Well if Mrs. Augustus is just learning to play bass this dashes my theory that she used to be in a rock band. I had hopes that her once hard partying ways would have crossed paths with Veronica's so the first meeting of the parents could be delightfully awkward.
Sometimes, Jeph does an excellent job in capturing just why so many people think that Clinton and Claire are twins! Today's opening panel is just one occasion.
So, sitting back and thinking: Am I the only one who thinks that Clinton is a 'glass half empty' sort of guy? He assumed that Marten was a hazard to Claire's safety; he assumed that there was no future between him and Emily; now he assumes that their mother is 'compensating' for some inner sadness by her current behaviour. It's wise to be ready for the worst but it is sometimes a bit hazardous to your emotional health to do so!
I also notice that he was essentially saying: "I'm worried about mom; you need to keep living with her because I'm certainly not giving up my personal freedom to do so!" Based on her facial expression in panel 4, Claire is clearly used to him by now but that doesn't mean that she has to like it!
I also notice that he was essentially saying: "I'm worried about mom; you need to keep living with her because I'm certainly not giving up my personal freedom to do so!" Based on her facial expression in panel 4, Claire is clearly used to him by now but that doesn't mean that she has to like it!Well... That is sexism after all, isn't it? We're all used to it, but we don't have to like it. The idea that women have some greater duty to look after family members, should shoulder a greater proportion of caregiving work, and have some lesser entitlement to independence (https://www.caregiver.org/women-and-caregiving-facts-and-figures), is deeply engrained in all human societies, and obviously in Clinton too. It is very telling that a major caregiving provider in Australia is named Daughterly Care (https://daughterlycare.com.au/).
Well... That is sexism after all, isn't it? We're all used to it, but we don't have to like it. The idea that women have some greater duty to look after family members, should shoulder a greater proportion of caregiving work, and have some lesser entitlement to independence (https://www.caregiver.org/women-and-caregiving-facts-and-figures), is deeply engrained in all human societies, and obviously in Clinton too. [/url][/i].
Sometimes, Jeph does an excellent job in capturing just why so many people think that Clinton and Claire are twins! Today's opening panel is just one occasion.
So, sitting back and thinking: Am I the only one who thinks that Clinton is a 'glass half empty' sort of guy? He assumed that Marten was a hazard to Claire's safety; he assumed that there was no future between him and Emily; now he assumes that their mother is 'compensating' for some inner sadness by her current behaviour. It's wise to be ready for the worst but it is sometimes a bit hazardous to your emotional health to do so!
I also notice that he was essentially saying: "I'm worried about mom; you need to keep living with her because I'm certainly not giving up my personal freedom to do so!" Based on her facial expression in panel 4, Claire is clearly used to him by now but that doesn't mean that she has to like it!
ED-209 making his cameo I see.
I also saw Melon and Arthur's arm.I was noticing that, too. At least I think it's Melon, but can we make a positive ID without knowing whether or not her butt (or, dare I say, can?) been recently attached? If she's got downmarket facial features there may be a few that look like her out there.
Is that a Battletech Marauder in the second panel? If yes, why are people afraid of Bubbles? :-D
I wonder what possible-Melon is carrying? A protective cover for delicate devices? Maybe an Otter-Butt? :claireface:
ED-209 making his cameo I see.
It looks like a Zentradi command pod to me. Only you know.. much much smaller.
Well, Jeph's note today is 'Hi Melon' so I think we can safely assume it's her :)I also saw Melon and Arthur's arm.I was noticing that, too. At least I think it's Melon, but can we make a positive ID without knowing whether or not her butt (or, dare I say, can?) been recently attached? If she's got downmarket facial features there may be a few that look like her out there.
Be kind, be polite, be compassionate, but be ready to break a mother fuckers arm when you need to.Mind if I quote you on that?
ED-209 making his cameo I see.
It looks like a Zentradi command pod to me. Only you know.. much much smaller. I also saw Melon and Arthur's arm.
Similarly, in the armed forces, the most senior nursing position of "Matron" is held by male or female officers without any change in the title.
OTOH, there was a move a few years ago to change the senior nurse on a ward from "Sister" (female) or "Charge Nurse" (male) to "Ward Manager" (either). But many hospitals have not made the change as it is suggested that patients (especially the older ones) are confused when they find that such a familiar title as "Sister" is no longer used.
a person who has trouble communicating with people acting like there is a proper way to respond to what she said is something that just rubs me the wrong way
That seems a bit silly to me -- "matron" means someone female.
