...Bible-thumping parents...
She probably had it drilled into her from an early age that alcohol is from the devil and it will make you go to hell. I'm not sure when she turned away from that path, but she may have spent most of her formative years in bible study and never developed a taste for it.
becoming a noodle incident (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoodleIncident) for us here on the boards.
And it's only WWII to you late to the party Americans. The rest of the West has been in it since last Thursday, and the Chinese have been there since the Thursday before that.I'm well aware of that, my friend. But since this week was entirely within WWII, I thought I'd mention it. Also:
A drink or two once in a while is fine, but I don't see the appeal of drinking until you're sick, or getting so loaded you have no memory of the party.I've had about 15 drinks tonight, and I'll have full memory of tonight's party (which I hosted, and only had about 10 of my friends over), so no worries about driving home. My point is there's a middle ground between one drink and black out drunk. Sure, I still have a slight buzz on, but I never got crazy.
winey, mopey
...and Padma misses the point again.
Either that or he loves the smell of fresh rosted coffee in the morning, smells like...Dora's secret ingredient?
Dora's secret ingredient?
Dora's secret ingredient?
Is that a euphemism?
And it's only WWII to you late to the party Americans. The rest of the West has been in it since last Thursday, and the Chinese have been there since the Thursday before that.Perhaps, with regard to China, you mean the Tuesday before (1937-1945 was the Second Sino-Japanese War or 抗日战争 (http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=抗日战争)), or the Monday of the previous week (1931 was the year Japan invaded Manchuria and sporadic fighting continued until the commencement of full-scale war in 1937).
Dora's secret ingredient?
Is that a euphemism?
Marten senses a great disturbance in The Force...
Either that or he loves the smell of fresh rosted coffee in the morning, smells like...
[...]Jeph has NEVER been consistent about THAT.
EDIT: Is it just me, or is Padma more bosomy in this strip than she normally is?
[...]Jeph has NEVER been consistent about THAT.
EDIT: Is it just me, or is Padma more bosomy in this strip than she normally is?
[...]Jeph has NEVER been consistent about THAT.
EDIT: Is it just me, or is Padma more bosomy in this strip than she normally is?
I do beleive it was a cement block to the head and a shovel through the heart.
[...]Jeph has NEVER been consistent about THAT.
EDIT: Is it just me, or is Padma more bosomy in this strip than she normally is?
At least he isn't like certain manga artists, where the bosoms are proportionate to the character's confidence level at a given point (thinking of the Hellsing manga, specifically, though there are others).
[...]Jeph has NEVER been consistent about THAT.
EDIT: Is it just me, or is Padma more bosomy in this strip than she normally is?
At least he isn't like certain manga artists, where the bosoms are proportionate to the character's confidence level at a given point (thinking of the Hellsing manga, specifically, though there are others).
Er, what? Seras was busty from the start, wasn't she? Integra was pretty small in comparison...
Except Pintsize.Thank you for giving me the image of Pintsize with boobs. Between that and Microsoft's pathetic E3 press conference earlier, I may have to puke on you like a Boomer.
EDIT: Is it just me, or is Padma more bosomy in this strip than she normally is?
God help us if she and Raven were ever to get together.
I think Padma definitely has a different thought process than everyone else in the QCVerse.
I so hope Marten doesn't start having 'Nam flashbacks because of the coffee.Flashbacks to what? The rush-hour (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4phFYiMGCIY) in Ho Chi Minh City (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gH35_Qvkmw)*? Pretty girls in ao-dai (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzPpT2PfWhg)? Surely not to a war that ended while his Dad was still in high-school...
If Faye invents a time machine to go back in time and kill herself instead of her dad, she will no longer exist in the future, but if does not exist in the future, she could not have invented a time machine to go back in time and kill herself.
Paradoxes. :)
A drink or two once in a while is fine, but I don't see the appeal of drinking until you're sick, or getting so loaded you have no memory of the party.
...and Padma misses the point again.
I prefer paraboxes.
Scripting is moving slowly tonight. I am overthinking Padma. Might take the dog for a walk to clear out the cobwebs.
I just noticed it now, but damn, Padma seems a little too excited to see Marten.
A definition of "townie" that makes the last panel make sense would be good.
Seriously, a townie is anyone in a college town that's not a college student.
Definition (College town); a small town or city whose population and economy is dominated by the students from one or more colleges or universities. So a small place like North Hampton, with several local colleges qualifies. Larger cities that have many colleges and even big universities don't qualify, because they have other reasons for their existance. College towns exist to serve the students, and many businesses are predicated on that assumption!
Good thing urbandictionary offers 32 pages of definitions on "townie".
It was a new word for me too, but googling townie stereotype brought me a number of articles from college papers about college students' perceptions of "townies" (and college-town residents' correspondingly negative perceptions of students).
