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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: westrim on 03 Jan 2010, 21:44
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So since I got here and no one had made a thread yet, I figured I would, again. People, this is getting creepy. I am NEVER on time or early for things, so being the first to start the discussion thread twice in a row is most unsettling. Hop to it and make it before I get here or I'm going to start getting serious heebie-jeebies.
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I've ben waiting for someone to start it for like three hours now, I didn't start it myself because I did it a couple of weeks ago, but if the comic had gone up I would have started it.
So Marten, Faye, Angus, bewbs, yadda, yadda, yadda.
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Can't get into the ustream chat.
Can't say as I'm terribly dissapointed, either...
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If only life was simple enough that there could be a strategy guide for it. Now thinking sad thoughts...
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Talkin'? Considerin'? Feelin'?
Gee, Faye's certainly loosened up for someone who once refused to use contractions....
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I get very upset at the idea of a Faye/Angus possibility. He's such an obnoxious jerk.
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Yeah and Faye is nothing but lollipops and kittens. :roll:
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Actually, lollipops and kittens might be an accurate description of Faye: delicious and, ah, fluffy (busomy, chesty, what have you) looking, but get within reach and the claws sink in. Worse, given Marten, Angus, and even Sven's, god help us, reactions, rather sticky and difficult to get free of.
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Hhmmm, not so fond of Faye retconning her relationship with Sven, even in jest. By "he used a cheat code" she apparently means "I grabbed him and started making out with him to his total surprise, and then initiated a fwb situation with him"?
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"Lime Ass" Flavored drinks....
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Right, because coffee drinks are so much healthier.
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Hhmmm, not so fond of Faye retconning her relationship with Sven, even in jest. By "he used a cheat code" she apparently means "I grabbed him and started making out with him to his total surprise, and then initiated a fwb situation with him"?
I think it might be more that she was drunk and impulsive, also if memory serves he used his 'Come Hither' look on her (though he was aiming for Hannelore and missed) which might be her definition of a cheat code. I do like the idea of Marten as a strategy guide but he seems rather incomplete as he is closer to a "Ok, don't do X, I have no clue if anything will HELP you but I can tell you what will get you kiilled."
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It's just that she keeps casting herself as The Much-Wronged Victim in that relationship and not taking any responsibility for a situation that she, in effect, orchestrated. I think she has plenty of reason to still be upset and hurt about it, but I also maintain that, within the boundaries of the situation (as it was set up by Faye!) Sven did very little "wrong." A lot "stupid" and "unfortunate," but little morally wrong.
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Wow!!!
Lot's of old scabs gettin' ripped open up in here!
Ought to make for an exciting week here in the good ole Serious Pony Discussion Forum!
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It's just that she keeps casting herself as The Much-Wronged Victim in that relationship and not taking any responsibility for a situation that she, in effect, orchestrated. I think she has plenty of reason to still be upset and hurt about it, but I also maintain that, within the boundaries of the situation (as it was set up by Faye!) Sven did very little "wrong." A lot "stupid" and "unfortunate," but little morally wrong.
Yeah, beat me to it. Pity there's no one in her life who can really get away with making her face that:
1) She went after Sven, not the other way around;
2) Both of them explicitly acknowledged that it was about sex and nothing else;
3) Faye made it clear that she wasn't interested in any genuine relationship;
4) He slept with someone else and was up front to her about it;
5) She couldn't hack it and bailed, the end.
I don't think Sven did anything wrong. What he was was her regular late night booty call. If she wanted a monogamous pairbond, she should have negotiated one. She didn't owe him anything - and would have violently resented any suggestion that she did - and he didn't owe her anything. Period.
Okay, she couldn't hack him boffing someone else, and she bailed; that's her right. But time for her to do some growing up and take responsibility for her own actions. "Cheat code," feh.
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Everything you just said is true but you left out an important detail:
She specificly told him that if he were to hook up with anyone else, it would end their arrangement.
By choosing to sleep with Gina, Sven chose to end the arrangement with Faye. Whatever their relationship was Sven chose someone else.
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Everything you just said is true but you left out an important detail:
STOP WRITING IN YELLOW!
Fixed.
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The next day people stop retconning their own past is the first.
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"Lime Ass" Flavored drinks....
And "Gross Tea"?!
Can't get into the ustream chat.
Can't say as I'm terribly disappointed, either...
Ustream timing usually sucks for me, but I was able to catch a bit of the last panel being drawn while eating breakfast. As the chat topic turned to oral sex, Jeph drew the cow poster with the "EAT ME!" caption. Lucky coincidence, or comedy genius?
And, FayeFAQS. We know - she FAQed Sven. :-D
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As the chat topic turned to oral sex, Jeph drew the cow poster with the "EAT ME!" caption.
Now that you mention it, the cow is kinda dick-shaped.
