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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: jwhouk on 01 Aug 2010, 18:37
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This is going to be a reeeeeallly interesting week.
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Predicting at least one instance of "Augh oh god it burns!'
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Like "wolves on a moose"?!?
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I think the first of Hanners' three "haughty" faces was best, though with any luck she'll forget to maintain her expression. :-D I wonder if she and Cosette will learn cappuccino-making before or after learning how to weild the battle spatula and broadsword. I'm gonna guess after.
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Hannelore looks like she is channeling her mom.
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Hannelore looks like she is channeling her mom.
*Hannermom walks in.* That's my girl! Finally ready to prepare for the executive chair, are you?
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Let them eat cake.
Let them eat... coffee cake.
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CAUTION: Faye will reject your priorities and insert her own.
This will only end in tears. Whose, we have yet to determine.
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Hannelore looks like she is channeling her mom.
I thought of that, but Hanners just isn't showing that festering homicidal rage beneath the haughtiness. Maybe after she's worked at CoD for a week or so. :wink:
And mmmm, coffee cake . . .
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Niiiiiiice Comic.
And yes I think Cosette will fall ... or be otherwise clumsy. :-D
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Anybody else notice that the haughtier Hanelore gets, the straighter her hair is?
Well, now you have.
And that last face is verging on Boris Karloff...
or Lurch.
(http://michaelcarnell.palmettobug.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/lurch1.jpg)
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Anybody else notice that the haughtier Hanelore gets, the straighter her hair is?
Intended as a result of leaning her head back, I should think.
Also, if Faye is left in charge of their training, this is going to be a fun week.
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I think the first of Hanners' three "haughty" faces was best,
Me too. I think I'd make a very poor barista; I'm not sure I can produce a good contempt-face. I can manage inscrutable of course... :wink: I suppose that would have to do.
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I just looked at my user stats and noticed that I have never posted a comment at 4 or 5 AM. Time to change that!
Why yes, I do have a 20 page US history essay due today, why do you ask? :mrgreen: *shotguns energy drink*
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Hannelore looks like she is channeling her mom.
That was EXACTLY what I was thinking.
...and I predict she'll be back to being unemployed by the end of the week. Either that or she'll have destroyed the shop, along with most of Northampton.
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I also liked the first of Hanners' contempt faces the best. However, it looks like Dora doesn't think much of Faye's sense of priority.
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Hannelore looks like she is channeling her mom.
*Hannermom walks in.* That's my girl! Finally ready to prepare for the executive chair, are you?
My thought, too. Dora better be careful—Faye may awaken the Dark Lord (of Commerce) within, and they'll be renaming the place "Coffee with Kittens."
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Just wanted to say that the facial expression art today is REALLY good (and amusing!).
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I'm not sure what's behind Jeph's desire to make Hannelore alternatively the cutest and ugliest character in his strip. It's hilarious at least, but it leaves me wondering what Hanners actually looks like.
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I'm not sure what's behind Jeph's desire to make Hannelore alternatively the cutest and ugliest character in his strip. It's hilarious at least, but it leaves me wondering what Hanners actually looks like.
I met her once at a show. She actually looks nothing like how Jeph draws her in the strip.
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I met her once at a show. She actually looks nothing like how Jeph draws her in the strip.
That wasn't her. That was Sailor Bubba. It's a fine distinction, to be sure.
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You know, these faces just get funnier every time I read the comic. :lol:
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He's had a love affair for having Hannelore make faces for quite some time now...
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So - what's the worst that could happen?
Hannelore freaks out when Cosette doesn't wash her hands. - 4 (13.8%)
Cosette drops an entire beaker of coffee on Angus! - 2 (6.9%)
Cosette falls for Sven! - 4 (13.8%)
Cosette just falls. - 8 (27.6%)
Hannelore freaks out. - 7 (24.1%)
Pancakes. - 0 (0%)
Porridge. - 0 (0%)
Asps. - 2 (6.9%)
Waffles. - 2 (6.9%)
Total Voters: 29
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or Lurch.
(http://michaelcarnell.palmettobug.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/lurch1.jpg)
But how good is her "You rang?"
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I'm all for Death Metal latte taking priority. :-D
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I just realised why Cosette's previous employers have turned to crime/gone bust:
Bust: Cosette wrecks everything.
Crime: It's a more reliable income stream with Cosette working on an official line.
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If Hanners latte is as good as she says, then Dora should keep Hannelore.
Being serious point, I suspect Cosette would manage better if Dora gave Cosette:
- Another dry run (theory lesson),
- More space,
- More time get used to it.
It looks like the incident happened because Cosette was rushing and panicking.
If that all fails then Cosette is probably not suited to working in a coffee shop.
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Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday TO you!
Happy birthday
Questionable Content
Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuuu *claps*
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Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday TO you!
Happy birthday
Questionable Content
Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuuu *claps*
Seconded.
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protip: saying "sorry" repeatedly in a stressful situation is irritating to others.
learned it the hard way
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HIPPY BIRDY!
