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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: jwhouk on 11 Jul 2010, 19:17
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Live, from Northampton, it's the Morning show on WCDT-AM!
Let's take a few calls. You're on the air!
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Hey jwhouk.
I've got a potato that looks like Baby Jesus. Well, I guess it could look like any baby, but why would it, you know? It's gotta be Baby Jesus.
Anyway, it told me in a dream that we're going to see a new character. I knew you'd want to know.
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Howdy jwhouk
Ran into Raven down here in good ol' New Zealand - she was down here on a ski holiday and Nuclear Physics Conference. Said she'd be back at CoD in two or three weeks to buy a Bucket of Doom.
Yelling Bird was with her too.
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Why not use Sweet Tits? I mean...
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Err, Sweet - Tits is just too sweet for Coffee Doom. :wink:
Too many options, I cant decide ! Yet, anyway. Will have to think over it. :-D
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Anyone notice how the last four or so comics with Tai have the only purpose of her lines reminding us that she likes girls?
She's the token lesbian, we get it already.
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Why not use Sweet Tits? I mean...
YES! But she uses a fake name to keep customers from laughing at her every day (sorta defeats the purpose of an intentionally abusive coffee shop). How about something else bird related. Like ... um ... Mae Swallow?
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1. Cosette getting an artwork make-over, getting snarky with Marten [comic #1701: Cookie Cthulhu], now working at Coffee of Doom...? Cosette certainly seems to have been fast-tracked for character growth.
2. Speaking from experience, 60+ work-hour weeks for extended periods are wearing (more so in the service industry), to say the least. I am not certain anyone really "gets used to it" without having the occasional psychotic episode &/or nervous breakdown...
3. Tai just cannot resist putting the moves on every cute girl she comes across. Guess she gets no cookie from Steve.
4. Guess no new cute single girl to be added to Coffee of Doom, so much for a waiting list. :-(
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I can't believe potato-Baby Jesus was wrong. :-o
Still, this should be interesting, especially after Cosette and Steve's relationship takes the turn his always seem to do. Too, all the Stevaholics ought to be pleased. If, of course, Cosette gets the job. Her last employer might say you can depend on her to break something.
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Exactly. Hot surfaces, hot liquids, pressurized steam, cramped quarters, and an absent-minded accident-prone person: what could possibly go wrong?
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Not to mention the broadsword and the Malaysian battle spatula, which if I recall correctly Dora threatened Cosette with at their first meeting.
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"Oh man, so many people emailed me "applying" for a job at CoD! I am sorry dudes and ladies, but it is just a cartoon."
You do realize they were fishing for walk-ons, right?
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Steve - she's still gonna need at least one other reference. Are you sure you want to go there?
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Is "proofreading your resume" now a euphemism? :P
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Looks like after his stints (and stunts) for the US Department of Kicking Your Ass, Steve has been transferred to the US Department of Too Much Information.
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Is "proofreading your resume" now a euphemism? :P
It is when resumé is a euphemism for sexual prowess.
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Looks like after his stints (and stunts) for the US Department of Kicking Your Ass, Steve has been transferred to the US Department of Too Much Information.
No, it's the same department, it's just now he's behind a desk... (pause for comedic effect)
Cosette behind the counter at CoD... yes, what could possibly go wrong? (pause for even greater comedic effect)
And you KNOW that the job market is tight when people are applying for a fictional job opening! (cue the laugh track)
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Before you apply to work at Coffee of Doom, you should know that the commute to Northhampton on an alternate Earth is really a pain.
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Yes but in that alternate reality the United States passed universal health care years ago so it's totally worth it.
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I'm somewhat confused about Steves way of thinking.
Universal Health Care ? I bet they wont manage that one in a 100 years. :roll:
Or did I miss Obama finally managing it ? Then that guy really CAN walk on water. :-o And I also bet someones preparing a crucifixation for him right now. :oops:
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He passed a "Health Care Reform" bill, but it's still a far cry from anything I'd call "universal."
And God I hope it won't take 100 years.
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snub, no one walks on water (unless you take a loose definition and include surfers), especially not politicians.
I think this should really go to the DISCUSS! forum but I'll say this about Obama:
I thought that he would be better for both the US and the world but, since hearing how his administration has extended (and toughened restrictions on reporters) that the Bush administration had, I've lost a lot of respect for him (to the point where I see him as the better part of a horrible choice). You don't have to take my word for it, just go through the NPR's On The Media archive the last year or two.
Exactly. Hot surfaces, hot liquids, pressurized steam, cramped quarters, and an absent-minded accident-prone person: what could possibly go wrong?
My thoughts exactly.
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You don't have to take my word for it, just go through the NPR's On The Media archive the last year or two.
Ah, but then I would have to believe what the media says. Well, I do. Of a selected few. But not the general media owned by the rich.
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Here's a bit more about NPR (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Public_Radio).
Ps.
The first episode I ever heard was the one from the 6th Feb 2009.
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*Puts fingers and ears and hums* What's that? I don't hear any political talk!
"proofread your resume" Is that what they're calling it now? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow)
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Hmm, part of me wants to see the level of wackiness ensued by the perpetually clumsy Cosette working at CoD, but the rest of me would like CoD to not be utterly destroyed down to the foundation. I mean, I know Cosette's tendency is to cause injury to herself rather than others, but the sheer numbers of potential dangers there . . . her employment at CoD could cause the clumsingularity. Also, for some reason, I see her arguing with Penelope a lot.
I'm actually hoping for Lydia to reappear. It'd be awkward for Faye, initially, but really what isn't? Maybe she can help rebuild CoD after it's inadvertantly destroyed by Cosette.
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If Coffee of Doom is to be destroyed, I think it would be funnier if Pintsize did it. The Pintsize Apocalypse has been prefigured in guest strip 681 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/681).
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Would really, REALLY love to see a guy hired at CoD. Maybe Dale would come on board? It would be nice to see the all-girl team changed up.
Cosette will just scald the flesh off her hands.
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That wouldn't be entertaining?
Hmm, part of me wants to see the level of wackiness ensued by the perpetually clumsy Cosette working at CoD, but the rest of me would like CoD to not be utterly destroyed down to the foundation. I mean, I know Cosette's tendency is to cause injury to herself rather than others, but the sheer numbers of potential dangers there . . . her employment at CoD could cause the clumsingularity. Also, for some reason, I see her arguing with Penelope a lot.
So would Lydia, I suspect. I admit I like the idea of Lyds working at CoD. Which she may, since Steve is decreasing Cosette's chances of getting hired by the second. If he continues to act like this, he's grief Dora doesn't need.
I'm actually hoping for Lydia to reappear. It'd be awkward for Faye, initially, but, really, what isn't?
Aliens who eat radioactive waste and Styrofoam*, then piss booze? No, she'd get embarrassed. A kitten? Nope. Faye'd turn red the first time she pulled an inadvertent Slocombe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Slocombe). I give up; you're right.
*Puts fingers and ears and hums* What's that? I don't hear any political talk!
Yes. There's a nice snerk area in the forums called Discuss! where you folks can politic to your hearts' content. But we only want to hear about the president here if it concerns a potato shaped like his head. For my money, you just can't get enough of that sort of…<sounds of firearms being cocked> Maybe you'd better post that elsewhere, too.
*I cannot believe the spellchecker wants me to capitalize this.
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He passed a "Health Care Reform" bill, but it's still a far cry from anything I'd call "universal."
And we've basically had the same thing, with most of the same flaws, for years here; we called it "Romneycare" until Obama proposed about the same thing, and now we have always supported such a compromise.
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I hope it's Lydia. She's the best fit for CoD of the characters that we already know.
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Yes. There's a nice snerk area in the forums called Discuss! where you folks can politic to your hearts' content.
I did try to redirect the discussion but, as I don't have the right to post new topics there, a political discussion had already started (i.e. there were several political posts) and I am a political animal, I gave in to the temptation to post here.
