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Title: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 08 May 2011, 07:51
..........Go thread go!........








(I have nothing else to say at the moment)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 08 May 2011, 11:03
Why is there no "All of the above" option? 

After all, that's what most weeks are like...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 08 May 2011, 11:22
Fixed, and theres even an option about me  :-D
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Method of Madness on 08 May 2011, 11:32
I seem to have overslept, but at least I didn't have to think up a poll.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 08 May 2011, 11:56
We shall be derailed. But we shall also party. It is the roaring twenties after all.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: jwhouk on 08 May 2011, 15:27
I am currently unemployed for the next (looks up at the clock) oh, about 14 hours.

(That should be enough to derail this thread.)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 08 May 2011, 15:47
[Tatoo points to the bent track in the Fantasy Island Railway]

"Boss!  Boss!  De-rail!  De-rail!" 

 :-D

Congrats, JW!  I also recently found out I have a job fo the next academic year.  Now to find summer employment...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 08 May 2011, 16:03
Congratulations Jwhouk.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Stoutfellow on 08 May 2011, 16:12
We shall be derailed. But we shall also party. It is the roaring twenties after all.
You realize that that implies the end of next week will be greatly depressing.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 08 May 2011, 18:23
See what happens when you overclock your computer? Do you? Do you?!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 08 May 2011, 19:34
.......no? (I'm not very savvy with computer hardware stuff)

Also I just realized every antrho-PC has its own font.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Sorflakne on 08 May 2011, 20:39
If you overclock your PC to levels that it's not designed to operate at and/or without proper cooling, its insides will melt.  Literally.



And wow, talk about your early comics.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 08 May 2011, 22:05
I am currently unemployed for the next (looks up at the clock) oh, about 14 hours.
Congrats on the brevity of your differently employed stint.

We shall be derailed. But we shall also party. It is the roaring twenties after all.
You realize that that implies the end of next week will be greatly depressing.
Afraid so.

Poor PT410x. Shouldn't have shaved his neckbeard. A quick way of voiding a warranty?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 08 May 2011, 22:09
And wow, talk about your early comics.
He drew it before he left for Toronto.  So real  early!  

I guess PT410X had a serious case of head-asplodey from the overclocking.  Seems that neckbeard didn't keep the head cool enough!  I don't think you can shave heat sinks...

Edit:  I had to change to PT410X from PT104X, I make that mistake every time...

Imagine being a mathematician with numerical dyslexia!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Somebody on 08 May 2011, 22:15
Hey, Momo's grown back to her original size!

If you overclock your PC to levels that it's not designed to operate at and/or without proper cooling, its insides will melt.  Literally.
True, but if PT melted, how is he still functional (if, uh, disfigured)?

Imagine being a mathematician with numerical dyslexia!
I think you mean Dyscalculia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyscalculia) :p
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: CEOIII on 08 May 2011, 23:08
I thought Momo was forbidden to hang with Pintsize.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Kugai on 08 May 2011, 23:19
I thought Momo was forbidden to hang with Pintsize.

And do you really think that would stop her?  Besides, I think she's more hanging out with Winslow and has wound up with Pintsize by default.


Poor PT410X.  I wonder if there's an SPCAPC's?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Sorflakne on 08 May 2011, 23:22
Quote
True, but if PT melted, how is he still functional (if, uh, disfigured)?
Well, Kenny was killed in just about every episode for the first few seasons of South Park...

Quote
I thought Momo was forbidden to hang with Pintsize.
It's only illegal if you get caught.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Boomslang on 08 May 2011, 23:28
I'm sure PT410x was properly backed up before the overclock. His owner doesn't seem stupid, just uncaring.

But I still feel sorry for the little dude.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: akronnick on 08 May 2011, 23:33
The damage was so extensive that it destroyed the head part of  PT410x's case.

His owner was able to get him working temporarily with some spare hardware he had laying around, but the cardboard box will have to do until replacement parts arrive in three to five business days. (The bastard's too cheap to spring for overnight shipping!)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 08 May 2011, 23:38
Does anyone really need  a radical AnthroPC running around any sooner than that? 
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: snubnose on 08 May 2011, 23:43
We shall be derailed. But we shall also party. It is the roaring twenties after all.
Err those happen between 2020 and 2029 ... at least to ordinary counting.

If we look at last century, first thing we have to expect in this century is another world war.

Only THEN the roaring twenties.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 08 May 2011, 23:49
Imagine being a mathematician with numerical dyslexia!
If it is just the numerals, then a move to symbolic math might help?

We shall be derailed. But we shall also party. It is the roaring twenties after all.
Err those happen between 2020 and 2029 ... at least to ordinary counting.

Just to make sure: I was referring to the comic strip numbers. As was Stoutfellow.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Akima on 09 May 2011, 00:13
I guess PT410X had a serious case of head-asplodey from the overclocking.  Seems that neckbeard didn't keep the head cool enough!
Poor PT. My first thought was "He's the Elephant Man of anthroPCs!"
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: no one special on 09 May 2011, 02:41
well, good thing i came to the board, I needed some explanation for that joke.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: snubnose on 09 May 2011, 02:51
We shall be derailed. But we shall also party. It is the roaring twenties after all.
Err those happen between 2020 and 2029 ... at least to ordinary counting.

Just to make sure: I was referring to the comic strip numbers. As was Stoutfellow.
Ooooh okay.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: snubnose on 09 May 2011, 02:51
I guess PT410X had a serious case of head-asplodey from the overclocking.  Seems that neckbeard didn't keep the head cool enough!
Poor PT. My first thought was "He's the Elephant Man of anthroPCs!"
What I really dont get is: how can he SEE anything ?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Somebody on 09 May 2011, 04:12
Wait, shouldn't PT's owner be facing jail time for this (http://www.questionablecontent.net/comics/1900.png)?

The damage was so extensive that it destroyed the head part of  PT410x's case.

His owner was able to get him working temporarily with some spare hardware he had laying around, but the cardboard box will have to do until replacement parts arrive in three to five business days. (The bastard's too cheap to spring for overnight shipping!)
But with his personality components etc in his head, how's he being cooled so it didn't happen again. Especially if the damage was so severe it destroyed the outer case!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: mike837go on 09 May 2011, 04:40
What I am wondering is: What's Jeph got against LINUX users?

Open license is THE WAY OF THE FUTURE!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 09 May 2011, 04:45
... and has been for over 20 years...

I'll let you figure out what's wrong with this on your own.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: mike837go on 09 May 2011, 05:10
Damn! Double-ironic ninja'd over my sacasm again.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Border Reiver on 09 May 2011, 05:40
I guess PT410X had a serious case of head-asplodey from the overclocking.  Seems that neckbeard didn't keep the head cool enough!
Poor PT. My first thought was "He's the Elephant Man of anthroPCs!"

"I am not an animal!  I am a sentient PC!"
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: kent_eh on 09 May 2011, 06:38
I guess PT410X had a serious case of head-asplodey from the overclocking.  Seems that neckbeard didn't keep the head cool enough!  I don't think you can shave heat sinks...

It seems to have mellowed his personality, though.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Black Sword on 09 May 2011, 07:06
I guess PT410X had a serious case of head-asplodey from the overclocking.  Seems that neckbeard didn't keep the head cool enough!  I don't think you can shave heat sinks...

It seems to have mellowed his personality, though.

Lacking a way to keep your dignity tends to make it hard to be haughty.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tetrinity on 09 May 2011, 07:18
Have the AnPCs grown in size, lately? PT410X's replacement head apparently used to store DVDs, yet it's about the same size as Pintsize's head, which we've seen to be about big enough to take up both hands (see last panel of 1785 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1785)). Seems like a damn small cardboard box to use for that purpose.

Also, is this the earliest Jeph has ever posted a comic? I don't remember anything earlier since I started reading, back around 1100 or so.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: snubnose on 09 May 2011, 07:46
Have the AnPCs grown in size, lately? PT410X's replacement head apparently used to store DVDs, yet it's about the same size as Pintsize's head, which we've seen to be about big enough to take up both hands (see last panel of 1785 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1785)). Seems like a damn small cardboard box to use for that purpose.

Also, is this the earlier Jeph has ever posted a comic? I don't remember anything earlier since I started reading, back around 1100 or so.
As Jeph was away, he probably had a script that installed the comic while he was away.

So yeah, that script would probably run at the earliest time possible.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Somebody on 09 May 2011, 09:34
Have the AnPCs grown in size, lately?
Jeph's been very inconsistent. Momo was almost as big as Dora's torso, with a head something like 75% the size of Dora's head (chibi propotions), then was suddenly small enough to sit in Marigold's hood (leaving her whole body about as big as Marigold's head) - this strip has her more like the former.

Winslow, meanwhile, has at least doubled in size since his earlier days.

As Jeph was away, he probably had a script that installed the comic while he was away.

So yeah, that script would probably run at the earliest time possible.
The earliest time possible would be the moment he uploaded the comic, which would leave no point to there being a script ;)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: DJRubberducky on 09 May 2011, 10:30
I am currently unemployed for the next (looks up at the clock) oh, about 14 hours.

(That should be enough to derail this thread.)

So...bouncy squee-hugs, or is that assuming too much familiarity?

I mean, bouncing and squee-ing have already happened, but I have been trained to ask permission to hug.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 09 May 2011, 10:51
... and has been for over 20 years...

I'll let you figure out what's wrong with this on your own.

pwn  8-)





(don't hurt me)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: mike837go on 09 May 2011, 11:03
Totally pn'd!

I must go back to my master in shame.... :oops:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Mr_Rose on 09 May 2011, 12:11
Way off-topic but does this look like Marigold to anyone else?

(click to show/hide)

I'd ask if I was just going crazy but I generally assume that to be the case anyway so... :psyduck:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Odin on 09 May 2011, 12:33
Not even remotely close. That woman would kick your ass for making the association, probably (also, you may want to re-host that on imgur.com, leeching is pretty well frowned upon everywhere you go).

Also, give a name of the person in the spoiler text as well, because right now it just looks like "random chick whose image I leeched off of some news site".
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 09 May 2011, 12:54
Also, give a name of the person in the spoiler text as well, because right now it just looks like "random chick whose image I leeched off of some news site".

Yeah, its driving me mad trying to figure out who she is. I know she's an actress, I know I've seen her in some program, but I can't remember.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: SirDudley on 09 May 2011, 13:16
What I really dont get is: how can he SEE anything ?
SCIENCE! Or bullshit. Take your pick.

Alas PT410X, we hardly knew ye. I have to wonder what his owner was doing when he/she overclocked him, though.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Mr_Rose on 09 May 2011, 13:18
Yeah, its driving me mad trying to figure out who she is. I know she's an actress, I know I've seen her in some program, but I can't remember.
Not really an actress per se. Definitely a TV personality though; but mostly she's an archaeologist and historian called Bettany Hughes.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Odin on 09 May 2011, 13:24
Assuming that image is even remotely recent, she doesn't look bad for somebody born in 1968, but still.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 09 May 2011, 15:38
Results of the poll;
Shenanigans - 10 Votes (15.4%)
Someone sticks their foot in their mouth - 2 Votes (3.1%)
The discussion thread goes completely off the rails over a small joke - 28 Votes (43.1%)
Bad Driving - 0 Votes (0%)
Angst and Punchlines from the cast - 1 Vote (1.5%)
Cosette blows up C.o.D. trying to change the receipt roll - 6 Votes (9.2%)
All of the above - 15 Votes (23.1%)
None of the above - 0 Votes (0%)
Get some else in next week - 3 Votes (4.6%)

Total votes - 65


(3 votes for getting someone else in... that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy... and a little murderous  :-P)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: jwhouk on 09 May 2011, 16:01
I am currently unemployed for the next (looks up at the clock) oh, about 14 hours.

(That should be enough to derail this thread.)

So...bouncy squee-hugs, or is that assuming too much familiarity?

I mean, bouncing and squee-ing have already happened, but I have been trained to ask permission to hug.
I'm already re-employed, thanks.

And it all depends: if you're male, I might take exception since I am also male. If you're female, my wife might take exception, since I'm married.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 09 May 2011, 16:29
No hugs for you, then!  (and well done for escaping unemployment).
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: The Seldom Killer on 09 May 2011, 23:19
Oh dear, is Faye about to develop an illicit cupcake habit (and who among us hasn't stood on the edge of that particular precipice)? Either that or tSB is manouvering a hostile takeover of CoD.

Actually hope it's the former, I'd dearly love to the see the QC take on an intervention.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 09 May 2011, 23:28
I think saying "umbersdoob" should become a Thing here.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pendrake on 09 May 2011, 23:40
For comic #1992...

1. @Cold - I doob nod umbersdanb why it woolb

2. @jwhouk - how about a /fistbump? (We need an emoticon for that here, I think)

3. Not sure what it is, exactly...but Padma looks really great in this strip.  Jeph did a great job there, art-wise.

4. I sense a first meetings coming up between Faye & Renee, which should prove to be very, very "interesting"...  (It could even by the ulterior reason why we are seeing Faye at The Secret Bakery now)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Method of Madness on 09 May 2011, 23:42
Jeph need not worry.  I chuckled at "umbersdoob".

