What a hat!
I like it!
I like
that party hat!
Why do you think it hasn't happened?It's still early in the morning? (At least in the US.)
Wait, do you mean someone's already used it as an avatar
Oddly enough, I don't recall 'Boner Cat' in Old Possum's list. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Possum%27s_Book_of_Practical_Cats)
Now that I think about it, does Marigold even know that Tai is a lesbian? I don't see her last line happening if she did know that.
We can see Marigold's tummy in panel 3!What makes you think Tai would still be interested at this point?
And there is still a chance of mischievous marigold makeouts, she just needs to realize that Tai's actually offering and not being hypothetical.
Wanting to make out with her was probably a clue.Poor Mari just thinks her meaning (that she's not desparate enough to switch teams) is so obvious that it never occurred to her she is implying that Tai is
Still, I think what's going through Marigold's head is "she knows I'm straight; she's just kidding around."
Now that I think about it, does Marigold even know that Tai is a lesbian? I don't see her last line happening if she did know that.
She didn't mean "no idea Tai is a lesbian."She might have.
I don't get why Tai is offended.
Holy cow, Tai really got the burn there. Judging from her facial expression, It's hard to tell exactly how harshly she reacted to that.I watched a bit of the ustream, and Tai looked terrified at the blue-line "pencils" stage - her expression/body-language was toned down at the end.
I don't get why Tai is offended. Obviously Marigold is not a lesbian. Why would a lesbian be offended that a straight person doesn't want to make out with them?She just got "if we were the last humans on Earth, I'd be trying to start a family with Baldrick"-ed. That goes beyond "being shot down" (which she must be used to when she finds out a girl is straight) and straight into what she sees as "I hate you", especially since Marigold so obviously isn't joking around
Where's Momo when Social Interpretation Protocol is so much needed?
I swear when I put up my cat icon pwhodges' icon looked like it did before.
She didn't mean "no idea Tai is a lesbian."She might have.
See the proper response on Marigold's part would have been something along the lines of: "Ha ha, Yeah too bad I'm straight" or something of that ilk. Instead she responds in a way that is while honest on her part, incredibly hurtful in that it implies that making-out with Tai would be an act of desperate last resort.
So, Tai gets the reminder that her sexuality is "wrong" but also that there is something wrong with HER own attractiveness. Instead of just getting shot down with the "I'm straight" reply (disappointing) she gets "I'm straight and you're gross" which is far far more painful.
I'm sure Marigold didn't mean it that way, it probably just didn't occure to her that it was insensative.
We can see Marigold's tummy in panel 3!What makes you think Tai would still be interested at this point?
And there is still a chance of mischievous marigold makeouts, she just needs to realize that Tai's actually offering and not being hypothetical.
Ninja'd (more or less). I agree that Marigold sees Tia's come-on as pity. How can she not, given her low self-esteem?See the proper response on Marigold's part would have been something along the lines of: "Ha ha, Yeah too bad I'm straight" or something of that ilk. Instead she responds in a way that is while honest on her part, incredibly hurtful in that it implies that making-out with Tai would be an act of desperate last resort.
So, Tai gets the reminder that her sexuality is "wrong" but also that there is something wrong with HER own attractiveness. Instead of just getting shot down with the "I'm straight" reply (disappointing) she gets "I'm straight and you're gross" which is far far more painful.
I'm sure Marigold didn't mean it that way, it probably just didn't occure to her that it was insensative.
You're not remember that Tai is a stranger to Marigold. Marigold has no idea that Tai is gay, or interested. It's pretty obvious, considering every single come-on and inuendo Tai slips into the conversation flies RIGHT over her head.
Now, I have a lot of background with girls that are like Marigold. What Marigold is reading Tai's comment as is a sympathy, even pitty statement from Tai. Loads of girls in my social circle (I am a gay man, so I infiltrate female minds for my straight guy nerd friends) often make comments of "I'll totally marry you if we're single when we're older," or "I would totally date you if I was gay." Marigold comes from a counterculture where sexual preference doesn't really make that big a deal. It's obvious, given the subject of her writing, that she has no problem with same sex couples. She probably just has never had any contact with a lesbian before.
So really this is just situation of intent being lost in translation. Marygold interprets Tai as saying "Awww, I'd totally go for you, if we were gay," a comment Marigolde probably hears 50 times a day online.
Tai is making the blunder by assuming that Marygold is aware that she's hitting on her. If she had known Marygold's background, she'd know she's incredibly sheltered and inexperienced with flirting.
Marigold doesn't seem mean-spirited enough to mean it the way Tai thinks she does.
there's a difference in being turned down by the woman saying you're not her type or she's not interested, and her saying "god, I would never be that desperate," no?
What's wrong with Katy Perry's music?
That's most likely because "Smif" college and the city that they live in has a large and very outspoken non-straight population. So, it often is just as "normal", if not more so.I don't get why Tai is offended.
Not offended; just startled at being rebuffed so comprehensively, partly because she, by her nature, tends to think of gay as being as normal as straight, or even more so (like many in this forum, it seems).
I swear when I put up my cat icon pwhodges' icon looked like it did before. I guess I didn't refresh the page or something. Anyway uh....yeah. :oops:Yeah. Among other things,there seems to be a case of two mistaken orientations here: Tai thinks Marigold is bi (or at least bi-curious), while Marigold thinks that Tai is straight. Marigold is also coming off of the hard realization that she actually is "that desperate," at least within the context of her own orientation, and thus may have thought Tai was actually making fun of her. That's not really a rational thing to think, as Tai couldn't have known about all that, but Marigold isn't all that much more rational than Hanners is.
I'm guessing the next comic is Marigold getting super-flustered and apologizing for the inadvertent burn. Marigold doesn't seem mean-spirited enough to mean it the way Tai thinks she does. I hope Tai gives her a chance to explain and doesn't storm out all pissed off.
I hated everything until Teenage Dream which makes me get all soppy and long to hold hands with my SO.
Is it weird that this comic made me baaaaaaaw? Because I so totally did.
Is it weird that this comic made me baaaaaaaw? Because I so totally did.
OK, I know D'awwww, and awwww, and even baaawwwl, but what's a baaaaaaaw?
Something with a goat...?
She didn't mean "no idea Tai is a lesbian."She might have.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure she did.
...I think perhaps my syllable-to-word ratio suggests a degree of tipsy.Another tip-off was the 100-word sentence.
1. Katy Perry called. She says "thanks for listening to my music." ;)
OK, I know D'awwww, and awwww, and even baaawwwl, but what's a baaaaaaaw?...
He could re-introduce VespaVenger...OMG :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
That song, and that entire album, are a symbol of a sick post-feminist mentality asking of all men to abandon all but violent machismo, homophobia, and subservient lust.