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"...and we'll be right back after these messages."
"Have hard-to-clean areas on your ceilings and walls? Try the new AeroRoomba from iRobot!..."
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So who's going to be the new Barista Babe at CoD?
Sara (makin' a comeback, despite her allosaurus issues) - 4 (9.8%)
Tai (the library wasn't paying the bills) - 1 (2.4%)
Marigold (and she sets up the store website, too) - 8 (19.5%)
Hannelore (WASH YOUR HANDS TWICE FIRST!) - 1 (2.4%)
Cosette (she hates the ice cream parlor) - 10 (24.4%)
Meena (she got over her dead people fetish) - 1 (2.4%)
Lydia (the internship doesn't pay *her* bills) - 3 (7.3%)
Brand new character (hoo boy) - 13 (31.7%)
Patty Pancake-Porridge - 0 (0%)
Total Voters: 41
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Hi, jwhouk. Glad you could take my call!
I don't see Cosette being hired here. I think raoullefere's baby-potato jesus is probably right - we're going to see a new face!
A guy's face might be nice for a change, but I don't see Dora doing it. Equal opportunity be damned, she knows the value of a sassy, sexy baristress.
Of course, she could make an honest man out of Angus... does straw-manning actually pay that well? At least he wouldn't need sass-training.
Dale's got three jobs (four, if you count WoW), and unless he loses at least two of them, he's not on the market. It also explains why he's well known at CoD in the first place!
Well, that's my $.02. Take it for what it's worth...
Oh, and those callers who keep on bringing up politics? Remember what Otto von Bismark said;
"Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made."
Also, "Politics is the art of the next best." and my personal favorite, "There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America."
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As for the current poll - I always liked Mr Davies
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Ray Davies? Or Dave Davies?
Lola would make an interesting barista...
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And just to confuse us all Jeph will make Faye's sister the new employee.
Cue crazy antics between her and Tai.
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It looks like this week's going to be the applications.
On friendship and employment, Dora met Faye and Penelope through CoD so she was always the employer first.
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So Hanners is throwing her hat in the ring too, this is such a good idea.
Also, is it just me or is Hannelore channeling Ellen DeGeneres in that suit?
DeGeneres, but not Obama. You stay classy Firefox Spellchecker!
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Pennelope's language has certainly gotten coarser since associating with the QC gang.
If Jeph has proposed both Hannelore and Cosette for the new employee, that probably means it will be neither.
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Pennelope's language has certainly gotten coarser since associating with the QC gang.
If Jeph has proposed both Hannelore and Cosette for the new employee, that probably means it will be neither.
Or there will be a battle royale to determine the final victor.
My money is on Hanners, she has that River Tam thing going ya know.
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This is getting even more interesting than I originally anticipated.
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Pennelope's language has certainly gotten coarser since associating with the QC gang.
Nah, she reads Chaucer. But saying "Even though you're a tremendous, dripping hate-queynte" would have baffled the hell out of everyone.
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"Even though you're a tremendous, dripping hate-cunt"
That made me blink, and I'm Australian. And I can curse in two languages simultaneously. Penelope demonstrates the value of a literary education.
And seriously, what was Dora thinking, coming up with that bogus reasoning? I mean, she lives with Faye and crawls into her bed for warmth given half a chance! Maintaining a proper distance from her employees that is not.
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And seriously, what was Dora thinking, coming up with that bogus reasoning? I mean, she lives with Faye and crawls into her bed for warmth given half a chance! Maintaining a proper distance from her employees that is not.
I can't find them at the moment but I think she has in mind the staff-management meeting when she told them that they weren't going to get chocolate fountains or anything and the time when she ordered Faye to be nice to customers (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1215). As she was always a boss first to the staff, she could do those things without feeling too bad.
{edit} Adding link(s).
But you do have a point about warmth. It's good for her that Faye didn't take too much offense otherwise she could have been a victim of a sexual harrassment suit.
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It's easier to become a friend to your employee then it is to become the employer of your friend. I mean you can actually see Dora and Faye become friends over the course of the comic and it's easy to slip into, especially with the idea that her being the boss comes first.
But friends can certainly work for each other as long as they're both reasonable, intelligent, mature and communicative individuals.
Hence why hiring your friends is usually bad.
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Maybe I'm retarded, but when did Faye get a scar on her right breast (see last panel)? Or is that chocolate/caramel from an order?
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Maybe I'm retarded, but when did Faye get a scar on her right breast (see last panel)? Or is that chocolate/caramel from an order?
She got it in the car accident she had when she had her nervous breakdown a few years ago.
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Nightson hit it on the head why you can become friendly with your employees, but it is a bad idea to hire friends (and family). Eventually, you as the employer have to make the hard decision for the good of the business, and it can really make the friendship awkward.
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"Even though you're a tremendous, dripping hate-cunt"
You mean like this?
(http://i31.tinypic.com/jb7gp1.jpg)
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Maybe I'm retarded, but when did Faye get a scar on her right breast (see last panel)? Or is that chocolate/caramel from an order?
She got it in the car accident she had when she had her nervous breakdown a few years ago.
Thanks. I'm brainfarting never having seen it before...I'd blame it on being monday, but it's tuesday so that doesn't fly!!!!
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Maybe I'm retarded, but when did Faye get a scar on her right breast (see last panel)? Or is that chocolate/caramel from an order?
She got it in the car accident she had when she had her nervous breakdown (after the whole thing with her father) a few years ago.
Fixed to be a bit more precise.
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You mean like this?
I'm not sure which is more disturbing. Posting a pic of Cthulhu Cunt. Or visually quoting "Starship Troopers". Or that I recognised it. Or that, in her interview outfit, Hanners looks more than a little like her mother.
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"Even though you're a tremendous, dripping hate-cunt"
That made me blink, and I'm Australian. And I can curse in two languages simultaneously.
Yeah, I've saved a local copy of the comic just in case Jeph gets cold feet again and changes it.
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Maybe I'm retarded, but when did Faye get a scar on her right breast (see last panel)? Or is that chocolate/caramel from an order?
She got it in the car accident she had when she had her nervous breakdown a few years ago.
Thanks. I'm brainfarting never having seen it before...I'd blame it on being monday, but it's tuesday so that doesn't fly!!!!
We all have those days. I've been through the early archives so many times it's embarrassing. I've just looked up the relevant strips (Oh No Robot is useful for saving time) and, in the ones that I could find, the scar isn't visible (to us).
http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=131 (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=131)
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=307 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=307)
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=454 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=454)
and a subtle hint in:
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=174 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=174) (Faye's comment in the last panel)
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"Even though you're a tremendous, dripping hate-cunt"
You mean like this?
[pic of face of a "brain bug" from Starship Troopers]
Oh! that's grody!
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Scar first appears here (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=131), with comments by Jeph (who knows (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1137) he sometimes forgets it).
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"Even though you're a tremendous, dripping hate-cunt"
You mean like this?
[pic of face of a "brain bug" from Starship Troopers]
Oh! that's grody!
Grody, yes. But technically, it's not "dripping".
Kind of a good thing, really. Too much sand.
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Scar first appears here (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=131), with comments by Jeph (who knows (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1137) he sometimes forgets it).
Pintsize's comment in the last panel of the second one has probably resulted in at least two not-too-bright couples breaking up. Also just breaking.
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Working with this crew might inspire Jimbo's next novel.
Yeah, though, the fact that Faye was first an employee and then a friend does make it different, even as close as they are; it's the same with Tai and Marten. I mean, nothing Dora's done with Faye has been as egregious as the hood-piercing incident.
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So is Dora going to hire Cosette, Hanners, both or neither?
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Do I have to point out that we need that Coffee of Doom T-shirt?
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If Coffee of Doom is to be destroyed, I think it would be funnier if Pintsize did it. The Pintsize Apocalypse has been prefigured in guest strip 681 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/681).