The description that seemed to me to most fit the comic was from a University of Virginia student who wrote, "the term 'townie' comes with a stigma that often refers to a person who should be looked down upon, a person who is either uneducated or just too flat-out unmotivated to get their shit together, get out of town and go someplace 'real,'" and illustrates it with the image of "the freelancing unemployed 'poet' who hangs out on the mall all day thinking deep thoughts." -- http://www.thedeclaration.org/article/gownie-townie
Using this stereotype, the the phrase "townie drama" does fit a guy hanging around in a coffee shop being angsty about how his romantic woes are keeping him away from the other coffee shop where he used to spend copious amounts of time hanging around.
Paradoxes can be Paradoctored.
"Townie" can be used to refer (usually in condescending manner) to the permanent popuation of any pace with a sizable temporary population. It's used by college kids/faculty, etc. But also tourists and "summer people" in a tourist area. Corollary: The permanent residents plave a premium on being "from here."
On another note: I think Padma's approach to clue-ishness will evolve into her becoming the "perspective character" -- her role wil be to remind our self- absorbed protagonists it's not all about them. I like how she's depicted as going about her job while giving half an ear to Marten's story. Drama's all well and good, but life goes on, is what could be on Padma's T-shirt.
[...]Jeph has NEVER been consistent about THAT.
EDIT: Is it just me, or is Padma more bosomy in this strip than she normally is?
At least he isn't like certain manga artists, where the bosoms are proportionate to the character's confidence level at a given point (thinking of the Hellsing manga, specifically, though there are others).
Er, what? Seras was busty from the start, wasn't she? Integra was pretty small in comparison...
Depends on how much attention you pay to the actual drawings over the course of the series. I mean, compare how huge they were when Seras was first turned to how absolutely gigantic they are when she's wielding the dual artillery machineguns (or the progression from huge to small for Zorin when that fight starts out compared to when she gets her head ground off all over the inside of Hellsing Headquarters).
The description that seemed to me to most fit the comic was from a University of Virginia student who wrote, "the term 'townie' comes with a stigma that often refers to a person who should be looked down upon, a person who is either uneducated or just too flat-out unmotivated to get their shit together, get out of town and go someplace 'real,'" and illustrates it with the image of "the freelancing unemployed 'poet' who hangs out on the mall all day thinking deep thoughts." -- http://www.thedeclaration.org/article/gownie-townie
Using this stereotype, the the phrase "townie drama" does fit a guy hanging around in a coffee shop being angsty about how his romantic woes are keeping him away from the other coffee shop where he used to spend copious amounts of time hanging around.
Well, CoD would be the exception, but Jim seems to be a townie.I have to totally agree with your last statment.
Which brings me to Pama... using the word townie, she was probably a stuent who stayed. Butthere's another inteeresting possibility - a faculty brat. Born (or at least raised) in town by a faculty member (or two*), she's never be considered a "townie" at home, but clearly is one, and knows many, straddling both worlds.
I get the feeling Padma's folks are professors... making her a native, but still an outsider. When I was at Purdue in the 80's, the circles I wound up moving in were mostly professor's kids - locals, but they got a free education, and all their folks were "outsiders". Even though they went to school all their lives with the "real" townies, and had several as friends, they were still an "outsider" group that stuck together.
Society is bizarre, at best. And class systems are real, even in America.
But yeah, it certainly isn't an endearing term. Like "hipster" its not necessarily well defined, but it is something you DO NOT want to be called.
I'm not going to violate copyright law just to win an internet argument. Go buy the books and read them yourself.
Even if the Internet was a massive AI out to get you...
I'm not going to violate copyright law just to win an internet argument. Go buy the books and read them yourself.
I have read them, hence my puzzlement with your breast enhancement statement. That said, that was a bit hostile, don't you think? Even if the Internet was a massive AI out to get you, fair use for nonprofit educational purposes, in combination with minimal amount and insubstantial section (i.e. breasts) of the work as a whole, with minimal if any value detracted from the work put you on the right side of copyright law.
Well, yeah. Padma says things that are rude and hurtful because she's too 'differently clued' to realize that that might not be the best way of saying it. I suffer from a similar problem.
As for Padma being "clued differently", some people speak their mind and are simply blunt about matters, simple as that. Some people are also missing that mental filter that makes them think "maybe I shouldn't say that..."
Renee's logic is shit. If Marten was a student and his ex worked at/frequented a particular coffeeshop, wouldn't he still avoid it after a breakup?
Using this stereotype, the the phrase "townie drama" does fit a guy hanging around in a coffee shop being angsty about how his romantic woes are keeping him away from the other coffee shop where he used to spend copious amounts of time hanging around.
I suspect Carl-E extrapolated from personal experience that Padma's parents were professors, mostly for the obvious reason: her name indicates she's not exactly native to the area. One characteristic of many small colleges is that they hire people from outside the immediate area (and, possibly in Padma's parents' case, outside of the country) as professors at their school.I haven't visited Massachusetts, much less Northampton, so I don't know how multi-ethnic the town might be, but Carl-E's hypothesis sounds plausible. Padma's "differently clued" style might also give a hint of growing up in another culture. I know from personal experience that ideas about what is polite, how one should talk (especially in an different language), physical and mental privacy, and many other things, vary a great deal between different cultures, and I have suffered enough from the "the Chinese are so rude" stereotype to know how this can strike other people. Anyone who thinks politeness is the same everywhere else has presumably never been anywhere else.
