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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: Border Reiver on 19 Sep 2010, 15:33
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A man with three buttocks.
Just because I can.
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Shouldn't that last option be "And now for something completely different"?
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That would have made the reference too obvious.
Now who wants to spend some time with the sergeant-major marching up and down the square? Unless you've got anything else to do?
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Ni!!
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Now who wants to spend some time with the sergeant-major marching up and down the square? Unless you've got anything else to do?
I'm too busy pining for the fjords, you military fairy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol5Dfs7jqFI).
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I do kind of feel sorry for Dora here.
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Hannelore gets all her notions about dating from bad sitcoms and "Cathy" cartoons. Which is weird, considering her social circle!
This... will not end well.
EDIT: And Dora has a very "Manga' look to her in those last two panels...
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Anyone else notice that the hands are beautiful in today's strip?
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I'm not sure what to make of Dora's face in panel 4b. It looks like the face of someone who just smelled the most horrendous fart ever, or who is trying to hold in the most horrendous fart ever.
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Anyone else notice that the hands are beautiful in today's strip?
Not just the hands, but the perspectives and faces - panel 3 in particular is just all kinds of artisticness!
And Dora's look as Sven leaves - well, I think Jeph has captured confused resignation quite well. But yeah, the Dora reaction shots in the last two panels, obviously for comedic effect, are a bit much.
And I think Hanners was yanking Dora's chain in the last two panels just so she could get those very reactions!
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Yeah Dora's faces are pretty funky today. In the good way. Also the hands yes.
Also I am a major opponent of the new speech bubbles, the new text is okay I guess. Jephs comic etc etc but yeah
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Hanners reads Cathy? Ah well. As long as, in every strip featuring her, the third panel doesn't consist of Hanners going "Ack!" and sticking her tongue out while her hair goes nuts. Also, as long as she doesn't have her nose surgically removed.
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Hanners reads Cathy?
Well, I suppose someone has to...
The perspective looks a little strange to me in this strip. Compare Dora's height with Hanners' in the various panels. In the third panel especially, Dora is closer to the "camera" than Hanners, but looks decidedly shorter. In the Hanners Fhtagn (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1753) strip they look much the same height.
Given the effect of Hanners' voice in today's strip, and the EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE one (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1708), you have to wonder if she has some sort of sonic superpower like Black Canary. Yes boys*, feel free to imagine Hanners in boots, fishnets, black leotard and biker jacket... There's no need to thank me.
*I suppose Tai would say I was being heteronormative...
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I think if she were anymore up, she'd be floating - Which would be consistent with the current theme
Oooohh!! Grimface Dora, not good. Sven better behave himself or Dora will go medieval on him.
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For comic #1756...
1. New speech bubbles and font remain, flames continue to burn! (j/k) I still think the bubbles and text size does need to be a bit smaller though.
2. I think this week (if not next week as well) will be of other tangents to prep for the Hannelore+Sven date, and for Jeph to work upon and for we the audience to look towards.
3. After Dora's line of, "I...this is against my better judgement," I now think the Hannelore+Sven date will not end well. Dora does have pretty good judgement, most of the time. [P.S. ADD: Though even bad dates can sometimes have positive results for life experiences.]
4. Not entirely certain of why Hanners actually needs Dora's permission to go out on a date with Sven, but it is always heart-warming to see how much Dora looks out for Hanners and how much Hanners looks up to Dora.
5. Poor Dora, all of recent events have put a lot of stress upon her, even though it was funny to see her jump and fume :evil: . Hope some relief or good fortune will come for Dora next story-angle.
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My guess is that Sven will act like a perfect gentleman, since he's not interested in Hanners, but she will flip out and cause some minor incident when her anxieties kick in mid-date. So it won't go smoothly despite Sven's best efforts. Yet despite the setback the date will earn him a tiny bit more trust from Dora.
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Now who wants to spend some time with the sergeant-major marching up and down the square? Unless you've got anything else to do?
I'm too busy pining for the fjords, you military fairy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol5Dfs7jqFI).
START AGAIN! *waves arm*
From last week's thread:
Unless I missed something in the conversation, it seems that no one considered the most ironic possible twist in the events to come: Sven falling for Hannelore. I mean completely, head over heels, totally in love. Given Sven's past, ending up in a relationship which is bound to be platonic for any foreseeable future would be hilarous, in a somewhat gritty way.
I agree that this is possible, and would be epic for angst-mining, whether Hanners reciprocates those feelings (despite being unable to act on them) or not. On the other hand, this could just end up as some light plataonic fun for both of them, merely forcing their friends to re-evaluate how they see each of them. I'm kind of looking forward to seeing Hanners tell Marigold about all this, actually.
Anyone else notice that the hands are beautiful in today's strip?
Yes, actually -- Sven's hand in panel 3 and Hanner's linked hands in panel 4 in particular.
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Hanners reads Cathy?
Well, I suppose someone has to...
Not for much longer. (http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2010/08/23/cathy-retires-cathy-guisewite-interview/)
The perspective looks a little strange to me in this strip. Compare Dora's height with Hanners' in the various panels. In the third panel especially, Dora is closer to the "camera" than Hanners, but looks decidedly shorter. In the Hanners Fhtagn (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1753) strip they look much the same height.
Given the effect of Hanners' voice in today's strip, and the EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE one (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1708), you have to wonder if she has some sort of sonic superpower like Black Canary. Yes boys*, feel free to imagine Hanners in boots, fishnets, black leotard and biker jacket... There's no need to thank me.
*I suppose Tai would say I was being heteronormative...
I got the same impression about Hanners' outbursts, If I worked with her, no one would have to worry about her snapping and killing everyone. I'd grease her first.
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4. Not entirely certain of why Hanners actually needs Dora's permission to go out on a date with Sven, but it is always heart-warming to see how much Dora looks out for Hanners and how much Hanners looks up to Dora.[snip]
Because, besides being a squealing psycho, Hanners both is considerate of others and doesn't care for conflict. A date with Sven's not worth a hullaballoo to her.
I'd still have to kill her. My headaches and those screeches could not coexist.
And now—the Fish-slapping Dance! (dibs on the big-ass fish)
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Jeph, why are you being so mean to Dora?
Oh, for comedy.
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3. After Dora's line of, "I...this is against my better judgement," I now think the Hannelore+Sven date will not end well. Dora does have pretty good judgement, most of the time. [P.S. ADD: Though even bad dates can sometimes have positive results for life experiences.]
This is kinda what I was thinking. Good or bad, if nothing else, I'm hoping this is a character growth moment for both Sven and Hanners. Potentially Dora too.
4. Not entirely certain of why Hanners actually needs Dora's permission to go out on a date with Sven, but it is always heart-warming to see how much Dora looks out for Hanners and how much Hanners looks up to Dora.
This really bothered me. A lot. I get that Dora's got issues, and wants to look out for her friends, and Hanners doesn't want conflict and respects Dora and such, but honestly. We're talking about adults here who, issues or not, should be able to make these choices. This shouldn't relate to Dora's issues with Sven because Hanners met Dora first - she can't be accused of using Dora (though I do see how Dora could still construe it as such).
I think that Dora actually doesn't have a lot of respect for Hanners' ability to "be an adult" or "make adult choices", or whatever. This first showed up when Hanners was gonna go comfort Marigold and Dora was all - "uh no, I think I can handle this better than you", despite Hanners being (apparently) better friends with Marigold.
I mean, sure Hanners doesn't have nearly the relationship experience Dora does, but I think Dora equates that to Hanners entire understanding of the world. Meaning, she thinks that because Hanners is somewhere in the teenager stage of wanting to know about love/sex/etc, Hanners is also in the young child/teenager stage of understanding the world) But Hanners was able to survive with Dora-mom before, and she's shown an awful lot of insight into her friends, and general people dynamics (such as when she called out Marten and Steve).
I think Dora doesn't give Hanners nearly enough credit (as well as giving herself more credit than she perhaps deserves) and on top of that, is so jealous of her brother that she can hardly accept that Hanners is making this choice on her own. Interestingly enough, the way Dora keeps trying to be a mom to Hanners (and to a lesser extent, Marigold) makes me wonder if it's a reaction to her own upbringing - she sees enough of her own naivety in them, and is trying to give them the advice she wished her mother would have given her.
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This really bothered me. A lot. I get that Dora's got issues, and wants to look out for her friends, and Hanners doesn't want conflict and respects Dora and such, but honestly. We're talking about adults here who, issues or not, should be able to make these choices. This shouldn't relate to Dora's issues with Sven because Hanners met Dora first - she can't be accused of using Dora (though I do see how Dora could still construe it as such).
I don't think Dora is uncomfortable with the Sven/Hanners date because of her "issues" with him. I think it's because of his previous horrible treatment of Faye and the awkwardness that followed.
Also, I don't think that Hanners wants to get a rise out of Dora with her reactions in Panel Three, I think she literally just expects that's what your meant to do, as she "studies" Cathy.
(At least I imagine using comics as a way to study the normal social reactions to situations).
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I get that Dora is trying to look out for Hanners given Sven's past... but I don't like how she says "... but you can go." acting like it's actually her place to give permission. They are all adults and hanners can do whatever the hell she wants, screw Dora's bs paranoia. While I may be biased because of my long time dislike of Dora, it would annoy me if any other cast member acted this way too.
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I... have absolutely no idea why people are surprised that Sven and Hannelore are asking if Dora minds them going on a date. It makes perfect sense if you've read, like, any of the comics at all where the topic of Sven dating people comes up. Sven has a long-running history of basically ruining the lives of the ladies he dates, to the extent where Dora has quite explicitly told him, "Do not date any of my friends!" The one time she let him break that rule, well, we all know what happened with Faye.
As for Hanners, she's an innocent wide-eyed thing who's always inquiring about social norms and wants to learn dating procedure. And she's trying to learn this from, and this is important, a guy whose normal dating procedure is to have a few drinks, make with the sex, and then never speak again. This is basically the sort of thing that you do not want your friends to be exposed to in their first dating experience. Dora is therefore pretty protective of her innocent but nice friend.
Add these to Dora's trust issues and it makes absolutely perfect sense that they'd check to see if she minded before going out on a date. At which point Dora has answered that, "I think this is a bad idea but it is not my place to stop you."
There's no snarkiness, there's no controlling-bitch issues, there's no manipulation. They're actually being completely honest and open about the situation. What the fuck is so confusing about this for everyone?
Also: I too have noticed the very interesting art changes of late. It's less cartoony-style and much more artistic, with realistic features and body structures. For what it's worth from a grumpy Internet person who can't draw a stick figure without fucking it up, I approve!
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I get that Dora is trying to look out for Hanners given Sven's past... but I don't like how she says "... but you can go." acting like it's actually her place to give permission. They are all adults and hanners can do whatever the hell she wants, screw Dora's bs paranoia. While I may be biased because of my long time dislike of Dora, it would annoy me if any other cast member acted this way too.
Hmmm... Personal autonomy is all well and good, but let us try a thought experiment. Imagine your friend, who had never driven a car before in her life, was proposing to take a Shelby Cobra (http://www.limit4000.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/shelby_cobra_427_1967.jpg)* at high speed down a wet mountain road. Would you really just think "Meh... She's a grown-up, entitled to make her own decisions," and wave her off? Or try to talk her out of it?