That song, and that entire album, are a symbol of a sick post-feminist mentality asking of all men to abandon all but violent machismo, homophobia, and subservient lust.
Or... um, you know, it could be a song about a straight girl kissing another girl and enjoying it.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and sometimes songs aren't meant to go any deeper than the lyrics in them suggest. In my latest book, I deliberately made sure to place a rose in a jar somewhere in every other chapter. Does it mean anything? Absolutely not, I just wanted to put a flower in there.
That song, and that entire album, are a symbol of a sick post-feminist mentality asking of all men to abandon all but violent machismo, homophobia, and subservient lust.
Or... um, you know, it could be a song about a straight girl kissing another girl and enjoying it.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and sometimes songs aren't meant to go any deeper than the lyrics in them suggest. In my latest book, I deliberately made sure to place a rose in a jar somewhere in every other chapter. Does it mean anything? Absolutely not, I just wanted to put a flower in there.
That song, and that entire album, are a symbol of a sick post-feminist mentality asking of all men to abandon all but violent machismo, homophobia, and subservient lust. It's no wonder a Christian should come up with it.Eh? I'm no stranger to taking things too seriously, but really. "I Kissed A Girl" is just bubblegum pop, and it's not bad. I mean, it's not like I'd buy the album (I doubt if I'd recognise any other tracks), but it's OK.
That song, and that entire album, are a symbol of a sick post-feminist mentality asking of all men to abandon all but violent machismo, homophobia, and subservient lust. It's no wonder a Christian should come up with it.Eh? I'm no stranger to taking things too seriously, but really. "I Kissed A Girl" is just bubblegum pop, and it's not bad. I mean, it's not like I'd buy the album (I doubt if I'd recognise any other tracks), but it's OK.
What's wrong with Katy Perry's music?
It sounds better as a polka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcoekyMCWzg), that's what's wrong with it.
What's wrong with Katy Perry's music?
It sounds better as a polka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcoekyMCWzg), that's what's wrong with it.
On a side note, I think Tai needs/deserves her own long-term relationship... problem is, Jeph would have to add another female character to do that.That, or he'd have to bring Amanda into the main cast. But not only would it be contrived, somehow I'm not seeing their characters as matching.
Everything sounds better as a polka; this is the secret to Weird Al's success.What's wrong with Katy Perry's music?It sounds better as a polka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcoekyMCWzg), that's what's wrong with it.
It sounds better as a polka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcoekyMCWzg), that's what's wrong with it.When it comes to bizarre covers, that might displace Shirley Bassey's version of Pink's "Let's Get The Party Started" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqNcyFNMfLM) in my personal league table.
What's wrong with Katy Perry's music?
It sounds better as a polka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcoekyMCWzg), that's what's wrong with it.
You know, there are times when I am grateful that my office computer blocks Youtube.
I think know may be one of those times.
Having now reached the awkward phase and lacking the appropriate Victorian garments Tai elects to difuse everything by taking off her pants? I know I'm terminally unhip, but is this a normal thought process? 'Cause I'm fairly sure taht I'll be getting some really irate phone calls from parents of whomever my sons go out with if that is the case.And he does polkas.
And if you want covers look no further than Weird Al - the man is a musical genius.
I don't know if it goes that far. Like I said, Wierd Al's been turning pop into polkas for years. Dame Shirley, though—well, I love her stuff, but that wasn't one of her finest moments. Too much diction. She and Alecia both have powerful voices, but you gotta let it hang if you want to be P!nk.It sounds better as a polka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcoekyMCWzg), that's what's wrong with it.When it comes to bizarre covers, that might displace Shirley Bassey's version of Pink's "Let's Get The Party Started" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqNcyFNMfLM) in my personal league table.
Having now reached the awkward phase and lacking the appropriate Victorian garments Tai elects to difuse everything by taking off her pants? I know I'm terminally unhip, but is this a normal thought process? 'Cause I'm fairly sure taht I'll be getting some really irate phone calls from parents of whomever my sons go out with if that is the case.And he does polkas.
And if you want covers look no further than Weird Al - the man is a musical genius.
I was thinking something along those lines myself. How would this be read if Tai were male and offering to take off her pants?
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Having now reached the awkward phase and lacking the appropriate Victorian garments Tai elects to difuse everything by taking off her pants? I know I'm terminally unhip, but is this a normal thought process? 'Cause I'm fairly sure taht I'll be getting some really irate phone calls from parents of whomever my sons go out with if that is the case.And he does polkas.
And if you want covers look no further than Weird Al - the man is a musical genius.
I was thinking something along those lines myself. How would this be read if Tai were male and offering to take off her pants?
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...you'd have Angus? (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1505)
Oh, and Weird Al is the greatest musician of our time. The man did a polka version of Bohemian Rhapsody - straight up.
And if you want covers look no further than Weird Al - the man is a musical genius.And Richard Cheese. Don't forget Richard Cheese
And if you want covers look no further than Weird Al - the man is a musical genius.And Richard Cheese. Don't forget Richard Cheese
I guess their kind of "cool" just skipped a generation.
[stands back from the flaming thread]I think every non-hetero has had the experience of being shot down an order of magnitude more times than they have succeeded in making a pick-up.
Other than that, yeah. I think Tai's probably had some experience in being shot down before...
And Marigold isn't quite as insensitive as she seems, sometimes. I think she suffers a little from hanging around with Angus, the king of "speak first, think later (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1560)".
Or have her hook up with Sven, I'm a big shipper of Sven/TaiMaybe the new character could be an Asian chick named Wonon. Then we could have the Tai/Wonon shippers.
That song, and that entire album, are a symbol of a sick post-feminist mentality asking of all men to abandon all but violent machismo, homophobia, and subservient lust.
Or... um, you know, it could be a song about a straight girl kissing another girl and enjoying it.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and sometimes songs aren't meant to go any deeper than the lyrics in them suggest. In my latest book, I deliberately made sure to place a rose in a jar somewhere in every other chapter. Does it mean anything? Absolutely not, I just wanted to put a flower in there.
Especially pop songs.
Especially pop songs.
Eh. Katy Perry deliberately appeals to the trend of a generation of young women who are completely aware that straight men in general find girls kissing girls to be hot, and do it for the sole purpose of turning men on. Don't think it isn't targeting and influencing young women who might be willing to kiss friends who want it to mean something more. I personally don't think that matters, since I find it personally hard to conceptualize not being explicit with my own friends about my sexuality. But I don't have many close friends.
In fact, I have never heard any song of hers except "I Kissed a Girl", and only heard that one because it was ubiquitous for a while.