I'm actually not sure if Padma is including herself when she defines townie.
*My home town (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai) has a population of over 23 million. Sydney is just a suburb... :-D
Yeah, no, not gonna play "your city's not a real city". Glad as a grape that your town's big, but it reminds me too much of vacationing New Yorkers who insist that only their hallowed burg can be called "The City".
If it's all the same, I'll continue to call my nearest city a cityA city? Sure. The city? Probably not. [laugh] (I live about half an hour from the city...yes, that one, so I'm just used to it. I remember visiting Colorado College in high school and trying not to laugh when they called Denver "The City". Sure, it's definitely a city, but it's hardly earned a "the".)
If it's all the same, I'll continue to call my nearest city a cityA city? Sure. The city? Probably not. [laugh] (I live about half an hour from the city...yes, that one, so I'm just used to it. I remember visiting Colorado College in high school and trying not to laugh when they called Denver "The City". Sure, it's definitely a city, but it's hardly earned a "the".)
In Minnesota, the Minneapolis/St Paul metropolitan area is commonly called the "Twin Cities" or just "The Cities". If I'm talking about activities in or travel to The Cities, I get some hilarious 'WTF are you smoking?' looks from people that are from states that don't border Minnesota (with the exception of Illinois and Michigan).If it's all the same, I'll continue to call my nearest city a cityA city? Sure. The city? Probably not. [laugh] (I live about half an hour from the city...yes, that one, so I'm just used to it. I remember visiting Colorado College in high school and trying not to laugh when they called Denver "The City". Sure, it's definitely a city, but it's hardly earned a "the".)
At least she didn't call him "Martin."To be honest, that would be an understandable mistake, all things considered.
At least she didn't call him "Martin."Why ? Is that an ugly name ?
Angus has some real balls starting that conversation with Faye while she's holding the Malaysian Battle Spatula.
Also, Raven: Yay!
And new-art Raven reveals a retcon.
At last we see the legendary Malaysian Battle Spatula! And tongue-tied Faye is funny.
And new-art Raven reveals a retcon. Her tattoo now reads 姫 which is Japanese kanji meaning "princess" whereas on its first appearance (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=410), it was two Chinese characters 公主 which mean the same thing. Did Jeph think we wouldn't notice? :laugh:
But it's also a correction, if the previous characters were Chinese when Raven was saying they were Japanese - is that right? Presumably that had been pointed out to Jeph at some point.Perhaps so, though I'd always assumed the fact that Raven thought she was getting a Japanese tattoo, but ended up with a Chinese one, was part of the joke.
That thing is huge! What do you do, flip your enemies when they're done?
Also, Angus will be OK - Faye's already saying she's sorry for not being able to say it. This is a huge change from apologizing that she'll have to kill him now.
I'd always assumed the fact that Raven thought she was getting a Japanese tattoo, but ended up with a Chinese one, was part of the joke.
So the Pugnaceous Peach is now a Cute Cucumber.
And borthrelm is an awesome word.
At last we see the legendary Malaysian Battle Spatula! And tongue-tied Faye is funny.
And new-art Raven reveals a retcon. Her tattoo now reads 姫 which is Japanese kanji meaning "princess" whereas on its first appearance (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=410), it was two Chinese characters 公主 which mean the same thing. Did Jeph think we wouldn't notice? :laugh:
It's a magical tattoo; it can actually depict whatever the bearer wants it to.
The Week of D-Day. Yes, it's somewhat ironic, but I doubt Jeph was thinking that when he started the strip eight years ago...At least she didn't call him "Martin."Why ? Is that an ugly name ?
This makes sense. Haight-Ashbury, anyone?I believe we've never heard what part of California Marten is from. We can speculate that someone like his mom would be more comfortable in southern CA.Oh look, someone's asked Jeph via Tumblr... ("SF area, I assume").
You could lop off a hand with that thing!
If I didn't take it on faith Jeph ignores the fora, I would say the Malaysian Battle Spatula is a giant TAKE THAT to earlier comments about how he draws things undersized. And yeah, you could take an arm off with that thing. Maybe it's used to scoop beans for roasting?
While I am impressed with the size of the spatula, I was expecting something a little more...epic in its design. Unless it has add-ons that are in the back that make up for that.At last we see the legendary Malaysian Battle Spatula! And tongue-tied Faye is funny.
And new-art Raven reveals a retcon. Her tattoo now reads 姫 which is Japanese kanji meaning "princess" whereas on its first appearance (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=410), it was two Chinese characters 公主 which mean the same thing. Did Jeph think we wouldn't notice? :laugh:
And a helluva spatula it is - just imagine the size of the pancake that could flip.... And all the maple syrup that goes with it.
And the tongue tied Faye was truly cute - but Angus is going to get it for this.
Being late for the subject of "townies". Here in Northern Ireland and the south, there's townies and culchies. Culchie is someone from rural areas and townie is more urban areas. There's nothing bad or good about these terms really, just about where you're from but they might be used jokingly for mocking. Example, "Go milk your cow, culchie!"
