comic: Heh. Go intern!
I for one am creeped out by the "OMG Faye is talking to a boy! They must hook up!" Or just "Faye is single, who will she hook up with!" sentiment. Eugh, life is not entirely based around romantic relationships. :roll: I did rather like Angus in the last strip though.
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This isn't Life! This is a Webcomic! You can't take this away from us! WE NEED THIS!!`111!!!!
[/Richard Gere in Officer and a Gentlemen]
Ok, I'm better know.
I have so little sympathy for Sven right now it's not even funny.
Where's the Allosaurus when you need him anyway.
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Eugh, life is not entirely based around romantic relationships.
The QC universe kind of is though. I guess that's why we all like reading it =p
I would also like to feel slightly sorry for Sven but I'm finding it slightly difficult. I don't dislike his character at this point, but he's certainly not in a position where I feel sympathy for him.
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OMFG YOU GUYZ IS FAYE GONNA GET WITH ANGUS OR SVEN!?!?!?!?????????????
sorry.
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Both.
At the same time.
/tilts head
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Good old emo Sven.
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When Faye started that kind of moaning around Sven, he hit her with a rolled up magazine.
Sven needs a rolled up magazine to the head right now.
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To bad he fucked over the one chick who would enthusiastically whack him like he needs.
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Both.
At the same time.
/tilts head
Interesting...
/tilts head as well
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Sven needs a rolled up magazine to the head right now.
I disagree.
If he doesnt even know WHY he feels bad, he needs to think more. A lot more.
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Well at least now he can vget that heartfelt sound now for his next country song. And as soon as he looses the dog and the truck, he'll have completed the country trifecta.
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Heh - Sven's trying to process new concepts.
I _didn't_ like her that much.
But I _feel bad_.
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Omigod, Malli Kite is secretly the Tick Tickess! (Tickette? She-Tick?)
Wait, that's a C on her chest...the Blue Cockroach? Ew.
On the other hand, 'tis true I see no panty-lines. She's commando. And has loooonnnnggg gams.
On Angus, I think maybe his last romance chilled him on being tossed around and such. That's why I said he had an epiphany.
Chicklette, actually, ahd her loyal sidekick Mothman. Made 'em as a joke. She was a nail technician in a salon when aliens attacked her homeworld. A stray energy bolt hit her station and combined with all the chemicals, coating her and making her invulnerable.
She's about the silliest. I reserved pictures of the truly drool inducing ones on my account.
SVEN! YOU NEED TO THINK MORE ON THIS AND GROW UP!
Although, technically he's right, it isn't fair, he didn't agree to monogamy. The world is kinda like that. Nevertheless, he did something, planned or not, that hurt someone else, and he owes an apology. It would be a big step up in the world and in general personal growth to own up that his own actions caused shit to happen. And Dora should really stop bashing him around, but that's a whole 'nuther discussion.
Lydia, on the other hand, has redeemed herself-- just a bit -- in my eyes while still managing to be somewhat patronizing. However, I now expect that behavior from her.
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I don't know guys, I think that maybe we're processing this from the point of view of our protagonist, Faye. From his point of view, FROM WHAT HE COULD SEE, he was hooking up with one chick, like he had so many times previously, this outwardly strong girl who was willing to give him shit, who was his intellectual superior. Who would obviously be able to handle anything, right? So, he sleeps with another girl, and feels terrible about it, because he really did like Faye. If he didn't, he wouldn't have had any problem with it: she was just a hookup, after all. So he fesses up to it, and instead of being defensive at her aloofness, he feels worse. HE HAS SOUL.
I really sympathize with him. I've never been in this situation, or anything remotely like it, but I think I can understand why he's feeling as bad as he is: he really likes Faye. And Faye doesn't know it.
On another note: the minute I'm willing to give up my severe insect phobia, the rolly-poly bug will be the first on the "cute" list.
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On a different note, the best bug to use as a superhero moniker is the roly-poly.[/img]
So what part of the country is that from? I grew up calling them pill bugs. Also, was going to post a giant isopod picture, but Faye beat me to it
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Gosh! Wikipedia knows that they were called cheeselogs in the town where I grew up.
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I don't know guys, I think that maybe we're processing this from the point of view of our protagonist, Faye. From his point of view, FROM WHAT HE COULD SEE, he was hooking up with one chick, like he had so many times previously, this outwardly strong girl who was willing to give him shit, who was his intellectual superior. Who would obviously be able to handle anything, right? So, he sleeps with another girl, and feels terrible about it, because he really did like Faye. If he didn't, he wouldn't have had any problem with it: she was just a hookup, after all. So he fesses up to it, and instead of being defensive at her aloofness, he feels worse. HE HAS SOUL.
