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Title: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Kugai on 22 Sep 2013, 10:15
New WCT and new Poll

Hey!  It's 4am, and I haven't had my first Coffee of the day yet, so sue me.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Skewbrow on 22 Sep 2013, 10:58
Would "No one" be a good option for this poll? A bit cruel to Claire, sure, but... Or is that covered by the waffle/spathe ham alternatives? I thought that waffles are covered in maple syrup and spathe ham is covering a thandwith, but whatever.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Legere-factus on 22 Sep 2013, 11:01
Clinton noticing and commenting would be nice, as he's the only other character other than Marten who knows she's transitioning. He might go all proud sibling and give her a big hug. He wouldn't have to say out loud why it's such a big deal, just show her and give her a bit of the kudos she's asking for.
Marten's been great going with her to have the piercing done, and his physical presence is supportive... but he's been pretty mute. He literally hasn't said much!
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 22 Sep 2013, 12:23
Welcome, new person!
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Redball on 22 Sep 2013, 13:05
An insightful first post. You might tell us a little about yourself in Hi I'm New, if you wish. But if you do post there, keep an eye on your lug wrench, and back away if it starts to glow.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: FunkyTuba on 22 Sep 2013, 14:41
I suspect that we'll eventually find out that at least one other character knew or figured it out, but didn't say anything... not sure who.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sidhekin on 22 Sep 2013, 15:18
Hmm ...

Emily?  Kinda obvious ...

Hanners?  Kinda observant ...

Raven?  Kinda given to surprising insights ...

Steve?  Kinda secret agent thing, more attentive to people, as a matter first of training, later of life-and-death ...

Veronica?  Kinda explains the retcon ...

Momo?  No, hang on:

Pintsize!
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 22 Sep 2013, 18:30
Momo's social protocol database probably requires complimenting deliberate changes to appearance.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: maxh on 22 Sep 2013, 20:57
Dammit, Emily.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Kugai on 22 Sep 2013, 21:07
Would "No one" be a good option for this poll? A bit cruel to Claire, sure, but... Or is that covered by the waffle/spathe ham alternatives? I thought that waffles are covered in maple syrup and spathe ham is covering a thandwith, but whatever.


Damn!

I forgot the Purple Monkey Dishwasher option   ;D




Emily scares me


Never let her into Cheyanne Mountain.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 22 Sep 2013, 21:27
Is this Emily's revenge for Claire stealing the punch line about her peas?

What do you call that top Emily is wearing? It's not a tube top, those didn't go all the way down to the waist.

Where's Gabby, anyway? Eaten by library spiders?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Kugai on 22 Sep 2013, 21:32
She's become their Queen and is plotting the Spider Overthrow.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: crazdgamer on 22 Sep 2013, 22:08
It's at this point that, from Claire's point of view, Emily just went from comically inept to maliciously inept. 

To everyone else, she's still comically inept. 
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Truec on 22 Sep 2013, 22:33
Veronica?  Kinda explains the retcon ...

There was a retcon and I missed it?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Romanticide on 22 Sep 2013, 22:56
If I were Marten I would run to... this risk becoming a carnage, and he doesn't have his murder shoes on.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Near Lurker on 22 Sep 2013, 23:02
There was a retcon and I missed it?

Originally, when Veronica first met Claire, here (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2379), she gave her the "I WANT GRANDKIDS!" speech, which the fans took as a little insensitive for the obvious reason.

Anyway, honestly, Claire should know better than to expect anyone but Marten (at this point, even Marten, really) to see this as a big deal...?  Tai and Faye must be confused as hell right now.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: techkid on 22 Sep 2013, 23:07
It's at this point that, from Claire's point of view, Emily just went from comically inept to maliciously inept. 
Emily dances between the two in a disastrously elegant way, doesn't she?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: CrowFairy on 23 Sep 2013, 00:02
If Emily heard Claire talking about getting her ears pierced, then she would know that Claire had been scared. If she knew or remembered about that, then she would probably have complimented her on her bravery.

At worst, she's self-absorbed. At best, she's clueless. What's more likely is that she's in between and just doesn't pay as much attention to her friends as she should. I usually don't mind Emily. I think she's sweet and interesting most of the time. But this just ... bothers me.

What do you call that top Emily is wearing? It's not a tube top, those didn't go all the way down to the waist.
I call that a tube top. A "boob tube" is just for ... well, you know.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Akima on 23 Sep 2013, 02:45
At school, I used to be like Emily about maths-tests ("They're easy! They're fun! You don't have to write essays!"). She just isn't thinking outside the me-bubble.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: J on 23 Sep 2013, 04:26
If Emily heard Claire talking about getting her ears pierced, then she would know that Claire had been scared. If she knew or remembered about that, then she would probably have complimented her on her bravery.

not necessarily; claire could have been thinking about it in the abstract at that point, with real anxiety only appearing once perforation became imminent.




also, i don't know much about body-piercing, but don't fresh ones get swollen up and bleed for a while?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mad Cat on 23 Sep 2013, 04:38
Thunder: Stolen
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Method of Madness on 23 Sep 2013, 04:56
Where did Emily find time? Didn't Claire start talking about it the day she got them pierced?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Zebediah on 23 Sep 2013, 05:12
Emily just went into the bathroom with a sharp needle and took care of it herself, obviously. Or obliviously. Emily does pretty much everything obliviously.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: jwhouk on 23 Sep 2013, 05:58
Where did Emily find time? Didn't Claire start talking about it the day she got them pierced?

She probably did it during one of the laps around the piercing parlor.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: muon on 23 Sep 2013, 06:07
also, i don't know much about body-piercing, but don't fresh ones get swollen up and bleed for a while?

Only if you don't properly care for them and they become infected (or, at least certainly not with ears). If they're swollen and bleeding, you need to get to a doctor to deal with the fact that you have an infected wound.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: PHDrillSergeant on 23 Sep 2013, 06:28
</snip>

tl;dr: I'm a gigantic jerkoff, hello
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 23 Sep 2013, 06:40
Daaaaaaang.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Valdís on 23 Sep 2013, 06:42
You've got it completely wrong. Jeph changed his mind on it almost immediately after uploading it because he wasn't comfortable with it. He didn't intend for the punchline to be "Haha! She can't have kids, so this'd hurt her!", so he changed it so it wouldn't be read like that.

Also, if that had been the case, there's nothing wrong with not being a jerk and listening to people.