Modifier: Stupid new page (didn't see that it was already mentioned)

And Dog, the self-deprecating poll's getting a lil' old.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Kugai on 09 May 2011, 23:44
Let the corruption and subversion begin.

"Come to the Secret side Faye, we have Cupcakes."
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Blackjoker on 10 May 2011, 00:00
Oh dear, is Faye about to develop an illicit cupcake habit (and who among us hasn't stood on the edge of that particular precipice)? Either that or tSB is manouvering a hostile takeover of CoD.

Actually hope it's the former, I'd dearly love to the see the QC take on an intervention.

I'm more imagining Pintsize consuming all of them 'for her own good' claiming that she was developing a habit, and/or trying to protect her from an angry Dora. Either that or Dora tries one and gains a new thing to be paranoid and suspicious about or has a moment of true character growth.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 10 May 2011, 00:05
Let the corruption and subversion begin.

"Come to the Secret side Faye, we have Cupcakes."

Hannelore is so loyal to CoD that she will not let this happen. And Faye knows better than to contradict Hannelore-gone-critical.

Mind you, when I saw what Jeph was drawing my first reaction was one of: Oh, ohh! Faye's on a fact finding mission about tSB and Renee, and somehow managed to talk Hannelore to be her wingwoman. The truth was a relief (as happens more often than not).
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: snubnose on 10 May 2011, 00:08
Way off-topic but does this look like Marigold to anyone else?
Err ... no ... not at all ...

You know, if you would have posted Amanda Tapping, AT LEAST the bust size would be correct.

But I assume Marigold looks quite round everywhere. Even more so than Faye.

So I rather would assume Marigold looks a lot like, for example, Ellen Page (http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&hl=de&tbm=isch&btnG=Google-Suche&as_epq=ellen+page&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images&as_st=y&tbs=isz:l).



Alas PT410X, we hardly knew ye. I have to wonder what his owner was doing when he/she overclocked him, though.
Especially since the people who run Linux and the people who overclock are usually more like a totally different bunch of people...

Hint: you usually only need to overclock to run games (or really any other realtime app, but usually games).
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 10 May 2011, 00:31
So I rather would assume Marigold looks a lot like, for example, Ellen Page (http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&hl=de&tbm=isch&btnG=Google-Suche&as_epq=ellen+page&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images&as_st=y&tbs=isz:l).
 usually only need to overclock to run games (or really any other realtime app, but usually games).

What? 

You're about as far off the mark as the original poster, just in a different direction...

Pendrake, I second the motion that Padma looks fantastic.  Part of it's the up-do, seeing more of the shape of her face without that hair hanging down.  Part of it is also the eyes - in getting the shape, Jeph seems to have made them bigger than before.  He's not going anime-style like in the past, but there's something more visually appealing about the larger eyes. 

And the full mouth with her finely chiseled jaw. 




...and a fanatical devotion to the pope!



As for Faye's meeting Renee, there was some chat during the stream about mixing Faye and anti-Faye, and whether North Hampton would survive the blast...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: akronnick on 10 May 2011, 00:43
...and a fanatical devotion to the pope!

Which is unusual for someone with sub-continental roots.

You might even go so far as to say that you wouldn't expect it!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: cesariojpn on 10 May 2011, 00:53
With all that Inventory, does TsB throw out a lot of stuff? Just crossed my mind......
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pendrake on 10 May 2011, 01:34
**dramatic chord! **

(http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2009/5/3/128858647046824457.jpg)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: snubnose on 10 May 2011, 01:39
Yeah, I thought so too.  :roll: :-P :evil:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tova on 10 May 2011, 01:45
I liked panel three... both the confident expression on Padma's face, and the little NOM.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Akima on 10 May 2011, 02:29
Hannelore is so loyal to CoD that she will not let this happen. And Faye knows better than to contradict Hannelore-gone-critical.
Hanners does look disapproving of Faye's cake enjoyment/gluttony. And has others have pointed out, Jeph's drawing of Padma has hit a new high. Great facial expressions from all three characters too.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Alex1432 on 10 May 2011, 03:57
I'll agree with the common consensus here, Padma does look great today, probably the best depiction of her yet in my opinion. For me its definitely mostly the eyes that are making the difference, although the lips look good too. Great job all around on her today!

Not quite sure what is going through Hanners mind though, or rather how she'll react. Be interesting to find out.

Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 10 May 2011, 06:04
And Dog, the self-deprecating poll's getting a lil' old.

Two things;
One. Maybe it is, but hey, at least I changed the polls.  :-P (And a little self depreciation never goes amiss)
Two. Anyone else can call me Evil. You have to call me TheEvilDog.

Back to the comic.
Hips don't lie, and judging by Faye's pair, she has never told a lie in her life. So that muffin must be good.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 10 May 2011, 06:28
It's a cupcake, not a muffin.  And if she's getting two dozen, her hips will have to start lying...

Although I wonder if she's ordering them for CoD.  Someone worried about freshness for such a small operation, and one thing I recall from my days as a youth was that the hole-in-the-wall bakery near my home supplied shops and restaurants all around the area with fresh baked goods on a daily basis.  The storefront was a tiny fraction of their business - most of that stuff will probably be shipped out later for the dinner crowd in all the local eateries! 
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Black Sword on 10 May 2011, 06:30
I'm going to join the cacophony of "Padma looks fantastic." Jeph, create a device to make Padma real, then give me her number!

Anyway, I'm glad we're back in tSB. Really enjoy it in there, and Padma is much hotter and enjoyable than Dora, so huzzah! Are we going to engage in another mini-tSB arc? Please say yes!

(will not write down the ship. thinking it, but won't write it)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 10 May 2011, 06:54
We can read your minds!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 10 May 2011, 06:56
With all that Inventory, does TsB throw out a lot of stuff? Just crossed my mind......

Check out the labels on the baskets on the counter:  FRESH  and LESS FRESH.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Border Reiver on 10 May 2011, 07:51
It's a cupcake, not a muffin.  And if she's getting two dozen, her hips will have to start lying...

Although I wonder if she's ordering them for CoD.  Someone worried about freshness for such a small operation, and one thing I recall from my days as a youth was that the hole-in-the-wall bakery near my home supplied shops and restaurants all around the area with fresh baked goods on a daily basis.  The storefront was a tiny fraction of their business - most of that stuff will probably be shipped out later for the dinner crowd in all the local eateries! 

It's simple my man - she'll just have to slip back into her spandex and hit the gym again. 
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: DSL on 10 May 2011, 08:10
Hanners to Faye: "THIS PLACE IS A BUTT AND YOURS IS GOING TO GET BIGGER"
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Border Reiver on 10 May 2011, 08:15
Of course, Angus may approve :roll:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 10 May 2011, 08:25
He likes big butts, he cannot lie.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Border Reiver on 10 May 2011, 08:35
Before we carry on into more bad music - stop right there!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: themacnut on 10 May 2011, 09:19
Yeah, Faye's going to have no trouble maintaining her aerodynamically curvaceous shape. It may get even more curvaceous if she keeps coming back for more of those cupcakes.

Hope she's still going to the gym.

And as to posting pictures of actresses/TV personalities to represent Faye or Marigold, I think that's pretty much pointless. Most Hollywood actresses are far too skinny to accurately represent either of them.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 10 May 2011, 09:23
No, no, Marten (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1861) is the ass-man. (that was a surprisingly fun sentence to type  :angel:)

I think it'd be funny if Faye tries to lie to Angus about where the cupcakes are from and when he eats one he recognizes the taste.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: SirDudley on 10 May 2011, 09:35
@snubnose: Who knows? Maybe in the QCverse, there are Linux users who overclock constantly....*rubs chin*

With all that Inventory, does TsB throw out a lot of stuff? Just crossed my mind......

Check out the labels on the baskets on the counter:  FRESH  and LESS FRESH.
I loved that. One of Jeph's little humor details you don't always see immediately. I had a feeling Faye or Dora would eventually sample the competition. For "personal research purposes", naturally.

Before we carry on into more bad music - stop right there!
Awww...I was about to start singing "The Thong Song" like a stupid white boy. :-(
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Odal on 10 May 2011, 10:17
I loved todays comic :D

"Almost... QUAINT."  From the start, in the back of her mind, Faye already knew she liked the place.  Even though it may have been painful to force such a compliment.  And then, of course, by the end of the comic she's completely sold.  Two dozen cupcakes?  Wow, Faye's Fine Figure will soon become Faye the Fulsome Fatty.

I've liked how Jeph has drawn Padma in the past but by now she's definitely my favorite drawn character  :-o
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: DSL on 10 May 2011, 11:55
I do wish my brain was wired the way Padma's seems to be. Nothing really bothers her ( except the thing that is not a giant blender thing catching fire, but that seems to be a perfectly reasonable reaction).
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Mr_Rose on 10 May 2011, 11:59
Eh, it has its downsides.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: tomart on 10 May 2011, 13:11
Most Hollywood actresses are far too skinny to accurately represent either of them.

One of my favorite Tropes: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodPudgy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodPudgy)  

Fair Warning: You may find yourself spending more time enjoying tropes than you imagined...  
 :-D    ...i did.  

((well, i screwed up the link-fu, but at least it works.))    :roll:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 10 May 2011, 13:17
Most Hollywood actresses are far too skinny to accurately represent either of them.


One of my favorite http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodPudgy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodPudgy)Tropes.  Fair Warning: You may find yourself spending more time enjoying tropes than you imagined...   :-D  
i did.    :roll:

((hold on - gotta go get the link!))

Isn't that the standard fair for us? We link a trope and everyone else gets sucked in for an hour.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: tomart on 10 May 2011, 13:21
Yeah, it's one of the Joys Of The Internet!  

(Which I eternally WISH I'd had as a kid, growing up on an isolated farm...)

It lets us share the wonderful things we find, with whoever enjoys them too!  ...And everyone else!  :lol:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Odal on 10 May 2011, 14:06
Most Hollywood actresses are far too skinny to accurately represent either of them.


One of my favorite http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodPudgy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodPudgy)Tropes.  Fair Warning: You may find yourself spending more time enjoying tropes than you imagined...   :-D   
i did.    :roll:

((hold on - gotta go get the link!))

Isn't that the standard fair for us? We link a trope and everyone else gets sucked in for an hour.
Hmm, I guess I don't spend enough time on here.  Never heard of this site.  I don't really understand the point of it either.  *shrug*

Yes, I know... my noobness is showing.  I don't care :P
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 10 May 2011, 14:16
Today's polls result;
Cardboard boxes are totally in.  1 (2%)
JAnPC Tentacles forever!  3 (6.1%)
Elbows never go out of fashion.  8 (16.3%)
Melted plastic always looks good.  1 (2%)
Irrelevant, Pintsize will just laugh at you anyway.  15 (30.6%)
Cake mix. Always a great way to get a new chassis.  12 (24.5%)
All of the above  6 (12.2%)
None of the above  1 (2%)
Seriously, what is this guy doing? Get rid of him already!  2 (4.1%)

Total votes - 49
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: DonInKansas on 10 May 2011, 15:29
Before we carry on into more bad music - stop right there!

Indeed.  Stop this train; I wanna get off.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: SirDudley on 10 May 2011, 15:33
Coffee of Doom vs. The Secret Bakery a la Super Street Fighter 4. That is the only true option for today.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: The Duke on 10 May 2011, 16:50
So I rather would assume Marigold looks a lot like, for example, Ellen Page (http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&hl=de&tbm=isch&btnG=Google-Suche&as_epq=ellen+page&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images&as_st=y&tbs=isz:l).

What? 

You're about as far off the mark as the original poster, just in a different direction...

Pendrake, I second the motion that Padma looks fantastic.  Part of it's the up-do, seeing more of the shape of her face without that hair hanging down.  Part of it is also the eyes - in getting the shape, Jeph seems to have made them bigger than before.  He's not going anime-style like in the past, but there's something more visually appealing about the larger eyes. 

And the full mouth with her finely chiseled jaw. 

I agree with you on every point.  Also, I kind of have a crush on Ellen Page.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Method of Madness on 10 May 2011, 18:46
Two things;
One. Maybe it is, but hey, at least I changed the polls.  :-P (And a little self depreciation never goes amiss)
Two. Anyone else can call me Evil. You have to call me TheEvilDog.
One: You're doing a better job than I ever did, I was just making sure it wasn't becoming a running gag :mrgreen:
Two: I have to call you TheEvilDog?  Is that like A Pimp Named Slickback or A Tribe Called Quest?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: CEOIII on 10 May 2011, 22:00
Two things;
One. Maybe it is, but hey, at least I changed the polls.  :-P (And a little self depreciation never goes amiss)
Two. Anyone else can call me Evil. You have to call me TheEvilDog.
One: You're doing a better job than I ever did, I was just making sure it wasn't becoming a running gag :mrgreen:
Two: I have to call you TheEvilDog?  Is that like A Pimp Named Slickback or A Tribe Called Quest?