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Ustream timing usually sucks for me, but I was able to catch a bit of the last panel being drawn while eating breakfast. As the chat topic turned to oral sex, Jeph drew the cow poster with the "EAT ME!" caption. Lucky coincidence, or comedy genius?
And, FayeFAQS. We know - she FAQed Sven. :-D
I usually just maximize the main window and completely ignore the chat bar. I want to see the master at work, not the silly little fanlings* arguing over who has the biggest cock.
*fanlings: non-gender-specific equivalent of fanboi/fangurl.
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If only life was simple enough that there could be a strategy guide for it. Now thinking sad thoughts...
Forget life, I'd be glad if there was a strategy guide for relationships in general. That alone must be enough to fill a large book.
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Everything you just said is true but you left out an important detail:
She specificly told him that if he were to hook up with anyone else, it would end their arrangement.
By choosing to sleep with Gina, Sven chose to end the arrangement with Faye. Whatever their relationship was Sven chose someone else.
Hear, hear!
In addition, Sven was the one that got back in touch, missing her (acting like a dick at the sledding party, or a 3rd grader, same thing), then wanting to make it better and hang out again - although he messed things up, he was also the one who wanted the relationship to go further than the set boundaries, probably for the first time in his life, and much to his own dismay. Don't forget all that angst about "developing a conscience"!
Also, he's been keeping a pretty low profile since his brief conversation with Wil. Which brings up another dangling thread I'd like to see in the new year; How are Wil and Penelope doing? Sven can be expected to be absent for long periods of time, peddling his songs in Nashville, or wherever; but Wil & Penny are right there, in town, workin' hard...
Remember, folks; cheat codes not only get you bad endings, they spoil the satisfaction of actually surmounting life's challenges and winning!
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In case you're wondering about Wil, Sven and Penny:
spending new year's at the bar with Wil. ladyless. fuck.
Going to the New Year's party alone 'cause Wil has to work at the bar tonight :(
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Apparently, Faye's cheat code is in her pants. Remember, she got drunk and slept with him after the night of karaoke.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1081
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I don't think Faye and Angus would work very long. Angus is too dumb for Faye to find that interesting, and not masculine enough for her to find that attractive. If they got together it'd only be a 'Hey someone actually likes me!' thing.
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Faye's cheat code is Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Pelvic thrust. I call it the Orgasmi Code. :D
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Faye's cheat code is Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Pelvic thrust. I call it the Orgasmi Code. :D
You forgot the jump to the left
I think that Marten suits Faye perfectly as her Strategy Guide - albeit a few pages missing. :D
Bot does that make Marigold Angus' Guide or visa versa?
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I thought that was Prism's...wait, nevermind.
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Hear, hear!
In addition, Sven was the one that got back in touch, missing her (acting like a dick at the sledding party, or a 3rd grader, same thing), then wanting to make it better and hang out again - although he messed things up, he was also the one who wanted the relationship to go further than the set boundaries, probably for the first time in his life, and much to his own dismay. Don't forget all that angst about "developing a conscience"!
Also, he's been keeping a pretty low profile since his brief conversation with Wil. Which brings up another dangling thread I'd like to see in the new year; How are Wil and Penelope doing? Sven can be expected to be absent for long periods of time, peddling his songs in Nashville, or wherever; but Wil & Penny are right there, in town, workin' hard...
Remember, folks; cheat codes not only get you bad endings, they spoil the satisfaction of actually surmounting life's challenges and winning!
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Sven did NOT "mess" anything up. Faye said she wanted them to be casual and sex-only and yet exclusive (ridiculous), Sven did not agree to that, she said that if he slept with someone, she would leave. OK. As negotiated, it was totally his right to sleep with someone so long as he did not require Faye to stay afterward, and then it was Faye's right to leave. They both exercised their rights.
Sven did not WRONG Faye in sleeping with Gina. He hurt her, but he did not wrong her. Just like if a relationship is no longer working for one person in the couple, it does not put them in the moral WRONG to break up. Although Sven didn't even intentionally choose Gina over Faye, BUT HE COULD HAVE.
In fact if he'd come up to Faye and told her "so yeah, I met this girl, and she is not ashamed to be seen in public with me and isn't trying to maintain exclusivity while withholding any sort of commitment on her end, so I'm gonna go be with her now, bye," I would have cheered him on.
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Too bad Faye's code is not right hand in, out, in, and shake. Life was so much easier when the Hokey Pokey described it—implied sexual connotations and all.
I blame Shigeru Miyamoto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto) .
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Hear, hear!
In addition, Sven was the one that got back in touch, missing her (acting like a dick at the sledding party, or a 3rd grader, same thing), then wanting to make it better and hang out again - although he messed things up, he was also the one who wanted the relationship to go further than the set boundaries, probably for the first time in his life, and much to his own dismay. Don't forget all that angst about "developing a conscience"!
