+1, or one internet, or whatever the prize is for the phrase, "aural sex."
+1, or one internet, or whatever the prize is for the phrase, "aural sex."
That might make Marten nostalgic (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1574)...
How Jeph pictures Hannelore as a guitar. D'awww (http://www.questionablecontent.net/random/toonehanners.png). :D
Well, how much disk space did Momo say she had again? About 97 TeraBytes?
Could a PC from 2003 have that much, or was only the "personality" uploaded to Marten's PC?
Whatever amount of storage it's economical to put in an AnthroPC is presumably equally economical in a desktop computer. The QC world seems to be ahead of ours in storage affordability.
There is a bit of a stir over in Blip Comic http://blipcomic.com/1016/ about a certain unidentified character reminding everyone of our resident male lead.
Of course this has created all sorts of fan-boy/girl excitement about the two universes connecting. Of course it's not...I don't think...because Marten didn't work in a library in California. However, I will admit it would be amusing. And while the character of Mary would probably create quite a stir at the COD (no pun intended), the anthroPCs might recognize her as one of their own (but way more advanced). It boggles the mind to think how much Mary's "chassis" would cost in the QC universe. :laugh:
Wow, he really does look like Marten, from the blue eyes to the stylishly unkempt hair and the way he's dressed - although the TEH shirt (or an indie band t-shirt) would have clinched it!
And still Pintsize and Winslow only get 512MB and 1GB, respectively ...That was before the ... how was it called ? Singularity.
Am I seeing Dora in panel 3?
I suspect Marty just ordered two Pan-Galactic Gargleblasters.
I suspect Marty just ordered two Pan-Galactic Gargleblasters.
Am I seeing Dora in panel 3?
Panel 2B, I take it? No, that's DEFINITELY not her. Too wide of a mouth.
I suspect Marty just ordered two Pan-Galactic Gargleblasters.Ah, good, not just me.
Barkeep: Here you go: two apple-tinis...freak.Easy on the -tini?
Faye's smashed. Marten's about to get smasheder.
This cannot end well.
Faye might actually be sober at this point. She doesn't seem to have any "drunk bubbles" floating around her.
Marten, if you get too drunk to dance I will be so mad! :x
Liquid rhythm...
Marten may well be a truly terrible dancer, and needs to lower his inhibitions enough to actually go out there and even attempt it.
Poor sod.
Faye's smashed. Marten's about to get smasheder.
This cannot end well.
Faye might actually be sober at this point. She doesn't seem to have any "drunk bubbles" floating around her.
Speaking of characters in the background, is that Charlotte the AnthroPC standing behind Marten in a couple of panels? Hair's the right colour, hairstyle is sort of right, but it could be a guy.
Faye's smashed. Marten's about to get smasheder.
This cannot end well.
Faye might actually be sober at this point. She doesn't seem to have any "drunk bubbles" floating around her.
Speaking of characters in the background, is that Charlotte the AnthroPC standing behind Marten in a couple of panels? Hair's the right colour, hairstyle is sort of right, but it could be a guy.
I don't know, her barking orders and shoving him around make me think she's still drunk.
Mythbusters busted that.
The only thing that can sober you up is time.
Mythbusters busted that.
On the other hand, unless its everclear or bacardi 151, those two drinks might loosen him up and make him want to dance like a fool.Or tequila, in which case he will find himself somewhere on the Canadian border tomorrow looking for other people called "Marten Reed".
I'm my mind I like to think he ordered some Everclear.
Thas what happened to me last time I drank it.
Kari has been with them since day one. Grant came on after Scottie left, not Kari.
Thanks, that hadn't been made clear. :evil:I'm my mind I like to think he ordered some Everclear.
Thas what happened to me last time I drank it.
In case no one mentioned it, Everclear is illegal in Massachusetts.
Mythbusters busted that.Tricky to convincingly simulate "life-threatening medical emergency on the set", let alone make detailed observations and measurements of the subject's reactions while it's (supposedly) going on.
The only thing that can sober you up is time.
