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It's 2322 here in the nation's capital and I'm bored.
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You can do it, Hanners!
Granted though, it is pretty creepy putting the heated end of a paperclip through your fingernail...doesn't hurt though, just don't push too hard and it's easy as pie.
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The comic she was up before midnight, so for a really short poll:
You've been out machoed by Hanners. For your follow up will you be
more faithful then Sven 2 (40%)
more practical than Wil 0 (0%)
more sleazy than Amir 1 (20%)
more naive than Winslow 1 (20%)
Something to do with pancakes 1 (20%)
Total Voters: 5
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That was a REALLY short poll cause I wasn't able to post a reply before it changed. Anyway, pancakes and pints. That is all I need.
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You can do it, Hanners! Granted though, it is pretty creepy putting the heated end of a paperclip through your fingernail...doesn't hurt though, just don't push too hard and it's easy as pie.
This strip will only serve to swell the ranks of Hanner-fans. But what is she using to heat the paperclip? Her heat-vision?
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She's missing a hair net and neck guard of some type.
It's 2322 here in the nation's capital and I'm bored.
Which nation, Ecuador? How is Quito this time of year?
You can do it, Hanners!
Granted though, it is pretty creepy putting the heated end of a paperclip through your fingernail...doesn't hurt though, just don't push too hard and it's easy as pie.
Wait, you've seen this before?! I had never heard of doing something this insane before the last strip and it seems really... insane! I wonder who it was that first tried this solution?
You can do it, Hanners!
Granted though, it is pretty creepy putting the heated end of a paperclip through your fingernail...doesn't hurt though, just don't push too hard and it's easy as pie.
Wait, you've seen this before?!
You can do it, Hanners! Granted though, it is pretty creepy putting the heated end of a paperclip through your fingernail...doesn't hurt though, just don't push too hard and it's easy as pie.
This strip will only serve to swell the ranks of Hanner-fans. But what is she using to heat the paperclip? Her heat-vision?
It is odd that they're doing this in the bathroom rather than the kitchen, since I'd presume you normally heat the wire on the stove (oh, unless its not gas..), and so everyone can watch.
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Granted though, it is pretty creepy putting the heated end of a paperclip through your fingernail...doesn't hurt though, just don't push too hard and it's easy as pie.
Having sealed up a minor X-acto knife wound with a 15W soldering iron by myself, all that's really required is a clean work area and a little bit of courage.
Before someone asks, it hurt like a bitch but was the only real way to hold it closed since a butterfly was falling apart. I was lucky enough to not have nicked a vein in the first place.
Hanners can get a good bit of sympathy from me for a lot of things, but not if she can't help field-dress a few minor wounds. She'd downright pass out if she had to handle some of the things I did before I turned 25, which completely exclude broken bones but include blowtorches, taking the side out of a finger, dropping a solid 70lbs of concrete on my toe (no, I wasn't wearing work boots...no one else was prepared that day either), or a few snakebites (non-poisonous). Those are the gentle ones.
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It's 2322 here in the nation's capital and I'm bored.
Which nation, Ecuador? How is Quito this time of year?
You forgot to say "You insensitive clod!"
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Aaaannndd she chokes. Personally, drunk or not, I'd never let someone else do this to me if I could possibly do it myself. For that matter, when I have bloodwork done, I watch what the
incompetent boob tech* is doing.
*No, most of the time, the lab techs do fine. But every once in a while, I get, to paraphrase Neal Young, a miner for a vial of blood working on me.
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I can't tell if the strip title is a pun on "Wallace and Gromit" or not. If it is, "Shame on you Jeph..." :)
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Focus Hanner-san, focus.
Mr Miyagi has left the building
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Granted though, it is pretty creepy putting the heated end of a paperclip through your fingernail...doesn't hurt though, just don't push too hard and it's easy as pie.
Yeah, I've never heard of this "treatment" either.
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What I've been told to do is to apply pressure to the nail to prevent the pooling of blood beneath it in the first place. I've never smashed a digit hard enough to really test that, though.
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... insane! I wonder who it was that first tried this solution?
Someone who had lost a nail once before, and realized it was from the pressure beneath. It probably goes back to the days of blood-letting!
You really only need this if the damage infiltrates beneath most of the nail, like Marten's. Smaller trapped blood-blisters just grow out with the nail. It's fun when they reach the end and you can finally scrape them out...
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It's 2322 here in the nation's capital and I'm bored.
Which nation, Ecuador? How is Quito this time of year?
You forgot to say "You insensitive clod!"
I'd be insulted if I actually cared, I don't think that I've come across as Equadorian, or have I?
There are examples of trepanning going back before we know how to write, so the principle of what Hanners is doing is fairly old (cut a hole to release the blood and the pressure to prevent worse damage). I'm just glad that even after all the time I've spent in HMTQ's service, going hiking/hunting/fishing and doing home renos with without safefty boots or glasses I haven't needed more than a band-aid to fix the boo-boos.
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It's 2322 here in the nation's capital and I'm bored.
Which nation, Ecuador? How is Quito this time of year?
You forgot to say "You insensitive clod!"
I'd be insulted if I actually cared, I don't think that I've come across as Ecuadorian, or have I?
There are examples of trepanning going back before we know how to write, so the principle of what Hanners is doing is fairly old (cut a hole to release the blood and the pressure to prevent worse damage). I'm just glad that even after all the time I've spent in HMTQ's service, going hiking/hunting/fishing and doing home renos with without safety boots or glasses I haven't needed more than a band-aid to fix the boo-boos.
I'm not getting the "insensitive clod" part.
And I know you're Canadian, not Ecuadorian; your profile said as much. I was just messing around. Don't know why you'd be insulted, though; Quito is beautiful. Or at least it was when I visited.
I know of trepanning, and how old the skeletons are that they've found evidence of the operation on, but more specifically I was wondering who thought "a blood blister under a nail? Oh, I'll just jam a RED HOT WIRE in, and see what happens!" first.
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Having sealed up a minor X-acto knife wound with a 15W soldering iron by myself, all that's really required is a clean work area and a little bit of courage.