A Tribe Called Quest was repeatedly referred to as simply "Quest". Just throwing that out there.

<-----High Priest of all Nitpickers

<----really doesn't like the Boondocks
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: akronnick on 10 May 2011, 22:06
Hmmm, I wonder what kind or anti-pillaging defensive weaponry TSB employs...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: celticgeek on 10 May 2011, 22:09
You mean besides Elliott the non-berserker?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 10 May 2011, 22:14
Uh-oh. Hanners is schemin.' Also, Dora has a secret roasting process in the basement that she operates alone (I'm guessing that if Faye doesn't know about it, no one does)? I am most definitely....intrigued.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: srsbznss on 10 May 2011, 22:21
Elliot is my new favorite minor character. Intimidating, bulky, yet strangely softspoken guy.

Anyone think he's a strong representation of Jeph himself?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: CEOIII on 10 May 2011, 22:32
Hanners is thinking CoD/tSB team up. And speaking as a fan of the Marvel Team-Up series: WANT. WANT WANT WANT.

Faye's comment on Marten's coffee tastes: Foreshadowing?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Dr. ROFLPWN on 10 May 2011, 22:35
Re: comic-- so then that happened

Re: comic subtext?-- ahahaha brown and hot ahahahaha well played

Re: the twenties-- Nyaa, copper, you'll never take me alive, see? See?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 10 May 2011, 23:06
When was the last time you had any sleep, doc? 

iduguphergrave (aka gravey), pretty clear what Hanners is thinking.  "This could be the beginning of a beautiful... merger". 

Just think, sexy baristas join forces with hot bakers. 

North Hampton may never be the same...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Kugai on 10 May 2011, 23:21
Hmmmmmmm

Are you pondering what I'm pondering?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: cesariojpn on 10 May 2011, 23:22
Hmmmmmmm

Are you pondering what I'm pondering?

I think so Brain, but how would we manage to make Justin Beiber drink Leeches?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Kugai on 10 May 2011, 23:23
Hmmmmmmm

Are you pondering what I'm pondering?

I think so Brain, but how would we manage to make Justin Beiber drink Leeches?

 :laugh:

Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Lupercal on 10 May 2011, 23:46
I was really expecting a quip from Faye about Marten liking his women like he does his coffee - hot and relatively brown coloured. Enter Padma.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Sorflakne on 10 May 2011, 23:48
I doubt the Secret Bakery has a sword hidden under the counter (it seems too friendly and welcoming for the employees to use martial weapons), so I'm not sure how scary Elliot would be going berserk.  If anything, he'd be met by a single Faye Special right cross and be down and out.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 11 May 2011, 00:11
If she can reach that high.




HEYO




(don't tell her I said that)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 11 May 2011, 00:20
I doubt the Secret Bakery has a sword hidden under the counter (it seems too friendly and welcoming for the employees to use martial weapons), so I'm not sure how scary Elliot would be going berserk.  If anything, he'd be met by a single Faye Special right cross and be down and out.

Hmm. Looks like Elliot has about 80 lbs weight advantage over Marten. And its mostly muscle (ok, some larger bones also). The Pugnacious Peach is a tough cookie and all, but I don't think her best shot would make a dent. Unless she manages to get the family jewels. Elliott has that deceivingly docile appearance, but there is a reason he works as a bouncer at HR. I'm fairly sure he can move fast, if the situation calls for it.

Well. When shall the real fight negotiations starring Padma vs. Dora begin? Any bets? At least Hannelore realized the business potential right away (coming from her Mom?), Faye seems to be slower at getting that particular hint.

Edit: Rats, I may have created some confusion as to my meaning. I meant that Elliott's docile appearance may be deceiving. May be it didn't come thru like that. My bad.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Akima on 11 May 2011, 00:32
Uh-oh. Hanners is schemin.' Also, Dora has a secret roasting process in the basement that she operates alone (I'm guessing that if Faye doesn't know about it, no one does)? I am most definitely....intrigued.
Hanners is her mother's daughter (minus the greed, evil and shark tanks) so no wonder she's thinking M&A. Does Dora draw a pentacle and summon hell-fire to roast the beans, I wonder? If Elliot is so docile, how did he get the broken nose? I wouldn't take him on.

I didn't even think of the "hot and brown" thing until I came in here. I don't know if that means I'm innocent, or that you guys are just a bunch of pervs...  :-D
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 11 May 2011, 00:36
I didn't even think of the "hot and brown" thing until I came in here. I don't know if that means I'm innocent, or that you guys are just a bunch of pervs...  :-D

If you really need to ask that question, then ... I think we already know the answer. To tell you the truth I didn't get it right away, either, but I'm just differently clued.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Method of Madness on 11 May 2011, 00:48
I don't know if that means I'm innocent, or that you guys are just a bunch of pervs...  :-D
Both.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Doc on 11 May 2011, 01:04
Marten is happy as long as it's hot and relatively brown-colored.

That means Padma, right?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: slydon on 11 May 2011, 01:04
I'm starting to think Jeph (http://www.unintentionallypretentious.com/index.asp?c=117) reads (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1916) my (http://www.unintentionallypretentious.com/index.asp?c=121) comics (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1923)

/wishful thinking ^_^
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Deadlywonky on 11 May 2011, 01:46
Maybe she never got on the bus, she's just locked in the basement roasting beans all day long?

possibly fed on old baked goods
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Mr_Rose on 11 May 2011, 02:13
Uh-oh. Hanners is schemin.' Also, Dora has a secret roasting process in the basement that she operates alone (I'm guessing that if Faye doesn't know about it, no one does)?

Sara might.

But that's it though; Sara knows because she is the process. It's like that civet coffee only with chains and a whip.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: BlueMark on 11 May 2011, 06:33
Marten is happy as long as it's hot and relatively brown-colored.

That means Padma, right?

I think that is what you call a "clue by 4".
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: El_Flesh on 11 May 2011, 06:34
"hot & brown"... I LoLd the instant I read it...

SETUP FOR THE NEXT GF!!!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: bunnyThor on 11 May 2011, 07:11
"hot & brown"... I LoLd the instant I read it...

SETUP FOR THE NEXT GF!!!

Hunh. When I read it, the first thing I thought was that Marten prefers his coffee the same way he prefers his poops.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 11 May 2011, 07:18
Marten is happy as long as it's hot and relatively brown-colored.

That means Padma, right?

The problem with that interpretation is that in fact Marten has shown no indication that he prefers his woman "relatively brown-colored" - neither Vicky, nor Faye, nor Dora fits that description - so it's really unlikely that Faye is thinking that way.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Black Sword on 11 May 2011, 07:35
Marten is happy as long as it's hot and relatively brown-colored.

That means Padma, right?

We hope!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Odin on 11 May 2011, 07:37
Padma's already shown a complete lack of interest in Marten and he is nowhere near interesting enough on his own to change her mind. That ship will never get into the construction yard.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: celticgeek on 11 May 2011, 07:40
Marten is definitely not a judge of coffee:  Second Worst Latte Ever. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1004)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Varian7 on 11 May 2011, 07:45
I'm afraid I have to agree with Odin.  I would love to see a Marten/Padma relationship, but both times she seemed to show interest (waving to him and asking what was wrong) she then promptly shot Marten down.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 11 May 2011, 07:52
If Elliot is so docile, how did he get the broken nose? I wouldn't take him on.

Does someone need to be violent to suffer a broken nose? A friend of mine broke his with a mis-timed header in a football game when we were kids. An ex's brother broke his falling off his bike trying to do a trick. Accidents can and do happen.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Odin on 11 May 2011, 08:11
Maybe Elliot caught a softball to the face during freshman PE in high school?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 11 May 2011, 08:16
.....Was my last post edited....with no changes made to it?  :?

Weird....
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: mike837go on 11 May 2011, 08:21
The moderator is always watching you :psyduck:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Odin on 11 May 2011, 08:23
.....Was my last post edited....with no changes made to it?  :?

Weird....

I think Paul forgot his morning coffee or something.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 11 May 2011, 08:38
The moderator is always watching you :psyduck:

Oh my god.



CEILINGCAT IS OUR MODERATOR!!!!!  :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 11 May 2011, 08:47
I corrected a missing bracket that made the quote not work right.  It didn't seem worth explaining...

As for coffee, well I'm getting that, but it's not enough to compensate for the amount of mushroom management I am dealing with this week at the same time as trying to sort a failing RAID array.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Odin on 11 May 2011, 08:57
As long as they aren't using RAID0, that shouldn't be too big a deal (if they are, well,  :psyduck: ).

Side-note: I'm still waiting on SSD technology to get cheap enough to where I can do an "OS+primary programs on SSD & all documents/constantly-edited media on traditional HD" setup without spending stupid amounts of money on an SSD that will store my OS + other main programs without a huge problem as far as actual storage space goes. Because booting Windows 7 in less than 3 seconds and all other programs almost instantaneously just sounds wonderful.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 11 May 2011, 09:09
As long as they aren't using RAID0, that shouldn't be too big a deal (if they are, well,  :psyduck: ).

It's a RAID-5 array with no hot spares.  I am working to get the new RAID-6 array in place - well, it's up and running, but I'm still tied up configuring the clustering on the virtual machine hosts that will talk to it so that I can set up Hyper-V with movable VMs.  Configuring a setup with 30 network ports to configure (16 of them for iSCSI) and 27 network cables connecting a mere three boxes (plus switches for the SAN) has been doing my head in a bit; but it's beginning to come together now.

At the same time I've had the university changing some of my users' email addresses without telling me, so my mail server has continued sending out their mail with a now non-existent address on.  That's just the tip of that iceberg, too - it's come about because of the merger of several departments to form a new one with a new name.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 11 May 2011, 09:19
When did this become the Weekly Computer Discussion Thread?     :-D
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 11 May 2011, 09:21
Just a passing fancy - I know I shouldn't encourage it!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: The Duke on 11 May 2011, 09:24
Hanners is thinking CoD/tSB team up. And speaking as a fan of the Marvel Team-Up series: WANT. WANT WANT WANT.

Faye's comment on Marten's coffee tastes: Foreshadowing?

whoa

like man

you just blew my mind

Seriously, I am in favour of Marten getting together with Padma, if only so he can not be so gloomy all the time.

Hmmmmmmm

Are you pondering what I'm pondering?

I think so Brain, but how would we manage to make Justin Beiber drink Leeches?

Excellent.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 11 May 2011, 10:00
CEILINGCAT IS OUR MODERATOR!!!!!  :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck:
Who did you think "testguy" really is?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: SirDudley on 11 May 2011, 10:35
Elliot is my new favorite minor character. Intimidating, bulky, yet strangely soft spoken guy.
Which is oddly a very good definition of me. Unlike Elliot, I have gone into a "berserker mode" when pushed too far. Like in elementary school, when one kid was pissing me off so much before PE, I snapped, tackled him to the ground and put him in a full headlock that was only broken up when a teacher came by. Got punished for it, but the class looked at me differently after that. As in, "Holy shit, this kid could kill me if he put effort into it."


CEILINGCAT IS OUR MODERATOR!!!!!  :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck:
Who did you think "testguy" really is?
DUNDUNDUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Odal on 11 May 2011, 11:29
Yeah that whole, "hot and relatively brown-colored" was quite the open ended phrase.  As with others, my first thought was about Padma. 

Then, of course my mind wandered to the idea that Marten may be into some REALLY nasty stuff in bed (which Dora didn't tell everyone and she covered it up saying he was vanilla). 

Then the next obvious thought was that maybe he liked women with light skin but didn't bother to clean themselves well enough, so they were relatively brown in certain areas.

Then my thoughts went towards the more innocent route, I'm sure she was talking about kittens and bunnies with brown fur color which he likes to have as pets and cuddle with them for warmth.

Then I thought, nahhhh, Marten's a dog person.  I could see him in his single, lonely days (pre-QC timeframe) letting a dog sleep in bed with him, with brown fur of course and Marten as the front spoon.

Then I realized Faye was talking about coffee.  Yeah duh, coffee.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: MegaLexi on 11 May 2011, 11:40
Re: comic subtext?-- ahahaha brown and hot ahahahaha well played

Oh thank fuck it isn't just me that noticed that, then.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 11 May 2011, 11:42
One very weird post.

Out of curiousity...did any women ever break their hands slapping your face?  :-D

I mean, I know people have random thoughts and suchlike, but I mean.....wow....just wow....  :psyduck:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: mike837go on 11 May 2011, 12:01
Put me down for the "...hot and brown..." was an allusion to Padma. Sort of a Jeph referance/in-joke.

Marten and Padma have crossed paths before. And it all went.....

nowhere.

She thought Marten and Steve were a gay couple.

And is probably still convinced of it.

Let's talk #1906, 1877. "Differently Clued" Doesn't even begin to describe her feelings to him!


