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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: jwhouk on 22 Apr 2012, 05:43
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Another week in Northampton. Discuss.
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I voted for Winslow for a change. We already learned the reason (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2104) why Hannelore took a sample of Marten's blood. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1607) It's time for Winslow to explain this. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2008)
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Winslow is too nice. He might be overcompensating for something. He's an Apple product: they "just work" until they don't, and after that the problems are very difficult to solve.
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It's University of Florida (UF), not Florida University (FU), so Padma transferring there is unlikely.
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Maximum suspense and drama would be if Padma doesn't reply, and that would be in character.
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So how did Hannelore get a sample from Marigold? A sample of what?
Or was the question answered in Skewbrow's link? Something to do with gas chromatography, perhaps?
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It's University of Florida (UF), not Florida University (FU), so Padma transferring there is unlikely.
...Please tell me you were deadpanning that response. :psyduck:
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It's University of Florida (UF), not Florida University (FU), so Padma transferring there is unlikely.
...Please tell me you were deadpanning that response. :psyduck:
He was just being an instigator
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Ha, well played.
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Two minutes for punning.
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That was a Seminole moment in punning
(equal time for FSU)
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State of Florida University (StFU)
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I love* Dora but she can be a real bitch sometimes!
*In a way that is totally appropriate for a fan to love a fictional character, of course.**
**What?
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I've had this guy too many times. Hell, I'm not 100% convinced I haven't had the actual inspiration for this guy. Dora's going to be dead in the street before this is over, Faye, Sven, and Marten lying next to her.
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Comic.
Heh, Dora "Harpy" Bianchi.
Seriously - I'm not sure the therapist is doing Dora any service in presenting that to her. But... if it gets her to think about herself, maybe it'll get us down the road a bit.
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Ooh, comic! Now I can try out my new profile pic. Hope I edited everything right...
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Gee Dora, you did ask...
Just because someone has problems in those areas doesn't mean they are completely like that all the time, which is the message Dora seems to be taking from it. Of course she's not all bad, but they're not having all these sessions to talk about her good parts.
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Jeph's already getting criticism on Twitter over this - wrongfully, I might add.
Look, I'm not sure something like what her therapist is saying to Dora is "proper" in APA circles, but she did ask in that last strip (as WAYF points out), and he's probably got a pretty good idea about what's happening with Dora. She can give him attitude, but that's probably just therapeutic resistance on her part.
And any doofus that wants to think Dora can't cope with her breakup with Marten is just a complete idiot. Dora had these issues before she broke up with Marten. Hell, she probably had them before she met Marten.
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Hell, she probably had them before she met Marten.
Guaranteed.
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Of course, however he depicted a psychiatrist, he'd get people saying that that psychiatrist was objectively wrong, because they're all objectively wrong to someone's objective knowledge. Like the old cliché about certain books, psychiatry is the practice of multiple-choice.
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Poor Jeph just cannot catch a break, can he? :psyduck: I thought that he portrayed the psychiatrist perfectly, and nothing that Dora said in response to his diagnosis was OOC. It sounds to me like he hit the nail right on the head, and Dora (like any human being being criticized) doesn't want to accept the truth.
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Maybe he should have guided her to the realization on her own, but maybe that wouldn't have worked (or hadn't worked), and we know from before that therapists in the QC world use techniques that would be, uh, unorthodox in our world.
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But of course.
"Which eye is your dominant one? I usually like to go in through the other eye socket." (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=649)
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i'dve thought Dora would make a better Gargoyle
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So how did Hannelore get a sample from Marigold? A sample of what?
Or was the question answered in Skewbrow's link? Something to do with gas chromatography, perhaps?
My question is why was he giving the sample to Momo-tan?
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Why would he not give her a straight-out out-front diagnose and "guide her towards it"? This isn't CBT or serious psych stuff, it's just regular therapy for a regular woman who has some issues. It's the way people do this, unless they're out to unnecessarily increase the number of therapy sessions so as to make more cash.
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i'dve thought Dora would make a better Gargoyle
Don't they have one already, and her name is Demona?
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So how did Hannelore get a sample from Marigold? A sample of what?
Or was the question answered in Skewbrow's link? Something to do with gas chromatography, perhaps?
My question is why was he giving the sample to Momo-tan?
Winslow and Momo are just the mules. Hannelore's gotta keep her hands clean.
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Hannelore's gotta keep her hands clean.
In every sense.
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So how did Hannelore get a sample from Marigold? A sample of what?
Or was the question answered in Skewbrow's link? Something to do with gas chromatography, perhaps?
My question is why was he giving the sample to Momo-tan?
That is a mystery. Marigold didn't seem to notice the spilled sample on her sofa, so she probably was not behind it. If it was Hannelore's idea to get a sample from Marigold, then we would have seen Momo giving the sample to Winslow. Something else is behind this. Something. Something sinister (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1975)??
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The idea he's saying it straight to her now because she hasn't been guided to it like he might be trying to do is possible considering how Dora reacted to her first therapy session. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1878)
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The idea he's saying it straight to her now because she hasn't been guided to it like he might be trying to do is possible considering how Dora reacted to her first therapy session. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1878)
Yar, that´s what I thought too.
Due to excessive Obliviousness he just went for slighty more in-your-face approach.
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Woa, I'm glad I can't watch the people bitching about this strip.
+ Agree with Welu.