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Poor Cosette, she needs a break!
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That is, I suppose, what you'd call Barista Bukkake...
祝你生日快乐!
zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!
Happy Birthday To You!
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Happy Birthday QC!
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Oh yeah - happy birthday ! :mrgreen:
Nobody here likes Heavy Metal, it seems ...
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Poor Cosette, she needs a break!
She's not even started yet, why would she get a break?
Also, I don't think this is Hanner's first latte. Didn't she help Marten that time where Raven disappeared?
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Yes, she has experience! (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1002)
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protip: saying "sorry" repeatedly in a stressful situation is irritating to others.
Sorry :-D
Hippo Birdie, two ewes
Hippo Birdie, two ewes
Hippo Birdie, deer ewe
Hippo Birdie, two ewes.
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Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday TO you!
Happy birthday
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Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuuu *claps*
Seconded.
Thirdided.
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That is, I suppose, what you'd call Barista Bukkake...
...Your local Department of Public Works called. They found your mind in the gutter again. ;)
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That is, I suppose, what you'd call Barista Bukkake...
...Your local Department of Public Works called. They found your mind in the gutter again. ;)
Total win. I could not top that response.
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We OCDians can take instruction really well.
We we wind up taking them is anyone's guess.
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Yes, she has experience! (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1002)
However, don't forget how that ended (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1004). That was one of the reasons I'm surprised by today's strip. However, I've just realised -- we don't know what Dora thinks of Hanners lattes because she hasn't tasted a Hannerelore made latte.
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Seems a bit...artificial or forced for Dora and Cosette just to be standing there staring after that mishap, and for Hanners to be completely oblivious to what's just happened. I know, I know, it's for the sake of the punchline, but still.
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Unless, of course, Hanners is taking her 'lessons' from Faye to heart. And I'll add on that note, that I've decided I don't much care for Faye when she's happy. Now I have to work out why.
Happy Barfday, QC! (That is, if you're celebrating it right)
That is, I suppose, what you'd call Barista Bukkake...
Wouldn't that require several machines, spewing steamed milk all at once?
Don't I wish I didn't know enough to be able to ask that question?
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Yes, she has experience! (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1002)
However, don't forget how that ended (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1004). That was one of the reasons I'm surprised by today's strip. However, I've just realised -- we don't know what Dora thinks of Hanners lattes because she hasn't tasted a Hannerelore made latte.
Right, that was Marten's attempt at espresso.
Seems a bit...artificial or forced for Dora and Cosette just to be standing there staring after that mishap, and for Hanners to be completely oblivious to what's just happened. I know, I know, it's for the sake of the punchline, but still.
Hanners wasn't oblivious - she was just rubbing it in. I firmly maintain she has a slightly evil streak, even though it's deeply buried. We all do...
That is, I suppose, what you'd call Barista Bukkake...
Wouldn't that require several machines, spewing steamed milk all at once?
Not necessarily. There's always that final scene from the first Edward Penishands movie (yes, they made sequels) (no, I won't link to it - look it up yerself).
Don't I wish I didn't know enough to be able to ask that question?
I dunno, but I really wish I didn't know enough to answer it.
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Man, Cosette is in need of help, even RAVEN didn't have that much trouble learning...
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Don't I wish I didn't know enough to be able to ask that question?
I dunno, but I really wish I didn't know enough to answer it.
Oh yonder days of innocence. How I miss you.
It's a sad world I llive in when Bukakke is one of the more vanilla-ish sex acts I know of. :|
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Hanners wasn't oblivious - she was just rubbing it in. I firmly maintain she has a slightly evil streak, even though it's deeply buried.
You may have something there. It's true that we've seen Hanners, in her more relaxed moments, tease her friends, like when she claimed to have spent years in bio-stasis on the space station or (even funnier) when she pretended to be unaware that she had multiple ear piercings, pulled a mock freakout, and then laughed and said "Gotcha!"
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Jeph needs to redo the last panel with Cosette and Dora covered in a LOT more foam ... maybe licking it off each other ... and wallpaper size.
... what???
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Predicting at least one instance of "Augh oh god it burns!'
Well, you got your "Augh!"
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...unfortunately, due to the bad economy, it's now the Cave of 16 1/2 Asses. (They keep one on part-time.)
Also...I'd hire Faye to be my caddy...
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The list of weapons in the CoD arsenal grows. To the "anti-robbery broadsword" and the "malaysian battle spatula," we can now add the "special case 9-iron."
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Special case in that Cosette can't cut herself with it.
I love Angus' expression in panel #3: he has semi-arrogant expectancy down to an art.
Wasn't Cosette at that party where he and Faye were arguing about music, though? I mean, the hair could throw him off*, but I'd think she'd remember.
*One of my great banes are girls who I only vaguely know changing their hair color and/or radically re-styling and then expecting me to recognize them.
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protip: saying "sorry" repeatedly in a stressful situation is irritating to others.
learned it the hard way
I know. But I can't stop myself. I guess it's because it's how I practiced the "orr-" sound to keep my voice from atrophying in my homeschool days.