Katy Perry deliberately appeals to the trend of a generation of young women who are completely aware that straight men in general find girls kissing girls to be hot, and do it for the sole purpose of turning men on.Because women are not individuals, so it's OK to make judgements and generalise about an entire generation. :roll: Oh, and straight men are the centre of the universe, around which all things revolve. Again (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,25068.msg965795.html#msg965795).
if Tai wants to take her pants off, why does it look as if she is about lift her top up?
Except I remember some of the controversy was about her previous song being titled "Ur So Gay." Which suggests that she isn't really interested in the promotion of equality for non heteronormativity, and propagates the perception of gay men=gross, gay women=hot.
Tai does need a long term relationship with someone, but it can't be a cast member already introduced so that means
Jeph will once again introduce another female character
Or have her hook up with Sven, I'm a big shipper of Sven/Tai
she's making fun of her boyfriend for doing things including listening to Mozart, not eating meat, and driving an electric car
That's kind of the theme running down every song from that album other than "I Kissed a Girl,"
Wow. Never would get that from the song itself! There's just nothing in there about politics. Drinking, singing, winning, pissing the night away. And of course, getting knocked down and getting up again. I mean, it could be politics, but it could be a lot of other things, too.
Actually, she lists a huge list of effeminate traits (such as her boyfriend wearing makeup), and the tone is more confusion than "making fun of"- especially in light of the line "I wish you would just be real with me"- she's noticing a large number of... signals... being sent and is asking him to be honest. If you were dating someone who had all the traits of Big Gay Al, wouldn't one be compelled to ask the question?
"Tubthumping" = "campaigning."Huh..
Are we really debating the deeper philosophical meaning of the lyrics of Katy Perry and... Chumbawumba?
"Harry Potter" is very much rooted in allegory about Communism (even going so far as to use the name of "Dobby" Walker as one of its protagonists).Communism? Seriously? Fascism and intolerance are how I've always seen it.
Communism? Seriously? Fascism and intolerance are how I've always seen it.
Katy Perry deliberately appeals to the trend of a generation of young women who are completely aware that straight men in general find girls kissing girls to be hot, and do it for the sole purpose of turning men on.Because women are not individuals, so it's OK to make judgements and generalise about an entire generation. :roll: Oh, and straight men are the centre of the universe, around which all things revolve. Again (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,25068.msg965795.html#msg965795).
Aw that's sweet of Mari to write a fanfic just for Tai. Too bad she's not aware how bad her writing sucks but it's the thought that counts!
Holy run-on sentance, Batman... Err.. .Marigold
I wonder how hard it is for someone who is a decent writer to write something as a bad writer?
Please tell me most fanfic isn't this bad.... I've never read any before.
Please tell me most fanfic isn't this bad.... I've never read any before.No not all of it is that bad. But some of it is worse. Much worse. Marigold's writing is at least minimally literate, properly spelt, and there isn't even one unannounced point-of-view shift.
How long until Marigold realizes what's going on?
Tomorrow's strip. - 19 (29.2%) - Yay! Right Answer!
Wednesday or Thrusday. - 3 (4.6%)That was my answer because tomorrows strip was already up and therefore answer 1 was uncool.
This week sometime. - 4 (6.2%)
Next month. - 0 (0%)
Next year. - 0 (0%)
She NEVER realizes what's going on. - 6 (9.2%)
GOOGLE IT! - 2 (3.1%)
Wait, you mean Tai is GAY? - 16 (24.6%)
Go write the slashfic for it already. - 15 (23.1%)
Total Voters: 65
This calls for a TVTropes link! Sturgeon's Law (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitle3tinj4tz?from=Main.SturgeonsLaw)Please tell me most fanfic isn't this bad.... I've never read any before.No not all of it is that bad. But some of it is worse. Much worse. Marigold's writing is at least minimally literate, properly spelt, and there isn't even one unannounced point-of-view shift.
I feel sorry for Tai though. Reading that could be the equivalent of the brainwashing scene from A Clockwork Orange.
Please tell me most fanfic isn't this bad.... I've never read any before.No not all of it is that bad. But some of it is worse. Much worse. Marigold's writing is at least minimally literate, properly spelt, and there isn't even one unannounced point-of-view shift.
I feel sorry for Tai though. Reading that could be the equivalent of the brainwashing scene from A Clockwork Orange.
To be honest, I'm disappointed that it's about Ginny and Hermione. Tonks and Hermione would have been better.Well there are (more) issues with Hermione and Tonks, but its fanfic so I guess those can be swept aside for the sake of "the story" - honestly though, Ginny and Luna makes more sense.
I AM glad she went for fanfic IN SPAAAAAACE
My favourite part is the fact that Marigold managed to misspell the name of the main villain every single time :D Also, it looks inspired by WoW to me, particularly villain names often have an apostrophe, a 'kh' and a 'z' somewhere.Wait, you're actually able to read the fanfic itself ?
P.S. I have never read more than four or five words of HP fan-fic, or indeed any fan-fic, due to my tendency to hit the back button immediately it becomes clear I accidentally found some. This includes Marigold's magnum opus.You know what, you just accurately described my reaction to the unbelievable *** that made the word "Twilight" uncool.
Holy run-on sentance, Batman... Err.. .Marigoldi wonder that too... i guess that if you are good at writing you can get in the heads of your characters an express their thoughts flawlessly, i mean really, the fan-fic didn't felt at all over worked, it felt like someone who is bad at writing had done it. Which is weird, because that didn't happen at all...
That reads like a teenager might have written it...
I wonder how hard it is for someone who is a decent writer to write something as a bad writer?
P.S. I have never read more than four or five words of HP fan-fic, or indeed any fan-fic, due to my tendency to hit the back button immediately it becomes clear I accidentally found some. This includes Marigold's magnum opus.Ditto.
So they totally had sex, and it was the most amazing sex in the history of wizarding or muggles or even Space Wizards (who had a lot of sex but it was really bad sex because they were all evil).
For some reason the parts that made me laugh the hardest were her references to "tight space-underwear". What a great visual.Almost as good as this one, no?
A small amount of fanfiction is actually quite good. Most of it is entertaining in a so-bad-it's-good way, like Twilight or Mary Kate & Ashley films. Some of it is just bad. My Immortal is a freaking MASTERPIECE, though - as is Marigold's excellent piece of fiction.
My favourite part is the fact that Marigold managed to misspell the name of the main villain every single time :D Also, it looks inspired by WoW to me, particularly villain names often have an apostrophe, a 'kh' and a 'z' somewhere.How do you know the correct spelling? :-D The most one can say with accuracy is that she spelt the name differently. Stuffing random apostrophes into names is a common "exoticization" technique (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PunctuationShaker), going back at least to H.P.Lovecraft.