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So, her therapist is called Phineus? It will take him more than eighty days to get all her issues sorted...
And I am utterly nonplussed at the earlier puns.
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I hope Dora doesn't quit, or try to quit her therapy due to this. Faye will get medieval on her ass.
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And now Dora leaves the office to fine out that the next patient is ....
Winslow.
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The idea he's saying it straight to her now because she hasn't been guided to it like he might be trying to do is possible considering how Dora reacted to her first therapy session. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1878)
Yar, that´s what I thought too.
Due to excessive Obliviousness he just went for slighty more in-your-face approach.
I'm one more in the "my intuitive approach wasn't working so I'll have to do some exposition" camp. I think we'd do well to remember that this scene is about Dora, not her therapist :)
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Poor Jeph just cannot catch a break, can he? :psyduck: I thought that he portrayed the psychiatrist perfectly, and nothing that Dora said in response to his diagnosis was OOC. It sounds to me like he hit the nail right on the head, and Dora (like any human being being criticized) doesn't want to accept the truth.
The thing that the Twitterers (whichever ones are bitching and moaning) have to get their minds around is that QC is not ENTIRELY based on real world events and practices. As a dedicated storyteller, Jeph will go for "plausible" so that it makes sense to us, but as a dedicated webcomic artist, would also give it a bit of an edge to keep us interested in the story.
Like when we were discussing last week's WCDT, the overall sentiment was "the therapist will say what he thinks, then get Dora to think about what he just said". With Dora's "DON'T YOU LEAVE ME HANGING", he gave her the quick wrap-up of what he wants Dora to explore. Dora will still have to find the answers, he's just given her a hint as to what she's supposed to be looking for.
I don't see a problem with that, but then I'm not a therapist (probably more in need of therapy than anything else).
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^ Basically, those people don't know how to read comics.
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Yes, sometimes it's almost as if it weren't a record of events but instead was a story told with various tools including exposition.
The therapist was also right. Dora is insecure (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=293). One way to handle that is to seek control. Everything about that diagnosis fits what we've seen of Dora since her first appearance
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RE: Tweeting twits -- I only saw the one, Erebus something or other, who later claimed he was trying to make a joke but ran into the 140-character wall. Whatever. Learn to edit, pal.
That said, even if Erebus-whatever's tweet was meant to be serious (whatever) and even if I agreed with it (I don't) -- it doesn't even logically follow from the comic.
Not that you need me to say it, but carry on, Jeph.
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Dora is insecure (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=293).
Thank you. One of the best comics ever, and definitely enlightening.
Also why I never listen to any of my cats.
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RE: Tweeting twits -- I only saw the one, Erebus something or other, who later claimed he was trying to make a joke but ran into the 140-character wall. Whatever. Learn to edit, pal.
That said, even if Erebus-whatever's tweet was meant to be serious (whatever) and even if I agreed with it (I don't) -- it doesn't even logically follow from the comic.
"I just think the whole 'girl can't cope with the breakup and needs therapy but he's totally fine' schtik is insensitive."
I totally fail do see how it could even remotely be the basis for a joke. I say it shows a total lack of basic reading skills since, as you said, it has absolutely nothing to do with anything happening or having happened in the comic.
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It looks like that twitter account (and the guy's comic) were recently created (1 month, 2 months, respectively)... I wouldn't be surprised if he made that comment simply to garner some attention, since it obviously didn't take into account Dora's history/the greater context of the comic/etc/whathaveyou/moob/owls.
While I'd support new webcomics generally, taking a potshot at a veteran like this seems like behavior not to be encouraged. IOW this is probably a case of "don't feed the troll"
If his comment was sincere, then he'd do well to stop trying to teach Jeph to suck eggs
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What other fallout are we going to see now that we're back on earth?
Momo is gonna need a hard reset after her Holopony incident... 4 (6.7%)
Pintsize and Station become friends! (impending doom sound) 5 (8.3%)
Winslow reveals a deep, dark secret... 5 (8.3%)
More Therapy Issues with Dora (and Sven!) 18 (30%)
Faye and Angus consider moving in together! 2 (3.3%)
Marten gets a reply to his e-mail... an "FU" reply. 8 (13.3%)
Steve has somehow prevented Cosette from burning down his apartment building. 4 (6.7%)
The new baker-barista at The Secret Bakery finally appears! 7 (11.7%)
Spathe Ham - The Rock Opera premieres at Smif College! 2 (3.3%)
Whatever it is - it's gonna be HILARIOUS! 5 (8.3%)
Total Members Voted: 60
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So, Pintsize and Station becoming friends. What's the worst that could happen?
They'll probably just trade porn, get drunk, and wake up in virtual Mexico. Then after that... Uh, all hope for humanity is lost.
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COMIC!
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I like the unpleasantly surprised Dora in panel 2.
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Okay, I'm calling panel 3 sadface-Dora as the most D'awww-inducing cute/pitiful we've seen her in the entire comic. Hell, possibly even in the whole comic, barring a few of Hannelore's (obviously) or perhaps some of Faye's at her darker moments.
Note: If you don't agree with me, make sure you noticed her eyebrows turning up at the inside corners; without that detail she just looks grumpy.
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Dora's face looks subtly different here to me. Another style shift in the offing?
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Okay, I'm calling panel 3 sadface-Dora as the most D'awww-inducing cute/pitiful we've seen her in the entire comic. Hell, possibly even in the whole comic, barring a few of Hannelore's (obviously) or perhaps some of Faye's at her darker moments.