Well, sure, though that was a guest strip. Thing is, if Pintsize destroyed CoD, a lot more than just CoD would be destroyed -- at the very least, Northhampton would be removed from the map, though in a more extreme scenario Pintsize could, in his attempt to create a super-volcano of coffee, destroy all life on the planet, thus making the robot uprising moot. Cake mix for everyone! (Everyone robotic, anyway.)
Hanners applying for the job is cute, but I can see Dora's point -- she's already friends with Hanners, plus I don't see Dora being able to yell at her as effectively as someone she doesn't know as well yet. I mean, Dora needs someone she can boss around and either not get a lot of guff back or not feel guilty about. My vote's still for Lydia, unless Dale has a female guild-mate no one in-strip has met yet . . .
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I'm pretty sure Dora's answer is just bullshitting around the fact that she simply doesn't want to hire Hannelore, for any number of reasons.
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No, it's true - never hire your friends.
And especially not your relatives.
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Do I have to point out that we need that Coffee of Doom T-shirt?
No.
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I'm pretty sure Dora's answer is just bullshitting around the fact that she simply doesn't want to hire Hannelore, for any number of reasons.
I disagree. I think she completely has a point. She didnt employed Marten for the very same reason, remember ?
You can have a person be your employee and then be your friend, but making a friend an employee is a whole different story.
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Mien gott, I'm agreeing with Snubnose. Must be one of those days. But the Marten precedent is a good one—maybe he'll tell Hanners later.
Dora was and is boss first and friend second when she's at the shop, and Faye has shown more than once that she knows it. She may bitch and whine, but she understands the dynamic. One may argue that Raven was a friend first, but their relationship had 'cooled,' for lack of a better word, enough by the time Dora hired her that I don't think it counts.
But Dora has become not only a friend to Hanners, but also something of a mentor/mother/sister. I'm sure working for such a person is not what Dr. Whosname has in mind. How can Hanners have normal responsibilities when her employer knows all about her issues and limitations and is more concerned about them than her performance on the job?
BTW, I imagine this shoots down Tai, too, which is probably a good thing; she's not exactly a model employee as I recall. And, as I've said, Steve may have hulled Cosette's chances. Me, I'm more and more hoping, if it has to be an established character, that it's Lydia. She would bring an entirely new dynamic to CoD, I suspect. Plus, it's be embarrassing for Faye. Can't have enough of that, you know.
Edit: Plus, it'll be embarrassing for Faye. Dammit, dammit, dammit.
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It's generally not a good idea to hire friends and relatives, true. But I doubt that's Dora's reasoning, I mean she lives with one employee and is fairly good friends with the other; and she was already good friends with Raven when she started the shop. So as much as it's good advice, it's not advice she has ever followed. Instead, I think she mulling over the idea of Hanners working at a coffee shop, realizing that there's very little chance that she'll work out, and simply letting her down easily instead of flat-out saying she sucks.
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Dr. Whosname...
Plus, it's be embarrassing for Faye. Can't have enough of that, you know.
Dr. Buenvenida.
Yes, the Principle of Maximum Awkwardness must be maintained.
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Mien gott,
Mein. MEIN! [/nerd rage]
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I'm taking issue with the whole "Dora and Raven were friends first" crowd.
Exhibit A (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=132) - Dora's smart-assery to Raven indicates that, rather than a friend, they happened to be members of the same "club". Raven was more along the lines of someone Dora "put up with".
Friendship (of a sort) didn't happen until much later, when some of Raven's savant abilities started to show through.
And Exhibit B (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=103) - "I thought you and she were friendly-like", and "... they're nice enough kids" doesn't exactly sound like close friedship. In the previous page (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=102), it even appears that Raven had to hunt Dora down to ask what had happened to her - not exactly the way good friends keep in touch!
I rest my case.
On its laurels.
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The only thing I suppose I could say in defense of my position is that Dora implies she's known Raven since high school; before she owned CoD.
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I'm taking issue with the whole "Dora and Raven were friends first" crowd.
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Actually, I said 'one may argue that,' then shot down the argument. Don't know if that puts me in the crowd or not.
[…]nothing Dora's done with Faye has been as egregious as the hood-piercing incident.
I neglected to compliment you on the truth of this comment.
Mien gott,
Mein. MEIN! [/nerd rage]
Dammit. You know what I think? I think you guys are making me make mistakes. In fact, I blame you, Dliessmgg (attempts to cram Dliessmgg into a Pokemon egg, fails). Because I never made typos begore. Neber.
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Boss Of The Year - Dora Bianchi :-D
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Dammit. You know what I think? I think you guys are making me make mistakes. In fact, I blame you, Dliessmgg (attempts to cram Dliessmgg into a Pokemon egg, fails). Because I never made typos begore. Neber.
If you fail to translate trivial stuff like "oh my god" into german without a serious error that makes the result look more like dutch then like german, then maybe it would be a not too bad idea to not try write anything in german in the first place ?
Even if your assumption I'm bad at english would be correct, you would have to translate the hard and not the easy stuff.
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Fortunately Hanners would never act on it, but it was ill advised of Dora to say to someone that literal-minded "Fuck 'em both".
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If you fail to translate trivial stuff like "oh my god" into german without a serious error that makes the result look more like dutch then like german, then maybe it would be a not too bad idea to not try write anything in german in the first place ?
Even if your assumption I'm bad at english would be correct, you would have to translate the hard and not the easy stuff.
Ich habe viel Deutsch verlernt, aber ich koennte probieren, dein Woerte zu uebersetzen, wenn du auf Deutsch tippen wuerdest.
I don't know if my grammar was right but, for everyone else, I wrote:
I've forgotten a lot of German but I could try to translate your words if you were to type in German.
Fortunately Hanners would never act on it, but it was ill advised of Dora to say to someone that literal-minded "Fuck 'em both".
I don't think Hanners is that unaware of the world.
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Mien gott,
Mein. MEIN! [/nerd rage]
Dammit. You know what I think? I think you guys are making me make mistakes. In fact, I blame you, Dliessmgg (attempts to cram Dliessmgg into a Pokemon egg, fails). Because I never made typos begore. Neber.
It's just one thing that's done wrong again and again and again and again.
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It looks like those that voted for Hannelore were right. I see disaster ahead.
{edit}The title states that it's 7kHz at 120 dB.
A human scream/baby cry is approx 3 kHz. The limit of human hearing is about 20kHz if you're a teenager or younger, and it's approximately 15kHz in later life (the loss of sensitivity to the upper frequencies is a gradual process).
Depending on the source the threshold of pain is 110-130 dB (bear in mind that dB is a logarithmic scale so 30 dB is n times as loud 20 dB, 40 dB is n times as loud as 30 dB, etc). In some sources, it's said that n=2 and in others it says that n=10.
Does anybody have a sine wave generator connected to a speaker so that we can hear what 7 kHz sounds like?
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OMG! Hanners is a pod-person (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prT1E_S__jM)!
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As I said, this will be fun. :-D
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If you fail to translate trivial stuff like "oh my god" into german without a serious error that makes the result look more like dutch than like german, then maybe it would be a not too bad idea to not try write anything in german in the first place ?
Fix'd it for you
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Nothing good came come of this. I give Hanners a week before Dora beheads her. Toss-up whether it's with the broadsword or the battle-spatula.
Anyway, it's only part-time. I assume Dora will need another full-time if she's got to offload 20 hours plus the extra she's been giving Dora and Penelope.
It's just one thing that's done wrong again and again and again and again.
Hey, I before E except after C unless it's siege, friend, thief and some other crap words I can't remember right now. But I do know no one ever said anything about mein.*
*No, I don't seriously believe this.
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Panel #2 today kinda makes me want to see a t-shirt of a cute skull going o.O
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It looks like those that voted for Hannelore were right. I see disaster ahead.
{edit}The title states that it's 7kHz at 120 dB.