And why is that? Because all of you seem to have completely missed out on something that's horribly wrong in Marigold's fanfic. Hermione and Ginny can't both be 25 years old at the same time...
My favourite part is the fact that Marigold managed to misspell the name of the main villain every single time :D Also, it looks inspired by WoW to me, particularly villain names often have an apostrophe, a 'kh' and a 'z' somewhere.
Craziest thing of all: TAI LOVES IT???
http://twitter.com/tai_fighter/status/2240170438959104
wtf? Insanity, I tells you.
Even if I hadn't sworn off of reading fanfics, I wouldn't want to read one by someone who is explicitly stated to be a bad writer. From the sound of things, though, Marigold could really use a creative writing class or two. It also wouldn't hurt for her to read "Characters and Viewpoint" by Orson Scott Card. And by "read" I mean "study extensively."
I'm having issues with this. Tai seems to be pulling Marigold's leg (for lack of a better metaphor). Maybe she really is flattered, but the way she said it could lead to some more serious misunderstandings!
Comic's up! http://www.questionablecontent.net weirdly, this is actually GOING somewhere. #youllsee
Even if I hadn't sworn off of reading fanfics, I wouldn't want to read one by someone who is explicitly stated to be a bad writer. From the sound of things, though, Marigold could really use a creative writing class or two. It also wouldn't hurt for her to read "Characters and Viewpoint" by Orson Scott Card. And by "read" I mean "study extensively."
Damn you guys for recommending My Immortal, I'm scratching my eyes out, but I just cannot STOP reading it. D;
Fine, she spells his name correctly at most once.Yeah, sorry. I was being a smarty-pants.
Okay, this was funny the third read-through. The first one, I got the idea, for some reason, that Marten's teacher thought the urethra opened up at the tip of the clitoris. I could see some wierd logic in that, but the porn ref made no sense at all. The third read, I got it. Ha. Ha HA ha.I had the same first impression. Then I got it. Ouch!
Okay, this was funny the third read-through. The first one, I got the idea, for some reason, that Marten's teacher thought the urethra opened up at the tip of the clitoris. I could see some wierd logic in that, but the porn ref made no sense at all.
The third read, I got it. Ha. Ha HA ha.
I'm so glad we've decided (overall) that kids don't need sex ed in the US. Ha. Ha HA ha. *sigh*
And it doesn't help that we keep telling them how wonderful it is. If we said "It's awkward, sometimes painful, and frequently leads to people getting hurt", there wouldn't be quite as much attraction to it.Okay, this was funny the third read-through. The first one, I got the idea, for some reason, that Marten's teacher thought the urethra opened up at the tip of the clitoris. I could see some wierd logic in that, but the porn ref made no sense at all.
The third read, I got it. Ha. Ha HA ha.
I'm so glad we've decided (overall) that kids don't need sex ed in the US. Ha. Ha HA ha. *sigh*
[sarcasm]Well of course we don't! If kids were properly educated about sex and sexuality, they might not treat it with the proper fear and loathing![/sarcasm]
I'm having issues with this. Tai seems to be pulling Marigold's leg (for lack of a better metaphor). Maybe she really is flattered, but the way she said it could lead to some more serious misunderstandings!
I'm sure Tai is just humoring Marigold. She knows Mari went to the trouble of writing this little turd; it's only polite to say thank you and say you like it. Like when you get a present that's totally lame form someone you really like, but then you see the look on their face and you're like 'oh man I have to pretend to like this or they'll be so sad.'
See this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFFgbbUt1jY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFFgbbUt1jY)
And why is that? Because all of you seem to have completely missed out on something that's horribly wrong in Marigold's fanfic. Hermione and Ginny can't both be 25 years old at the same time...And thats all thats wrong with that fanfic ?
I'm having issues with this. Tai seems to be pulling Marigold's leg (for lack of a better metaphor). Maybe she really is flattered, but the way she said it could lead to some more serious misunderstandings!
I'm sure Tai is just humoring Marigold. She knows Mari went to the trouble of writing this little turd; it's only polite to say thank you and say you like it. Like when you get a present that's totally lame form someone you really like, but then you see the look on their face and you're like 'oh man I have to pretend to like this or they'll be so sad.'
See this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFFgbbUt1jY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFFgbbUt1jY)
Okay, now that I've spent a lot of time on Garfunkel and Oates (thank you, thank you, thank you), I just wanted to point out the imminent problem with "my crush on you just multiplied by like a million percent". Ironic it may be, but how do you think Marigold is going to take this? I'm not sure she gets irony yet...
Then again, since she doesn't think she swings that way, it may not really matter.
But you never know!
As to today's comic, I'm thankful that I predate the "sex ed in school" generation. Mine happened the way god intended.
On the playground...
Fair enough Nodaisho but it was made very clear by her doctor that it would not work unless she took it directly after her period. She just decided that she wouldn’t take it until the Sunday because that was the first day on the packet. Reading my comment again I wasn’t very clear, sorry.Yeah. I suppose the package really is worded poorly.
I have to say, what I'm hoping happens is that Marigold gets introduced to Jimbo as an apprentice to his sith master. And then they fall intolustlove. Is there an existing shipper name for Jimbo/Marigold already?
Marigold can't spell "emanate" but she uses to/too/two, their/there/they're, and your/you're correctly, so she's already ahead of 99% of fanfic I've read...
You’re body is eminating more magic than I have ever seen eminate from a body before![/nitpicking]
Fair enough Nodaisho but it was made very clear by her doctor that it would not work unless she took it directly after her period. She just decided that she wouldnt take it until the Sunday because that was the first day on the packet. Reading my comment again I wasnt very clear, sorry.Yeah. I suppose the package really is worded poorly.
In most situations, though, I don't see why that wouldn't work. I could see it being a bad idea because there is the possibility of an oocite forming and being brought into the fallopian tube during those during those 1-6 days, but it would be an unusual cycle, so odds are nothing would be hurt.
As far as I'm aware many doctors do recommend starting on Sunday. The instruction packet that comes with the pills even has instructions for what they call "Sunday Starters." The idea is that after the off-week it is easier to remember starting your new pack on the first day of the week, then on a Wednesday. I have never heard of any problems that can result from not starting your pack immediately after your period.Generally there are placebo pills to take during that week so you are still in the habit of 1 per day. I suppose they aren't really placebos since it isn't hidden that they aren't real progestin pills
As far as I'm aware many doctors do recommend starting on Sunday. The instruction packet that comes with the pills even has instructions for what they call "Sunday Starters." The idea is that after the off-week it is easier to remember starting your new pack on the first day of the week, then on a Wednesday. I have never heard of any problems that can result from not starting your pack immediately after your period.Generally there are placebo pills to take during that week so you are still in the habit of 1 per day. I suppose they aren't really placebos since it isn't hidden that they aren't real progestin pills
What does it mean when it takes you three or four reads to FINALLY get the joke in the second panel?It means your logic, or perhaps your priorities, and this person's are not the same. I know the clitoris is formed from basically the same tissue as the glans, and thus I can see someone thinking that the urethra must be similarly associated. This person obviously thought that wherever urine emerged, there must the glans-analog be.
