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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: Method of Madness on 04 Jun 2017, 19:24
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This week's off to an interesting start! First Brun/Clinton comic that makes me interested in where these kids go from here.
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*rainbow star*
The more you know...
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Honestly I'm really over the "lol bacon" thing too.
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First Brun/Clinton comic that makes me interested in where these kids go from here.
Presumably to the bin to get rid of their rubbish after they finish their meal.
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First Brun/Clinton comic that makes me interested in where these kids go from here.
Presumably to the bin to get rid of their rubbish after they finish their meal.
Showing your non-USA'ian roots there, meducks.
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I don't often say rubbish, but I do call it a bin.
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I don't really LIKE Clinton but do feel sorry for him. Heh.
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Clinton, I've got some advice for you: Stop prevaricating and tell Brun that you're attracted to her. Seriously, you're running out of time. She's just admitted that everything she thought that she knew about attraction is wrong; this gives you an opening and, if you don't take it, she's likely going to try to investigate Elliott's feelings for her!
I'm getting the feeling that this is going to end with her telling Clinton that he is a 'great friend' who has been of enormous help to her, kiss him chastely on the cheek and run out of this life! :laugh:
So, that is definitely not a chain burger bar. What might it be called? I'm thinking something like: "Grease and Soda" or maybe even "Better Than Arbys".
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Honestly I'm really over the "lol bacon" thing too.
I was wondering about that sign. What "lol bacon" thing?
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Clinton, I've got some advice for you: Stop prevaricating and tell Brun that you're attracted to her. Seriously, you're running out of time. She's just admitted that everything she thought that she knew about attraction is wrong; this gives you an opening and, if you don't take it, she's likely going to try to investigate Elliott's feelings for her!
Well Clinton did it before with Emily and while it makes more sense to find out these things rather than remain in a state of ambiguity that same state of being is also where hope lives. If Brun rejects him then he'll know, but it will be one more door shut.
As much as I would like this to work out in his favor. Elliot has been unlucky in love too so it would be nice to see a win in his column.
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Honestly I'm really over the "lol bacon" thing too.
I was wondering about that sign. What "lol bacon" thing?
The thing where people act like bacon is the god of meats and not the worst way to eat a pig apart from literal offal.
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The thing where people act like bacon is the god of meats and not the worst way to eat a pig apart from literal offal.
Blasphemy! How dare you spew such heresy about the Meat God!?
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If your life seems like a soap opera that's probably not good, but if your conversation sounds like a soap opera catchup you're really in trouble...
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Hey, they're at LocalBurger! Best place in town to get burgers.
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Clinton had his revelation with Emily that telling people how you feel pays off, so no back pedalling here. Just tell her.
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The thing where people act like bacon is the god of meats and not the worst way to eat a pig apart from literal offal.
Blasphemy! How dare you spew such heresy about the Meat God!?
There is always the chicken skin from roast or bbq chicken which I like to pan fry to render all the fat out for extra crispness
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It's a diet place serving lo-cal burgers :claireface:
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Clinton, the 'Lifes Punching Bag' of the QC World
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You know, I almost feel sorry for Clinton.
Keyword there being almost.
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Clinton, the 'Lifes Punching Bag' of the QC World
Someone had to take over the route after Marten retired.
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For comic #3497... (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3497)
"The kitchen staff has been eavesdropping and wanted me to give you this pity milkshake."
"Sympathy milkshake!"
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"Sympathy is a compliment. Pity is an insult."
~ Tenzin Gyatso
Makes me wonder if Jeph knew of that bit of wisdom in differentiating between Sympathy vs. Pity when he wrote it. If so, I definitely applaud it.
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Clinton had his revelation with Emily that telling people how you feel pays off, so no back pedalling here. Just tell her.
I'm not sure if Clinton quite has his feelings figured out yet.
[EDIT: Does anyone know if the guy who invented autocorrect has been bludgeoned for doing so yet?]
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Poor Clinton! Things never turn out the way he might want them to. Even others' pity is likely to make him go red, swell up and die!
That said, I'm not sure that things are entirely as bad for him as some imagine they are. This is Brun we're talking about, after all. I don't think that her reaction would be like that of your average girl (who I'd expect to say 'yes' or 'no' immediately). For some reason, I genuinely think that Brun will go off and think about this 'new data' for some time. Then, out of the blue, she's going to turn up and tell him that, having thought about it, she has a few follow-up questions. Then, being direct and having little time for social niceties, she will tell Clinton whether she thinks now is the right time for them to 'pair bond' or something similar.