Also, he's been keeping a pretty low profile since his brief conversation with Wil. Which brings up another dangling thread I'd like to see in the new year; How are Wil and Penelope doing? Sven can be expected to be absent for long periods of time, peddling his songs in Nashville, or wherever; but Wil & Penny are right there, in town, workin' hard...
Remember, folks; cheat codes not only get you bad endings, they spoil the satisfaction of actually surmounting life's challenges and winning!
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Sven did NOT "mess" anything up. Faye said she wanted them to be casual and sex-only and yet exclusive (ridiculous), Sven did not agree to that, she said that if he slept with someone, she would leave. OK. As negotiated, it was totally his right to sleep with someone so long as he did not require Faye to stay afterward, and then it was Faye's right to leave. They both exercised their rights.
Sven did not WRONG Faye in sleeping with Gina. He hurt her, but he did not wrong her. Just like if a relationship is no longer working for one person in the couple, it does not put them in the moral WRONG to break up. Although Sven didn't even intentionally choose Gina over Faye, BUT HE COULD HAVE.
In fact if he'd come up to Faye and told her "so yeah, I met this girl, and she is not ashamed to be seen in public with me and isn't trying to maintain exclusivity while withholding any sort of commitment on her end, so I'm gonna go be with her now, bye," I would have cheered him on.
Dear Sir or Madam;
Please respond to what I actually wrote, not what you think I meant. Sven messed up at the sledding party. He was, much to his own surprise, feeling hurt and lashed out at Faye. Mainly because, unexpectedly, he foud that he actually cared for her. He did not mess up the original contract, as you so kindly point out; however, he did mess up any chance of their relationship becoming anyhing more, and keeping her in his life.
They both held up their end of the bargain. And it didn't work out well for either of them. Aparrently a little worse for Sven, he seems to be having a harder time recovering, while Faye seems to be coping better now that it's all over.
Of course, who knows (besides Jeph and the vague amount of arc scripting he has) where it will all be going, but please remember - the physical act of sex and our emotions are horribly intertwined with each other. There's really no such thing as a FWB, and even though a lot of people may want to argue that point, casual sex is unhealthy in more than the STD related way. It messes with the emotional state of both you and your "partner".
Supressing those emotions to keep the FWB facade isn't good, either. You should love your friends. If it goes further, great, but call it what it is - LOVE!!
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Too bad Faye's code is not right hand in, out, in, and shake. Life was so much easier when the Hokey Pokey described it—implied sexual connotations and all.
That is what it's all about!
Thank you for the imagery.
Where'd I leave the mental floss?
(http://amethystcottage.com/shop/images/1126.jpg)
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I don't think Faye and Angus would work very long. Angus is too dumb for Faye to find that interesting, and not masculine enough for her to find that attractive. If they got together it'd only be a 'Hey someone actually likes me!' thing.
Didn't Faye once explicitly state that she did find him attractive?
Edit: Yes (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=808). (panel 4)
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I thought that was Prism's...wait, nevermind.
Don't tell me you said Rainbow Lovechild - again?!
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Faye had been drinking when she jumped Sven but two lines of evidence point to her not having been drunk. First, she wasn't drawn with intoxication bubbles. Second, her speech patterns had not lapsed into drunkdrawl. It may also be relevant that there was no mention of a hangover in the morning.
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I usually just maximize the main window and completely ignore the chat bar. I want to see the master at work, not the silly little fanlings* arguing over who has the biggest cock.
Unfortunately, for some reason full-screen ustream won't work on my PC. The screen just breaks up into jagged noise. It doesn't happen on Youtube, but I get the same problem when I try to watch Lem drawing Bunny (http://vimeo.com/8519612) on Vimeo.
Edit: This seems to be an issue with Firefox. I just took a look at today's ustream on IE8 and full-screen works fine. Anyone else have this? (I'm on FF version 3.5.6)
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Quick! Somebody google aural sex.
I dare ya.
I double dog dare ya.
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Quick! Somebody google aural sex.
I dare ya.
I double dog dare ya.
I hate you so much I wish you would die from it. >:[
Doubleplus ungood, would not google again.
In case you're interested: Gay sex, gay sex, chick with a remote, chick getting her ass groped, album cover, chick in high heels, chick in bikini.
First line, anyway.
EDIT: I was so busy wishing HORRIFIC DEATH upon an innocent forumgoer that I forgot to mention how hilarious I found the last panel.
Also, pink boxers.
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So...Marten goes commando?
And now Faye walks in to find Marten with his member flying free.
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Worse, Faye walks in with Angus while Marten has his member flying free.
Even worse, Faye walks in pulling Angus by HIS member while Marten has his member flying free.
Worst of all, Hannelore and Marigold walk in while Faye is pulling Angus by the member and Marten has his member flying free.