...saying it repeatedly during an OCD-fueled contempt-worthy coffee order, does it make it better or worse?
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Angus' "employee" line made me think of what would happen if *he* worked at CoD. Some kind of universe crash.
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Panel 3 is poster-worthy.
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Wasn't Cosette at that party where he and Faye were arguing about music, though?
I don't see her or Steve in that arc. Wasn't that before her hair changed, anyway?
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Lucky Cosette had that cami on under her espresso-covered shirt. Or maybe it's a loaner they keep in the shop, like the emergency skirt (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=801).
I dunno about the wallpaper worthiness of panel 3. The face-off (pun intended) is good, and though it shows Angus' character pretty well, it's just not quite a "classic moment"... yet.
And if you need the lift of a 9-iron, you might as well just pick the ball up and throw it out of the damn trap!
"Niblick" my ass...
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Angus will not earn that right until he has slept with Faye.
:-D
And only if Dora allows it afterward - Sassing I mean.
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You know, I just noticed something:
No specials.
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I guess it's just not a special kind of day...
Of course, the new hires are going to have enough trouble with the regular menu - no sense in making them work in the yak butter on top of everything else!
"yak butter on top of everything" was unintentional. So was "making them work in the yak butter"...
:angel:
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Yeah, sure it was. Wasn't enough Akima had to throw a gutterball to drag us all in; you had to toss another one after her.
Hey, I wrote gutterball. A-heh, a-heh, a-heh-heh-heh.
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I'll see your "A-heh, a-heh, a-heh-heh-heh" and raise you a "Huh-huh-huh. Huh-huh-huh."
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7a/Beavis_and_Butt-head.jpg)
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Angus will not earn that right until he has slept with Faye.
:-D
And only if Dora allows it afterward - Sassing I mean.
Which is kind of too bad, Angus is a great Wind Tunnel test for haughtiness and indifference from others,
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I presume Cosette's continued presence behind the counter means she finally more-or-less mastered the latte machine?
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if she does not master the latte machine, the late machine will become her master
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Cosette can run counter while Hanners runs the Espresso machine. It's actually pretty common practice at *$.
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if she does not master the latte machine, the late machine will become her master
If Cosette continues to use the machine in her apparent usual fashion, it WILL be a late machine -- which is bad, since Dora just got it. On the other hand, it may still be under warranty.
I like how Angus' expression goes from "Ha ha!" in panel 3 to "Aw, c'mon!" in panel 4.
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if she does not master the latte machine, the late machine will become her master
if you know what I mean
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In soviet Russia, latte machine masters you!
If only they had any.
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Can't decide whether this is your Boris, Natasha, or Ensign Chekov.
Cosette can run counter while Hanners runs the Espresso machine. It's actually pretty common practice at *$.
Allude not to the Caffeinated Hydra: "Cut off one store, two will take its place!"
I like how Angus' expression goes from "Ha ha!" in panel 3 to "Aw, c'mon!" in panel 4.
I think that may well be this week's 'moment.' I mean, can it possibly get better?
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What's next on the training ledger?
Ignoring customers. - 3 (6.5%)
Making the Death Metal Latte. - 5 (10.9%)
Opening the coffee bean bags with the battle spatula. - 8 (17.4%)
Cleaning the Cave Of 20 Asses. - 18 (39.1%)
Learning proper hygiene. - 0 (0%)
Throwing old baked goods at hobos. - 6 (13%)
Making a decent cup of coffee. - 5 (10.9%)
Picking up boys 101. - 0 (0%)
Other (you know: pancakes, porridge, asps, etc.) - 1 (2.2%)
Total Voters: 46
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Special case in that Cosette can't cut herself with it.
I love Angus' expression in panel #3: he has semi-arrogant expectancy down to an art.
Wasn't Cosette at that party where he and Faye were arguing about music, though? I mean, the hair could throw him off*, but I'd think she'd remember.
*One of my great banes are girls who I only vaguely know changing their hair color and/or radically re-styling and then expecting me to recognize them.
The party that was mentioned in Twitter did not have Angus present, if memory serves. And Jeph has not acknowledged that the Twitter feed is canon.
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*One of my great banes are girls who I only vaguely know changing their hair color and/or radically re-styling and then expecting me to recognize them.
Ow. Memory from 1965, freshman year - I was a floor supervisor in Brody Cafeteria, the second-largest* student cafeteria in the world at the time. The bussers all wore white aprons and hairnets (I wore an Oxford shirt, black slacks and tie) - hey, this was 1965 people!
Walking to class one morning I met a very good looking young blonde woman. I smiled and nodded. She smiled back and said "Hi John!"
Don't know to this day who she was.
* Gosudarstveny Universitet Moskva was somewhat bigger
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Anyone else notice Cosette with her new hair looks quite a bit like Marigold if you don't look at her face? Apparently two bad dye jobs have the same effect on hair as years and years of horrible hygiene.
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...looks quite a bit like Marigold if you don't look at her face...