It's interesting to see the first appearance of The Illustrated Lady. If Jeph's Twitter is to be believed, she's going to be a secondary character for the next week or so.
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That flashback of Clinton's in panel 2 - is this a reference to a recent comic? Which one? :oops:
In other news, I finally grokked the connection between Bubbles' noticing that Pintsize's money is damp and the title 'Invisible Hand' in comic 3490 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3490) - In your face, Adam Smith!
(Yesyes, I know - it's quickthinker month ...)
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Pity/sympathy milkshake; telling him whole staff has been listening in?
Seems like a good way to ensure you +never+ see that customer again unless social behaviour is very different your side of the pond...
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Pity/sympathy milkshake; telling him whole staff has been listening in?
Seems like a good way to ensure you +never+ see that customer again unless social behaviour is very different your side of the pond...
Idk, man. All I need is a bunch of friends who will go in with me, fake telling them I'm into them, have them turn me down, and it is free milkshakes for DAAAAAYS.
That or eventually they would stop feeling sorry for me and start wondering what kind of monster I am.
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Pity/sympathy milkshake; telling him whole staff has been listening in?
Seems like a good way to ensure you +never+ see that customer again unless social behaviour is very different your side of the pond...
Idk, man. All I need is a bunch of friends who will go in with me, fake telling them I'm into them, have them turn me down, and it is free milkshakes for DAAAAAYS.
That or eventually they would stop feeling sorry for me and start wondering what kind of monster I am.
Well I suppose it would depend on how you want to be seen. On the one hand, you would be seen as some sort of inhuman monster. But on the other, more important hand, you'd have free milkshakes. And isn't that what everyone wants in the end?
(except mint. I hate mint milkshakes)
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That said, I'm not sure that things are entirely as bad for him as some imagine they are. This is Brun we're talking about, after all. I don't think that her reaction would be like that of your average girl (who I'd expect to say 'yes' or 'no' immediately). For some reason, I genuinely think that Brun will go off and think about this 'new data' for some time.
People said the same thing about Emily. Social awkwardness or not, eccentricities or not, I've always gone by the phrase "anything other than yes is no". Personally I'd rather Clinton take this and Emily's rejection and learn from them a little so he can continue to learn from them and get more comfortable with putting himself out there and meeting other people, because I feel like it's a more realistic portrayal of what guys like him would need to sort through if they're trying to find a partner. But that's not up to me, of course.
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In most other people, that is most often true. Social programming, especially for girls, is to avoid direct conflict whenever possible. So avoiding answering the question is thought of as 'better' than saying no. Emily and Brun do not follow your standard social cues though. Emily eventually explained that she just wasn't interested in dating anyone now. That wasn't a hard no on Clinton just a 'maybe later'. And I think we can say that was an honest answer, not a 'polite refusal'. Brun I doubt even realizes that in a situation like that, one is 'supposed' to tell the other person whether or not they find them attractive. She approaches most thing in a clinical, detached manner. And she's just realized that everything she thought she understood about romance and attraction is wrong, so she's likely reprocessing that. She'll probably be sitting in the Unemployment office in tomorrow's comic and realize 'oh. I should have said I liked him back.' That or she'll Tell Renee who will get all exasperated and explain it to her.
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That flashback of Clinton's in panel 2 - is this a reference to a recent comic? Which one? :oops:
In other news, I finally grokked the connection between Bubbles' noticing that Pintsize's money is damp and the title 'Invisible Hand' in comic 3490 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3490) - In your face, Adam Smith!
(Yesyes, I know - it's quickthinker month ...)
I'm not sure if it's related, but it reminds me of the phrase Pecunia non olet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecunia_non_olet) (except in this case the money probably does stink).
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Judging from anecdotal evidence, the invisible hand isn't terribly into personal hygiene (reports have it that it also has a coke habit).
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Poor Clinton! Things never turn out the way he might want them to. Even others' pity is likely to make him go red, swell up and die!
That said, I'm not sure that things are entirely as bad for him as some imagine they are. This is Brun we're talking about, after all. I don't think that her reaction would be like that of your average girl (who I'd expect to say 'yes' or 'no' immediately). For some reason, I genuinely think that Brun will go off and think about this 'new data' for some time. Then, out of the blue, she's going to turn up and tell him that, having thought about it, she has a few follow-up questions. Then, being direct and having little time for social niceties, she will tell Clinton whether she thinks now is the right time for them to 'pair bond' or something similar.