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There was a Family Guy episode where Meg and others at her school, following a "premarital sex is bad, mmkay" lecture, take to having ear-sex as an alternative to complete abstinence. Peter falls for this too, for some reason which eludes me.
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Quick! Somebody google aural sex.
I dare ya.
I double dog dare ya.
The weirdest thing I found doing that was this: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,923601,00.html (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,923601,00.html), a Times article. The rest was all pretty meh, even image search. I guess I'm jaded.
I usually just maximize the main window and completely ignore the chat bar. I want to see the master at work, not the silly little fanlings* arguing over who has the biggest cock.
Unfortunately, for some reason full-screen ustream won't work on my PC. The screen just breaks up into jagged noise. It doesn't happen on Youtube, but I get the same problem when I try to watch Lem drawing Bunny (http://vimeo.com/8519612) on Vimeo.
Edit: This seems to be an issue with Firefox. I just took a look at today's ustream on IE8 and full-screen works fine. Anyone else have this? (I'm on FF version 3.5.6)
I am, and no issues here bro (ironically). Maybe its a plugin error.
So...Marten goes commando?
And now Faye walks in to find Marten with his member flying free.
? You can clearly see the boxers. Unless he has sparse pubes and really pink skin under it.
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Yes Marten is wearing pink boxers, but if he does indeed intend to do naughty things to Dora's ear canal, wouldn't it follow that he would have to allow little Marten into the open?
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There was a Family Guy episode where Meg and others at her school, following a "premarital sex is bad, mmkay" lecture, take to having ear-sex as an alternative to complete abstinence. Peter falls for this too, for some reason which eludes me.
Peter is rather dumb and suggestible. And yeah, I remember the line 'Prompting a new phrase, once you go black, you go deaf'
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Yes Marten is wearing pink boxers, but if he does indeed intend to do naughty things to Dora's ear canal, wouldn't it follow that he would have to allow little Marten into the open?
But he isn't commando, which was the issue. Unless we are working off different definitions; mine is "not wearing underwear under outer clothes".
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He isn't commando yet. :evil:
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He isn't commando yet. :evil:
....So he's going to remove his pants and boxers, then put on the pants again without the boxers? Seems unnecessary. :?
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Everything you just said is true but you left out an important detail:
STOP WRITING IN YELLOW!
Fixed.
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There was a Family Guy episode where Meg and others at her school, following a "premarital sex is bad, mmkay" lecture, take to having ear-sex as an alternative to complete abstinence. Peter falls for this too, for some reason which eludes me.
That seems to be one of the rationales for the current oral sex kick in high schools, which a startling number of kids claim to Not Be Sex.
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Which is strange, given the name and all.
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It's also the reason kids don't buy condoms, And then engage in high-risk behavior without the benifit of protecton.
Abstinence only sex-education makes smiley :x
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but please remember - the physical act of sex and our emotions are horribly intertwined with each other. There's really no such thing as a FWB, and even though a lot of people may want to argue that point, casual sex is unhealthy in more than the STD related way. It messes with the emotional state of both you and your "partner".
IMO FWB is not casual sex. In fact, I'd say that FWB is the healthiest sexual relationship there is,(Most "romantic relationships" are just FWB situations where one or both parties are in denial about their lack of eternal compatability. That's unhealthy.) because it is the most honest. (Unless you're lucky enough to have found your true love, it is the only honest sex to be had.)
Anyway, like the light moments in the last few comics. Marten and Dora are so cute.
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Regarding the comic: Panel 4; cutest Dora ever?
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No, but pretty damn cute.
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That seems to be one of the rationales for the current oral sex kick in high schools, which a startling number of kids claim to Not Be Sex.
They must be taking their lead from ex-President Clinton.
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Ugh, yellow type
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That whisper of magenta twixt the flaps of Marten's fly (final panel, 1/5/10) has put a very sensual bustle in my hedgerow.
I hereby petition the artist for a full-color spread: Marten attired only in these luminous fruit of the looms.
Commission to be paid in Cracker Barrel gift cards.
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Regarding the comic: Panel 4; cutest Dora ever?
I'd say... child-like... and Martin wants to fuck that face in the ear. My esteem for young Master Reed if flagging.
Why is Dora, in the "face" of an ear-fucking, turning her posterior to Martin? Offering an alternative form of fucking?
That seems to be one of the rationales for the current oral sex kick in high schools, which a startling number of kids claim to Not Be Sex.
They must be taking their lead from ex-President Clinton.
Just remember, ladies, take it in the mouth or your dry cleaning bill skyrockets.
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So...Marten goes commando?
And now Faye walks in to find Marten with his member flying free.
Pink underwear. It doesn't even look remotely close to the right color.
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Probably originally red, just faded.
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So...Marten goes commando?
And now Faye walks in to find Marten with his member flying free.