Note: If you don't agree with me, make sure you noticed her eyebrows turning up at the inside corners; without that detail she just looks grumpy.
I don't know if I'd go that far, at least not while this Dora expression (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1608) exists, but you do make a good point. There is certainly more than a hint of grumpy in there, which makes it a more compelling expression to look at.
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i'dve thought Dora would make a better Gargoyle
Don't they have one already, and her name is Demona?
Yes, but Dora would whup Demonas ass. :-D
Did Dora really expect nothing more than an honest answer from The Pugnacious Peach?
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I did a double take. Why was Faye using a Tig unit?
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To make a latte, according to the title.
I'm guessing it's more statuatory than that, though.
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I chuckled, then I d'awwwwed. :-D To be fair, Dora should have seen that one coming.
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Dora's face looks subtly different here to me. Another style shift in the offing?
Her hairstyle is throwing me off. I don't like it.
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I did a double take. Why was Faye using a Tig unit?
She is a sculptor in metal, so might well use TIG welding, and it might be a visual metaphor for the way Faye burns Dora? I notice that Jeph painted the gas cylinder the correct green for Argon, a common inert gas used in TIG welding. Colour me impressed.
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If his comment was sincere, then he'd do well to stop trying to teach Jeph to suck eggs
Sincerely lacking in life experience, I'd say.
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Still trying to figure out why Faye had her welding gear at the front counter. And where is her visor? This isn't Star Wars, there is OHSA rules to be followed in the workplace dammit!
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Still trying to figure out why Faye had her welding gear at the front counter. And where is her visor? This isn't Star Wars, there is OHSA rules to be followed in the workplace dammit!
I really hope she wasn't planning to burn the shop down while Dora was gone and just didn't make it.
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Still trying to figure out why Faye had her welding gear at the front counter.
Being colorblind, I didn't pick up on the colour code of the tank.
I was assuming that it was an airbrush, and the tank was nitrogen or oxygen.
Now, why she would be airbrushing is almost as much a mystery as why she'd be welding in a coffee shop, but I'm willing to let it go as a non-sequitor placed there simply to drive us mad with speculation.
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Presumably she's working on the next sculpture (coffeesaurus?); why Dora has allowed or suggested that she do it in CoD is a mystery (or is it the next plot point?)
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She fnally got fed up and spot welded Pintsize's mouth shut. Now, she's trying to hide her "weapon" under the counter with the others.
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Until someone pointed out the TIG welding aspect I assumed it was a helium tank for party balloons and was imagining Faye's dialogue in a Donald Duck voice.
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That is some serious Dorapout.
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One might say, aDorable.
One might also duck and cover after saying that.
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Dora's face looks subtly different here to me. Another style shift in the offing?
Basically the same as http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=2079 (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=2079). So, I don't think so.
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I really hope Faye was wearing some kind of glove/long sleeve combo when she was welding. I decided to be a tough guy yesterday and not do that, and now I have a sweet UV-B* burn on my arm.
*The "B" stands for "bad".
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One might say, aDorable.
One might also duck and cover after saying that.
As cute as it is, her therapist wants her to try and discover why she feels that way. I guess you could say that he wants Dora to be... 8-) an Explorer.
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One might say, aDorable.
One might also duck and cover after saying that.
Put a dollar in the pun jar.
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Does the pun jar take PayPal?
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I'm pretty sure that the gas cylinder contains carbon dioxide since it's gray. That's the color code for CO2 in this neck of the woods. (I live in Keene,NH which isn't too far away from Northampton,MA)
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Does the pun jar take PayPal?
There is a "donate" button to click.
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I'm not going to lie. I laughed with this strip and wanted to give Faye a high five.
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I really hope Faye was wearing some kind of glove/long sleeve combo when she was welding. I decided to be a tough guy yesterday and not do that, and now I have a sweet UV-B* burn on my arm.
*The "B" stands for "bad".
Welcome, new person!
Faye presumably knows some of the safety precautions, since she's done metal sculpture. On the other hand, isn't there a safety rule about having flammable materials nearby?
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Is it possible they use the gas to make some sort of home-brew carbonated drink? I don't know too much about beverage preparation...
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A coffeeshop I frequent keeps a blowtorch around for browning off brulle tops in sugar on certain drinks, but the model Faye's using seems a bit overkill for that use, so I assumed it was gear for working on espressosaurus.
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Thanks for the warm welcome!
For those who are curious, Faye is likely using something like this here welder (http://www.millerweldersales.com/product_details.cfm?category_id=7&product_id=233). It's about as portable as they come, plugs into a standard 120V single-phase outlet, and has enough power to do all but the largest jobs efficiently. Dora's electric bill is going to go up, and the Coffee O' Doom is going to smell real weird for a while, but there's no reason it wouldn't work otherwise.
As for the person saying the grey bottle is CO2, well, yes CO2 bottles are grey, but that bottle is standard argon green, as someone else pointed out previously. Also, in the first panel she's holding a TiG torch, plus the title of the comic is rather leading.
To the blowtorch theory, arc welders don't work that way. They only generate heat when they arc through something both solid and conductive. If Faye is making a drink with that thing, let's see... Well I suppose she could be using the welder to pump heat into a metal cup with a beverage in it, but that is so, so silly.