#1866 Always makes me laugh!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 11 May 2011, 14:22
Today's poll results;

Summer Hanners (aka Pretend Date Hanners) - 11 (18%)
Fresh? - 0 (0%)
Less Fresh? - 1 (1.6%)
More Padma! - 11 (18%)
More Secret Bakery! - 4 (6.6%)
C.o.D. Versus tSB! FIGHT! - 9 (14.8%)
Faye's hips will never lie. - 4 (6.6%)
Marten is hiding from Hanners and Faye. - 6 (9.8%)
Umbersdand? - 15 (24.6%)  

Total Voters: 61
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: gprimr1 on 11 May 2011, 14:40
Interesting Hanners is smiling and looking at the guy :)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Method of Madness on 11 May 2011, 15:12
Hey, have we just been assuming Padma owns the Secret Bakery since we've assumed she's Dora's counterpart, or has that been confirmed?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: SirDudley on 11 May 2011, 15:13
Re: The Poll

I totally support a Pinky and the Brain spin-off starring Hanners and Faye. Even if it's a one-shot.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 11 May 2011, 15:52
Hey, have we just been assuming Padma owns the Secret Bakery since we've assumed she's Dora's counterpart, or has that been confirmed?

Jeph said in the stream recently that no, Padma doesn't own tSB.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Akima on 11 May 2011, 15:57
Does someone need to be violent to suffer a broken nose?
Perhaps I'm prejudiced by living in Australia. Most guys here with obviously broken noses seem to have suffered their injury in brutal hand-to-hand combat playing rugby (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66wK9zAppHc) or Aussie rules (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiGoqObb0YQ).
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 11 May 2011, 16:05
I thought "rugby" and "brutal hand-to-hand combat" were pretty much synonymous.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Kugai on 11 May 2011, 16:06
I thought "rugby" and "brutal hand-to-hand combat" were pretty much synonymous.

Only in Australia.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 11 May 2011, 16:17
I thought "rugby" and "brutal hand-to-hand combat" were pretty much synonymous.

Its pretty civilised, as in you are watched like a hawk and the instant you try to attack someone you're taken off. (Unless you're Brian O'Driscoll and you're playing against New Zealand)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Near Lurker on 11 May 2011, 21:20
Hmm?  Padma's not the boss?  Who is, then?

...maybe Kenshin the Plaid (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1845) here?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Sorflakne on 11 May 2011, 21:56
Wait wait wait...Padma is not the boss of Secret Bakery?

Ten bucks says the boss is a blonde chick who battled allosauruses for her very survival and settled down to a quiet life in a not-so-hidden bakery.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 11 May 2011, 21:58
Padma is turning out to be more like Faye than she is like Dora. Also, I think it's pretty cool that Faye gives a shit about her job enough to start organizing business deals before someone has to remind her she's not the boss.  :-)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: jacjyd on 11 May 2011, 22:03
This comic was so satisfying.
Characters!  Interacting!

I really don't know how a pastry/coffee bean trade would work. The beans seem so much easier.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: akronnick on 11 May 2011, 22:09
Wait wait wait...Padma is not the boss of Secret Bakery?

Ten bucks says the boss is a blonde chick who battled allosauruses for her very survival and settled down to a quiet life in a not-so-hidden bakery.
...Or a certain sociopathic corporate raider who once offered to take CoD national.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 11 May 2011, 22:16
Well, well. I was a bit surprised to learn that Padma is not the boss. The scarneck dude is the boss? May be, but then why did Renee report the mishap with that giant blender thing to Padma as opposed to him? I guess I was fooled by the alternate universe CoD gag, and simply assumed that tSB would have a female boss, too.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: tomart on 11 May 2011, 22:21
I like Sorflakne's theory, but really, just so I can see her drawn in the modern style.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: BlueMark on 11 May 2011, 22:47
So where did I get the idea that Padma was the boss?  -  Because she acts like the boss, duh. So maybe HannerMom is the owner, but wouldn't Padma still be the manager? ...

Hey! It would have been fun if Elliot was the boss. The quiet brooding owner who lets the obliviously insubordinate Padma run circles around him while he silently pines for her.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Blackjoker on 11 May 2011, 23:13
I'd almost want to see a Marten doppelganger being in charge with some kind of Sven doppelganger...though that does sort of verge on twilight zone a bit much.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Kugai on 12 May 2011, 00:03
Hmmmmmm


This could be the beginning of the end for Starbucks
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: themacnut on 12 May 2011, 00:04
Padma must be the manager, and I suppose the boss/owner either has the day off or does not come in daily to run things like Dora does with CoD. Looks like with Padma as manager tSB's boss can actually afford to take days off.

Or maybe he or she is in an office in the back...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: cesariojpn on 12 May 2011, 01:12
Uh-oh. Hanners is schemin.' Also, Dora has a secret roasting process in the basement that she operates alone (I'm guessing that if Faye doesn't know about it, no one does)?

Sara might.

But that's it though; Sara knows because she is the process. It's like that civet coffee only with chains and a whip.

So, Dora has several Goth Bois in the basement chained to the wall who......Okay, i'll stop there.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Deadlywonky on 12 May 2011, 01:15
It's interesting that Hanners refers to Dora by name, but Elliott refers to the Dora equivalent as "our Boss". Despite 'The Boss' being an unknown figure to the comic, it does suggest that the individual has little regular contact with the staff, or a more familiar relationship would develop.

Either that or Elliott is a very deferential person by nature.

BTW when writing the above I had to keep removing references to the boss being female, that shows what's expected in this comic.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Dr. ROFLPWN on 12 May 2011, 01:43
Fuck yeah: Padma and Faye, running the negotiations up in here.

Fuck no: Secret Bakery is apparently run either by Scarface or Renee. Do not want. Want even less some jackhole in a suit or Hannermom. BLUH!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: jwhouk on 12 May 2011, 02:23
No, no, no, you're missing it completely.

TSB isn't run by Sara, nor Hanner's mom nor dad.



...It's run by some guy who has Butts Disease.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: akronnick on 12 May 2011, 02:33
lol buttzdiseaxse!!!!!  :-D :evil: :mrgreen:








I am apparently 14 years old.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tetrinity on 12 May 2011, 03:12
...It's run by some guy who has Butts Disease.

*cue dramatic chord (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG9_qnPZDvo)*

Also, panel 3 is totally Elliot's berzerker mode. "PADMAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: themacnut on 12 May 2011, 03:22
Fuck yeah: Padma and Faye, running the negotiations up in here.

Fuck no: Secret Bakery is apparently run either by Scarface or Renee. Do not want. Want even less some jackhole in a suit or Hannermom. BLUH!

I don't think Secret Bakery is run by any staff member we've seen so far. As to whether it's run by some jackhole in a suit...that depends on whther it's unique or part of some chain. If it's a chain, then yeah, jackhole in a suit. If not...we'll just have to wait on Jeph to make the big reveal.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: cesariojpn on 12 May 2011, 03:53
Fuck yeah: Padma and Faye, running the negotiations up in here.

Fuck no: Secret Bakery is apparently run either by Scarface or Renee. Do not want. Want even less some jackhole in a suit or Hannermom. BLUH!

I don't think Secret Bakery is run by any staff member we've seen so far. As to whether it's run by some jackhole in a suit...that depends on whther it's unique or part of some chain. If it's a chain, then yeah, jackhole in a suit. If not...we'll just have to wait on Jeph to make the big reveal.

Or maybe the owner is.....JEPH HIMSELF.

*cue dramatic chord (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG9_qnPZDvo)*

Okay, enough Red Bull for me.....
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Mr_Rose on 12 May 2011, 04:01
The Secret Bakery's Secret Owner is, in fact, Dora. She manages it through a series of proxies though, so the SB staff don't know.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: EcoReck on 12 May 2011, 04:27
Am I the only one who is thinking that Reneé is the possible "boss"?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tetrinity on 12 May 2011, 04:31
Okay, enough Red Bull for me.....

If it's any consolation, my giggle when I read this caused me to splash my drink up my nose. Luckily it was just blackcurrant squash rather than anything hot or fizzy. :psyduck:

Am I the only one who is thinking that Reneé is the possible "boss"?

I dunno, she doesn't really strike me as the "type" to be the boss of a small business. If I had to pick the boss out of the known characters, I'd pick Scarneck (I feel ridiculous calling him that; we need names, Jeph!), though I wouldn't be surprised if it's somebody entirely new.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 12 May 2011, 06:32
Problem with Mr. X-on-his-neck being the boss is that in his first (and only) appearance, he was giving lonely hearts advice to Elliot. 

Now Elliot's calling him "boss" instead of by name?  After opening his heart to him? 

I doubt it. 

It's someone we've not seen yet. 

Or maybe it's the witch that raises wolfhounds (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1716)...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Torlek on 12 May 2011, 06:53
My money's on Vicki. Wouldn't that be a head trip for Marten.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 12 May 2011, 07:10
I'll take that bet. 

'cause it's not Vicki.  She'd be too young.  It can happen, but I doubt she'd have a well enough established business that quickly out of college.  Dora's older, and is still running CoD like it's a one-woman show, with only some part time help. 

Jeph's given us very few older characters, though.  Most are parents, the previous generation.  Then there was Amir, but he was in the direct social circle. 

I'm guessing it would be someone about Amir's age, from a half-generation older (older than the main characters, but not as old as their parents).  Someone who had the time to build up a business, with a regular staff, and maybe even a manager (I get the feeling Padma does things like scheduling and handling emergencies like burning dough hooks. but not much more). 

It'll be interesting to find out! 
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tiogyr on 12 May 2011, 07:45
I dunno, she doesn't really strike me as the "type" to be the boss of a small business. If I had to pick the boss out of the known characters, I'd pick Scarneck (I feel ridiculous calling him that; we need names, Jeph!), though I wouldn't be surprised if it's somebody entirely new.

With the kind of pastry/etc. inventory we've been seeing (counter space and shelves behind the counter going almost wall-to-wall!), the Secret Bakery almost looks like a chain business to me (or one that is trying to look like one).

Maybe the owner or "boss" is out looking for investors and the Secret Bakery we see is the first startup business or something?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Black Sword on 12 May 2011, 08:22
Hmm?  Padma's not the boss?  Who is, then?

...maybe Kenshin the Plaid (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1845) here?

It's intreresting how Hanners said she did not want to meet her doppleganger, yet has been facing him this entire time, bringing up the same objections to the same take-charge types...

On that note, sometimes it's best to let minions out to do dirty work like this. Plausible deniability that way.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pendrake on 12 May 2011, 10:05
For comic #1924...

1. So Padma is not the boss (&/or owner) of The Secret Bakery?  veeerrryyy iiinnnteresting...  If Padma is not the boss/owner, then she has to be either senior employee (like Faye) if not manager from the way she has been portrayed thus far.

2. I do not get the impression that Renee or "scar-neck dude" are "the boss" either, having re-read Number 1845: Everywhere Is The Same (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1845) (feel free to show other examples, counter-points or supportive-wise, QC archivists! :police: ).  I do think that we are going to be introduced to a new TSB character (meaning TSB's boss &/or owner), which will be better.

3. Loved the in-tandem script for this strip, especially Faye + Padma's sharing of word balloons and facial expressions for panels #3-4.

4. I hope we get to see a TSB-analogue of Hanners ;) .  Though I also am coming to think that Elliot possibly may be it, supporting character-wise at least...?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tiogyr on 12 May 2011, 10:16
For comic #1924...

1. So Padma is not the boss (&/or owner) of The Secret Bakery?  veeerrryyy iiinnnteresting...  If Padma is not the boss/owner, then she has to be either senior employee (like Faye) if not manager from the way she has been portrayed thus far.

2. I do not get the impression that Renee or "scar-neck dude" are "the boss" either, having re-read Number 1845: Everywhere Is The Same (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1845) (feel free to show other examples, counter-points or supportive-wise, QC archivists! :police: ).  I do think that we are going to be introduced to a new TSB character (meaning TSB's boss &/or owner), which will be better.

3. Loved the in-tandem script for this strip, especially Faye + Padma's sharing of word balloons and facial expressions for panels #3-4.

4. I hope we get to see a TSB-analogue of Hanners ;) .  Though I also am coming to think that Elliot possibly may be it, supporting character-wise at least...?

I thought this was Hannelore's Doppleganger:

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1844
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: SirDudley on 12 May 2011, 10:35
Huh. I have a feeling that this is going to end in disaster somehow. Or Dora brings the broadsword to the negotiations whilst TSB's owner brandishes a halberd.

Re: Counterparts: Well, seeing as how Padma and Faye are more-or-less-confirmed-to-be counterparts, my theory is that Elliot is Hanners' counterpart with a slight twist. Both are shy and withdrawn in nature (Hanners has made strides to overcome that side of her), except Elliot has something else (to be revealed) to complement Hanners' OCD. Not to mention they seem to be voices of reason in their circle of friends (or try their best to be a voice of reason).