Sven's background is that of a serial philanderer, with serious honesty, personal accountability, and self-control problems, who is (as far as Dora knows) unreformed, and who's shown that he's willing to seriously hurt her friends. Friends don't let friends drive drunk. Friends care enough about friends to try to talk them out of dangerous behaviour.
*With no intended insult to Caroll Shelby. I just asked a petrol-head guy at work for an example of a hot, hairy, high power-to-weight-ratio car from before the days of stability control, with which Americans might be familiar.
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I don't say it.
But I'll be damned if this lady doesn't think that. :|
I should try harder not to be a walking stereotype.
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And as of 0730 EST:
What are we going to see this week?
Sven and Hanners' date 19 (41.3%)
Dora's nervous breakdown and the aftermath 9 (19.6%)
Faye and Angus - round two! 7 (15.2%)
Something completely different 11 (23.9%)
Total Voters: 46
I feel for Dora in this strip, not only has she had a rough emotional night, then she gets to come to work, and have one of her new workers actually ask her brother (who is a contributing factor to the issues she's got) out.
And the purpose of the "training" was to have them demonstrate how they could brush off those who hit on them not to see if they could use the shop as a dating service.
Course I met my wife at her store many years ago so this could go well.
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You know, you could have quite a lot of fun with the next to last panel.
Just saying.....
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I was debating about the subject for today's poll - my alternate being other bad comic sources of dating advice:
a. Hagar the Horrible;
b. Garfield;
c. Archie;
d. Andy Capp
And there I ran out of ideas, sorry folks.
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I can't help you. I have examples, but they all come from Franco-Belgian comics, which probably won't speak much to most dwellers here. Except one, maybe: Obelix. The other, stronger examples I had in mind were Athanagor Wurlitzer and Jean-Claude Tergal.
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1) Hanners' normal social circle provides her with counter-examples of "ideal" dating behavior.
2) They don't need Dora's permission, but how does Hanners know that? This is a strange new situation for her.
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I can't help you. I have examples, but they all come from Franco-Belgian comics, which probably won't speak much to most dwellers here. Except one, maybe: Obelix. The other, stronger examples I had in mind were Athanagor Wurlitzer and Jean-Claude Tergal.
My bad for choosing comics named after their main character - How's Obelix a bad example - all he wants is a home cooked meal, maybe a little mead...
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My bad for choosing comics named after their main character - How's Obelix a bad example - all he wants is a home cooked meal, maybe a little mead...
and a good recreational fight or 2
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Damn, of all the guys Hanners had to choose for her first date, she had to choose the stereotypical player. And no one else has pointed out this out yet, but Hannelore is exactly Sven's usual type-tall skinny and blonde. Yeah he made an exception with Faye, but that was mainly because Faye basically jumped him.
This will not end well.
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makes me wonder if it's a reaction to her own upbringing - she sees enough of her own naivety in them, and is trying to give them the advice she wished her mother would have given her.
Adult children of alcoholics have an exaggerated need to control their surroundings, because during their formative years it was the only way to be safe.
Dora's parents are not alcoholics, and we don't know if their heavy weed use interfered with their parenting, but we can speculate.
Dora needs to be her own boss, she is at least a yenta to her friends, and so on.
Alternatively she's just trying to steer Hannelore away from a dangerous situation, like any friend would. I could buy that. On the other hand Hannelore is saying "I don't want you to be mad at me".
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I don't think Dora is uncomfortable with the Sven/Hanners date because of her "issues" with him. I think it's because of his previous horrible treatment of Faye and the awkwardness that followed.
Sven has a long-running history of basically ruining the lives of the ladies he dates, to the extent where Dora has quite explicitly told him, "Do not date any of my friends!" The one time she let him break that rule, well, we all know what happened with Faye.
Wait, what? Sven treated Faye horribly and ruined Faye's life? Really? From where I'm standing, it looks like Faye not only got over some of those roadblock issues she was having with intimacy, she also grew enough to be able to start to date Angus. Even Sven himself gives the appearance of trying to better himself. It was a really bad situation but so far we've seen positive growth from it.
And even if Dora is convinced that Sven is going to get Hanners drunk and totally take advantage of her, I think that she doesn't know that Sven's aware Hanners if off limits that way (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1076). I don't think Sven is honestly that dumb/that cruel. (But I can see Dora thinking he is, because from her point of view that's entirely how he is.)
What I can see happening is something similar to what happened with Gina Riversmith (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1334). Sven actually doesn't make a move on Hanners per se, but they both get drunk, and Hanners herself gets curious and makes a move and Sven is too far gone to stop her, like he might have if he weren't trashed. Sven would get blamed for having the alcohol there to begin with, but 1, I could see Hanners insisting on it because it's part of a typical date, and 2, I'm not sure he knows just how much her OCD defenses fall when drunk. Then again, maybe she'll just fall asleep (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1332)?
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I don't think Dora is uncomfortable with the Sven/Hanners date because of her "issues" with him. I think it's because of his previous horrible treatment of Faye and the awkwardness that followed.
Sven has a long-running history of basically ruining the lives of the ladies he dates, to the extent where Dora has quite explicitly told him, "Do not date any of my friends!" The one time she let him break that rule, well, we all know what happened with Faye.
Wait, what? Sven treated Faye horribly and ruined Faye's life? Really? From where I'm standing, it looks like Faye not only got over some of those roadblock issues she was having with intimacy, she also grew enough to be able to start to date Angus. Even Sven himself gives the appearance of trying to better himself. It was a really bad situation but so far we've seen positive growth from it.
I think they mean from the characters' perspective, not ours, the god-like observers. We may grow from adversity, but we don't much like experiencing it, and our friends usually don't much enjoy seeing us go through it, either—the real ones, anyway. Dr. Corrine might point out Sven was 'good' for Faye (that's her job), but I doubt Dora, Marten, or even Penelope are going to anytime soon, even if any of them believe it (as Marten might). Years from now, maybe, but not now.
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I think they mean from the characters' perspective, not ours, the god-like observers.
I try not to think of myself this way - gives me more of an ego than I already have.
On the other hand, many of the comments made concerning the goings on in this strip tend to come from people who have forgotten that we have the abiltiy to know all and see all wrt the characters, and have the benefits of not being emotionally engaged in the immediacy of the moment when it comes to making a response. Those can be as amusing as the comic.
The corrallary is the armchair quarterback or general making the call on what should have been done on Monday morning now that they've got the ability to know exactly what the other side has and how they will use it. Lots more challenging to make the call when you're knee deep in the mud, you're the one who has to make the decision and you've got seconds to do it - and if you get it wrong then may they have mercy on you.
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I don't think Dora is uncomfortable with the Sven/Hanners date because of her "issues" with him. I think it's because of his previous horrible treatment of Faye and the awkwardness that followed.
Sven has a long-running history of basically ruining the lives of the ladies he dates, to the extent where Dora has quite explicitly told him, "Do not date any of my friends!" The one time she let him break that rule, well, we all know what happened with Faye.
Wait, what? Sven treated Faye horribly and ruined Faye's life? Really? From where I'm standing, it looks like Faye not only got over some of those roadblock issues she was having with intimacy, she also grew enough to be able to start to date Angus. Even Sven himself gives the appearance of trying to better himself. It was a really bad situation but so far we've seen positive growth from it.
I think they mean from the characters' perspective, not ours, the god-like observers. We may grow from adversity, but we don't much like experiencing it, and our friends usually don't much enjoy seeing us go through it, either—the real ones, anyway. Dr. Corrine might point out Sven was 'good' for Faye (that's her job), but I doubt Dora, Marten, or even Penelope are going to anytime soon, even if any of them believe it (as Marten might). Years from now, maybe, but not now.
Given that, I can see the Sven treated Faye horribly argument, but definitely not the ruin her life argument.
Edit: I thought Dora told Sven not to date her friends because it was weird, not because it ruins lives (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=337#). Unless Dora is referring to her own life?
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Yes, she told Sven that. Later on though, Dora says something different (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1107) to Marten. My guess would be Dora won't tell Sven this because it would be like confessing to him how much 'better' he is than her. In that cafe scene, they seem to be interacting as equals, so I can understand why Dora wouldn't want to admit to feeling inferior. Could be other reasons though, such as she doesn't think Sven would give a shit. (Note this has more to do with Dora's own feelings about her self-worth than Sven's. Doesn't let the creep off the hook—poaching half your sister's friends for casual screws is pretty low, especially if you could very likely easily do as well without resorting to this.)
Edit: Letting them use her as a stepping stone to you is, of course, even worse.
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I was debating about the subject for today's poll - my alternate being other bad comic sources of dating advice:
How about Least I Could Do...?
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I'm trying to decide if Bloom County would make a bad source or an awesome source.
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Depends on how many penguins are going along on the date.
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Now who wants to spend some time with the sergeant-major marching up and down the square? Unless you've got anything else to do?
I'm too busy pining for the fjords, you military fairy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol5Dfs7jqFI).
START AGAIN! *waves arm*
Stop this thread, it's too silly.
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Depends on how many penguins are going along on the date.
Oh, please… Bloom County is an awesome repository of dating wisdom, and Opus is only the tip of the iceberg—ya got Portnoy, Limekiller, Otis Oracle, Yaz Pistachio, Michael Binkley, and how can anyone forget Steve Dallas? Yes, a more stupendous collection of how to fail at dating has very likely never been assembled.
On the successful side you have Cutter John and Bobbi Harlow, but nobody cares much about them. They're like, a couple.
The more I look at it, the more Dora's expression in the last two panels works for me. There she is, wondering what horror she's set loose, trying not to let all those negative emotions take over, and right in the middle of my desperate quiet moment of angst comes that ungodly screech. I think I'd do a wild take, too.
Of course, the next panel would show me trying to brain Hannelore with the cash register, but that's just me.
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Of course, the next panel would show me trying to brain Hannelore with the cash register, but that's just me.
See, what's hilarious about that is now I'm envisioning Jet braining Hanners with a cash register. :laugh:
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Hannelore probably has a plan in mind already for what she will do if attacked with a cash register.
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Depends on how many penguins are going along on the date.
Oh, please… Bloom County is an awesome repository of dating wisdom, and Opus is only the tip of the iceberg—ya got Portnoy, Limekiller, Otis Oracle, Yaz Pistachio, Michael Binkley, and how can anyone forget Steve Dallas? Yes, a more stupendous collection of how to fail at dating has very likely never been assembled.
Originally, my entire post was just going to be a picture of Steve Dallas, but then it started to seem douchey for some reason.
This really bothered me. A lot. I get that Dora's got issues, and wants to look out for her friends, and Hanners doesn't want conflict and respects Dora and such, but honestly. We're talking about adults here who, issues or not, should be able to make these choices. This shouldn't relate to Dora's issues with Sven because Hanners met Dora first - she can't be accused of using Dora (though I do see how Dora could still construe it as such).
Bear in mind that the quote immediately prior to Dora giving permission was "I won't go if you really think it's a bad idea." In other words, Hannelore wasn't just asking for permission, she was voluntarily making Dora's consent mandatory.
Although I do agree that Dora sometimes doesn't give Hanners enough credit. Then again, it's a sign of her altruistic nature that she cares that much. It seems like the sort of thing she'd probably stop doing if someone called her on it.
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I don't think Dora is uncomfortable with the Sven/Hanners date because of her "issues" with him. I think it's because of his previous horrible treatment of Faye and the awkwardness that followed.