My conjecture, based on the fact that Faye is rather crafty, is that she was making/modifying something to either, A) help out around the shop, B) spruce the place up, or C) murder/maim Pintsize/customers.
EDIT: The rule about having flammable materials around is, "DON'T DO IT!".
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Faye Whitaker is as subtle as the torch she was using. And almost as dangerous unless precautions are taken. :evil:
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I really hope Faye was wearing some kind of glove/long sleeve combo when she was welding. I decided to be a tough guy yesterday and not do that, and now I have a sweet UV-B* burn on my arm.
At least you were wearing a visor, or you wouldn't have been able to see to type that. I was in the ER at work once when the ambulance brought in a guy who had been arc-welding without proper eye protection. It was not a pretty sight. Welders are not toys.
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My boss MiG welds with no protection at all pretty much constantly. Just closes his eyes before making the actual weld. It's utter idiocy, and terribly dangerous, but he seems to be immune to heat, UV rays, and slag. One of my co-workers tried it once and ended up with an arc burn on his eyelids. Personally, I have no desire to go blind, so helmet it is.
EDIT: I'm really want to see what Faye's welding helmet looks like. Different personalities choose different helmets, in my experience. I'm curious to see what her design choice says about her.
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Concerns over your boss' eyesight and general health aside (which seems to be his attitude) -- why would I trust a weld he makes? My limited understanding of TIG welding is that it requires a certain precision as far as distance of arc tip from the weld, as well as feeding in the fill metal, which seems to be an impossibility with one's eyes shut.
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Yes, you're definitely correct, he never TiGs like that, and to be honest if anyone could I would be *very* impressed. But MiG is just point and shoot, if what you're doing doesn't have to be structurally sound. It's like a glue gun. A really, really hot, dangerous glue gun for metal.
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Faye's one of those who welds the story together
*Drops a slip of Latinum in the jar*
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Given Dora's' musical tastes, perhaps they need a welder to prepare the metal lattes.
Would anyone be surprised if one of the specials turned out to be a cup of scrap iron?
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Yes, you're definitely correct, he never TiGs like that, and to be honest if anyone could I would be *very* impressed. But MiG is just point and shoot, if what you're doing doesn't have to be structurally sound. It's like a glue gun. A really, really hot, dangerous glue gun for metal.
Ah ... I misread you. MIG, not TIG. Still and all, though ... he doesn't really set a good example for the rest of the shop, does he?
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Yes, you're definitely correct, he never TiGs like that, and to be honest if anyone could I would be *very* impressed. But MiG is just point and shoot, if what you're doing doesn't have to be structurally sound. It's like a glue gun. A really, really hot, dangerous glue gun for metal.
Ah ... I misread you. MIG, not TIG. Still and all, though ... he doesn't really set a good example for the rest of the shop, does he?
Wait, when did we get into discussing Russian Military Hardware?
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That would be MiG, with the lowercase "i," not MIG.
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I really hope Faye was wearing some kind of glove/long sleeve combo when she was welding. I decided to be a tough guy yesterday and not do that, and now I have a sweet UV-B* burn on my arm.
*The "B" stands for "bad".
Your talking about a place that both has a Malaysian battle spatula and a broad sword behind the counter and once used it to crack open a pot on one of their employe's heads.
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My comment wasn't so much about workplace safety as it was about Faye needing SPF Irish. I wouldn't want to be around for the complaining and battle spatula throwing if she got an arc burn all over her arms and hands.
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Faye's probably used the TIG welder to combine the Battle Spatula, the Fighting Spoon and the Anti-Robbery Broadsword into the Swiss Army Knife of Doom.
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...Swiss Army Knife of Doom.
Does that come equipped with a Useless Broom Made Entirely of Dicks?
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And possibly a butt opener?
Wait, do I have to pay the pun jar for that?
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I'm guessing Faye's an Andres Serrano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andres_Serrano) fan.
Seriously, Faye what the hell
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B...Bonercat...
...PissCat. Catpiss. CatCoffee. PissCoffeeCat...
:psyduck:
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That would be MiG, with the lowercase "i," not MIG.
Da comrade
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Wait...
Which orifices do the milk and steam come out of?
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I can see why she was welding at work. 1) Pintsize would find some way to create mischief with an espressosaurus kitty that can pee coffee. 2) Pintsize + welder = We better get the hell outta here.
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I really hope Faye was wearing some kind of glove/long sleeve combo when she was welding. I decided to be a tough guy yesterday and not do that, and now I have a sweet UV-B* burn on my arm.
*The "B" stands for "bad".
I typically go glove-less on my filler hand when TIG welding, but yeah, it's surprising that she doesn't have a glove for her torch hand.
Also, yeah, the long sleeve thing too. I have also gone short sleeved and gotten burned.
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Wait...
Which orifices do the milk and steam come out of?
Steam comes out of the ears, and milk comes from...
Hmm. Considering how it looks like it has balls, I have no clue where the milk comes from.
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Faye is making a coffee machine based on a plushie that Dora (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1914) owns (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1915)?
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Wait...
Which orifices do the milk and steam come out of?
Steam comes out of the ears, and milk comes from...
Hmm. Considering how it looks like it has balls, I have no clue where the milk comes from.
Milk, milk, lemonade espresso, around the corner fudge is made. Duh.
Then again they don't say anything about steam...