Hanners can get a good bit of sympathy from me for a lot of things, but not if she can't help field-dress a few minor wounds. She'd downright pass out if she had to handle some of the things I did before I turned 25, which completely exclude broken bones but include blowtorches, taking the side out of a finger, dropping a solid 70lbs of concrete on my toe (no, I wasn't wearing work boots...no one else was prepared that day either), or a few snakebites (non-poisonous). Those are the gentle ones.
Oh you sound like FUN. I wanna hang with you!
(for srs)
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I'm just glad that even after all the time I've spent in HMTQ's service, going hiking/hunting/fishing and doing home renos with without safefty boots or glasses I haven't needed more than a band-aid to fix the boo-boos.
Home renovations is why I wear glasses instead of contacts... the day the staple bounced back and stuck in the plastic shatterproof lens was very convincing.
Also, though I've never needed worse than bandaging either, I've got a few interesting scars, like the one on my forearm when I discovered the 4th rule of plumbing;
"Never sweat copper joints from below"
The first three rules of plumbing;
1. Left is hot.
2. Shit flows downhill
3. Keep your hands out of your mouth
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4th rule of plumbing;
"Never sweat copper joints from below"
The first three rules of plumbing;
1. Left is hot.
2. Shit flows downhill
3. Keep your hands out of your mouth
Is 5. Wear loose pants and low underwear?
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There's also the special rule of plumbing, which should be adhered to by any who have…doubts about their ability to handle a particular project: don't mess with it, you incompetent twit.
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It's 2322 here in the nation's capital and I'm bored.
Which nation, Ecuador? How is Quito this time of year?
You forgot to say "You insensitive clod!"
I'd be insulted if I actually cared, I don't think that I've come across as Ecuadorian, or have I?
There are examples of trepanning going back before we know how to write, so the principle of what Hanners is doing is fairly old (cut a hole to release the blood and the pressure to prevent worse damage). I'm just glad that even after all the time I've spent in HMTQ's service, going hiking/hunting/fishing and doing home renos with without safety boots or glasses I haven't needed more than a band-aid to fix the boo-boos.
I'm not getting the "insensitive clod" part.
And I know you're Canadian, not Ecuadorian; your profile said as much. I was just messing around. Don't know why you'd be insulted, though; Quito is beautiful. Or at least it was when I visited.
I know of trepanning, and how old the skeletons are that they've found evidence of the operation on, but more specifically I was wondering who thought "a blood blister under a nail? Oh, I'll just jam a RED HOT WIRE in, and see what happens!" first.
Have no fear - I take very little offence to almost everything here. I just enjoy screwing with some people by being the straight man for the jokes.
I do however take offence to the "agressive salmon" shower curtains - seriously.
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It's 2322 here in the nation's capital and I'm bored.
Which nation, Ecuador? How is Quito this time of year?
You forgot to say "You insensitive clod!"
I'd be insulted if I actually cared, I don't think that I've come across as Ecuadorian, or have I?
There are examples of trepanning going back before we know how to write, so the principle of what Hanners is doing is fairly old (cut a hole to release the blood and the pressure to prevent worse damage). I'm just glad that even after all the time I've spent in HMTQ's service, going hiking/hunting/fishing and doing home renos with without safety boots or glasses I haven't needed more than a band-aid to fix the boo-boos.
I'm not getting the "insensitive clod" part.
And I know you're Canadian, not Ecuadorian; your profile said as much. I was just messing around. Don't know why you'd be insulted, though; Quito is beautiful. Or at least it was when I visited.
I know of trepanning, and how old the skeletons are that they've found evidence of the operation on, but more specifically I was wondering who thought "a blood blister under a nail? Oh, I'll just jam a RED HOT WIRE in, and see what happens!" first.
Have no fear - I take very little offence to almost everything here. I just enjoy screwing with some people by being the straight man for the jokes.
I do however take offence to the "agressive salmon" shower curtains - seriously.
It's still monday and there's already a quote tunnel. DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE :mrgreen:
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Nobody expects a Quote Tunnel.
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Please don't start singing, I don't think the thread can take it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdBQ7uuIQYA
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Given that I think Jeph would probably have an embolism if we actually discussed the week's strip in a serious literary manner, so let's have some fun with it.
So long as no one loses an eye its still a game.
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Ever play lawn darts?
Still a game, even after the eye's gone.
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I think those're banned in the U.S. Kind of like absinthe. So it may not be a game here, eye or no.
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I think those're banned in the U.S. Kind of like absinthe. So it may not be a game here, aye or nay.
Fixed.
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To all of those discussing the viability of this treatment method,
Last year I smashed my toe in an unfortunate masturbatory incident, causing a severe subungual hematoma (lots of blood under the nail); the pressure was intense and the pain was so bad that even dosed up on Vicodin, I left work to go to the hospital... After waiting for an hour or two in extreme pain, they took me back and performed this operation on me. It's called "Lancing" and it's been practiced for quite a while. It was completely painless, apart from the fact that the dull pressing pain became sharper as it ebbed out the hole in my toenail, heartbeat by heartbeat.
... The sucky part is, they only made a very small hole and I have a nearly X-factor level of healing, so it clotted quickly and the pain resumed, and intensified, and I had to go back in; this time I waited for like FIVE hours, and they punched 3 gigantic holes in my toenail with a heated filament. It bled nicely, and I didn't have any problems after that.
Long and disgusting story shot; people do this, on the professional and amateur scale, and it works quite well when you do it right. And it hurts a LOT less than holding onto that hematoma.
Also, pictures of the nail before, during and after are available on request. :D
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Last year I smashed my toe in an unfortunate masturbatory incident, causing a severe subungual hematoma (lots of blood under the nail); the pressure was intense and the pain was so bad that even dosed up on Vicodin, I left work to go to the hospital...
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Wait, what?
Um, you know what......I think I won't inquire further.
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Wait, what?
Um, you know what......I think I won't inquire further.