It's interesting to see the first appearance of The Illustrated Lady. If Jeph's Twitter is to be believed, she's going to be a secondary character for the next week or so.
Agreed. Unlike Emily she didn't actually reject him and considering that Brun handles social situations differently she might determine that she is attracted to him and will ask him out on a date.
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OTOH, he's a robot. Will it smell like WD-40?
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OTOH, he's a robot. Will it smell like WD-40?
Technically he's a cyborg. So he'll smell fleshy in that "unique to the individual" kind of way.
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That flashback of Clinton's in panel 2 - is this a reference to a recent comic? Which one?
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3309
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Blasphemy, offal is the best part.
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Technically he's a cyborg. So he'll smell fleshy in that "unique to the individual" kind of way.
Pintsize has organic components?
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Its Pintsize, I wouldn't be surprised.
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Technically he's a cyborg. So he'll smell fleshy in that "unique to the individual" kind of way.
Pintsize has organic components?
Of course. He's just offal. :clairedoge:
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Poor poor Clinton. He's replacing Marten as the series punching bag... :-\
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Its Pintsize, I wouldn't be surprised.
Ewwww. Just ewwww.
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My work here is done.
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Well, at least Brun knows now
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I love Brün's innocent look in panel 1. Guess she's never asked that question.
Clearly she trusts Clinton to give her an honest answer.
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The beetle said "my work here is dung".
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And just when I go 'ugh, more Clinton' a strip like this comes along and I go 'right there with ya, dude.'. :-D
Wonder if snarky waitress will get a name and recurring role?
Snarky, possibly homicidal waitress. Run, cook! Run!
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I like this new girl! Can we keep her?
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Only if you remember to feed her and clean up after her.
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Hmm, I was picturing the sympathetic cook with the keen ears as a gal.
Oh well.
Ms. Pictoria is certainly easy on the eyes.
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For comic #3498... (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3498)
(Caveman) "Grr."
That is all.
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Clinton really has come a long way from the Hannelore-stalking creep he used to be, hasn't he?
Also, between Clinton's situation with Emily, Brun and now apparently meeting this new girl, can we start calling this "Questionable Content 2: The New Generation"?
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Only if you remember to feed her and clean up after her.
Oh yes. I'll take her for walks and brush her hair every day.
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You know, I think it is possible to become a bit too aware of your instinctive impulses. It isn't always a good idea to spend to long meditating on why you have certain impulses; 'right impulse' and 'wrong impulse' should be enough sometimes. For example, telling a woman in whom you are romantically interested that she is attractive should generally work. Picking a fight with a 6' 5", 300lb+ muscle bound bouncer over said girl is probably a bad impulse that you should ignore. Beyond that, Clinton shouldn't worry too much about it.
Also, Clinton? I think that the time to work out if you're 'into' Brun was probably before you told her that you find her attractive.
I like this new girl! Can we keep her?
Only if you agree to draw her tattoos for Jeph. From his Twitter feed, I get the impression that they vexed him quite badly.
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She can always wear long sleeves
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Also, Clinton? I think that the time to work out if you're 'into' Brun was probably before you told her that you find her attractive.
Clinton is so inexperienced that he hasn't yet learned to distinguish between the excitement of "OMG a girl is talking to me!", the purely physical attraction and the desire for a meaningful relationship. Hence "This is all unexplored territory for me. I have no idea what I'm doing". I remember that feeling well.
At least Clinton is doing some exploring of that territory now, and learning something. Maybe he and Brun will explore and learn together...
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My work here is done.
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Hmmm...
And here was me thinking "Fuckboy" was the 'male' version of 'Woman of loose morals' ?? (or.. you know... "Slut")
I'm not sure 'what' Waitress Girl is meaning by it in this context?
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Fuckboy: asshole, douchebag, entitled misogynistic dickhead.
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Fuckboy: asshole, douchebag, entitled misogynistic dickhead.
Damn this younger generation and its misappropriation of the previous generation's misappropriations!!
:grumpypuss:
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Hmmm...
And here was me thinking "Fuckboy" was the 'male' version of 'Woman of loose morals' ?? (or.. you know... "Slut")
I'm not sure 'what' Waitress Girl is meaning by it in this context?
A boy whose entire motivation is to fuck.
And who takes non-reciprocation of their motivation as a personal insult.
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Hmmm...