I really sympathize with him. I've never been in this situation, or anything remotely like it, but I think I can understand why he's feeling as bad as he is: he really likes Faye. And Faye doesn't know it.
On another note: the minute I'm willing to give up my severe insect phobia, the rolly-poly bug will be the first on the "cute" list.
Lily, I agree with you on Sven. I still think he should apologize and mean it, which also means he has to extend himself a bit -- I mean, obviously Faye was more emotionally involved than he realized, and apparently he is also more involved than he thought he was -- he has to get over the feeling sorry for himself part and move on to how OTHER people might feel. I suspect that will shake his world up a bit.
However, I can't get with you on the cute bug thing. My phobia and I will be cowering in the corner with the RAID.
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Just for the sake of argument, lets assume that Sven ISN'T romantically interested in Faye. Even if he genuinely can't fathom a relationship with her, he did the one thing I don't think he's ever done. He became friends with a woman first. He established a connection that was not based on sex. He doesn't do that. Unlike Marten who is surrounded by platonic female relationships, Sven had no female friends before Faye. So now he this friendship all tangled up in his sex life which is exactly what he has always avoided. It's a lot easier to hurt people if you have no connection to them beyond sex.
Sven is feeling some extreme self pity because for once, he saw the consequences of his behavior. He saw how much he hurt Faye. Her face in that scene broke my heart. Romantic entanglement aside, who wouldn't feel like garbage seeing that? Whether or not Faye's hurt was justified, it hurts to hurt someone else.
For some reason Sven is reminding me this one Dilbert comic. Wally laments that he pet a cat for an hour and it didn't make him feel good. It was explained to him that petting was for the cat, not for him and so he exclaims that cats are terribly selfish. He didn't get that the good feelings come from doing something kind for another creature.
Telling Faye was the right and kind thing to do. Not because she expected monogamy but because it put her in the position of being able to deal with an honest situation so she could make healthy choices for herself. Everyone deserves that right.
But for Sven, it's hard to understand that there is no reward FOR HIM for telling the truth. When you are a narcissist and/or a person with very little moral code, I can see how honesty would just seem ridiculous.
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My, my. Lydia is, well, I don't know another word for it: snaking. Yes, if we could see it, her head is definitely weaving from side to side in that last panel. I'm liking her more and more.
Oh, Sven has a reward; it's simply not good enough for him. I guess I'm cheap, but someone who's been critical of me (whom I know is correct) saying she's proud of me would feel pretty good, even in my misery. But, of course, it's the knowing (or admitting, anyway) that Lyds is right that's the kicker. Hopefully, though, Sven will grow up enough to thank her in the end someday.
Damn Freudian slips.
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So what part of the country is that from? I grew up calling them pill bugs. Also, was going to post a giant isopod picture, but Faye beat me to it
I grew up in south Mississippi and never heard them called anything but roly-polys.
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I've never called them anything but 'woodlice'. I've never heard the name 'roly-polys' but Animal Crossing called them 'pill bugs' so I know that one.
PREDICTION:
Faye and Angus start something up. Nothing sexual, but definitely a close relationship. THEN just as things are going really well, Sven finally has the epiphany we all want him to experience and he and Faye spend the night doing sexy things. Faye feels really guilty because she cheated(ish) on Angus, but is torn because she likes Sven too, as we all know.
Obviously this won't happen right away, but give it a few weeks (in real time, not QC time)...
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Sven needs a rolled up magazine to the head right now.
I disagree.
If he doesnt even know WHY he feels bad, he needs to think more. A lot more.
And to do that he needs to crawl out of the self-pity hole, 'cause you can't see out when you're in it. Faye was stuck feeling sorry for herself, Sven bopped her out of it. Now Sven is too busy with the "what did it get me" game to do the hard thinking he needs, like "how do I feel about Faye".
After getting a rolled up magazine in 983, Faye acquired some perspective and realized she should apologize to Marten. Sven needs that kind of jolt now.
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Just for the sake of argument, lets assume that Sven ISN'T romantically interested in Faye. Even if he genuinely can't fathom a relationship with her, he did the one thing I don't think he's ever done. He became friends with a woman first. He established a connection that was not based on sex. He doesn't do that. Unlike Marten who is surrounded by platonic female relationships, Sven had no female friends before Faye. So now he this friendship all tangled up in his sex life which is exactly what he has always avoided. It's a lot easier to hurt people if you have no connection to them beyond sex.