Sven has a long-running history of basically ruining the lives of the ladies he dates, to the extent where Dora has quite explicitly told him, "Do not date any of my friends!" The one time she let him break that rule, well, we all know what happened with Faye.
Wait, what? Sven treated Faye horribly and ruined Faye's life? Really? From where I'm standing, it looks like Faye not only got over some of those roadblock issues she was having with intimacy, she also grew enough to be able to start to date Angus. Even Sven himself gives the appearance of trying to better himself. It was a really bad situation but so far we've seen positive growth from it.
Aw, c'mon. The whole "One out-of-context quote from your entire post" thing? Don't do that. Don't be that guy. Nobody wants you to be that guy.
Yeah, okay, "ruining the lives of the ladies he dates" might have been a bit overly dramatic, but I pretty obviously did not mean that Sven literally ruined Faye's entire life the day he slept with Gina Riversmith. That would be a whole new level of stupid. I just meant that he obviously doesn't leave the ladies in good condition. There was the chick he used Marten to try and dodge, the chick he used Faye to try and dodge, the chick who sent the Vespavenger after him, and then Faye... yeah, okay, lives were not ruined, but it's not like these ladies are happy after the event. Christ, Faye was so depressed months after she broke up with Sven that Dora actually called her on it when she commissioned the EspressoSaurus.
Now apparently nobody noticed, but from the start I've been in favour of this date, assuming Sven and Hanners don't get drunk and have the sex. Because that would be a disaster. No, I actually do like Sven and I hope his character arc ends up in a good place. I want this to happen! I'm just pointing out that, given Sven's history, it is perfectly reasonable for Dora to have questions about his intentions. And to be protective of Hanners.
EDIT:
New comic! I especially love the Plunger panel. That is a face which is cute.
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Nobody "volunteers" to go into the Cave of Sixteen and a Half Asses...
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Well Hannelore is certainly having a day, but that's how things are in the real world.
At least she didn't try to count the coffee grounds she spilled.
Of course the events of this morning make it mor likely that alcohol will be consumed on her date with Sven, and we know where that might lead...*dun-Dun-DUUUNNNNN!!!!!*
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I don't think Dora is uncomfortable with the Sven/Hanners date because of her "issues" with him. I think it's because of his previous horrible treatment of Faye and the awkwardness that followed.
Sven has a long-running history of basically ruining the lives of the ladies he dates, to the extent where Dora has quite explicitly told him, "Do not date any of my friends!" The one time she let him break that rule, well, we all know what happened with Faye.
Wait, what? Sven treated Faye horribly and ruined Faye's life? Really? From where I'm standing, it looks like Faye not only got over some of those roadblock issues she was having with intimacy, she also grew enough to be able to start to date Angus. Even Sven himself gives the appearance of trying to better himself. It was a really bad situation but so far we've seen positive growth from it.
Aw, c'mon. The whole "One out-of-context quote from your entire post" thing? Don't do that. Don't be that guy. Nobody wants you to be that guy.
Yeah, okay, "ruining the lives of the ladies he dates" might have been a bit overly dramatic, but I pretty obviously did not mean that Sven literally ruined Faye's entire life the day he slept with Gina Riversmith. That would be a whole new level of stupid. I just meant that he obviously doesn't leave the ladies in good condition. There was the chick he used Marten to try and dodge, the chick he used Faye to try and dodge, the chick who sent the Vespavenger after him, and then Faye... yeah, okay, lives were not ruined, but it's not like these ladies are happy after the event. Christ, Faye was so depressed months after she broke up with Sven that Dora actually called her on it when she commissioned the EspressoSaurus.
Now apparently nobody noticed, but from the start I've been in favour of this date, assuming Sven and Hanners don't get drunk and have the sex. Because that would be a disaster. No, I actually do like Sven and I hope his character arc ends up in a good place. I want this to happen! I'm just pointing out that, given Sven's history, it is perfectly reasonable for Dora to have questions about his intentions. And to be protective of Hanners.
EDIT:
New comic! I especially love the Plunger panel. That is a face which is cute.
Fine, I will quote your entire quote, though I only want to say that the whole point of isolating that one part of your quote was to bring to light the extremeness of it. It's one thing to say the Hanners and Sven may leave Hanners very unhappy and distressed because Sven has that sort of history. It's entirely another to say that he ruins lives, and Dora tells him not to date her friends because he ruins lives, and by breaking that rule we all saw what happened to Faye....apparently a ruined life! In your entire original post I didn't read anything that implied you thought the statement was over-dramatic. I thought that the rest of your post was pretty cool and straightforward, which is why I didn't think I needed to quote the whole thing.
(Edit:In other words, it's a lot easier for me to comment one the one part of your post that I didn't agree with by only quoting it, rather than quoting the whole post and having to isolate that part out anyway. I'm not trying to be "that out-of-context-person".)
Meanwhile, I'm loving the faces in today's comic!
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Fine, I will quote your entire quote, though I only want to say that the whole point of isolating that one part of your quote was to bring to light the extremeness of it. It's one thing to say the Hanners and Sven may leave Hanners very unhappy and distressed because Sven has that sort of history. It's entirely another to say that he ruins lives, and Dora tells him not to date her friends because he ruins lives, and by breaking that rule we all saw what happened to Faye....apparently a ruined life! In your entire original post I didn't read anything that implied you thought the statement was over-dramatic. I thought that the rest of your post was pretty cool and straightforward, which is why I didn't think I needed to quote the whole thing.
(Edit:In other words, it's a lot easier for me to comment one the one part of your post that I didn't agree with by only quoting it, rather than quoting the whole post and having to isolate that part out anyway. I'm not trying to be "that out-of-context-person".)
:P Don't worry. If I was seriously annoyed I wouldn't have made a joke out of it. No, you are right, like I said - that one phrase was a little overly dramatic. I was just meaning that it wasn't meant to be taken literally. He doesn't ruin entire lives, he just makes ladies feel like utter crap for long periods of time. I was a little too caught up in my own hyperbole, I think.
Seems we agree on everything else, though, so that's fine with me.
*gives Moxie a replica Useless Broom Made Entirely Out Of Dicks as a reward*
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Hahaha, cool stuff 8-)
And hey! My very own Useless Broom Made Entirely Out Of Dicks replica! :-o I'm honored! *stands ready to fight the good fight*
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Hanners' expression in panel 6 is priceless (the Cave of 16 1/2 Asses has gained another ass?), but my favorite panel is #4 -- Cosette's inadvertant drive-by pastry-ing of Hanners. ^_^ But would the slow motion action scene be more John Woo or Quentin Tarantino?
All this talk of Bloom County makes me want to see grown-up versions of Milo and Binkley walk in and order espressos. >_>
And if Jet brandished a cash register (as opposed to a dangerous mango or banana) at Hanners, would she morph into Edward?
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OK, Jeph should market that "Staaaaaare" cat poster now!
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Okay, I have to admit, that may have been even better than braining Hanners—especially when I consider the fact that it can all be repeated, over and over and over…
And, yes, panel six makes it all worthwhile.
Of course, the next panel would show me trying to brain Hannelore with the cash register, but that's just me.
See, what's hilarious about that is now I'm envisioning Jet braining Hanners with a cash register. :laugh:
I'm fairly sure Jet would brain Hanners. He's at least as much a GOM as I am.
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sven is going to show up at 8 and find her od'd on her anxiety meds. huh, i wonder if she ever has anxiety about that
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Relax Hanners, it can only get better
Right
Right? :|
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But, bathroom duty IS a part of the initiation...it was only subverted the one time because Dora was messing with Raven.
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Pooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor Hanners ! :(
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I know it doesn't count for anything, but... I'm finding the new text rather distracting. :-(
Sorry Jeph! Comic, of course, is fabulous as always :)
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And hey! My very own Useless Broom Made Entirely Out Of Dicks replica! :-o I'm honored! *stands ready to fight the good fight*
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That's funny, you've got "Replica" written down the side of your broom, while I've got "Desert Eagle, point-five-oh!" written down the side of mine...
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Just kidding, welcome to the Brigade!
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And as of 0650 Tuesday the 21st:
What will Hanners wear?
Pants are good start 8 (18.6%)
No, you fool, she could choose a skirt or dress 8 (18.6%)
You're forgetting the top (or are you?)! 1 (2.3%)
All depends on where they are going 3 (7%)
BR, you're feeding the Rule 34 people again aren't you? 23 (53.5%)
Total Voters: 43
Apparently most of you (and myself for the record) felt I was pandering to the Rule 34 crowd. There's a good reason for that - I own stock in Kleenex and felt the need for a dividend...
Squick commencing in 3, 2, 1...
I felt sorry for Hanners here - she gets to deal with more filth befor 10AM than she probably dealt with in any previous week.
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No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!
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I certainly wasn't expecting it just now.
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Our cheif weapon is surprise, surprise and fear.
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Let me guess, ruthless efficiency?
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That comes later - and includes fanatical devotion for no additional charge!
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This strip has me convinced of something: Jeph has something evil up his sleeve planned for Hanners.
Think of it this way - after having to deal with:
- Smelly customers
- Espresso machine overflow
- Coffee grounds spillage
- Drive-by Pastry splattering by Cosette
- Garbage bag tears
- Plunging in the Cave of 20 Asses
...something like Sex is going to seem like a walk in the park.
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Hah!
My prediction for this story arc:
Hanners gets drunk on the date, and Sven is a perfect gentleman, even to the point of going thru some sort of physical damage, and public humiliation.
They have another date, which goes better, and he remains a perfect gentleman. This continues for a while, to the surprise of everyone.
Sven confesses to one of the guys late one night that he thinks she's "the one" for him.
Everyone gets angsty about it, but the happy couple have a long and happy relationship.
/what, it could happen.
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What on earth is smelly dreadlock guy wearing on his head? And why is it so white and minty-fresh looking?
Poor Hanners... Excellently drawn comic; full of great facial expressions.
Oh, and best wishes for the Moon Festival (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Festival)* everyone. Don't eat too many Mooncakes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooncakes)!
祝大家中秋节快乐! 不要吃太多月饼!
*Officially, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival but that makes no sense in Australia, where it is Spring.
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All this talk of Bloom County makes me want to see grown-up versions of Milo and Binkley walk in and order espressos. >_>
Isn't that them in the first panel? Binkley had an operation...
At this point, the least Dora could do is let Hanners change her shirt - customer relations, and all. You don't want everyone wondering what bounced off her shirt and into their latte...
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I can see wanting to get good and drunk after a day like that (especially if it continues into the afternoon!). And if Sven gets drunk too...oh boy.
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All this talk of Bloom County makes me want to see grown-up versions of Milo and Binkley walk in and order espressos. >_>
Me, too. Dear old Bloom County, how we miss ye! And no, Outland and Opus were never really good substitutes.
Isn't that them in the first panel? Binkley had an operation...
Can't believe Milo'd ever go the 'earthy' route.
At this point, the least Dora could do is let Hanners change her shirt - customer relations, and all. You don't want everyone wondering what bounced off her shirt and into their latte...
I'm pretty sure there hasn't been time, since neither Penelope or Faye seem to be there and the rush is on. Too, despite her preparedness, I'm betting Hannelore didn't think to bring a change—or if she did, again, it would only get quickly soiled as well the way things are going. Better to save it until post-rush.
