Read. (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php?action=profile;u=7346)Well, these threads are for discussing the comic, and tangentially its author, but definitely not people only active in other sections of the forum, so excuse me. You really need to find a way to say 'here's an explanation' other than "become educated," because that's rather demeaning for multiple reasons (implications, assumptions, insults, etc.). Perhaps you could say "here's an explanation"!
Become educated. (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,29048.0.html)
Who the heck is Linds?
There's no classy way to say what I'm thinking, so...yay tacos indeed. Was the forum link removed because of the whole malware thing or has it been gone a while without me noticing?
For that last 30 seconds Jim's internal organs were heading directly to somewhere in the far southeastern Indian Ocean (http://www.antipodr.com/?addr=northampton%2C+MA&x=-557&y=-265).
I've been in a situation like that, you think you're over someone, but seeing them with someone just hits you and ugh.
But Jim and Dora was never an item. They went on one date, and decided that it was not to be.
I believe the reason given for that "not to be" was "I'm not ready for a relationship right now" on Dora's part, right?
So while they were never an item, it's still a little bit of a kick in the pants for Jim to see Dora apparently just fine being in a relationship with not-him not long afterward.
I sincerely hope that that's "shit, she's moved on already" disappointment and not homophobic disgust. It's hard to tell.DURRR, AUTHOR WHO IS CONSTANTLY INJECTING SEXUALITY TOLERANCE SEMINARS IN HIS COMICS SUDDENLY MAKES JIM A GAY-HATING DOUCHEBAG, DURR.
I sincerely hope that that's "shit, she's moved on already" disappointment and not homophobic disgust. It's hard to tell.DURRR, AUTHOR WHO IS CONSTANTLY INJECTING SEXUALITY TOLERANCE SEMINARS IN HIS COMICS SUDDENLY MAKES JIM A GAY-HATING DOUCHEBAG, DURR.
I was about to say, Jim does look younger. Less grey, none of those lines on his face (ignoring the stubble), smaller glasses ...
Jephzibah style development, or was Jim actively trying to look younger for Dora?
So that explains why I got the page where it said QC was an attack site today. I knew that Flattr link that was right below the forum link was bad news!!
I'm pretty sure it was one of the ads that were at fault, and not Jeph & Co.
Akima: :? Is there an innuendo I am missing?
I'm not sure I'd classify the Tai-Dora coupling as "not long afterward" in regards to the Jim date. The entire Marten-Padma arc played out before Tai and Dora hooked up, and even that took some time to develop. I personally do not like Jim and think he needs to go after some more age-appropriate women. However, I do think that if he and Tai's places had been switched and Tai was the one Dora dated right after Marten, Tai would have gotten the "I'm not ready" speech and Jim would be giving the sweetheart kisses.
Akima: :? Is there an innuendo I am missing?
Although I remember him saying that he didn't really want anything serious, he really seems to be looking for something.
I believe the reason given for that "not to be" was "I'm not ready for a relationship right now" on Dora's part, right?
So while they were never an item, it's still a little bit of a kick in the pants for Jim to see Dora apparently just fine being in a relationship with not-him not long afterward.
I'm not sure I'd classify the Tai-Dora coupling as "not long afterward" in regards to the Jim date. The entire Marten-Padma arc played out before Tai and Dora hooked up, and even that took some time to develop. I personally do not like Jim and think he needs to go after some more age-appropriate women. However, I do think that if he and Tai's places had been switched and Tai was the one Dora dated right after Marten, Tai would have gotten the "I'm not ready" speech and Jim would be giving the sweetheart kisses.
Akima: :? Is there an innuendo I am missing?Let's just say that the traditional alternative to tacos would be hot dogs.
Akima: :? Is there an innuendo I am missing?
Yes. Yes there is.I'm not sure I'd classify the Tai-Dora coupling as "not long afterward" in regards to the Jim date. The entire Marten-Padma arc played out before Tai and Dora hooked up, and even that took some time to develop. I personally do not like Jim and think he needs to go after some more age-appropriate women. However, I do think that if he and Tai's places had been switched and Tai was the one Dora dated right after Marten, Tai would have gotten the "I'm not ready" speech and Jim would be giving the sweetheart kisses.