Edit: Found his post on it. (http://jephjacques.com/post/42417653403/on-rewriting-comics) Basically more of Jeph being awesome.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Neko_Ali on 23 Sep 2013, 07:06
Clairexplosion in 3... 2.... I would start running faster if I were you, Marten... Nah, honestly I see Claire being more the sort to just seethe angrily for a while. Which kinda goes against the 'red heads have violent tempers' stereotype. And I don't think Emily was being malicious. This would be high level meanness and she just hasn't shown that. It would be well within behavior that she's shown in the past though to hear only part of Claire's conversation and just randomly go "Oh, she's getting her ears pierced? I'll go get mine done too!" Either not sticking around to hear how nervous Claire was about it, or just not thinking about it if she did.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: PHDrillSergeant on 23 Sep 2013, 07:23
</snip>

...
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Method of Madness on 23 Sep 2013, 07:26
Except you weren't. Jeph took it down because he realized it was saying something that he didn't want to say. Also...
As always, no offense is meant.
...that might not matter as much as you want it to.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: pwhodges on 23 Sep 2013, 07:32
In response, my post was removed and I was given a sharp talking-to about how my post was offensive and I needed to can it.

Just for the record, I removed that post only because I was worried it might have caused trouble given the hyper-sensitive state the forum was in at the time (actually it did; the relevant response was removed and not restored); I explained that to you, and did not tell you off, stating publicly that your post was not offensive.  I also restored (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,28499.msg1112443.html#msg1112443) it in full a few hours later, with an explanation.

As always, no offense is meant.

So it seems odd to complain about someone trying to avoid giving offence.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: CrowFairy on 23 Sep 2013, 08:18
Where did Emily find time? Didn't Claire start talking about it the day she got them pierced?
Claire's been talking about it on her Twitter for quite some time now. I just looked at hers for the first time the other day, and I saw Tweets about being scared about ear-piercing all the way back to July of this year. There are probably some that are from earlier, but that was as far as I felt like going.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 23 Sep 2013, 09:04
Quote from: Jeph
And that is absolutely not the kind of joke I ever want to make!

I take Jeph at his word that he acted based on what he wanted. Supporting evidence is that he didn't make changes when poly people got offended about Tai being unfulfilled with polyamory, or when he got complaints that Claire's life is not showing the horrors often visited on trans people.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Legere-factus on 23 Sep 2013, 09:45
Poor Claire, how frustrating! Lets hope Tai doesn't try to comfort her with the 'imitation is the sincerest form of flattery' line. That one never calmed me down!

As for Emily, my gut instinct was to be angry at her... a similar thing happened to me with hair dye at school. But she honestly has no idea what she's done. Even if someone tried to explain it to her I'm not sure she'd grasp it. Trying to make parallels with the pea-pun incident might do it, but I was never entirely sure what Emily was reacting to in that run. Did Claire steal her punch line or ruin the experience of eating the peas with a pun she hadn't thought and couldn't reproduce?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Barmymoo on 23 Sep 2013, 09:46
Anyway, honestly, Claire should know better than to expect anyone but Marten (at this point, even Marten, really) to see this as a big deal...?  Tai and Faye must be confused as hell right now.

I don't agree - you don't have to be trans for piercings to be a big deal. I was extremely excited and pretty nervous when I got mine done, and I'm cis. It's not an a=b not a=not b situation, and we've seen nothing in the comic which indicates that Claire was nervous or excited simply because she's trans (how does that even work? Does being trans make your ear lobes more sensitive?).
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 23 Sep 2013, 10:12
This is someone with an Ativan prescription. Pre-existing anxiety is the best explanation for why it was so difficult for her.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Legere-factus on 23 Sep 2013, 10:51
Anyway, honestly, Claire should know better than to expect anyone but Marten (at this point, even Marten, really) to see this as a big deal...?  Tai and Faye must be confused as hell right now.

I don't agree - you don't have to be trans for piercings to be a big deal. I was extremely excited and pretty nervous when I got mine done, and I'm cis. It's not an a=b not a=not b situation, and we've seen nothing in the comic which indicates that Claire was nervous or excited simply because she's trans (how does that even work? Does being trans make your ear lobes more sensitive?).

I agree with Barmymoo. It can be a big deal for no big complicated reason at all. A lot of girls get their ears pierced at certain stages, for example many as teens at 14/15/16 as a coming of age thing (where I grew up anyway)... maybe one girl in a friendship group will and then others will follow suit. I left it because I couldn't be bothered, so by the time I did get them pierced  - about Claires age - it was a big deal. Not because I had a nervous personality, or because I had a big reason not to get it done before like being trans. But just because I'd left it ages and was finally getting it done! I could wear matching earring necklace sets for the first time! People could buy me earrings they thought would suit me!

My friends, and my mum in particular, made a huge deal out of it because they were my friends and were happy for me.
No reason Claires friends wouldn't be just as thrilled for her regardless of their knowledge of her personal circumstances.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: PHDrillSergeant on 23 Sep 2013, 11:42
Just for the record...

You're right. And to be fair it's all in the past and I shouldn't have brought it up. I'm sorry. <3
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: foolsguinea on 23 Sep 2013, 12:57
I hope Jeph is healthy enough to work on the album.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Barmymoo on 23 Sep 2013, 13:56
Judging by his Twitter feed, it's all going full steam ahead at present!
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Emperor Norton on 23 Sep 2013, 16:16
Do you think it would be possible to get through a whole WCDT without anyone accusing one of the characters of being terrible in some way?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Neko_Ali on 23 Sep 2013, 16:22
What, and ruin the forum's perfect record?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: cesium133 on 23 Sep 2013, 16:27
Yeah, well, Marten's terrible because he decided to clock out. Or something like that.  :psyduck:
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Rghfrgl on 23 Sep 2013, 16:40
Do you think it would be possible to get through a whole WCDT without anyone accusing one of the characters of being terrible in some way?

Yes, but a week of strips full of Hanners and nobody else would probably be boring.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 23 Sep 2013, 17:18
Hmmm. Now if Martin actually had the ability to be smooth, he could probably make Claire blush, and with the right tone of voice a little weak in the knees, but moving in close "Well I was impressed, and the new earrings look great."

But then Martin has the game of someone who's been in a coma since the 1940s.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Zebediah on 23 Sep 2013, 18:23
Do you think it would be possible to get through a whole WCDT without anyone accusing one of the characters of being terrible in some way?

Yes, but a week of strips full of Hanners and nobody else would probably be boring.

Wouldn't have to be just Hannelore. Mieville could be in there too.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: CrowFairy on 23 Sep 2013, 18:38
Do you think it would be possible to get through a whole WCDT without anyone accusing one of the characters of being terrible in some way?
If you're referring to my post about Emily being insensitive, then I apologize.

It honestly rubbed me the wrong way because it was very clearly a sensitive subject for Claire. It bothers me when people take things that are important to others and completely ignore their significance.