I don't know whether to take comfort in or be frightened about this.Okay, this was funny the third read-through. The first one, I got the idea, for some reason, that Marten's teacher thought the urethra opened up at the tip of the clitoris. I could see some wierd logic in that, but the porn ref made no sense at all. The third read, I got it. Ha. Ha HA ha.I had the same first impression. Then I got it. Ouch!
I don't know if this is recent news or something... but did you know that sven played W.O.W.? Not only that he plays a horde character?
Exibit A: http://twitter.com/svenbianchi/status/2270360964
It started looking up since last night i woke in the middle of the night and said: "Jesus christ sven is going hook up with marigold" and then i went back to sleep.
I mean, he also said that he was attracted to curvaceous ladies, and marigold seems to fit that model!!!
Am i crazy for thinking this?
Am i crazy to wake up and say things out of the blue about the characters' relations in a webcomic????
This has been hypothesized since Marigold was introduced, since it was already known that Sven played. No, I'm not digging up links. I'm busy proctoring an exam...Haha, well after i posted what i said, i ... ehm, searched on google, and find a bazilions post about the same thing, so no need to dig up links.
Well, not too busy. you knw...
Question: In general, who discovers masturbation first? Boys or Girls? I think we all know girls mature sooner than boys, but boys in general are randy little monkeys from start to finish, so with respect to self-pleasure in THAT way, who starts doing it first?
Question: In general, who discovers masturbation first? Boys or Girls? I think we all know girls mature sooner than boys, but boys in general are randy little monkeys from start to finish, so with respect to self-pleasure in THAT way, who starts doing it first?
EDIT: Wait I just checked Wikipedia, and now I'm even more confused. The diagrams have the urethra seriously like half a frikkin inch down from the clitoris...
She took the time to tell me about the freckle on my labia, but not about my urethra being in the wrong spot?
Talkin about my cunt to strangers on the internet woooooooooo.
“It puts the lotion on its skin or it gets the hose again”That's not really her fault, though. If you read all the information that comes with your birth control packet (Which I have several times) it says you can either start the day after your period - and it provides a little sticker so you can change what the days of the week are on your packet - OR you can wait until the Sunday after your period to begin. When I started mine, the doctor prescribing them suggested I start the Sunday after. I did. This was 4 years ago, and it's always worked for me.
But seriously I never truly understood just how bad the American sex education was until starting uni and meeting many an exchange student. Some of the things they believe about sex and contraception are both baffling and frightening. For example one girl started the pill whilst over here and rather than beginning the packet right after her period like she should have she waited until a Sunday to start it as the packets week started on a Sunday.
Unfortunately our health education is becoming pretty pathetic as well; I’m sick of explaining that babies and urine do not actually come from the same hole.
jwhouk, it means you should probably explain it for us dumbasses who are none the wiser after six or seven?
... please?
I dunno, but I suspect this topic needs a thread all its own. And, no, I am not gonna start one.Yanno, I actually had that same thought. Had he said, "According to my high school health teacher, the lady's clitoris is actually located where the lady's pee-hole is", it would have been MUCH clearer.
Also, after careful reflection, I've decided to blame my difficulty in getting panel three's joke on Martin's ending his sentence with a linking verb. Someone clout that man on the back of the head.
C'mon, Faye. I mean, this time, he actually deserves it.
“It puts the lotion on its skin or it gets the hose again”That's not really her fault, though. If you read all the information that comes with your birth control packet (Which I have several times) it says you can either start the day after your period - and it provides a little sticker so you can change what the days of the week are on your packet - OR you can wait until the Sunday after your period to begin. When I started mine, the doctor prescribing them suggested I start the Sunday after. I did. This was 4 years ago, and it's always worked for me.
But seriously I never truly understood just how bad the American sex education was until starting uni and meeting many an exchange student. Some of the things they believe about sex and contraception are both baffling and frightening. For example one girl started the pill whilst over here and rather than beginning the packet right after her period like she should have she waited until a Sunday to start it as the packets week started on a Sunday.
Unfortunately our health education is becoming pretty pathetic as well; I’m sick of explaining that babies and urine do not actually come from the same hole.
So, I don't think it's quite the problem you seemed to mean. While there are MANY problems with American sex ed, that's not one of them, if you ask me. Especially since GOD FORBID they ever talk to us about birth control IN sex ed. I'm self-taught, and so are most of my female friends. Now THAT'S the problem.
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Why did Sven's mom keep looking for socks after she found the first couple?
Pintsize wouldn't know what kind of porn Marten likes. We established in the first comic that he doesn't let Pintsize see him masturbate.
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spank bank
I must say I am extremely intrigued as to what Marten doesn't seem to want Dora of all people to know.Mimes.
Who couldn't appreciate those long necks? So slender...
Oh boy, another plot thread that makes me groan at the implicit dysfunctionality of Marten and Dora's relationship. First off, Dora needs to learn to respect people's privacy. Asking Pintsize what Marten faps to is just a small step above searching his computer against his will. Second off, is it normal for couples who've been together for a while to not be aware of what one another jerks it to? My boyfriend and I are both very open about what gets us off and there's enough overlap that a large amount can be enjoyed... together. That's a nice part of a relationship imho and it's weird to imagine couples being sneaky about what they get off to. I just don't get it.
Oh good, I'm just in time for the influx of people who hate Dora and want to talk about what a categorical bitch she is! Woooooo!
My prediction on Marten's secret spank bank? Not mimes, no; giraffes.Quote from: Tycho BraheWho couldn't appreciate those long necks? So slender...
I categorically refuse to discuss what I masturbation to. Even in a poll.LOL you think anyone gives a honest answer to THAT poll ? :-D
Oh good, I'm just in time for the influx of people who hate Dora and want to talk about what a categorical bitch she is! Woooooo!
My prediction on Marten's secret spank bank? Not mimes, no; giraffes.Quote from: Tycho BraheWho couldn't appreciate those long necks? So slender...
I thought Tycho was into ostriches (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/8/9/)?
Well, I suppose the neck thing applies to them too. :P
Or else his dark secret is he doesn't actually watch porn.OMG! Shame never to be borne!
