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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: Method of Madness on 29 May 2011, 11:48
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Should be a fun week. Will we see the party? Or will it be a Hangover thing, where details of the party are revealed to us and the characters over the next month or so? (It will probably not be that)
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There's a TARDIS in the basement of COD... she runs back downstairs and comes out with enough beans for the week for both shops, perfectly rested and packaged in airtight containers.
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I vote for the possibility that the container is actually standing at the floor, and as such is a pretty big one...
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It's the modern version of Nakor the Islani's Rucksack.
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I was thinking it was the tupperware version of Herminone's handbag.
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Aw gee. I just gave my two cents about the container in last week's thread. I should've looked here first to see if the discussion was continuing... :laugh:
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I was thinking it was the tupperware version of Herminone's handbag.
I was thinking that too!!! :-o :laugh:
/harry potter nerd
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I was thinking that it was the thing that her aunt gave her which she doesn't know what it is.
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It's almost like the bags Pokemon Trainers have that has like, 999 Pokeballs, hundreds of TM's, hundreds of Berries, thousands of healing items, etc.
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Dora, you look surprised but you really should not be.
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"No
soup coffee for you!" No wonder Faye loves it.
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OK, she's got that out
She can relax now :-D
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Dora's face. last panel.
Really now, what was she expecting?
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Talk about a Faye power buzz! Goodness me! It went straight to her head. Poor Dora - mind you it is her own fault
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Dora's face. last panel.
Really now, what was she expecting?
When she makes this face, she looks a lot like Marten.
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The customer's sadface is so adorable. :laugh:
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Don't stand there makin' faces, Bianchi. Get to roastin'.
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Dora's face. last panel.
Really now, what was she expecting?
When she makes this face, she looks a lot like Marten.
Exactly my thought.
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I vote for the possibility that the container is actually standing at the floor, and as such is a pretty big one...
Well, in fact, we don't even need to suppose it, it's completely obvious in panels 3 and 4 of comic 1935. Unless it's levitating, that is.
EDIT: On second thought, that's not clear, it's quite possible it's on the counter. I thought the counter was higher than that. My bad.
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Doesn't matter what size it was drawn as, if it's Ms Granger's Ultimate Purse (patent pending), or a Bag of Holding - it is now established that it contained all the roasted coffee in CoD necessary for a week. It's time to move on - perhaps a discussion about how well the last panel's faces conveyed the appropriate emotions?
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it is now established that it contained all the roasted coffee in CoD necessary for a week day.
FYP
I mean really, how do you get a week out of that?
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Very small cups.....
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So, any chance we'll see the fabled "roasting" process?
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It'd be probably better if we didn't know. It's probably a strange mix of the production of Soylent Green and the production of Slurm.
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But we could meet Slurms MacKenzie! SLURMS! MACKENZIE!
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I know there's little chance of Faye actually getting fired over this, but for anyone else it's usually a bad idea to have your boss looking at you with THAT expression over your job performance...
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But we could meet Slurms MacKenzie! SLURMS! MACKENZIE!
For a few seconds I was tempted to make my avatar Slurms, my title "The Original Party Worm", and my signature "Whimmy Wham Wham Wozzle!" It passed, though.
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So, any chance we'll see the fabled "roasting" process?
You shall not pass!!
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So, any chance we'll see the fabled "roasting" process?
You shall not pass!!
...Are you suggesting Mieville is involved in the process of roasting the beans?
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...Are you suggesting Mieville is involved in the process of roasting the beans?
Well, civet cats and domestic cats aren't the same thing, but perhaps they're interchangeable in terms of 'altering' the coffee?
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I know there's little chance of Faye actually getting fired over this, but for anyone else it's usually a bad idea to have your boss looking at you with THAT expression over your job performance...
Yes because Dora's never been annoyed with Faye while they were on the job.* I'd cite specific strips of Faye making Dora angry but I can't decide between the 500 which one to use. At this point I'm pretty sure the only thing that would get Faye fired is if she shot Dora with a crossbow and then took a dump on the counter.
*sarcasm
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...I think the crossbow thing would probably still get a pass, actually.
Dumping on the counter though, that's a health code violation, which means inspections and investigators and lawsuits and all sorts; no way to keep it "in the family" then.
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But there'd still be the issue of possible assault/attempted murder charges (over the crossbow thing). And yes I know this is only the latest of several hundred incidents where Faye pissed off Dora on the job. If Dora was gonna fire her, it would've been years ago.
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So, any chance we'll see the fabled "roasting" process?
You shall not pass!!
...Are you suggesting Mieville is involved in the process of roasting the beans?
*Looks as Gandalf and shrugs*
On another note:
Is it just me, or does that guy remind you of Bart Simpson??
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Idle thought: The Secret Bakery, which is apparently Marten's new hang-out joint, is serving Coffe of Doom coffee. Will he notice? He's been drinking Dora's special blend (no innuendo intended) for a long time now, but is it that he especially enjoys the coffee, or just the place it's sold at? He did seem to like The Secret Bakery's coffee, so perhaps his taste isn't as refined as the others. If he notices, what'll he think of his worlds colliding? Or, if he doesn't, perhaps it says something about how much he misses the company at Coffee of Doom rather than just the produce.
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It pays to know robotics!
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I nominate "Pintsize said the same thing. I hope you're proud of yourself," as line of the week.
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Steve and his seemingly new cleft speak great wisdom.
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Turns out, Pintsize is actually just Steve.
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Idle thought: The Secret Bakery, which is apparently Marten's new hang-out joint, is serving Coffe of Doom coffee. Will he notice? He's been drinking Dora's special blend (no innuendo intended) for a long time now, but is it that he especially enjoys the coffee, or just the place it's sold at? He did seem to like The Secret Bakery's coffee, so perhaps his taste isn't as refined as the others. If he notices, what'll he think of his worlds colliding? Or, if he doesn't, perhaps it says something about how much he misses the company at Coffee of Doom rather than just the produce.
I think it has been reported that Martin has no pallet for coffee. I seem to remeber one of the c.o.d. staff saying he would drink brown water. And again I want to kill Steve. At least Martin is clued in to what Tia is up to. Too soon Tia shouldnt be making a move yet ~ imo.
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I remember him thinking a latte was OK when Dora said it was the second worst she'd ever tasted.
Why is it too soon for Tai?
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It's not too soon for Tai, but too soon for Dora. I think Dora probably knows full well that her head's not screwed on straight yet, and it would be a bad idea to get involved with someone else this soon.
Not that people don't rebound, but that's not what Tai's aiming for, either.
And does anyone else think the age difference might be an issue? Tai's younger than Marten, who is younger than Dora. Jim just ruffled Dora's feathers by calling her "mature". Do you really think Dora wants to hang with someone that much younger, and constantly be reminded of the age difference? Or maybe it will make her feel younger?
Is this a poll topic?
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I nominate "Pintsize said the same thing. I hope you're proud of yourself," as line of the week.
Seconded.
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So, any chance we'll see the fabled "roasting" process?
You shall not pass!!
...Are you suggesting Mieville is involved in the process of roasting the beans?
*Looks as Gandalf and shrugs*
I guess that the world is not ready for coffee beans roasted by a Balrog, or...
What happens in the mines of Moria stays in the mines of Moria.other than Gandalf himself
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So, any chance we'll see the fabled "roasting" process?
You shall not pass!!
...Are you suggesting Mieville is involved in the process of roasting the beans?
*Looks as Gandalf and shrugs*
I guess that the world is not ready for coffee beans roasted by a Balrog, or...
What happens in the mines of Moria stays in the mines of Moria.other than Gandalf himself
PO-TA-TOES.
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i'm starting to seriously dislike so many characters in QC :oops:
maybe i should take a break and stop reading the strip for a while :?
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I nominate "Pintsize said the same thing. I hope you're proud of yourself," as line of the week.
I would like to nominate the same quote as Worst Insult Ever Given in the QC universe. Even if not always taken as such. :angel:
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[ I think it has been reported that Martin has no pallet for coffee. I seem to remeber one of the c.o.d. staff saying he would drink brown water. And again I want to kill Steve. At least Martin is clued in to what Tia is up to. Too soon Tia shouldnt be making a move yet ~ imo.
Ok this is like, the third or fourth post I've seen where you type Tia repeatedly. Its TAI. TAI. Its only written repeatedly in this thread. Also, Just lol Steve. That was, just the kind of thing I would say (though, in my case I wouldn't mean it... seriously all my friends would find that funny, even if it was them in Marten's place).