Maybe, maybe not. Maybe if Jim had known Dora for years prior to their date and gave her the kind of You Are Completely Awesome speech Tai did he'd have tugged her back up on her feet sooner. Who knows?
Point being, it didn't work out that way and this is his first notification that there's not going to be a second chance for him with Dora in the foreseeable future.
I like meatloaf.
Am I allowed to point out the hypocrisy of people screaming for tolerance for lesbian relationships while voicing disapproval of relationships with age gaps?I see no hypocrisy.
So if I think Dora and Jim are wrong for each other that's intolerance? :psyduck:
Also I never said the disapproval was based on intolerance!
Akima: :? Is there an innuendo I am missing?Why are other responses dancing around answering this? Eating a taco = cunnilingus.
http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php?action=profile;u=7346see
Read. (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php?action=profile;u=7346)
I'm aware that there are people that only go to other parts of the forum (though it seems weird to go to a forum and never discuss the reason for its existence), but I don't know any of them and am perplexed that someone who never comes to these threads was suddenly the subject of a poll in one. I'm also a bit creeped out and uncomfortable because I'm not really interested in suddenly being asked about a personal event in the life of someone I've never met or talked to or seen speak. I haven't answered the poll (and I always answer the polls) and am hoping it goes away soon.Who the heck is Linds?Linds is one of the top ten posters (by count) in this forum as a whole. For people who habitually post in different parts of the forum, it can be hard to remember that there are also people who only post in one section or another and so never become aware of each other - please don't let that become a reason to take offense.
Am I allowed to point out the hypocrisy of people screaming for tolerance for lesbian relationships while voicing disapproval of relationships with age gaps?
I'm also a bit creeped out and uncomfortable because I'm not really interested in suddenly being asked about a personal event in the life of someone I've never met or talked to or seen speak.I can understand the underlined part, but not the bolded one. How does it creep you out?
The same way an old woman coming up to you in the store and launching into a story about her hemorrhoids is creepy, just less severe.I'm also a bit creeped out and uncomfortable because I'm not really interested in suddenly being asked about a personal event in the life of someone I've never met or talked to or seen speak.I can understand the underlined part, but not the bolded one. How does it creep you out?
The same way an old woman coming up to you in the store and launching into a story about her hemorrhoids is creepy, just less severe.
Then we have different understandings of what creepy is. Oversharing is creepy to me. It makes me uneasy and desire escape.The same way an old woman coming up to you in the store and launching into a story about her hemorrhoids is creepy, just less severe....I cannot understand that either.
If "two-thirds my age" were an orientation then the analogy with lesbian relationships would be valid.
You bring up age appropriate when Dora is likely 8 years older than Tai? :psyduck:
Jim, imo, is 40s-early 40s. Dora is the oldest of "the group" and I'm betting at this point she's 30.
I'm so-so on age difference. Mostly 20 year old and a 40 year old. They're just at WAY different points in their life. I don't understand what "age inappropriate" about Jim/Dora.
Jim may not have much dating experience if he doesn't know what "I'm not ready for a relationship" means.What does it mean if not that?
I have issues with Jim. He has more or less stated he prefers younger women when he made that quip that he would have asked Dora out even if she were *gasp* 30. Kind of strange for a man who has had a vasectomy. Many women in the age-bracket he seeks would consider that a deal breaker.
If it makes me a hypocrite, so be it. I am gay, so I obviously have no problems with gay relationships. I do have problems with entitled men with teen daughters opening businesses that attract a younger crowd (ie a coffee shop) in a college town who clearly prefers to date significantly younger than himself. JMO.
OK, I'll bite: So what's wrong with relationships with an age difference?
Wonder if Jim is trying to convince himself he didn't "turn [Dora] gay" or similar. Like "just how badly did I screw up that date?" style. Seems self-centred enough for that a least…
I have issues with Jim. He has more or less stated he prefers younger women when he made that quip that he would have asked Dora out even if she were *gasp* 30. Kind of strange for a man who has had a vasectomy. Many women in the age-bracket he seeks would consider that a deal breaker.