Hello, Harriet. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1162)
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Just for the sake of argument, lets assume that Sven ISN'T romantically interested in Faye. Even if he genuinely can't fathom a relationship with her, he did the one thing I don't think he's ever done. He became friends with a woman first. He established a connection that was not based on sex. He doesn't do that. Unlike Marten who is surrounded by platonic female relationships, Sven had no female friends before Faye. So now he this friendship all tangled up in his sex life which is exactly what he has always avoided. It's a lot easier to hurt people if you have no connection to them beyond sex.
This made me see a weird parallel between Faye-Sven and Dora-Marten.
Dora is a very sexual person who is fine with romantic relationships and casual sex.
Faye is a very guarded person who is defensive even with her closest friends.
Martin is used to having girls who are platonic friends.
Sven is used to only having girlfriends and one night stands, no female friendships.
Martin and Sven both found their exceptions to the rule in Dora and Faye respectively.
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And to do that he needs to crawl out of the self-pity hole, 'cause you can't see out when you're in it. Faye was stuck feeling sorry for herself, Sven bopped her out of it. Now Sven is too busy with the "what did it get me" game to do the hard thinking he needs, like "how do I feel about Faye".
To set a seven-foot rim above the self-pity hole (Sven seems tall), I get the distinct impression that Sven has never seriously thought about how he feels about anyone. It's one of the reasons Wil irratates him (Wil seems to spend more time thinking about how he feels than actually doing anything about it).
In other words, even if he does climb out, is Sven going to have any idea how to proceed from there?
Still, he may have assistance in this. Too often nothing clarifies how you feel about someone as well as seeing them with someone else. You definitely reach a conclusion, and quickly, even if it's the wrong one.
edit: Irratates = irritates = WTF is wrong with me? Irratates is what the Red Baron does to Snoopy.
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So what part of the country is that from? I grew up calling them pill bugs. Also, was going to post a giant isopod picture, but Faye beat me to it
I grew up in south Mississippi and never heard them called anything but roly-polys.
Heh I was born in Mississippi. Grew up in Texas though. But the parents are from elsewhere (Air Force kid) so maybe I got it from them. Surely there's a website out there that documents this stuff ;) Google here I come.
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Aah, its been forever since i posted. Fangus is on the horizon people!
On another note, its my 1year QC anniversary! I have been reading QC since April 1st last year, and i plan to be reading it much longer!
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I too was roped in by the xkcd redirect. I still haven't seen any homeopathic donut water in stores.
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By the time Sven realizes just what he's really fucked up, Faye will be doing the horizontal tango with Angus. :D
And once you get past the Laser Cave, you have to deal with the Allosaurus
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I will laugh hard indeed if Angus actually just gave Faye his number while pretending it was someone else's.
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Yeah, Sven has been living a rather narcissistic existence until now. I don't think he's got a full blown personality disorder, just a tiny one he can -- with luck -- grow out of. *sigh* I still like him pretty well. He has the capacity for self awareness. He's just never been pushed to USE it much up to now.
I am NOT going near the laser cave without my reflective suit. Also, explosives.
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Just for the sake of argument, lets assume that Sven ISN'T romantically interested in Faye. Even if he genuinely can't fathom a relationship with her, he did the one thing I don't think he's ever done. He became friends with a woman first. He established a connection that was not based on sex. He doesn't do that. Unlike Marten who is surrounded by platonic female relationships, Sven had no female friends before Faye. So now he this friendship all tangled up in his sex life which is exactly what he has always avoided. It's a lot easier to hurt people if you have no connection to them beyond sex.
Hello, Harriet. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1162)
Sven isn't friends with Harriet. She's his lawyer so she's a business associate. He hits on her as well but she said she "likes his money too much" to go beyond that. I haven't seen enough of their dynamic to call that a friendship. She didn't say Sven was her friend to Faye, she said he was her "client".
I guess my point is that he doesn't have friendships with women that aren't loaded with the weight of potential sex, such as when he met Penelope (but I can't find the link).
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Now if we get through the laser cave what sort of booby trapped treasure chest do we find?
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Sven isn't friends with Harriet.
Oh yeah? (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1165)
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I guess my point is that he doesn't have friendships with women that aren't loaded with the weight of potential sex, such as when he met Penelope (but I can't find the link).
Sven and Penelope (http://questionablecontent.net//view.php?comic=906)
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Well it looks like Jeph visits 4chan.