It's what us Tropers call the Bilingual Bonus (or trilingual, with English as the third).I'd always assumed the fact that Raven thought she was getting a Japanese tattoo, but ended up with a Chinese one, was part of the joke.
But very few of us would be in a position to get that!
He's almost as thin as Marten today.Well, he has been getting a certain amount of...exercise lately...
"Borthrelm" sounds like a mineral, as in "a lump of borthrelm from the mines at Joachimsthal".
Awwww, Faye's cute when she cabnt cay sertayn wormsWhat are you saying? I don't umbersdanb...
"Borthrelm" sounds like a mineral, as in "a lump of borthrelm from the mines at Joachimsthal".Borthrelm is where the Borths live.
Awwww, Faye's cute when she cabnt cay sertayn wormsWhat are you saying? I don't umbersdanb...
Or mbyae you can udnrstnaed tihs? Mnatel wrod gmeas are fun.
Les Paul's 94 birthday today, so does anyone think we'll be seeing a subtle reference in today's comic?
Aslo, I rlelay slohud be aelsep rgiht now sineeg as it is tehre in the mnrniog. And trhee is a ckoioe for aonnye who can tslrntaae tsehe snteneces.
Les Paul's 94 birthday today, so does anyone think we'll be seeing a subtle reference in today's comic?
Awwww, Faye's cute when she cabnt cay sertayn wormsWhat are you saying? I don't umbersdanb...
I love it! All of a sudden, I miss living in Waukesha.Les Paul's 94 birthday today, so does anyone think we'll be seeing a subtle reference in today's comic?
Have you seen google's front page today?
Les Paul's 94 birthday today, so does anyone think we'll be seeing a subtle reference in today's comic?
Have you seen google's front page today?
More to the point, have you heard it?
Seems there's a record button, too...
I couldn't get it to `record' anything. Actually the on/off red button looks suspiciously similar to the button at the right end of Google's "insert-box" (dunnowhaddayas'posedtocallit). Clicking that will give you a pic of a qwerty-keyboard, so I assume that it is there to help people doing a google search with a cell phone, and might have problems typing fast without.
Part of me wants to see Dora say yes. But that part of me also feeds off of drama and angst.
Really though, the repercussions of this could be significant. Dora is not in a good state, and she clearly isn't naturally attracted to Jim like she was with Marten. If she takes it badly, then an entire house of cards might come crashing down. I can't really imagine QC without coffee of doom, but I've always had the impression it's an apocalypse waiting to happen.
Part of me wants to see Dora say yes. But that part of me also feeds off of drama and angst.
Really though, the repercussions of this could be significant. Dora is not in a good state, and she clearly isn't naturally attracted to Jim like she was with Marten. If she takes it badly, then an entire house of cards might come crashing down. I can't really imagine QC without coffee of doom, but I've always had the impression it's an apocalypse waiting to happen.
I'm not sure if this is the unwelcome sort of speculation,
I would allow that relationship only if Jim shaves that ugly as hell... thing on his chin.Yeah, and the perma-stubble too. If I were Dora, my dirty-old-man alarm would be ringing. The parallel expressions until we get to the last panel punchline made me giggle.
Jim is a fellow entrepreneur and may handle issues in a more mature way than Marten did (I'm making this assumption because he looks old).What? He's packing a whole napsack of issues from his failed (N.B. failed) marriage and divorce. And yeah, I'd guess he has 15-20 years on Dora.
One can learn from a failed marriage, you know.
(How do I know? Guess...)
OMG ROTFL :-DWait .. that wasnt even the comic of today ! I forgot to check QC yesterday ! Oh. My. God !!!
Todays comic is absolutely awesome !
You aren't trying to hook up with women 15 years or more your junior, though, right?
And yeah, I'd guess he has 15-20 years on Dora.Uh-hu.
you know, because they would be as old as her brother...
At the moment I root for Tai. She's funny and stuff. But we'll see.She is... but then she is also a deeply amoral and selfish person. Were I in Marten's position I would see her as a fun co-worker, but not as any kind of potential friend. Since I'm a naturally cautious person, after getting to know her I would do everything possible to prevent her meeting any of my friends. She is drama waiting to happen.
you know, because they would be as old as her brother...
And yeah, I'd guess he has 15-20 years on Dora.Uh-hu.
Sorry, I cant see it.
Its just you cant tell age in QC at all, really.
Yes, it does, if we guess Jim is at least 40 years old - but I don't. I'm guessing 35.He has silver temples... I don't know many under-40s, or even under-45s who are rocking those. I'm sure it's possible, but it's not the way to bet.
One can learn from a failed marriage, you know.I'm sure that is true. Just as one can fill an inside straight. :) So far the only lesson we've seen Jim learn is "Hire a better lawyer".
Les Paul's 94 birthday today, so does anyone think we'll be seeing a subtle reference in today's comic?Have you seen google's front page today?
Yes, it does, if we guess Jim is at least 40 years old - but I don't. I'm guessing 35.He has silver temples... I don't know many under-40s, or even under-45s who are rocking those. I'm sure it's possible, but it's not the way to bet.