Dora has enough go-getter in her that if Marten doesn't show SOME ambition she will grow to have contempt for him- and one couldn't blame her, really.Yeah, though Marten is a cartoon character, and time passes differently for them, but he is drifting. I was disappointed that Marten and Hanners apparently lost interest in the band as soon as they'd had the good luck to have the least talented musician (if that's the right word for Natasha) flounce off. We haven't heard anything about Marten's foray into music blogging for ages either. But then we've seen Marten pretty much dismiss being in a real band because it's hard work. :( I hear a chorus of my ancestors shouting: "只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针!" *
But then we've seen Marten pretty much dismiss being in a real band because it's hard work. :(When was that? I don't remember it.
:psyduck: Well NOW I get it after the 10th time of reading it and giving up, THEN reading your post.I dunno, but I suspect this topic needs a thread all its own. And, no, I am not gonna start one.Yanno, I actually had that same thought. Had he said, "According to my high school health teacher, the lady's clitoris is actually located where the lady's pee-hole is", it would have been MUCH clearer.
Also, after careful reflection, I've decided to blame my difficulty in getting panel three's joke on Martin's ending his sentence with a linking verb. Someone clout that man on the back of the head.
C'mon, Faye. I mean, this time, he actually deserves it.
I may well be reading too much into it, but look at panel two. Marten is replying to Dora's comment, but looking at Faye.I interpreted it a little different; I think that Marten replies to Faye's "I bet he's into some weird fetish" comment, then he would look into the right direction.
Oh boy, another plot thread that makes me groan at the implicit dysfunctionality of Marten and Dora's relationship.Nah, its just part of Dora's special charm. Boring people are boring.
Oh the weird standards of sexuality.Or else his dark secret is he doesn't actually watch porn.OMG! Shame never to be borne!
[...] I'm going to bitch about Marten's and Dora's relationship (since this forum hasn't talked about them enough).Dont forget to make some theories of Sven as well, then. Its tradition. :-P
Hello, here's another long-time lurker finally setting up her own account :) (well, long-time is too much, I've been following this forum for some weeks since I accidentally clicked on it and had to read and then it didn't let me go :( )
Aaand the first post is about Marten's porn collection (I hope Dora gets shut down by Pintsize or something. Or like Nodaisho said. Seriously)... No, I'm going to bitch about Marten's and Dora's relationship (since this forum hasn't talked about them enough).
Maan, Dora gets me raging again. No, I don't hate her, everyone of us has his/her crazy bitch moments, but if you have them on a regular basis, you need someone who isn't afraid to call you out on it. Yes, wanting to see your boyfriends porn collection against his will is not like nearly breaking up with him over a hug, but it Dora's behaviour towards Marten is, again, unacceptable. And he allows her to treat him like this! MARTEN, get a backbone :S
and, as far as I remember, Marten just doesn't see how he can make a living off his music, that's it (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=448)
...we already know this.
It's Guitar Porn
Anthropomorphic guitars.
Plucking each other's strings. Tuning each other in public.
It's getting me hot...and I'm not even into that stuff. :-P
Also, here (http://www.humansexmap.com/) is a map for you guys of everything Marten could be into.I actually filled that one (http://tinyurl.com/2fnc29e) out once. Found that it was actually missing about half my fetishes. I noticed that chart seemed to be strangely biased towards gay male culture.
The second most weird thing about the map is Jesus.
The most weird thing about the map is that Jesus sex dolls actually exist.
I categorically refuse to discuss what I masturbation to. Even in a poll.
But what will Dora find?
Marten faps while reading bad Harry Potter pornfic on the Internet.
D
Ten Internet cookies says that even Pintsize refuses to say what Marty watches, because it disturbs even him.
Or else his dark secret is he doesn't actually watch porn.
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I hear a chorus of my ancestors shouting: "只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针!" *
I've just had a horrid realisation that I'm going to turn out just like my Grandma and Mum. :laugh:
*"if you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle." Unlike most "Chinese proverbs" you hear, this really is a Chinese proverb!
Hello, here's another long-time lurker finally setting up her own account :) (well, long-time is too much, I've been following this forum for some weeks since I accidentally clicked on it and had to read and then it didn't let me go :( )
Aaand the first post is about Marten's porn collection (I hope Dora gets shut down by Pintsize or something. Or like Nodaisho said. Seriously)... No, I'm going to bitch about Marten's and Dora's relationship (since this forum hasn't talked about them enough).
Maan, Dora gets me raging again. No, I don't hate her, everyone of us has his/her crazy bitch moments, but if you have them on a regular basis, you need someone who isn't afraid to call you out on it. Yes, wanting to see your boyfriends porn collection against his will is not like nearly breaking up with him over a hug, but it Dora's behaviour towards Marten is, again, unacceptable. And he allows her to treat him like this! MARTEN, get a backbone :S
and, as far as I remember, Marten just doesn't see how he can make a living off his music, that's it (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=448)
Fellow forumgoers, I have a dream.
That one day Dora can be involved in a story arc without people coming in expressly to call her a bitch. Or imply that she's a bitch. Or call her a crazy bitch/imply she's mentally unsound. Yes, I have a dream that someday, Jeph will make a strip where Dora interacts with another human being, possibly even her fucking significant other, without being belittled or insulted or having people call for her removal from the strip! That one day, people will recognize that Marty and Dora actually have a fairly healthy relationship! I HAVE A DREAM!
Or, Pintsize just lies and hijinks ensue.Most likely.
I was riffing on the grammar. I suppose I should have written "I categorically refuse to discuss what I to masturbation to." It's masturbate, dammit.I categorically refuse to discuss what I masturbation to. Even in a poll.LOL you think anyone gives a honest answer to THAT poll ? :-D
(Seriously, masturbation to a COMIC ? WTF ??? Who would do that)
Google Translate didn't do a very good job with your original characters, milady.
And I suspect Marten's secret fetish is cross-dressing. That Hello Kitty belt was a sign I tell you!! :laugh:
Seriously, if I do half-suspect that's Marten's secret because it's about the only thing that hasn't been in the strip already. :roll:
I'm speaking, of course, of one's SO thinking, once you're having sex and everything, that it's okay to walk into the bathroom while you're perched on the throne, and, worse, she actually wants to have a conversation. There are lines, ladies, lines that should not be crossed. And yet, you trample…Personally, I wholeheartedly believe in preserving the lines between two people in a relationship. Where's the fun if there isn't any mystery? Maybe that's why more people get divorced these days. Intimacy doesn't have to mean knowing every thought in the other person's head or doing disgusting things in front of them.