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Faye is making a coffee machine based on a plushie that Dora (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1914) owns (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1915)?
Actually it's entirely different. Dora's plushie is just a cat, where as this is possibly the first instance of Bonercat (http://bonercat.tumblr.com/) being used in a comic that i can think of.
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Bonercat espresso machine FTW
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Bonespresso Cat.
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I would just put a sign above it saying "Welcome to espresso territory."
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I want one!
(http://static.techspot.com/images2/news/thumbs/2011-03-11-thumb11.jpg)
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Thanks for the warm welcome!
For those who are curious, Faye is likely using something like this here welder (http://www.millerweldersales.com/product_details.cfm?category_id=7&product_id=233). It's about as portable as they come, plugs into a standard 120V single-phase outlet, and has enough power to do all but the largest jobs efficiently. Dora's electric bill is going to go up, and the Coffee O' Doom is going to smell real weird for a while, but there's no reason it wouldn't work otherwise.
EDIT: The rule about having flammable materials around is, "DON'T DO IT!".
It actually almost looks like a TiG conversion sitting on top of a buzz box, kinda like so: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/tigkit.php (http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/tigkit.php)
If you know how to verify it's in good working order (won't electrocute you or spontaneously combust), a cheap second-hand buzz box isn't hard to come across and the conversion makes for a TiG welder that won't break the bank.
As for why she'd do it at the coffee shop, she lives in an apartment where else is she going to do it at? Apartments are not large-equipment hobby friendly.
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Wait...
Which orifices do the milk and steam come out of?
Steam comes out of the ears, and milk comes from...
Hmm. Considering how it looks like it has balls, I have no clue where the milk comes from.
It's not milk - more of a thick cream.
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Eww. Good one.
How's he going to pee with a boner on?
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Do not underestimate the power of the Bonercat.
As an unreformed, unrepentant and inveterate punster, I would order a cup of bonerspresso just for the ability to say:
"Augh! This p!ss tastes like COFFEE!"
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It could be a buzz-box, I wouldn't put it past Faye. But it's as likely to just be a Lincoln instead of a Miller, since those are red.
RE: my comment on helmet choices, apparently Faye's helmet says, "I don't give a fuck what my helmet looks like. I'm fucking welding." My helmet says something similar about me. I'm really glad she doesn't have one of those ones with like, skulls and electric blue flames or whatever.
Also, why oh why would Jeph inflict such horrible pain on her? She is going to have such a bad arc burn on her arms, what with that pasty white skin. Although, if she can withstand all that heat, being so close to her welds, maybe she is immune. FAYE IS A SUPERHERO ZOMG! :psyduck:
Now I have the insane desire to make a bonerspresso machine.
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Oh, the alley. Oh, the
mammaries memories Faye must have of this place!
Oh, and the meter has changed since last we saw it;
(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4124/5084010071_709880d95c_m.jpg)
It no longer looks like Pintsize...
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It no longer looks like Pintsize...
Woa, I did not see that before until now.
What has been seen....!!! :psyduck:
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Oh, the alley. Oh, the mammaries memories Faye must have of this place!
Oh, and the meter has changed since last we saw it;
(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4124/5084010071_709880d95c_m.jpg)
It no longer looks like Pintsize...
I was going to say something about how the needle only changed direction because they have been using electricity, but I see now what you mean. There is an extra dial. Hmm. Utilities must have come by and upgraded it.
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Maybe Pintsize's third eye opened?
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What hath God wrought...
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Heh, good ol' predictable Steve.
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yeah after all those space comics it's nice to get back to basics for a while
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Our fearless leader is apparently looking for some guest strips. I still say one of these days we should do a forum-collaborated guest strip for the man.
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That would quickly turn into the most NSFW webcomic in the history of the internet.
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I agree. A forum-sourced guest comic.
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That would quickly turn into the most NSFW webcomic in the history of the internet.
Meh, I'm sure it could surpass that. Like not even a word in any language for how epic it is, but what do I know, I'm a noob.
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We'd have to agree to keep it SFW and without shipping.
And we'd have to have someone actually do the drawing for us. No sense in having The Boss do the drawing on a "guest strip".
And it'd have to be something relatively funny, while perhaps having some sort of reference to the boards.
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Here you go:
(http://i.imgur.com/HGO9L.png)
Faye: Those Forum People are CRAZY!!!
Dora: I told you not to rile them up!!!
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Wasn't thinking of a caption game thing. Thinking something more organic.
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Yeah, I was gonna say, doesn't that technically count as making Jeph draw it?
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Wasn't thinking of a caption game thing. Thinking something more organic.
Best I could do since I can't draw worth a darn without straight edges and triangles.
Merely a suggestion, anyway.
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Thanks for the warm welcome!
For those who are curious, Faye is likely using something like this here welder (http://www.millerweldersales.com/product_details.cfm?category_id=7&product_id=233). It's about as portable as they come, plugs into a standard 120V single-phase outlet, and has enough power to do all but the largest jobs efficiently. Dora's electric bill is going to go up, and the Coffee O' Doom is going to smell real weird for a while, but there's no reason it wouldn't work otherwise.
EDIT: The rule about having flammable materials around is, "DON'T DO IT!".
It actually almost looks like a TiG conversion sitting on top of a buzz box, kinda like so: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/tigkit.php (http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/tigkit.php)
If you know how to verify it's in good working order (won't electrocute you or spontaneously combust), a cheap second-hand buzz box isn't hard to come across and the conversion makes for a TiG welder that won't break the bank.