And here was me thinking "Fuckboy" was the 'male' version of 'Woman of loose morals' ?? (or.. you know... "Slut")
I'm not sure 'what' Waitress Girl is meaning by it in this context?
This is what I was thinking as well. I assumed that what Jeph meant was "Nice Guy" -- a guy who treats women like they owe him something for being nice and friendly, and will resent them if they "friendzone" him instead of sleeping with him.
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I'm just wondering if Clinton's attraction is about to transferred to another. He seems to fall for women working behind the counter. First there was Emily and when that fell through he went to a bar and met Brun. Now that this looks like it's going nowhere he may just start following our purple haired waitress around.
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I'm just wondering if Clinton's attraction is about to transferred to another. He seems to fall for women working behind the counter. First there was Emily and when that fell through he went to a bar and met Brun. Now that this looks like it's going nowhere he may just start following our purple haired waitress around.
Possibly...
I had the same thought, but also added in the subset of "Socially Unusual", which Emily and Brun definitely fit into...
Do mega tattoos fall into that category, though?
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Clinton is utterly oblivious to this, which is par for the course being Clinton, but....
It appears to me that ms. Snarky Waitress is to some extent flirting with him. At least she's being sympathetic, complimenting him on his honesty instead of making fun of him, empathizing about 'caveman instinct' instead of ridiculing it, and considers it worthwhile to see whether or not he's got an Asshole Reaction to the 'pity/sympathy' thing. And offering somebody a milkshake, instead of just quietly observing and/or gossiping with someone *else* about him out of his earshot, means she is being pretty straightforward about personally getting his attention.
This combination of things ... I wouldn't make assumptions, as such, but if I were Clinton I'd be at least considering the possibility that she might be flirting with me. I like what I've seen of her so far and I'd at least be trying to find out more about what kind of person she is (and whether she's single). If she makes a point of volunteering the information that she's not dating anybody in the next couple of strips, there'd be no doubt.
And I don't know how Clinton measures attractive, but for me -- tall, healthy, fit, confident, snarky, got real curves -- daaaang, dat works! She reminds me a lot of the woman who became my wife. :-)
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This combination of things ... I wouldn't make assumptions, as such, but if I were Clinton I'd be at least considering the possibility that she might be flirting with me. I like what I've seen of her so far and I'd at least be trying to find out more about what kind of person she is (and whether she's single). If she makes a point of volunteering the information that she's not dating anybody in the next couple of strips, there'd be no doubt.
Dunno how the kids these days rate those things, but I guess "hitting on the woman who just expressed sympathy for your getting a noncommittal response to admitting your attraction to another woman" might be seen as crossing the line into fuckboy-territory?
Or maybe Ms.IwantAllTheHaircuts is blessed with the kind of healthy self-assuredness that is not troubled by doubts of being the ersatz-crush?
P.S.: Not so sure I like that term - stringing ppl. along/putting ppl. on the back burner is a real thing, and "Don't be a fuckboy" seems like a perfect excuse/front for that kind of asshattery. Feels shitty having it done to you, and feels shitty doing it to another. IMO, when you do shitty things to other folk, you should feel shitty about it & then grow up a bit and stop doing them.
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Do mega tattoos fall into that category, though?
My experience is hardly universal, but I know more people my age and younger with tattoos than without.
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Big step from "find out more about" and "hitting on."
Her behavior is consistent with wanting to get to know somebody. Making friends is for today, and escalating to any actual "Hitting on" would come at least a few days later. She may or may not have that specific possibility in mind, but even if she does there'll be at least half-a-dozen more things she wants to learn about him and his situation, and one of those things is whether he's interested enough in her to do likewise.
For whatever reason right now she's acting like someone who wants to be a friend, and even if that's ALL there is to it that's a good thing. A week from now they'll know more about each other and they may decide to be more than that. That may be her agenda, or it may not. It may be okay with Clinton, and it may not. But whether it is or not (heck, whether it even turns out that she likes boys in that way or not), paying attention when somebody is being friendly is both how you show respect and how you make friends.
However the kids measure things these days, "Just got a big ol' NOPE" translates to "available."
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Pictoria is a great name.
We can speculate on "Pictoria's Secret".
Right now she seems interested in learning more about Clinton. She has tattoos, he has a cyber hand. She may be wondering why he has such a lame tattoo.
Clinton may be wondering why a girl who is so obviously out of his league is bothering to chat with him.