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I think it has been reported that Martin has no pallet for coffee. I seem to remeber one of the c.o.d. staff saying he would drink brown water. And again I want to kill Steve. At least Martin is clued in to what Tia is up to. Too soon Tia shouldnt be making a move yet ~ imo.
Marten doesn't have a bed of straw for his coffee? Why would he need one? :angel:
Nice to see Marten isn't a permanent resident of Obliviousburg.
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I don't think Steve is being 100% serious. It's likely he would enjoy seeing the aforementioned event, but he's probably doing it mainly to rib Marten a bit.
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Ok this is like, the third or fourth post I've seen where you type Tia repeatedly. Its TAI. TAI. Its only written repeatedly in this thread. Also, Just lol Steve. That was, just the kind of thing I would say (though, in my case I wouldn't mean it... seriously all my friends would find that funny, even if it was them in Marten's place).
Please enlighten a non-native user of the English language: How do you pronounce 'Tai'?
In my mind I always pronounce her name the same way as I would utter 'tie' (=an item of clothing for men, or a draw in a match). But I am aware of the fact that this may be a result of my default Finnish letter-to-phoneme mapping. So I'm prepared to be very wrong about this. Anyway, I justified it to myself as follows. Her name sounds oriental to me, so it is like 'Thai' with the 'th' replaced with 't' :-D
Edit: My question has been answered by Pendrake, see further downthread. I thanked him/her with a PM. Thanks all for reading!
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Steve is kidding. If nothing else, even if you think he's a douche, if he were being honest in saying this then he'd be in direct violation of the Bro Code. That's a line he wouldn't cross.
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*sarcasm
Good you told us.
I nominate "Pintsize said the same thing. I hope you're proud of yourself," as line of the week.
Its Steve ...
I don't think Steve is being 100% serious. [...]
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How long have you read the comic ?
Steve is kidding. [...]
OMG ! Another one ! *runs*
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*sarcasm
Good you told us.
Just wanted to be clear. Sarcasm doesn't always translate over the internet.
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For comic #1937...
1. Skewbrow... You are correct, QC's Tai is pronounced "tie" like a "bow-tie" one wears, or the Star Wars' Tie Fighter for which Tai makes her DJ-name (#1022, 3rd panel (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1022), "Tai Fighter").
2. Ooh, story-arc set-up. The coming party will be "interesting" to see.
3. Wonder if Steve would feel the same way about his double-standard statement(s) of "taking one for the team" if it was the oppurtunity viewing of Cosette and Tai making out...?
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Dora's expression in Monday's comic = Win
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its good to now marten isnt always totally oblivious.
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But it's sad to know that Steve is such an asshole.
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And that Tai is such a.. :evil:
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Ms Granger's Ultimate Purse (patent pending)
NO... no...must... not... nerd... out...!!!!
but... but... Undetectable Extension Charm (http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Undetectable_Extension_Charm)... handbag not patentable...
Damn. Sorry... I tried.
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It pays to know robotics!
I never did get the punch-line it that guest strip (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=955).
I nominate "Pintsize said the same thing. I hope you're proud of yourself," as line of the week.
Seconded. Even if Steve is joking, it is disturbing to agree with Pintsize about anything.
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Concur - Pintsize makes me nervous, and I know he's only a character in a comic strip.
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Yes, Steve, cos we totally do it just for your enjoyment.
Ok this is like, the third or fourth post I've seen where you type Tia repeatedly. Its TAI. TAI. Its only written repeatedly in this thread. Also, Just lol Steve. That was, just the kind of thing I would say (though, in my case I wouldn't mean it... seriously all my friends would find that funny, even if it was them in Marten's place).
Thank You! I was just about to post this, it has been bugging since the first post.
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its good to now marten isnt always totally oblivious.
Yay! And he didn't even need a 2x4 to notice. Our boy is growing up.
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First up, Steve isn't being an asshole to Marten, he's just being a friend. Everyone has one friend like that, the person who makes a little joke about whats happening to someone. The friend who might make fun of you, but who is usually the first one by your side if something terrible happens.
As well as that, if Marten becomes angry at Steve, he isn't going to be angry at Tai, now is he? We all know Marten is a manatee on codeine, but to Steve, Marten is a guy who was recently dumped by his girlfriend, and now has to face the prospect of her dating again (remember, Steve doesn't know how messed up Dora's issues were). To make it worse, Marten knows his boss wants to be the one who goes out with his ex. That can be enough to make anyone angry. So the real question is, are we seeing Steve acting like a jackass, or are we seeing him making sure his friend doesn't do something stupid (and something he will regret) later on?
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Oh well, Marten's gonna have to deal with Dora dating someone else sooner or later. Might as well be sooner and get the pain over with. At least Marten knows better than to deal with the pain by getting drunk on hard liquor-hopefully.
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But it's sad to know that Steve is such an asshole.
Yeah, personally I don't think "let's watch some lesbian kissing with our male gaze" makes for a very good joke or set-up to a joke, either.
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Given it's frequency in adult entertainment there has to be something to it though.
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are we seeing Steve acting like a jackass
yes
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Given it's frequency in adult entertainment there has to be something to it though.
Sure, that the male gaze is pervasive in both sex media and webcomics.
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PO-TA-TOES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJaKqOzDvMQ).
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In my mind I always pronounce her name the same way as I would utter 'tie' (=an item of clothing for men, or a draw in a match). But I am aware of the fact that this may be a result of my default Finnish letter-to-phoneme mapping. So I'm prepared to be very wrong about this. Anyway, I justified it to myself as follows. Her name sounds oriental to me, so it is like 'Thai' with the 'th' replaced with 't' :-D
In American English, "tie" and "Thai" are pronounced the same way.
And the "th" is not a reliable diphthong. You'll find that 'thin', 'this', and 'Thomas' start with three different phonemes (/θ/, /ð/, and /t/, respectively.)
(Though I think that 'Thai/Thailand', 'Thomas/Thompson', 'thyme', and 'Thames' are the only four that have the initial /t/ sound, instead of either /ð/ or /θ/.)
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PO-TA-TOES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJaKqOzDvMQ).
VOD-KA
The real truth is is that Steve is the Human Cyborg version of Pintsize
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[ I think it has been reported that Martin has no pallet for coffee. I seem to remeber one of the c.o.d. staff saying he would drink brown water. And again I want to kill Steve. At least Martin is clued in to what Tia is up to. Too soon Tia shouldnt be making a move yet ~ imo.
Ok this is like, the third or fourth post I've seen where you type Tia repeatedly. Its TAI. TAI. Its only written repeatedly in this thread. Also, Just lol Steve. That was, just the kind of thing I would say (though, in my case I wouldn't mean it... seriously all my friends would find that funny, even if it was them in Marten's place).
Hi Emperor Norton, so sorry about that. I usually check QC at like 6-7am (Irish time) via mobile web - it's not deliberate. Think it may be a combination of predictive text + small screen. Thanks for pointing it out.
As for the too soon comment I think Dora is still finding her feet. So Tai is pushing her agenda a bit too early. But again, just my opinion.
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For comic #1937...
3. Wonder if Steve would feel the same way about his double-standard statement(s) of "taking one for the team" if it was the oppurtunity viewing of Cosette and Tai making out...?
Well, as much as I wouldn't act like Steve myself in this situation, I'm not completely convinced he's not just being himself with that crack, be it serious or not.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1849
Just seems to be the kind of guy he is.
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are we seeing Steve acting like a jackass
yes
Wow, such a convincing counter discussion. (/Sarcasm)
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I almost snorted cereal out my nose at Steve's comment. It's such a *very* Steve comment.
I'm also not sure why people are getting pissy about it.
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She has one of the containers from Tupperware's short-lived Wormhole line. - 23 (34.8%)
The beans are already ground. - 15 (22.7%)
That's not all her beans, just the waffle-flavored ones. - 18 (27.3%)
She stores the rest in Pintsize's old chassis. - 10 (15.2%)
Total Voters: 66
I honestly didn't expect that one to win.
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PO-TA-TOES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJaKqOzDvMQ).
VOD-KA
You live in Maine?
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I apologize for the horrible pun in the poll (although it is about waffles so I assume all is forgiven?)
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Steve and Pintsize thinking the same way? I....have no words. That sounds like something that should not be possible.
I kid. This is QC. Anything is possible.