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Sven isn't friends with Harriet. She's his lawyer … likes his money, [not him].
Sorry, but this edit is too loaded with distilled truth not to post.
Oh, and happy March 33rd, all.
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Well it looks like Jeph visits 4chan.
What makes you say that?
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Repetitious meme is repetitive, that's why.
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So, what do you think is up for tonight?
Hannelore visits the zoo?
Or is Jeph just teasing?
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I would think that, for March 34th, Jeph would do something pretty special.
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Repetitious meme is repetitive, that's why.
To believe that this is a 'secret 4chan meme' is pretty naive. Half the internet has heard of this.
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Repetitious meme is repetitive, that's why.
To believe that this is a 'secret 4chan meme' is pretty naive. Half the internet has heard of this.
I know it's far from secret, (rules one and two are stupid) but not a lot of people use it. Either way, I liked the subtle way it was put into the comic.
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Zooo, it'sa ZOO.
ZOO.
zoo
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(http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/images/smilies/tapir.gif)
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Giraffes?
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Giraffes!
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Repetitious meme is repetitive, that's why.
To believe that this is a 'secret 4chan meme' is pretty naive. Half the internet has heard of this.
I know it's far from secret, (rules one and two are stupid) but not a lot of people use it. Either way, I liked the subtle way it was put into the comic.
Not a lot of people use it? Dude... dunno where you live, but in my small hicktown university people say that ALL the time, even people who don't know what a Twitter is and if it flies around or not. Not trying to be snarky! Just saying!
Also I would have liked to see a more dramatic cliffhanger for the weekend today. :( And I predict whomever Angus's friend is, he's a hottie with a body and Faye will be possibly enthralled. And he will be a regular. Or he'll be a creepy old dude, one-off character. Covering all my bases!
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Repetitious meme is repetitive, that's why.
To believe that this is a 'secret 4chan meme' is pretty naive. Half the internet has heard of this.
I know it's far from secret, (rules one and two are stupid) but not a lot of people use it. Either way, I liked the subtle way it was put into the comic.
Not a lot of people use it? Dude... dunno where you live, but in my small hicktown university people say that ALL the time, even people who don't know what a Twitter is and if it flies around or not. Not trying to be snarky! Just saying!
Also I would have liked to see a more dramatic cliffhanger for the weekend today. :( And I predict whomever Angus's friend is, he's a hottie with a body and Faye will be possibly enthralled. And he will be a regular. Or he'll be a creepy old dude, one-off character. Covering all my bases!
Or the person is Sven.
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Gotta love the Haggis-on-Whey book reference!
For those not "in the know," this is the greatest book ever published on the subject of giraffes.
http://www.amazon.com/Giraffes-HOW-Doris-Haggis-Whey/dp/1932416978/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238728996&sr=8-1
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Guys. check the wiki page on the Malayan Tapir (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_tapir). Description rings any bells?
Plagiarism is baaaaad, Jeph.
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ATTN: EVERYONE
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Today's comic was partially stolen from a common wobsite known as "the wiki machine", or sometimes "wikipedia". Notice the excerpt from the sign describing the Tapir.
"The Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus), also called the Asian Tapir, is the largest of the four species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. The scientific name refers to the East Indies, the species' natural habitat. In the Malay language,--"
You must be thinking, "Wow, did that guy really squint hard enough to read and transcribe the whole thing?" The answer is NO! I copied it from Wikipedia, just like Jeph did.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_Tapir
Not that this has any significance, I just thought it was kinda funny.
EDIT: Well shoot, someone got to it first.
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Except that Wikipedia allows you to do stuff like that.
It's pretty much the entire reason for its existence.
Just so no-one is confused:
plagiarism == passing someone else's work off as your own.
Plagiarism =/= incorporating said work into your own.
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:lol:
I love Hannelore.
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Except that Wikipedia allows you to do stuff like that.
It's pretty much the entire reason for its existence.
Just so no-one is confused:
plagiarism == passing someone else's work off as your own.
Plagiarism =/= incorporating said work into your own.
And where do you see Jeph mentioning it's from wikipedia? It's aprt of his work, and there's no indication it's not his phrasing, and hence he's passing it off as his own.
I just think it's pretty funny :)
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This strip just screamed "LiveJournal/forum avatar" to me, so I made one. And I had to register just to post it.
(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1456/questionablecontenttapi.gif)
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I really am getting worried about Hannelore's OCD. I know that she likes to count things. But an enemies list? :?
By the way, happy March 34! :laugh:
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I really am getting worried about Hannelore's OCD. I know that she likes to count things. But an enemies list? :?