She doesn't pay as much attention as she should. That doesn't mean she's a terrible person. As Akima said, she just needs to step out of her "me-bubble." I really don't mean anything against Emily. Even Tai told Claire that she'd done a good job. Emily jumped straight to "we" as soon as she saw Claire's. She didn't give Claire a "me" moment in her conversation with her, even though she started off with her own "me" moment. I have no doubt that Emily would gasp and apologize and feel bad if she were told politely about jumping ahead without thinking about Claire's personal experience.

But if she were told right away, then it wouldn't create drama, and then it wouldn't be as interesting from a comic standpoint, so Claire probably won't say anything until after she's brooded for a bit and accidentally made Emily wonder what she did wrong. :P


If you weren't referring to me, then I'm sorry for jumping the gun. But I do think my point stands, regardless. :)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 23 Sep 2013, 18:43
WE CAN BE BITTER EARRING ENEMIES FOREVER!
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: bhtooefr on 23 Sep 2013, 20:11
Oh, hey guys, there's a co...

Damnit, I just died of diabeetus. And I would've died of groaning too hard at Claire if I hadn't.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 23 Sep 2013, 20:13
The characters are enough like real people and there are enough forumites that it's guaranteed a character will remind at least one forumite of an old enemy regularly. Add the artistic need to include conflict and the human tendency to take sides.

Wow, character development!
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Method of Madness on 23 Sep 2013, 20:14
Gotta love Claire's quick recovery :)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 23 Sep 2013, 20:16
Sven is like several of my old enemies, but with a soul and the specter of a chance for self improvement.

Nice bounce back though Claire, very cute.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Squiddlywinx on 23 Sep 2013, 21:25
But then Martin has the game of someone who's been in a coma since the 1940s.

Steve Rogers could totally hook up with that one waitress he saved.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Neko_Ali on 23 Sep 2013, 21:38
Dammit Emily, those sad puppy eyes!
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Skewbrow on 23 Sep 2013, 21:52
At school, I used to be like Emily about maths-tests ("They're easy! They're fun! You don't have to write essays!"). She just isn't thinking outside the me-bubble.

I...I...I wish I had met a girl like you in high school.

And I still lapse inside a me-bubble in situations like this.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Loki on 23 Sep 2013, 22:09
godammit Claire way to break a heartfelt conversation
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Oglokoog on 23 Sep 2013, 22:13
CLAIRE-CHAN IS SO KAWAII UGUU~

Seriously though, Claire's awesome.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: willpell on 23 Sep 2013, 22:30
Emily is totally the Costello of the pair, Jeph.  Not in height, perhaps, but definitely in personality.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Kugai on 23 Sep 2013, 23:24
Very dangerous that Claire - Giving Emily ideas like that.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: pwhodges on 24 Sep 2013, 00:34
Wouldn't have to be just Hannelore. Mieville could be in there too.

Mieville is terrible - a murderer at heart, remember!
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: J on 24 Sep 2013, 00:39
claire strikes me as the type of person who really, really, craves attention & affirmation.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Loki on 24 Sep 2013, 01:17
It is said that those most craving attention also usually are in need of it the most.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 24 Sep 2013, 01:18
You mean, the human type?

What about Winslow? I haven't noticed any Winslow haters.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: J on 24 Sep 2013, 01:20
frigg'n talking ipod.

i wonder if he's jailbroken




You mean, the human type?
some humans need it much more than others.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Loki on 24 Sep 2013, 01:54
Wouldn't have to be just Hannelore. Mieville could be in there too.

Mieville is terrible - a murderer at heart, remember!

Shall I tell you how a whole week of Mieville would go down on the forums?

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Aww Mieville so cute
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Friends kitty kitty? Frieeeeeends?
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(mod)Stop being creepy to the comic characters.(/mod)
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I don't know why Dora lets him walk around all by himself anyways. It's like she regularly forgets his existence.
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Well, a cat isn't as needy as a dog and does not need as much attention.
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True, but a cat will never get you the support you get from a dog.
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[anecdote about how a cat once brought the poster a mouse and they have stuck to dogs ever since]
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As a vegetarian, I could not have any carnivore pet. I'll probably get a hamster or something.
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You do that. I will look forward to the day when my pet eats your pet.
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I had a pet rock once. It died.
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Oh my god, you are a fan of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (http://hpmor.com/) too?
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Yes, although I rather disagree with some of the author's ideas on transhumanism.
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I think a personality cult has developed around the author that is only comparable to the one around Stalin. Don't get me wrong, he does have some nice intentions, but well...
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he does have some nice intentions
So did Hitler.
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You do that. I will look forward to the day when my pet eats your pet.
Dude. Not cool. Why are you so grumpy anyway? Did your father shoot himself or something?
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Yes. As a matter of fact, yes, he did.
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So did Hitler.
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(mod)The Hitler jokes stop now.(/mod)
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Yes, although I rather disagree with some of the author's ideas on transhumanism.
I hope I cat get my cat cryogenically frozen with me as well.
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What if it is not dead yet? You are almost as selfish as Sven in the Gina Riversmith arc.
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Yes. As a matter of fact, he did.
Oh my god. Sorry. I couldn't know :(
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(mod)Even if you didn't, the joke was in bad taste.(/mod)
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Re today's comic: Why is Mievielle eating cornflakes?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: J on 24 Sep 2013, 02:33
you spent a good bit of time on that, didn't you?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Carl-E on 24 Sep 2013, 03:32
The last "quote" was worth the effort of reading through the rest, though. 
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mad Cat on 24 Sep 2013, 06:07
The only reason to put someone on a pedestal is so they can't run way until you decide to knock them off.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Border Reiver on 24 Sep 2013, 06:22
The only reason to put someone on a pedestal is so they can't run way until you decide to knock them off.

I thought that the only reason we put women on pedastal is to be able to look up their dress?

Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: DSL on 24 Sep 2013, 06:33
(Adjusts lawn chair to comfortable angle, checks to make sure there is sufficienct supply of popcorn and recreational beverages.)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Loki on 24 Sep 2013, 06:48
you spent a good bit of time on that, didn't you?

...Yes. Originally I only wanted to do two or three, so I started typing. All I remember after that is a messy blur.

And the blood. So much blood.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: jwhouk on 24 Sep 2013, 07:30
frigg'n talking ipod.

i wonder if he's jailbroken

Remember who is owner is. He probably has launch codes located in his sub-memory.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Zebediah on 24 Sep 2013, 07:58
Right. All it takes is Hannelore whispering "Release the virus" (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2443) and we're all doomed.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Stoutfellow on 24 Sep 2013, 10:23
"The Abbott to her Costello" doesn't really feel right to me, given the personalities. "The Laurel to her Hardy" might be closer. "The Chico to her Groucho" might be even closer. (I don't see an obvious Harpo, but Marten's clearly the Zeppo....)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 24 Sep 2013, 10:42

At school, I used to be like Emily about maths-tests ("They're easy! They're fun! You don't have to write essays!"). She just isn't thinking outside the me-bubble.