HAH! Missed that implication. It actually happened before work; I called into work and went to the doctor, was there until about 11:30, then I went into work, then I had to leave work and go to the hospital.
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Gee, I just thought you had a job in porn or something.
Or maybe you're one of those semen collectors for dairy farmers. Those bulls can do a number on your toes...
Don't worry, we won't tell. :wink:
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To all of those discussing the viability of this treatment method,
Last year I smashed my toe in an unfortunate masturbatory incident, causing a severe subungual hematoma (lots of blood under the nail); the pressure was intense and the pain was so bad that even dosed up on Vicodin, I left work to go to the hospital... After waiting for an hour or two in extreme pain, they took me back and performed this operation on me. It's called "Lancing" and it's been practiced for quite a while. It was completely painless, apart from the fact that the dull pressing pain became sharper as it ebbed out the hole in my toenail, heartbeat by heartbeat.
... The sucky part is, they only made a very small hole and I have a nearly X-factor level of healing, so it clotted quickly and the pain resumed, and intensified, and I had to go back in; this time I waited for like FIVE hours, and they punched 3 gigantic holes in my toenail with a heated filament. It bled nicely, and I didn't have any problems after that.
Long and disgusting story shot; people do this, on the professional and amateur scale, and it works quite well when you do it right. And it hurts a LOT less than holding onto that hematoma.
Also, pictures of the nail before, during and after are available on request. :D
>masturbatory incident
>toe injury
I'm not sure if I must know how this happened or must not. Ever.
And again, lancing I know (and have done quite a few times), trepanning I know, it's the "stick a needle through the nail, see if that works" that must have happened at some point that perplexes me.
Anyway, yes, pictures please.
It's 2322 here in the nation's capital and I'm bored.
Which nation, Ecuador? How is Quito this time of year?
You forgot to say "You insensitive clod!"
I'd be insulted if I actually cared, I don't think that I've come across as Ecuadorian, or have I?
There are examples of trepanning going back before we know how to write, so the principle of what Hanners is doing is fairly old (cut a hole to release the blood and the pressure to prevent worse damage). I'm just glad that even after all the time I've spent in HMTQ's service, going hiking/hunting/fishing and doing home renos with without safety boots or glasses I haven't needed more than a band-aid to fix the boo-boos.
I'm not getting the "insensitive clod" part.
And I know you're Canadian, not Ecuadorian; your profile said as much. I was just messing around. Don't know why you'd be insulted, though; Quito is beautiful. Or at least it was when I visited.
I know of trepanning, and how old the skeletons are that they've found evidence of the operation on, but more specifically I was wondering who thought "a blood blister under a nail? Oh, I'll just jam a RED HOT WIRE in, and see what happens!" first.
Have no fear - I take very little offense to almost everything here. I just enjoy screwing with some people by being the straight man for the jokes.
I do however take offense to the "aggressive salmon" shower curtains - seriously.
It's still Monday and there's already a quote tunnel. DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE :mrgreen:
Ooh, look, there goes one by Warhol!
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Not Fair.
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25 years later Hanners tries to take over earth with her Marten clones, but as soon as they encounter resistance they curl up in a ball and squeal, "don't hurt me! don't hurt me!" Disappointed, her father drops kinetic strikes to wipe them out.
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Hmmm... Well cloning is obviously one possibility. Others might include:
1. Checking Marten's paternity. Hanners is really his half-sister... "There is another."
2. Measuring Martens midichlorian level... "It's... over 9000!"
3. Scanning Marten's genes to find out if she needs to seduce him to ensure the ultimate birth of the Qwizatz Haderach...
4. She's been watching way too many episodes of CSI.
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Her father's probably interested in her friends, and asked her to get samples just to make sure they weren't carrying any horrible diseases. After all, his baby girl grew up on a space station, and that coupled with her constant disinfecting probably means she has a weak immune system. He's being a caring father, that's all.
This also opens up the possibility of seeing Hanners' dad, which would be AWESOME AS HELL.
...oh god what if Hanners' dad is marrying Marten's dad. Oh god oh god oh god
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25 years later Hanners tries to take over earth with her Marten clones, but as soon as they encounter resistance they curl up in a ball and squeal, "don't hurt me! don't hurt me!" Disappointed, her father drops kinetic strikes to wipe them out.
The clone idea sounds right, but I think Hanners might want one for a different purpose...
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...Aaaaand Hannelore falls right back into creepy-stalker-bitch territory. Because I can't think of an innocuous reason why she'd want Marten's blood, ffs.
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This is the beginning of the comic's dark turn into dystopian futurist fantasy.
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...Aaaaand Hannelore falls right back into creepy-stalker-bitch territory. Because I can't think of an innocuous reason why she'd want Marten's blood, ffs.
Nah, Hanners just collects bodily fluids now.
Just in case.
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This much closer to a clone army of Martens.
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Nah, Hanners just collects bodily fluids now.
Just in case.
I'm sure she has a vast collection from each of her friends somewhere in her apartment. Honestly, I liked it better when she was just going to murder everyone in cold blood.
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Hmmm... Well cloning is obviously one possibility. Others might include:
1. Checking Marten's paternity. Hanners is really his half-sister... "There is another."
2. Measuring Martens midichlorian level... "It's... over 9000!"
3. Scanning Marten's genes to find out if she needs to seduce him to ensure the ultimate birth of the Qwizatz Haderach...
4. She's been watching way too many episodes of CSI.
5. Hanners becomes the cross between Dexter and Monk, but sexier.
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Starting a little later this morning (I was able to get to sleep last night) and I've now finished the initial duties for work I'm going to steal some time from the Man.
Yesterday's results
Other places you don't want to hear Marten's line
in the garage with two mechanics under your hood 2 (4.4%)
in the bar where the guy's trying to pour your pint 6 (13.3%)
When you groggily come to (anytime or anywhere really) 24 (53.3%)
Making pancakes 13 (28.9%)
Total Voters: 45
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Ever play lawn darts?
Still a game, even after the eye's gone.
Once someone loses an eye its a sport.