Watch Jeph fuck with our minds and reveal that the owner of TSB is none other than.....JEPH JACQUES!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pendrake on 12 May 2011, 10:48
5. Tiogyr...  Unless "fairy girl" shows up at The Secret Bakery with character lines, I am ruling her out for the moment.  (Not that I would complain about seeing her again... 8-) )

6. Nah, The Secret Bakery is the "legit" front for the true boss &/or owner, who is...

*enters frame*

Vladek: What is wrong with Vladek's coffee?!?  I ground beans with own feets!  I roast beans in furnace I bring from homeland!  You want punch in face!?!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Boomslang on 12 May 2011, 10:54
Is friendshipping against the rules?

Because Elliot and Hanners would seem to get along really well.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tiogyr on 12 May 2011, 11:46
Is friendshipping against the rules?

Because Elliot and Hanners would seem to get along really well.

Probably, though I'd wager this only works as long as people don't try to skipper the friend ship as if it had any extra amenities.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: DJRubberducky on 12 May 2011, 13:58
I think Strip 1868 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1868) is actually a very good indicator that Elliott is Hannelore's counterpart.

Specifically, I'm talking about Elliott's posture in the final panel, in conjunction with his words and expression.

Compare his apologetic stance to Hannelore's posture in panel 3 here (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1103), or even better, all of panel 4 here (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1046).
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: The Duke on 12 May 2011, 14:13

I thought this was Hannelore's Doppleganger:

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1844

I hope that she's the tSB boss.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: jwhouk on 12 May 2011, 14:55
Wait, wait - all this time, I thought Elliot was Marten's Doppelganger?

Here's what I'd thought the whole thing laid out as:

1. Faerie Girl = Hannelore
2. Plaid Shirt Cross Neck Guy = Steve
3. Elliot = Marten
4. Padma = Dora (but now more likely a Faye/Dora combination)
5. Rene = Faye (but now more likely a Faye/Penelope combination)


Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 12 May 2011, 15:31
Poll results for today;
Feet flavoured coffee.  1 (1.8%)
HannerMom Mk. II.  3 (5.3%)
Apparently Marten likes his women like his coffee.  9 (15.8%)
Dora has a secret torture chamber/coffee grinder.  6 (10.5%)
Faye and Hanners are the new Pinky and the Brain.  8 (14%)
Padma…sells coffee…but doesn’t drink it? Blasphemy!  9 (15.8%)
Faye the barbarian.  2 (3.5%)
Elliot – Worst berserker in the world.  14 (24.6%)
World War Coffee?  5 (8.8%)

Total votes - 57
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Emperor Norton on 12 May 2011, 15:41
Why are we still trying to assign them all as counterparts? Seriously, I think that that was pretty much intended as a throwaway first reaction joke.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 12 May 2011, 16:30
I think Strip 1868 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1868) is actually a very good indicator that Elliott is Hannelore's counterpart.

Specifically, I'm talking about Elliott's posture in the final panel, in conjunction with his words and expression.

Compare his apologetic stance to Hannelore's posture in panel 3 here (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1103), or even better, all of panel 4 here (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1046).

I wasn't thinking of Hannelore specifically, but I do remember thinking that was an oddly bashful, feminine pose Eliot was making.

I have the "quietly looming" problem too, though when people do notice me they don't shriek in fear. Probably because I'm 5'3", portly, and female lol.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Method of Madness on 12 May 2011, 16:35
Why are we still trying to assign them all as counterparts? Seriously, I think that that was pretty much intended as a throwaway first reaction joke.
Because it still happened, and is therefore fair game for analyzing.

Also, I must return your question with another question...you don't have any sub-avatar text.  Why?  More importantly, why isn't it "Protector of Mexico"?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Black Sword on 12 May 2011, 18:57
Why are we still trying to assign them all as counterparts? Seriously, I think that that was pretty much intended as a throwaway first reaction joke.
Because it still happened, and is therefore fair game for analyzing.

Also, I must return your question with another question...you don't have any sub-avatar text.  Why?  More importantly, why isn't it "Protector of Mexico"?

I must second Method of Madness here. Why aren't you the Protector of Mexico, sir? Why have you not implemented your decrees abolishing the Democrats and Republicans?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: DSL on 12 May 2011, 19:54
Why are we still trying to assign them all as counterparts? Seriously, I think that that was pretty much intended as a throwaway first reaction joke.
Because it still happened, and is therefore fair game for analyzing.

Also, I must return your question with another question...you don't have any sub-avatar text.  Why?  More importantly, why isn't it "Protector of Mexico"?

I must second Method of Madness here. Why aren't you the Protector of Mexico, sir? Why have you not implemented your decrees abolishing the Democrats and Republicans?

He did. the Demmicans and the Republicrats won't listen.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: cesariojpn on 12 May 2011, 20:42
Am I the only one who is thinking that Reneé is the possible "boss"?

Oh, your a fan of "'Allo 'Allo?" (http://)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Kugai on 12 May 2011, 21:06
Hannderdad owns TSB through a subsidiary company and is fronted secretly by Dale.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Emperor Norton on 12 May 2011, 21:55
Why are we still trying to assign them all as counterparts? Seriously, I think that that was pretty much intended as a throwaway first reaction joke.
Because it still happened, and is therefore fair game for analyzing.

Also, I must return your question with another question...you don't have any sub-avatar text.  Why?  More importantly, why isn't it "Protector of Mexico"?

I must second Method of Madness here. Why aren't you the Protector of Mexico, sir? Why have you not implemented your decrees abolishing the Democrats and Republicans?

I informed Harry Reid that the Senate was no longer needed and was to be abolished. They keep meeting for some reason. If they don't respond by the end of the month I will order Robert Gates to mobilize forces to remove them.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Blackjoker on 12 May 2011, 22:13
Is friendshipping against the rules?

Because Elliot and Hanners would seem to get along really well.

Probably, though I'd wager this only works as long as people don't try to skipper the friend ship as if it had any extra amenities.

Like heated cup holders and penguin totes?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: SirDudley on 12 May 2011, 22:36
Random nature facts....Jeph must have been having a slow day in the script department.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: akronnick on 12 May 2011, 22:38
Well they certainly look ...awkward together. :psyduck:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 12 May 2011, 22:38
BWAHAHAHA!!

Elliot freaked out the freaky.  It's like they were made for each other!  

And that's not a ship, it's a doppleganger remark.  

And the boss is Jim, which made me think of Jhim, from S*P.  No, I don't feel like providing a link... you'll have to find him yourself.  Go, read!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: DSL on 12 May 2011, 22:40
Poor Hanners. Hypotheticals are hell for her.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: akronnick on 12 May 2011, 22:45
To be fair if you're 6'6" you are pretty tall...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: MightionNY on 12 May 2011, 22:45
I'm confused. Why did that weird Hanners out?

Also, 6'6'', I get the random "You're very tall" comments a lot.

Hanners freaks easily? :)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: ysth on 12 May 2011, 22:47
What exactly did her hand sign mean?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 12 May 2011, 22:47
I'm confused. Why did that weird Hanners out?

I think the fact that there's no apparent reason for her to react that way is  the joke.

(Right? It confused me a bit, too)

Good strip, tho; I like Hanners' stream-of-conciousness nervous conversation
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: CompSarge on 12 May 2011, 22:54
Waitwaitwaitwaitwait....Jim?? as in...JIMBO?  :-o *Dun dun DUUUUUUN*

Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 12 May 2011, 23:00
Also, 6'6'', I get the random "You're very tall" comments a lot.
LOL. At 6'4'' I used to think that I'm tall. So when (this happened while I lived in the US) I visited a Big 'n Tall clothing store I was mildly surprised by the salesclerk's greeting: "Ehm... We only cater for the needs of big and tall here.." Only when I showed him my arms, with a regular cut shirt leaving 5-6 inches of my forearm exposed, did he realize my problem, and immediately showed me the rack I was looking for.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Dust on 12 May 2011, 23:08
Waitwaitwaitwaitwait....Jim?? as in...JIMBO?  :-o *Dun dun DUUUUUUN*



So there's where he invested his money.. and disappeared to.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: cesariojpn on 12 May 2011, 23:16
Random nature facts....Jeph must have been having a slow day in the script department.

Because he'd be lost in TVTropes and not get anything done, and you know someone is gonna go all XKCD on Jeph if he uses Wikipedia as a source. (http://xkcd.com/285/)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tova on 12 May 2011, 23:21
I'm confused. Why did that weird Hanners out?

That confused me too, but my theory is that her apparently random leaps of conversation actually had some kind of internal logic in Hanner's mind, and so when Elliot tried to join in, it kind of back-translated into Hanners-logic into something ... freaky ...

I didn't say it was a solid theory.

Edit: Maybe it's much simpler than that in that she thinks that putting an animal in space is terribly cruel to even joke about.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 12 May 2011, 23:25
Oh c'mon...

Surely you've been in the midst of a conversation before and said something that you thought made perfect sense, only to find out it was a complete conversation killer. 

I mean, it's not just me, right? 



Right? 
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Sorflakne on 12 May 2011, 23:26
I've had nearly identical conversations like the one between Hanners and Elliot.  Might explain why I can never pick up girls :(
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tova on 12 May 2011, 23:27
Oh c'mon...

Surely you've been in the midst of a conversation before and said something that you thought made perfect sense, only to find out it was a complete conversation killer. 

I mean, it's not just me, right? 



Right? 

...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Sorflakne on 12 May 2011, 23:30
Quote
I'm confused. Why did that weird Hanners out?
About a thousand comics ago we learned that Hanners has a fear of okapis.  Or at the very least, is suspicious of them.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: tomart on 12 May 2011, 23:30
No, Carl, not just you;

it happens to me a lot...   :|
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tova on 12 May 2011, 23:37
Quote
I'm confused. Why did that weird Hanners out?
About a thousand comics ago we learned that Hanners has a fear of okapis.  Or at the very least, is suspicious of them.

Yet she brought them up?

And no Carl, in spite of my bad joke, you're definitely not the only one. I've been the killer of a conversation more than a few times.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tergon on 12 May 2011, 23:40
Never before has the phrase "Why would you SAY that?" been summed up so perfectly in a picture.  Today made me snicker like mad.  Nice one.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: rje on 12 May 2011, 23:49
Aw I found today's comic very cute for some reason. And I have killed a'plenty of conversations; I tend to make weird logic leaps myself and I'll end up saying something that, yes, is perfectly normal in my head but really off the wall and I get those stares. Those...o_O STARES


...and man. Elliot is tall.
...
Very tall.
And ah. Kind of built. Husky.
...
and stammers a little self-consciously when he talks...
.............
I think I'm in love. ;~;
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Grantzilla on 12 May 2011, 23:51
Waitwaitwaitwaitwait....Jim?? as in...JIMBO?  :-o *Dun dun DUUUUUUN*



So there's where he invested his money.. and disappeared to.

glad to know i'm not the only one with this train of thought.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Emperor Norton on 12 May 2011, 23:51
Quote
I'm confused. Why did that weird Hanners out?
About a thousand comics ago we learned that Hanners has a fear of okapis.  Or at the very least, is suspicious of them.

I only remember her fear of tapirs, not okapis. Granted, I'm not a archive ninja like some people here.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pendrake on 12 May 2011, 23:53
For comic #1925...


1. Art-wise, I really like the side-by-side stances of Elliot and Hannelore.  The way that Hanners' has her hands folded in front and Elliot has his hands folded in back, is really good imagery there.

2. Elliot is indeed very tall.  It will be interesting to see a height-comparison between him and Sven, though I am very certain Elliot has Sven beat in the width area.  It probably would be very scary to see a guy his size go onto "berserker mode."

3. As for any Elliot + Hanners shipping, we already know she will not kiss a boy that is too tall for her (#1760: Helvetica (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1760)) so that angle is likely out.  But I do think this will be the beginning of an "interesting" friendship between supporting characters, however ;) .

4. Hannelore should be freaked out by an okapi, after her experience with giraffes...

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/2754521675_70ee5f016f_z.jpg)

** slurrrp **
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Somebody on 13 May 2011, 02:31
5. Rene = Faye (but now more likely a Faye/Penelope combination)
Renee was introed just having set stuff on fire. Cosette, not Penelope.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: akronnick on 13 May 2011, 03:29
Renee reported the fire, that doesn't necessarily mean she caused it. And Faye has caused more than her own share of destruction in the flaming appliance department.

And Okapi's are what I would Imagine the offspring of a giraffe and a Tapir, were such a thing possible. No wonder Hanners distrusts them.

As a matter of fact, I doubt she'd be comfortable within 100 yards of any African mega-fauna.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: jwhouk on 13 May 2011, 03:35
Sven's probably about six-foot even. (Take a look at the "mathematical formula" joke strip.)

As for today: this isn't two doppelgangers getting together; it's more like two socially inept people trying to strike up a conversation - and both failing badly. And Hilarity Ensues.