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Why even ask, Marten? You know (a) what Steve's gonna say and that (b) in the end, you're just going to sigh and go along with whatever other people decide.
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I could totally see that being what Marten's thinking to himself in the last panel. :psyduck:
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In my mind I always pronounce her name the same way as I would utter 'tie' (=an item of clothing for men, or a draw in a match). But I am aware of the fact that this may be a result of my default Finnish letter-to-phoneme mapping. So I'm prepared to be very wrong about this. Anyway, I justified it to myself as follows. Her name sounds oriental to me, so it is like 'Thai' with the 'th' replaced with 't' :-D
In American English, "tie" and "Thai" are pronounced the same way.
And the "th" is not a reliable diphthong. You'll find that 'thin', 'this', and 'Thomas' start with three different phonemes (/θ/, /ð/, and /t/, respectively.)
(Though I think that 'Thai/Thailand', 'Thomas/Thompson', 'thyme', and 'Thames' are the only four that have the initial /t/ sound, instead of either /ð/ or /θ/.)
Plus a few derivatives and obscure words... a rule I was told for telling if a word begins /θ/ or /ð/ is that "open" classes of words (nouns, adjectives, verbs etc) use the former and "closed" classes (pronouns, conjunctions etc) use the latter. It doesn't entirely work because you have to deduce what to do with adverbs (and no doubt has other exceptions).
Incidentally, "th" is a digraph, not a diphthong.
For those who are truly fascinated by the varying pronunciations of "th" in the English language, Wikipedia has a good article on it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_English_th). (I blew about a half hour reading it.)
And my brain told me digraph, but my fingers typed diphthong. I blame the "th" in the middle.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled hating on Steve already in progress. . . .
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Whoa, who hates Steve? He's a chill bro!
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Whoa, who hates Steve? He's a chill bro!
Someone who hates everything and/or is a total douchebag. Or both.
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PO-TA-TOES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJaKqOzDvMQ).
VOD-KA
You live in Maine?
And I call myself 'Crazy KIWI Shoujo-Ai Fan' because. . . ..
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In American English, "tie" and "Thai" are pronounced the same way.
In British and Australian English too. In Chinese, Thailand is 泰国 (Tàiguó, meaning "Thai country"). I don't know how the Thai language is romanized, or how the silent letter "h" came to be used in English. The Thai writing system includes 44 consonants, 15 vowels and 4 tone-marks, which might have something to do with it. There are many words (http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=p%3Atai) in Chinese that are romanized as tai but all are pronounced "tie" (with various tones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonal_language) of course) as in tai-chi, Taiwan etc.
According to a couple of baby-name websites I looked at, the name Tai is derived from Chinese or Vietnamese. Apparently Tai means "talent" in Vietnamese, but I cannot comment on that because I don't know the language. The Chinese translations given are "from Thailand" (which would be 泰 (tài), but strikes me as unlikely for an English-language given name), or "big" (which I suspect is an inept translation of 太 (tài) which actually means "greatest" or "highest" in that sort of context).
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@bunnyThor, Andy147, Akima: Thanks for the bits about pronunciation and the origin of the name 'Tai'. I had to try it out and, indeed, even I pronounce the early part of 'thin' and 'this' differently. I must have picked it up at some point, but would have zero chance to write them phonetically. I was surprised to learn that 'Thai' is pronounced 'tie' and not 'thy', though.
Sorry about going off-topic, again.
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PO-TA-TOES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJaKqOzDvMQ).
VOD-KA
You live in Maine?
And I call myself 'Crazy KIWI Shoujo-Ai Fan' because. . . ..
http://spoonandshutter.com/2010/07/30/cold-river-vodka-an-inspired-use-for-maine-potatoes/
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For anyone who doesn't follow Jeph's Twitter feed, Dora's AFP T-shirt is a shout-out to Amanda after their little back-and-forward earlier today (good natured, pretty funny to watch as I follow them both).
Also, funny comic. Also answers some of the coffee nerd's points.
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So if you drink coffee that's freshly roasted and still degassing, do you burp (or otherwise release gas) for the next 12 - 16 hours?
Sounds uncomfortable...
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I would imagine it would have similar effects to drinking a carbonated beverage.
A hot, frothy and disgusting carbonated beverage...
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The question is would you WANT to drink such coffee on sight? To go by Faye's description it doesn't look very appetizing in a cup of liquid...
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Dora's week from Hell carry on.
Things to do before Friday: Stockpile Band-Aids, popcorn...send more paramedics
waffles?
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Hanners has got it wrong, for a change. The beans are not contributing to global warming, as they are a renewable resource and the next batch is taking back the CO2 from the air as it grows.
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Hanners has got it wrong, for a change. The beans are not contributing to global warming, as they are a renewable resource and the next batch is taking back the CO2 from the air as it grows.
That's only if you don't take into account the trucks and the trains and the ships that bring the beans from wherever they grow to NoHo MA, which is not exactly known as one of the great coffee producing regions of the world.
edit: Added pwhodges text due to page flip.
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True - but she's concerned with the beans themselves at this point, and the transport and processing would presumably apply similarly to any alternative.
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So to avoid contributing to the local greenhouse problem too much we should drink only locally produced beer/ale (presuming of course that your locality can grow the appropriate grains)?
Cool, I'm in.
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So to avoid contributing to the local greenhouse problem too much we should drink only locally produced beer/ale (presuming of course that your locality can grow the appropriate grains)?
Cool, I'm in.
Y'know those bubbles in the beer...
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At this point, my prediction is that the customers will taste CoD's inferior coffee, hate it and then turn up at the Secret Bakery and prefer theirs..... I can see a trade war....
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At this point, my prediction is that the customers will taste CoD's inferior coffee, hate it and then turn up at the Secret Bakery and prefer "theirs"..... I can see a trade war....
FYP, just a little bit.
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Also, funny comic. Also answers some of the coffee nerd's points.
I'm glad Jeph's a coffee nerd too. :-D
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Probably the best thing they can do then is close up shop for the day. They'll lose money of course, but would Dora rather that or risk permanently losing customers because of degassing coffee grounds?
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Props to the Pugnacious Peach. SOMEBODY's thinking about the business.
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another curve in the continuing downward Dora spiral, while Faye's well off the ground and starting to soar
Ironically, Faye may turn out have been the better person to negotiate the contract, at least from a take-no-prisoners standpoint
I hope Jeph introduces us to Dora's therapist some day
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Isn't Dora's therapist the same one Faye uses? (The number Faye gives Dora after the Marten breakup?)
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True - but she's concerned with the beans themselves at this point, and the transport and processing would presumably apply similarly to any alternative.
yeah... think about how much carbon dioxide a person as big as Elliott must belch out as he pushes carts of cupcakes to COD and off-gassing beans back to TSB
but when you think holistically about the problem: what about Hanners and the rest of the staff as their brains take in orders, process them, and then either give directions to their arms and legs to serve the coffee or in the case of Faye, dynamically assess the intelligence and emotional state of the customer to devise an insult properly calibrated to tear down the customer in the most efficient way possible. or take out the trash. or clean the bathroom.
that's a lot of brain power. and a lot of CO2
Isn't Dora's therapist the same one Faye uses? (The number Faye gives Dora after the Marten breakup?)
I believe Faye got Dora a referral and Dora's is a guy (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1878)
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Isn't Dora's therapist the same one Faye uses? (The number Faye gives Dora after the Marten breakup?)
Nope. At one stage Faye said that Dr. Corinne wouldn't accept any of her or Hanners' social circle anymore (Which makes sense because anymore of the group in therapy with her would cause Dr. Corinne to lose scope about her patients). The number Faye gave Dora was a referral given by the good doctor for another therapist.
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It is a referral (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1802) and here it is. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1808)
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Hanners has got it wrong, for a change. The beans are not contributing to global warming, as they are a renewable resource and the next batch is taking back the CO2 from the air as it grows.
The fact still remains, Dora broke Hanners. And that's what matters in the QCverse.
Seriously, how the hell are Dora and Faye going to rebuild Hanners after this?
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It's not the first time...someone just has to hit her hard-reset button (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=759).
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It's not the first time...someone just has to hit her hard-reset button (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=759).
But...it's been 1179 issues since then! Things may have changed.
For all we know, someone has to French Hanners to snap her out of this meltdown. With sloppy tongue.
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Probably the best thing they can do then is close up shop for the day. They'll lose money of course, but would Dora rather that or risk permanently losing customers because of degassing coffee grounds?