Or boobs. Or thighs. Or... you know, the hair's still lighter, and a different cut...
No, she really doesn't look anything like Marigold!
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Look at the final two panels of yesterday's strip (or would it be two days ago now? Whenever the latte machine exploded) and tell me there are no similarities.
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Startling Faye could be a therapeutic way of bypassing her defenses but it seems more likely to trigger her automatic defense systems.
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Funny, I start really liking Angus.
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:-o :lol: :-D :-) :evil: :angel:
Busted!
also, d'awww.....
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Every man must die, but how many before the end can say that they have truly lived?
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Wow, talk about taking the bull by the horns.
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I wonder when we'll see a first kiss in QC that doesn't have one party in shock/surprise.
At least it wasn't the guy this time. xD
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Wasn't Cosette at that party where he and Faye were arguing about music, though? I mean, the hair could throw him off*, but I'd think she'd remember.
Marigold Angus Dora Marten Tai Wil Penny Faye Angus and Dale showed up to deliver Pizza.
But anyway.
Cosette looks very pretty today.
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This is definitely the most Awkward shock-kiss we've seen thus far - I don't think Angus is really smooth enough to pull it off.
Also, this is the first one not to get its own panel! Does that mean that it's not as momentous as the others?
If so, I agree - it's cute, but it didn't really take me aback the way that the others did. Maybe because it didn't come TOTALLY out of left field like the others did - with this one, we basically already know that they're "dating", so it isn't all that shocking. Plus, look at Faye's face - there doesn't appear to even be a glimmer of potential that she might return said kiss.
Mainly, I think it's the artistic choices that do it - i.e. it doesn't have its own exclusive panel. That, and the look on Faye's face.
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I wonder when we'll see a first kiss in QC that doesn't have one party in shock/surprise.
At least it wasn't the guy this time. xD
Now see, the way I read this at first is that Faye wasn't surprised by the kiss, and may even have been enjoying it, but that Dora and Cosette walked in on them while it was in progress and she is reacting to that.
But now I'm not so sure. Judging by Faye's body language, it seems that she was taken aback by the kiss, and that she may not be ready for it.
However, Angus is on the other side of the counter from her, and if she wanted to avoid it, all she would have to do is take half a step back and she'd be out of reach.
Or else Angus just has Mad Ninja Kiss Attack Skillz.*
*Mad Ninja Kiss Attack Skillz only legal in MA, NH, VT, CN, IA, DC and CA on alternating Thursdays. offer void where prohibited by law.
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Wow, talk about taking the bull by the horns.
As long as it doesn't lead to Faye taking the horny by the balls... I see Angus as less a ninja, and more a kamikaze.
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But now I'm not so sure. Judging by Faye's body language, it seems that she was taken aback by the kiss, and that she may not be ready for it.
However, Angus is on the other side of the counter from her, and if she wanted to avoid it, all she would have to do is take half a step back and she'd be out of reach.
I believe she was more shocked than taken aback. somewhat similar to her reaction when she and Sven were getting it on. It could turn to a return kiss. Something like.. :-o :? :-) :-*
We're assuming that she doesn't want the kiss...what if she does, but is just shocked it happened so suddenly?
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I wonder when we'll see a first kiss in QC that doesn't have one party in shock/surprise.
At least it wasn't the guy this time. xD
That does seem to be the theme here, doesn't it?
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Cosette can run counter while Hanners runs the Espresso machine. It's actually pretty common practice at *$.
There are places that's not common practice?
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Small places that aren't that busy...
So the cliffhanger would be, if it were Friday, "will she melt into it, or will he wind up bruised?"
Actually, he may wind up bruised either way ;)
But will bones be broken?
I think she's gonna go with it, myself. It's the look she's giving him in panel 3, the "are you thinking what I'm thinking?" look, and she's just surprised he took action rather than delivering a sassy statement!
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Okay that makes my writing process sound a lot creepier than it actually is.
Not really. I completely understand...
:evil:
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To paraphrase: "You wouldn't know what they were looking for if you didn't hear the voices in your head." (Thx Cheap Trick)
Really, to me, writing doesn't get any better than that: when your characters start telling you how things are going, and you're just along for the ride. Yes, I know it sounds like writers are crazy; that's because they are crazy—but usually only in very specific ways.
Look at the final two panels of yesterday's strip (or would it be two days ago now? Whenever the latte machine exploded) and tell me there are no similarities.
Yes, now that you point it out, I do see it. It looks—you know, it almost looks like they are drawn by the same guy.
And on that note, that new print is delightful and d'lovely—Raoul want.
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Come to think of it, it's been a while since we last had an "anthro-pc antics" comic.
Not that I'm suggesting that Jeph should make tomorrow's comic one of those. :roll:
Not at all. :evil:
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I wonder when we'll see a first kiss in QC that doesn't have one party in shock/surprise.