A human scream/baby cry is approx 3 kHz. The limit of human hearing is about 20kHz if you're a teenager or younger, and it's approximately 15kHz in later life (the loss of sensitivity to the upper frequencies is a gradual process).
Depending on the source the threshold of pain is 110-130 dB (bear in mind that dB is a logarithmic scale so 30 dB is n times as loud 20 dB, 40 dB is n times as loud as 30 dB, etc). In some sources, it's said that n=2 and in others it says that n=10.
Does anybody have a sine wave generator connected to a speaker so that we can hear what 7 kHz sounds like?
You can do that in audacity, anyway made an audio file here: http://mfi.re/?r2jvzkj3jjm2xzg (http://mfi.re/?r2jvzkj3jjm2xzg) . It is 5 secs of 7khz sine, square, sawtooth and last square without alias.
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Is... this the first time we've seen the world from behind the CoD counter?
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Is... this the first time we've seen the world from behind the CoD counter?
I guess Hannelore is bringing a new perspective to CoD? [awesomesmiley.jpg]
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Is... this the first time we've seen the world from behind the CoD counter?
Sorry, did you say something? I can't hear anymore after listening to that squeal...
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Is... this the first time we've seen the world from behind the CoD counter?
We have seen things from behind the counter (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=511) before (panel 2).
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Does anybody have a sine wave generator connected to a speaker so that we can hear what 7 kHz sounds like?
You can do that in audacity, anyway made an audio file here: http://mfi.re/?r2jvzkj3jjm2xzg (http://mfi.re/?r2jvzkj3jjm2xzg) . It is 5 secs of 7khz sine, square, sawtooth and last square without alias.
Thank you very much for that.
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How bad could Cosette be as a CoD Barista?
Not bad at all; she makes a decent capuccino. - 0 (0%)
Not too bad, except she forgets people's orders. - 2 (4.5%)
Okay, she breaks a few dishes, but other than that... - 1 (2.3%)
A couple of scald marks on Penelope - what's the big deal? - 8 (18.2%)
Okay, she DID blow up the espresso machine... - 1 (2.3%)
It's bad. 911 was called twice last week. - 4 (9.1%)
CoD is closed temporarily until they can rebuild the burnt out hulk. - 8 (18.2%)
Asps. Very Dangerous. You go first. - 10 (22.7%)
She even burned the PANCAKES! - 3 (6.8%)
...AND the Porridge! - 7 (15.9%)
Total Voters: 44
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Ich habe viel Deutsch verlernt, aber ich koennte probieren, dein Woerte zu uebersetzen, wenn du auf Deutsch tippen wuerdest.
I don't know if my grammar was right
That was completely correct, though it sounds a little bit formal.
@topic:
And I was wondering, whats happening here (http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=747).
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@topic:
And I was wondering, whats happening here (http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=747).
Boxbot's being a whiny bitch again? Or Hannelore's superpower is to audibly break the fourth wall into other comics...
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O_o
o_O
OK, this might work out. Hiring a person with genuine OCD can be a real problem (unless you need repetitive tasks done*), and we know that the germophobia will force her into keeping the place clean, but I'm worried about the dynamic between Dora and Hanners. It is a bit more of the mother/mentor thing than boss/employee. That could work, but it's gona be a delicate line for Dora to tread, and she's not the most stable person out there, either.
As my favorite computer voice once said, "It'll all end in tears, I know it!"
*that was meant to be a joke. My apologies to the hand washers, door lock checkers and item touchers out there.
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faye looks cute today. i really love her pained expression in the last panel
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Is... this the first time we've seen the world from behind the CoD counter?
We have seen things from behind the counter (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=511) before (panel 2).
I bow to your mastery of the archives.
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O_o
o_O
OK, this might work out. Hiring a person with genuine OCD can be a real problem (unless you need repetitive tasks done*), and we know that the germophobia will force her into keeping the place clean, but I'm worried about the dynamic between Dora and Hanners. It is a bit more of the mother/mentor thing than boss/employee. That could work, but it's gona be a delicate line for Dora to tread, and she's not the most stable person out there, either.
As my favorite computer voice once said, "It'll all end in tears, I know it!"
*that was meant to be a joke. My apologies to the hand washers, door lock checkers and item touchers out there.
Dammit Gordon Sharp is not a computer voice!
Anyway, I agree with your interpretation. Not only does there run the risk that they'll experience troubles between them, but it leaves a huge risk for Hannelore to become psychologically dependent on Dora. I mean, before she was sort of the mother figure she never had (that is to say, one who never ran people through wood chippers), but in a small enough dose that it wasn't dangerous. Now that she's gone from that capacity to also taking on the role of her boss, Dora basically runs her life and doesn't realize it. Which is dangerous for both of them.
Unrelated side note, but hiring Hanners is going to be the biggest test so far of CoD's anti-bachelorette power.
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when I read the one of 13/07/10 (frenemy employment) I immediately thought the sign should say "Bulgarian Yoghurt in everything"
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oh HELL yes. the return of Hannelore-That-Was makes me so happy. I hope this means she's getting over her flanderization.
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The limit of human hearing is about 20kHz if you're a teenager or younger, and it's approximately 15kHz in later life (the loss of sensitivity to the upper frequencies is a gradual process).
Don't kid yourself. My limit was down to 17kHz when I joined the BBC at age 22, which I was told was average, and is about 11kHz now. Not to mention the gentle tinnitus; I'm used to it now, but went to see an audiologist about it (useless) about 25 years ago - I have no recollection of when it started or first became noticeable.
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I actually had an odd hearng "dropout", which I found out when I worked at a public radio station. We broadcast the Met operas, and they would send a full spectrum of tones, from 20 Hz (you don't hear that, you feel it) to 24 kHz. The idea was to tweak the soundboard so that the full spectrum was being broadcast.
I could hear everything except the 15 - 17 kHz range, and above 21 kHz. It faded then returned, and the only way I knew they were sending those tones was the announcement and the VU meter pegging. But those high tones - they were killers. The older engineers just looked at me covering my ears, ad laughed.
That was over 20 years ago, but I can still hear up to 14 kHz (anything higher is gone, and so I can't hear the 15 kHz mosquito ring).
Check it out yourself! (http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/)
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...I could only hear the 8 KHz tone. :oops:
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I wonder if she speaks with Dolphins?
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Check it out yourself![/url (http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/)
Do the crappy speakers/soundcards on computers reliably go "up" into these very high frequencies?
I used to work for a manufacturing company that insisted on mandatory hearing checks pre-employment, and every year thereafter, for everyone who worked in a "process environment" (presumably for OHS-insurance purposes). I was included because the server-farm/computer room counted as a process environment. The test involved huge bulky headphones in a special testing booth built into the back of a converted bus.
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I actually had an odd hearng "dropout", which I found out when I worked at a public radio station. We broadcast the Met operas, and they would send a full spectrum of tones, from 20 Hz (you don't hear that, you feel it) to 24 kHz. The idea was to tweak the soundboard so that the full spectrum was being broadcast.
I could hear everything except the 15 - 17 kHz range, and above 21 kHz. It faded then returned, and the only way I knew they were sending those tones was the announcement and the VU meter pegging. But those high tones - they were killers. The older engineers just looked at me covering my ears, ad laughed.
That was over 20 years ago, but I can still hear up to 14 kHz (anything higher is gone, and so I can't hear the 15 kHz mosquito ring).
Check it out yourself! (http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/)
This has been another public service brought to you by WCDT and Coffee of Doom. Come try our new sanitary lattes!
I'm getting the same fade in and out effect, can't hear 16-19kHz, but hear 20-22kHz just fine, albeit faintly. Of course it may have something to do with the crappy headphones I'm using, so I'm not going to rely on this test, but I can still hear the dog whistle at the end of Sgt. Pepper, so I guess I'm doing OK.