I suspect Jim will be out of luck. He's a somewhat charming fellow, but I doubt Dora is looking for a relationship now, and if she was something tells me an older man would never be her choice. She considers herself young at heart, and while Jim apparently sees maturity as sexy, Dora appears not to.I have the totally oposite oppinion.
I don't know if I should kick you or slap you :-PYes, it does, if we guess Jim is at least 40 years old - but I don't. I'm guessing 35.He has silver temples... I don't know many under-40s, or even under-45s who are rocking those. I'm sure it's possible, but it's not the way to bet.
There's always the good old age/2+7 formula.
So, reversing it... if Dora's 26:
26 - 7 = 19 * 2 = 38
And if she's 28:
28 - 7 = 21 * 2 = 42
Yes, it does, if we guess Jim is at least 40 years old - but I don't. I'm guessing 35.He has silver temples... I don't know many under-40s, or even under-45s who are rocking those. I'm sure it's possible, but it's not the way to bet.
There's always the good old age/2+7 formula.
So, reversing it... if Dora's 26:
26 - 7 = 19 * 2 = 38
And if she's 28:
28 - 7 = 21 * 2 = 42
I call BOMDAS on your maths. In fact looking at the order you've done it, I can hear my old maths teacher crying in the distance.
Explain that to me, because from the way I see it... I don't see how the "reverse formula" is bad.BOMDAS - Brackets of Mulitplication, Division, Adding, Subtraction. Thats the order you're taught to work out mathematical forumla.
Where I was getting at is, maybe, just maybe, Dora has similar feelings on the matter. It's never been discussed, but the expressions on her face whenever Jim comes around speaks for the lack of words. I'm reading her expressions as "...this is very uncomfortable." but I could be wrong.
He has silver temples... I don't know many under-40s, or even under-45s who are rocking those. I'm sure it's possible, but it's not the way to bet.
I think everybody can agree that the formula doesn't really work well... The discussion was just about math :P
Hey Tiogyr, the formula you wrote is not the same as the one I make, I can go from 50 to 32 with the original formula but with yours I can't go from 32 to 50
The one I wrote that was the reverse of the old age formula is (younger age -7) * 2
Yes, it does, if we guess Jim is at least 40 years old - but I don't. I'm guessing 35.He has silver temples... I don't know many under-40s, or even under-45s who are rocking those. I'm sure it's possible, but it's not the way to bet.One can learn from a failed marriage, you know.I'm sure that is true. Just as one can fill an inside straight. :) So far the only lesson we've seen Jim learn is "Hire a better lawyer".
Hair colour is really genetically dependant.
Hair colour is really genetically dependant.
There is another way to represent it, though, that works for PEMDAS/BOMDAS/whatever mnemonic you use.
x / 2 + 7 = y
x = Your age
Solve for y
That's the normal formula.
So, reversing it without changing the formula at all would be...
y = Your age
Solve for x
But, I was properly accounting for PEMDAS when I reversed it, by adding virtual parentheses.
Why is this so hard? You can just take the original formula and rearrange it to do the opposite calculation, like so:
y = x/2 + 7
y - 7 = x/2
(y - 7)*2 = x
Nothing more complicated is required.
There's always the good old age/2+7 formula.
So, reversing it... if Dora's 26:
26 - 7 = 19 * 2 = 38
And if she's 28:
28 - 7 = 21 * 2 = 42
I call BOMDAS on your maths. In fact looking at the order you've done it, I can hear my old maths teacher crying in the distance.
I don't get what's wrong with Paul's/Mr. Doctor's equation... (y-7)*2=x looks correct to me. Brackets first, multiplication next. I'm not sure why PEMDAS is even being brought into this, that's written correctly isn't it?The people that brought PEMDAS into this, and believe that you can't move the parentheses around to make the equation work in reverse order clearly failed algebra.
Granted, it's been ummm over 12 years since I've been in a math class, but having tested into Calc II, I'd like to think I still have SOME sort of grasp on it....
I just got a picture in my head of Raven and Hanners working out these equations on the specials board, maybe while Jim looks on in bemusement and Dora wears her Death Pout.
Where would a famous inventor find time to run a bakery, and why would he?
But is Dora completely over her issues? Thats the real point. In physical therapy you never push yourself before you're ready, you end up doing more damage. Its the same here. Is Dora ready to go out with someone? Or is she going to start seeing Jim as every other guy she has gone out with? Is she going to do the same thing with Jim that she did with Marten, to start projecting her issues on him?
As it is, no, I don't think Dora should go out with Jim, even if it is just dinner. She isn't ready for even that yet, in my opinion.
But is Dora completely over her issues? Thats the real point. In physical therapy you never push yourself before you're ready, you end up doing more damage. Its the same here. Is Dora ready to go out with someone? Or is she going to start seeing Jim as every other guy she has gone out with? Is she going to do the same thing with Jim that she did with Marten, to start projecting her issues on him?
As it is, no, I don't think Dora should go out with Jim, even if it is just dinner. She isn't ready for even that yet, in my opinion.