At least it wasn't the guy this time. xD
Hmm, was there any shock/surprise when Cosette and Steve kissed? What about Penelope and Wil? (Or did we not see their first kiss?) At least Jeph's going with "surprise kiss" rather than "surprise buttsecks." It is nice that it's the female being surprised this time. And this is at least the second time that Hanners exploring her boundaries has inspired kiss-related chance-taking, though we know how well that turned out . . .
Foolhardy though this may have been on Angus' part, he's lucky to be on the other side of the counter -- Faye would have to break through to knee him in the store. I suspect Faye's discomfort stems largely from the facts that 1. she was caught off-guard, and 2. she is being kissed IN PUBLIC. D'awwww.
In anticipation of tomorrow's comic: RIP Angus McPhee.
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Come to think of it, it's been a while since we last had an "anthro-pc antics" comic.
Not that I'm suggesting that Jeph should make tomorrow's comic one of those. :roll:
Not at all. :evil:
Well, that's one way to draw out the suspense...
Then Jeph can pull a "scene deleted" moment and show us the aftermath.
"after math comes algebra. Then calculus.
Then insanity..."
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I am hesitant to change the poll to ask the question we're all thinking:
How badly does Faye hurt Angus tomorrow?
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That was dully inevitable.
So Faye's gonna try a guy she's clearly not attracted to but won't cheat. Angus is the one who'll probably get hurt.
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At least Jeph's going with "surprise kiss" rather than "surprise buttsecks." It is nice that it's the female being surprised this time.
Not like http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1236 and http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=578.
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a guy she's clearly not attracted to
Denial is always entertaining to watch.
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I wonder how Angus was able to grab her other arm, the whole counter in between doesn't make it much easier to do that. And depending how fast he was, Faye has possibility to react, such as turning away her head, unless she wants it or is too stunned.
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Not like http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1236 (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1236)
The last panel of that one always makes me sn*gger. So little shown; so much implied. I'm a horrible person, I know, to be thinking something like "Dora has him pegged as a submissive guy..."
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Not like http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1236 (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1236)
The last panel of that one always makes me sn*gger. So little shown; so much implied. I'm a horrible person, I know, to be thinking something like "Dora has him pegged as a submissive guy..."
Even with just two eyeballs for expressiveness, Jeph still writes a whole damn backstory into that one panel.
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Even with just two eyeballs for expressiveness, Jeph still writes a whole damn backstory into that one panel.
Hur hur, "backstory", hur hur!
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That was dully inevitable.
So Faye's gonna try a guy she's clearly not attracted to but won't cheat. Angus is the one who'll probably get hurt.
"They're both such jackasses! But they're HOT jackasses. And my landy downstairs hasn't had any action in a REALLY long time." (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=808)
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Good for Angus!
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So the cliffhanger would be, if it were Friday, "will she melt into it, or will he wind up bruised?"
Actually, he may wind up bruised either way ;)
if you know what I mean
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a guy she's clearly not attracted to
Denial is always entertaining to watch.
Odd. As Shadic points out, Faye says otherwise (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=808).
I think you're confusing Faye's level of attraction to Angus with her neurosis about relationships. Here's the thing. I'm firmly convinced that, for all the carrying on she did later, Faye started a relationship (sort of) with Sven because she was on some level firmly convinced it would go nowhere, and was thus 'safe' (i.e. she was fairly sure of the outcome). I really wonder if the problem there wasn't that things didn't combust within a week or two.
On the other hand, Faye foresees no such obvious train-wreck in the future with Angus (but anticipates many concealed ones), which scares the bejesus out of her, hence her stalls—Faye's gotten to the point where she's not ready to instantly dismiss Angus and keep herself safe, but she's not prepared to go play in what she clearly sees as the relationship highway, thereby giving the loss-truck another chance to try to mow her down (her dad was it's first attempt). Thus, all the stalling and bullshit. In short, Faye's running like mad to stand still. Mostly, anyway. She's made a little progress—can she make more without taking her usual steps back first? (As I recall, she's due some).
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Well, if Angus dies from this he will at least die happy...stupid probably but happy.
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Ah poor Angus. His death will be so swift, yet breathtakingly violent.
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Not gonna lie, that Angus has got balls. No brain, but balls.
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Yes! Go Angus!!
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Next week, Angus' funeral
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a guy she's clearly not attracted to
Denial is always entertaining to watch.
Odd. As Shadic points out, Faye says otherwise (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=808).
I think you're confusing Faye's level of attraction to Angus with her neurosis about relationships. Here's the thing. I'm firmly convinced that, for all the carrying on she did later, Faye started a relationship (sort of) with Sven because she was on some level firmly convinced it would go nowhere, and was thus 'safe' (i.e. she was fairly sure of the outcome). I really wonder if the problem there wasn't that things didn't combust within a week or two.
On the other hand, Faye foresees no such obvious train-wreck in the future with Angus (but anticipates many concealed ones), which scares the bejesus out of her, hence her stalls—Faye's gotten to the point where she's not ready to instantly dismiss Angus and keep herself safe, but she's not prepared to go play in what she clearly sees as the relationship highway, thereby giving the loss-truck another chance to try to mow her down (her dad was it's first attempt). Thus, all the stalling and bullshit. In short, Faye's running like mad to stand still. Mostly, anyway. She's made a little progress—can she make more without taking her usual steps back first? (As I recall, she's due some).