...I probably would have kinda hated you in high school. Out of pure envy but all the same... meanwhile I love essays. I can write an A material, 14 page essay in 24 hours or less depending on the subject and how much research I need.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 24 Sep 2013, 18:01
Emily, I forgive you.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: mikmaxs on 24 Sep 2013, 21:21
Hmm... Didn't angus just pull the same gag on Faye that she did on Claire like three comics ago? The punchline is vaguely different, but both times the joke boils down to 'intentionally observing and commenting on the wrong thing after they draw attention to the thong they are proud of.'
Tits are looking great, though.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 24 Sep 2013, 21:23
Twits are looking great.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Schmee on 24 Sep 2013, 21:42
the thong they are proud of
:roll:
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: SomeCanadianWeirdo on 24 Sep 2013, 22:56
Fortunately Faye's badge says Assistant Manage, and not Ass.Man.(See the 6teen episode "Employee of the Month" for details.)

As far as Emily goes I wonder if she isn't somehow aware of Claire's situation.  Just a feeling I get from her telling Claire she looks up to her.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: TRVA123 on 24 Sep 2013, 23:05

Shall I tell you how a whole week of Mieville would go down on the forums?

Loki, My hat is off to you, that was one of the funnies things I've ever read on here.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: westrim on 24 Sep 2013, 23:24
First of all, I swear I saw that joke coming the first panel.

Second, shouldn't that tag be on her back pocket?  :angel:
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: cesariojpn on 24 Sep 2013, 23:38
What about Winslow? I haven't noticed any Winslow haters.

Fine.......Fuck Winslow.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Kugai on 25 Sep 2013, 00:15
Faye, you telegraphed that joke the moment you walked in the door.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sidhekin on 25 Sep 2013, 00:31
Didn't angus just pull the same gag on Faye that she did on Claire like three comics ago?
Yup.  Too bad Claire doesn't have what it takes to retort "You twit."
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Tulpa on 25 Sep 2013, 01:26
I find the lack of cleavage to be disturbing. With a shirt that low cut, it makes me picture faye as just having a single odd lump for boobs. Or combined with the scar at first glance, one big boob and one that's 1/10th the size of the other one.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 25 Sep 2013, 01:38
I just heard that in a Darth Vader voice, "I find your lack of cleavage -- disturbing".
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Loki on 25 Sep 2013, 01:43
Would it be bad form to request panel 3 for the Caption Thread?


Shall I tell you how a whole week of Mieville would go down on the forums?

Loki, My hat is off to you, that was one of the funnies things I've ever read on here.
Thanks!
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sidhekin on 25 Sep 2013, 02:04
Would it be bad form to request panel 3 for the Caption Thread?
Wouldn't that be more of a Label Thread?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Barmymoo on 25 Sep 2013, 02:28
I don't think Emily spends a lot of time thinking about gender. Also, I don't think Jeph makes every single thing that is relating to Claire a subtle reference to her being trans. Now that the arc where she comes out to Marten has finished, she is just a girl in the strip unless and until something happens which brings the subject up again (but part of me doubts it'll ever come up again, to be honest). That doesn't mean it's not a constant part of her life, but she is on the whole in a safe space around people she trusts who aren't obsessed with her gender, so why would it constantly be part of the plot?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sidhekin on 25 Sep 2013, 02:46
Now that the arc where she comes out to Marten has finished, she is just a girl in the strip unless and until something happens which brings the subject up again (but part of me doubts it'll ever come up again, to be honest).
I don't think it's that clear cut.

In http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2426 commenters did not see her as "just a girl", and I'm pretty sure they have a good point.  So does that count as "bringing the subject up again"?

It's a slippery slope ... if that does count as "bringing the subject up again", what does not?  Where do you draw the line?  Who gets to draw the line?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Welu on 25 Sep 2013, 04:33
I find the lack of cleavage to be disturbing. With a shirt that low cut, it makes me picture faye as just having a single odd lump for boobs. Or combined with the scar at first glance, one big boob and one that's 1/10th the size of the other one.

Faye doesn't appear to be wearing a bra, unless it's a balcony style strapless one, so it's not strange she doesn't have cleavage. Although not every bra makes for cleavage either.

I wonder if we'll see more of Faye and Angus tomorrow, discussing what her promotion might mean if he gets the job he wants, assuming he hasn't got it already.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: WAYF on 25 Sep 2013, 04:39
The book Angus is reading is called "Acting for idiots".

Faye picked a real winner. :P

You picked a real winner, Mosby...
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: techkid on 25 Sep 2013, 04:46
Now that the arc where she comes out to Marten has finished, she is just a girl in the strip unless and until something happens which brings the subject up again (but part of me doubts it'll ever come up again, to be honest).
I don't think it's that clear cut.

In http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2426 commenters did not see her as "just a girl", and I'm pretty sure they have a good point.  So does that count as "bringing the subject up again"?

It's a slippery slope ... if that does count as "bringing the subject up again", what does not?  Where do you draw the line?  Who gets to draw the line?

Fortunately for Claire, the QCVerse is pretty idealistic (the people she interacts with are pretty chill about most things, and while everybody has their dramas, nobody really is going to knife them in the back over it (or worse)). The only two people who (so far) know about Claire's transition is Marten and Clinton, and both would rather dive into a shark tank wearing a meatsuit than see her hurt. Besides, I don't think Jeph is going to be THAT insensitive:

Quote from: Jeph from comic #2426
I've done a fair bit of research into trans issues while writing Claire, and probably the saddest and most frightening thing is how often trans people are victims of violence. As a straight white dude it is something entirely outside my experience, and learning about it has been sobering. Stay safe and be kind to each other, everybody.

On comic: Stay classy, Angus :)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 25 Sep 2013, 04:48
Damn techkid now I want a meat suit.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: techkid on 25 Sep 2013, 04:54
The Meatsuit TM, suitable as formalware for a classy dinner, or simply as dinner. :)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mr_Rose on 25 Sep 2013, 04:58
Damn techkid now I want a meat suit.
Call Stefani Germanotta, she can get ahold of one.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 25 Sep 2013, 05:47
Shit I wish I had Lady Gaga's number.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Neko_Ali on 25 Sep 2013, 06:32
Many people wish they do, GM. I mean, music and politics beside (and I appreciate both of those from her), I've read interviews that make me think she would pretty much just be a chill person to hang out with.

I can appreciate that not everything involving Claire revolves around her being trans, but the fact that she is trans does have a subtle affect on her everyday life. In many comics that feature or star a transgender or transformed character those gender issues and issues surrounding transitioning are often if not always in the fore front. Which is fine, as that is what those stories are about. Jeph on the other hand takes a more relaxed approach, I guess is the best way to describe it? Since Claire is only one character in the story, and her transition/transgender nature is not the most prominent part of her character, how Jeph is writing her I understand and appreciate.