If it makes me a hypocrite, so be it. I am gay, so I obviously have no problems with gay relationships. I do have problems with entitled men with teen daughters opening businesses that attract a younger crowd (ie a coffee shop) in a college town who clearly prefers to date significantly younger than himself. JMO.
OK, I'll bite: So what's wrong with relationships with an age difference?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjo_k%C5%8Dsai
Re: the bolded section, sarcasm is a new concept for you isn't it?
Yadda yadda yadda ...... voicing disapproval of relationships with age gaps? ... etc etc etc
Creepyness rule [nongender specific]
AGE ≥ ((Age / 2) + 7)
OK, I'll bite: So what's wrong with relationships with an age difference?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjo_k%C5%8Dsai
I like meatloaf.
a difference in maturity levels,
Better song! You have to listen to this one. I didn't know of its existence until recently and now it's one of my favorites.Ah, I don't think I've heard it since it was new.
"The uploader has not made this video available in your country." :psyduck:I like meatloaf.
So if I think Dora and Jim are wrong for each other that's intolerance? :psyduck:
Also I never said the disapproval was based on intolerance!
If it makes me a hypocrite, so be it. I am gay, so I obviously have no problems with gay relationships. I do have problems with entitled men with teen daughters opening businesses that attract a younger crowd (ie a coffee shop) in a college town who clearly prefers to date significantly younger than himself. JMO.
Better song! You have to listen to this one. I didn't know of its existence until recently and now it's one of my favorites.
Just that it was out of the box.
Not sure if bitter Jim is bitter...
Tai's Asian? When is there any indication of that? Or of her ethnicity in general, actually?I didn't say she was Asian, Jim said she was Asian. :-P Her ethnicity is Ambiguously Brown. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmbiguouslyBrown)
I have issues with Jim. He has more or less stated he prefers younger women when he made that quip that he would have asked Dora out even if she were *gasp* 30.
OK, I'll bite: So what's wrong with relationships with an age difference?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjo_k%C5%8Dsai
Warning - while you were typing Ragnarok happened. You may wish to remove yourself from Yggdrasil post-haste.
Basically, all that can be done is for people (of any legal ages) to take the time and trouble to get to know each other well enough to decide whether they are a suitable couple in their own eyes.That's true enough. Age (provided of course they are of legal age) and maturity are pretty insignificant if there is a mutual feeling of love between a couple.
That is a different kettle of fish. This is not by any means a "feeling of mutual love", more closer to "payment for services rendered" and "wrong, wrong, wrong".OK, I'll bite: So what's wrong with relationships with an age difference?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjo_k%C5%8Dsai
I'm glad I was wrong about you Jim. :)
Tai's Asian? When is there any indication of that? Or of her ethnicity in general, actually?Not much; I have no idea where that came from. Her first name is possibly of Chinese or Vietnamese origin (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,26804.msg1041168.html#msg1041168) but her surname, Hubbert, certainly isn't.
I have my birthday the day after Jeph does.I really like the album too. The song Sam's singing is actually my current ringtone :P
I just happen to have received Random Access Memories for my birthday.
Thanks Jeph. Cause what I really wanted was MORE of that song stuck in my head... ;D
(The new Daft Punk album is kind of awesome, but then I have very low standards so what do I know? :P )
In one of Jeph's Q&A posts he answers the question (quoting from memory)Tai's Asian? When is there any indication of that? Or of her ethnicity in general, actually?Not much; I have no idea where that came from.
See:In one of Jeph's Q&A posts he answers the question (quoting from memory)Tai's Asian? When is there any indication of that? Or of her ethnicity in general, actually?Not much; I have no idea where that came from.
Q. What ethnicity is Tai?
A. Tanned.
Tai's Asian? When is there any indication of that? Or of her ethnicity in general, actually?I didn't say she was Asian, Jim said she was Asian. :-P Her ethnicity is Ambiguously Brown. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmbiguouslyBrown)
but when I look into another relationship and think "will it work?", it's really all I have to go on.
Problem is, we all have those biological preconceptions (why do we find incest disgusting? Because it produces genetic aberrations, short term). I would say age difference is one of those subjects: older people are less fertile, so, for one of the partners, it is a waste of reproductive potential (vasectomy nonewithstanding).