Huh, yeah, but how does any of this indicate that Faye is not attracted to Angus?
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What is it with Hanners starting Faye make out sessions. She is 2 for 2 now. Everytime she truimphs over her OCD Faye ends up kissing/being kissed. She is a catalyst for Faye relationships.
(Edit due to new comic). YEEEEEEEEEEEAH ANGUS.
What a stud. Truely a rolemodel for nerds everywhere.
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Yes!
Angus is still alive and has his first date with Faye thanks to Dora
Next week will be very interesting
Will Faye kill Dora?
Will Hanners have to aid Faye to the bathroom?
Will Faye's brain permanently freeze?
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When Faye turns off the defenses she's left with no idea what to do.
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HA!!! Even better than Angus being killed, is Faye being too stunned to react.
She now needs her reset button pushed. Hopefully before she pees on herself.
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Cute. :-D
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She now needs her reset button pushed. Hopefully before she pees on herself.
Unless, y'know, Angus is into that sort of thing..
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First of all: Eeeyeeewww.
Second: It's Hanners' turn to clean up the blood...
or at least it will be, when Faye reboots and murders Dora in the face.
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Today: CMOA. :-D
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The coolest item in the CoD Armory is...
The Anti-Robbery Broadsword - 14 (31.1%)
The Malaysian Battle Spatula - 14 (31.1%) Whaddya know, a tie!
The Indonesian Fighting Spoon - 3 (6.7%)
The Carafe of Questionable Sentience - 5 (11.1%)
The Cave of Twenty Asses - 4 (8.9%)
The Taylor-made Special Case Nine Iron - 0 (0%)
Faye's Acerbic Tongue - 2 (4.4%)
Penelope's Tomahawk Ladle - 1 (2.2%)
Asp-filled Porridge Pancakes - 2 (4.4%)
Total Voters: 45
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Darn, the angus didn't get tenderized; and I was looking forward to steak tonight. :-D
However, Faye is looking pretty well done herself.
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Bet Penelope feels a bit like Black Canary does here (http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u304/SomebodyED/OnePunch.jpg) when she find out about this...
Not like http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1236 (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1236)
The last panel of that one always makes me sn*gger. So little shown; so much implied. I'm a horrible person, I know, to be thinking something like "Dora has him pegged as a submissive guy..."
Didn't we decide at the time it wasn't Marten?
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u304/SomebodyED/QCeyes.png)
:eek:
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Hey Dora, that "number 2 situation"? Faye has taken care of that already (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1719).
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daym.
go angus!
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Angus was in fact so audacious he broke her brain, either that or he is a really fucking incredible kisser. If it's the latter then there will be many many jokes.
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Angus was in fact so audacious he broke her brain, either that or he is a really fucking incredible kisser.
Now I can't get that old Deborah Harry song out of my head: "French kissing in the USA"...
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When Faye turns off the defenses she's left with no idea what to do.
Ye Worde.
[clears throat, attempts Don LaFontaine impression] I thought we'd had this week's ultimate moment when Angus hazed the rookie.
I thought wrong.
a guy she's clearly not attracted to
Denial is always entertaining to watch.
Ga-blah blabbity blah by me.
Huh, yeah, but how does any of this indicate that Faye is not attracted to Angus?
So you mean SleeperCylon is in denial, not Angus? And you're watching him/her/what* through the intertubes? Creepy. Truly creepy.
ponders
So how do you do that?
*'Tis a Cylon.
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Bahaha! And he escapes with his life! :lol: Or at least Faye being knocked offline has given him a head start. Once she snaps out of it, she'll have something new to agonize over, since now she has an actual date -- handily done, Dora.
Gonna be interesting next week. :wink:
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And by that I'd take to mean the Chinese version of that statement...
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Yay, Angus is still alive!
Once Faye's cerebrum kicks back into gear, I wonder whether another visit to Dr. Corrine is on the horizon?
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We haven't seen her in a while! Though this could simply be due to the fact that it's hard to make a therapist visit funny.
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So...Faye hooking up with Angus McBoring is supposedly a good thing?
Angus is basically Marten without the backstory and talent. And frankly Marten can afford to be a little bland, as he is the straight man that all the other quirky characters play off of. Angus is an ancillary character, and so needs more sharp-edged definition and character hooks.
Right now all we know about Angus is:- He used to an annoying customer.
- He's the roommate of a far more interesting character.
- He is apparently more good-looking than he is drawn.
- Marten thinks he's an okay dude.
- His presence is cock-blocking Sven right out of the strip.
He's not so much a character as a character-shaped hole whose boundaries are defined by actual characters surrounding him. He's the handsome non-prince that you live apathetically ever after with. :|
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The effect is still being felt on Twitter:
@fayewhitaker ...Buh.
about 18 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac
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So...Faye hooking up with Angus McBoring is supposedly a good thing?