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Dude, I totally hope she's gunna make a clone of marten but turn it into a girl so Tai can finally got steady with someone.
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Personally, I'm going to go with Hanners is keeping a memento to remind her that she CAN overcome her OCD.
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Ever play lawn darts?
Still a game, even after the eye's gone.
Once someone loses an eye its a sport.
That explains Javelin throwing.
Personally, I'm going to go with Hanners is keeping a memento to remind her that she CAN overcome her OCD.
I'm with you, akbrim. But it's still pretty creepy!
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Bad hanners!
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You know one of the replies to the poll does seem to bring up one of the quotes I've inspired before...
She does still have a robot in her closet...and supposedly a mad scientist space-naut father. Combine the two with access to DNA of the one guy she's stalked and knows all the other girls trust and lust for...not necessarily in that order or both.
results? Taco bell? Meaning I dunno.
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An note that it doesn't seem that she did it on an impulse. Cotton swabs are a common finding in a bathroom, but a test tube? She definitely brought it with her.
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You know one of the replies to the poll does seem to bring up one of the quotes I've inspired before...
She does still have a robot in her closet...and supposedly a mad scientist space-naut father. Combine the two with access to DNA of the one guy she's stalked and knows all the other girls trust and lust for...not necessarily in that order or both.
results? Taco bell? Meaning I dunno.
Oh my god, she's going to make a Martin-harem!!!
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Ever play lawn darts?
Still a game, even after the eye's gone.
Once someone loses an eye its a sport.
That explains Javelin throwing.
Nah, that's just the keeping of ancient military and hunting skills alive for the upcoming apocalypse - see also axe throwing, and archery
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And all sports involving moving your ass as fast as your feet can carry it—"Run Away" is the most vital military/hunting skill of all.
I hate to throw a damper on the clone party, but can you clone from blood cells? I thought it required somatic cells.
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I hate to throw a damper on the clone party, but can you clone from blood cells? I thought it required somatic cells.
I think you're right about that, but wouldn't white blood cells do the trick?
As to Hanner's motivation, I'm gonna go with: she's taking samples from all of her friends in case of emergencies ("He needs a transfusion, but we don't know his blood type . . ." "I KNOW!"), and possibly for use in the event of an apocalypse. She may already have samples of other bodily fluids and skin cells from some of them -- she WAS present at the, er, "inception" of Faye and Sven's relationship . . .
It'll certainly be interesting to see where Jeph goes with this. I too hope for a sighting of HannerDad!
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And all sports involving moving your ass as fast as your feet can carry it—"Run Away" is the most vital military/hunting skill of all.
In addition to the other part - knowing when to run away.
Although in my case I am simply not a fast runner - so I learned to shoot well.
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...Aaaaand Hannelore falls right back into creepy-stalker-bitch territory. Because I can't think of an innocuous reason why she'd want Marten's blood, ffs.
Dang.
I was actually going to come in here and be all, "I'm sure there is a completely innocuous reason why she's collecting that blood."
But you used the word before me, so now it's all dirty.
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...Aaaaand Hannelore falls right back into creepy-stalker-bitch territory. Because I can't think of an innocuous reason why she'd want Marten's blood, ffs.
Dang.
I was actually going to come in here and be all, "I'm sure there is a completely innocuous reason why she's collecting that blood."
But you used the word before me, so now it's all dirty.
Maybe she needs it for an inoculation.
UNRELATED: Marten's blood is the blood that will pierce the heavens!
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But her Dad may be in contact with the Kaminoans :D ;)
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UNRELATED: Marten's blood is the blood that will pierce the heavens!
Oh god Hannelore is an antispiral wtf
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well Hanners went from cute to creepy in less than 10 seconds. That's a new personal record for her.
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Oh my god, she's going to make a Martin-harem!!!
I'm imagining a Love Hina-style harem of Martens that fit all the harem show stereotypes.
And it is AWESOME.
Edit: Especially if they're the yaoi show stereotypes. She HAS been reading Marigold's manga collection... though the thought of a bunch of Martens fitting the girl stereotypes is funny as hell, too.
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I hate to throw a damper on the clone party, but can you clone from blood cells? I thought it required somatic cells.
Maybe Hanner Dad's medical technology is so advanced he only needs blood cells to make a clone?
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Nope. Not enough information in red blood cells. They have no DNA, they can't replicate, they have to be manufactured (by bone marrow), they're just oxygen transports.
White blood cells have DNA in them, though, and they can replicate - that's where pus comes from. But I'm not sure their DNA's enough for cloning.
Damn, where's a biochemical engineer when you need one?
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Oh god, the poutyfaced Dora with tear-welled eyes...
Make it stop, PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!!!
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Is 'augh' THE webcomic scream/annoyed sound or what.
I've seen it in QC, pfsc, Overcompensating I think... well that's all I remember off the top of my head, but still it seems pretty common.
I haven't seen 'agh' or 'argh' or 'ugh' or 'aahg' or 'rrrr' or 'ahh' or 'gah' or 'ergh' or 'drr' or anything in nearly any webcomic
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Next comic: I told 'em, Ossifer. I told 'em, but they just wouldn't listen! That's why I had to bust their heads open with a Mogwai poster!
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And now pintsize will douse himself in some kind of slick substance and try to wriggle between Faye and Dora.
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Que: OMG FAYE WILL TURN LESBIAN AND EVERYONE WILL HAVE A BIG ORGY AND THEY WILL ALL BE PREGNANT WITH MARTEN'S CHILDREN!!!!one1!!11!
...or some other drivel. I of course would never wish for such a thing to happen...*cough*
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So why hasn't Faye hurled anyone across the room?
Is she unsure how to set boundaries without her barbed wire and land mines, so she lets herself get sprawled all over?
EDIT: Or is she so hetero that she doesn't see women as sexually threatening, even when she knows they are Interested in her? Faye was more than a little disconcerted by Dora's hooterhonk in #415, but she sure didn't react the way she would have if a guy had tried the same thing.
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Jeph drew Dora's "fake wounded eyes" look brilliantly.