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Check it out yourself! (http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/)
I could hear up to 19 kHz, and nothing past that; but I'm definately feeling a pressure on my eardrums past that. Incidentally, I'm using some fairly new logitech speakers; the box says they're 10-watt speakers with frequencies from 70 Hz to 20 kHz, which may well be *why* I'm not hearing anything.
I also tried using an app on my Android cell, on that thing I could hear up to around 17.220 kHz before it began to cut out, so probably somewhere around that range for me. It actually has a nifty extra feature where you can shift the sine wave type, using that I could well hear up to 21.930, but it added white noise so it's sort of like cheating.
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I can't hear squat with this Tinnitus.
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Ah, Taco Bell.
The answer to the question, "What happens to grade E beef?"
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Panel three: Did we suddenly enter a mirror universe?
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Check it out yourself! (http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/)
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I can hear everything up to 17kHz definitely, but the 18 and 19kHz only when I concentrate. 20+ is completely unnoticeable to me.
(I'm 22)
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Hannelore Hugging Heralds Hilarity!
Notice how Mieville teleported away when Hanners came in?
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I can't hear squat with this Tinnitus.
That is why I wear earplugs to (almost) every show I go to, and whenever I go shooting (even if it's "just a .22", it is loud enough to cause hearing damage from even one shot).
I heard up to the 18k, felt more than heard, but still barely heard the 19k, and past that I felt them, but couldn't hear them.
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That was over 20 years ago, but I can still hear up to 14 kHz (anything higher is gone, and so I can't hear the 15 kHz mosquito ring).
Check it out yourself! (http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/)
This has been another public service brought to you by WCDT and Coffee of Doom. Come try our new sanitary lattes!
I hear every tone there, but the 17hz is much quieter than the rest. Kind of tingles if you go up the scale quickly.
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1. If Panel #3 is a Mirror Universe, it was a Hanners cute-expression one. (No goatee on Marten and Hannelore is not scantily-clad, so I am assuming "not" a Mirror Universe... :wink: )
2. I do like "professional look" Hannelore (kudos on that draw, Jeph). Makes me wonder how the rest of the cast would look dressed up as fomally.
3. I do agree it is generally a bad idea to hire your friends. I think Barista Hanners vs. Boss Dora will result in some strife and rifts. But conversely, I think it will overall be a positive experience for Hannelore (because even bad experiences can have positive effects).
4. I hope that Cosette will also be a Coffee of Doom barista, especially since we have seen she can join in the smart-assery as the rest of the cast.
5. Having Barista Hanners does add a cute single girl to Coffee of Doom, but I doubt that will be a plus for the single guys on the waiting list... :roll: .
6. While I am not a stoner, I do find some guilty pleasure in Taco Bell. Their "Mexcian Pizza" is my particular choice of vastly un-healthy eating when I indulge there. Of course, if i want real mexican food, I will go to the local taqueria(s).
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Is... this the first time we've seen the world from behind the CoD counter?
We have seen things from behind the counter (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=511) before (panel 2).
I bow to your mastery of the archives.
I confess that I had a little help from some videos (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,9135.msg943147.html#msg943147) in this case.
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Notice how Mieville teleported away when Hanners came in?
It looked to me as if Marten tossed Mieville onto the floor, sofa etc. Which might end badly.
I do like "professional look" Hannelore (kudos on that draw, Jeph). Makes me wonder how the rest of the cast would look dressed up as formally.
Hannelore looks great, except you should never wear red/ox-blood shoes with a black "interview" suit, and the style looks a bit casual too. I guess that just proves that Jeph is a typical guy; he just doesn't pay the proper attention to shoes.
Taco Bell? That's where they serve talking Chihuahuas, yes?
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I could hear everything except the 15 - 17 kHz range, and above 21 kHz. It faded then returned, and the only way I knew they were sending those tones was the announcement and the VU meter pegging. But those high tones - they were killers. The older engineers just looked at me covering my ears, ad laughed.
That was over 20 years ago, but I can still hear up to 14 kHz (anything higher is gone, and so I can't hear the 15 kHz mosquito ring).
Check it out yourself! (http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/)
I could (just) hear the 14kHz tone but nothing higher.
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Hahahaha ... because Taco Bell really DOES suck!
Damn, now here I am prepping to move back to the Valley, and I'm given to understand La Cazuela folded a few years ago. Is there any REAL Mexican place left in Noho?
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It looked to me as if Marten tossed Mieville onto the floor, sofa etc. Which might end badly.
Marten's not really a a cat person, then? He casually tosses Mieville away without even a glance at what obstacles might be lie in that direction.
Note: Me != cat person so not too bothered by this behaviour. :evil:
Taco Bell? That's where they serve talking Chihuahuas, yes?
Serve as customers, or to customers?
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He casually tosses Mieville away without even a glance at what obstacles might be lie in that direction.
He probably knows what is there.
(Edit: typos.) (porbalbly)
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For the record, I have no clue what "Taco Bell" is, but from context I assume its some kind of McDonalds or Burger King.
I definitely miss the "damn hot sexy, I wished she would be a real person" choice for todays "Hannelore The Barista... " poll. :-D
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Notice how Mieville teleported away when Hanners came in?
It looked to me as if Marten tossed Mieville onto the floor, sofa etc. Which might end badly.
It's just as likely Mieville took a flying leap. He's terrified of her (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1585). :P
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I couldn't hear the 14 khz sample and i'm 25. I could hear the 14 khz and the 15khz sine in audacity, but anything beyond that i can feel a bit. I hear some kind of lower pitch spinning down and back up for a very little while at 16 ,17 khz but that could be hardware related. As for aging my parents don't seem to hear crickets chirping anymore, and I'm sure I'm not imagining them.
Does Hanners take new meds? Because she isn't hyperventilating or climbing a lamp anymore when being hugged or something. Marten didn't hug her back, wonder if he did that because of hanners freaking out maybe or just being perplexed.
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Does Hanners take new meds? Because she isn't hyperventilating or climbing a lamp anymore when being hugged or something. Marten didn't hug her back, wonder if he did that because of hanners freaking out maybe or just being perplexed.
Don't forget that she has made some improvements (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1659) and even enjoys physical touches (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1660) now.
{edit}Given how much progress she has made with regards to physical touching, she's probablly in a better position now (with regards to having a boyfriend) than Faye was.
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It's just as likely Mieville took a flying leap. He's terrified of her (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1585). :P
Marten isn't having any of that UMPHH! reaction that I tend to get when a cat does a flying leap off of me, but my experience is limited to 12+ lb cats that always manage to get their back feet in whatever area would be the most sensitive that day.
Hanners needs to try that again but with her eyes open. Maybe we could have the firemen come around for donations again.
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Maybe we could have the firemen come around for donations again.
Is that what they're calling it nowadays? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitle7dma8aj8?from=Main.IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow)
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Hahahaha ... because Taco Bell really DOES suck!
Damn, now here I am prepping to move back to the Valley, and I'm given to understand La Cazuela folded a few years ago. Is there any REAL Mexican place left in Noho?
By "REAL" I assume you mean authentic? There are a few in town (I like Bueno y Sano a lot) but I'm not sure how real any of them are (I'm pretty sure Bueno isn't). There's a place in Easthampton that's about as authentic as they come though. Pulled chicken in a chocolate banana sauce authentic. I tend to prefer the fake Mexican food though, so I haven't explored all the options...
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For those of you outside the confines of North America, Taco Bell is a fast food chain restaurant. Three guesses what kind of food they serve. They tend to be cheap, less than palatable, and not very authentic.
If, of course, you had seen Demolition Man with Sly Stallone and Wesley Snipes, you would have known what Taco Bell was.
Oh, and I added that last option just for you, snubnose.
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To go a bit meta for a second, it does look like Jeph's setting Hannelore up for some sort of relationship by slowly shedding her inhibitions and psychological hangups. My secret hope is that she goes for Marten and it sets up for the world-shattering battle royale between her and Dora, just in time to catch the tail wave of the Scott Pilgrim movie's popularity in August.