<snip>
You forgot:
- He's a character in progress in a webcomic.
Bellisario's Maxim. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitleuvmtqrxe?from=Main.BellisariosMaxim)
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That's the second time that I recall that Dora's acted as Faye's agent. The first time was when she sold Faye's future sculpture.
Ps.
Talking about about that, how's that coming along?
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And by that I'd take to mean the Chinese version of that statement...
The mythical Chinese (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_you_live_in_interesting_times) version... :-D
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Today: CMOA. :-D
and BSOD.
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We do know a fair amount about Angus.
He's drawn to bitchy women, he's persistent to a fault, he's compassionate and supportive toward Marigold, his backstory is a life of privilege, he talks faster than he thinks.
We know a lot about his psychology from his persistence in pursuing Faye when he might have formed relationships with any number of normal girls in the same amount of time. His ex-girlfriend just adds to the picture.
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Today: CMOA. :-D
and BSOD.
And the CMOA led to the BSOD which leads to an LMAO moment for us all. :-)
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Today: CMOA. :-D
and BSOD.
And the CMOA led to the BSOD which leads to an LMAO moment for us all. :-)
Do you mean CMOF?
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Today: CMOA. :-D
and BSOD.
And the CMOA led to the BSOD which leads to an LMAO moment for us all. :-)
Do you mean CMOF?
There you go.
CMOA -> BSOD -> CMOF = QCR
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If Faye gets better and stops being abusive, will Angus lose interest in her?
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If Faye gets better and stops being abusive, will Angus lose interest in her?
As long as it's only the brutal punchings that cease, not the verbal sparring, I'm sure Angus will be fine...
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So...Faye hooking up with Angus McBoring is supposedly a good thing?
<snip>
You forgot:
- He's a character in progress in a webcomic.
Bellisario's Maxim. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitleuvmtqrxe?from=Main.BellisariosMaxim)
If he were a new character, I'd agree. But this guy has been around for nearly half the strip. Sven had more character than this guy after only a handful of appearances.
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Angus may wind up surprising us all.
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She now needs her reset button pushed.
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
also
Today: CMOA. :-D
and BSOD.
And the CMOA led to the BSOD which leads to an LMAO moment for us all. :-)
Do you mean CMOF?
There you go.
CMOA -> BSOD -> CMOF = QCR
WTF
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Caricatures come across immediately. Characters take time to develop.
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How true, and Sven did start as a caricature, a "ladies' man" for whom "everything came easy". Stereotypes are so easy to write. It wasn't until he screwed up with Faye that he started to develop as a character, and that's still in progress!
Angus, on the other hand, went from being the "argument guy" customer at CoD to being in close orbit with the others in a long circling process. We've learned a lot about him, but it wasn't all spelled out for us in easy terms. Beneath the sass and the foot-in-mouth responses there's a lot more there, but we've seen it all through interaction with other characters. You need to have read the comic pretty carefully to see him through the eyes of others, and like him or not, he evokes a lot more of an opinionated reaction than Sven ever did!
Including BunnyThor's dismissal of him.
And that's one of the reasons he's one of my favorites.
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QCR = "Questionable Content ROCKS."
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So...Faye hooking up with Angus McBoring is supposedly a good thing?
Right now all we know about Angus is:- Blah.
- Blah.
- Blah.
- Blah.
- His presence is cock-blocking Sven right out of the strip.
So basically, you're a Sven fangirl that dislikes the fact that Angus is in the way. Gotcha. :wink:
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Sven is still in the strip, if that's the problem (He's not the Sven of old, but that may be just just as well. I have this feeling that things were going to go badly for the Sven of old one day).
As an aside, I loath the term cock-block. It sounds far too little like a description of social jockeying and far too much like something incredibly painful I'd need to see a urologist for. Quickly.
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So basically, you're a Sven fangirl that dislikes the fact that Angus is in the way. Gotcha. :wink:
No, basically I'm a fan of interesting and dynamic characters.
With Sven and Faye, there was sparks, conflict, and growth. Jeph used foreshadowing, red herrings, and sleight of hand to draw us into the twisted skein of Faye and Sven's interaction. It was masterful.
With Angus and Faye, there is nothing. The only reason we had to believe that they were interested in each other is that everybody in the strip kept telling us that, over and over again. It feels forced and heavy-handed to me. It feels like they are being brought together for no other reason than to have Faye be with someone.
Angus seems like nothing more than Generic Rebound Hookup, and hopefully he won't last any longer than that type of thing usually lasts.
\ My opinion.
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Little late timeline wise for a rebound.
Everyones opinion is there own, but im a big fan of Angus. Very interesting and well fleshed out character
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I have this feeling that things were going to go badly for the Sven of old one day.
Dora thought so too, in strip 794, without even mentioning the prospect of an ex getting more violent than the one in 531.
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So basically, you're a Sven fangirl that dislikes the fact that Angus is in the way. Gotcha. :wink:
No, basically I'm a fan of interesting and dynamic characters.