Actually, for once, I'm willing to jump onto the "Dora's a bitch" bandwagon. He asked for privacy, she decides to walk all over it? Then again, it is a typical female reaction, extrapolated a bit. I'm speaking, of course, of one's SO thinking, once you're having sex and everything, that it's okay to walk into the bathroom while you're perched on the throne, and, worse, she actually wants to have a conversation. There are lines, ladies, lines that should not be crossed. And yet, you trample…
So to recap... Dora needs to learn to respect Marten's privacy by not needing to know the thing all couples probably need to know about each other? Also, asking Pintsize is several steps above searching someone's computer at will. It's somewhere between asking someone's roommate and peeking at their DVD collection. For one thing, presumably they're not going to watch any of it, just find out what kind it is. For another, they're also only searching for porn. I know that if someone searched my computer, there would be a lot more I'd be afraid of than just someone finding my porn collection. While it might rank high on the priority list, it would probably be the sheer volume of personal information of any stripe they could find, as well as the omnipresent fear that they were going to hack into my social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.) and fuck me over somehow.
I don't know. The republican legislature proves you can be whitebred and still be into some pretty sick stuff. I think the sicker your fettish, the harder you try to act the suburban norm.
Fellow forumgoers, I have a dream. That one day Dora can be involved in a story arc without people coming in expressly to call her a bitch. Or imply that she's a bitch. Or call her a crazy bitch/imply she's mentally unsound. Yes, I have a dream that someday, Jeph will make a strip where Dora interacts with another human being, possibly even her fucking significant other, without being belittled or insulted or having people call for her removal from the strip! That one day, people will recognize that Marty and Dora actually have a fairly healthy relationship! I HAVE A DREAM!LOL! A dream as noble, and as unlikely to come true, as Dr. King's.
Google Translate didn't do a very good job with your original characters, milady.Google Translate is made of fail, linguistically and culturally, when it comes to Chinese. Babelfish does a little better, but not much, rendering 只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针 as "So long as the time deep, iron pestle grinds to the needle". Yes, 杵 can mean pestle, but it's hardly the most common usage nowadays. To be fair though, the proverb dates back at least to Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, and the language is archaic.
I was mildly surprised/impressed that just copy/pasting Akima's writings into Google search worked fine. The text under her avatar gives several hits, where the gist is about women supporting half the sky. The stuff about turning an iron rod into a needle started appearing on page three of google hits - the first two pages were all Chinese.Google search works fine in Chinese because it doesn't need to understand, but just match. The hanzi under my avatar are a famous saying of Mao Zedong which translates as "Women hold up half the sky", a poetic way of saying that women have an equal part to play in society. Another noble dream yet to be fulfilled. :-D
The hanzi under my avatar are a famous saying of Mao Zedong which translates as "Women hold up half the sky", a poetic way of saying that women have an equal part to play in society. Another noble dream yet to be fulfilled. :-DWell, considering it fulfilled or not depends on how you feel about sex differentialism, really.
As his girlfriend with whom he's very sexually active with, Dora has a right to know what porn excites him.
But then we've seen Marten pretty much dismiss being in a real band because it's hard work. :(When was that? I don't remember it.
and, as far as I remember, Marten just doesn't see how he can make a living off his music, that's it (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=448)I was referencing this (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1292) strip. In which mopey Marten received a deeply deserved kick in the pants from Tai.
This repeated assertion is getting boring. Some people may think that discussion of porn is crucial; but rest assured that there are others who have never had any interest in it, nor any need to discuss it because their partners also have no interest in it.
Fellow forumgoers, I have a dream.Heh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say Dora's always a crazy bitch. She certainly has her cute moments (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1030). But at the moment, she's definitely crossing more borders than what I would call healthy in a relationship, and Marten doesn't call her out on it.
That one day Dora can be involved in a story arc without people coming in expressly to call her a bitch. Or imply that she's a bitch. Or call her a crazy bitch/imply she's mentally unsound. Yes, I have a dream that someday, Jeph will make a strip where Dora interacts with another human being, possibly even her fucking significant other, without being belittled or insulted or having people call for her removal from the strip! That one day, people will recognize that Marty and Dora actually have a fairly healthy relationship! I HAVE A DREAM!
But at the moment, she's definitely crossing more borders than what I would call healthy in a relationship, and Marten doesn't call her out on it.
If he was serious, he would have said "Dora, this is actually important to me and I'm not kidding around. I'm not comfortable with sharing this, and you need to respect my privacy."
He opted for a joke, so who is going to take him seriously?
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The hanzi under my avatar are a famous saying of Mao Zedong which translates as "Women hold up half the sky", a poetic way of saying that women have an equal part to play in society. Another noble dream yet to be fulfilled. :-DWell, considering it fulfilled or not depends on how you feel about sex differentialism, really.
As his girlfriend with whom he's very sexually active with, Dora has a right to know what porn excites him.
This repeated assertion is getting boring. Some people may think that discussion of porn is crucial; but rest assured that there are others who have never had any interest in it, nor any need to discuss it because their partners also have no interest in it.
And why is that? Because all of you seem to have completely missed out on something that's horribly wrong in Marigold's fanfic. Hermione and Ginny can't both be 25 years old at the same time...And thats all thats wrong with that fanfic ?
I'm leaning towards the idea that Marten favors pretty straightforward porn, nothing really raunchy and at most maybe indie girls/suicide girls. :angel: Nothing shocking at all. Which is why he's embarrased. Everyone else has some sort of "exotic" leaning, so he's the odd one out.
I do tease [my sweetie] (gently) about his stash, and have occasionally slipped in pictures I found exciting as presents. :oops: :-D
Dora is now leaping way past that line, which she kinda has a right to do now that Faye managed to roll the ball up the hill for her.
My god...it happened.
Poor Marten...he has two girlfriends. :psyduck:
...unless it's pics of his ex. :-o
Derp
Uhhh yeah because snooping behind someone's back is the only way to find out things about each other??
They both suck for having been in this relationship for a while and have never openly discussed this. Marten sucks for not being honest with Dora when she asks, and Dora sucks for snooping.
If he was serious, he would have said "Dora, this is actually important to me and I'm not kidding around. I'm not comfortable with sharing this, and you need to respect my privacy."
He opted for a joke, so who is going to take him seriously?
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That's funny, because that's really not how I heard him say that little piece in the third panel. I heard a very serious, nearly sinister voice. Almost "Hello, Clarice"-like.
The hanzi under my avatar are a famous saying of Mao Zedong which translates as "Women hold up half the sky", a poetic way of saying that women have an equal part to play in society. Another noble dream yet to be fulfilled. :-D
It's worse than all that - Marten has no porn.
But does have a substantial collection of Fanfic
It's worse than all that - Marten has no porn.
But does have a substantial collection of Fanfic
All written by Marigold.
Dora is now leaping way past that line, which she kinda has a right to do now that Faye managed to roll the ball up the hill for her.