Weirdly enough, Hanner's question was mine on my first job, working at a grocery store (although I did wait until noon to ask). I was fifteen, and they'd hired me on the second of July. People getting foodstamps etc. + an oncoming holiday (in the U.S.) traditionally celebrated by gorging oneself and setting fire to things + the attendant sales = lines of shopping carts out into the aisles for about seven hours. I think the entire damn county shopped at our store that day.
That comes later - and includes fanatical devotion for no additional charge!
Along with nice red uniforms, I assume.
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At this point, the least Dora could do is let Hanners change her shirt - customer relations, and all. You don't want everyone wondering what bounced off her shirt and into their latte...
I'm pretty sure there hasn't been time, since neither Penelope or Faye seem to be there and the rush is on. Too, despite her preparedness, I'm betting Hannelore didn't think to bring a change—or if she did, again, it would only get quickly soiled as well the way things are going. Better to save it until post-rush.
This does seem mildly baffling. If it is just Dora, Hanners and Cosette, I'm wondering why Dora would do that. It makes sense to have them both there for training purposes, but once training is over, doesn't it make more sense to rotate the two of them in so there's two trained baristas and one new one on at a time? Seems like it'd be much less of a potential headache-causing scenario.
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Just because we haven't seen Faye or the other blonde chick w. glasses (I'm totally blanking on her name) doesn't mean they're not there. Jeph is focusing on Hanners after all.
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At this point, the least Dora could do is let Hanners change her shirt - customer relations, and all. You don't want everyone wondering what bounced off her shirt and into their latte...
I'm pretty sure there hasn't been time, since neither Penelope or Faye seem to be there and the rush is on. Too, despite her preparedness, I'm betting Hannelore didn't think to bring a change—or if she did, again, it would only get quickly soiled as well the way things are going. Better to save it until post-rush.
This does seem mildly baffling. If it is just Dora, Hanners and Cosette, I'm wondering why Dora would do that. It makes sense to have them both there for training purposes, but once training is over, doesn't it make more sense to rotate the two of them in so there's two trained baristas and one new one on at a time? Seems like it'd be much less of a potential headache-causing scenario.
Bringing in both Faye and Pennelope in additon to Hanners and Cossette woudl be counterproductive on the salary front. The two newbies are drawing minimum wage (most likely), and the other two are probably at Minimum wage + x, so that would more than double Dora's salary bill for that shift and still leave her with no one to work the later shifts (at least without overtime). Based on my wife's experience as a store owner, the two experienced workers will be handling the later shift, and after these two are trained up, they'll be rotated into the mix. Also, there probably isn't room behind the counter for 5.
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We've never seen a special with spinach in it.
I bet that would surprise Hannelore, if Dora bought spinach to put in lattes. She wouldn't expect that. But then,
Nobody expects the spinach acquisition.
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That comes later - and includes fanatical devotion for no additional charge!
And they bring their own
COMFY CHAIR
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Nobody expects the spinach acquisition.
Well, that was certainly unexpected...
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At this point, the least Dora could do is let Hanners change her shirt - customer relations, and all. You don't want everyone wondering what bounced off her shirt and into their latte...
I'm pretty sure there hasn't been time, since neither Penelope or Faye seem to be there and the rush is on. Too, despite her preparedness, I'm betting Hannelore didn't think to bring a change—or if she did, again, it would only get quickly soiled as well the way things are going. Better to save it until post-rush.
This does seem mildly baffling. If it is just Dora, Hanners and Cosette, I'm wondering why Dora would do that. It makes sense to have them both there for training purposes, but once training is over, doesn't it make more sense to rotate the two of them in so there's two trained baristas and one new one on at a time? Seems like it'd be much less of a potential headache-causing scenario.
Bringing in both Faye and Pennelope in additon to Hanners and Cossette woudl be counterproductive on the salary front. The two newbies are drawing minimum wage (most likely), and the other two are probably at Minimum wage + x, so that would more than double Dora's salary bill for that shift and still leave her with no one to work the later shifts (at least without overtime). Based on my wife's experience as a store owner, the two experienced workers will be handling the later shift, and after these two are trained up, they'll be rotated into the mix. Also, there probably isn't room behind the counter for 5.
No, I meant like one shift is Dora, Faye, and Hanners. Then maybe it slows so Dora leaves. Next Penny comes in. Then Hanners leaves and Cosette comes in. Then Faye leaves. Having all 5 there at once would be a very bad business move, of course. I'm talking about rotating it so the the two newbies aren't both on at the same time.
(Since it seems like there's roughly 3 girls on the schedule at a time when it's busy, it makes sense to me that only one of those girls would be new, because it seems counterproductive to have two new girls on at a (probably) busy time.)
[Edit: bolded the part of my original quote that seemed to be missed]
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Maybe this is a usually slow day that has become unexpectedly busy.
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Maybe. Then again, we're seeing this from Hanner's point of view - it may not really be that busy, but when you're working a new job, there's a definite increased busyness factor, as you do so many things for the first time.
Or maybe it's just the time dilation effect around the Cosette Clumsiness Singularity!
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Just because we haven't seen Faye or the other blonde chick w. glasses (I'm totally blanking on her name) doesn't mean they're not there. Jeph is focusing on Hanners after all.
Rhymes with "Antelope."
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I continue to be delighted at how much progress Hanners has made in managing her OCD. Sure, she's scuzzed out and all, but remember when Marten merely joked about strewing garbage on her apartment floor and she went catatonic, with even Faye saying he'd gone too far? If the events in today's strip had happened to her back then (not that she would've applied for a CoD job then, but indulge me), she'd have ended up in the psychiatric ward for at least a few days.
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Nobody expects the spinach acquisition.
Well, that was certainly unexpected...
Somebody has to make the Saag Chicken
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As regards Hanners new job... I only just noticed that COD is an anagram of OCD... Oh well, English is my second language; that is my excuse, and I'm sticking to it.
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Not to sound douchey or pedantic, but there's something that has been mildly annoying me for quite a while: calling Hanners' issues "her OCDs" is inaccurate. She certainly has several kinds of OCDs, but her issues are not limited to that, and include at least some phobias. Now I aknowledge that this kind of simplification is par for the course in an informal conversation, but I felt the need to get that out of my chest.
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Hannelore is what the professionals* call one big heaping bowl of crazy.
If we had to list each and every one of her myriad dysfunctions, phobias and disorders every time we talked about her issues, there'd be so many walls of text we could secure the Northern border of China.
*I didn't say what kind of professionals.
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Hanners IS the DSM-IV.
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Maybe this is a usually slow day that has become unexpectedly busy.
That would explain why there are no pastries in (what I'm assuming is) the bake case there.
My manager would have my head if ours was ever completely empty.
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Maybe. Then again, we're seeing this from Hanner's point of view - it may not really be that busy, but when you're working a new job, there's a definite increased busyness factor, as you do so many things for the first time.
Oooo, true, hadn't thought of that! I like it even more than the unexpectedly busy one, though it could also be a combination of the two.
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That would explain why there are no pastries in (what I'm assuming is) the bake case there.
My manager would have my head if ours was ever completely empty.
I think Cosette dropped them all in panel four.
If this was from Hanners' POV, though, it would explain those first two customers. At least I hope no one actually has flies buzzing round them due to filthiness. The yellow stench is another matter—used to deal with far too much of that, 'far too much' being 'any.' The girl is a very perky-looking stinker, though. Love how Jeph's profile skills have improved.
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Did any one else catch that panel 4 in in the middle of panel 3?
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Uh, wtf? There's a tiny image of panel 4 in panel 3. At first I thought it was just a piece of wall art but after taking a closer look, I believe it's an actual glitch.
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Man, I just came in here to say that you dickweasels.
Also panel four seems really jagged around the edges.
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Comic comic comic comic comic. Glitchy comic, no less. Lil' mini-comic is indeed there in panel 3, and panel 4 looks... off somehow. Like a poorly-rendered MSPaint version of itself.
Aww. Hanners is a hard worker who does really well but hates the job, and Cosette is enthusiastic and shit. What we need is to combine a hybrid of the two! We could call it Hannette. The second hybrid who is shit at everything and scared of its own shadow will be named Cosselore. Then later on, Hannette can go on a date with Sven while Cosselore goes home with Steve. Steve survived the Tropical Volcano Lair and his time with Tortura, I'm sure he can handle whatever Cosselore can dish out.
Oh hello there Mister Red Bull, how are you today, I have drunk two of your brothers already but everything is so shiny I shall drink more of you.
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Also the hand drawn speech bubbles are gone.
I can't tell the fonts apart, is it the old font too?
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Did any one else catch that panel 4 in in the middle of panel 3?
You know, I did. And I also noticed the weird lines around Cosette and Hannelore in the last panel, and the off-center-ness of the text in the speech bubbles, and the hanging tails on some of the speech bubble edges.
Judging from his tweets, I think Jeph has been at a concert? And maybe threw this one up really quick before proofing? His tweets are acting weird anyway; the latest one on the main comic site box doesn't match the most recent ones on his twitter page.
Hummmmm..... :?
Edit: God-dang, the sniping you guys. >_<
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All this talk of Bloom County makes me want to see grown-up versions of Milo and Binkley walk in and order espressos. >_>
Me, too. Dear old Bloom County, how we miss ye! And no, Outland and Opus were never really good substitutes.
Agreed. The spin-offs were cute and all, but nothing beats the original. I still have my stuffed Opus from back in the day, though I don't know where the mini-tequila bottle I had tucked under his wing got to. Perhaps it was stolen by a rogue cactus . . .
Nobody expects the spinach acquisition.
AAAAaaaaahhhhgfgrblrgrthmfthgr . . . Ow. That hurt my brain. In retaliation, I now demand that you say my name out loud.
>_>
And woo, new strip! Guess Cosette's not having a great day either. Faye's presence at CoD is confirmed, but I wish I could read the board better (is it "Spank the employee"?). Also, I think there's some kind of weird error, because I can see a tiny replica of panel 4 under Dora's speech bubble in panel 3. Perhaps the webcomic gods are telling Jeph not to stop hand-drawing the speech bubbles? Hmm . . .
Bah, ninja'ed by several of you whilst typing this.
*posts anyway*
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This strip has me convinced of something: Jeph has something evil up his sleeve planned for Hanners.
Think of it this way - after having to deal with:
- Smelly customers
- Espresso machine overflow
- Coffee grounds spillage
- Drive-by Pastry splattering by Cosette
- Garbage bag tears
- Plunging in the Cave of 20 Asses
...something like Sex is going to seem like a walk in the park.
You shut your filth hole, heathen!
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Man, I just came in here to say that you dickweasels.
Also panel four seems really jagged around the edges.
It may just be a glitch but I took it as both girls are really frazzled from their first day on the job.
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OMG! DORA THREW HANNERS AND COSETTE OUT WITH THE TRASH!!! :-D
On a different note...
This strip has me convinced of something: Jeph has something evil up his sleeve planned for Hanners.
Think of it this way - after having to deal with:
- Smelly customers
- Espresso machine overflow
- Coffee grounds spillage
- Drive-by Pastry splattering by Cosette
- Garbage bag tears
- Plunging in the Cave of 20 Asses
...something like Sex is going to seem like a walk in the park.
I like the cut of your jib sir/ma'am/other.