With Sven and Faye, there was sparks, conflict, and growth. Jeph used foreshadowing, red herrings, and sleight of hand to draw us into the twisted skein of Faye and Sven's interaction. It was masterful.
With Angus and Faye, there is nothing. The only reason we had to believe that they were interested in each other is that everybody in the strip kept telling us that, over and over again. It feels forced and heavy-handed to me. It feels like they are being brought together for no other reason than to have Faye be with someone.
Angus seems like nothing more than Generic Rebound Hookup, and hopefully he won't last any longer than that type of thing usually lasts.
\ My opinion.
Are we reading the same comic? Or do you just skip the ones with Angus in them, assuming they'll be uninteresting?
Angus was interesting from the very beginning - coming to the coffee shop just to verbally spar with Faye made him a bit of an enigma. His persistence, in spite of her rebuffs (in the bar especially, when she actually threw him across the room) was at the very least curious. Unlike Sven, whose behaviour was very predictable, Angus was harder to see through.
And it's not the cast that tells us he's interested in her, though several of them have made that observation. Angus himself tells us he finds her intriguing in the "bro" scenes with Marten in fancy dress. The only reason the relationship didn't progress was Faye herself. After the Sven-pocalypse, she put all her emotions on hold. It wan't for Angus not trying, and he eventually got her to agree to a training-wheel relationship. Not that it worked well, and it was full of tension, witness the recent party and their 3rd grade behaviour.
Now the training wheels are off, and Faye is still in that stunned "I'm not falling over?" stage. As soon as she recovers and realises what's going on, she'll do her best to crash that bike...
Dinner should be interesting!
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Feels good to be back after a week at the cottage (well, my aunt's, but she let me and the clan use it for a week) and to catch up on the goings on at my fav webcomics), and damn, I have to say, it looked like an interesting week.
I really like the bonus artwork and I think that one's getting copied.
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<snip>
Now the training wheels are off, and Faye is still in that stunned "I'm not falling over?" stage. As soon as she recovers and realises what's going on, she'll do her best to crash that bike...
Into an old oak tree?
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Feels good to be back after a week at the cottage (well, my aunt's, but she let me and the clan use it for a week) and to catch up on the goings on at my fav webcomics), and damn, I have to say, it looked like an interesting week.
I really like the bonus artwork and I think that one's getting copied.
Welcome back, Border Reiver. You were missed.
Of course, if you'd just stop dodging and weaving...
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The Moment Of The Week
Contempt Faces. - 3 (5.5%)
Hanners makes a GREAT Latte! - 2 (3.6%)
Cosette makes a mess. - 2 (3.6%)
Angus hazes the rookie! - 0 (0%)
The Special-Case Nine Iron. - 2 (3.6%)
Angus kissing Faye!!!!!!???!!!!111!!!!! - 5 (9.1%)
Angus kissing Faye - and LIVING TO TELL! - 23 (41.8%) (You KNEW it was going to be a runaway)
Stunned Faye gets a date! - 14 (25.5%)
QC turns 7! - 4 (7.3%)
Total Voters: 55
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<snip>
Now the training wheels are off, and Faye is still in that stunned "I'm not falling over?" stage. As soon as she recovers and realises what's going on, she'll do her best to crash that bike...
Into an old oak tree?
With a yellow ribbon tied around it?
Might be safer to just tie the wretched thing around the door knob—so long as Angus is familiar with Tony Orlando. Too bad Angus isn't living in the same building—Faye could rap twice on the pipe instead. If, of course, she could be heard over Dora bludgeoning the ceiling.
You have no idea how much pop I was made to listen to as a child: the radio, the vapid variety shows, the 8-tracks. Well, actually, you might now have some idea, and when.
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I was actually referring to Faye's nervous breakdown/passive-agressive suicide attempt (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=454), but hey, any Tony Orlando reference is a plus in my book.
I'm old enough to remember his TV variety show...
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That's a very specifice timeframe - one season, as I recall...
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I wouldn't if I were you Angus. Gend...... errrr ...... Dale may be waiting for her to come back Online. :evil:
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That's a very specifice timeframe - one season, as I recall...
Oooohhhh no. At least three. Maybe more…
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Carl - you just have to learn to lead better.
And as a general shoult out to the forum last time Faye gets kissed we got 50+ pages - this week we only got 4? Are people getting more mature?
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I believe last time Faye got a few other things besides kissed...
And that was quite out of the blue, too. This one, while an early surprise, was led up to with a quasi-relationship arrangement (and all the bickering like 3rd graders). So a lot of the re-hashery was pre-hashed.
That's a very specifice timeframe - one season, as I recall...
Oooohhhh no. At least three. Maybe more
OK, my memory officially sucks. Maybe it was just wishful revisionism. Except I do recall Tony leaving the show/group, and it was just "Dawn" - I wasn't counting that part.
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That, I don't recall. But it started out as Dawn (when Tony O recorded 'Candida'), so I suppose there's a certain symmetry.