They should advertise "organic foaming lattes".. Remember what the hippies were drinking (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1004).
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Hanners will be fine as long as Faye's around. Faye knows how to trigger Hanners's sleep mode.
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It's not the first time...someone just has to hit her hard-reset button (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=759).
I'm the sort to wonder about this, but ....
Marten and Faye live at least on the second floor and Hanners lives one flight up from them. Unless the trash service in QCNoHo uses helicopters and there's some ordinance against dumpsters at street level or incinerators in the basement ... Who takes their trash upstairs?
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Looks like they're gonna have to press Hanners Reset Button again
Frankly, at this stage, I think Dora should call a 'Health Day', close up and go back and Roast a double batch.
The last thing she needs is a repeat of Monday.
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They should advertise "organic foaming lattes".. Remember what the hippies were drinking (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1004).
CoD's newest specialty: Coffee Soda!
What? It can't be worse than their coffee with poprocks (from their "secret" menu).
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Cue 100 angry coffee roasters decrying Dora's storage methods
I'm happy to be the first to point this out. Fuck the storage method, here is a bigger issue: after roasting, coffee beans are really acidic for several hours. Even after that, they’re still releasing carbon dioxide from the roasting process and will taste weird if they’re brewed. For best results, they need to rest for preferably two to three days. Surely if Dora's coffee is so great she would know this.
/nerdrage
Oh hey look somebody knows their coffee. Oh hey it's me. :D
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Frankly, at this stage, I think Dora should call a 'Health Day', close up and go back and Roast a double batch.
Yeah, after a shitty day I like to go home and roast a double batch too if you catch my drift (http://i.imgur.com/Zs7AJ.gif) 8-)
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I'm no chemist; would putting the beans in a room with an ozone generator get them to finish off-gassing sooner
Closing and telling people their beans are over at tSB could actually be a good business move in the long run.
Or they could post a sign "Today's special: Bad coffee only, free, limit one cup per customer"
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But...it's been 1179 issues since then! Things may have changed.
For all we know, someone has to French Hanners to snap her out of this meltdown. With sloppy tongue.
[facepalm]I am disappoint. [/facepalm]
I'm no chemist; would putting the beans in a room with an ozone generator get them to finish off-gassing sooner?
Probably not, the ozone isn't going to react with the gas until it's out of the bean, at which point it will have finished outgassing.
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Science Fairy to the rescue!!
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:psyduck: RRRRRRR :psyduck: AAAAAAAA :psyduck: VVVVVVV :psyduck: EEEEEEEE :psyduck: NNNNNNNNN :psyduck:
That is all.
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EEEEEEEEEEE IT'S RAVEN
I always liked her, so I'm happy to see her back, even if it were only for a single strip or something.
Science Fairy might be the best title for her ever. She could use some sparkles for it.
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Trucks, Raven. Trucks.
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She's trying to calm down Hanners. She doesn't want to open that particular Pandora's box!
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I squee'd so damn hard when I saw Raven.
I never squee.
Here's hoping "summer" lasts at least a year or two. :-)
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Raven seems much less ditzy! I mean obviously she's not had much chance to be a moron, but she's explained CO2 emissions in a way that satisfied and calmed down Hannelore. Looks like all that higher education has had an effect! Also, maybe it's just changing art styles, but she seems to be... thinner? Am I the only one who thinks that?
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Didn't Raven used to be shorter than Dora?
She's wearing high heels.
They're by a new Italian designer, Bellisario. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ptitleuvmtqrxe)
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No, Dora, not Arbor Day giraffe, Arbor Day Giraffe. Completely different thing.
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Yay, the Return of Raven! :laugh:
It could be that Jeph is prepping for a large and familiar crowd at this party? Oh, speaking of which, has there ever been an instance where Raven and Tai interacted? They seem like they would be an interesting mix together. (The ship has not left dry dock. Repeat, ship has NOT left dry dock...)
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Raven seems much less ditzy! I mean obviously she's not had much chance to be a moron, but she's explained CO2 emissions in a way that satisfied and calmed down Hannelore. Looks like all that higher education has had an effect! Also, maybe it's just changing art styles, but she seems to be... thinner? Am I the only one who thinks that?
Well, even in the earlier strips she has moments where she seemed to just be faking it (http://"http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ObfuscatingStupidity") a little. Also, there are a lot of people that can be really book smart, but just amazingly dumb at the same time.
Also: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Seriously, I've been wanting to see Raven again forever.
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I'm no chemist; would putting the beans in a room with an ozone generator get them to finish off-gassing sooner
I don't think so (though I stopped studying Chemistry after high-school). I doubt if the out-gassing CO2 needs to be oxidized (or even could be, since CO2 is already fully oxidized), and ozone is quite destructive of organic materials so it would probably not be good for the coffee (or the paint on the walls for that matter; ozone is actually quite nasty stuff). Possibly storing the beans under reduced pressure would do the trick, but installing a vacuum chamber couldn't possibly be cost-effective compared with Dora getting herself organized.
So Raven's back, and out of college for the long vacation. I guess summer has officially arrived in QCerica.
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For comic #1939...
1. I will also join in with the "Yay for the return of Raven" crowd. (Re-)Add another name to the CoD cute single girl waiting list :wink: .
2. As for CO2 and plant-life, the problem is not the cycle itself, the problem is there are woefully fewer (and fewer) plants to balance out the greater (and greater) CO2 emissions .
3. Science Fairies, descending from the skies in "tastefully" back-slit lab coats (for their wings) bringing scientists conceptual theorems with a wave with their fiber-optic wands. And smiting scientologists with their maser beam emitters powered by baelfire.
4. And who says Arbor Day Giraffes (http://geegeegiraffe.com/?p=131) do not exist...?
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...(Re-)Add another name to the CoD cute single girl waiting list :wink:
Oh don't worry about Raven, she does just fine on her own... (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1116)
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Raven seems much less ditzy! I mean obviously she's not had much chance to be a moron, but she's explained CO2 emissions in a way that satisfied and calmed down Hannelore. Looks like all that higher education has had an effect! Also, maybe it's just changing art styles, but she seems to be... thinner? Am I the only one who thinks that?
Picked up Herpes at some point, as well, if that's a cold sore.
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Didn't Raven used to be shorter than Dora?
She's wearing high heels.
They're by a new Italian designer, Bellisario. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ptitleuvmtqrxe)
Best. Trope. Reference. Ever.
And no, Tiogyr, that's her lip piercing.
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Oh dear. Something just occurred to me: Raven + Cosette = ?
That can't be good.
Also, I too hope that Raven's still a genius ditz rather than just a regular ol' smartypants now.
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I find it odd Hanners went all psycho with Carbon Dioxide given how she reacted way back when on a similar subject. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1410)
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Hmm I am now finding myself with Dora, wondering about the idea of the Arbor Day Giraffe. Both in where it started and if interesting licensing opportunities could be had.
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Ms. Pritchard returns?
Oh... oh god. Squee overload. Coherent posting currently unpossible.
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I squee'd so damn hard when I saw Raven.
I never squee.
Here's hoping "summer" lasts at least a year or two. :-)
My thoughts exactly. What a utterly delightful suprise. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Yay, the ever-positive Ms. Pritchard is back. Oh YESSSS!!!
*stupid brain, stop making me grinning like an idiot*
Uhm.. Arbor Day Giraffe?? Wasn't Hanners kinda freaked out about giraffes? I recall somekind of incident in zoo involving 'em.
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Picked up Herpes at some point, as well, if that's a cold sore.
I think that's her Monroe piercing. Although the nose piercings seems to be new.
Of course: YAY RAVEN! Although with all the new people, will Dora be able to hire her? If not hopefully she'll still hang around for a while at least.
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<3 Raven. That is all.
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I'd reached halfway through panel two before I was all "wait, what?" and realised it was Raven. That was unexpected, to say the least.
I'm not sure if CoD would have any job positions left, considering that Hannelore and Cosette have been hired since Raven left. The deal with TSB won't create any more jobs, since Dora keeps her roasting process a secret and the baked goods are delivered by Elliot rather than needing collection. I think Raven may end up disappointed...
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Picked up Herpes at some point, as well, if that's a cold sore.
I think that's her Monroe piercing. Although the nose piercings seems to be new.
I always thought it was an actual mole, but it first appears here (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=279), and wasn't there (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=102) before (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=132), so yeah, a piercing. But it was always there when she worked at CoD.