Pink underwear. It doesn't even look remotely close to the right color.
We... kind of covered this already.
That whisper of magenta twixt the flaps of Marten's fly (final panel, 1/5/10) has put a very sensual bustle in my hedgerow.
I hereby petition the artist for a full-color spread: Marten attired only in these luminous fruit of the looms.
Commission to be paid in Cracker Barrel gift cards.
What, the Christmas special or Sousuke-kuuuuuuuuun wasn't enough for you?
but please remember - the physical act of sex and our emotions are horribly intertwined with each other. There's really no such thing as a FWB, and even though a lot of people may want to argue that point, casual sex is unhealthy in more than the STD related way. It messes with the emotional state of both you and your "partner".
IMO FWB is not casual sex. In fact, I'd say that FWB is the healthiest sexual relationship there is,(Most "romantic relationships" are just FWB situations where one or both parties are in denial about their lack of eternal compatibility. That's unhealthy.) because it is the most honest. (Unless you're lucky enough to have found your true love, it is the only honest sex to be had.)
Sounds like someone had a bad experience or two. As a virgin, I can neither confirm nor deny the validity of FWB situations being emotionally stable/healthy for those involved, but my suspicions are that yes they can be, but that is not how the majority of cases turn out. At some point, someone in the relationship is going to have their feeling ebb or flow for the other person; its how they handle it when that happens that matters. But with half of marriages dying these days, I don't see how WFBs are any less legitimate a relationship model. To me, the truth is between the two of you- there are decent, long lasting FWB situations, and romance does not require "true love" to persevere and thrive..
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Yeah, well it was the late 70's / early 80's. I shouldn't have made such a blanket statement, I suppose, but you just don't see such arrangements lasting long. At least, neither I nor any of my friends have...
But I think your observation is right on the money. One of the problems of a FWB arrangement is the involved parties' definition of friend! As the emotions shift, someone's bound to get hurt. You can set out all the ground rules you want, but everything changes, and it's rare that you can "go back to the way it was".
I married my best friend nearly 25 years ago, and we still are (married and friends). The romance has ebbed and flowed over the years - raising kids can do that - but we'll always be best friends, and that's a lot of love. Soulmates? Maybe. Can't imagine life without her. Well, maybe... especially after an argument.
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Why is Dora, in the "face" of an ear-fucking, turning her posterior to Martin?
She thought he said "I'm fuckin' you in the rear just to make sure" ?
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Yeah, well it was the late 70's / early 80's. I shouldn't have made such a blanket statement, I suppose, but you just don't see such arrangements lasting long. At least, neither I nor any of my friends have...
But I think your observation is right on the money. One of the problems of a FWB arrangement is the involved parties' definition of friend! As the emotions shift, someone's bound to get hurt. You can set out all the ground rules you want, but everything changes, and it's rare that you can "go back to the way it was".
I married my best friend nearly 25 years ago, and we still are (married and friends). The romance has ebbed and flowed over the years - raising kids can do that - but we'll always be best friends, and that's a lot of love. Soulmates? Maybe. Can't imagine life without her. Well, maybe... especially after an argument.
I think you're confusing "FWB" and "a relationship where you two are friends first, except with sexual attraction and romance added." As opposed to what FWB usually entails, specifically: "a sexual relationship based on each party desiring sexual gratification but without commitment, exclusivity, or any responsibility, and at least one party strongly resenting any hint of attachment or being possibly asked to consider or be responsible for the other party's needs outside of bed."
There was this one guy I knew who was in a FWB situation with this girl, and seeing him at a party (thrown by their mutual friends), I asked him where she was and if she was coming. He scoffed "how the hell should I know? I don't keep tabs on her, we're not an item." That attitude is pretty much what I associate with a lot of FWB situations. The girl and guy did hang out together often enough, etc, but still, there's this extreme amount of guarding oneself from being in any way really associated with the other person that doesn't even seem friendly to me.
Of course there are fully functional FWB relationships, but they seem an exception rather than the rule... especially if they go on a while.
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The more disturbing part of that is Pintsize's comment.
Hmmmm
Maybe not, this is Pintsize we're talking about here.
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The more disturbing part of that is Pintsize's comment.
Hmmmm
Maybe not, this is Pintsize we're talking about here.
Disturbing? Maybe.
Surprising? Absolutely not.
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As opposed to what FWB usually entails, specifically: "a sexual relationship based on each party desiring sexual gratification but without commitment, exclusivity, or any responsibility, and at least one party strongly resenting any hint of attachment or being possibly asked to consider or be responsible for the other party's needs outside of bed."
Sounds like a piss poor friend.
IMO the problem is when people say FWB they don't really mean the "F" part. I do.
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The more disturbing part of that is Pintsize's comment.
Hmmmm
Maybe not, this is Pintsize we're talking about here.