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It's the COD equivalent of 'Time Out'
Ya gotta give 'em points for trying
They've been very trying for Dora. :-D
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In unrelated news, what is a little panel four doing right in the middle of panel three?
Right between dora and custumer-guy, there's Hanners and Cosette again!
Link to todays comic (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1758)
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I figured it was Dora being an eldritch horror from beyond time and space, and in her frustration, she teleported them into the alley.
Like Doctor Manhattan did when they were asking him cancer questions.
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In unrelated news, what is a little panel four doing right in the middle of panel three?
Right between dora and custumer-guy, there's Hanners and Cosette again!
Link to todays comic (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1758)
Yeah and the line art in the last panel is really broken for me....
Oh well, sympathy to Cosette and Hanners.
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Comic looks like crap today. I say that with love, Jeph.
Seriously though, it looks fine, but I think it needs some fixing.
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Panel 4 is well and truly borked, but panel 3 is a little rough too. Not as obviously, but the (insert name of technique that makes lines appear to be smooth by gradiating colors) doesn't seem to have come off so well, causing jaggies.
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At least I hope no one actually has flies buzzing round them due to filthiness.
Flies attracted by that musty dreadlocks odour wouldn't be as bad as the all-too-likely lice, but Jeph wouldn't be able to draw those...
And maybe Dora should have given training priority to stuff like "care and feeding of the cash-register" over "pick-up line rejection". Fine thousand-yard-stare from Cosette.
Weirdly, in the fourth panel, the "jaggies" only seem to affect Cosette and Hanners. The background looks clean to me, except for the white patch under the dustbin-lid handle.
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I don't do photoshop, but I do do logic. Logically, I'd guess the background was put together in it's entirety (
possibly probably to have onhand for future use) and then the characters were added in afterward, and the post-processing wasn't done then.
But then, that's what we in the science business call a WAG, a Wild Ass Guess.
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Oy, the F*ckup Fairy seems to have visited Cossete and the imp of chaos is hugging Hannelore trying to herald hyperventilation.
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I still like the Dora-is-precognitive theory. William Burroughs once said "when you cut into the present, the future leaks out" XD
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cosette's clumsiness has transcended the fabric of reality and she broke jeph's computer.
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Wow, it seems that Cosette can't do anything right.
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Trying to read the board, went back and noticed it was blank up until todays comic.
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And as of 0655 EST 22 Sep 10 the results of the poll are:
Other aspects of CoD that Hanners isn't prepared for
The pigeons in the air ducts 4 (8.5%)
The Raccoon 9 (19.1%)
The bathroom if she forgets Angus is lactose intolerant 9 (19.1%)
The swimsuit competition 7 (14.9%)
The Spanish Inquisition 18 (38.3%)
Total Voters: 47
I'm thinking this might be Cossette's last shift at CoD, so far I've seen several good reasons - messing up orders, dropping food, loosing two hours worth of sales info, possibly damaging the equipment, etc. to recommend an alternate form of employment. Which has now given me an idea for today's poll.
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Your poll is missing "product demonstrator for Victoria's secret."
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did Raven have this much trouble? Something tells me we may see Dora fire someone...and Steve will bring down the fire!
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Your poll is missing "product demonstrator for Victoria's secret."
This would be included in the "Where's my fanservice?" option. I'm not always a dirty old man, sometimes I remember that I am a harassment advisor.
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I'm looking at the clock-type thing above Cosette and Hannelore's head in panel 4. Logic dictates it's a gas meter or something. But, this is the internet, so in lieu of logic I choose to believe that it's an old-timey punchcard machine that Dora makes everyone use. When your shift is over, a big whistle at the top blows really loud shoots out steam!
...a week after it was installed, Faye responded by planting a large wooden post in front of it. At the end of every shift she shackles her least favourite customer to the post so that the steam-cloud gets them right in the face. And then she laughs.
Also, considering the "dangerously-incompetent" style that Cosette is rockin', maybe it'll turn out that when she said the fates of her old employers were merely coincidental (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1710), she only meant she hadn't intentionally ruined them. It does strike me that Dora just assumed she was cursed and those places shut by accident, but didn't consider that maybe, Cosette actually destroyed those businesses through bass-ackwards screwups and not Bad Juju.
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Does anyone else notice in panel 3 in the center is panel 4? was this a mistake?
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Does anyone else notice in panel 3 in the center is panel 4? was this a mistake?
Yes.
Repeatedly.
It even has it's own thread.
Seriously, do you people even look at what others have posted before ye open yer big yaps, mumble grumble something dick-broom
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Does anyone else notice in panel 3 in the center is panel 4? was this a mistake?
Yeah, it might have come up a couple times; there's even a thread about it...
Silly akronnick... ;P
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Is it just me, or does it seem as though 'brain farts' are really behind all of Cosette's screw-ups, not just the mocha-latte thing? If she'd slow down and think, would some of these problems go away?
And maybe Dora should have given training priority to stuff like "care and feeding of the cash-register" over "pick-up line rejection". Fine thousand-yard-stare from Cosette.
Places where I've worked, nobody but managers were allowed to do anything to the register other than run it, and all employees were to scream anytime anything went the slightest bit funny with it. Changing the tapes occasionally became a minor ordeal, too—although it's been a while. Perhaps it's easier now. You kids with all your new-fangled technology and such. Thing probably doesn't even turn your precious little fingers black (with ink).
And yeah, Cosette has Luigi beat in that last panel, doesn't she?
Note: Hanners about to plunge the can is still making me laugh, as is Sven about to test-prop the newbies. Neither has yet gone stale. If I didn't know better, I'd say I'd discovered an unknown streak of cruelty in myself.
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OMG! DORA THREW HANNERS AND COSETTE OUT WITH THE TRASH!!! :-D
On a different note...
This strip has me convinced of something: Jeph has something evil up his sleeve planned for Hanners.
Think of it this way - after having to deal with:
- Smelly customers
- Espresso machine overflow
- Coffee grounds spillage
- Drive-by Pastry splattering by Cosette
- Garbage bag tears
- Plunging in the Cave of 20 Asses
...something like Sex is going to seem like a walk in the park.
I like the cut of your jib sir.
Thankyew. And it's likely you'd call me "sir" to my face as well, as I'm probably old enough to be the parents of most of our main cast of this strip.
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Can I has fixed comic ? *makes puppy dog eyes*
Otherwise very funny.
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And maybe Dora should have given training priority to stuff like "care and feeding of the cash-register" over "pick-up line rejection". Fine thousand-yard-stare from Cosette.
Places where I've worked, nobody but managers were allowed to do anything to the register other than run it, and all employees were to scream anytime anything went the slightest bit funny with it. Changing the tapes occasionally became a minor ordeal, too—although it's been a while. Perhaps it's easier now. You kids with all your new-fangled technology and such. Thing probably doesn't even turn your precious little fingers black (with ink).
Mostly these days they either turn your fingers purple (different ink) or burn them off; those thermal printers get quite hot.
Though maybe they've gone to an all-in-one cartridge system since I last worked a till? Kind of like the Dymo labellers....
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I blame it totally on Cosette; given her track record (and Jeph's top comment) I was afraid that stuck
drawer pot would result in CoD burning down. . .
The last panel doesn't look bad to me (low-end PC, IE6? i think - free pc at crappy Burger King) ... the two character outlines are, dare i guess, kinda like what Jeph intended: slightly spotted like the Dancing Ants in Adobe Photoshop. Maybe you poor folk who see it "messed up" have fancy newfangled computerized technology, like them iMac iComputers, or somethin'... :-P
Oh hello there Mister Red Bull, how are you today, I have drunk two of your brothers already but everything is so shiny I shall drink more of you.
:lol: :-D Love it; i'd adopt it as sig, but seeing it everyday would wear it out, unfortunately...
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I think I can safely say that I feel for Cosette. I remember my first few job screwups...
like they were yesterday.
Instead of 30 years ago.
Damn, now I want to curl up in a ball in the alley...
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Panel 4 is well and truly borked, but panel 3 is a little rough too. Not as obviously, but the (insert name of technique that makes lines appear to be smooth by gradiating colors) doesn't seem to have come off so well, causing jaggies.
Anti-aliasing.
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Is now fixed. Dump your caches and reload people.
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Man.... I wish I could show up to work drunk! haha
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This may be Cosette's last day. Possibly Hannelore's too...
...only Cosette could be fired while Hannelore will most likely run screaming out of COD, sending her letter of resignation by email.
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Personally I think that, somewhere in the back of her head, there is a little voice in side Hanners (that probably sounds a lot like her mother) telling her that she signed up for this and that she should have known what it would be like, and that she needs to suck it up and get back to work.
Pre-sapience social conditioning can be a bitch like that....
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Trying to read the board, went back and noticed it was blank up until todays comic.
I suspect it's along the lines of:
Ask out employee: $1
Spank new employee: $20,000
depends what under the text balloon which seems to be an 'A', and what words can be placed under the PE letters of 'specials'
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What does, 'lij'lj'lj'lij'l mean?
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Does anyone else notice in panel 3 in the center is panel 4? was this a mistake?
Yes.
Repeatedly.
It even has it's own thread.
Seriously, do you people even look at what others have posted before ye open yer big yaps, mumble grumble something dick-broom
Nope, on the topic page (where it lists all the different sub forums) it has a link to the recently replied thread which was this one so I clicked it. was reading, looked back at the comic in a separate tab based on something that was said and noticed the mess up then commented on it.
Is it just me, or does it seem as though 'brain farts' are really behind all of Cosette's screw-ups, not just the mocha-latte thing? If she'd slow down and think, would some of these problems go away?
Thats a good point, even her tripping and throwing all the donuts on Hanners was probably because she was rushing herself.
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Personally I think that, somewhere in the back of her head, there is a little voice in side Hanners (that probably sounds a lot like her mother) telling her that she signed up for this and that she should have known what it would be like, and that she needs to suck it up and get back to work.
Yes. My little voice sounds like my Grandma. Go Hanners!
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Here's a fun thought. Read #1757 and #1758 (that's Hannelore and Cosette's days, respectively) and compare.
Cosette fucked up the coffee maker by getting it jammed. Hannelore got covered in coffee and grounds when the coffee maker fucked up at her.
Cosette served some lady the wrong kind of drink. Hannelore was forced to clean an unusually horrible disaster in the Coffe Of Doom toilets.
Cosette dropped the pastries. Hannelore got covered in jam.
Cosette let the reciept tape run out. Hannelore was forced to take over register duty in time to meet stanky hippies.
So while Cosette's screwups are merely comical and inconvenient to the others, they couldn't be worse for poor Hannelore if Cosette were trying to sabotage the poor girl.
Seriously, they do match up. I wonder, did Jeph mean this, or did it just sort of turn out like that?
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It follows naturally from having a diverse set of characters.
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And now for something completely different:
WANT. (http://yfrog.com/0kybhxj)
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Didn't Dora just buy that new coffee machine/espresso maker/thing? Hopefully Cosette didn't mess it up too badly...
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Aww, panel 3 got fixed :cry:
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Re: 9/23 comic
Ah yes, now Faye has practically guaranteed one of them will quit. Maybe both. Anyone wanna take bets on which one throws in the towel first? I think it should be a new poll. Sure it would have only two real options, but a poll's a poll...
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Wow, Faye's cruel.
Oh, yeah, I have read this series before, never mind.
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Cosette's probably going to get canned first. She's the one breaking everything and causing problems.