I very much see Claire in a position that I am in... Years into transition my gender issues are not the biggest thing in my life, but they are always there, quietly part of everything I do. That is how Claire seems to me, at least.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Zebediah on 25 Sep 2013, 06:53
Damn techkid now I want a meat suit.
Call Stefani Germanotta, she can get ahold of one.

In an odd bit of synchronicity, this morning I became aware of barbequed bridal gowns (http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/jul/23/natalie-chanin-grills-dresses-low-n-slow/). The dresses aren't made out of meat, but presumably the bride would be, so it works out...
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: ZoeB on 25 Sep 2013, 07:02
Poor Emily. I'm glad she's amongst good people now.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: jwhouk on 25 Sep 2013, 07:02
Who gets to draw the line?

Well, that's easy. Jeph's the artist.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mr_Rose on 25 Sep 2013, 08:25
Damn techkid now I want a meat suit.
Call Stefani Germanotta, she can get ahold of one.
Shit I wish I had Lady Gaga's number.
The more times I see those names next to each other's the more I believe she chose "Lady Gaga" because nobody would take her seriously as a musician if she used her actual name…
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: toffee-skye on 25 Sep 2013, 08:53
aw, Angus, you tried. i do wonder where that will go; if he's got an acting-for-idiots book, is he brushing up on skills for auditions? will this make problems with Faye's new schedule? as Ass.Man. she'll be in the shop a lot more, i'd imagine.

i felt so awful for Claire. i can see why getting your ears pierced later in life can be so important (it being a very traditionally young-girl thing, like it's common practice in areas of the UK to have a girl's ears pierced at about 18months old), and having your thunder stolen when you were brave - even by someone as well-meaning as Emily - must have been a real kick in the teeth.

i tried to articulate why getting one's ears pierced when one is trans* is important too but i couldn't do it without reading it back and thinking "oy, that's bad.." so all i got on that front is: i can dig why it'd be a big thing then as well.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 25 Sep 2013, 10:31
Yep. I think she'd be cool as hell to hang out with, and it's always nice to have rich, famous friends.

I think that Claire just being Claire is a fundamental part of what makes her such a great character. If the gender issues and issues with transition were up front and the focus of her character, then she could come off as one dimensional, both as a character and an element of the story. Instead it's presented as what they (her issues, trans or otherwise) are, part of a complex individual, she's Claire, librarian assistant, grad student and trans person, not the trans person, Claire.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Method of Madness on 25 Sep 2013, 10:31
You for got pun enthusiast :roll:
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 25 Sep 2013, 10:34
No no, TERRIBLE pun enthusiast.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Method of Madness on 25 Sep 2013, 10:35
Psh, not always. Jeph just seems to hate puns for some reason. (Or he loves them but feels bad about it)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Pilchard123 on 25 Sep 2013, 10:50
Would it be bad form to request panel 3 for the Caption Thread?

http://questionablecontent.net/comics/1646.png

Caption: Previously...

Angus: PBBBT!
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 25 Sep 2013, 13:02
Yep. I think she'd be cool as hell to hang out with, and it's always nice to have rich, famous friends.

I think that Claire just being Claire is a fundamental part of what makes her such a great character. If the gender issues and issues with transition were up front and the focus of her character, then she could come off as one dimensional, both as a character and an element of the story. Instead it's presented as what they (her issues, trans or otherwise) are, part of a complex individual, she's Claire, librarian assistant, grad student and trans person, not the trans person, Claire.

Insightful, and I think Jeph is doing something socially useful by portraying Claire as he does. He has furiously explained that the strip isn't here to advance a social agenda, but of course every action has results and in this case the result is that a bunch of readers have a picture in their heads of a trans person who is on an equal footing with the rest of the cast.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Method of Madness on 25 Sep 2013, 16:08
It's kind of sad that "be nice to everyone" is considered a social agenda, and all the more sad how sorely it needs to be said.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: MillionDollar Belt Sander on 25 Sep 2013, 18:37
...person who is on an equal footing with the rest of the cast.

That's one of the reasons I love the QC Universe.  Everyone,  is on equal footing with everyone else.

Martin had a fling with a darker skinned woman -- that's still considered an issue in some parts of this city.

Hanners has a form of mental illness -- her friends accept that and work with her on it.

Faye had/has issue stemming from a childhood trauma -- that's ok we'll work with you on that.

Claire is trans -- yeah so?   So how 'bout them Bills are they a football team or WHAT? 


---I wish MY world was a bit more like that.   Hell I wish I could bring myself to be more like these people... said the racist jackass in Buffalo.  ;)

Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: westrim on 25 Sep 2013, 19:59
I don't get it. Why does it matter so much that Claire is Transylvanian? Is it prejudice against vampires?  :mrgreen:










Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: SomeCanadianWeirdo on 25 Sep 2013, 20:10
While we're on the subject of meat suits it should be noted that LA performance artist Johanna Went wore meat as part of her stage costumes almost a decade before Gaga was born.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanna_Went
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Near Lurker on 25 Sep 2013, 21:07
...yes?  So did many others... "Born This Way" was plagiarism, but that's a pretty common move.

(And of course "that dude from The Darkness in his creepy meat suit, zipped so low you can see his john- *skriiitch*")

(That one still doesn't fly for Suzanne Collins, though.  Too many other parallels.)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 25 Sep 2013, 21:37
Silly Fae the MONEY is what matters.


Also glad someone else got the DKM reference I was going for.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 25 Sep 2013, 21:47
There must be a Dilbert strip that applies here.

Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 25 Sep 2013, 21:50
No, that would require promotions to actually exist at Dilbert's company instead of hatred for the engineering team.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Method of Madness on 25 Sep 2013, 21:56
It may have been in the show, but didn't Dilbert get promoted only to become extremely miserable and hated by everyone? (If that happened, I'm pretty sure the promotion was a punishment)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Rghfrgl on 25 Sep 2013, 22:29
I don't get it. Why does it matter so much that Claire is Transylvanian? Is it prejudice against vampires?  :mrgreen:

She is pretty pale. And not too long ago she was seen sparkling (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2481). I think she's already turned Tai.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: KOK on 25 Sep 2013, 22:58

That's one of the reasons I love the QC Universe.  Everyone,  is on equal footing with everyone else.

...

Claire is trans -- yeah so?   So how 'bout them Bills are they a football team or WHAT? 

Claire is trans, and has so far told one of her friends about it (that we know of). Her brother keeps expecting people to react badly to it. That none have so far may be only becuse they do not know. Claire herself has said that she has to live with that threat all the time (comic 2426).
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Carl-E on 25 Sep 2013, 23:10
I don't get it. Why does it matter so much that Claire is Transylvanian? Is it prejudice against vampires?  :mrgreen:

She is pretty pale. And not too long ago she was seen sparkling (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2481). I think she's already turned Tai.