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However, all three of those early ones appear to show a small nose stud, which later ones don't; however, as it's old ones that have inspired Jeph to bring her back, maybe he just continued it from them rather than adding it as a new feature.
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I have to get this out of my system: RAVEEEEEEEEEN! YEEEEEEEEEEEEAH :lol:
That stuff could give you cancer if you hold it back...
Hopefully she will get her job back for a while, would be lovely to see her again. I love how she looks now!
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I have to get this out of my system: RAVEEEEEEEEEN! YEEEEEEEEEEEEAH :lol:
That stuff could give you cancer if you hold it back...
Hopefully she will get her job back for a while, would be lovely to see her again. I love how she looks now!
Totally agree with this! So happy to see Raven. It would be awesome to have her back for a bit. I wonder if COD staff have summer holidays organised as that may leave a temp opening to cover annual leave.
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What? Raven, the genius ditz (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GeniusDitz) has returned? I hadn't noticed. :roll:
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What? Raven, the genius ditz (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GeniusDitz) has returned? I hadn't noticed. :roll:
TV Tropes this early in the morning? You're an evil dog, dawg.
Yay Raven! Does this mean whacky hijink vacations for some of the staff? Either way, let's welcome her and her hooters back!
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Please, excuse untimliness? Went away for a 4-day weekend, just getting back up-to-speed.
Bad pun and Star Wars reference in one line of the survey. Bad form.
Pick one at a time please.
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I've never been much of a Raven fan, so I really don't understand all the squee right now.
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Tai Fighter is Tai's twitter moniker, the DJ was applied during the library rave. So the pollster isn't combining Star Wars and puns...
Jeph did.
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My bad.
I don't do more auxiliaries for this strip beyond the forum.
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You guys, you guys, I just figured it out.
Raven has figured out quantum physics and string theory at college, and will be able to conjure up a fresh bin of roasted coffee beans from an alternate universe CoD. This is why she has come back in the nick of time!
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Wow i had no idea roasting coffee had anything to do with quantum physics. Nice to see Raven back. Now I'm wondering who all is on the payroll at CoD.
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You guys, you guys, I just figured it out.
Raven has figured out quantum physics and string theory at college, and will be able to conjure up a fresh bin of roasted coffee beans from an alternate universe CoD. This is why she has come back in the nick of time!
One does not 'conjure up' such things.
We would have to locate an alternate uninverse in which CoD exists and the deal between Jim and Dora did not take place. Then steal the inventory from that universe's version of CoD.
Anybody got the power of 3 medium stars handy to open the portal? Plus the amount of enery needed to just to search the local universes to find a suitable one?
I'll stick with the lost face and re-arrange my roasting patterns for 2 stores.
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Okay, I don't usually post here. I don't even lurk. My post count should give that away - and both of those were about 2 years ago. Just puttin' that out there.
I have, in essence, only stopped by to register my EXTREME and utter delight to see Raven in the comic again, as she is - if you hadn't sussed it out from anything I've said to this point - my absolute favorite character. I actually cheered a little when I saw her today.
Carry on, then.
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Tai Fighter is Tai's twitter moniker, the DJ was applied during the library rave. So the pollster isn't combining Star Wars and puns...
Jeph did.
Aye, when I apologized for the bad pun I was referring to "chill broakfast". (although I guess that was a bad portmanteau?)
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DJ Tai Fighter makes an appearance - 15 (25.9%)
Pintsize crashes the party and gives the Smif server a virus - 14 (24.1%)
Dora misses it so she can roast her beans (not a double entendre) - 21 (36.2%)
Everyone has waffles, and agree that they are a chill broakfast - 8 (13.8%)
Total Voters: 58
New poll to be up within the hour is now up.
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One more hurrah for Raven coming back! I have missed her.
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Re: New survey:
Is the Memorial Day Manatee on codine?
Did the Waffle Day Walrus find his bukkit yet?
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What? No Hallowe'en Tapir to taste Hanners's nightmares? She's onto you.
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Hooray for Raven! :-D
She looks good in the Modern QC Style too. :wink:
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Wow i had no idea roasting coffee had anything to do with quantum physics. Nice to see Raven back. Now I'm wondering who all is on the payroll at CoD.
When it comes down to it... quantum physics can have anything to do with anything. Some of the more advanced probability mechanics and wave-theory... you realize that EVERYTHING happens regardless of the choice you make. You only see one branch of Reality at a time.
Cool stuff and a bit freakish too. If Raven can wrap her head around it good for her.
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Raven has always been one of the better characters.
Although, can't help but wonder just how many more Jeph actually needs - the plot has barely advanced since I last checked, but it's not surprising as no one can get much screen time.
Would anyone care to wildly speculate that Raven's re-appearance will prevent a Tai-Dora Singularity forming? And does Raven even know about the break-up?
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Raven has always been one of the better characters.
Although, can't help but wonder just how many more Jeph actually needs - the plot has barely advanced since I last checked, but it's not surprising as no one can get much screen time.
Would anyone care to wildly speculate that Raven's re-appearance will prevent a Tai-Dora Singularity forming? And does Raven even know about the break-up?
Know about it? Why do you think she's back (didn't she want to go out with Marten at some point)?
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I'd reached halfway through panel two before I was all "wait, what?" and realised it was Raven. That was unexpected, to say the least.
I'm not sure if CoD would have any job positions left, considering that Hannelore and Cosette have been hired since Raven left. The deal with TSB won't create any more jobs, since Dora keeps her roasting process a secret and the baked goods are delivered by Elliot rather than needing collection. I think Raven may end up disappointed...
But will Dora have time for her own shift now she has to do double the roasting?
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Welcome back Raven. You will be surprised how much has changed since you left. On more than one level.
So...how long before Tai starts hitting on Raven?
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Raven does not look as cute as she used to.
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She's probably there right now! :D
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Have Raven and Hannelore ever met before this? I can't think of any strip that has them interacting.
And because I want to be one of the cool kids, yes I am happy to see Raven again :-)
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Have Raven and Hannelore ever met before this? I can't think of any strip that has them interacting.
And because I want to be one of the cool kids, yes I am happy to see Raven again :-)
I....want to err on the side of caution and say....maybe. I'm not ready to go on an archive binge to confirm this, but....I think Raven and Hanners have met at least once. A long, long time ago.
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Have Raven and Hannelore ever met before this?
544 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=544)
546 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=546)
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Thank you sir, I'd forgotten about those strips. Damn that was a long time ago.
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Yay, Raven is back! I've missed the zen mistress....
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There's another one where she asks Hanners about buying shoes on the internet
I don't remember the number though.
EDIT: Found it, 630 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=630)
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RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVEN !!!!! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
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Raven has always been one of the better characters.
Although, can't help but wonder just how many more Jeph actually needs - the plot has barely advanced since I last checked, but it's not surprising as no one can get much screen time.
Would anyone care to wildly speculate that Raven's re-appearance will prevent a Tai-Dora Singularity forming? And does Raven even know about the break-up?
Know about it? Why do you think she's back (didn't she want to go out with Marten at some point)?
Is that true? I don't remember.
I summon...
ARCHIVE NINJAS!!
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Raven and Martin never went out.
And I doubt the singularity can be stopped, even by Raven.
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Sven.
Raven had the hots for Sven.
If she had shown interest in Marten during the pre-#500 era, Faye and Dora would have murdered her.
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(didn't she want to go out with Marten at some point)?
Are you confusing with the time that Raven threatened Faye and Penny (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=799) over Sven, or the time that Faye threatened Ellen for speaking to Marten (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=480) after she had broken up with Steve one time?
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Welcome back Professor Prichard. :-D
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Although history allegedly repeats itself, I would say it's not wise to try and predict a future based on the past. And that's about all I have to say about that.
(http://images.mylot.com/userImages/images/postphotos/1755358.jpg)
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I was about to say, Raven and Cosette would be battling it out since they are both there for work over summer. But when's the last time we actually saw Cosette behind the counter? Hell, when's the last time we saw Cosette? When she threatened Padma?
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Time for the QC Thunderdome?
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Marten and Raven? Mmmmh, while I suppose it's not totally implausible, somehow I find it doesn't... resonate, so to say. Let me explore the idea.
We've never seen Raven manifest this kind of interest towards Marten - although it could have been out of self-preservation, with Dora and Faye around.
She helped Dora make her move at Marten.