We have those preconceptions for a reason. While it may be outdated/unreasonable (as in not anchored in reason), it has served us for millenia. It's now kinda hard to get rid of it.
Also, Jim might be too old for Veronica. Isn't she usually into the younger ones?
Problem is, we all have those biological preconceptions (why do we find incest disgusting? Because it produces genetic aberrations, short term).Hmm. If genetics were the only factor, then incest taboo would exist for all species. Yet that is not the case. Ask a cattle breeder, the alpha male of a wolf pack, or the queen bee (I could be mistaken about the last one, but wanted to add a matrilineal example). Genetically the mechanism is (me thinks) that inbreeding reinforces all traits, good and bad ones alike. It works for those species, where reproduction is limited to "the fittest genes". Not without risks, granted, and only when the species is willing to dispose of failed offspring. This wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incest_taboo) is probably closer to the mark. The taboo is common among primates, and thus the root causes are likely sociological, a consequence of the primate lifestyle? Marriage of close relatives cuts down the spreading of the social network to other clans.
Even if I wear a shirt like that I only tuck it in if I'm going to something formal.
I'm 25. While I can imagine that, were I single, dating someone say...ten years older than me, I can't imagine doing the reverse. That is, dating someone who's 25 when I'm 35 (I wasn't referring to dating a 15-year-old now, although obviously no interest in doing that either). Yes, that's just what works for me, not necessarily for anyone else, but when I look into another relationship and think "will it work?", it's really all I have to go on.
I do hope that made sense.
Do we have a biological preconception about age differences? It hasn't been that long since older men marrying younger women was considered the natural order of things in most of the western world.Not just the Western world either, it was pretty universal, and to a considerable extent still is. Men's fertility can continue to a much greater age than women's, and tends to tail off more gradually.
I have a 20 year old friend who is currently dating a 47 year old.
And does anyone know what happened to the list of links on the comic homepage? They're still listed in the sourcecode (yeah, I checked) but I don't see them in any browser (no, I haven't checked them all... just firefox and IE)
And does anyone know what happened to the list of links on the comic homepage? They're still listed in the sourcecode (yeah, I checked) but I don't see them in any browser (no, I haven't checked them all... just firefox and IE)
Their removal was part of dealing with the fake malware warnings issue earlier in the week; they will go back when Jeph and the server admin consider it safe.
And Evil Mirror Hannelore in her leather catsuit.I was going to make a joke about how hot that would be, but then I had the thought that if Evil Mirror Hannelore were the opposite of regular Hannelore in every way, she'd probably have severe hygiene issues. :psyduck:
And Evil Mirror Hannelore in her leather catsuit.
And, why did I read that as "Goatses" at first?Me too.
Thanks! Missed that, earlier I guess. Although I just got one today... so the links probably aren't the problem.And does anyone know what happened to the list of links on the comic homepage? They're still listed in the sourcecode (yeah, I checked) but I don't see them in any browser (no, I haven't checked them all... just firefox and IE)Their removal was part of dealing with the fake malware warnings issue earlier in the week; they will go back when Jeph and the server admin consider it safe.
The comic and other links are gone while the false malware reading is troubleshot.I feel so unread...
I'm thinking Evil Mirror Pintsize would be an inversion of the trope.Weird, I did too. Maybe it's the font?
And, why did I read that as "Goatses" at first?
Sorry, I checked back much later and saw both your post and Paul's, but Paul's was handier to respond to.Heh, no worries. I suspect that big posts are just daunting, so they get skimmed over.
There are lots of things that would be improved by being limited to being tasteful and under 20 seconds.Are you talking about realistic things like commercials or unrealistic things like commercial jet travel?
C'mon guys, I can't be the only one to think of this:Hannerscar? Whom the forum decided had an Australian accent. I blame the Mad Max movies.
There are lots of things that would be improved by being limited to being tasteful and under 20 seconds.Are you talking about realistic things like commercials or unrealistic things like commercial jet travel?
Hannerscar? Whom the forum decided had an Australian accent. I blame the Mad Max movies.
It's not the sole patch Jim - it's because you look like Littlefinger.