As for why she'd do it at the coffee shop, she lives in an apartment where else is she going to do it at? Apartments are not large-equipment hobby friendly.
Thanks for the info! I'm going to have to pass this along to some college friends of mine - they need a welder on the cheap, and this would be a perfect solution for them. :-)
... I mean, short of a full-blown MIG setup, but hey.
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Beer and Sympathy
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That would quickly turn into the most NSFW webcomic in the history of the internet.
Give some of us a day or two. It could turn XXX-rated.
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Wasn't thinking of a caption game thing. Thinking something more organic.
I can draw to a degree, although my art style is very similar to Jeph's since I learned a lot of drawing my characters from reading the webcomic and watching his art evolve. I would just need to get my Cintiq when I get back to homeport. Or I guess I could draw it on paper and scan it up although that feels so primitive xD.
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I don't usually drink beer, but when I do, I prefer something with a label that says "BEERS" on it.
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The carton of bottles is labelled:
BEERS
6 of 'm
That is getting down to essentials.
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Marten, your bitterness is showing.
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Well, Steve is kind of like a comic-relief character but I still find those kind of questions a bit annoying specially if you know...were in friggin space. Like that granma or other relative that always ask you why you don't have a gf or something, on the same day you took a doctorate.
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Is it me or have there been a fair few comics with with (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2172) beat (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2166) panels (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2153) lately (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2163)?
That said, I do like Steve's arched eyebrow in the third panel.
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Steve could have been really crass and said "Didn't you even touch a wiener?".
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"BEERS Six of 'em" is the greatest beer logo of all time.
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Thanks for the info! I'm going to have to pass this along to some college friends of mine - they need a welder on the cheap, and this would be a perfect solution for them. :-)
... I mean, short of a full-blown MIG setup, but hey.
You can actually get full-blown setups for fairly cheep if you don't mind used units. My boss just sold our old, fully-functional, single-phase MIG for $1500. If they do some legwork, hit up local shops, craigslist, auctions, etcetera, they might get lucky.
On a more current note, I'd like to see Coffee O' Doom set up a micro brewery in the back. "BEER: Fuckin' Drink Some."
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I wonder if Beers brand beer is AMAZING or awful...
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BEERS is such a great tasting beer that it doesn't even need a name. It is the quintessential beer. THE beer, as it were.
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Steve could have been really crass and said "Didn't you even touch a wiener?".
That could imply he was soloing. Since he was rooming with Marigold, would he do that? Hell, would anyone solo up there when the Station might drop by to chat?
S: Sir, you heart rate is elevated do you need assistance?
Person: N-n-no
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God knows what Station would send in if you said yes.
-shudder-
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God knows what Station would send in if you said yes.
-shudder-
More than likely those kill drones with defibulators for arms
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BEERS is such a great tasting beer that it doesn't even need a name. It is the quintessential beer. THE beer, as it were.
Or "De Beers?"
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BEERS is such a great tasting beer that it doesn't even need a name. It is the quintessential beer. THE beer, as it were.
BEERS.: the beer of beers. 100% beer by volume.
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BEERS is such a great tasting beer that it doesn't even need a name. It is the quintessential beer. THE beer, as it were.
BEERS! It's the beer they give you when you ask for BEERS!
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I don't often drink beer, but when I do, I drink BEERS 6 of 'em.
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I wonder if Beers brand beer is AMAZING or awful...
Both.
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BEERS is such a great tasting beer that it doesn't even need a name. It is the quintessential beer. THE beer, as it were.
Or "De Beers?"
Except in Chicago, where it's "DA beerss!"
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Whoa! comic is up. And I wonder what Francis looked like through those glasses.
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What does it mean that Marigirl's T-shirt changed?
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What does it mean that Marigirl's T-shirt changed?
Marigold's glasses are a portal to the moe dimension, where even the most basic fabric of reality is animu. Therefore, her shirt must reference something animu continuously.
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God Angus' anime facial expression made me laugh so hard. So Angusty. /pay pun jar
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I also like how his book changed into...what, a kindle? A nook?
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I also like how his book changed into...what, a kindle? A nook?
I didn't notice at first!!! lolol thanks
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Huh, her shirt's been updated - and then way, way, downdated.
...wait, Mass Effect?
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How the hell can there be both moe and bishōnen in the same frame? IMPOSSIBLE!!
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One word: CLAMP.
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What does it mean that Marigirl's T-shirt changed?
Marigold's glasses are a portal to the moe dimension, where even the most basic fabric of reality is animu. Therefore, her shirt must reference something animu continuously.
It's the romanji phonetics for Sephiroth. If written in the actual characters it would read セフィロス.
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I also like how his book changed into...what, a kindle? A nook?
I think it's supposed to be a black-covered notebook, actually. I.E., probably a Death Note.
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One word: CLAMP.
Yeah.....no. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxcBJABo7zM&list=FLBDmYVwFBGGYgsNZkrHBkcw&index=3&feature=plpp_video)
I also like how his book changed into...what, a kindle? A nook?
I think it's supposed to be a black-covered notebook, actually. I.E., probably a Death Note.
It's actually a Debu Note. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ihEQlIJOIA)
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One of my friends used to wear her roommate's glasses on occasion. She's blind, so it was purely for the lulz.