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Ms. Pictoria is certainly easy on the eyes.
Pictoria is a great name.
Much better than what I've been mentally calling her: the Illustrated Woman.
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Oh for cryin' out loud, CLIN-TON!
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Clinton may be wondering why a girl who is so obviously out of his league is bothering to chat with him.
He just found out. :roll:
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Ms. Pictoria is certainly easy on the eyes.
Pictoria is a great name.
Much better than what I've been mentally calling her: the Illustrated Woman.
Who are you, who can summon fire without flint or tinder?
There are some who call me...Tiw.
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Whoa, not cool to make that kind of demand, even in jest. Especially to a stranger (and customer!) who, if the last few minutes of interaction are any guide, will probably take you completely seriously.
tl;dr "dude, not funny."
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Jeph : Michael Lee Lunsford (Supernormal Step) has a tutorial for doing detailed tattoos fast.
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Bl**** H***! That's wrong on so many levels that I've lost count! Do we have the single worst character in the series so far? Makes Ms Ellicot-Chatham seem positively moral and altruistic...
Nice bit of writing though, to get you folks all warming to the character, and then have them turn out to have the morals and conscience of an gang of robbers hitting an accident and emergency department.
Unless of course we're heading for another little twist, and i've fallen for a deadpan 'joke' hook line and sinker, but even if that is the case its an appalling thing to do to a stranger whose vulnerabilities she has absolutely no idea of.
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Gotta earn a livin'
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Hhahahahah fuck that. I'd give her no more than 20 bucks and that's still stretching it.
Not funny, gal.
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This is odd; she doesn't seem threatening (although Clinton has the sort of personality that would feel threatened nonetheless). I can't help but wonder what she needs that hundred dollars to cover. Food? Rent? Pusher? It may just be how my brain works but I think that there is a story here.
This reminds me of the behaviour of some of the children in care I work with and how their personality can suddenly swing around from friendly to demanding. "I need a hundred dollars, I need it now and I won't take any excuses. If you refuse, I'll self-harm myself at you until you comply!"
Not funny, gal.
Does she look like she's joking to you? Not to me.
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I guess any thoughts of this being Clinton's third attempt at a relationship have gone out of the window.
However, it's Thursday, not Friday; so what twist can we find that might conceivably redeem this character and lead to a suitable cliff-hanger? I can't think beyond her superior appearing to tell her to knock it off - but it needs more than just that.
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However, it's Thursday, not Friday; so what twist can we find that might conceivably redeem this character and lead to a suitable cliff-hanger? I can't think beyond her superior appearing to tell her to knock it off - but it needs more than just that.
Personally, I'm thinking that Clinton is gong to face an 'embarrassment of riches' scenario.
First Pictoria says "Only kidding; you're cute in a gullible and easily-intimidated way! I'd date you even if that other girl won't!" Then he goes outside to run into Emily, who says that she has some spare time now and she'd really like a second date. He's just accepting when Brun texts him saying "Having thought about it, I find you attractive too."
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After yesterday's "hilarious" threatening to kill the chef, this really comes across as demanding money with menaces.
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Best not to shake down the brother of a girl who lives with a retired killjoy.
And I wouldn't want to cross Faye too.
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First Pictoria says "Only kidding; you're cute in a gullible and easily-intimidated way! I'd date you even if that other girl won't!" Then he goes outside to run into Emily, who says that she has some spare time now and she'd really like a second date. He's just accepting when Brun texts him saying "Having thought about it, I find you attractive too."
I clicked on "like" because I thought it was funny and life is horribly like that sometimes.
I don't think it's likely to happen though: elaborate comedy setups like that are not quite Jeph's style.
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First Pictoria says "Only kidding; you're cute in a gullible and easily-intimidated way! I'd date you even if that other girl won't!" Then he goes outside to run into Emily, who says that she has some spare time now and she'd really like a second date. He's just accepting when Brun texts him saying "Having thought about it, I find you attractive too."
I clicked on "like" because I thought it was funny and life is horribly like that sometimes.
I don't think it's likely to happen though: elaborate comedy setups like that are not quite Jeph's style.
But life *does* work like that, often.
The number of friends who bemoan the fact that their love lives have gone...
Single.. single...single...single...
In a relationship...
WHOA!!! Where are all these flirty women coming from!
... is far to high to not be the norm.
(Apparently it's to do with the change in attitude of someone in a new relationship - more confident, maybe taking a bit more care of their appearance etc...)