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My dreams! They are coming true before my very eyes! *gusher nosebleed*
Well, okay, not really. But I am not opposed to the vista of peaks and valleys that lays before my eyes. Now which mountain range to scale fi- *javelin to the throat* hurk!
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Tai's sitting in Faye's lap with her arms around Faye's neck. That's certainly inside the personal bubble, but really, Tai's like a puppy, you just can't say no when she's being all earnest.
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The girls are really lovin' the lip-gloss here.
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That expression on Marten's face is not horror; it's dismay that he won't be allowed to join in.
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It's not really Faye, but an incredible simulation!
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Yes, that's it! The Faye we see completely failing to use other people as projectiles here is not really Faye. Just Hanners' first (or eighth, whatever) attempt to clone the perfect friends.
As we saw, she's now moved on to Marten.
...we may never know what happened to the originals.
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Ahahaha, one of Marty's wet dreams is beginning to play out before his very eyes :lol:
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And the results of Tuesday's oh so intellectual poll:
Why is Hanners getting a sample of Marten's blood?
Cloning - robo boyfriend not in beta yet 30 (48.4%)
She wants to test out her "Home DNA Test Kit" 8 (12.9%)
I don't know, maybe Jeph does 14 (22.6%)
Try as I might no easy pancake references will come. 10 (16.1%)
Total Voters: 62
Apparently many of you are of the belief that our resident waif is looking to overcome a long established mental barrier for some rather dramatic character growth from what we've seen over the last while from our artist/author.
Either that or you're horny and projecting.
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Awwww. Lesbian orgy subtext made drunk bubbles go away.
That and the passage of time from a cut-away.
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Omg, Dora's puppy eyes are brilliant, it's just too sweet for me.
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Is 'augh' THE webcomic scream/annoyed sound or what.
I've seen it in QC, pfsc, Overcompensating I think... well that's all I remember off the top of my head, but still it seems pretty common.
I haven't seen 'agh' or 'argh' or 'ugh' or 'aahg' or 'rrrr' or 'ahh' or 'gah' or 'ergh' or 'drr' or anything in nearly any webcomic
Goes back to Charlie Brown, the grandaddy of them all...
(http://grafiqa.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/charlie_brown_lucy_football.jpg)
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All Hail Chuck!
(Schultz or Brown, your choice)
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Nope. Not enough information in red blood cells. They have no DNA, they can't replicate, they have to be manufactured (by bone marrow), they're just oxygen transports.
White blood cells have DNA in them, though, and they can replicate - that's where pus comes from. But I'm not sure their DNA's enough for cloning.
Damn, where's a biochemical engineer when you need one?
Thing is, the blood cells are all red after they come out of the body.
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Is 'augh' THE webcomic scream/annoyed sound or what.
AUGH! is the universal sound of anguish, fear and loathing, born sometime circa the late 1950's by a comic genius by the name of Charles M. Schulz.
EDIT: ....aaaaaand Ninja'd. Oh well.
Onto the subject at hand: I don't think Faye could toss anyone even if she wanted to do so, given that she has a pretty decent amount of weight sitting on top of her at the moment. I mean, it's not like Tai and Dora are some sort of rail-thin supermodels here. Add to that she's also still supposedly drunk, and I think she's just feeling like the old adage - some days you're the butt, and some days you're the chair.
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Nope. Not enough information in red blood cells. They have no DNA, they can't replicate, they have to be manufactured (by bone marrow), they're just oxygen transports.
White blood cells have DNA in them, though, and they can replicate - that's where pus comes from. But I'm not sure their DNA's enough for cloning.
Damn, where's a biochemical engineer when you need one?
Thing is, the blood cells are all red after they come out of the body.
but the white blood cells are still shaped differently, so you can still pick them out.
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but the white blood cells are still shaped differently, so you can still pick them out.
..kinda like mushrooms on a pizza. blech.
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Nope. Not enough information in red blood cells. They have no DNA, they can't replicate, they have to be manufactured (by bone marrow), they're just oxygen transports.
White blood cells have DNA in them, though, and they can replicate - that's where pus comes from. But I'm not sure their DNA's enough for cloning.
Damn, where's a biochemical engineer when you need one?
Why, I just happen to be a biochemist, for reals. I purify DNA from blood all the time; there's plenty in the white blood cells. 'Course, the first thing you do is get rid of the red blood cells.
Anyway, the amount of blood Hannelore picked up on that Q-tip is plenty for anything; you purify the grenomic DNA (easy peasey), use PCR to make a lot of it (also easy), and before you know it, it's MARTEN LOVE CLONE ARMY TIME!!!!!!
Mind you, I ain't never cloned a human, but the equipment needed for the first two steps will run you maybe 20K and would fit in a small apartment easy.
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Nope. Not enough information in red blood cells. They have no DNA, they can't replicate, they have to be manufactured (by bone marrow), they're just oxygen transports.
White blood cells have DNA in them, though, and they can replicate - that's where pus comes from. But I'm not sure their DNA's enough for cloning.
Damn, where's a biochemical engineer when you need one?
Thing is, the blood cells are all red after they come out of the body.
but the white blood cells are still shaped differently, so you can still pick them out.
...just to continue the biochemistry lecture, you don't need to pick the white ones out. YOu just break them all open, red and white, and purify the DNA from the rest of the stuff. Takes about 30 minutes. Here endeth the lesson...
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Why, I just happen to be a biochemist, for reals. I purify DNA from blood all the time; there's plenty in the white blood cells. 'Course, the first thing you do is get rid of the red blood cells.
Anyway, the amount of blood Hannelore picked up on that Q-tip is plenty for anything; you purify the grenomic DNA (easy peasey), use PCR to make a lot of it (also easy), and before you know it, it's MARTEN LOVE CLONE ARMY TIME!!!!!!
Mind you, I ain't never cloned a human, but the equipment needed for the first two steps will run you maybe 20K and would fit in a small apartment easy.
OK, way creepier, then. Wouldn't put it past Hanners...