She never seemed to have any interest in commitment, but she may have evolved on that respect.
Marten confessed having sometimes fantasized about Raven, but it's not quite constitutive of an significant attraction.
Other than that, he didn't show any special interest to her.
Then again, at the time, he was with Dora, and before that he was in a position (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LoveTriangle) that... didn't need to get more complicated (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LoveDodecahedron) than it already was.
Ultimately, it's just their respective characters: I don't find they spark. I see nothing coming between those two.
At least romantically.
On purely carnal standpoint, I can see more of something.
Raven is not known to be shy about these matters, in a pretty open and non-devious way (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EthicalSlut) - the latter point making it possible for her to have second thoughts, out of her friendship with Dora, even if she was interested.
Marten, as mentioned above, has fantasized about Raven in the past, but he doesn't seem to feel comfortable with casual sex. How he would react if she threw herself at him is an interesting matter for speculation.
Still, really, I don't really see them as any kind of item, although I admit it's not impossible. And hey, it's just me (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YMMV).
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Raven always had the hots for Sven. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=328) She always knew Dora had the hots for Marten, so she suggested (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=536) Dora "spring a sexy trap" for him. However, Marten let it slip (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1361) that he had "wandering eyes" for Raven.
...oh, this could be FUN.
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Time for the QC Thunderdome?
Raven and Cosette walk towards the dome....and both trip up on the way there, knocking themselves out. By the time they come to, Dora's given the job to someone competent and gone out for lunch.
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ZOMG Raven!!
Her rack seems smaller than I remember :psyduck:
And for the voting, I vote for Other: The Chanukah Zombie
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Ha, well played. But I can't steal from Futurama, so I'll add in something similar.
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Raven should become Marten's coworker at the SMIF library.
That is all.
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In QC History, Marten has shown romantic interest in 4 females.
One he broke up with years ago.
One he recently broke up with.
One who was off-limits and now has a boyfriend.
and One who has mutual attraction to him, and is either missing, or eaten by an allosaurus.
Considering Pizza Girl and Raven's recent reappearances, I don't find Return of Sara THAT unlikely.
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Yay Comic ! :-)
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Dora's fuse is lit and Faye's juggling a Dixie cup of gasoline.
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Man, Dora's getting awfully damn mouthy for someone who's 100% responsible for the currently ongoing clusterfuck.
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"...we had problems with our roaster" could be taken as meaning problems with Dora, in which case it would not be lying to the customers.
The Pugnacious Peach is going out of her way to push Dorabuttons.
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I am so going to try as hard as I can to use Dora's last line somehow at work tomorrow.
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If things keep going like this, there may be an opening at CoD for Raven after all.
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Man, Dora's getting awfully damn mouthy for someone who's 100% responsible for the currently ongoing clusterfuck.
Rule 1: The boss is never to blame.
Rule 2: When the boss is to blame, see Rule 1.
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It does make you wonder whether Dora's actually cut out to manage a coffee shop. Also, given her reaction, I'm assuming Dora didn't approve of taking money out of petty cash to buy general store coffee; so did Faye go out and spend her own money on the store? That's devotion, if nothing else.
Dora's right on the ethics though. Serving shit and claiming it's gold is a surefire way to kill off your company, esp. if you're in foodservice. If I were taking this as a case study, then in my opinion Dora's going to have to bite the bullet, find a premium vendor within the next half hour and pay out the nose for quality coffee. It's not COD's blend but at least it's worth it's the price. I'd almost suggest closing the store for the day, except I realized that the reason they're in this mess is because Dora just got a whole shipment of fresh baked goods which will end up being day-old throw-outs tommorrow. Simply put, I doubt she could afford that much loss.
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One-ply? Jesus, way to be cheap, Dora.
Faye's not going out of her way to press Dora's buttons, she's just pressing them like she usually does and this happens to be a bad time for it :-P
Still, is it really ok for them to serve another store's coffee, even though it's an emergency (relatively speaking)? I mean I really don't know since I've never worked at a coffee shop.
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Still, is it really ok for them to serve another store's coffee, even though it's an emergency (relatively speaking)? I mean I really don't know since I've never worked at a coffee shop.
Depends on how Dora advertises the coffee, really. If she advertises as 'fresh coffee', she could get away with Folgers. If she advertises as 'in-house roast coffee', then she's fairly fucked. To a certain extent, false advertising is illegal, and getting caught can kill a store if only because your store image is now mud in the targeted market's eye.
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They need to serve some kind of coffee-like substance, seeing as they're in, you know, a coffee shop. And as Tuitsuro pointed out, they can't close for the day or those fresh baked goods Dora just traded her day's coffee supply for will go to waste. So it's probably store-bought coffee for the customers until Dora gets a batch of fresh roast ready, or CoD takes a loss which it probably can't afford.
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To modify my earlier comment ... Seems as though Faye is doing a little less button-pushing than normal, but Dora's buttons are working pretty freely, even for her. in fact, I could interpret Faye's reaction as the Friday strip progresses as " jeez, lady, I'm try'na bail your skinny Goth ass out and you're all over mine."
Is Faye headed out the door? Will it be Dora's idea or Faye's? Or will things have calmed down at the caffienery by Monday's strip, despite a weekend of forum frenzy? Toon ... Er, tune ... In Monday.
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Toon ... Er, tune ... In Monday.
I think your confusing your internet machine with a radio... or do you twist the knob on the right until the website you want to see comes in clearly?
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Toon ... Er, tune ... In Monday.
I think your confusing your internet machine with a radio... or do you twist the knob on the right until the website you want to see comes in clearly?
I need to manipulate both the right and left dials to make sure the crystals are properly oriented and the valves are all warmed up.
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As clever as Faye's plan seems at first glance, selling shitty coffee would cost more profits than simply closing shop that day, in the long run. People who come in and taste shitty coffee probably won't back, and the people who couldn't tell in the first place aren't likely to be going anywhere but starbucks for their coffee.
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Considering Pizza Girl and Raven's recent reappearances, I don't find Return of Sara THAT unlikely.
Come on, now, we both know Pizza Girl never left.
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Only briefly, to fight her evil Alternate Universe double, Mistress Calzone.
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As clever as Faye's plan seems at first glance, selling shitty coffee would cost more profits than simply closing shop that day, in the long run. People who come in and taste shitty coffee probably won't back, and the people who couldn't tell in the first place aren't likely to be going anywhere but starbucks for their coffee.
I don't know if one day of bad coffee would make them lose dedicated customers. In fact I'd almost say that'd be overly selfish of such customers. To think you've been serviing them their favorite coffee for years and they're going to jump ship because of one day or maybe even two days of shitty coffee. Though knowing QC storyline they'll probably be up front with customers and we'll see how it goes from there.
Edit - and I forgot YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY RAVEN! I was so glad to see her back <3
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As clever as Faye's plan seems at first glance, selling shitty coffee would cost more profits than simply closing shop that day, in the long run. People who come in and taste shitty coffee probably won't back, and the people who couldn't tell in the first place aren't likely to be going anywhere but starbucks for their coffee.
I don't know, their clientele has had to endure snark, insults, snails and mud in the coffee, frying pans to the skull and occassionally having a sword pulled on them (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1323).
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Toon ... Er, tune ... In Monday.
I think your confusing your internet machine with a radio... or do you twist the knob on the right until the website you want to see comes in clearly?
I need to manipulate both the right and left dials to make sure the crystals are properly oriented and the valves are all warmed up.
Yea! GOM! :lol:
I haven't heard them refered to as 'valves' in quite some time. Thank you.
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"Sure Raven you can have faye's job. Faye, you're fired - GTFO" said Dora. <-- I half expect this to happen.
I don't think I like Dora anymore. That could just be similarities between her emotional state and past experiences talking though. Bring on the new coffee shop!
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I doubt very much that'll happen.
If Faye gets fired, then she'll have to find a new job. That'll leave Jeph with a new location that'll have to be drawn and a whole new set of co-workers.
More than too-much-trouble for a one-man operation. He's already got CoD, tSB, the Smif bookstore, Marten & Faye's apartment, Hanner's Apartment, Sven's apartment, Dora's new apartment, 3 different bars..... Give the man a break.
Besides, Dora is just going through a rough patch with trying to make this new business deal work. It seems like it's only been a couple of weeks (in-universe time) since breaking up with Marten. And Dora KNOWS it was her fault. So she just did STRIKE ONE on a fresh relationship. So, its no surprise that Dora (not Faye, for a a change) is the prickly one.