In reference to the hearing range conversation, just a quick survey; who here has ever been able to tell if an electrical appliance (television, cable box, computer monitor, etc.) has been turned on, just by hearing the high-pitched whine it produces?
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I always hated taco bell growing up and would only eat their nachos. Now I can at least eat their tacos as long as i get lots of extra cheese. No it's not "good" food by any means, but it is a place you can get food at 2 am.
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In reference to the hearing range conversation, just a quick survey; who here has ever been able to tell if an electrical appliance (television, cable box, computer monitor, etc.) has been turned on, just by hearing the high-pitched whine it produces?
I can for my netbook but I'm not sure about other ones.
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More delightful Hanner-expressions! Panels 3 and 4.
Of course, since Marten's been petting Mieville, Hanners' suit now prolly has cat hair all over it. She should prolly have that looked to.
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In reference to the hearing range conversation, just a quick survey; who here has ever been able to tell if an electrical appliance (television, cable box, computer monitor, etc.) has been turned on, just by hearing the high-pitched whine it produces?
TV's, definitely, but only CRT ones (and CRT monitors). It's those 435 scanned lines 30 times a second that does it - the little magnets controlling the electron beam switching on and off make a hella whine.
But if my math's correct, it's only about 13 kHz. And assoon as the sounds on, it drowns the whine out.
LCD panels don't work the same way, but I can definitely sense something when they're turned on. Probably just the ridiculously strong EM field they generate...
Don't sit too close, kids!
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I think it's just the speakers on this computer. I can hear up to 17 on my laptop, but can only hear up to 14 on this computer. I try very, very hard to block out noises, but I'm not very good at it.
Also: I think Hannelore as an employee is a very, very bad idea. I have confidence she can do things correctly. I just feel like she and Dora will have some spats about very stupid things.
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Does it make me twisted that my first thought after reading today's newspost was "Damn, now I really want Taco Bell"? I guess it's the closest thing you can get to Mexican food for a buck in Canadialand.
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You'll probably get closer if you search recipes on the internet and do it yourself.
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Also: I think Hannelore as an employee is a very, very bad idea. I have confidence she can do things correctly. I just feel like she and Dora will have some spats about very stupid things.
Like how it's not Hannelore's job to count every coffee bean in stock?
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You'll probably get closer if you search recipes on the internet and do it yourself.
Well I meant other than that...
Although I have had some pretty good success in the past making quesadillas.
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In reference to the hearing range conversation, just a quick survey; who here has ever been able to tell if an electrical appliance (television, cable box, computer monitor, etc.) has been turned on, just by hearing the high-pitched whine it produces?
I can on my desktop (big old CRT monitor that I got for free and has kept ticking problem-free for four or five years since it was tossed in a dumpster), on CRT TVs, and with my radio/CD/Cassette player. Can't tell with my laptop, the fan drowns out anything that it might put off. I used to think I had some sort of hearing problem because of the near-constant quiet humming in my ears when I was either on or by the desktop all day.
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In reference to the hearing range conversation, just a quick survey; who here has ever been able to tell if an electrical appliance (television, cable box, computer monitor, etc.) has been turned on, just by hearing the high-pitched whine it produces?
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It depends.
I can hear the flyback transformer (which is usually the source of the noise) on a non-flatpanel TV with ease. I've been told that means the flyback or one of the components just before it is somewhat out of tolerance but not enough to be bad. The 19" & 21" monitors I've owned were far quieter then the smaller ones.
If it has a fan of it's own I usually can't hear it, even after 2-3 days of being away from work and letting my ears rest. I've come to rely on those fans to dampen the evidence of humanity that I can't see.
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I really want Hannelore to go vegetarian. She seems like the kind of person who would. Like she'd read an article about modern animal agriculture and go "OMG, hormones?? GROSS!!"
I think it would add a lot to the storyline. She should go to Taco Bell and order a 7-layer burrito (that's the veggie one).
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Eh, she just seems like the type to make sure her food has been cooked to the proper temperature and then some. And the hormones are the least of your worries at Taco Bell.
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Lending new meaning to the term "bean counter".
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You seem to be under the impression that Taco Bell and others of its ilk actually use meat.
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You seem to be under the impression that Taco Bell and others of its ilk actually use meat.
But that's the thing; what they use is technically meat, by Law - it's just not derived from the parts of an animal you would normally countenance serving as "meat" if the person eating it could actually see it. Or how it was prepared.
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In reference to the hearing range conversation, just a quick survey; who here has ever been able to tell if an electrical appliance (television, cable box, computer monitor, etc.) has been turned on, just by hearing the high-pitched whine it produces?
I can for my netbook but I'm not sure about other ones.
I can for some items, but that's mostly because I work at night when there's not as much ambient noise.
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Hannelore The Barista...
...scares me to death. - 6 (11.8%)
...means Sanitary Espresso! - 15 (29.4%)
...will drive Dora to kill. - 0 (0%)
...will drive Faye to kill. - 2 (3.9%)
...will drive Penelope to kill. - 2 (3.9%)
...will ruin business because she forces people to wash their hands twice. - 4 (7.8%)
...means more dogs as customers. - 3 (5.9%)
..."Asps. Very dangerous. You go first." - 13 (25.5%)
...means high-pitched Pancakes. - 1 (2%)
...means Perfect Porridge! - 3 (5.9%)
...is even sexier than before! - 2 (3.9%)
Total Voters: 51
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We don't have Taco Bell down here in New Zealand
From what you say, I think we may have better taste - and ain't missing out on much.
Hanners entry into CoD is the first stage of the rise of the CoD Franchise - and the death of Starbucks :-D
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You seem to be under the impression that Taco Bell and others of its ilk actually use meat.
But that's the thing; what they use is technically meat, by Law - it's just not derived from the parts of an animal you would normally countenance serving as "meat" if the person eating it could actually see it. Or how it was prepared.
It's all technically meat, even if it's heart and tongue. By USDA code at least, they don't use organs and other non-muscle tissue, though granted at some point it's really up to the slaughterhouse regarding how much filler 'accidentally' ends up in canner grade beef. But realistically, it can happen at any grade of beef, not just the low end. Which is why Japan and China tend to go absolutely ape-shit over the quality of beef products shipped to them, from the US. But usually, what you're going to find in Taco Bell beef is meat that's, well, old. In terms of the cow being old. Domesticated cattle will usually 'live' about 6 years before they're slaughtered, cows which produce milk might live a little longer, but are also usually slaughtered within a few years of that; the thing is, the older a cow gets, the lower quality it's meat is, so it's got less marbling and tends to have less flavor, and is also tougher. You can't use it for steaks, so it gets ground up and served up as a low-end meat product. And let me tell you, you might not be able to tell the difference when you're eating it, because commercially they'll tend to put in a lot of fillers and flavorings and crap, but there's a definate difference between raw canner beef and raw retail beef, because canner beef tends to smell like a dirty sweatsock full of ass and looks like a lifeless pile of grey jellified crap, whereas retail beef has some semblance of structure, no smell, and usually a cheery red color produced by blasting it full of carbon monoxide. [Themoreyouknow.png]
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Tactical TMI Alert!
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[Charlton Heston voice]: It's people! The 1/2 lb. burritos and Nachos Bellgrande are made of people! We've got to stop them somehow!
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[Slyvoice]And just think, they won the Franchise Wars and made every Restaurant a Taco Bell[/Slyvoice]
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I'm with Marten on this: BABY STEPS, HANNERS. Go to Arby's and get a small order of curly fries. SMALL.
If you can handle that, get ONE chalupa from Taco Bell.
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I tried that hearing test thing -- depressing. I could hear 12 KHz, but not 14 KHz. I can even pinpoint when I lost most of that hearing -- it was at a concert headlined by the band (I shit you not) Big Country. If you have clue one who they are, then you know how old I am. I'd go back in time to change that, but with my luck I'd end up being my own grandpa (tricky, considering I'm female).