Funniest line in a while.
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Aw man. I want a social protocol database! Just why did that waitress tap her toe by my table when I paid for my meal? :?
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Irony: commenting on someone's need for a social protocol database while demonstrating your own.
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Poor Angus. Perhaps he should just epoxy one of his shoes to his teeth... :angel:
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I don't normally buy Sony products but I'd buy a computer like Momo-tan.
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Momo advised Angus not to finish his sentence, but you know it's already far too late-Marigold will be imagining the worst anyway. She may even demand that Angus complete his sentence, while not believing any nice things he makes up in place of what he was really going to say.
Angus must be quite used to the taste of shoe leather and toejam by now.
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Poor man must be developing a bad case of athlete's tongue by now.
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It's okay, he keeps the Listerine right next to the Tough-actin' Tinactin.
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It's okay, he keeps the Listerine right next to the Tough-actin' Tinactin.
You have to use you best John Madden voice. No exceptions.
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I love the way Marigold's drawn in this comic, her hair looks really cute.
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Momo-tan is certainly cuter than C3-PO.
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Angus really is gonna have to do something about that 10 second delay between his mouth and his brain
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Unfortunately, it's probably his best asset in his job. If you're going in to lose in a debate, speaking without thinking is the quickest way to go about it!
Never bring your work home...
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I think you're confusing "FWB" and "a relationship where you two are friends first, except with sexual attraction and romance added." As opposed to what FWB usually entails, specifically: "a sexual relationship based on each party desiring sexual gratification but without commitment, exclusivity, or any responsibility, and at least one party strongly resenting any hint of attachment or being possibly asked to consider or be responsible for the other party's needs outside of bed."
There was this one guy I knew who was in a FWB situation with this girl, and seeing him at a party (thrown by their mutual friends), I asked him where she was and if she was coming. He scoffed "how the hell should I know? I don't keep tabs on her, we're not an item." That attitude is pretty much what I associate with a lot of FWB situations. The girl and guy did hang out together often enough, etc, but still, there's this extreme amount of guarding oneself from being in any way really associated with the other person that doesn't even seem friendly to me.
Of course there are fully functional FWB relationships, but they seem an exception rather than the rule... especially if they go on a while.
OK, you're right - it's the "friend" part that threw me. What you're describing was, in the late 60's / early 70's, called "free love". It was soon renamed "casual sex" in the mid 70's (not quite as casual as the "zipless fuck", though). It damn near disappeared thanks to HIV/AIDS in the mid 80's, around the time I went out of circulation. I guess it's back with a vengence...
To me, the "friend" part implies a certain amount of emotional investment in each other that goes beyond your definition of FWB. And, like you say, the rules and effort involved in keeping the benefits doesn't really seem friendly!
And a little research tells me the term was coined in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", where it was compared with more traditional relationships, and found significantly lacking!
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Am I the only one who thinks that the new drawing style for Dora doesn't capture the sauciness of the older style?
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Damnit! I'd pay real money for a social protocol database. Maybe then I wouldn't be such a--
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See? You're learning!
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OK, you're right - it's the "friend" part that threw me. What you're describing was, in the late 60's / early 70's, called "free love". It was soon renamed "casual sex" in the mid 70's (not quite as casual as the "zipless fuck", though). It damn near disappeared thanks to HIV/AIDS in the mid 80's, around the time I went out of circulation. I guess it's back with a vengence...
To me, the "friend" part implies a certain amount of emotional investment in each other that goes beyond your definition of FWB. And, like you say, the rules and effort involved in keeping the benefits doesn't really seem friendly!
And a little research tells me the term was coined in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", where it was compared with more traditional relationships, and found significantly lacking!
Yeah. This article:
http://www.askmen.com/dating/vanessa_100/118_love_secrets.html
explains what a modern FWB entails pretty well. And the comments at the end (3rd page (http://www.askmen.com/dating/vanessa_100/118c_love_secrets.html)) show how well they usually work out...
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Too bad Faye's code is not right hand in, out, in, and shake. Life was so much easier when the Hokey Pokey described it—implied sexual connotations and all.
I blame Shigeru Miyamoto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto) .
You will NOT take his name in vain again!
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He fucked her in the ear! Maybe.
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Tommorrow, Faye burns the couch.
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Dora waving at Faye: Best panel of Dora, EVER! :-D
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I completely agree with Dora; I mean, it's 1 AM and I'm on the PACIFIC coast! Jeph needs to modulate his sleep patterns again.
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Lovely. Just freaking Lovely. Great job man this still has me smiling.
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Great comic! And, my god, I'd almost say Dora's slightly embarrassed.
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Heh. See, If I were Faye I wouldn't have said a word. I'd have just gone straight to my bedroom and closed the door.
And the next day, set that couch on fire.