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They need to be up front about the coffee.
"Today the coffee is free because we had to go buy shitty coffe for you"
Or else Dora better get her skinny ass quickly into some dominatrix clothes and ORDER the customers to drink the shitty filth coffee with a whip and screaming at them.
Wouldn't hurt to get fay into a corset, garter and high heels too.
"DRINK THAT CRAPPY STORE BOUGHT COFFEE! THAT'S RIGHT! YOU DON'T DESERVE GOOD FRESH ROAST YOU TRASH! You drank it all? OK you are given permission to buy a tasty fresh pastry now."
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If I was Dora, I'd test the shop bought coffee and see how good it is. There is a huge difference in supermarket branded coffee (tastes no better than instant) and the more up market coffee from recognised coffee companies. The shop bought coffee might be inferior to Dora's home roasted but we are assuming here that the bought coffee is "barely drinkable". The coffee Faye bought might be an acceptable substitute as an one off without sending their regulars running away. Maybe mixed with a "Buy a cake and get your coffee half price" deal and she'll get away with it.
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"...we had problems with our roaster" could be taken as meaning problems with Dora, in which case it would not be lying to the customers.
The Pugnacious Peach is going out of her way to push Dorabuttons.
I thought Faye meant the actual roasting machine. I don't know, if someone said that to me in a coffee shop, roaster meaning the person who roasts wouldn't even cross my mind.
I do not know anything about coffee is what I'm saying here.
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Faye could very well mean the roasting machine. But it's DORA. Good ol' lovable, secretly-needy, insecure, hair-trigger Dora. How d'you think she'll read it?
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So many places this could go.... I think the main thrust of this is that Dora's going to keep getting beat up on all fronts: personal (the move), professional (blowing the coffee deal), emotional (Marten + whatever's coming with Tai).. eventually leading to some kind of breakdown while Faye continues to be on the rise.
It'll be interesting to see if Dora can swallow her pride and accept a stronger Faye in her life (as a friend and also to delegate to in her shop) or if Dora will lash out and alienate her.
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Faye could very well mean the roasting machine. But it's DORA. Good ol' lovable, secretly-needy, insecure, hair-trigger Dora. How d'you think she'll read it?
She'll read it how she reads it, but she'll still be relieved that Faye's wearing pants.
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Faye could very well mean the roasting machine. But it's DORA. Good ol' lovable, secretly-needy, insecure, hair-trigger Dora. How d'you think she'll read it?
She'll read it literally and yell at Faye, causing Faye to either storm out in anger or go on the offensive. Then Dora will realize Faye was right and feel bad about it. They'll reconcile and move on. Meanwhile, Pintsize will write bad "angry make-up lesbian sex" fanfiction about the debacle.
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Inching closer and closer to the inevitable Dora breakdown/epiphany. Or something else happens. At this stage it could be anything.
I'm rooting for a padded cell and a jacket with huge, wraparound sleeves and lots of buckles in someone's future.
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Inching closer and closer to the inevitable Dora breakdown/epiphany. Or something else happens. At this stage it could be anything.
Like Yelling Bird showing up and retconning this coffee problem with a loud "Fuck you!"?
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One thing enjoyable about this strip is, in almost 8 years of continious production, there has never been a ret-con.
Excelent continuity and even covering for characters that were ignored for extended periods.
Good job Mr. Jacques!
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I think Dora needs a break. She has had a lot going on. Perhaps the return of the Raven will mean that there is a chance of Dora having some time off and Faye seems to be the fire fighter in this situation. She is actively looking for solutions and standing up to Dora for the good of COD.
I often find that it is only after you get through bad/difficult times that you let go and allow yourself to feel the emotions you were holding at bay. Hense it is possible that Dora is pissed off with herself over how badly she handled both recently past as well as current problems. This means that she is lashing out at Faye because she is the one holding it together for a change.
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Raven and marten shipping?
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Raven and marten shipping?
[sky scream] NNNNNOOOOOOoooooooo!!!11!!! [/sky scream]
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I'm usually not much for shipping, but ... I could actually see a Sven + Raven shipping.
They are kind of made for each other, arent they ?
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Raven has been after Sven since before they met!
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I bet you, Raven stalking Sven would be even creepier than when Hanners was kinda stalking Marten! Would be funny if there was a strip were Hanners teaches Raven how to obsess properly! :D
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Careful with your shipping, or the mods will ban you so hard that you'll be banned from it.*
*(panel 3) (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=799)
<mod>corrected typo in link</mod>
<Method> Thanks, I did that by hand and I guess I rushed it. </Method>
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Careful with your shipping, or the mods will ban you so hard that you'll be banned from it.*
*(panel 3) (http://tthp://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=799)
Your reference is easily my favorite Raven line.
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I don't mean to intrude on the discussion, but I didn't think to CoD customers came here for coffee anymore than anyone goes to hooters for food. Up until now it's seemed that a special brand of service was their selling point. Do we really think the quality of brew is even relevant to the regulars?
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Now that's a good point. (Welcome, new person!)
It's possible that bad service with bad coffee would end all the charm of going to CoD. The shop did survive Raven giving friendly service, so the special customer service experience can't be all there is to the CoD appeal.
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Raven's never shown any interest in Marten, Sven has never done more than compliment Raven once, and Jeph has specifically and explicitly objected to fans taking the initiative in pairing off characters.
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"Bitchy Barista Babes Brandish A Bevy of Breathtaking Bean Blends." (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=651#)
Basically, bad bean blends beget boned baristas.
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They'll have to take this to the ally.
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So many places this could go.... I think the main thrust of this is that Dora's going to keep getting beat up on all fronts: personal (the move), professional (blowing the coffee deal), emotional (Marten + whatever's coming with Tai).. eventually leading to some kind of breakdown while Faye continues to be on the rise.
This sounds more like the plot of a soap-opera than QC. I don't find this whole "Ditzy Dora forgot to roast Jim's beans." plot seriously non-credible (how could she remember to roast the beans for her own shop, and yet not remember to roast the batch for Jim?), so I'm just waiting for it to blow over while remembering the MS3K mantra (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MST3KMantra).
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Careful with your shipping, or the mods will ban you so hard that you'll be banned from it.*
*(panel 3) (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=799)
Your reference is easily my favorite Raven line.
And I ended up on a little archive run afterwards - despite having a broken link to the original.
EDIT: Akima, I'm thinking Dora's forgetfulness is explainable by lack of concentration. When your world is falling apart, it's not uncommon to forget to do simple things - or, in this case, something relatively new.
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how could she remember to roast the beans for her own shop, and yet not remember to roast the batch for Jim?
as brain malfunctions go, i find this one common. if someone asks me to drive them near where i go every day, i'll typically go right past their turn, like the car remembers the groove i've worn in the road. (especially if we're talking, or i'm stressed...)
we are creatures of habit.
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If it were my business I would do the following:
Post a sign on the door and counter indicating "we have had trouble with our roasting machine and are not able to serve our regular blends of coffee. As an apology to our customers, we are offering 20% freshly baked food items."
That way Dora can push the baked goods, and get the customers hooked on them so they will come back and try the coffee.
I would do 20% off coffee the next day.
She will take a hit, but no where near as bad as closing or alienating customers.
Although....
Doesn't Dora just trade beans for baked goods? So she's really not laying out any money except the cost of the beans she traded.
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I think Dora needs a break. She has had a lot going on.
She can scout out the competition. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=671)
(Yeah, I know. "Not canon." Hush.)
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Toon ... Er, tune ... In Monday.
I think your confusing your internet machine with a radio... or do you twist the knob on the right until the website you want to see comes in clearly?
If the string's not stretched exactly right or it touches a corner of something, the website doesn't show up in the tin can.
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I know what you mean. I am always having problems with the string touching a corner of something. It really messes up my Internet browsing.
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It's even worse when the string walks into a bar.
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Man, Dora's getting awfully damn mouthy for someone who's 100% responsible for the currently ongoing clusterfuck.
Rule 1: The boss is never to blame.
Rule 2: When the boss is to blame, see Rule 1.
I'm sorry, I believe in assigning responsibility and accountability where it actually resides. Accepting those two rediculous "rules" leads to abuses of power, which are unacceptable.
So, to reiterate, Dora's getting awfully damn mouthy for someone who's 100% responsible. Dora not so likeable any more. (Nor intelligent; if the deal was for a WEEK's worth of beans, why not have given the bakery half now (so she can still run her COFFEE shop) then the rest after roasting more?)