Oh, and my money is on Jim being cross-neck-scar guy, not our beloved Jimbo.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: crazdgamer on 13 May 2011, 04:00
Hanners may have been reminded of a bad experience with a male okapi in space, hence her being freaked out at Elliot's seemingly innocent question. 
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: snubnose on 13 May 2011, 04:26
I'm sorry, but I really dont "get" todays punchline.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: orinosuke on 13 May 2011, 05:01
I'm pretty sure Hanners is just shaken up because Elliot's "but what if it was in space" comment may have thown Hanners' fact about okapis on its head. You know how she is, everything has to be sure, and just so.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tiogyr on 13 May 2011, 05:04
I'm pretty sure Hanners is just shaken up because Elliot's "but what if it was in space" comment may have thown Hanners' fact about okapis on its head. You know how she is, everything has to be sure, and just so.

Yeah, and now that "what if" is going to send her into a spiral stream-of-consciousness reasoning culminating in one being sent up to her father's space station to confirm the results.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 13 May 2011, 05:12
...we already know she will not kiss a boy that is too tall for her (#1760: Helvetica (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1760)) ...

I think she was covering for the fact that Faye hit the nail on the head, as it were. 

I'm sorry, but I really dont "get" todays punchline.
...it's more like two socially inept people trying to strike up a conversation - and both failing badly. And Hilarity Ensues.

Oh, and my money is on Jim being cross-neck-scar guy, not our beloved Jimbo.

No, I went over this one before - Elliot calls the boss "boss", which is deferential; but he's opening up to Mr. X about his love life (or his lack thereof) in Mr. X's only appearance, and so he's unlikely to be Elliot's superior.  It's just too inconsistant!

Disclaimer:  I don't write the strip, this is a guess, I've been wrong before, insert caveat here.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: El_Flesh on 13 May 2011, 05:43
So THAT'S the 'tall' comment she gave him. She WANTS to kiss him but cannot because he is TOO TALL!

Because she's definitely flirting, I would say.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Deadlywonky on 13 May 2011, 05:46
Erm, guys, the change in height is due to compression of the spine under earth's gravity, once gravity is removed the 'disks' expand resulting in a several inch gain. (and loss of back pain in John Glen's case)

Unless Okapi usually walk around on their hind legs...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: khendron on 13 May 2011, 05:57
I'm confused. Why did that weird Hanners out?

Also, 6'6'', I get the random "You're very tall" comments a lot.

Hanners freaks easily? :)

Hanner's just encountered a massive shift in her "animal heights" paradigm (similar to what happened when http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=593 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=593) when math became delicious). Now she is going to have to re-evaluate all her prior understanding of animal heights taking into account the heights of various animals in space. No wonder she is freaked out. I foresee a long series of sleepless nights until she's got it all figured out.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Smallpoxxer on 13 May 2011, 05:58
Hanners is so bad at catching on to flirting that I don't think we would be able to tell when she is actually flirting and anything we would view as being flirting would just be Hanners not realizing that she is flirting.

I feel that the punch line is Hanners had two entirely separate thoughts about tall people and the idea of combining those two ideas resulted in her reacting in a very "why would you put a okapis in space" manner.

Its the same as you telling someone that you like pickles and then, a little later, tell them that you like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  If they would suggest that you combined the two, you would look at them like they were crazy.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 13 May 2011, 06:12
Whats the punchline? Well, Hanners brain works like a computer, it processes information by assigning 1s and 0s. Elliot comes along and throws a 2 at her and suddenly Hanners is freaking out.

See, the joke isn't funny when you explain it.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 13 May 2011, 06:20
they rarely are (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ptitle0t9r68ih). 
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheBiscuit on 13 May 2011, 06:22
I definitely sense some attraction between Hannelore and Mannelore. I'm pretty sure her comment to Faye about Sven being too tall was purely defensive and not true. She's attacted to firemen and they surely tend to be tall, broad, solidly built men like Eliott, at least stereotypically. I don't imagine it will lead to anything. Probably they will both just go away with a vague sense of embarrassment and subconscious yearning, but  they might make a fun couple.

If the dickbroom brigade don't like comments like this, that's their problem.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Black Sword on 13 May 2011, 06:30
This comic was really cute, especially the two dopplegangers awkwardly fumbling through conversation about as well as you'd expect from two shy people. The last panel freak out kind of confused me... until I saw pendrake's picture of okapis and realized the logic.

It's also delightful to see Hanners and Elliot seem to be on the road to striking up a friendship. It seems like they'd be able to relate to each other and perhaps find a way to reduce their shyness in inimitable QC style.

(am I the only one happy to see Emperor Norton take his rightful titles?)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 13 May 2011, 06:34
(am I the only one happy to see Emperor Norton take his rightful titles?)

I didn't even notice, to be honest....
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: DSL on 13 May 2011, 07:16
Whats the punchline? Well, Hanners brain works like a computer, it processes information by assigning 1s and 0s. Elliot comes along and throws a 2 at her and suddenly Hanners is freaking out.

See, the joke isn't funny when you explain it.

Yeah, but you make up for it with an explanation that is funny and rings true.  "Throws a 2 at her" -- priceless.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 13 May 2011, 07:36
Priceless? 

No, it's worth about 2 bits...


 :roll:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tiogyr on 13 May 2011, 07:40
Oh, like you wouldn't freak out if #2 was being thrown at you is that too "meta"?.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 13 May 2011, 08:36
Whats the punchline? Well, Hanners brain works like a computer, it processes information by assigning 1s and 0s. Elliot comes along and throws a 2 at her and suddenly Hanners is freaking out.

An alternative hypothesis; 

Elliot went exactly  where Hanner's mind was headed. 

And she always thought her thought process was unique!  Now that's  cause for a freakout! 



Also,
Quote from: Jeph's Twitter
aaaaaaaand out come the Hannelore/Elliot shippers #jeezguys #jeez #seriously #daaaaaaang

This is why we can't have nice things. 
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: ecstaticjoy on 13 May 2011, 08:37
More Hannelore talking to new guy, please! Loved today's comic.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 13 May 2011, 08:45
Also,
Quote from: Jeph's Twitter
aaaaaaaand out come the Hannelore/Elliot shippers #jeezguys #jeez #seriously #daaaaaaang
This is why we can't have nice things. 

Oh, like you wouldn't freak out if #2 was being thrown at you is that too "meta"?.

And people wonder why Jeph doesn't like this part of the forum that much.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tiogyr on 13 May 2011, 08:55
To be fair, Jeph has been pretty clear in the past that he doesn't like any part of the forum and only has it at all so he can have some form of control over it rather than let it happen freely elsewhere on the internet (or one of the moderators posted something to that effect, which is basically the same thing since they are supposed to represent Jeph on here).
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 13 May 2011, 08:58
I doubt Jeph was responding to anything here this time - there's been nothing here in that vein today that should upset him, really, especially when you see that the tweet was only shortly after he posted the strip.  I suspect that there might have been comments in the chat alongside the live stream of his drawing; or maybe some emails or something.

they are supposed to represent Jeph on here

It's his forum; but we try to run it according to the (fairly basic) rules, and our own judgement.  I guess that yesterday's incident showed that our judgement and his are fairly closely aligned, which is not surprising really; we (another admin and I) were discussing a ban when Jeph happened to step in independently and do it.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Border Reiver on 13 May 2011, 09:09
Me, instead of wondering about the conversation, I was wondering more why little Miss OCD was holding her arms in such a way as to emphasize her chest, and Elliott was apparently standing "At Ease" (feet shoulder width apart, hands held behind the back, pulling the shoulders back ). 

Could they be flirting with each other by "posing", are they jsut uncomforatble and don't know what to do, or is there absolutely nothing to it?  Only time, and Jeph, will tell.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: The Duke on 13 May 2011, 09:43
What exactly did her hand sign mean?

It was just kind of a pulling-away motion, I think.

Is the painting behind Hannelore one of the prints that Jeph made with four or the girls as the seasons?  Also, if anyone knows what I'm talking about can you link to them so that others may be enlightened?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 13 May 2011, 10:11
That print's in the merch shop.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Smallpoxxer on 13 May 2011, 10:14
Me, instead of wondering about the conversation, I was wondering more why little Miss OCD was holding her arms in such a way as to emphasize her chest, and Elliott was apparently standing "At Ease" (feet shoulder width apart, hands held behind the back, pulling the shoulders back ). 

Could they be flirting with each other by "posing", are they jsut uncomforatble and don't know what to do, or is there absolutely nothing to it?  Only time, and Jeph, will tell.

I have noticed that Hanners holds her arms in that manner quite often and have also wondered about it. I just assumed that she didn't realize that was how that stance affected her chest.  If I wasn't so lazy, I could search the archives for evidence of this history.

I don't know if Elliott's stance is really classified as at ease.  I'm of similar size and shape to him and that is how I often stand when talking to someone I don't really know.  This is personal experience so could definitely be a different convention else where.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tiogyr on 13 May 2011, 10:53
I think it's really just some "signature" poses from a selection of poses Jeph has in mind for each of the characters, not that they're specifically that expressive with the art at this stage (it isn't all that far from being to that point, but I don't think Jeph means for it to be that detailed in terms of what to take from it as long as he's throwing in other more obvious cues now and then).
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: O8h7w on 13 May 2011, 10:57
I just felt I had to point out some clarifications on the mystery owner of the Secret Bakery.

First, this place is a bakery, that's not the same as a coffee shop. The founder/owner/boss of this thing cares about bread and cakes and pastries and stuff, not coffee - s/he is no barista. And the baking is not done during the day, when the shop is open and the products are sold - and Padma runs the shop and Elliott and those other guys we've seen is around. The boss is in charge of the place at another time, with different coworkers.

Honestly, I think this much is quite easy to tell from the comics we've had now. On the other hand, it doesn't really lead anywhere, it just explains a few of the questions I've seen in this thread... but maybe there's someone more speculative than me here who can come up with some better theories now?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: DSL on 13 May 2011, 11:04
Me, instead of wondering about the conversation, I was wondering more why little Miss OCD was holding her arms in such a way as to emphasize her chest, and Elliott was apparently standing "At Ease" (feet shoulder width apart, hands held behind the back, pulling the shoulders back ). 

Could they be flirting with each other by "posing", are they jsut uncomforatble and don't know what to do, or is there absolutely nothing to it?  Only time, and Jeph, will tell.

I have noticed that Hanners holds her arms in that manner quite often and have also wondered about it. I just assumed that she didn't realize that was how that stance affected her chest.  If I wasn't so lazy, I could search the archives for evidence of this history.

I don't know if Elliott's stance is really classified as at ease.  I'm of similar size and shape to him and that is how I often stand when talking to someone I don't really know.  This is personal experience so could definitely be a different convention else where.
I'd actually classify both poses, especially in the context in which we usually find either character, as nervous/shy, maybe with a touch of insecure.
Also, a nicely done segue. I was expecting either a reveal or a cliffhanger (well, sort of got a little of both in Panel 1) but not the change of POV.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 13 May 2011, 11:08
Is the painting behind Hannelore one of the prints that Jeph made with four or the girls as the seasons?  Also, if anyone knows what I'm talking about can you link to them so that others may be enlightened?

It's been seen (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1847) and noted before (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,25974.msg1005259.html#msg1005259)...

The style is Art Nouveau (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1847), which dates to the turn of the last century, and encompassed all the arts.  Alphonse Mucha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Mucha) was one of it's primary propogators, and made the "seasons" print that inspired Jeph (he actually made at least (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-H-t-Wz1VNU/TNosNVJTurI/AAAAAAAAMdE/d2kCN-eLUCg/s1600/Mucha_SketchForFourSeasons_1900_100.jpg) three (http://www.05news.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Alphonse-Mucha.jpg) versions (http://centristnetblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/alphonse-mucha-les-saisons-1900.jpg)).  The style was also used a great deal in advertising because of its "modernity".  

But it could easily be the work of another artist, and is probably a copy unless Jim is better off than owning a bakery would imply.  There was a big resurgence in Art Nouveau's popularity in the 70's, I remember the prints were copied freely and were just about everywhere - the copyrights probably ran out?  
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Blackjoker on 13 May 2011, 11:27
I don't know if Hannelores expression is from trying to visualize an Okapi in space or a kind of odd consternation at someone following the conversation for this long.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Emperor Norton on 13 May 2011, 11:50
Actually, hands clasped in front of her, while looking more downwards except when she speaks to Elliot seems a very shy stance.

Yes, if she was arching her back forward and raised her chin and smiled while holding her arms that way, it would look more flirtatious. There is more to the "flirtatious girl" stance than clasping the arms in front of you like that. In fact if you look closely even when talking to Elliot, she only raises her head as little as necessary. She looks at him by raising her eyes. And her facial expression is DEFINITELY not flirtatious.

So in my opinion, Jeph created a perfectly natural shy pose. Its also why he draws Hanners that way regularly.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 13 May 2011, 12:14
Specious claims? 

You can't do that on the internet! 

 :police:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 13 May 2011, 12:18
"It was a rhetorical okapi! You actualized it!"
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Kobukson on 13 May 2011, 13:36
Wait...if the "tallening" (as I like to call it) is due mostly to the spine, wouldn't that imply that the okapi would not grow taller significantly since their spine is horizontally oriented rather than vertically oriented and so gravity is not compressing the vertebrae down like springs?  If so, this would explain Hanner's reaction to me in that she was thinking "what, are you thick?" while poor Bakery Guy doesn't even know what an okapi is, hence his comment.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Kugai on 13 May 2011, 13:52
Hannerboyfriend?