Except... Clinton hasn't done any of those! :)
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Except... Clinton hasn't done any of those! :)
Actually he did: All in one night whilst on his date with Emily. He's run with it since then and seems to have found a happy medium between 'Old' Clinton and 'Doing whatever will impress Emily' Clinton. It is entirely possible that the result is pleasing to the ladies but his lack of self-confidence has been leading him to reject hints when they come his way.
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Her good advice came down to "Don't be a fuckboy."
This'd probably be funnier to me if she'd actually said anything worth a damn, but she hasn't, so it's a really hollow punchline.
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Latest comic had me going "What."
He made no agreement to purchase her advice and she has no grounds for demanding money.
(It WOULD be funny if the next comic had her manager scolding her & apologizing to Clinton...)
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Latest comic had me going "What."
He made no agreement to purchase her advice and she has no grounds for demanding money.
You do realise that its not a sale of services, its her mugging him?
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Not funny, gal.
Does she look like she's joking to you? Not to me.
Oh, I knew that. My comment was more in the lines of "you do not amuse me anymore as a character because you are terrible".
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I want her lipstick! It's what? A violet tinged Neutral???
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Except... Clinton hasn't done any of those! :)
Actually he did: All in one night whilst on his date with Emily. He's run with it since then and seems to have found a happy medium between 'Old' Clinton and 'Doing whatever will impress Emily' Clinton. It is entirely possible that the result is pleasing to the ladies but his lack of self-confidence has been leading him to reject hints when they come his way.
EXCEPT...
He's still single! :)
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Not funny, gal.
Does she look like she's joking to you? Not to me.
Oh, I knew that. My comment was more in the lines of "you do not amuse me anymore as a character because you are terrible".
Yeah, this one *jarred* for me , too.
(Seems to be a theme this week in the webcomics I read!) :)
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Honestly, unless she literally takes the money from him, I'd assume she was joking.
Clinton is really easy to mess with, and she seems the type who would zero in on that really quick. I'm surprised that people really think she is serious.
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Honestly, unless she literally takes the money from him, I'd assume she was joking.
Clinton is really easy to mess with, and she seems the type who would zero in on that really quick. I'm surprised that people really think she is serious.
I assumed this too - my friends make jokes like this with me all the time (and like Clinton, I'm usually not perceptive enough to realise they were joking) but it's never meant in a malicious way.
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I dunno, it seems to be a running theme with Clinton being abused by women. I've just assumed that Jeph has a fetish at his point.
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I agree with people saying she is just messing with him or maybe it was failed attempt at a joke. I suppose we will see in few hours how both of them will be little bit embarassed by it, maybe one of them will apologize. That being said i was quite surprised by that last panel.
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i think we're all agreeing here this is probably a joke, just a really shitty cross-the-line joke from a stranger you've known all of two minutes, yeah?
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I honestly don't see the big deal, really. He asked for a suggestion, she gave a suggestion, they laugh, and then she confirms, nope, that's my suggestion. (I doubt she'll take it if offered, though)
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I honestly don't see the big deal, really. He asked for a suggestion, she gave a suggestion, they laugh, and then she confirms, nope, that's my suggestion. (I doubt she'll take it if offered, though)
I'm suggesting its daylight robbery.
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Comic's up!
And apparently Seven has become Steven.
(Or maybe I'm missing a meme or something. Wouldn't be the first time.)
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Oh cmon. Now we have to wait until monday to find out if that woman is terrible human being or not. Although news on UR are good as well i guess.
And apparently Seven has become Steven.
I guess its a typo, but considering in universe robosexuality it is possible. But three cables? Daaaaaamn.
Also, if Faye and Bubbles ever becomes a thing i guess they will need to make some compromises :D
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So serious! :lol:
Jeph rarely depicts genuinely terrible people, and never as far as I can recall depicts terrible people with dyed hair, body art, and sass. He loves them too much.
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Ha! Typing in "unionrobotics.net" leads right back to QC...
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It looks like Bubbles is picking up on Faye's clothing style. And I have to say.. those robo-hips look pretty good in jeans. daaaaang
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Yeah, that's a good look for Bubbles.
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Comic's up!
And apparently Seven has become Steven.
(Or maybe I'm missing a meme or something. Wouldn't be the first time.)
I was thinking it was this.
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3 usb cables?!?
Someone get those two horny love bots a HDMI 2.0 cable before they burn down the whole neighborhood!