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Yeah Dora already messed up big-time by forgetting to roast the beans needed, and her getting mouthy with Faye (who's actually trying to fix the situation, or at least band-aid it) is not helping at all. Still, one can understand her being a little tetchy over her mistake, but she needs to stop with the arguing and get with the bean-roasting! Mind as well let Faye handle things, she's been trying really hard to act in CoD's best interests lately.
Speaking of which, perhaps this is foreshadowing of an impending promotion? I never though I'd be saying this of Faye, but considering how much initiative she's taken recently on CoD's behalf, perhaps she's finally becoming the store manager material Dora's been looking for? Dora will take some convincing of that, of course-and she'll also have to let go a little and actually share her bean-roasting process-something I'm sure she's HIGHLY reluctant to do.
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Given the way Dora has been behaving recently, I fear that it's more likely that she'll fire Faye, because letting Faye take more responsibility at CoD would grind on Dora's insecurities, much the way Marten did toward the end of their relationship.
Granted, Losing Faye would probably spell the beginning of the decline of Coffee of Doom, but Dora is too stubborn and insecure to see that.
When and if that day comes, who will be there to call Dora on her bullshit?
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It's even worse when the string walks into a bar.
I'm a frayed knot.
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It's even worse when the string walks into a bar.
I'm a frayed knot.
Was just thinking I hadn't heard any 'Dad humour' for a while, that should tied me over.
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They're arguing at each other, not with each other. (by that I mean that they are in a stressful situation and rather than turn to each other as comrades, they (or at least Dora) are turning on each other as enemies.)
I'm just saying that Dora's a racecar, and she's running in the red. And it's dangerous to have a racecar running in the fuckin' red. It could blow.Of course Faye is a mushroom-cloud-layin' mothafucka, mothafucka! She's super-fly TNT! She's the guns of the Navaronne!
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It's even worse when the string walks into a bar.
Doesn't that hurt? </rimshot>
And I don't think I'll start a MOTW poll, since we ALL know what it was.
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Are we seeing Dora on the verge of a breakdown? As more and more of her insecurities come to the surface, is Dora's grip on her responsibilities slipping? We already know she's going to be lonely out in Amherst, especially if Penelope and Hanners are to believed, and in a sense, she could be frozen out of the social circle, while Marten will still remain the centre of it all. Its kinda obvious that Dora is beginning to fall apart at the seams at the moment.
I see a lot of screaming in the future, and a lot of it will be from Dora.
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Primal Scream Therapy might work with Dora. (cue "Shout" by Tears For Fears.)
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Quiet sobbing in the corner of a padded room might work as well :roll:
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It's even worse when the string walks into a bar.
I'm a frayed knot.
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2215#comic
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Are we seeing Dora on the verge of a breakdown? As more and more of her insecurities come to the surface, is Dora's grip on her responsibilities slipping? We already know she's going to be lonely out in Amherst, especially if Penelope and Hanners are to believed, and in a sense, she could be frozen out of the social circle, while Marten will still remain the centre of it all. Its kinda obvious that Dora is beginning to fall apart at the seams at the moment.
I see a lot of screaming in the future, and a lot of it will be from Dora.
She forgot to roast extra coffee beans once. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Now if it happens several times within a short timespan, then there might be deeper issues at work.
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Its not just the coffee beans and forgetting to roast them. Theres the general snappiness, the frayed nerves, the exhaustion.
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Speaking of which, perhaps this is foreshadowing of an impending promotion? I never though I'd be saying this of Faye, but considering how much initiative she's taken recently on CoD's behalf, perhaps she's finally becoming the store manager material Dora's been looking for? Dora will take some convincing of that, of course-and she'll also have to let go a little and actually share her bean-roasting process-something I'm sure she's HIGHLY reluctant to do.
Faye's already practically an assistant manager. She's got a key, she can close and open the shop on her own, and....well based on what we've seen she's pretty much Dora's right-hand barista.
Primal Scream Therapy might work with Dora. (cue "Shout" by Tears For Fears.)
Only if it's directed at a certain "better than you" brother.
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It seems most of you are predicting doom here now, so I feel a need to voice my disagreement.
I happen to have just finished re-reading the whole thing. Yes, starting at number one not too long ago and my browser history tells me I've read more than a thousand strips since yesterday morning (failed exams makes worn-out students pretty dumb, yeah). I don't know if this makes my thoughts on the subject more or less credible, though...
Yes, Dora is worn out in most ways possible and doesn't handle things very good right now. She is mad with Faye, more severe and in a slightly (note only slightly) different way then we've seen before. But we've seen her being this mad with Marten, and she didn't break up with him because of that - not at all. She broke up with him because she was mad with herself, something that at least Faye did notice at the time (but possibly not the readers).
Probably Dora is due for some kind of breakdown, but it's not gonna ruin her, nor her business or her relationship with Faye. Not more than temporary, anyway. Eventually she will be moving forward with her issues and work a lot better than before, you guys need to remember she just started going to therapy. Heck, for all we know, she could even be on some damn medication right now!
I'm quite sure she will be friends with Marten again before strip 2100. Correct me in half a year if I was wrong! :D
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Hear, hear!
We've seen Dora snippy about work before - it's stressful to run your own business, and messing up only increases that. She's having a bad day. That's all. Sure, for us it's lasted about a week, but really, who wouldn't be a bit snappy? And she'll probably turn around and realize what she's doing next time we see her.
With luck, she'll even realize Faye's right, and that Raven could be distracting enough to the customers that they may not notice the store-bought. Just put "Crappy Roast) on the specials board...
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If Jeph was really thinking, Raven could be the calming influence to keep things from exploding. It's not like she hasn't taken charge before (the whole "taskmaster Raven" thing from 542 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=542)).
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She is a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in an awesome rack!
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Dora will snap out of this. She might need a vacation though? I doubt she has had one since QC started. Unfortunately that means leaving an assistant manager in charge, and until now there hasn't been a single person she would trust with the job. As others have said, Faye might be ready. But would Dora also need to teach her the secret roasting process?
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Pennelope is pretty level-headed for day to day business, and the exceptions are unlikely to cause problems (unless lots of patrons mention Hemingway). There's a strip where someone suggested that Dora take a vacation, and she didn't object to Pennelope being in charge, just thought she couldn't stand up to the Pugnacious Peach.
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Dora's used to being caring, but with an undercurrent of smug superiority (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1509) in her interactions with Faye. Having trusted Raven with the redecoration of the shop back when (in the 420s or so), I think Dora might have some reason (in her head at least) to choose Raven over Faye when it comes to running the shop. This would allow Dora to keep her pride and keep Faye in the subordinate pigeonhole she's been relegated to.
The whole "does Marten like Faye better than me" stuff still looms large over their relationship and even though she's in therapy I think it'd be a mistake to think that Dora's completely over that just yet. My guess is that at some level Dora still feels threatened by Faye even though the Marten thing is off the table and it's likely that that will bleed over into the professional side of things.
Dora needs help. I'm skeptical that she can accept that help from Faye. I'm also skeptical that the new Faye will be able to just take it the way she always has. I think we'll find out this week whether or not the story will get that heavy or if it'll turn on a dime and go somewhere completely unexpected. I'll enjoy it either way.
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I think you may have hit on something:
Dora's worldview might be completely based around the faulty belief that "X (person I love dearly) loves Y (person who she is close to) more than me". And, she has no reason to believe otherwise, because she has the continuous example of Sven, and Marten, and possibly mom and/or dad.
Maybe I was wrong: she needs some Rational-Emotive therapy.
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Rational-Emotive therapy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_emotive_behavior_therapy).
Linked as a pubic service.
Fascinating! You may be on to something. However, I wish it involved an occasional swift boot to the seat of her spookypants.
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That's still in clinical trials.
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Having been field tested, but without benefit of rigourous data analysis for years.
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Oh, look, it's a running gag! :roll: :-D
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It's even worse when the string walks into a bar.
I'm a frayed knot.
Was just thinking I hadn't heard any 'Dad humour' for a while, that should tied me over.
DOUBLE KILL
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Oh, look, it's a running gag! :roll: :-D
Stop it then, before it gets away!
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I think we'll find out this week whether or not the story will get that heavy or if it'll turn on a dime and go somewhere completely unexpected. I'll enjoy it either way.
I think that sums up every Monday comic.