What? Am I missing some quirk of logic here? When someone rolls a metaphorical ball up a proverbial hill, suddenly someone has a right to invade another's privacy?...
Huh??
IanClark's suggestion makes a disturbing amount of sense.
...porn stash consisting of pieces belonging to the top of the heap of the genre, with clever shootings, tasteful scenarios, subtle play on the various levels of erotism, participants sometimes actually touching each other elsewhere than on genital parts, etc?You know, I think I'd even pay Pintsize his extortionist prices to get my hands on some of that.
And what about Marten's porn stash consisting of pieces belonging to the top of the heap of the genre, with clever shootings, tasteful scenarios, subtle play on the various levels of erotism, participants sometimes actually touching each other elsewhere than on genital parts, etc?
Y'know, the kind of stuff that would take a disturbing amount of research to find on the Net – or anywhere actually.
I think thats very likely. I believe that, between the lines, todays comic hints strongly that Marten isnt into anything very original.But what will Dora find?
She will find an AnthroPC who lies to her for his own amusement.
And a wide variety of bizarre porn which stretches the limits of Rule 34.
None of it will be Marten's, and the mystery will continue.
Oh ! OK.I was riffing on the grammar. [...]I categorically refuse to discuss what I masturbation to. Even in a poll.LOL you think anyone gives a honest answer to THAT poll ? :-D [...]
Uh, I dont think he wanted to say that every woman behaves uniformely. A certain disrespect for other peoples privacy, especially their love interest, is a kind of behavior I actually know from quite a lot of women in reallife. As I said before, that actually quite charming.Actually, for once, I'm willing to jump onto the "Dora's a bitch" bandwagon. He asked for privacy, she decides to walk all over it? Then again, it is a typical female reaction, extrapolated a bit. I'm speaking, of course, of one's SO thinking, once you're having sex and everything, that it's okay to walk into the bathroom while you're perched on the throne, and, worse, she actually wants to have a conversation. There are lines, ladies, lines that should not be crossed. And yet, you trample…
Humorous hyperbole notwithstanding, it would be nice if you could avoid such overt overgeneralizations. For the record, I am female, I do respect others' privacy, and I sure as hell don't want to see my SO on the toilet, or vice-versa -- we're both closed-bathroom people, tyvm.
I see it more as teasing than serious transgressions against Marten's privacy.I really, really, really cant see how this is, in any way, the Dora I know from the comics ?
Kinda like the "I'm gonna tell the boy you have a crush on that you like him" of youth, and Dora seems to be the girl who would go up to said crush say "hi" and get scared before running back to friends giggling.
She'll probably start to ask Pintsize and get scared halfway through.
Then Pintsize will blurt it out anyway.
I am calling this one.Hmm, I dont call innocent nude pics "porn". Porn is sex.
His porn collection consists of naked pictures of Raven he found on the Internet.
The actual clues are around their.I disagree. For all I know, Marten hasnt shown any homosexual tendencies, ever. Also, homosexuality is nothing that you inherit from your parents.
It needs to be something Dora will worry over. (This is why Marten doesn't want to admit it.)
His mother gave him lotion. (So it's something that needs that)
It's obvious that his porn involves men being given anal by strap on. This will worry Dora that he's like his Dad....
I agree that Marten deserves some privacy, but I don't see this as a privacy issue. As his girlfriend with whom he's very sexually active with, Dora has a right to know what porn excites him.I think you managed to contradict yourself here.
If he was serious, he would have said "Dora, this is actually important to me and I'm not kidding around. I'm not comfortable with sharing this, and you need to respect my privacy."Even Dora and Faye dont react as if they believe Marten tried to joke.
He opted for a joke, so who is going to take him seriously? Their relationship isn't as screwed up as some of you seem to think, and I think that some people might be missing the subtext there. If Marten really wants this kept private, he needs to stand up and say so. Does that cause Dora to get concerned and dump him? Maybe. There are some things that people aren't willing or able to bend on, and if you can't accomodate them, then sometimes you have to walk away.
Google Translate is made of fail, linguistically and culturally, when it comes to Chinese. Babelfish does a little better, but not much [...]Thats how automatic translators are, for any language.
No, it's not the only thing that is wrong with the fanfic. But it's the only thing wrong with the fanfic that I didn't expect of Marigold!Ooooh OK ! Thats right.
No matter how you look at it, Pintsize will just mess with Dora.Hehe. Yeah, very likely.
I'm leaning towards the idea that Marten favors pretty straightforward porn, nothing really raunchy and at most maybe indie girls/suicide girls. :angel: Nothing shocking at all. Which is why he's embarrased. Everyone else has some sort of "exotic" leaning, so he's the odd one out.That was my first thought: What - you have to be into interesting kinds of porn now ?
And what about Marten's porn stash consisting of pieces belonging to the top of the heap of the genre, with clever shootings, tasteful scenarios, subtle play on the various levels of erotism, participants sometimes actually touching each other elsewhere than on genital parts, etc?Sounds like private porn.
Y'know, the kind of stuff that would take a disturbing amount of research to find on the Net – or anywhere actually.
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Sounds like private porn.
You know, two people having sex who are actually in love with each other.
I agree that Marten deserves some privacy, but I don't see this as a privacy issue. As his girlfriend with whom he's very sexually active with, Dora has a right to know what porn excites him.I think you managed to contradict yourself here.
Or what kind of privacy, in your opinion, does Marten deserve, exactly ?
I stand by what I said that Dora should be allowed to know what kind of porn he likes. It's just that right now she's not really going about it the right way; instead of interrogating his computer she could have said something like "how bout you tell me more about it later, when we're alone?" After Marten's little speech to Faye, I don't think Faye'd object to that.
...homosexuality is nothing that you inherit from your parents.
I disagree. For all I know, Marten hasnt shown any homosexual tendencies, ever.Nitpick: Men with a preference for anal aren't necessarily homosexual.
Hmm ? Homosexuals have children too. The comic itself gives an example for it....homosexuality is nothing that you inherit from your parents.
Thank you, captain obvious!
Of course, that's assuming homosexuals don't breed.
I think there may be a fallacy there... and Ihave several personal stories to back it up.
However, anecdotes aren't data. Lets just say that you've opened another can o' worms.
Hmm ? Homosexuals have children too. The comic itself gives an example for it....homosexuality is nothing that you inherit from your parents.
Thank you, captain obvious!
Of course, that's assuming homosexuals don't breed.
I think there may be a fallacy there... and Ihave several personal stories to back it up.
However, anecdotes aren't data. Lets just say that you've opened another can o' worms.
Also, in modern times, at least lesbians have a way to get children without having sex with the opposite gender.
And I would assume that in the future, homosexuals will be able in more and more countries to adopt children, just like normal couples can.