Is anyone with psychological issues ever really over them, or do they simply learn how to cope with them?
But is Dora completely over her issues? Thats the real point. In physical therapy you never push yourself before you're ready, you end up doing more damage. Its the same here. Is Dora ready to go out with someone? Or is she going to start seeing Jim as every other guy she has gone out with? Is she going to do the same thing with Jim that she did with Marten, to start projecting her issues on him?
As it is, no, I don't think Dora should go out with Jim, even if it is just dinner. She isn't ready for even that yet, in my opinion.
Where would a famous inventor find time to run a bakery, and why would he?
I think you're surprisingly judgemental about this. I know he doesnt give the impression, but we cant know for sure if the breakup was Jims fault, can we ? Sometimes it IS the fault of only one of the parties that a marriage fails. Yeah I know its rather rare and unlikely, but "in dubito pro reo" - as long as proved otherwise, we have to consider people innocent, dont we ?Yes, it does, if we guess Jim is at least 40 years old - but I don't. I'm guessing 35.He has silver temples... I don't know many under-40s, or even under-45s who are rocking those. I'm sure it's possible, but it's not the way to bet.One can learn from a failed marriage, you know.I'm sure that is true. Just as one can fill an inside straight. :) So far the only lesson we've seen Jim learn is "Hire a better lawyer".
I just got a picture in my head of Raven and Hanners working out these equations on the specials board, maybe while Jim looks on in bemusement and Dora wears her Death Pout.I cant picture either of them doing such a thing. They're both too intelligent.
(y-7)*2=x looks correct to me.Except its extremely dumb.
Math talk makes me feel dumber than usual :-(Even dumb math talk ? All these rules what age difference is appropiate are absurd in my ears.
Even dumb math talk ? All these rules what age difference is appropiate are absurd in my ears.
Well, they do say you can use maths to prove anythingPretty bold, considering that the Tea Party is taking over the USA right now ... :|
Except why the Tea Party exists. :-D
Huh. Jim is hitting on Dora now, Tai will hit on her friday (presumably).Oh come on, its Dora. Dora completely shutting down socially ? Not gonna happen. She is of low self esteem in relationships, but she is a strong person !
Maybe what Dora needs is reassurance that she is attractive, and not just convenient?
Or, alternately, she'll feel hounded by all the people trying to get in her pants and just shut down socially. I really have no idea which is more likely.
Pretty bold, considering that the Tea Party is taking over the USA right now ... :|There are plenty of reasons for that, none of which are as logical as maths :(
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As it stands... don't shit where you eat, especially when you have a contract.
Or obtain the appropriate medication for them.Is anyone with psychological issues ever really over them, or do they simply learn how to cope with them?Well, at least be able to deal with them in a rational manner then.
Or get to a 1930s sanitarium and jump onto the old electroshock table.Or obtain the appropriate medication for them.Is anyone with psychological issues ever really over them, or do they simply learn how to cope with them?Well, at least be able to deal with them in a rational manner then.
In fact, I'd say the only reason he did is so that he could ask Dora out.No, this isn't the same visit as him dropping the beans off. He just said he dropped in to "see how things are going".
Pretty bold, considering that the Tea Party is taking over the USA right now ... :|
I still say that even barring the age difference and psychological issues Dora has floating around.... dating a newly-forged business partner is a bad idea.
If it weren't for that, I'd say it would be really good for her to go.
Pretty bold, considering that the Tea Party is taking over the USA right now ... :|
Actually, it's just the news that they're taking over. The Illuminati are still running everything :wink:
Well, they do say you can use maths to prove anythingPretty bold, considering that the Tea Party is taking over the USA right now ... :|
Except why the Tea Party exists. :-D
If only it were that easy. (http://xkcd.com/180/)Well, they do say you can use maths to prove anythingPretty bold, considering that the Tea Party is taking over the USA right now ... :|
Except why the Tea Party exists. :-D
If that is the case, I have one word for ya
Emigrate!
Actually, it is pretty easy when you think about it. Anywhere else, you have a distinct opportunity for others to see and interact with a Yank, and see what makes them tick. What employer wouldn't want to say that they have 'American contacts' in their business?If only it were that easy. (http://xkcd.com/180/)Well, they do say you can use maths to prove anythingPretty bold, considering that the Tea Party is taking over the USA right now ... :|
Except why the Tea Party exists. :-D
If that is the case, I have one word for ya
Emigrate!
I've said for years, I'm moving to Australia. Always had big plans to move there, and make Kangaroo boxing a sport. If it isn't a sport already. Aussie's help me out here.
If that is the case, I have one word for ya Emigrate!Snubnose is German...
In fact, I'd say the only reason he did is so that he could ask Dora out.No, this isn't the same visit as him dropping the beans off. He just said he dropped in to "see how things are going".
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In all honesty, I've had family fight for America.. patriotism runs deep in my family. But over the past decade of events, I'm somewhat ashamed to be an American. I do not like what my government is doing, and it hurts me to see people in other countries make generalizations of Americans based off of what my government does, or what some idiot who makes it onto the media says. Of course I don't have to worry about the people here assuming that we're all the same, but I've seen and heard it in other places.