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The Yuri takeover of QCland has begun MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA
As for Hanners, haven't you figured it out yet?
She's a Cylon. And she has a plan. :-D
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Tai's sitting in Faye's lap with her arms around Faye's neck. That's certainly inside the personal bubble, but really, Tai's like a puppy, you just can't say no when she's being all earnest.
And she is Marten's boss, so putting her in a cast would be... awkward.
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True, but the newly tolerant Faye seems to be nearing a breaking point.
Of course, the easy answer is to stand up. All lap-sitters wind up on the floor.
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All Hail Chuck!
(Schultz or Brown, your choice)
Schulz. And I'm not sure he thought that bit of onomatopoeia up. I do concede "augh!" and like exclamations are pretty well cemented to Peanuts now, though, thanks to the referenced football-kicking shtick and TV. (I know this because far too many people know the characters, but think the whole thing's called Charlie Brown. Conclusion: they saw it, or saw it first, on SeeBS).
If they ever make some QC TV specials, wonder what sounds Jeph would popularize? Hmmm, sounds like a thread topic. And whaddya know: http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,24553.0.html
Tai's like a puppy
You mean the little, yappy kind you wanna whack with a newspaper? I can see that.
But I suspect Faye is digging the attention, not in a sexual way, but just the human contact.
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But I suspect Faye is digging the attention, not in a sexual way, but just the human contact.
I was thinking exactly the same thing. Looks like Tai's annoying trait of yelping after every woman in creation like a desperate puppy dog may have done some good after all.
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We've seen Tai's puppy dog eyes, in the strip where she asks Marten to share Dora.
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MARTEN LOVE CLONE ARMY TIME!!!!!!
Bad mental image: An army of Martens dressed in Sailor Moon uniforms.
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Hey, supposedly he looks good in a corset.
May be he looks good dressed like Sailor Moon.
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Dora might like it. On the downside, we'd probably lose Marigold due to profuse, uncontrollable nasal hemorrage...
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MARTEN LOVE CLONE ARMY TIME!!!!!!
Bad mental image: An army of Martens dressed in Sailor Moon uniforms.
Think he'd look better as Tuxedo Kamen
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I just noticed it, should've earlier, but I just saw it now, but Marten's got that look in his eyes in panel 4 that says, "Goddammit why am I never around when this stuff starts?"
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Today's comic brings the song "Weird Science" to mind-it may fit better than we think:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDe5Ckt4joQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDe5Ckt4joQ)
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Talk about deep shock, did Faye actually put down her drink?
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Nice to see that Hanners hasn't lost her stalker-creepy side.
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Talk about deep shock, did Faye actually put down her drink?
It did disappear, didn't it?
(What would have been funny would have been a little "Tssh!" sound by Faye's feet.)
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No matter how hard she tries... Hanners will always be creepy :-D
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With regards to the 4th panel:
Is Hanner's second to last word supposed to be "just"? Currently there is only a "t" there.
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Probably - but see that they weren't shocked enought to drop their drinks - priorities and all.
Anyway - yesterday's results:
Marten's thoughts on the matter
Are less lacivious than those of many of the readers 23 (47.9%)
"Was the couch tested for this sort of stress? 4 (8.3%)
I won't need any porn for a while, just my memories and imagination 10 (20.8%)
Are there any waffles in the fridge? 11 (22.9%)
Total Voters: 48
Apparently, most of you think better of Marten than the rest of the male species - good.
Gentlemen, we have our spy.
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'nuf said.
It's the proof-reader in me that found it!
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Looking at the comments by Jeph at the bottom - who else thinks Hanners might make a cute little spark for Girl Genius - or will end up dressed as Agatha?
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Talk about deep shock, did Faye actually put down her drink?
It did disappear, didn't it?
(What would have been funny would have been a little "Tssh!" sound by Faye's feet.)
No, it's in her other hand, down near her zipper.
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I kind of understand Hanner's curiosity though. If I had the kind of tools she has at her disposal I would probably do something rather similar. Dora could have some serious genetic predispositions to diseases coming her way for her possible future children and Hanners could save her the trouble :-P
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I don't know why, but I'm seeing a tiny blue penis in Hanner's pants. What is that extra line? I keep looking at it trying to figure out what the hell it is.
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Looking at the comments by Jeph at the bottom - who else thinks Hanners might make a cute little spark for Girl Genius - or will end up dressed as Agatha?
Considering her father, Hanners would make a great spark in Girl Genius!
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With regards to the 4th panel:
Is Hanner's second to last word supposed to be "just"? Currently there is only a "t" there.
I'm thinking either "just" or "a bit", enough space for either one, and both would work.
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Hanners has always had non-sexual "thing" for Marten. Given her past and inclinations, it's hardly surprising that she'd want to do something intimate but non-touchy with him, like... analyze his DNA. It doesn't get much more intimate than that.
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Guh. These last few weeks have seriously been annoying.
I'm still waiting new comics eagerly, though.
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I don't know why, but I'm seeing a tiny blue penis in Hanner's pants. What is that extra line? I keep looking at it trying to figure out what the hell it is.
That would be the drawstring.
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Is Hanners is becoming (more creepy, creepier, Ah Hah!) increasingly creepy? I don't think so; it's simply good character development—the more Hannelore relaxes around her friends, the more they find out that makes them uncomfortable. Which means it's pretty much like all friendships (those I've had, anyway), only magnified.
I am wondering if Faye's suicidal father, Marten's sex worker mother, and Dora's tokin' parents wouldn't be creep factors if they didn't have Hanners to outdo them.
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Well, I can understand it to a point; she was likely 'genetically predisposed' to her problems, so it interests her. But seriously, this is one of the more invasive things she's ever done; I mean earlier we were talking about how Tai was invading Faye's personal space, but what Hannelore did ( or may have done, or will do ) to Marten goes far beyond what Tai was doing.
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I'm with Raullefere on this one - friendship is an invasion of personal space!
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Well, at least we know what she was up to in taking that sample.