Hmmm, interesting.  They seem to have quite a few similarities.

This should prove interesting - Both with the possible union of TSB and CoD and further interaction between these two.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 13 May 2011, 13:55
Hannerboyfriend?

Hmmm, no. (Especially after Elliot accidently created a BSoD with that Okapi question.)
Hannerfriend? Maybe. (Just heaven help him in case he ever mentions giraffes or tapirs)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 13 May 2011, 13:56
Hannerboyfriend?

FYP

Ninja'd anyway.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 13 May 2011, 14:04
Ninja'd anyway.

Ninja?
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg111/PaulC1984/1888a.png)
Ninja'd!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Border Reiver on 13 May 2011, 14:10
Of course it's not truly "At Ease".  He's moving, and his head and eyes are not straight to the front. 
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: The Duke on 13 May 2011, 14:15
Is the painting behind Hannelore one of the prints that Jeph made with four or the girls as the seasons?  Also, if anyone knows what I'm talking about can you link to them so that others may be enlightened?

It's been seen (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1847) and noted before (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,25974.msg1005259.html#msg1005259)...

And I probably brought it up after you did then, too.  Oh well.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 13 May 2011, 14:22
Poll results

Kinda hostile negoitations  0 (0%)
All's fair in coffee and baked goods  23 (37.7%)
Synchronised complaining  11 (18%)
Faye should never be allowed to set terms  1 (1.6%)
Neither should Padma  4 (6.6%)
tSB's boss is...a secret!  5 (8.2%)
tSB's wall and window art is kinda nice  6 (9.8%)
Wholesale for-What?!  1 (1.6%)
Faye Versus Padma! Round Two! Fight!  10 (16.4%)

Total votes - 61
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 13 May 2011, 15:21
Is the painting behind Hannelore one of the prints that Jeph made with four or the girls as the seasons?  Also, if anyone knows what I'm talking about can you link to them so that others may be enlightened?

It's been seen (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1847) and noted before (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,25974.msg1005259.html#msg1005259)...

And I probably brought it up after you did then, too.  Oh well.

No, no one else in the thread even mentioned it.  But it struck me, and when you mentioned it this time...

Well, my wife says I have a lousy memory.  Can't remember anything she says.  But it seems my memory's more visual, not auditory.  Except music, but those are patterns, like math.  Not dry, boring stuff like words.  :roll: :wink: :laugh:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 13 May 2011, 15:49
Hannerboyfriend?

Quote from: Jeph's Twitter
aaaaaaaand out come the Hannelore/Elliot shippers #jeezguys #jeez #seriously #daaaaaaang

Tsk! Tsk!

No reason not to be friends, though.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: DSL on 13 May 2011, 15:57
Two coffee houses, both alike in dignity
In fair Northampton, for the scene is here,
from secret strife break forth to new mutiny,
where cupcakes make barista words unclear

From forth the counter space of these two foes,
Pugnacious Peach and Padma talk of trade
Of bread for bean, and bean for bread
Can such talk be without bosses made?

As baker and barista spin their scheme
OCD girl and berserker talk of space
and effects of its low gravity
on the male of the okapi race

The fearful parsing of this pixel'd tale
and continuance of ship and forum lore
is naught but moderator could remove
and which Jeph endeavours to ignore

The which, if you with f5 key attend,
what here shall miss, his toil shall help you umbersdanb
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 13 May 2011, 16:27
Please give me your address so I can deliver the 50 internets you just won.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: SirDudley on 13 May 2011, 17:46
*applauds DSL's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet's prologue*
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: akronnick on 13 May 2011, 18:04
*clap*



*clap*



*clap*



*clap*



(and so forth...)



Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: CompSarge on 13 May 2011, 18:05
Two coffee houses, both alike in dignity
In fair Northampton, for the scene is here,
from secret strife break forth to new mutiny,
where cupcakes make barista words unclear

From forth the counter space of these two foes,
Pugnacious Peach and Padma talk of trade
Of bread for bean, and bean for bread
Can such talk be without bosses made?

As baker and barista spin their scheme
OCD girl and berserker talk of space
and effects of its low gravity
on the male of the okapi race

The fearful parsing of this pixel'd tale
and continuance of ship and forum lore
is naught but moderator could remove
and which Jeph endeavours to ignore

The which, if you with f5 key attend,
what here shall miss, his toil shall help you umbersdanb

This just made my day.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: tomart on 13 May 2011, 19:35
"The fearful parsing of this pixel'd tale"     Golden!   :laugh:

Hanners' shy arms pose is common in anime & manga.
And I think she's flummoxed by the glaring flaw in his logic:  
To whatever extent the male spine expands, the female's would expand proportionately, negating any comparative change!  
Her face is like, Jeez... (automatically reducing her estimate of his intelligence.)  Poor Hanners; most people will disappoint you.


'Ere yon he stumbles back, worn and weary
from the ever-growing thicket of widening, branching paths,
though never twice the same far-winding way;
by yet another tvtropes link led astray.
 
 And thanks, Carl, for a clever new sig:
"my wife says I have a lousy memory.  Can't remember anything she says."
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Akima on 13 May 2011, 19:40
Two coffee houses, both alike in dignity
Bravo! Very clever! We are not worthy etc...

Hanners of all people should know that there is no "lack of gravity" in space; objects in orbit (like space-stations and their occupants) are in free fall, in a gravitational field not much weaker than on Earth's surface. I know people often do talk about "zero-g" etc. but I'd expect Hanners to be more exact.

Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Grantzilla on 13 May 2011, 20:51
Two coffee houses, both alike in dignity
In fair Northampton, for the scene is here,
from secret strife break forth to new mutiny,
where cupcakes make barista words unclear

From forth the counter space of these two foes,
Pugnacious Peach and Padma talk of trade
Of bread for bean, and bean for bread
Can such talk be without bosses made?

As baker and barista spin their scheme
OCD girl and berserker talk of space
and effects of its low gravity
on the male of the okapi race

The fearful parsing of this pixel'd tale
and continuance of ship and forum lore
is naught but moderator could remove
and which Jeph endeavours to ignore

The which, if you with f5 key attend,
what here shall miss, his toil shall help you umbersdanb
(http://i.imgur.com/nZqak.gif)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 13 May 2011, 21:38
Two coffee houses, both alike in dignity
In fair Northampton, for the scene is here,
from secret strife break forth to new mutiny,
where cupcakes make barista words unclear

From forth the counter space of these two foes,
Pugnacious Peach and Padma talk of trade
Of bread for bean, and bean for bread
Can such talk be without bosses made?

As baker and barista spin their scheme
OCD girl and berserker talk of space
and effects of its low gravity
on the male of the okapi race

The fearful parsing of this pixel'd tale
and continuance of ship and forum lore
is naught but moderator could remove
and which Jeph endeavours to ignore

The which, if you with f5 key attend,
what here shall miss, his toil shall help you umbersdanb
(http://i.imgur.com/nZqak.gif)


(http://i.imgur.com/WUH3u.jpg)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: 0kamisama on 14 May 2011, 00:12
Sorry to be one to blow a big hole in your logic shield, but if Hanners grew up on a space station, where (presumably) there would be little gravity, wouldn't the constant weightlessness have made her much taller?


Oh, and what movie is the slow clap from?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: akronnick on 14 May 2011, 00:52
The effect of weightlessness on height only lasts while you're weightless.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Method of Madness on 14 May 2011, 01:28
Oh, and what movie is the slow clap from?
CItizen Kane.  Watch it ASAP.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Boomslang on 14 May 2011, 01:33
Oh, and what movie is the slow clap from?

Rosebud

Okay, I'll admit, I've never actually watched Citizen Kane. And I feel bad about it, I really do, but considering that's one of the most common memes on the internet, based on one of the most lauded movies in cinematic history, it's legitimately strange to me that someone is ignorant of both sides of it.

Kind of like finding someone who thinks Greenland is the size of North America.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Method of Madness on 14 May 2011, 01:36
Watch it.  Also:
throws a 2 at her
There's no such thing as 2.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 14 May 2011, 02:13
Have you come across Flatland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland)?  It's a story built on attempting to explain or demonstrate concepts that don't exist in your listener's framework.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 14 May 2011, 03:06
The weightlessness vs. length of spine topic is somewhat more complicated. The effect is real and can be observed on Earth as well. IIRC we all lose about half an inch during every day due to compression of the disks in our spines (a bit more, if we strain ourselves, like run a marathon or something), but regain it during the night, as the stress on the disks is absent. But:

Yeah, Hanners would certainly be aware of the first point, as she has grown up at a space station.

Why are we analyzing this to death? (ok that was a dumb question) Let's just hope that Hannelore and Elliott are about to find a new friend.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: DSL on 14 May 2011, 03:14
Sorry to be one to blow a big hole in your logic shield, but if Hanners grew up on a space station, where (presumably) there would be little gravity, wouldn't the constant weightlessness have made her much taller?


Oh, and what movie is the slow clap from?

Jeph had her say on Formspring the station spun to simulate 1g around the rim. ... That'd be a huge space station, much bigger than 2001's double wheel, unless you wanted to spin it fast enough to cause other problems.  But, yeah, even if that wasn't the case, she's been living in surface gravity for years now, and would have shrunk by now. ... Whoops, I see Skewbrow has been here whilst I was typing, and in greater detail.

Also, glad you liked my Shakespearean foray; my favorite is actually Henry V but that doesn't apply to the CoD/tSB storyline ... At least, not yet. And I do need to see Citizen Kane.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 14 May 2011, 05:24
EVERYONE  needs to see Citizen Kane.  Also The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and The Third Man

And for a second tier of cultural references, The 39 Steps, Kind Hearts and Coronets, and the original Psycho


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Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 14 May 2011, 05:48
Watch it.  Also:
throws a 2 at her
There's no such thing as 2.

Thats the whole point you muppet.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 14 May 2011, 09:03
I think he was quoting Futurama. Bender had a nightmare in which he saw a 2, and Fry consoled him by saying there was no such thing.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: iduguphergrave on 14 May 2011, 10:15
If you look closely during Bender's "nightmare" you can actually see the 2. It amused me  :laugh:
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Near Lurker on 14 May 2011, 10:47
You know, this is making me wonder why Hannelore even has the strength to stay upright on Earth...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Method of Madness on 14 May 2011, 10:50
Cold is correct, as is IDUHG.  And PW, I've heard of Flatland but I've never read it.  I'm pretty sure it's in the public domain, though, so I'll check Gutenberg.

Modifier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOn_ySghN2Y About 10 seconds in, on the bottom.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 14 May 2011, 12:54
Flatland:  You need the pictures, so try this (http://www.archive.org/details/flatlandromanceo00abbouoft).  Gutenberg has text only, and there's a version with ASCII art, which I guess will be pretty poor; these are linked from the end of the Wikipedia article I linked to before.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Deadlywonky on 14 May 2011, 13:09
to generate 1g artificially, you would need a habitat with a radius of 224m to spin slowly enough so that you did not get sick every time you turned your head (minimizing Coriolis forces) resulting in a ring habitat with a circumference of 1.4km on the outer wall
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Kugai on 14 May 2011, 13:13
to generate 1g artificially, you would need a habitat with a radius of 224m to spin slowly enough so that you did not get sick every time you turned your head (minimizing Coriolis forces) resulting in a ring habitat with a circumference of 1.4km on the outer wall

Or an Omega Class Destroyer   :-D
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Method of Madness on 14 May 2011, 13:15
PW - Thanks so much for that!  I'm downloading the ePub version right now.

to generate 1g artificially, you would need a habitat with a radius of 224m to spin slowly enough so that you did not get sick every time you turned your head (minimizing Coriolis forces) resulting in a ring habitat with a circumference of 1.4km on the outer wall
That sounds like the setup for an overly complicated "your mom" joke.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 14 May 2011, 14:43
to generate 1g artificially, you would need a habitat with a radius of 224m to spin slowly enough so that you did not get sick every time you turned your head (minimizing Coriolis forces) resulting in a ring habitat with a circumference of 1.4km on the outer wall

In an attempt to reverse engineer your figures: that radius gives a centrifugal acceleration very close to 1g, if the angular speed is exactly 2 full revolutions per minute, so I assume that was the target. Apparently by calculations and testing they have found that at that rate the nausea is tolerable.

Trying to figure out the cause of nausea is giving me a headache. At the moment my best theory is that it is caused by the difference of Coriolis forces experienced by the person's left ear and right ear. Unless I fumbled the math that difference is at its peak, when your nose (= the direction of your rotating head that bisects the angle between your ears) is pointing in the 'bending' direction of the floor. Another way of looking at it is that your one ear is then travelling along the rotation of the habitat while the other is travelling against it, and thus the ears experience different 'local gees' causing nausea.