You know the Mirror Universe rule about Goatees
It's not the sole patch Jim - it's because you look like Littlefinger.You know the Mirror Universe rule about Goatees
So does that make Jim doubly evil Littlefinger, or does it mean that somewhere in a mirror universe there's a good Littlefinger?
As for the poll, wouldn't Hanners be more likely to use her parents' influence to get a laser for the cake, as cutting it would be a lot less messy that way, provided she doesn't have a cake laser already?Depending on what type of laser it is, it might be a lot messier than cutting the cake with a knife. To cut the cake effectively you would need a high-power laser with a very narrow collimated beam (or a beam with a very broad* focus), because you're cutting a cake that is at least (random guess) ~6 inches thick, versus the <1 inch-thick steel a cutting laser would normally be used for. You'd probably want something like a pulsed Nd:YAG laser rather than a more typical CO2 laser, because who wants a burned piece of cake? Then there's the issue of what's behind the cake. You'd probably want something very sturdy behind the cake that can take a very intense laser pulse without getting a hole shot through it.
Cutting a cake with a laser might produce carbon dioxide and contribute to global warming! A waterjet cutter might be better.
As for the poll, wouldn't Hanners be more likely to use her parents' influence to get a laser for the cake, as cutting it would be a lot less messy that way, provided she doesn't have a cake laser already?Depending on what type of laser it is, it might be a lot messier than cutting the cake with a knife. To cut the cake effectively you would need a high-power laser with a very narrow collimated beam (or a beam with a very broad* focus), because you're cutting a cake that is at least (random guess) ~6 inches thick, versus the <1 inch-thick steel a cutting laser would normally be used for. You'd probably want something like a pulsed Nd:YAG laser rather than a more typical CO2 laser, because who wants a burned piece of cake? Then there's the issue of what's behind the cake. You'd probably want something very sturdy behind the cake that can take a very intense laser pulse without getting a hole shot through it.
I'm sure all the best post-Empire cookware shops carry them.Only as novelties; any real chef sticks with tried and true vibroblades.
Would not the moisture in the cake flash into steam, 'sploding the cake all over the room?Probably, but that could be fun too. 8-)
(My favorite quote from one of the "Science" channel shows about the science, or something, of Star Wars was that the most practical way to use a lightsaber as a weapon would be to mail it to your enemy with a note saying, "Turn this on.")Hahaha! Love it. :-D
Also, they look cool.Best justification I've ever heard for them.
Ah, yes, the classics.I'm sure all the best post-Empire cookware shops carry them.Only as novelties; any real chef sticks with tried and true vibroblades.
Cutting a cake with a laser might produce carbon dioxide and contribute to global warming! A waterjet cutter might be better.
I'm having difficulty imagining a waterjet cutter that won't turn a typical cake into cake chunks, spread all over the guests, the walls, the floor etc. Hanners would NOT enjoy the mess. The guests probably wouldn't either.
I want to see Jim+daughter hanging out at some place alone, talking about why Daddy is drinking.
Suddenly, spiders begin to crawl up Jim's legs...
I forget his particular backstory if its been revealed.
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Edit-I didn't even notice the lipstick.
That sort of goes to my original point. Not quite as bad as some of the scenarios, but if he's watching his ex-wife in a new relationship, I doubt seeing this girl he dated once with somebody else is that much of a heart-stomping experience. Probably somewhere between "Dang! They're out of BBQ Corn Nuts!" and "Dang! They Canceled Pushing Daisies/Sarah Connor Chronicles!" with a little bit of "I can't catch a break!"I forget his particular backstory if its been revealed.He had a (rough) divorce more than a year ago, and had to fire his lawyer ; but now he gets along with his ex:
They share custody over Sam,
And i guess that's all you need to know :-) .
I will say that usually romantic interests don't get to meet the kids until things are serious.
I was actually really beat up about them canceling Pushing Daisies. o_O
And in the a really odd alternate universe - George RR Martin is a prolific writer turning out several novels where the main and beloved characters never seem to die off per year
The ending of Song of Ice and Fire:(click to show/hide)
But George RR Martin DOESN'T kill people anymore. He just pretends to and then they're fine next chapter.