Or do we? :-D
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Well, I can understand it to a point; she was likely 'genetically predisposed' to her problems, so it interests her. But seriously, this is one of the more invasive things she's ever done; I mean earlier we were talking about how Tai was invading Faye's personal space, but what Hannelore did ( or may have done, or will do ) to Marten goes far beyond what Tai was doing.
Why there's nothing invasive about it at all. It was just blood that was going to get thrown out anyway. ;)
Invasive would've been sneaking into the apartment at night, finding Marten already tied to the bed thanks to Dora, and then stealing his blood.
Invasive shares its roots with "invasion." It's not an invasion if you're invited. :)
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"Invasive" is a good word for what's scary about Hannelore, and it's not a word I'd apply to any of the parental units. Dora's parents seem to have had a normal parent/teenager relationship with her, David Whitaker was emotionally close but normally so, and Ms. Reed was a scrupulous respecter of boundaries when we saw her (which is probably necessary for a dominatrix who wants repeat business).
But wait, her threatening Faye was not exactly laissez faire. "Bosch paintings" isn't in Creepyville the way Pintsize is, but it's in the neighboring metropolis of Scaryville.
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Looking at the comments by Jeph at the bottom - who else thinks Hanners might make a cute little spark for Girl Genius - or will end up dressed as Agatha?
Damn. Hanners pulling off that would be something. Definite potential madgirl material, but only if we get Pintsize as one of her many recurring enemies.
Her break through would end up being an improvement on the (already) industrial strength cleaning machines she owns.
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"Invasive" is a good word for what's scary about Hannelore, and it's not a word I'd apply to any of the parental units. Dora's parents seem to have had a normal parent/teenager relationship with her, David Whitaker was emotionally close but normally so, and Ms. Reed was a scrupulous respecter of boundaries when we saw her (which is probably necessary for a dominatrix who wants repeat business).
But wait, her threatening Faye was not exactly laissez faire. "Bosch paintings" isn't in Creepyville the way Pintsize is, but it's in the neighboring metropolis of Scaryville.
I agree, even old Hieronymus' 'Paradise' is a bit disconcerting. I wouldn't that to happen to me. Makes you wonder what's inside Marten if he's provoked enough.
'Seem' is the word with the Bianchis—there was time to grab Nancy R's bony ass, but not enough to notice Sven was poaching (passively or not) Dora's 'friends.' Whitaker was so emotionally close to Faye that he whacked himself without her knowing anything was wrong. Veronica and her husband (can't remember the name) seem the most 'normal' of the three to me; she simply has an odd profession, and he was married to someone of the wrong gender. But they were supportive, and Marten's 'even keel' reflects that.
No, none of them are the Dragon Bitch or the Insane Brain (gee, I wonder where Hanners gets the idea of being invasive from?), but they had to have an influence. As I said, Hanners stands out, but she's lucky to have run upon these folks. I'm not sure she'd have been accepted by a more conventional group.
As it is, I think Marten, Dora and Faye see she means well. It probably is a good idea to have a genetic profile done (so long as an insurance company doesn't get hold of it). But one ought to ask first.
You know, I think I may have to start charging fifteen cents.
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Maybe Hanners just wants a memento of her first blood blister bloodletting.
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Apparently the sofa has seen (or felt) an AWFUL lot of action.
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I lol'd at her missing sock. I can never keep my socks on when I sleep either. Hah.
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...which explains why SOOO many old couches wind up on the curb. 'Specially in a college town.
Do NOT touch these. The former owners know exactly why they're out there.
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Oh, man, I can see the Tai and Hannelore shipping now- Tailore? HanTai?
Meep, please don't hurt me, I was only thinking out loud...
Also, that position seems entirely too natural to Tai. Notice how her hands are in a gripping position by her legs. Hmm....- wait, why is there blood on my philtrum?
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But wait, her threatening Faye was not exactly laissez faire. "Bosch paintings" isn't in Creepyville the way Pintsize is, but it's in the neighboring metropolis of Scaryville.
Ah, but all mothers visit Scaryville when it comes to their children's potential suitors. I'd have to bet that Veronica will have a little "discussion" with Dora next time she comes to visit.
I would suspect that it would involve an oblique reference to some BDSM work she did that Dora is familiar with - and Veronica then telling Dora "You hurt my son, imagine doing that piece under water."
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We can only pray Hanners doesn't realize how often SHE has slept on that couch...
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We can only pray Hanners doesn't realize how often SHE has slept on that couch...
Now that you mention it... didn't she want to marry that couch?
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We can only pray Hanners doesn't realize how often SHE has slept on that couch...
Now that you mention it... didn't she want to marry that couch?
Oh god, the couch has impregnated her! Soon she will have cyborg Pinsize/Sven/Marten babies! This is what she needs his blood for! I am overplaying this!
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Hanners shouldn't worry—after living in that dorm, I'm betting Tai's immune system is more than a match for any bug that can survive for extended periods on a (oy) moistened couch cushion.
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can't wait to see Hanners' reaction when Tai grabs a Happy Handful of Hanners Hooter.
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child pose?
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Now there's an idea for a business -- aftermarket couch cushions.
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Huh, Faye and Sven bonked in that apartment, I figured normally she went to his place, but then they probably hooked up a few times outside of the times mentioned by the comic.
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I have a feeling its a bad idea if Hanners gets Tai to HER place ...
Apparently the sofa has seen (or felt) an AWFUL lot of action.
Sofas cant see or feel though. Fortunately for them.
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I can totally see a Tai come on followed by a Hanners freak out. It would be amusing.
Also, my favorite part of this comic is Marten's "Dude!"
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So, has anyone noticed that Tai is missing her tattoos?! In comic http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1120 (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1120) (1120) and a few previous comics Tai has tattoos on her left arm. In the most recent comics she has none. Where did they go?!
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So, has anyone noticed that Tai is missing her tattoos?! In comic http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1120 (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1120) (1120) and a few previous comics Tai has tattoos on her left arm. In the most recent comics she has none. Where did they go?!