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Jeph will fix the typo by tomorrow and all will be well in the Seven Universe
Like the look Bubbles is going for. I wonder if she'll keep the armor for Formal Wear or buy a Tux?
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I have a question for those critcizing Pictoria; how many of you have worked in the food service industry in America?
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I'm sure Jeph has a master sheet of Ms Pictoria's tattoos so he can draw them consistently. Has he posted it? Would he if we asked nicely?
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I have a question for those critcizing Pictoria; how many of you have worked in the food service industry in America?
I'm not one of those people, but I still feel compelled to question how that is relevant to the discussion of how one human being treats another.
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Jeph will fix the typo by tomorrow and all will be well in the Seven Universe
Like the look Bubbles is going for. I wonder if she'll keep the armor for Formal Wear or buy a Tux?
It's not like the typo has been unseen all this time. Last night, on Patreon, people were talking about it. Dunno if or how often he checks the comments there however.
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Comic's up!
And apparently Seven has become Steven.
(Or maybe I'm missing a meme or something. Wouldn't be the first time.)
God made Jeremy and Eve, not Jeremy and Steve!
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And the legend of Bront continues...
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It's a nice little touch but Faye really is a good friend, isn't she? Her first instinct with Seven is to be reassuring and supportive of her new relationship. That said, I really think that she should get Seven off of her current conversational track; she's likely to burn out a few components talking about what she and Jeremy were doing last night! Poor Bubbles isn't much better either! She clearly knows the implications and it makes her a little flushed!
By the way, any newbies should know this: Pintsize confirmed that 'robot sex' is like a system-to-system interface with several key files being swapped back and forth leading to some analogy of pleasure. We don't really know much beyond that but, from this strip, we can tell that the transmission rate when two synthetics get as excited as Seven and Jeremy apparently were must be gigantic if it overheats the data exchange cables.
Ha! Typing in "unionrobotics.net" leads right back to QC...
Jeph wouldn't be so silly as to use a URL that he either didn't control or he knew wouldn't mind the extra clicks.
It looks like Bubbles is picking up on Faye's clothing style. And I have to say.. those robo-hips look pretty good in jeans. daaaaang
That is more-or-less the sort of look I was expecting Bubbles to go for. I wonder if she has a tee shirt underneath that? I'd be hesitant work machinery of the sort they have in the shop whilst wearing something stretchy like a hoodie
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You know, I think it is possible to become a bit too aware of your instinctive impulses. It isn't always a good idea to spend to long meditating on why you have certain impulses; 'right impulse' and 'wrong impulse' should be enough sometimes. For example, telling a woman in whom you are romantically interested that she is attractive should generally work. Picking a fight with a 6' 5", 300lb+ muscle bound bouncer over said girl is probably a bad impulse that you should ignore. Beyond that, Clinton shouldn't worry too much about it.
I like this new girl! Can we keep her?
Outdated, I know, but I'd disagree with this. IMO, one's instinctive impulses always lead to trouble, and should be suppressed and second-guessed at all costs.
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I have a question for those critcizing Pictoria; how many of you have worked in the food service industry in America?
I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt that she's joking, but has that commanding presence like Veronica and Clinton is actually taking her serious. If not then the only justification she'd have for demanding a $100 tip is if the meal cost $500 or if she provided Clinton with advice so valuable he could win over the next woman he sees with just 5 words and the wink of an eye.
It looks like Bubbles is picking up on Faye's clothing style. And I have to say.. those robo-hips look pretty good in jeans. daaaaang
That is more-or-less the sort of look I was expecting Bubbles to go for. I wonder if she has a tee shirt underneath that? I'd be hesitant work machinery of the sort they have in the shop whilst wearing something stretchy like a hoodie
She can always roll up the sleeves.
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Bubbles...
HAWT!
(thatisall)
:wow:
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I have a question for those critcizing Pictoria; how many of you have worked in the food service industry in America?
Not in America, but extensively in Britain.
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So... just tossing this out there, but would human/robot sex likely be via VR? ;)
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So... just tossing this out there, but would human/robot sex likely be via VR? ;)
It depends on who is doing the emulation.
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So... just tossing this out there, but would human/robot sex likely be via VR? ;)
Both Pintsize and May seem to be working on getting adapters installed for that purpose. Who knows what data they'd send back to the AI in question though.
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I see Bubbles has the blush mod installed, so cute. And wow, she looks good in clothes, I like her style.
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wow, Seven. TMI.