Hannelore's just freaking out about uncleanliness, which is something she's been trying to work on recently. (If this was around #1200 she would have run screaming at the sight of the hippies at the counter.)
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Nice, Faye.
I don't think either Faye or Dora's advice is right...more a mix of the two.
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In a contest of pure grit, could anyone compete with Hannelore? She's got the courage of a bullfighter to face her daily psychological problems.
I don't get Faye calling them "minibosses". Is there a way to read that which makes sense?
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Mini boss is a game term. You usually have to get past several mini bosses to get to the Final Boss.
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Faye is a member of the Darth Vader school of underling-motivation.
Edit: OMG 500th post. I so need to get a life.
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I think John Sheridan would approve of Faye in this comic. :-D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6g9-xqzrwY
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Love the shot of Faye's ass in panel 5 8-) I can sleep well tonight.
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Poor Hanners
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Personally I think that, somewhere in the back of her head, there is a little voice in side Hanners (that probably sounds a lot like her mother) telling her that she signed up for this and that she should have known what it would be like, and that she needs to suck it up and get back to work.
Yes. My little voice sounds like my Grandma. Go Hanners!
I hate that little voice, it ruins my day unless I shut it up with alcohol and pizza. My little voice likes to party.
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Love the shot of Faye's ass in panel 5 8-) I can sleep well tonight.
Beat me to it; I was gonna say something along the lines of, "Gratuitous shot of Faye's ass ftw".
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In a contest of pure grit, could anyone compete with Hannelore? She's got the courage of a bullfighter to face her daily psychological problems.
I don't get Faye calling them "minibosses". Is there a way to read that which makes sense?
Here, Faye is using the term miniboss to be synonymous with the word minion. A minion would be an underling of a boss. The bosses of Coffee of Doom are Dora and Faye, (or just Dora if you're a stickler) hence Cossette and Hanners being minibosses.
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And as of 0655 EST, 23 Sep 10, here are the poll results:
Alternate jobs for Cossette that will result in lots of hilarity for us and less loss of business for CoD
Padded floor salesperson 12 (25%)
Panhandler 1 (2.1%)
Munitions plant worker (I didn't say it had to be safe) 10 (20.8%)
Product demonstrator at Costco 12 (25%)
Wait a minute, where's my fanservice? 13 (27.1%)
Total Voters: 48
Every once in a while I wonder if people are motivated by something other than there genital region. Given that the most consistent result has been for people wanted fanservice from cartoons, I'm thinking not, therefore today's poll will be completely fanservice.
You have been warned.
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Every once in a while I wonder if people are motivated by something other than there genital region.
I think the term is "biological imperative".
Of course, you then need to allow for psychological twisting of that biological imperative, which travels hand in hand with social repression.
Put it all together, it spells "MO-O-THER"!
Sorry, not sure where that came from...
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In a contest of pure grit, could anyone compete with Hannelore? She's got the courage of a bullfighter to face her daily psychological problems.
I don't get Faye calling them "minibosses". Is there a way to read that which makes sense?
Here, Faye is using the term miniboss to be synonymous with the word minion. A minion would be an underling of a boss. The bosses of Coffee of Doom are Dora and Faye, (or just Dora if you're a stickler) hence Cossette and Hanners being minibosses.
Unless Fay is referring to the band Minibosses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minibosses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minibosses)), who are originally from Northhampton. But I don't see how that makes sense either. Could be one of Jeph's obscure music references that I would never understand if it weren't for Google.
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Nice, Faye.
I don't think either Faye or Dora's advice is right...more a mix of the two.
So, ... it gradually gets easier (after much trauma, trials & tribulations) AND ... you'll get fired if u keep fucking up so much.
:lol: BACK TO WORK! :lol:
Ah, Capitalism; when will we wake up and realize it enslaves us?
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Sorry, just a fanservice minute (females of the cast in Slave Leia outfits). It was the reference to slaves that did it - I'm blaminig you Tomart
Jeph, if you feel the need for a new poster idea....
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Works for me...
[/squick]
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I am somewhat saddened that there is no "C'mon, we're adults here, who needs fanservice - especially from Cosette?"
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It will be a disquieting occurrence for all if the noodle experience is ever revealed . . . on YouTube . . .
>_>
Part of me wants to say that Faye is trying to get them to toughen up, but she's probably just messing with them because that's what she does. :B Oh Faye, karma may run over your dogma for this.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again—sadly, Faye is not a person for whom things can go right for very long. She can't seem to deal with complete happiness, and so, when she's not being oppressed, becomes a horrendous bitch. Faye apparently requires an everlasting O'Connor Moment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Good_Man_Is_Hard_to_Find_%28short_story%29), or at least a frequent one. Otherwise, fairly soon, she's going to be hunting the streets for puppies to kick.
Not that I would necessarily mind that, but it is a symptom of a gaping character flaw.
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I would probably laugh for a full minute at a comic of Faye running around kicking puppies to a horrified audience of the rest of the QC cast.
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Yes. My little voice sounds like my Grandma. Go Hanners!
My little voice sounds like Morgan Freeman. Or occasionally Tychus Findlay from Starcraft 2. Goddamn, is that an earworm.
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Would Faye only kick female puppies, as a Freudian slip for how she wants to treat herself?
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sadly, Faye, ... when she's not being oppressed, becomes a horrendous bitch. Faye apparently requires an everlasting O'Connor Moment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Good_Man_Is_Hard_to_Find_%28short_story%29), or at least a frequent one. Otherwise, fairly soon, she's going to be hunting the streets for puppies to kick.
Not that I would necessarily mind that, but it is a symptom of a gaping character flaw.
You make a good point; Faye comes out and gives two scared people some much-needed comforting, and then sticks the knife in and twists, for her own sick gratification (AND for an unexpected punchline; when you live in Joke World, you gotta break some omelets...)
I hadn't seen that story before, but I have seen selfish, annoying people who'd benefit from a little mild shooting, on occasion.
[Note: I don't see Jeph stooping to having Faye kick puppies, but GUEST ARTISTS! Yoo-hoo! Get right on it!]
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Sorry, just a fanservice minute (females of the cast in Slave Leia outfits). It was the reference to slaves that did it - I'm blaminig you Tomart
Jeph, if you feel the need for a new poster idea....
YES!!! Following the iconic Christmas panel featuring blatant, delicious Fanservice of Faye, Dora, and (Hanners?)
( someone find it, please! )
I am proud and honored to announce my 15 seconds of fame, for having inspired the CoD Employee Slave art... :-D
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I wasn't limited to the big three, I inadvertently had visions of the lot. Including Penny, Tai, Cosette and Marigold.
Unfortunately, then I remembered what she did with the chain....and the vision ended
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Faye as a motivational speaker? Um...I'll get back to you on that. :wink:
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...Otherwise, fairly soon, she's going to be hunting the streets for puppies to kick.
Or hippies to bombard (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1491).
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Faye as a motivational speaker? Um...I'll get back to you on that. :wink:
Another way to interpret Faye's speech could be "OK, it's hard, but you should face it bravely and cheer up, or you may end up as bitchy as I am."
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Perhaps, but 'Haha! Eat your livers, you bitches!' goes better with that smirk.
Look up Captain Black (http://www.bookrags.com/notes/c22/CHR.htm)if you don't get this. And no, Faye's not that bad, yet, anyway. But she has potential.
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uh oh, Hanners can be seduced by sven! she denies it though apparently but the blushing speaks louder than her words. :angel:
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And yet...I just can't see Sven as being that dedicated to seducing Hanners.
I mean, he might be, but I don't see it. (He seems much more the type to take what he gets from the ladies who make themselves available to him, not actively woo a lady. Yet, anyway)
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yeah he wouldnt, and after being left heart-broken (of sorts) from being with one of dora's friends recently i think he knows to play it as a pretend date...though faye probably just sees Sven and Blonde, his type
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What colour is red Hanners? :-D
Faye lays out a good scenario don't she?
Maybe Faye should get Tai to seduce Hanners just to get back at Sven :evil:
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Sven doesn't have to seduce Hanners (from what we've seen, he never seduces women anyway-he just gives in when they decide to jump his bones). The girl has never been on a real date, he has no romantic or sexual experiences with boys, her OCD issues have pretty much repressed her sexuality.
All it's going to take is that "pretend" date arousing sexual and romantic feelings in Hanners, then add some alcohol to bring that repression crumbling down, and Sven could find himself getting jumped by a horny Hannelore. Even a few months ago, I couldn't see anything like that happening, but with Hanners willing to explore possibilites, even in a "pretend" fashion, then anything could happen.
And considering Sven's track record with the ladies...this won't end well.
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Should it alarm me that Faye has thought out in detail how to seduce Hannelore?
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Faye's "How To Seduce Hanners" guide cracked me up. And not just because I'm addicted to "that store with all the cute little organizational bullshit" (http://www.hsw.com.au/) myself. And the little dig about fonts... :wink:
Should it alarm me that Faye has thought out in detail how to seduce Hannelore?
She's been talking to Tai, obviously.
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I think Faye's thinking on this matter may not be entirely clear.
I mean she pactically attacked Sven during their first, err, encounter, but she seems to beleive that Sven has an almost magical power to get into ladies' pants.
One might even say she thinks he's some kind of Svengali. 8-)
Put if you look at what actually happened, Faye caught Sven comepletely by surprise. You would think that if he was using some kind of magical seduction ability, he at least would be able to tell when it's about to take effect.
Could it be that Faye's perception of that evening has been altered by her feelings about what where it ultimately led, and may even be in denial about her responsibility for the evenings festivities:
"I didn't get tipsy and horny and decide on a whim that it might be fun to jump the bones of my best friends brother, Sven used his magical lady catchin' power to make me get all higgledy-piggeldy and lose total control over my choices. Repeatedly, over a period of several months. And then he dumped me, the fucking pig"
I think Hannelore and Sven will have a delightful (and completely chaste) time on their "date."
Either that, or Hanner's's's horny juices are about to overcome her crazy juices, and all she needs is a little vino and the right mood lighting to put her over the edge. She may even be unconsiously engineering such a situation. Yes it's completely out of character for the Hannelore we know and love, but do not underestimate the power of horniness combined with alcohol to make people behave in unusual ways. (Anyone ever seen a wet t-shirt contest?)
That doesn't mean the crazy juices won't take over after the horny juices have been, err, drained, as it were.
Something tells me Dr. Corrine is about to make her next boat payment. (Unless she has to spend it all on yarn to update the chart, which has surely become much more complicated!)
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Should it alarm me that Faye has thought out in detail how to seduce Hannelore?
I came here because I was wondering that myself.
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Yes, Faye has thought out this fantasy. Only problem is, unless Sven is somewhere, deep inside, exactly as wierd as Hannelore, he's going to be so turned off by the end of all that it'd be a miracle if he got an erection a week afterward.
I mean, a movie about fonts? Jesus Christ on a beanpole!
I think Faye's thinking on this matter may not be entirely clear.
I mean she pactically attacked Sven during their first, err, encounter, but she seems to beleive that Sven has an almost magical power to get into ladies' pants.
One might even say she thinks he's some kind of Svengali. 8-)
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Yes, but Faye's seen the aftereffects. Plus, you forget—whilst the 'look' didn't work on Hanners that night, it did work on Faye. All that aggression on her part you point out happened after Faye blushes from indirect exposure (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1078). This is not excusing her responsibility, (God knows I've pointed out the other reason she tripped Sven often enough) but it does give her reason to believe Sven does have this ability to some degree.