Uh, I dont live in the US.Well, they do say you can use maths to prove anythingPretty bold, considering that the Tea Party is taking over the USA right now ... :|
Except why the Tea Party exists. :-D
If that is the case, I have one word for ya
Emigrate!
On a happier note, looks like Raven's back for a while at least.YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES !!!! :)
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Can do!
I'm really quite pleased that Tai doesn't get her way. She... doesn't deserve to, and would not be good for Dora. She's too selfish and hedonistic.
I have seen the strips, and I remember them... but she still seems very much that way to me. She doesn't care about Marten's feelings even though he is her co-worker - she just wants to get naked with Dora, at all costs. How is that not selfish and hedonistic?I'm really quite pleased that Tai doesn't get her way. She... doesn't deserve to, and would not be good for Dora. She's too selfish and hedonistic.
Used to be...
She's trying to change that.
I'm really quite pleased that Tai doesn't get her way. She... doesn't deserve to, and would not be good for Dora. She's too selfish and hedonistic.
Not to mention she's too young.Psh, if Jim's not too old, Tai's not too young.
she said YES?Yeah, this was my reaction, too. Less anger and more surprise, though, since it doesn't really fit the last panel of the last comic at all. I guess he jumped ahead to this part because it's Friday, but still, how'd that happen?
Why do people think teaching is an easy job? Why do we fill Ed major's heads with the cotton fluff of educational theory?Wait, was this directed at me? The second part, I agree, the theory classes are annoying and useless, but as to the first part, when did I say I thought teaching would be an easy job? It's what I plan to do, and what I'm studying, but not because I think it'll be easy or because of summers off.
My reaction when I saw the comic? "Ah crap, people'll be going nuts on the forum."
Does anyone actually like Tai? Not us, but the characters in the comic. They all act pretty indifferent to her.
Dora thought of her as more a little sister
HAHA Tai's mischievious little fuckery-plans failed miserably. I can't help but grinning at this. :evil:
I'm really quite pleased that Tai doesn't get her way. She... doesn't deserve to, and would not be good for Dora. She's too selfish and hedonistic.
Oh, Raven. I love her because like she said before, there's just no malice. She'll steamroll you, but with a smile.
Everyone is complaining about Tai and Dora, and I'm here super annoyed with Raven. I HATE people that do that. If someone doesn't mention something, then it's not your business to be sharing.Raven had no way of knowing what Tai was up to.
Aww, I feel sorry for Tai. If nothing else because rejection is never a good thing.Uh, Tai wasnt rejected ? Dora didnt have a clue about why Tai wanted her at her party.
Everyone is complaining about Tai and Dora, and I'm here super annoyed with Raven. I HATE people that do that. If someone doesn't mention something, then it's not your business to be sharing.Raven had no way of knowing what Tai was up to.
Also, Tai has done exactly the same to Marigold about the Faye+Angus pairing.
Everyone is complaining about Tai and Dora, and I'm here super annoyed with Raven. I HATE people that do that. If someone doesn't mention something, then it's not your business to be sharing.Raven had no way of knowing what Tai was up to.
Also, Tai has done exactly the same to Marigold about the Faye+Angus pairing.
Except Raven has always been one of those people whose mouth is moving ten times faster than her brain. As great as Raven might seem she is the kind of person who always ruins the surprise, gives the news to the wrong person at the wrong time and generally involves herself in matters that don't really concern her.
That may all be true, BUT ! I repeat ! - she had, in this case, no way of knowing what Tai was up to.
That may all be true, BUT ! I repeat ! - she had, in this case, no way of knowing what Tai was up to.
And what right did Raven have to tell Tai about Dora's personal plans? As far as I remember Raven and Tai have never really met outside of C.o.D., they aren't friends, she's just Marten's co-worker. In this case Tai and Dora were having the beginnings of a conversation, when Raven butted in and revealed personal information. Now, she couldn't have known was Tai was up to, but still, come on, acting like that with someone you barely know? How is that right?
As for Jim, he's not being creepy, he is being straightforward.
Frankly, even if the timing was ideal for Dora to move on, I don't really see anything longterm and positive working out between her and Jim OR Tai. Bumpy ride will be bumpy. Hijinks . . . inbound. ^_^
Aww, I feel sorry for Tai. If nothing else because rejection is never a good thing.Uh, Tai wasnt rejected ? Dora didnt have a clue about why Tai wanted her at her party.
wait a minute. Both are hurt from past relationships, both own their own company, both have wacky employees. This actually could work...
Honestly we really havnt heard much about Dora Post break-up and how she is feeling about everything lately. perhaps we will on Monday.
Frankly, even if the timing was ideal for Dora to move on, I don't really see anything longterm and positive working out between her and Jim OR Tai.
but Dora might not find Jim to be the steady relationship partner she needs right now
Marten patiently (interminably) waits for Faye for years(?)Not years; and barely a quarter of the time the strip has run.