I think it's more likely that Tai'd turn Claire. 


Or at least she'd try to, if she weren't staying committed to Dora...   :-D
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 26 Sep 2013, 00:11
2426 doesn't hinge on Claire being trans, though. Any woman could have had that exact conversation. (A problem we need to solve).

The danger from bigots is important to her, but the point is that it doesn't define her, any more than "cute indie boy" defines Marten. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=30).

"Equal footing" doesn't mean she's had equally good breaks in life as the others. It means she's written as a full character and not as a Type.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Akima on 26 Sep 2013, 02:33
Faye is becoming bourgeois? I think she's a little lacking in discreet charm.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Border Reiver on 26 Sep 2013, 03:51
I was thinking that Dora was a great leader - able to get subordinates to assume greater responsibilities for the same remuneration.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: kyomi on 26 Sep 2013, 04:56
So... how many people had to look up the word "bourgeoisie" in the news post like me? >.>;
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: KOK on 26 Sep 2013, 05:18
2426 doesn't hinge on Claire being trans, though. Any woman could have had that exact conversation. (A problem we need to solve).


You are unfortunately right. Even so, according to the text below the comic, it is about Claire being trans.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: jwhouk on 26 Sep 2013, 07:08
I don't get it. Why does it matter so much that Claire is Transylvanian? Is it prejudice against vampires?  :mrgreen:

(throws wadded up pieces of paper at you while laughingly booing you)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: westrim on 26 Sep 2013, 07:45
If she's Transylvanian, it would go a long way towards explaining her Clairevoyance and biting wit.

So... how many people had to look up the word "bourgeoisie" in the news post like me? >.>;
Exposure to the term is pretty standard in high and middle school history books in the US (or at least in California, maybe everyone else uses Texas board approved books), mostly associated with the French revolution (in a chart of the estates) and Karl Marx. Now, whether people remember is a whole other story, like most of education.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: cesium133 on 26 Sep 2013, 08:12
I don't get it. Why does it matter so much that Claire is Transylvanian? Is it prejudice against vampires?  :mrgreen:
"Now that the window is clean, I can see right through it," said Claire, transparently.

*dodges the rotten tomatoes*
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Thrudd on 26 Sep 2013, 09:25
I don't get it. Why does it matter so much that Claire is Transylvanian? Is it prejudice against vampires?  :mrgreen:
Oh no, it is just that some people are very allergic to vukodlak dander or just don't care for the perfume that is Allium sativum.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Carl-E on 26 Sep 2013, 10:10
Then there are the rest of us who are just "allergic" to garlic and sunlight. 

(http://www.artisticthreadworks.com/public/images/gallery/th_smiling_vampire.jpg)

Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 26 Sep 2013, 10:54
I love garlic. Vampire proof baby.


It did end my relationship with this cute Romanian girl though.... come to think of it I never saw her before the sun went down.... >.>;
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Near Lurker on 26 Sep 2013, 11:50
Probably for the best.  It sounds like it could have become a predatory relationship.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Thrudd on 26 Sep 2013, 11:59
Truth be told, I hear most of em turn out to be a real pain in the neck.  :-P
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Tulpa on 26 Sep 2013, 12:18
I find the lack of cleavage to be disturbing. With a shirt that low cut, it makes me picture faye as just having a single odd lump for boobs. Or combined with the scar at first glance, one big boob and one that's 1/10th the size of the other one.
Faye doesn't appear to be wearing a bra, unless it's a balcony style strapless one, so it's not strange she doesn't have cleavage. Although not every bra makes for cleavage either.

I don't mean pronounced cleavage, but there would still be a line there or something. Being that chesty with a shirt that low cut would make some sort of cleavage. It's like reverse boob socks. Instead of the cloth form fitting to the boobs, the boobs are molding themselves into the shape of the shirt in one awkward lump.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 26 Sep 2013, 12:22
Leeches suck your blood too, but at least they kind of grow on you after a while.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Welu on 26 Sep 2013, 12:50
I don't mean pronounced cleavage, but there would still be a line there or something. Being that chesty with a shirt that low cut would make some sort of cleavage. It's like reverse boob socks. Instead of the cloth form fitting to the boobs, the boobs are molding themselves into the shape of the shirt in one awkward lump.

That is usually how it really works, breasts, the amount depending on the individual's size and structure, are usually quite malleable. I'm chesty and I find how Faye's are sitting are similar to how mine would without a bra or in a strapless one. There might be a line for one breast slightly covering the other from a more portrait angle but not necessarily, or do you definitely mean cleavage or some kind of definition for the individual breasts pronouncing the gap between them? In which case I'd say it's borderline whether the top is low enough to see that.


~~

Angus must have near permanently moved to contacts or something? I miss his glasses.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Barmymoo on 26 Sep 2013, 13:26
I am large-breasted and wear tops like that to sleep in, with no bra. There is never any visible cleavage, because my breasts hang down further when I'm not wearing anything to support them.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Case on 26 Sep 2013, 14:05
Leeches suck your blood too, but at least they kind of grow on you after a while.
:laugh:
Is it bad that my brain chooses to amuse itself by imagining you saying that in Egon Spengler's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egon_Spengler) voice ("Also, I collect spores, mould and fungi ...")?

Naah, I'm good ...
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: kyomi on 26 Sep 2013, 17:20
I miss Ghostbusters :(
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Kugai on 26 Sep 2013, 17:52
It's all about the Benjamen's baby.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: SageJiraiya on 26 Sep 2013, 18:45
I adore the Faye-Angus antics. BUT IF HE EVER HURTS HER I SWEAR-
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Method of Madness on 26 Sep 2013, 19:06
Where'd that come from? Why would he hurt her?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 26 Sep 2013, 19:34
She's easily hurt.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Method of Madness on 26 Sep 2013, 19:43
And Angus isn't one to hurt somebody, so that doesn't answer the why.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Zebediah on 26 Sep 2013, 19:48
In the unlikely event that Angus ever hurts Faye, first, it's probably going to be unintentional. Second, Faye has lots of defense mechanisms. Maybe too many. And they aren't necessarily good defense mechanisms. But she does have them.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 26 Sep 2013, 20:13
Not deliberately, I agree, but calling Marigold a weirdo shutin apparently hurt her.

On top of that, real relationships have ups and downs.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: SageJiraiya on 26 Sep 2013, 21:47
Faye seems to me like she's let down most of those defenses just for Angus. If he decided to leave her for some job, and waste all that effort it took for her to trust someone, he would go on my "QC-Characters-I-Hate" list.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: celticgeek on 26 Sep 2013, 21:49
But baristas are supposed to be sarcastic.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 26 Sep 2013, 21:56
There would be comic potential in confusing the two.