"Holy crap! I can't see s*** in these!"
I'm going to have to put it in the comic at some point.
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Oh, great, now we're giving Slydon hints for HIS comic :P
(BTW, did you answer Jeph's call for guest strips at all?)
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What other fallout are we going to see now that we're back on earth?
Momo is gonna need a hard reset after her Holopony incident... 7 (8.1%)
Pintsize and Station become friends! (impending doom sound) 11 (12.8%)
Winslow reveals a deep, dark secret... 5 (5.8%)
More Therapy Issues with Dora (and Sven!) 26 (30.2%)
Faye and Angus consider moving in together! 2 (2.3%)
Marten gets a reply to his e-mail... an "FU" reply. 9 (10.5%)
Steve has somehow prevented Cosette from burning down his apartment building. 6 (7%)
The new baker-barista at The Secret Bakery finally appears! 7 (8.1%)
Spathe Ham - The Rock Opera premieres at Smif College! 3 (3.5%)
Whatever it is - it's gonna be HILARIOUS! 10 (11.6%)
Total Members Voted: 86
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Really clever use of the medium, methinks.
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One word: CLAMP.
Yeah.....no. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxcBJABo7zM&list=FLBDmYVwFBGGYgsNZkrHBkcw&index=3&feature=plpp_video)
You're not going to look me in the eye and tell me there's not both moe and bishonen in Code frakkin' Geass.
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(BTW, did you answer Jeph's call for guest strips at all?)
I finally caved in, got a twitter account, and offered Jeph my axe.
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What does it mean that Marigirl's T-shirt changed?
Marigold's glasses are a portal to the moe dimension, where even the most basic fabric of reality is animu. Therefore, her shirt must reference something animu continuously.
It's the romanji phonetics for Sephiroth. If written in the actual characters it would read セフィロス.
...My dear Omega Entity, I knew that, and I am well-versed enough in moonspeak* to know the characters for Sephiroth's name. :P
I probably should have deadpanned something about how it indicates she's a big fan of Final Fantasy 7, but opted to reference theoretical realms of horror Lovecraft could not dream of.
One word: CLAMP.
Yeah.....no. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxcBJABo7zM&list=FLBDmYVwFBGGYgsNZkrHBkcw&index=3&feature=plpp_video)
You're not going to look me in the eye and tell me there's not both moe and bishonen in Code frakkin' Geass.
I gotta go with Near Lurker here. The ratio is slanted towards the pretty boys, as tis all things CLAMP, but there is certainly moe there as well.
Nice catch on the kindle/Death Note/Debu Note though.
(* : I use the term "moonspeak" for Japanese solely as an enthusiast for said culture and a failed student of its language. No disrespect is intended, and a sincere, contrite apology to anyone who is so offended.)
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One word: CLAMP.
Yeah.....no. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxcBJABo7zM&list=FLBDmYVwFBGGYgsNZkrHBkcw&index=3&feature=plpp_video)
You're not going to look me in the eye and tell me there's not both moe and bishonen in Code frakkin' Geass.
I gotta go with Near Lurker here. The ratio is slanted towards the pretty boys, as tis all things CLAMP, but there is certainly moe there as well.
Nice catch on the kindle/Death Note/Debu Note though.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that defaulted to thinking the book became a Death Note. Bishi Angus even kinda looks like Light.
As for Geass, it's absolutely slanted towards the bishonen but there were some extremely moe moments. *sighs* Now I need to go back and watch that show again. I wonder if Bandai finally got off their ass and released a box set of either season.
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Why does Marigold gots that long armpit hair in panel 3? :psyduck:
(edit: Oh screw grammar, its eight thirty in the mornin' here.)
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It's long head hair hanging down her back and spreading out.
Unless there's a reference I know nothing of...
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I have to agree with Marigold there. Having glasses like that would be f'ing awesome. Though, I'm not sure exactly what anime I would prefer to see all the time.
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It's long head hair hanging down her back and spreading out.
[ ... ]
I've seen it. I can't un-see it.
@cvcharger:
Blame! ...
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Azumanga... or Nichijou. ALL THE TIME
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If written in the actual characters it would read セフィロス.
Why can't Scotsmen learn Japanese?
A clever strip this, that I had to "read" two or three times to get. And note the title of the book Angus is reading. Apparently someone's biography has been published in the QCverse.
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Jeph's, in fact. I read it as: "BUTTS LOL: THE JEPH JACQUES STORY"
[EDIT]
On a closer look, that's not it:
(http://cassland.org/images/BookTitle.jpg)
Perhaps "JAMES ROLLINS", or "JOANNE ROWLING"?
Jeffrey Rowland of Overcompensating and Wigu fame is the most likely biographical subject.
That works for me.
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I would assume glasses like that would be highly unpractical for Marigold, since she cannot read any Mangas with such glasses.
They would manga-fy the Mangas ... the results would probably be horrible ...
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I would assume glasses like that would be highly unpractical for Marigold, since she cannot read any Mangas with such glasses.
They would manga-fy the Mangas ... the results would probably be horrible ...
Pun jar. NOW.
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I wonder what Angus' prescription is like...
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He's obviously gone to wearing contacts.
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Jeph's, in fact. I read it as: "BUTTS LOL: THE JEPH JACQUES STORY"
[EDIT]
On a closer look, that's not it:
[image]
Perhaps "JAMES ROLLINS", or "JOANNE ROWLING"?