Marten then gets crazy Dora. All goes well for a while. Marten breaks up with his crazy DoraWell, Dora gets Marten, really. And Dora breaks up with Marten, not the other way round.
A co-worker is lusting after his crazy ex girlfriendHis boss, actually, which is not quite the same.
I wish I knew how to do that devil horns emoticon!You click on it; it's not hard. :evil:
Jeph, I hope you are wearing that cool leather jacket. The view of the shark must be pretty sweet.Jeph doesn't come here these days. If you want to communicate with him you should use some other channel. He might even give you his take on sharks - I've seen him do that before.
I have to say that Dora in the fourth panel is actually the best she's looked for most of the year. Its also an expression I've had several times before with friends just blurting something out. Its just "Really? Couldn't wait two more seconds could ya?"
Doesn't care about Marten's feelings? (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1916)The interesting thing about the first link you posted is that she knows it would be a shitty thing to do, and yet she's going to do it anyway. I suppose the second comic is... a kind of honesty. Almost.
Not to mention the fact that she was (or at least trying to be) honest with him (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1933) about her intentions (and Marten did eventually get the hint).
What she says is that it would be a shitty thing to do without saying something to him first. Which she then does, albeit by a roundabout way, which doesn't matter too much since Marten figured it out. More to the point, Tai is obviously conflicted and it's clear she doesn't want to hurt Marten.
3) All we see is the aftermath and Cossette muttering about some crazy Russian Cyborg trying to kill her with no one believing her, though Steve looking distinctly uncomfortable.
HAHA Tai's mischievious little fuckery-plans failed miserably. I can't help but grinning at this. :evil:
Just cos she's the girl doesn't mean she wants to fall in love and get serious again right off the bat.
I always hate that assumption (not saying anyone in here is really doing it purposefully of course but some posts just reminded me of it)
when a male/female couple breaks up, it's so common in media to see the guy goin out with a bunch of different people to get back up on the dating horse
but seeing the girl alone alone alone, until she finds one single person to fall in love with again (and he may or may not be the actual mr right, if he's not the initial breakup guy was mr right all along, god romcoms suck)
Idk what Jeph's gonna do obvs, but I'd love to see Dora and Jim havin a fling, personally
(I would be such a bad therapist)
Well, there isn't exactly a greeting card that says, "Can I bang your ex-girlfriend?" Though maybe there should be. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1329)
Everyone is complaining about Tai and Dora, and I'm here super annoyed with Raven. I HATE people that do that. If someone doesn't mention something, then it's not your business to be sharing.
Why do people think teaching is an easy job? Why do we fill Ed major's heads with the cotton fluff of educational theory?Wait, was this directed at me? The second part, I agree, the theory classes are annoying and useless, but as to the first part, when did I say I thought teaching would be an easy job? It's what I plan to do, and what I'm studying, but not because I think it'll be easy or because of summers off.
Is this a love triangle I'm sensing? Intriguing. I just hope Tai doesn't snap and murder the hypotenuse (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MurderTheHypotenuse).
Tai may be the single least likely character in the strip to kill someone.
I have to say that Dora in the fourth panel is actually the best she's looked for most of the year.
I am amused by the assumtion that Marten will turn into some sort of Cassanova for this party.
By Cassanova I mean the passively-wait-around-for-dominant-women-to-come-and-pick-him-up, original version.
Besides, look at Dora's fave in the third panel. She is clearly uneasy. It's either because a) she doesn't want people knowing about this embarrassing date she made; b) she has an inkling of how Tai feels and she wanted to just gently explain that she "had plans" until Raven fucked it up; or c) both. Whatever the reason, it's clear (to me) that Raven needs to go away.
At least she didn't shatter. Yet.
Getting blown out the door by the pure power of Faye's scorn is still free though, right?
NeverQuiteGoth called it a "scorngasm", which is a wonderful coinage well worth remembering.
Dora hurts people because she is unwilling to take control of her problems.Hmm...Unwilling, or unable? She told Marten that she'd tried to keep herself from having crazy reactions. On the other hand, once it was clear that she couldn't take control of her problems on her own, it was time to engage counseling, and she didn't go willingly.
I am amused by the assumtion that Marten will turn into some sort of Cassanova for this party.
By Cassanova I mean the passively-wait-around-for-dominant-women-to-come-and-pick-him-up, original version.
Remember the girl who got up the courage to ask him out at the library?
Dora hurts people because she is unwilling to take control of her problems.Hmm...Unwilling, or unable? She told Marten that she'd tried to keep herself from having crazy reactions. On the other hand, once it was clear that she couldn't take control of her problems on her own, it was time to engage counseling, and she didn't go willingly.
Dora hurts people because she is unwilling to take control of her problems.Hmm...Unwilling, or unable? She told Marten that she'd tried to keep herself from having crazy reactions. On the other hand, once it was clear that she couldn't take control of her problems on her own, it was time to engage counseling, and she didn't go willingly.
Yes, unable is a much better way of phrasing it. She did try with Marten. She just didn't succeed. I felt like she gave up trying at the end, which was probably why I said it like I did, but that wasn't giving her enough credit.