Maybe Marten can come in and explain what the bookshelf is.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Rghfrgl on 26 Sep 2013, 23:53
But baristas are supposed to be sarcastic.

Maybe when she said she didn't appreciate sarcasm she was being sarcastic.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Carl-E on 26 Sep 2013, 23:58
that's meta-casm. 


as opposed to a meta-gasm.   :angel:
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Loki on 26 Sep 2013, 23:58
I made an art!

(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Platypodes on 27 Sep 2013, 00:28
Dale seems to have entirely quit wearing his internet glasses.  Have we ever seen him without them before the May arc?  I have the general impression that Dale always  used to be wearing glowing glasses, so it seems funny that he's suddenly ditched something he was so hooked on.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Loki on 27 Sep 2013, 00:34
Have we ever seen him without them before the May arc?

Yes. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/1640)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Carl-E on 27 Sep 2013, 00:41
Dale seems to have entirely quit wearing his internet glasses.  Have we ever seen him without them before the May arc?  I have the general impression that Dale always  used to be wearing glowing glasses, so it seems funny that he's suddenly ditched something he was so hooked on.

We've only seen them "glow" when he's on his own, in an informal setting (or running across Marigold when on his own).  Here, he has to pay attention, make an impression, so they're turned off.  [/goodexplanation]

Besides, it was just a running gag to begin with [/realexplanation]
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: westrim on 27 Sep 2013, 00:51
I'm surprised there's nothing on the blackboard. "Fresh meat in a cup" or "espresso with cherry" or something.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shjade on 27 Sep 2013, 01:05
And Angus isn't one to hurt somebody, so that doesn't answer the why.

Yeah, it's not like he goes around reminding people of their suicidal dad and then accusing them of lying about i-

oh.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Platypodes on 27 Sep 2013, 01:21
We've only seen them "glow" when he's on his own, in an informal setting (or running across Marigold when on his own).  Here, he has to pay attention, make an impression, so they're turned off.  [/goodexplanation]
He did used to wear them on the job, (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2356) but yeah, a brand new job is a special situation.  Maybe he'll turn 'em back on when he's settled in at CoD.  It could be a nice touch when he learns to glare contemptuously at the customers.

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Besides, it was just a running gag to begin with [/realexplanation]
Also a good point.  But it's been such a consistent running gag that it'd feel weird to me if it just ended all of a sudden with no explanation.  'Course, it'd be like Jeph to offer an explanation several months from now and develop it into a week's worth of dialogue.  (Someone: Say, Dale, I notice you stopped wearing your Glasses. What's up with that?  Dale: Well, I............ etc.)
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Akima on 27 Sep 2013, 02:36
Does barista sarcasm stack or cancel out?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 27 Sep 2013, 04:13
Don't worry Dale, I appreciate your sarcasm

We've only seen them "glow" when he's on his own, in an informal setting (or running across Marigold when on his own).  Here, he has to pay attention, make an impression, so they're turned off.  [/goodexplanation]
He did used to wear them on the job, (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2356) but yeah, a brand new job is a special situation.  Maybe he'll turn 'em back on when he's settled in at CoD.  It could be a nice touch when he learns to glare contemptuously at the customers.


This would be my guess, he has them off to show he's paying attention, but man they'll be good when he's dolling out lattes and contempt.

(http://static4.fjcdn.com/comments/Shinji+Ikari+So+you+re+asking+me+to+take+_e40901bd8a54f71a2378d27e4c447547.jpg)


Does barista sarcasm stack or cancel out?

Personal IRL experience: Depends on the counter team at any given location. For example sarcasm doesn't actually exist inside the small temporal bubble of a starbucks, along with any unapproved form of self expression or individual thought. At an actual coffee shop with a good team behind the counter it usually stacks, but if the barista initiating the sarcasm deserves a good smack down, her/his teammate's sarcasm will cancel out the initial sarcasm.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Pilchard123 on 27 Sep 2013, 04:21
Ow, my layout!
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: GarandMarine on 27 Sep 2013, 04:34
Gendo judges your tiny screen and poor layout.

He judges it hard.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Method of Madness on 27 Sep 2013, 05:16
It's weird, the forum usually auto-resizes.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: westrim on 27 Sep 2013, 05:59
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Besides, it was just a running gag to begin with [/realexplanation]
Also a good point.  But it's been such a consistent running gag that it'd feel weird to me if it just ended all of a sudden with no explanation.  'Course, it'd be like Jeph to offer an explanation several months from now and develop it into a week's worth of dialogue.  (Someone: Say, Dale, I notice you stopped wearing your Glasses. What's up with that?  Dale: Well, I............ etc.)
Eh? We got a months worth of explanation- it wasn't explicit, but it was one of the points in the May arc.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Polonius on 27 Sep 2013, 07:07
I'm surprised there's nothing on the blackboard. "Fresh meat in a cup" or "espresso with cherry" or something.

I'm wondering if we'll see a fresh set of insecurities for Faye.  She's newly minted as Assistant Manager, and Dale is, if not hyper-competent, far more competent and hard working than any of the other characters barring Dora. 

Now, his "treat the customer with respect" shtick might be a source of comedy, or even genuine problems, but I can see Faye really start to see how bad she is at her job and freak out a little. 
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Method of Madness on 27 Sep 2013, 07:10
but I can see Faye really start to see how bad she is at her job
Except Faye's not bad at her job. At all.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Polonius on 27 Sep 2013, 07:18
but I can see Faye really start to see how bad she is at her job
Except Faye's not bad at her job. At all.

Yeah, I realized that was the wrong way to phrase.

I think that she'll realize how half heartedly she does her job.  Dale takes jobs seriously, in a way that nobody at COD does aside from Dora.  Not surprisingly, given the nature of the work.  We've all held BS jobs that at least one person took very seriously.  Mine was unloading trucks at 4am at a Target.  I did it for rent/beer money, but one kid worked like his family were held by Turkish rebels.

Still, with jobs like that, you get to a point, where you commit or your don't.  Faye might enjoy her new responsibility (and hopefully wage), but will also realize she'd need to step up her game to keep her position. 
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: DSL on 27 Sep 2013, 07:39
Ever had a job you felt obligated (if only for your own pride or love of craft) to take seriously, while having to take up the slack of someone else who treated it like something to do between boozers? Lots of fun, I can tell you.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Polonius on 27 Sep 2013, 07:51
Ever had a job you felt obligated (if only for your own pride or love of craft) to take seriously, while having to take up the slack of someone else who treated it like something to do between boozers? Lots of fun, I can tell you.