I will agree that, to make herself feel better, Faye has likely worked out how Sven could 'net' all of her female friends, except, hopefully, Dora. Hopefully.
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The big thing that Faye, Dora, et al. are assuming is that Sven actually wants to seduce Hannelore. Yes, she's skinny and blonde and innocent-looking, which seems to be his type, but I think he's honestly trying to move on from that old persona.
The catch is that I think he might actually do something very similar to the scenario Faye paints, and as a result, Hannelore will get scared that he really is trying to get her into the sack. But if he were to go all-out on this date, I think it'd be because he's genuinely trying to show Hanners a good time, not because he's after any kind of sweaty reward.
Unless, of course, he deliberately shows her a mediocre time. A less-than-perfect-fantasy date, because "That's how romance works in real life."
Either one, your pick.
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im more wondering if he just kisses her on the cheek at the end of the night and leaves...would hanners be flailing or scrubbing her cheek so hard her skull shows.
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Faye knows how it goes. :-D :evil: :-D
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Did anyone else notice that Hanners even mentioned a case where she could kiss a boy?
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So, as of 0650 24 Sep 10 the results are:
Fanservice, why we want it
I'm a socially maladjusted individual who will never know the real thing 10 (21.7%)
Just because 7 (15.2%)
Normal, healthy individual with an active fantasy life 15 (32.6%)
Don't judge me, otherwise I reveal the "noodle incident" 6 (13%)
BR, shouldn't you have been giving us fanservice? 8 (17.4%)
Total Voters: 46
So, most of you are holding onto the mental image that you are normal - keep it up.
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though faye probably just sees Sven and Blonde, his type
When have we ever seen Sven with a blonde?
Yes, she's skinny and blonde and innocent-looking, which seems to be his type
Again, have we been reading the same comic? If he has a 'type', this ain't it.
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so, i usually lurk a lurk a lurk on these forums, but i thought I'd toss out my prediction, so that I can be soundly denied.
Sven takes Hanners out on the date. The date goes well, with Sven not hitting on Hanners, but calmly going over date etiquette with her in the situations that ensue. They have an overall good time, and he gets a super-di-duper rare hanners hug. (That is promptly followed by a scalding shower for hanners in the privacy of her apartment.)
On the date, Hanners realizes that Faye did break Sven. That Sven misses Faye, still wants her, and is filled with regret over what happened, and, despite what Sven protests to, he *has* turned over the leaf he was talking about, and it was the loss of Faye that made him do it.
While she wont say anything to Faye about it immediately, it will get around to Faye quickly because Dora will want a FULL FREAKING REPORT on that date. In fact, she'll probably be waiting in Hannelore's apartment to accost her for information.
This is all, assuming, of course, the entire QC cast isn't on a ninja mission to stalk them the whole date to see how it goes and jump to Hannelore's defense should sven attempt any smarminess.
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Speaking of movies about fonts: http://www.pvponline.com/2010/09/10/serif-buellers-day-off
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Yes, Faye has thought out this fantasy. Only problem is, unless Sven is somewhere, deep inside, exactly as wierd as Hannelore, he's going to be so turned off by the end of all that it'd be a miracle if he got an erection a week afterward.
I mean, a movie about fonts? Jesus Christ on a beanpole!
Due to various circumstances I've seen that movie about fonts 3 times. I can't say it impacted my sexual performance at all, positively or negatively.
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This is all, assuming, of course, the entire QC cast isn't on a ninja mission to stalk them the whole date to see how it goes and jump to Hannelore's defense should sven attempt any smarminess.
Ninja mission? They have all the stealth skills of the Scooby gang.
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amandathehunter...you should post more. If that's not the most reasonable prediction offered on these forums for the coming events...well, I don't even know...
Here's hoping, few jokes tossed in for good measure, the actual events aren't too far detached from that.
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though faye probably just sees Sven and Blonde, his type
When have we ever seen Sven with a blonde?
Yes, she's skinny and blonde and innocent-looking, which seems to be his type
Again, have we been reading the same comic? If he has a 'type', this ain't it.
Um...
Actually (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=337) it (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=795) totally (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=798) is (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=799l). Seriously. There's, like, a fair bit of evidence about that. So in answer to your question... I guess we're not reading the same comic? Because, y'know, in the one I'm reading... there's this whole big thing about Sven liking blondes. ;)
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This is all, assuming, of course, the entire QC cast isn't on a ninja mission to stalk them the whole date to see how it goes and jump to Hannelore's defense should sven attempt any smarminess.
Ninja mission? They have all the stealth skills of the Scooby gang.
LOL, I never meant to imply that it would be a SUCCESSFUL Ninja mission. If that were the case, I could see the whole thing being played for laughs, with Hannelore and Sven completely aware of everyone's presence, and going out of their way to make things seem completely different from how they actually are. (The mental image of Sven and Hannelore going back to Sven's apartment, and randomly moaning each others names, then Hannelore listing off a cleaning solution to get spilled semen out of silk boxers while they eat pancakes and play scrabble has me LOLLING HARD.)
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So how did the stains on her shirt magically disappear?
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So how did the stains on her shirt magically disappear?
Hannelore doesn't realise it yet, but all those years of exposure to bleach fumes whilst playing Ride of the Valkyries too loud has given her a mutant super-power; she now emits cleansing radiation capable of breaking down and dissolving any and all stains within a fifty-yard radius - it just takes a little while is all.
No-one has noticed before because she never stays in one place long enough for it to work unless she's already cleaned it the hard way first.
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I just wanted to say, Mr_Rose...
I <3 your siggy. ^^
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though faye probably just sees Sven and Blonde, his type
When have we ever seen Sven with a blonde?
Yes, she's skinny and blonde and innocent-looking, which seems to be his type
Again, have we been reading the same comic? If he has a 'type', this ain't it.
Vivanca, Genevieve, Eva and that gal from the HR that wrote her number on his napkin would all disagree.
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By GAWD, but blushing Hannelore is so damned cute.
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Should it alarm me that Faye has thought out in detail how to seduce Hannelore?
Ah, not just me then...
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It's like Batman's contingency plans for the Justice league members, only with seduction.
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The problem with Faye's scenario (well, among other things) is that it would take a lot of planning. Sven has never struck me as that manipulative, but more to the point he's not trying to seduce her. He's more the kind that would seduce a woman more or less by accident (and has, if certain theories about him and Faye are to be believed), or at the very least on the spur of the moment. Not through meticulous planning and research.
Also, I like the little lampshade hanging about the font... which I noticed has now changed back for some reason.
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though faye probably just sees Sven and Blonde, his type
When have we ever seen Sven with a blonde?
Yes, she's skinny and blonde and innocent-looking, which seems to be his type
Again, have we been reading the same comic? If he has a 'type', this ain't it.
Vivanca, Genevieve, Eva and that gal from the HR that wrote her number on his napkin would all disagree.
My "type" is tall guys with dark hair, blue eyes, and freckles, but yet I've dated mostly blonds. I still find the dark/blue/freckles combination far more attractive than blond.
What you end up bonin' doesn't necessarily have anything to do with type so much as Attractive and Available.
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By GAWD, but blushing Hannelore is so damned cute.
I agree! Blushing Hanners is incredibly cute!
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My "type" is tall guys with dark hair, blue eyes, and freckles, but yet I've dated mostly blonds. I still find the dark/blue/freckles combination far more attractive than blond.
What you end up bonin' doesn't necessarily have anything to do with type so much as Attractive and Available.
Yes, but we're talking about Sven. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=798)
Seriously, I linked to that comic in a post that was, like, five posts before the one you quoted.
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Yes, Faye has thought out this fantasy. Only problem is, unless Sven is somewhere, deep inside, exactly as wierd as Hannelore, he's going to be so turned off by the end of all that it'd be a miracle if he got an erection a week afterward.
I mean, a movie about fonts? Jesus Christ on a beanpole!
Due to various circumstances I've seen that movie about fonts 3 times. I can't say it impacted my sexual performance at all, positively or negatively.
I simply hope there's no one out there having a lusty sexual encounter whilst they scream "Fonts, Helvetica, Geneva, Arial, TIMES ROMAN!" I mean, I got pretty excited the first time I loaded up my mac with a couple hundred, but not that excited, or remotely in that way.
Of course, now that stupid rule just generated a goddam font-pron website.
Edit: Sonuvabitch (http://artboredom.spreadshirt.com/swiss-font-porn-A3066758)!
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Good end-comic for this week, to prelude the Hannelore+Sven date coming soon to many readers' anticipation.
1. First off, as it has been said before, Hannelore is NOT actually immune to Sven's "Come Hither" look. From comic: #1078: Mr. Face. Sven's aim was off and 'missed' Hanners, 'hitting' Faye, thus sparking off the whole Faye+Sven story-line.
2. Love the Hanners' skeptical look in panel 2 and blushings in panels 4-5.
3. Hannelore: "Yes. He's too tall. I could only kiss a boy who was the same height as me." Is not...Marten...Hanner's height? [dun Dun DUN!]
4. On the other hand, it would be very adorable to see Hannelore standing on tip-toes to be kissing Sven... :wink: .
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Tergon, I'm pretty sure laize was just adding additional support to your argument.
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Sven will pick Hanners up at her apartment.
He will bring flowers that are nice, but not trying too hard.
Hanners will want to put them in a vase.
She will need to use a step stool to reach the top shelf.
When she turns, she will recognize that she and Sven are the same height.
Kiss.
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Nice to see that Hanners is putting her contempt-face to good use.
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Good end-comic for this week, to prelude the Hannelore+Sven date coming soon to many readers' anticipation.
1. First off, as it has been said before, Hannelore is NOT actually immune to Sven's "Come Hither" look. From comic: #1078: Mr. Face. Sven's aim was off and 'missed' Hanners, 'hitting' Faye, thus sparking off the whole Faye+Sven story-line.
That may be accurate, and it was certainly Sven's assessment at the time, but I actually like it better if Hanners is immune to The Look. It doesn't mean she doesn't like him or would be immune to any kind of seduction (as Faye's recounting of a hypothetical date indicates), but it makes things a little more interesting.
2. Love the Hanners' skeptical look in panel 2 and blushings in panels 4-5.
Yes! I mean, Faye's expressions are good too, but Hanners' are great in this strip.
3. Hannelore: "Yes. He's too tall. I could only kiss a boy who was the same height as me." Is not...Marten...Hanner's height? [dun Dun DUN!]
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING. :-o It's possible that he might be an inch taller (something Hanners would notice), but they are close in height -- party pic: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1679 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1679)
4. On the other hand, it would be very adorable to see Hannelore standing on tip-toes to be kissing Sven... :wink: .
D'aww. Yet Hanners attacking her face with bleach immediately afterwards would be somewhat less adorable.
BTW, the folks saying that Hannelore is Sven's type are only partly right. Sven prefers blondes (natural ones at that, given how scandalized he was by the revelation that one of his exes dyed her hair), and he does like them skinny, but he also likes them to have big boobies and be wildcats in the sack. Granted, many (most?) guys might want those last two things, but it means that, like Faye, Hanners doesn't have all the elements. Now if you took some parts of Hanners and squished them together with some parts of Faye . . .