They were temporary of course! </retcon>
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We can only pray Hanners doesn't realize how often SHE has slept on that couch...
That might be contributing to her expression in panel three.
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Damn you Jeph - now I've started thinking about my couch....
Any way:
Other reactions Hanners could have had
"Well clones take just as long as real people to grow, unless you use the Genosian accelerated growth techniques/Spaarti clyniders 7 (15.9%)
Right, cloning Marten. Would that be bad? 3 (6.8%)
Where's Tai? And Pintsize? 5 (11.4%)
Don't worry, I was planning to test all of you, and if we act now we can get a group discount! 11 (25%)
I've crossed a line haven't I? 3 (6.8%)
Who wants pancakes? 15 (34.1%)
Total Voters: 44
After the early lead of the Star Wars geeks, hunger appears to have taken over.
One more poll then you're shot of me for this thread (for polls anyway).
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Considering her father, Hanners would make a great spark in Girl Genius!
... after she at least trippled her weight, including a lot of muscles, and gained a bit height as well.
Before that point, she would be a total whimp in comparison.
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See, this is why leather couches are TOTALLY worth the extra cash. They're easy to clean.
And I'm guessing Tai would have enough of a hangover in the morning to leave Hannelore alone. Or Hanners would have Tai restrained. Which...opens up a whole new train of thought.
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I can't possibly be the first to note the position* of Dora's hand in panel two, can I?
Snuggle buddies indeed. :P
*On Faye's upper arm. I know. Sssh! They might hear you....
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There is no one even remotely thin in Foglio's comics, among men or women, just muscular, fat, more muscular, more fat, and Hoffmanite. The closest to thin is Gil, and even he looks like he could kick my ass.
Also, shampoo the damn cushions already.
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She might be Taied up?
Seriously though, Marten has briefed Tai about Hannelore's problems, and since then Tai hasn't repeated the pursuit she was engaged in. it's possible she's switched to being respectful of Hannelore's limits.
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Considering her father, Hanners would make a great spark in Girl Genius!
... after she at least trippled her weight, including a lot of muscles, and gained a bit height as well.
Before that point, she would be a total whimp in comparison.
Ah, but that is why sparks can build clanks to fight for them!
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*snip*
Or Hanners would have Tai restrained. Which...opens up a whole new train of thought.
Mistress Hanners Dungeon - At least it would be a clean place. :-D
I can just see Hanners putting Tai on her couch, going to sleep and finding Tai has slipped between the sheets with her in the night.
Major freakout ensues
Another thing, isn't that Dora's couch from her Apartment?
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I'd be more worried about the Pintsize bodily fluids that have found their way into that couch than I would be the human ones. Besides, the worst thing that Faye could infect Tai with would be a southern drawl.
(disclaimer: No, I'm not calling southern drawls an STD. Banjo music, on the other hand... )
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Pintsize did ooze some fluids onto that couch already... and I believe Dora got rid of her old couch. Looking back, THAT might have been the biggest mistake Dora's made since moving in.
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I can't possibly be the first to note the position* of Dora's hand in panel two, can I?
I also note Faye knows just how to get it removed (Notice it's the first time she's smiled about anything Sven-related since the break-up). In fact, if she were mean enough, next time Dora hops into bed with her, Faye might say, "Y'know, you and Sven are a lot alike in some ways…"
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Yeow! Is even Faye still mean enough to do that?
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Probably - the questions would be if Faye would be awake enough to pull it off.
Any way the results for the final poll of the weekas ofSaturday morning:
Have you ever
Slept like that 3 (10%)
Woken up like that and gone "Where are my pants?" 6 (20%)
Gone "Forget my pants, what language are you speaking?" 6 (20%)
Actually thought about what has happened on your couch? 10 (33.3%)
Then reached for some serious disinfectant? 1 (3.3%)
Gorged on latkes? 4 (13.3%)
Total Voters: 30
Apparently half of the people who took this poll have slept with their ass in the air like Tai, and most of them have wondered what was going on when they woke up. I'm hungry now, BR must feed.
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I can't possibly be the first to note the position* of Dora's hand in panel two, can I?
By Hannelore's expression, I'm wondering where Martin's left hand is in panel three.
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I can't possibly be the first to note the position* of Dora's hand in panel two, can I?
By Hannelore's expression, I'm wondering where Martin's left hand is in panel three.
Martin is still holding his glass in his left hand. As for Dora hand is just on Faye's arm, although her boob may be touching her shoulder. So still pretty normal stuff. However I'm eager to see how the HanTai sleepover will be.
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Considering that Tai's already passed out drunk, it probably won't be all that much to talk about.
The next morning's regrets and misunderstandngs, on the other hand, could be good for a few laughs...
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HanTai sleepover
Ooh, I see what you did thar.
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I love how Dora's and Marten's drunk bubbles pop in panel 3 when Faye mentions her and Sven getting it on on that couch, and how they are apparently completely sober in panel 4, while Faye is still drunk bubbling... had to giggle at that
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I vote yes to Tai/Faye story line. :wink:
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Good thing it's not a democracy.
Now, please open your hymnals and join me in another chorus of "Hail to the Jeph"
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Gone "Forget my pants, what language are you speaking?" 6 (20%)
This reminds me when a FOAF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_of_a_friend) passed out both drunk and high at the flat I was sharing in uni. She was pretty well baked when she arrived, so I don't think she had a clear idea of where she was, but with the flat full of a mixed crowd we were all speaking English, so she was right at home. Come the next day, when she came to around lunchtime, it was just me, one of my flat-mates, her Mum and her non-English-speaking Grandma, so we were all jabbering away in Chinese. The WTF-where-am-I? expression on stoner-girl's face when she woke up was classic.
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You know something? Faye forgot about the PowerPoint presentation she was going to do, but I think she's sufficiently grossed out Dora and Marten (Go peek back @ 923).
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I wouldn't put it past Jeph to have remembered that.
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But I'm disappointed Faye didn't at least offer to do a stick-figure illustration.
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Given the opportunity, she would have, but she effected gross out too early.
Premature distaste?