Oh certainly.  I've found that with many jobs that don't involve physical labor, it's almost easier to make them easy than it is to make them hard.  Even working with the public is not so bad if you just embrace it.

I think its easier to find job satisfaction as autonomy and salary go up, but it's very possible to think you're undervalued and over controlled at even pretty prestigious jobs.  I know people making six figures, with near complete discretion in their work, who still seem to think they slave away for the man.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: KOK on 27 Sep 2013, 08:01
Quote
Besides, it was just a running gag to begin with [/realexplanation]
Also a good point.  But it's been such a consistent running gag that it'd feel weird to me if it just ended all of a sudden with no explanation.  'Course, it'd be like Jeph to offer an explanation several months from now and develop it into a week's worth of dialogue.  (Someone: Say, Dale, I notice you stopped wearing your Glasses. What's up with that?  Dale: Well, I............ etc.)
Eh? We got a months worth of explanation- it wasn't explicit, but it was one of the points in the May arc.

Did the May arc explain why he swithced to normal glasses? If so I didn't catch it.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Carl-E on 27 Sep 2013, 08:40
May was the reason he switched them off initially...
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: KOK on 27 Sep 2013, 10:08
Yes, as a punishment for May, But he switched them back on. And now that she is gone, why not leave them on as he used?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: westrim on 27 Sep 2013, 10:25
He got feedback about how they affected his presentation, talked with Marigold without them, and only put them on after that to communicate with May. Like I said, it wasn't explicit- nothing jumped out and screamed "this is why he stopped wearing glasses!" he just evolved away from them,  but that arc gave him an out from that gag. They ceased being the present definition of Dale, and he hasn't worn them in our perspective since.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: cesium133 on 27 Sep 2013, 10:51
So, is Dale going to receive the standard lesson on Proposition Avoidance and Countermeasures (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1752)?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: FunkyTuba on 27 Sep 2013, 11:00
Yes, as a punishment for May, But he switched them back on. And now that she is gone, why not leave them on as he used?
Because he doesn't want a June
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Truec on 27 Sep 2013, 11:47
Yes, as a punishment for May, But he switched them back on. And now that she is gone, why not leave them on as he used?
Because he doesn't want a June

How do you know he doesn't?  Maybe he's a 999 fan.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Storel on 27 Sep 2013, 12:00
He got feedback about how they affected his presentation, talked with Marigold without them, and only put them on after that to communicate with May. Like I said, it wasn't explicit- nothing jumped out and screamed "this is why he stopped wearing glasses!" he just evolved away from them,  but that arc gave him an out from that gag. They ceased being the present definition of Dale, and he hasn't worn them in our perspective since.

Exactly. As I recall, Dale asked May if anyone else could see her, she said no, he said something like "Great, so if I talk to you in public people will think I'm crazy," and May said something like "Dude, you wear glowing glasses. People already think you're a freak."

I can totally see how a comment like that could cause Dale to reevaluate his wearing habits.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 27 Sep 2013, 13:15
Dale would be hard pressed to compete if Hannelore's hyperfocus turned on.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Kugai on 27 Sep 2013, 13:58
Be careful son, she could go R. Lee Ermy on ya.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: HeavyP on 27 Sep 2013, 14:23
I feel like several people are missing it, but they're the same glasses he always wears.  They can be turned on and off (as shown in the May arc) and I'm sure he still uses them frequently, he just may have realized that people like to see  your eyes and keep them turned off when he's with others now.  Also, he may have to have them turned off to work for CoD - from a customer interaction standpoint it would make sense to require employees to have something of that nature turned off.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: FunkyTuba on 27 Sep 2013, 15:47
Jeph faked me out... Since it's Friday and they were in the last two comics I was expecting a Faye/Angus-moving-to-NYC cliffhanger.



Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Kugai on 27 Sep 2013, 18:09
That's the week after next.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Kugai on 27 Sep 2013, 18:20

POLL RESULTS

So, who will notice Claire's new piercing next?


Tai - Who will squee and try to talk her into more.  6 (8.8%)
Hanners - Who will provide her with a six page care pamphlet she has made up  22 (32.4%)
Dora - Who will be as impressed as Faye  1 (1.5%)
Emily - .................   9 (13.2%)
Cosette - Who will faint, knock over the espresso machine and wind up in Hospital  7 (10.3%)
Dale - Who has May back who also notices and says something inappropriate - as usual  4 (5.9%)
Clinton - Who will get jealous and decide to get TWO  7 (10.3%)
Butts!!!  8 (11.8%)
Waffles with Space Ham  4 (5.9%)

Hanners wins by a country mile.  :D


By the authority invested in me as the Polls creator, I hearby declare this Poll closed and locked and hand next weeks one onto the next poor sucker member who wants it.   :P
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: jwhouk on 27 Sep 2013, 18:58
But what if I still don't wanna do it? ;)

Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Carl-E on 27 Sep 2013, 19:17
You're not teh only sucker out there, ya know. 



Where is Westrim, anyway?  :-D
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: jwhouk on 27 Sep 2013, 19:26
Serious note: After the 1st of the year (actually, December 29th, but hey), I will be switching to a schedule that requires me to work two out of every three weekends. It's probably going to mean that I won't be able to post a WCDT by 0800 GMT-5.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: westrim on 27 Sep 2013, 20:11
You're not teh only sucker out there, ya know. 
Where is Westrim, anyway?  :-D
Who do you think suckered Kugai?  :evil:

I'll make the thread if I think of a good poll (notice that many of mine tend to ask information of forumgoers rather than soliciting predictions or otherwise commenting on the comic directly). Considering the material Dale and Faye just gave me, I should do fine.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: quix0te on 28 Sep 2013, 11:03
But baristas are supposed to be sarcastic.
Maybe when she said she didn't appreciate sarcasm she was being sarcastic.
I found this slightly ironic/dickish as well.  She was being humorous and when he tried to go with it, she slapped him down.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Barmymoo on 28 Sep 2013, 12:51
Seems to me like she's being sarcastic back! She maintains the same poker face throughout, I'd assumed that the last panel was a continuation of the joke.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Kugai on 28 Sep 2013, 14:16
The hazing will continue.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sidhekin on 28 Sep 2013, 14:58
Next she'll send him shopping for tartan paint, hmm?
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: Kugai on 28 Sep 2013, 20:48
Or a Struggle Bar.
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: ankhtahr on 29 Sep 2013, 04:13
That almost sounds like the traditional rookie joke here. Sending him to pick up a box of compressed air from the storage. Best reply I ever heard of was bringing an empty box and saying ”sorry, we only had ones with 1 bar left”
Title: Re: WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Post by: techkid on 29 Sep 2013, 04:56
For those with the right sense of humour, look up Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson - "The Apprentice" on Youtube. Needless to say, the song is NSFW.