“When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”
I'd be lion if I said I was expecting that.
Comic's up. That's not a dog joke. :wow:
True, but it can also be considered a physics joke which is why Clinton told a similar joke except with a lion pun. Unless Clinton has been present for all of Brun's endless dog jokes he wouldn't know that.
See, this is the reason I keep going back and forth on how I feel about Brun.
On the one hand, she is an interesting character and can be quite likeable. And I can definitely sympathize with anyone who has trouble interacting with people. I may not struggle to the EXTENT that she apparently does, but I've been there.
On the other hand... I know it's partly for the sake of the last-panel joke, but the very matter-of-fact way she rejects a joke that does not fit what it *should* be kinda annoys me.
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a person who has trouble communicating with people acting like there is a proper way to respond to what she said is something that just rubs me the wrong way
One of the admins at the forum where I "advise" is autistic. She has exactly the attitude you are disliking there. She was one of the originators of the forum thirteen years ago, so my belief that she is not suitable to have any kind of mod powers cuts no ice.(click to show/hide)
Ohhh, Clinton...
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This does not end well for you.
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This does not end well for you. Find a person who you for who they are, and who likes you for who you are. It isn't easy, but it is the only way you'll be truly happy.
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Am I the only one who sees Clinton's attraction in both of these cases to be breathtakingly superficial?
But he was just a self-obsessed twat, not autistic.Can't help thinking that in the same way there is an autistic spectrum rather than a rigid boundary, there is probably also a self-obsessed twat spectrum, not a rigid boundary, and its not utterly inconceivable there could be some overlap.
But he was just a self-obsessed twat, not autistic.An area that's particularly messy since it seems to be as much informed by political beliefs and prejudices as by rational evaluation.
Poor poor Clinton. I do not see this ending well. :-P
Heck - Nothing has started well for him either - this one started with a harpoon IIRC.Poor poor Clinton. I do not see this ending well. :-PNothing has ended well for Clinton yet -- why should he start now?
I think both of the are socially awkward in certain situations. Brun may have a good excuse with her inability to garner certain social clues if, as some suspect, she is a High Functioning Autistic individual.But Brun must be something of a savant since, when tending bar, she can read a person like a book.
You know, I wonder if this is one of the first times that Brun has laughed out loud! It's another one of those occasions where Jeph makes Brun very, very sweet! Why do I now think that she's going to spend the rest of the day saying "Relativistic Lion Collider" and then bursting into giggles? If nothing else, Clinton has given Brun that!
You know, I wonder if this is one of the first times that Brun has laughed out loud! It's another one of those occasions where Jeph makes Brun very, very sweet! Why do I now think that she's going to spend the rest of the day saying "Relativistic Lion Collider" and then bursting into giggles? If nothing else, Clinton has given Brun that!
Either that or she'll start telling physics jokes instead of dog jokes for the next few weeks.
You know, I wonder if this is one of the first times that Brun has laughed out loud! It's another one of those occasions where Jeph makes Brun very, very sweet! Why do I now think that she's going to spend the rest of the day saying "Relativistic Lion Collider" and then bursting into giggles? If nothing else, Clinton has given Brun that!
Either that or she'll start telling physics jokes instead of dog jokes for the next few weeks.
Derive y = (r3)/3
(Thank you, The Simpsons)
I hope not otherwise it's going to be a bit of
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...but then I most folks here are used to Brun's
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I'm quite particular with my puns. (Okay, okay I'll stop now)
Strange painting in the background.
"No loitskaskarobgira"
I just don't get modern art. :psyduck:
Okay, I get the No Loitering and No Skating. But does that sign really say No Ska and No Giraffes?
Okay, I get the No Loitering and No Skating. But does that sign really say No Ska and No Giraffes?
I expect that the third one is "No Skateboarding"; I've often seen that paired with "No Skating". The fourth one? "No Giraffes" seems as likely as anything else.
My best guess was "No Robbery and No Giraffes"
Never underestimate the power of a few stupid people to ruin things for everyone else (let's avoid making that political).My best guess was "No Robbery and No Giraffes"
"No Robbery" would kind of already be covered by Massachusetts general statutes - it's not legal anywhere in the state, so you don't have to specifically warn people against it.