The little swoosh lines in panel 2 of comeek #1709 seem to indicate that Marten has tossed the cat, which is funnier to me than Mieville jumping away. And yes, I like cats. Red shoes on Hanners is sort of an odd choice (maybe her Mom told her to only wear red shoes "because they don't show blood"?), but her suit is grey. I'm guessing Marten's not hugging her back as a precaution in the event she freaks out -- wise move.
The only edible thing I've ever gotten at Taco Bell is the pre-packaged ChocoTacos. That's right, ice cream in a taco-shaped wafflecone-thing with chocolate drizzle and nuts. Mmmmm . . . I have no idea if they still sell those there. If I want a regular taco and don't want to make it myself, though, I can go to any one of the Mexican, TexMex, Salvadorean, or Peruvian restaurants nearby.
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I remember Big Country - that would probably make you 5 - 10 years younger than me, assuming you were late teens/early 20's going to the concert.
Ears rang for a few days afterward, did they? Everything was a little muffled?
Hope you didn't pay extra for those seats near the speakers...
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I tried that hearing test thing -- depressing. I could hear 12 KHz, but not 14 KHz. I can even pinpoint when I lost most of that hearing -- it was at a concert headlined by the band (I shit you not) Big Country. If you have clue one who they are, then you know how old I am.
Hot....Shot! (i.e. I know who these four-wheeler riding freaks are, or were, and it is a shame about the lead singer. Never understood what screaming Hot....Shot out had to do with the song "In a Big Country," but there's something to be said for a band that is so one-shot that it's one big hit has it's name in the title—i.e maybe it's better not to do that, ever. )
I suppose I'm the only one who simply detests the smile on Hanners' face in panel #3. I don't know why, but I cringe just looking at it. I repeat, nothing good can come of this.
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Nonononono dont make Hanners a lesbian plz dont ! :-(
(In case you dont get the context: currently leading choice in the poll right now: 'And the next step with Hannelore is: (3) Kissing a girl (and she likes it!)')
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Sorry, I was channeling Katy Perry (Hudson).
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Sorry, I was channeling Katy Perry (Hudson).
I'm sure there are worse people you could channel.
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Nonononono dont make Hanners a lesbian plz dont ! :-(
(In case you dont get the context: currently leading choice in the poll right now: 'And the next step with Hannelore is: (3) Kissing a girl (and she likes it!)')
Why shouldn't Hanners like kissing girls?
What is it about Hannelore reaching out to another human being makes you uncomfortable?
Besides, kissing girls (and liking it) does not necessarily mean that a girl is a lesbian (or even bi.)
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Is it just my computer or is the link to the picture of the comic broken?
{edit}It's working now.
Maybe Cosette's clumsiness is not just Cosette? What does that say about her relationship with Steve?
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Was broken for me too, but works now.
Damn. I don't believe in luck or anything but it's almost like there's some intelligent entity make all these terrible things happen to this poor girl.
Why does God hate Cosette? Or is he just punishing her for America's tolerance for homosexuality?
Next thing you know Fred Phelps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church) and his thugs will be following her around with hatefully worded and poorly spelled picket signs.
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Bad Luck Shleprock. "Chew Toy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheChewToy)". Or more likely, "Cosmic Plaything (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CosmicPlaything)"
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Or maybe it's some kind of cosmic balance thing: Every time Hanners makes progress, something bad happens to Cosette.
God help her if Hanners ever gets laid!
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i confess that part of me wonders if Cosette is as innocent as she looks. I remember reading a theory in the forums that Cosette was after Steve to get him back for his days serving the Government. Of course she could just be cursed?
I'm not sure which theory is worse.
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Or maybe it's some kind of cosmic balance thing: Every time Hanners makes progress, something bad happens to Cosette.
God help her if Hanners ever gets laid!
Given how embarrased Hanners was with the robot boyfriend I almost doubt she's even used a vibrator.
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Of course in the UK the two would cancel each other out (holding a black cat and walking under a ladder) what with black cats being lucky there.
Ladders on the other hand are right bastards wherever you go.
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Would it be reasonable for Dora to screen her out ? At this point she's got not references...
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I laughed at this, because that's what my resume looks like too. Most of the places I've worked are closed now (usually due to the incompetence of the owners - nothing I did...).
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So YOU say. Kind of hard to check that out now, isn't it?
Given how embarrased Hanners was with the robot boyfriend I almost doubt she's even used a vibrator.
Based on her fascination with Dora's party favor box, I'd have to second that.
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Eventually we find out Cosette is the cause of the worldwide economic recession in general, and that we'll have to immolate her atop a giant flaming pile of rabbit feet and four leaf clovers.
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This is actually a convenient way to write her out of the script! Turns out the briefcase was full of a whole bunch of drug money. She gets sent up for aiding and abetting. Steve goes on an all-night drinking binge (again) and starts to hit on....
Marigold!
:-D :-D :-D
EDIT: On another note - the Scribd PDF edition of Strip-by-strip has been updated! Enjoy!
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Aww, I'm Cosette. Market research company: closed. Hole-in-the-wall computer shop: closed. Temp agency: closed. Then there was the 5 years I spent at AIG...
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Given how embarrased Hanners was with the robot boyfriend I almost doubt she's even used a vibrator.
Based on her fascination with Dora's party favor box, I'd have to second that.
You'd think she'd wonder what all the buzz is about, though.
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Ba-doom-boom! clash!
That's two strikes against Cosette—the other being her only 'viable' reference, Steve.
I'm still hoping Lydia will apply.
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I would think that with Hanners' penchant for cleaning and sterilizing, she would be more than capable of having a magnificent collection of well used bedroom toys, all kept hospital-grade clean.
As for Cosette, done some rubber gloves, hack the combo, open it up and any cash/bearer bonds/gold bullion in there, take a share and hide it, then quickly seal it back up. Rub down the outside for extraneous finger prints and then bare hand carry it to the police and when they ask if you'd opened it, honestly say that you have no idea what the combo is (because you didn't see it), and lie through your teeth to tell them that you haven't opened it and have no idea what's in it.
If it's all pot, screw it. She's accident prone enough. No need to add THC intoxication on top of that. But a few stacks of $100 bills, that's tuition. Cha-CHING.
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I remember Big Country - that would probably make you 5 - 10 years younger than me, assuming you were late teens/early 20's going to the concert.
Ears rang for a few days afterward, did they? Everything was a little muffled?
Hope you didn't pay extra for those seats near the speakers...
First semester freshman year at college, they played at our small auditorium -- it was general admission and cheap, and my friends and I were toward the front but in the middle. Could barely hear when we got out due to the roaring in our ears, and yeah, my ears were still ringing the next morning, though OK a day after that. I guess that's the inevitable result of those bagpipe-sounding guitar riffs, blargh. At least when my husband suffered a similar level of hearing loss (he took the test too) it was for a cooler band: DEVO.
I tried that hearing test thing -- depressing. I could hear 12 KHz, but not 14 KHz. I can even pinpoint when I lost most of that hearing -- it was at a concert headlined by the band (I shit you not) Big Country. If you have clue one who they are, then you know how old I am.
Hot....Shot! (i.e. I know who these four-wheeler riding freaks are, or were, and it is a shame about the lead singer. Never understood what screaming Hot....Shot out had to do with the song "In a Big Country," but there's something to be said for a band that is so one-shot that it's one big hit has it's name in the title—i.e maybe it's better not to do that, ever. )
I suppose I'm the only one who simply detests the smile on Hanners' face in panel #3. I don't know why, but I cringe just looking at it. I repeat, nothing good can come of this.