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Am I the only one who thinks that the new drawing style for Dora doesn't capture the sauciness of the older style?
I wasn't thinking those exact words, no, but something about Dora has seemed a bit off recently.
I think it's the chins.
Likely as not I'll get used to it, though.
Also, I cannot imagine ANY explanation that would suffice in those circumstances.
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Incinerating the couch isn't necessary, just tell Hanners that it needs to be disinfected.
Don't tell her why it needs to be disinfected though.
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I don't normally buy Sony products but I'd buy a computer like Momo-tan.
The Onion: Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work (http://www.theonion.com/content/video/sony_releases_new_stupid_piece_of)
:laugh:
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Marten - what is she supposed to think? That you two weren't involved in some sort of carnal act?
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Marten - what is she supposed to think? That you two weren't involved in some sort of carnal act?
Or that those two crazy kids have been doing it wrong all this time...
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Is there a typo in today's comic? "WelP, I'm going to bed"?
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There was a Family Guy episode where Meg and others at her school, following a "premarital sex is bad, mmkay" lecture, take to having ear-sex as an alternative to complete abstinence. Peter falls for this too, for some reason which eludes me.
That seems to be one of the rationales for the current oral sex kick in high schools, which a startling number of kids claim to Not Be Sex.
Seriously, the writing in yellow is fucking annoying.
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Is there a typo in today's comic? "WelP, I'm going to bed"?
No, that's a colloquial version of the word "Well".
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Pink polkadot boxers!!
:lol:
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Americans sometimes pronounce the word 'well' with a 'p' on the end.
Don't ask me why.
So no, not a typo.
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LOL, finally! Some questionable content!
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Apparently my mind is one great big "censored" sign, coz i saw Dora's face in pannel three and just went D'aaaaawwwwwww
Or it could just be the whole 'chics that look cute when they're embaressed' thing...
JD
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Faye's not gonna be able to sleep tonight with that image in her head.
Then again . . . . . . . . . .
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Best comic ever.
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Everybody's talking about how Dora looks.
I noticed Marten's "deer in the headlights" look first - it lasts for two panels - poor boy's mind is racing through responses to Faye's possible reactions, and coming up with nada!
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Is there a typo in today's comic? "WelP, I'm going to bed"?
No, that's a colloquial version of the word "Well".
I saw "WELP" and all I could think was...
(http://i47.tinypic.com/10g09k8.jpg)
(in case you don't get the reference, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtvIYRrgZ04 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtvIYRrgZ04) )
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I CAN HEAR THE OCEAN
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(in case you don't get the reference, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtvIYRrgZ04 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtvIYRrgZ04) )
That was both amazing and disturbing at the same time.
Makes me glad I don't play!
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Everybody's talking about how Dora looks.
I noticed Marten's "deer in the headlights" look first - it lasts for two panels - poor boy's mind is racing through responses to Faye's possible reactions, and coming up with nada!
Maybe he's considering saying, "Wanna join in?" and running the possible scenarios of Faye's response through his head :-P
I saw "WELP" and all I could think was...
(in case you don't get the reference, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtvIYRrgZ04 )
Still one of the greatest things ever from WoW.
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(in case you don't get the reference, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtvIYRrgZ04 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtvIYRrgZ04) )
That was both amazing and disturbing at the same time.
Makes me glad I don't play!
that vent recording is from four years ago.
the game is very different now.
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Pink polkadot boxers!!
:lol:
Much better than pink, pimply penis.
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Pink polkadot boxers!!
:lol:
Much better than pink, pimply penis.
WELP, on that happy picture, i'm gonna hit the sack.
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haha poor hanners
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Ouch, poor Hanners.
It could have been worse, though. She could have bought a taser or pepper spray. :P
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Ouch, poor Hanners.
It could have been worse, though. She could have bought a taser or pepper spray. :P
Mental image of Hanners buying pepper-spray and reenacting that one scene from "Monsters Inc." with Mike Wazowski.
This would not be her intended use of said product.
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Feel bad for the girl, but can't help but laugh.
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Ouch, poor Hanners.
It could have been worse, though. She could have bought a taser or pepper spray. :P
No, the taser was what happened to Marten, remember?
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Yeah, but that was Faye's taser. And Marten was holding it.
Maybe Hanners just has a psychic distortion field that reverses the effect of self-defence devices within a five foot radius of her?
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Dora is such a kill-joy. She has a broadsword, why shouldn't Faye wield a telescopic baton? Though I think she's more of a pickaxe-handle kind of girl myself.
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I fear I'm beginning to feel about Hannelore the same way Jamie Hyneman feels about Adam Savage: I love seeing her in pain.
Given the quality of this week's stuff, I think Jeph should do something alternate like the Sweet-Tits run every three months or so.
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This is why you don't play with weapons unless you are trained to do so - unless its for comedic effect, then its all good.