By the way, happy March 34! :laugh:
You don't have an enemies list?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hYV-JSjpyU&feature=related
The Hanners. the Tapir and the conspiracy.
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And where do you see Jeph mentioning it's from wikipedia? It's aprt of his work, and there's no indication it's not his phrasing, and hence he's passing it off as his own.
I just think it's pretty funny :)
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I just assumed it was from Wikipedia, considering that Jeph is a Webcomic artist and not a mammalogist. The inclusion of accurate facts from a public source constitutes fair use. Jeph was making a Comic strip about a character who has an irrational fear of exotic mammals, not a research report about said mammal. If I were Jeph's tenth grade biology teacher and he handed in a research report with portions lifted from Wikipedia without attribution, I'd give him an F. However... He lifted two and a half sentences to include on a portion of a sign within a much larger drawing. I call that fair use. Accusing someone of plagiarism for fair use, even in jest, is not cool.
Anyway, rant over. Yay Hanners. Yay (possibly) Fangus. Yay Sven feeling like crap.
Yay March 34!
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Well it looks like Jeph visits 4chan.
fail. meme is "i saw what you did there" and this image http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/3/33/Futurama_Fry_Looking_Squint.jpg (http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/3/33/Futurama_Fry_Looking_Squint.jpg)
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I note from Twitter that Hanners went to the zoo at her therapist's suggestion. Ties it into the narrative a bit.
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Well it looks like Jeph visits 4chan.
fail. meme is "i saw what you did there" and this image http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/3/33/Futurama_Fry_Looking_Squint.jpg (http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/3/33/Futurama_Fry_Looking_Squint.jpg)
Fail. I was not talking about Friday's comic.
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Really, to whom was it not glaringly obvious that Jeph got the description from Wikipedia? No surprise there.
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You never know, he might've written the article.
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Gotta love the Haggis-on-Whey book reference!
For those not "in the know," this is the greatest book ever published on the subject of giraffes.
http://www.amazon.com/Giraffes-HOW-Doris-Haggis-Whey/dp/1932416978/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238728996&sr=8-1
Really? I thought it was a reference to the band.
http://www.myspace.com/giraffesgiraffes
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Doesn't she have a job?
Don't ANY of them have jobs?
Also, why are there robots everywhere? everyone knows that robots don't exist! And what happened to that Sara girl? And mumbly mumble mumble mumblecakes! I'LL GET YOU KEVIN GRUMBLES!!!!
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Happy March 34 everyone
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Doesn't she have a job?
She counts stuff (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=523).
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Jeph did a good job with Hannelore's expressions. The tapir ... mehhh.
On edit: I just looked at some pictures of Malayan tapirs. Apparently, that's as expressive as they get. My apologies, Jeph.
This has been a very long month.
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Jeph did a good job with Hannelore's expressions. The tapir ... mehhh.
On edit: I just looked at some pictures of Malayan tapirs. Apparently, that's as expressive as they get.
Most non-human animals do not have a wide range of facial expressions.
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Jeph did a good job with Hannelore's expressions. The tapir ... mehhh.
On edit: I just looked at some pictures of Malayan tapirs. Apparently, that's as expressive as they get.
Most non-human animals do not have a wide range of facial expressions.
It was meant to be humorous. Sorry.
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Jeph probably made it over-expressive :lol: Especially panel 3. You can see it thinking "Is that girl looking at me? I think she's looking at me."
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This Comic rules,Hanners face is awesome.
Cant wait for the next one
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Gotta love the Haggis-on-Whey book reference!
For those not "in the know," this is the greatest book ever published on the subject of giraffes.
http://www.amazon.com/Giraffes-HOW-Doris-Haggis-Whey/dp/1932416978/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238728996&sr=8-1
Really? I thought it was a reference to the band.
http://www.myspace.com/giraffesgiraffes
Oh wow, I didn't know that band existed. Hmm.....
I guess it's up to Jeph! Who is correct?
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I really am getting worried about Hannelore's OCD. I know that she likes to count things. But an enemies list? :?
By the way, happy March 34! :laugh:
You don't have an enemies list?
The weird thing is that the malayan tapir isn't even on her animal enemies list (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1367). I guess the tapir falls under her "base-level suspicion" of all fauna not on the list. Or maybe the tapir just made the list. Either way... umm... yeah. Breakfast.
Also, March 34? wha?
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I found myself going back through the archives to figure out just when she mentioned being creeped out by tapirs. Way further back (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1290) than I thought (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1293)!