The "Hot shot!" thing is kinda random -- of course, through today's prism of cynicism (by which I mainly mean my own), the utterance seems pervy. I do agree that having the band name in your song can spell doom for a band, unless you're a rap MC or something. :wink: I remember Creem magazine (woo, flashback!) having a blurb on them with a picture, the caption of which read "Their nickname is obscene!" So silly. I didn't know the lead singer had died, but having looked it up, I see that it happened a few months after 9/11, so maybe the story got buried.
I think the reason Hanners' face is so disquieting in that panel is because it's more cartoony and makes her look like she has no lips. Well, that's my impression, anyway.
As to today's strip, it seems that Cosette's luck is infectious, though most of her personal bad luck seems to stem from clutziness. I don't blame Dora for feeling wary. Of course, there's "bad luck" (falling down the stairs while looking at a pic of a dude with a bear), and then there's "hopelessly naive" (hiding a briefcase with unknown contents under your bed for a boss who tells you not to open it). So I guess Cosette's problem isn't luck so much as making terrible errors in judgment.
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I laughed at this, because that's what my resume looks like too. Most of the places I've worked are closed now (usually due to the incompetence of the owners - nothing I did...).
My resume has exactly three entries - two of which are for jobs that I presently am employed at. 24 years at one and 14 for the other.
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I would think that with Hanners' penchant for cleaning and sterilizing, she would be more than capable of having a magnificent collection of well used bedroom toys, all kept hospital-grade clean.
As for Cosette, done some rubber gloves, hack the combo, open it up and any cash/bearer bonds/gold bullion in there, take a share and hide it, then quickly seal it back up. Rub down the outside for extraneous finger prints and then bare hand carry it to the police and when they ask if you'd opened it, honestly say that you have no idea what the combo is (because you didn't see it), and lie through your teeth to tell them that you haven't opened it and have no idea what's in it.
If it's all pot, screw it. She's accident prone enough. No need to add THC intoxication on top of that. But a few stacks of $100 bills, that's tuition. Cha-CHING.
Then they arrest her boss, tell him "we know about your briefcase with X dollars/bonds/bullion in it" and he says, "WHAT? There was X+(whatever Cosette stole) dollars/bonds/bullion in that case!" and Cosette goes to prison as an accessory. And with Cosette's luck, she'll be either raped or dead by lights out of her first day of her sentence.
Or worse, she tries to open it, and her boss put a little "theft deterrent" in the case. And by "theft deterrent" I mean "the explosion shatters every window for 2 blocks".
Call the cops, tell them about the case, but KEEP YOUR GRUBBY MITTS OUT OF IT.
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Hooray for perspective change! Some pretty awesome angle you got there, Jeph. Here's to more of that. *cheers*
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Faye's dialogue in the last panel is perplexing; the structure of the sentence indicates that she wants "multiplying two negative numbers" to be a counter-example to the ladder/cat combo cancelling out.
But if one assumes that she wishes to use negative numbers for negative consequences, multiplying them would create a positive number, implying a positive consequence!
This is nearly identical to the "cancel out" situation and therefore not likely to be the intended counter-point.
So, is Faye simply not all that good at negative mathematics (no reason she should be, really) or did I mistake our Fearless Leader's intent with that sentence?
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Probably meant, "ADDING negative numbers". Which makes things more negative.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do.
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Faye got straight A's in everything (strip 170) so if she had math classes at all she did well enough in them to know what happens when you multiply negative numbers.
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So that's where the Briefcase from Pulp Fiction wound up!! :-D
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And the next step with Hannelore is:
DUH - Sex. - 4 (11.8%)
"Yo quiero Taco Bell!" - 6 (17.6%)
Kissing a girl (and she likes it!) - 12 (35.3%)
Telling her mom off! - 3 (8.8%)
Telling her DAD off! - 1 (2.9%)
Making Porridge Pancakes! - 4 (11.8%)
Asps. - 4 (11.8%)
Total Voters: 34
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So that's where the Briefcase from Pulp Fiction wound up!! :-D
I knew it was only a matter of time before someone brought that up. I should've made that bet…
I think the reason Hanners' face is so disquieting in that panel is because it's more cartoony and makes her look like she has no lips. Well, that's my impression, anyway.
That's also an impossible arc for her lips, or it seems so to me. People can do that frowning, but not, so far as I know, smiling.
As to today's strip, it seems that Cosette's luck is infectious, though most of her personal bad luck seems to stem from clutziness. I don't blame Dora for feeling wary. Of course, there's "bad luck" (falling down the stairs while looking at a pic of a dude with a bear), and then there's "hopelessly naive" (hiding a briefcase with unknown contents under your bed for a boss who tells you not to open it). So I guess Cosette's problem isn't luck so much as making terrible errors in judgment.
I agree with you about Cosette, but there are many naive, clumsy people who still don't manage to see the death of every business they work for. I think she's a Jonah (Joan? Jonette? Jonaha? Scratch the last—sounds like she sells steaks or insurance, not brings doom wherever she alights).
Edit: fixed my mess.
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:-D :wink: :laugh: :angel:
:evil:
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I can hear everything up to 17kHz definitely, but the 18 and 19kHz only when I concentrate. 20+ is completely unnoticeable to me.
(I'm 22)
Everything about this post applies to me as well.
Edit: I also enjoy a Crunchwrap Supreme now and again. It's good to go!™
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Yes but in that alternate reality the United States passed universal health care years ago so it's totally worth it.
It looks like they didn't (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1648).
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Bad Luck Shleprock. "Chew Toy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheChewToy)". Or more likely, "Cosmic Plaything (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CosmicPlaything)"
Wowzy wowzy woo woo.
(http://www.topthat.net/webrock/images/schlep.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dHXj1q0vMo
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Somewhere there's a punishment awaiting whoever thought up the Pebbles and Bam-Bam show. Maybe making them watch the whole series every day.
I got mighty disturbed when I tried Carl's little hearing test with headphones. But on my stereo, I could hear 14 hz (instead of cutting off at 10) so I feel a little less over and done with. Meanwhile, I spose I need to start applying <a href="http://www.wittyprofiles.com/quotes/1629258 ">Black's Maxim[/url] if I want to hang around a while. I'm sure many think I'm doing pretty well at that.
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I got mighty disturbed when I tried Carl's little hearing test with headphones. But on my stereo, I could hear 14 hz (instead of cutting off at 10) so I feel a little less over and done with.
Yeah. (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,24914.msg950671.html#msg950671) One of Akima's Rules for a stress-free life is "Don't measure anything with an uncalibrated instrument". Another is "Don't sweat variations in the data smaller than your instrument can accurately measure, regardless of what you can read on the scale". Especially bathroom scales.
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Somewhere there's a punishment awaiting whoever thought up the Pebbles and Bam-Bam show. Maybe making them watch the whole series every day.
That, and "Scrappy-Doo"
I got mighty disturbed when I tried Carl's little hearing test with headphones. But on my stereo, I could hear 14 hz (instead of cutting off at 10) so I feel a little less over and done with.
Cheap headphones are. A lot of people don't realize just how bad they can be. I miss my Sennhausers.
Meanwhile, I spose I need to start applying <a href="http://www.wittyprofiles.com/quotes/1629258 ">Black's Maxim[/url] if I want to hang around a while. I'm sure many think I'm doing pretty well at that.
Remember the code of the GOM, "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and enthusiasm".
Of course, there's always someone older...
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Of course, there's always someone older...
Maybe, but that's easy to fix!
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Somewhere there's a punishment awaiting whoever thought up the Pebbles and Bam-Bam show. Maybe making them watch the whole series every day.
That, and "Scrappy-Doo"
Oh, no. The giggling wretches who dreamed Scrappy-Doo deserve more than simple punishment. Hell sounds about right. After all, they tried to put us there. "Puppy Power," my ass.
Meanwhile, to be fair, kudos to James Gunn for a more accurate portrayal of the little shit, even though I suspect he lifted the plot from Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Beyond:_Return_of_the_Joker).