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Looks like Clinton was routinely bullied out of his lunch money in high school.
Great sign, Seven. (I would suggest expanding the text of the url. Unless you -wanted- to make it hard to read...) I'm sure someone will be along shortly to comment on the choice of font. (someone who cares more than I do)
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So... just tossing this out there, but would human/robot sex likely be via VR? ;)
It's been implied in comic that it'd be like human sex. There's plenty of evidence of chassis being equipped for penetrative sex (most of it from May, but still), as well as AIs expressing a desire to have various forms of non-penetrative sex (May's expressed such a desire to have both non-penetrative and penetrative sexual relations with a cis human man).
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I have a question for those critcizing Pictoria; how many of you have worked in the food service industry in America?
I'm not one of those people, but I still feel compelled to question how that is relevant to the discussion of how one human being treats another.
1) Customers can be the worst part of working any service industry job in America°. Store clerks, servers, and cashiers often face horrid self-entitled people that seem to just be looking for an excuse to launch into a verbally abusive tyrade. Just look up "retail horror stories" for some real life examples.
2) Employers use tips as an excuse to not pay servers full price. So when the bills come due and either business is slow or there's a bunch of people not tipping, the wait find themselves in a pretty bad situation.
°Granted, customers can also be the best part of the job.[/]
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Still see nothing here that justifies extending American exceptionalism into granting 'murricans a free pass from humdrum, everyday ethical constraints like "Thou shalt not try to intimidate your neighbour into giving you money".
Just because your Prez seems to believe it to be true, don't make so, just sayin' :laugh:
I'd also ask you whether you have worked service industry jobs in any of the other 192 UN member countries, so as to a at least have a subjective base for comparison to base that argument on?
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Still see nothing here that justifies extending American exceptionalism into granting 'murricans a free pass from humdrum, everyday ethical constraints like "Thou shalt not try to intimidate your neighbour into giving you money".
Just because your Prez seems to believe it to be true, don't make so, just sayin' [emoji23]
I'd also ask you whether you have worked service industry jobs in any of the other 192 UN member countries, so as to a at least have a subjective base for comparison to base that argument on?
Now now. Remember even the Ferengi are uncomfortable with us capitalism.
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Still see nothing here that justifies extending American exceptionalism into granting 'murricans a free pass from humdrum, everyday ethical constraints like "Thou shalt not try to intimidate your neighbour into giving you money".
Just because your Prez seems to believe it to be true, don't make so, just sayin' :laugh:
I'd also ask you whether you have worked service industry jobs in any of the other 192 UN member countries, so as to a at least have a subjective base for comparison to base that argument on?
I answered the question as to why someone might behave as such. I didn't defend the behavior.
President Dick-Turd can die in a fire.
I've only worked as fast food cashier, store clerk, cart-pusher, and crew transporter in a few different states in the USA (which is nearly the same size as Europe). So I'm working from an incomplete data set based on reactions from other nationalities to previously stated retail horror stories.
BTW, I've been screamed at by an inattentive mother for keeping her unattended 4 year-old from opening and eating a box of rat poison some jackass left with the candy by the register. I lost count of how many times I was nearly ran over in the first two weeks of being a cart-pusher (Oklahomans are terrible drivers).
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In response to Jeph's postscript: It's only light bondage if they're using fiber optic cables.
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The phenomenon of "horrid self-entitled people who treat service workers abominably" translates more or less as "people in high-stress lives or who are fundamentally unhappy, looking for someone with less power than themselves whom they can take misdirected revenge upon."
It gets worse, basically, the more stress people are under. Considering that the social safety net in the US is nonexistent compared to that in most EU countries, I'd expect that it probably really IS worse here.
That said, I don't have any experiential basis for comparison - I'm only theorizing.
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I have no doubt that what you have just described does occur. And maybe an arbitrary instance can be put down to that.
Or maybe they just had a bad day. Or maybe they had a dreadful upbringing and that's the way they treat people. Or maybe there are a plethora of other reasons. I don't think there's just one that this phenomenon can translate to.
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First Pictoria says "Only kidding; you're cute in a gullible and easily-intimidated way! I'd date you even if that other girl won't!" Then he goes outside to run into Emily, who says that she has some spare time now and she'd really like a second date. He's just accepting when Brun texts him saying "Having thought about it, I find you attractive too."
I had the same general though, mostly since Clinton seems to have inherited the MMC (Marten Mope Cloud) of Romantic Ill Fortune.