When your nose points in the direction of the "flat floor", then the motion of your ears is parallel to the axis of rotation, and then the Coriolis force is equal to zero.

Anyway, 1.4km /30 seconds is slightly over 100 mph. That outer wall is really moving.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 14 May 2011, 14:45
Space station options: get acclimated to the Coriolis force, as people get used to being on rocking ships, or do a small station on a long tether from a counterweight. Refinement: make your nuclear reactor your counterweight, using the distance to reduce the need for shielding.

Why am I spending a sunny day designing space stations for imaginary people who already have their own?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Deadlywonky on 14 May 2011, 14:59
Because it's great fun.

Skew, to the best of my knowledge (one of my lecturers at uni), the nausea is caused by a form of travel sickness: if you are standing, facing the direction of spin, and you rotate your head 90 degrees to the left, your eyes tell the brain that the body is stationary,  but because one ear is accelerating into the direction of travel, and the other accelerating away, the perception is that the head is tumbling forwards, as this is not backed up by the eyes, the nausea results.

Cold, that is an idea that's been trialed, NASA looked at it on some of the Gemini missions (11?), and were able to generate a small measurable (but not felt) acceleration around the ATV using a long tether. It is probably the most practical method for a small habitat at the moment, but it would be very difficult to dock any spacecraft to the module, due to the circular flightpath, unless you had a docking tube running to the center of rotation.

one proposed method is having a centrifuge area where the astronauts sleep, as they'd be immobilized they could be exposed to much greater rotation, hence the module could be much smaller. as a result it could be part of a ship (although from memory the destroyer from B5 didn't have anything big enough to be realistic)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 14 May 2011, 15:40
Try this only with an empty stomach:

Get in a swivel chair, spin around in it like a kid would, then lean forward.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: rje on 14 May 2011, 16:46
Compression of the spine, eh?
Does that mean if you lost a lot of weight (say 100 lbs) you'd actually grow taller, because of less weight compressing?
(I am an inch and a half away from 6 ft and I know it's dumb but I want that inch so bad arg)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 14 May 2011, 16:50
Compression of the spine, eh?
Does that mean if you lost a lot of weight (say 100 lbs) you'd actually grow taller, because of less weight compressing?
(I am an inch and a half away from 6 ft and I know it's dumb but I want that inch so bad arg)

I'm literally just under 6ft, not that 5'11" crap, I mean I am that fraction under 6ft. So, yes, I know your pain.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: BlueMark on 14 May 2011, 16:59
one proposed method is having a centrifuge area where the astronauts sleep, as they'd be immobilized they could be exposed to much greater rotation, hence the module could be much smaller. as a result it could be part of a ship (although from memory the destroyer from B5 didn't have anything big enough to be realistic)

That doesn't make sense. Extended bed rest is physiologically very similar to zero g - that is how they do studies on the effects of long duration flights.  You need g-force to stress your bones and prevent decalcification, but even in high g fields there is very little stress on your skeleton during bed rest. Nope. Sleeping quarters are in the low g-sections near the axis.

A full g equivalent is not necessary for long durations - a small fraction should be sufficient to keep your bones healthy and strong. Muscles may be less developed - but that is easily addressed with exercise. The minimum G force needed for long term health is not known, but a half g would seem reasonably safe, and hopefully 1/3rd g too if we are ever to do more than visit Mars. Recent research suggests that it may only be necessary to spend relatively short periods of time exercising in artificial high g on a regular basis to maintain health in zero or very low g environments. So it should be the gym, not the bedrooms in the high g section.

But ... that all applies to healthy adult astronauts ... not a growing child. HannerDad would have been remiss to allow a growing girl to grow in less than a constant, stable 1 g environment.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: BlueMark on 14 May 2011, 17:02
Compression of the spine, eh?
Does that mean if you lost a lot of weight (say 100 lbs) you'd actually grow taller, because of less weight compressing?
(I am an inch and a half away from 6 ft and I know it's dumb but I want that inch so bad arg)

I'm literally just under 6ft, not that 5'11" crap, I mean I am that fraction under 6ft. So, yes, I know your pain.

Get an inversion table, or make some friends in the BDSM community who have a rack. You can gain that extra height ... but it will only be temporary.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Boomslang on 14 May 2011, 17:34
I know there have been studies of invertebrates in freefall- have they done any experiments with mammals in space, to view the results on the offspring? I haven't heard of any, and that'd be quite instructive, I'd think.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Akima on 14 May 2011, 21:14
Skew, to the best of my knowledge (one of my lecturers at uni), the nausea is caused by a form of travel sickness: if you are standing, facing the direction of spin, and you rotate your head 90 degrees to the left, your eyes tell the brain that the body is stationary,  but because one ear is accelerating into the direction of travel, and the other accelerating away, the perception is that the head is tumbling forwards, as this is not backed up by the eyes, the nausea results.
The nausea is actually primarily caused by gyroscopic coupling upsetting the vestibular system of the inner ear (someone inside a rotating space-station has become part of a gigantic gyroscope). Lots more here: http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/artificial_gravity_and_the_architecture_of_orbital_habitats.shtml
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 14 May 2011, 22:16
@Deadlywonky: Thanks for the bit. Sounds like it is actually the same effect I was trying to describe: one ear is experiencing a different acceleration than the other. Much like if the dweller would do the hamster treadmill routine, then he/she would experience a lift or extra weight due to Coriolis all dependiing on whether the direction of running matches with the rotation or not. Except this time his/her head experiences opposite effects on opposite temples ...

@Akima: Thanks for the link!
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: ysth on 14 May 2011, 22:30
EVERYONE  needs to see Citizen Kane.  Also The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and The Third Man

And for a second tier of cultural references, The 39 Steps, Kind Hearts and Coronets, and the original Psycho

Top of my list of everyone-must-see are Office Space and Rustler's Rhapsody.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: SJCrew on 14 May 2011, 22:49
Shocked Hanners is getting just a liiiiiitttle overused.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: akronnick on 14 May 2011, 22:54
Top of my list of everyone-must-see are Office Space and Rustler's Rhapsody.


Folks are talking about great films like Casablanca and Citizen Kane and you're bringing Office Space?


Really?

Really?


Don't get me wrong, Office Space is funny but...



Really?

Really?



And I'm adding The Treasure of the Sierra Madre to the great flicks list.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Carl-E on 14 May 2011, 23:23
There is a difference between the "everybody" must-see list and my  (or your) must see list. 

Mine includes things like Buclkaroo Bonzai  and The Wizard of Speed and Time

But films like Casablanca   (the most quoted film of all time) are cutural touchstones, and really should be part of everyone's experience, just so you can get the damn references when they inevitably come up! 
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Method of Madness on 14 May 2011, 23:24
I don't know Rustler's Rhapsody, but I have absolutely no issue with Office Space being on the must see list.  At all.  It's that good.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Emperor Norton on 15 May 2011, 00:45
I think sometimes older films get built up to more than they are.

Don't get me wrong. There are some amazing classic films that I love, such as The Bridge on the River Kwai and Seven Samurai, but we get this kind of build up where people act like "NOTHING CAN EVER BE THIS GOOD AGAIN."

I'll be honest, some of the big classics, such as Citizen Kane, are probably really interesting if you are studying film, due to all the things it pioneered, but honestly it bored me half to death.

On the other hand, movies like Dark City and Moon which are more recent (1998 and 2009 respectively) are in my opinion amazing films that shouldn't be overlooked just because they happened to not come out in the 40s.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 15 May 2011, 01:50
Movies? For the most part I plead ignorance, but when Casablanca was shown on our national tv, the movie critic of the local newspaper gave it a rating of 6 stars (on a scale from zero to five). I agree. So did my Slovenian housemate in the 80s.

Rio Bravo is the western that would be on my list. Hell, if I can stomach and even enjoy John Wayne's mannerism, then the movie has to be pretty darn good. Some Hitchcock films would also make it to my list.

It does sound like my taste is close to that of the Emperor. Glad you brought up Kurosawa. The movie fanatics in my high school class would have probably given the nod to Dersu Uzala instead of Seven Samurai, though. And when watching Citizen Kane I was expecting a larger than life experience, and can't help saying that I was a bit disappointed.

Also it is kinda pointless to compare movies produced in different eras. The changes in technology act as divides. The first movie ever was mostly a feat of engineering. Similarly, when sound, color, <missing steps here>, computer animation,... were added to the technical repertoire, it took (will take) a while before the great artists master them. Same thing happens in the history of music. We shall never know what kind of pieces Bach or Mozart would have composed for piano, or ... electric guitar.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: akronnick on 15 May 2011, 01:53
Mozart did lots of stuff for piano, but his piano probably didn't sound like ours.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Skewbrow on 15 May 2011, 02:41
Yeah he did, but I have this recollection that Beethoven was (one of) the first great composers, who had access to anything like the modern grand piano capable of producing the full range of sound (both dynamics and pitch). The technology was not mature at Mozart's time, and this placed some constraints on his pieces.

I'm no expert on this, so the usual caveats apply.

Edit: Ok, something like the above seems to be true. See  a Wikipedia article on pianos  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano) for more historical details.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: jwhouk on 15 May 2011, 05:51
Remember: a lot of the stuff the Beatles did was on what we would consider "low tech" equipment. The Beach Boys were famous for emptying out an entire swimming pool just to get the right "echo" sound for a song.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: pwhodges on 15 May 2011, 07:04
The piano reached essentially its modern form and sonority around 1870, I'd say.  But a major essence of it, variable dynamics by throwing hammers at the string, was invented by Cristofori around 1700.  JS Bach is known to have shown no interest in the instrument in earlier life, but it is now thought that in the 1740s he might have had it in mind at least as a possible instrument for some of his music.

None the less, the harpsichord remained dominant pretty much until the end of the 18th century.  In the British Library's National Sound Archive, if you hunt really hard, you will find a recording from 1968 of me playing, among other things, Haydn and Beethoven on a harpsichord that was built close to the time the music was written.  (There is an account of this recording, with a photo of me at the harpsichord, halfway down this page (http://www.michaelgerzonphotos.org.uk/early-days-michael-gerzon.html).)
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Schmorgluck on 15 May 2011, 10:41
As always, for space matters, the very best source or, at least, hub for casual (and not so casual) informations is the Atomic Rockets (http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/index.php) website. For example, the Artificial Gravity (http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/artificialgrav.php) page usefully links to the convenient SpinCalc (http://www.artificial-gravity.com/sw/SpinCalc/SpinCalc.htm).

We shall never know what kind of pieces Bach or Mozart would have composed for piano, or ... electric guitar.
I personally think most Bach pieces already sound great on electric guitars (http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=z-nWs6lhiSI). So yeah, what if he had actually one available?
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: DSL on 15 May 2011, 16:35
Also it is kinda pointless to compare movies produced in different eras. The changes in technology act as divides. ...

Maybe not "pointless," but worthwhile being mindful of the context in which a movie was made: Novelty of the medium or a given technique, technology available, how well resources and talent were used in making the movie (contrasted with what resources were available) ... What have you. Just to offer a personal (and pedestrian) example: One of the reasons I much prefer the original three Star Wars movies is that the Luke Skywalker story arc pushed the limits of technology and compensated with creativity. The prequels, though, had much more available in terms of moviemaking tech and seemed to think that's all that was needed (I thought the ship designs, for example, were much less quirkily creative). That's just IMHO and offered as an illustration.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Akima on 15 May 2011, 16:37
I personally think most Bach pieces already sound great on electric guitars (http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=z-nWs6lhiSI). So yeah, what if he had actually one available?
I've always felt that Bach would have been more of a keyboard/synth kind of guy. There's a reason Switched-On Bach was so successful even back in the Dark Ages before I was born...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tergon on 15 May 2011, 17:48
Yeah, Bach would have been much more into keyboards and the like.  Now, Mozart, I can see rocking out with a theremin and a beatbox generator...
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Grantzilla on 15 May 2011, 23:26
CLASSIC MOVIES TO WATCH:

Aguirre, The Wrath of God
El Topo
The Seventh Seal
Night of the Hunter
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Dust on 16 May 2011, 01:26
Way late to the thread with this, but it occured to me today at work so I had to do an archive dig to check..

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1399
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1925

Maybe I'm too tired to note the finer details, but I'm seeing the same guy. Just saying.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Deadlywonky on 16 May 2011, 03:01
Except that the stranger in the first panel is trying to flirt with Hanners, and Elliott isn't
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Tiogyr on 16 May 2011, 05:11
CLASSIC MOVIES TO WATCH:

Aguirre, The Wrath of God
El Topo
The Seventh Seal
Night of the Hunter


Colossus: The Forbin Project. (http://www.amazon.com/Colossus-Forbin-Project-Eric-Braeden/dp/B0003JAOO0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1305575570&sr=8-4)

AKA, the inspiration for The Terminator.

Edited for proper title and Amazon link.
Title: Re: WCDT 9-13 May 2011 (1921-1925)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 16 May 2011, 12:23
For better searching, the "Forbin" project.