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Even post training, clumsy is as clumsy does. And even non-weapons...
My favorite was the track meet official who got the javelin through the foot. Everyone was "properly trained", too!
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Dora is such a kill-joy. She has a broadsword, why shouldn't Faye wield a telescopic baton? Though I think she's more of a pickaxe-handle kind of girl myself.
With the Broadsword and the Malaysian battle spatula, the desire to use them must be weighed against the necessity of cleaning up the blood.
With a baton, Faye can get her murder done without having to consider the consequences.
(That's the same reason that I think Cops shouldn't be allowed to have Tasers)
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(That's the same reason that I think Cops shouldn't be allowed to have Tasers)
That, and it gives them the novel excuse of "I was going for my taser" when asked "why did you shoot that unarmed and restrained man (http://www.ktvu.com/news/18412851/detail.html) in the back with your service weapon?"
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(That's the same reason that I think Cops shouldn't be allowed to have Tasers)
And what should they use? Mace? Some people aren't affected by it if they're in a full blown adrenaline rush or on a drug high, or just going plain berserk. At least with a taser/stun gun, you can disable the person without having to shoot him.
On a more humorous note, I did exactly what Hanners did once (minus the dramatic lines), only it was with a ball-peen hammer.
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Didn't Hannelore already have an expanding baton? It was in the arc where she was reviewing documents for her mother. She moved in to Marten and Faye's, they looked at the contents of her duffel, and found her birth control pills and an assortment of weapons. Was a telescoping baton one of them, and what was the strip number?
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Yes, she did have a telescoping baton. 966 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=966)
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Hanners is looking so much better lately. All rosy and without the undereye circles... she's so cute. Plus it's easier to laugh at her klutziness when she's not all peaked and sickly looking. lol
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/me bows in admiration of your mastery of the archives.
Thank you.
So what's a good wacky "explanation" of the apparent inconsistency? I vote that Pintsize stole the old one to use as a dildo.
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I vote that Pintsize stole the old one to use as a dildo.
...as a dildo on something/one else. Probably without consent. :laugh: Maybe Hanners's robot vacuum.
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I vote that she never opened it until now because it would have rusted, but now she thought she must train a bit to be able to defend herself when she needs to.
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She bought a second one as back-up, because "you can never be too careful."
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On a side note, with a bit of training, it's the perfect weapon for a drummer. If Hanners ever gets mugged, someone is in for the most precisely timed and mathematically complex beating EVAR.
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Wow, I never realised those American cheerleader baton-twirlers could be so dangerous!
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Has Faye been borrowing Marten's shirts?
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Marten's shirt was much smaller. Faye would have destroyed it trying to squeeze it over her bounty—not that I wouldn't like to see that.
I know this isn't that sort of comic, but the whole gag would have been even funnier if the rabbit on Hanner's shirt had changed expressions from determined to one of horror when she tried to break her kneecap.
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Well, so much for HanDevil taking to the Rooftops :D ;)
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Yes, she did have a telescoping baton. 966 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=966)
Please recall the source. It was Pintsize who claimed she had all those things, including brass knuckles. He may have been joking!
To be honest, I like the other explanations too - I could see Pintsize making off with it, or Hanners finally opening the package for a little practice...
Or you could JUST ignore the discontinuity. That's usually my favorite solution!
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Willing suspension of disbelief? I may have to try that sometime.
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Aren't telescoping batons illegal in the US?
EDIT: they aren't. why the fuck not? switchblades and other such shit is.
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The legality of switchblades depends on which state you're in. Legal in NY and MD, illegal in PA and IN. Go figure!
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"Welp" has appeared in QC before - see the panel headed "TWO WEEKS LATER..." about two-thirds of the way down this guest comic. (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1193)
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Aren't telescoping batons illegal in the US?
EDIT: they aren't. why the fuck not? switchblades and other such shit is.
The legality of switchblades depends on which state you're in. Legal in NY and MD, illegal in PA and IN. Go figure!
Differences in state law are fun!
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Then you should come to switzerland. Practically every answer to questions about swiss law is "Depends on the canton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantons_of_Switzerland)".
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Then you should come to switzerland. Practically every answer to questions about swiss law is "Depends on the canton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantons_of_Switzerland)".
What about the minarets thingy?
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I know this isn't that sort of comic, but the whole gag would have been even funnier if the rabbit on Hanner's shirt had changed expressions from determined to one of horror when she tried to break her kneecap.
Diesel Sweeties woulda done it.
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What about the minarets thingy?
I guess the exact interpretation (as in whatcounts as a minaret) is up to the cantons.
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"Y'know I've been thinking" was the first thing I saw when the page loaded, and all I could think was: "This isn't good."
I was right. Of course Martin it makes perfect sense; your girlfriend, who has insecure and jealous moments I might add, wants to move in with you and Faye.
Hah.