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though faye probably just sees Sven and Blonde, his type
When have we ever seen Sven with a blonde?
Yes, she's skinny and blonde and innocent-looking, which seems to be his type
Again, have we been reading the same comic? If he has a 'type', this ain't it.
Um...
Actually (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=337) it (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=795) totally (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=798) is (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=799l). Seriously. There's, like, a fair bit of evidence about that. So in answer to your question... I guess we're not reading the same comic? Because, y'know, in the one I'm reading... there's this whole big thing about Sven liking blondes. ;)
Thanks for the assist Tergon
(http://www.rockola.com/morepix/2006_Pix/Rubber_soul_2006/Rubber_Soul_named/hi_5_cody.jpg)
as for the marten hanners thing, I always thought hanners had a thing for marten for a bit.
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Way I see it, we've built up to the date this week at work.
Next week we get the rest of the pre date stuff out of the way, possilbly with both Dora and Faye promising nasty implications if Sven is anything but their definition of harmless, ending on Friday with Sven showing up at Hanner's door.
The following week will be the date itself - which will follow Faye's outline to an uncanny degree, right up to the point where Sven offers to show a movie he's rented - then Hanners will freak right out leaving our bemused hero alone on the couch.
The following week will be the apres date shenanigans - Dora and Faye upset at Sven for being a less than stellar date, Hanners mortified that Sven may or may not have been trying to seduce her, Sven just completely confused and Marten roped into his usual position as the mediator/voice of reason. or Sven will only be saved with a secret video of the date made by Pintsize, who's upset because there was ntohing interesting for him to film.
If I've called it, I will graciously expect your internet award. If not, you'll forget all about it.
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Well, we would've, except you had to go and challenge us.
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Then in the words of Weird Al - I've brought shame and disgrace on my family name for generations to come.
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I mean, a movie about fonts? Jesus Christ on a beanpole!
I mean, I got pretty excited the first time I loaded up my mac with a couple hundred, but not that excited, or remotely in that way.
Hey, now you're treading on sensitive computer-artist-graphics-nerd ground here...
I've collected a few THOUSAND fonts, needing (I tell myself) to have the perfect one handy when I need it, for my maps-graphics-logo- work, t-shirt designs, free-form lettering, etc etc etc... Fonts are art+meaning, they're sensual, dazzling, magnificent, amazing, some are even thrilling... I can get lost in a good font book for hours, it's like tvtropes for typesetters. :laugh:
I guess all those people who DON'T get excited about fonts just haven't seen all the good ones...
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I guess all those people who DON'T get excited about fonts just haven't seen all the good ones...
Font font font... :angel:
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Fonts are calligraphy for computers.
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Am I the only one who thinks Dora and Faye should stop treating Hanners as if she's twelve years old or developmentally delayed or something? She has a psychiatric disorder, yes, but she's made a lot of progress in living with it. And all this time she's been living on her own, supporting herself one way or another. She's not a fragile freakin' flower. I know Dora and Faye mean well, but they really need to back the hell off already and stop assuming she doesn't know how to make her own decisions. Can Ah get an Ay-men, brothers and sisters?
As for movies about fonts, how about the 1949 classic The Fontainhead, based on the bestselling novel by Ayn Ravie (http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?fmid=598)? Thank you, I'm here all week, try the (etc. etc.)
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Am I the only one who thinks Dora and Faye should stop treating Hanners as if she's twelve years old or developmentally delayed or something? She has a psychiatric disorder, yes, but she's made a lot of progress in living with it. And all this time she's been living on her own, supporting herself one way or another. She's not a fragile freakin' flower. I know Dora and Faye mean well, but they really need to back the hell off already and stop assuming she doesn't know how to make her own decisions. Can Ah get an Ay-men, brothers and sisters?
Not really, no. Mostly because there's no evidence that either Dora or Faye are doing that to Hanners. Dora was mostly upbraiding her brother for continuing (from her perspective) to be a lecherous douche and also 'stealing' one of her friends again, and Faye is currently giving advice in her normal adversarial style, the one she uses on everybody up to and including her own mother and sister. None of this is a statistically significant deviation from (their) normal behaviour.
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As for movies about fonts, how about the 1949 classic The Fontainhead, based on the bestselling novel by Ayn Ravie (http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?fmid=598)? Thank you, I'm here all week, try the (etc. etc.)
Did you hear what happened at the baptism of the typesetter's son? The priest dropped him in the font.
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Hymnals are set in the typeface Every Blessing. (You know, "Come thou font of every bless-ing...")
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And who could forget the classic show about typesetters caught in embarrassing moments: Candide Camera, hosted by Alan Font.
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Am I the only one who thinks Dora and Faye should stop treating Hanners as if she's twelve years old
Your point has merit, but on the other hand most people who are over the age of twelve know how to introduce themselves rather than following people around.
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And as of 0720 25 September 2007 the results are"
Other ways Sven may cause Faye and Dora to worry
He may be a perfect gentleman, causing them to worry what he's really up to 9 (23.7%)
He or Hanners may ask for a second date 16 (42.1%)
They're already worried, he doesn't have to do anything 13 (34.2%)
Total Voters: 38
Apparently, most of us think the best way to irritate Dora and Faye is for Sven and Hanners to enjoy themselves and want to do it again.
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And as of 0720 25 September 2007 the results are"
2007?
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Welcome to the wayback machine, Mr. Peabody. Your Sherman is waiting...
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That arm.
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*horrified noise* "Marten?!? Marten, you can't be here?!? I sent you back...Back To The Future!"
*gasping for breath* "I know, Doc! I came back! I came Back from The Future! And we've got to stop Hanners from dating Sven!"
"... Hannelore...dating Sven...? ...Great Scott!" *collapses*
*cradling Dr. Emmett Brown* "Doc! Aw Doc...!"
*camera pan-out, fade to black, cue theme music*
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Silly Hanners. All boys are the same height ... lying down.
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I have to take issues with that.
True, it's usually only a matter of an inch or so, but....
:-D
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The most recent comic has made me think... WHAT DOES HANNERS EAT?
IDK if any of you have seen Food Inc, but the mainstream food industry is very unsanitary.
Even something as natural as food from an Amish farm once had bugs on it, and came out of the ground and all that.
No wonder she's so skinny...
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It's hard to overeat when your food preparation technique requires seventeen steps to sanitize the food and anything that may come into contact with it, including the diners.
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Wait, so it is bad that food came out of the ground? You are aware that that is where vegetables are supposed to come from?
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but the ground is dirty! and it's full ob bugs and stuff! and have you heard what they use for fertilizer!
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It's hard to overeat when your food preparation technique requires seventeen steps to sanitize the food and anything that may come into contact with it, including the diners.
In that respect processed foods are actually more sanitary. Food from a can may be less nutritious and more fattening than food fresh off the farm, but it's also less likely to have bugs in it, since sterilization is usually part of the canning process.
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It's hard to overeat when your food preparation technique requires seventeen steps to sanitize the food and anything that may come into contact with it, including the diners.
No wonder she's so skinny...
exactly
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Well, I'm pretty sure eshe'll never eat burritos again (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=631). Her reaction was, at the very least, predicatable (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=632).
Edit: I was looking for ohter strips where Hanners was eating something, but all I found was this (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1611).
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Should it alarm me that Faye has thought out in detail how to seduce Hannelore?
Ah, not just me then...
Me too. Well, not alarmed, but it's certainly curious.
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Hannelore is known to eat pizza, though only slices which have an even number of toppings. 593.
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Hannelore eats cake with Faye: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1068
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Hannelore eats cake with Faye: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1068
Hanners made that cake, though.
Probably from scratch.
With thoroughly bleached flour...
And it took a bit to find, but she finally ate some of her and Faye's pies (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1692).
She also invited Marten to get pancakes (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1340) once, and Marigold to get breakfast (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1696), but either of those those may or may not have ever happened.
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Wait, so it is bad that food came out of the ground? You are aware that that is where vegetables are supposed to come from?
but the ground is dirty! and it's full ob bugs and stuff! and have you heard what they use for fertilizer!
^this.
My dad has a less serious OCD and he cant eat out without scrutinizing the cleanliness of the preparation of the food. He's been known to go I DONT WANT IT when they bring the food because he saw a worker put on some cheese without a glove.
So Hanners eating habits are probably not accurately portrayed or she just tries not to think about it.
CONCLUSION: Marten and Faye better not pull that comic #456 shit on her.
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Wait, so it is bad that food came out of the ground? You are aware that that is where vegetables are supposed to come from?
Hannelore no doubt gets most of her vegetables from a hydroponic greenhouse farm in Deerfield. No dirt that way.
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Or she uses this method (http://pinktentacle.com/2010/04/manga-farming/).
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In all honesty, the food thing is more germaphobia (properly mysophobia) than OCD. The two can go hand in hand, such as in the commonly known handwashing OCD, but they are not necessarily conjoined. Many germaphobes will obsess over it, and develop OCD symptoms, but a lot of OCD has nothing to do with cleanliness. Much OCD behaviour centers around turning things on and off, to make sure they're off.
A friend of mine would cook her breakfast, and found herself getting to work later and later because she'd have to go back home to make sure the stove was off. Three or four times. She just couldn't be sure. It was beginning to get bad, and the first thing she did was outwit herself - she had me disconnect the stove for her, and got those microwave breakfast sandwiches. Then she got a new stove she felt she could trust, and I rerouted the gas line so there was an accessable valve right beside the stove that she could shut off. After that workaround though, she started obsessing about the water faucets.
That's when she got some help. She's a lot better now. Still shuts off the gas for the stove when she's done cooking, though.
Can't be too careful!
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Hanners in an eatery http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1399 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1399)
(admittedly she doesn't seem to have touched anything, but I'm sure the staring was putting her off)
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In all honesty, the food thing is more germaphobia (properly mysophobia) than OCD. The two can go hand in hand, such as in the commonly known handwashing OCD, but they are not necessarily conjoined. Many germaphobes will obsess over it, and develop OCD symptoms, but a lot of OCD has nothing to do with cleanliness. Much OCD behaviour centers around turning things on and off, to make sure they're off.
A friend of mine would cook her breakfast, and found herself getting to work later and later because she'd have to go back home to make sure the stove was off. Three or four times. She just couldn't be sure. It was beginning to get bad, and the first thing she did was outwit herself - she had me disconnect the stove for her, and got those microwave breakfast sandwiches. Then she got a new stove she felt she could trust, and I rerouted the gas line so there was an accessable valve right beside the stove that she could shut off. After that workaround though, she started obsessing about the water faucets.
That's when she got some help. She's a lot better now. Still shuts off the gas for the stove when she's done cooking, though.
Can't be too careful!
I thought the point of all that was that you can.
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:-D
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Got to admit, the new avatar works well with the motto.
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Man, I only recognize people by their avatars; I would never have known it was Carl if you hadn't brought it up.
That said, I like the new one much better than the old one.
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:-D
Here's lookin' at you kid.
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Man, I only recognize people by their avatars
So how many people am I?
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Legion. The question is, is anyone surprised by that?
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Got to admit, the new avatar works well with the motto.
Down these mean threads a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. :-)
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Jesus Christ on a beanpole!
I prefer, "Christ on a fucking stick!" but it's only a preference, and the end result is basically the same sentiment.
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I actually think I made that one up myself. And I don't even want to know what a 'fucking stick' is.