Jackson Pollack, perhaps?
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What the heck does it say on Mari's shirt, originally? I heart Gawwwns?
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To be honest I found this one too far-fetched. It doesn't quite work.
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What the heck does it say on Mari's shirt, originally? I heart Gawwwns?
GAWWUS (=Garrus, I presume) - and bits of the U get lost in the fold of the shirt.
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Jeffrey Rowland of Overcompensating and Wigu fame is the most likely biographical subject.
Garrus would take Sephiroth to the cleaners, and he's more handsome. Marigold was right to be upset.
I just noticed the background changes and lack of shading in Faye's hair in panel 3, subtle.
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What the heck does it say on Mari's shirt, originally? I heart Gawwwns?
GAWWUS (=Garrus, I presume) - and bits of the U get lost in the fold of the shirt.
Okay, I get it. It was obscured by the (nosebleed-inducing) folds of the shirt.
And the animu faces made me LOL, I admit. There's something so deadpan about sparkly pretty-boy bishonen Angus.
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Marigolds reaction is actually that of most of my friends when they put on my glasses, except usually accompanied by a "woah!" or "holy shit your eyes suck!"
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Same here.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6434380609_6d51de2325_m.jpg)
My daughter always comments on how huge my eyes seem on the rare occasions I take off my glasses. I'm about a -12 in each eye.
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-5 / + 6 here, people who try on my glasses tend to cry out in pain and shock. =(
I've always attributed my terrible right eye to being hit in the eye with a hammer as a child. We thought it was fun to throw the hammer in the air. It was. Up to a point*.
*That being the point where I got hit in the eye and had to be taken to hospital to have my eyelid pulled out from above my eyeball.
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I didn't even wear glasses (except for the movies and sometimes for tv) until I had some eye probs in my early 20s. I ordered contacts a few years ago. They messed up and sent me -20s. I couldn't see anything past an inch from my eye, however... my nose was in perfect focus.
There are some things that should never be seen clearly. *shudder*
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MariKwaii
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Not a very high turnout for this one so far. Must be the early comic for Friday...
And just in time for Jeph to leave the country: What was the MOMENT OF THE WEEK?
I'll start by checking myself for feathers and talons 'cause I'm a ####ing HARPY. 3 (10%)
We'll also discuss your hypersensitivity to criticism. 1 (3.3%)
TIG Faye! 1 (3.3%)
"Why the long face?" "Therapist says I have control issues." "Well, yeah." 4 (13.3%)
EspressoBonercat! 2 (6.7%)
The piss arc is the whole POINT, you dictator 5 (16.7%) [/b]
Steve and Beers - Six of 'em! 3 (10%)
Dude, I was in OUTER FRIGGIN' SPACE. 1 (3.3%)
So, no? Nope. 1 (3.3%)
Faye puts on Marigold's - and suddenly, everything's ANIME-shifted! 4 (13.3%)
THAT'S NOT WHAT MY PRESCRIPTION IS LIKE. (I wish that was what it was like.) 5 (16.7%)
Total Members Voted: 30
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I would assume glasses like that would be highly unpractical for Marigold, since she cannot read any Mangas with such glasses.
They would manga-fy the Mangas ... the results would probably be horrible ...
No, the manga would be so mangaed it would be demangaed.
So it'd look like an Alex Ross book.
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Control issues are common in adult children of alcoholics. Could being raised by potheads have the same effect?
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Probably. It arises in ACOA from the parents not being stable, not being able to keep a job, etc. The child in an uncontrolled environment starts controlling what they can, and not feeling comfortable unless they're in complete control. In the case of potheads, they'd be forgetting many of the important events, incidents and promises important to a child or teen, an that could lead to control issues. Not necesarily as serious a situation, but influential nonetheless.
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And just in time for Jeph to leave the country: What was the MOMENT OF THE WEEK?
I'll start by checking myself for feathers and talons 'cause I'm a ####ing HARPY. 3 (8.3%)
We'll also discuss your hypersensitivity to criticism. 2 (5.6%)
TIG Faye! 1 (2.8%)
"Why the long face?" "Therapist says I have control issues." "Well, yeah." 4 (11.1%)
I still say he has to pee the espresso straight down. 1 (2.8%)
EspressoBonercat! 3 (8.3%)
The piss arc is the whole POINT, you dictator 7 (19.4%)
Steve and Beers - Six of 'em! 3 (8.3%)
Dude, I was in OUTER FRIGGIN' SPACE. 1 (2.8%)
So, no? Nope. 1 (2.8%)
Faye puts on Marigold's - and suddenly, everything's ANIME-shifted! 5 (13.9%)
THAT'S NOT WHAT MY PRESCRIPTION IS LIKE. (I wish that was what it was like.) 5 (13.9%)
Total Members Voted: 36
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To be honest I found this one too far-fetched. It doesn't quite work.
What do you mean, far-fetched? The third panel is obviously from Faye's imagination.
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To be honest I found this one too far-fetched. It doesn't quite work.
What do you mean, far-fetched? The third panel is obviously from Faye's imagination.
Indeed. To me it reads like Faye is describing what she's (fictionally) seeing, and that's what Marigold's referring to in the last panel. Much like Jeph did in the strip with Dora, Faye, and Pintsize during the space arc (with Faye also painting a colorful picture for the story they'll tell Marten when he gets back).