I'm getting Event Horizon flashbacks here...You can't leave. The call of the dance won't let you.
Liberate tute me ex inferis. ... *shudder*
Seriously, does anyone really not know how to dance?
Seriously, does anyone really not know how to dance? OK, Marten might not be super-good, but he is a musician, so he must have a sense of rhythm. It's not like he has to learn the minuet or something to dance with Padma. Come on...*raises hand*
Seriously, does anyone really not know how to dance?
I may have to revise my estimation of Marten's strategic skills. If his goal is to avoid the dance floor, and his "one more drink" has the strength of a Mike Tyson punch to the face, well, it's not like he knew, right?
Seriously, does anyone really not know how to dance?
Does the Safety Dance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7movKfyTBII&ob=av3e) count?
Seriously, does anyone really not know how to dance?
But yes, you should not laugh in your dance partner's face, no matter how lame their performance.
Seriously, does anyone really not know how to dance? OK, Marten might not be super-good, but he is a musician, so he must have a sense of rhythm. It's not like he has to learn the minuet or something to dance with Padma. Come on...
But yes, you should not laugh in your dance partner's face, no matter how lame their performance.
[1] I've been a test subject in an experiment on tone deafness (or, to use the official name, "tonal amusia"). I'm one of the few people who test as tone deaf who enjoy music (that's probably because it's only mild for me).
[1] I've been a test subject in an experiment on tone deafness (or, to use the official name, "tonal amusia"). I'm one of the few people who test as tone deaf who enjoy music (that's probably because it's only mild for me).
Interesting. How are they defining tone deafness? I would describe both my late mother and my wife as tone deaf to different degrees, but they both enjoy(ed) music.
Thank you, you have no idea what you've tapped into.
When that video came out, my future wife and I were involved with the SCA (http://www.sca.org/), and did a ren faire north of Indianapolis. The consensus among our friends was that she looked exactly like the girl in that video. A friend even taped it (on his betamax) and we paused it - yup, the hair, the smile/maniacal grin, the outfit - a perfect match!
Anyway, on midsummer's day we had a Morris dancing troupe at the ren faire, and during the grand processional she gave a grin, jerked he arms into an S and started singing, "We can dance if we want to..." and our whole group joined in, including the Morris dancers. The hired actors weren't too pleased, neither were the people who ran the thing, but the populace enjoyed it!
And no, I never looked like the guy with the hair and leather vest.
Or the midget.
Seriously, does anyone really not know how to dance?I actually thought no one did. My track record for fooling others into believing I know what I'm doing certainly speaks of a poor overall ratio of people who actually do know what they're doing. Bullshit is effective, but generally actual knowledge will cut through it with a level of ease that would be hyperbolic in most contexts. I'm pretty sure dancing as such is a myth within modern day North America, and what we're really doing is just a manifestation of the larger craft of showmanship.
Seriously, does anyone really not know how to dance?
[1]
[1] I was at the mild end of the spectrum (and my border is around a quarter-tone or semi-tone apart). I think the most extreme test subject couldn't tell the difference between two notes 5 octaves apart.
I don't like how Faye uses the phrase "lil guy" for Marten. It's a condescending phrase if the person is not actually little.
Also, Padma is leaving soon. Who cares what she thinks?
>Safety Dance memories<
But where you wearing a hat?
[1] I was at the mild end of the spectrum (and my border is around a quarter-tone or semi-tone apart). I think the most extreme test subject couldn't tell the difference between two notes 5 octaves apart.
That person wouldn't be able to tell his mother's voice from his dad's. That's just silly.
But actually it's referring back to "lil' bird", which is a metaphor, and not necessarily condescending at all.
But actually it's referring back to "lil' bird", which is a metaphor, and not necessarily condescending at all.In any event, can you be condescending inside your own head? Faye is thinking, not speaking or acting in a condescending manner.
me shuffles awkwardly to Sorflakne's corner of teh room, and raises hand.Seriously, does anyone really not know how to dance? OK, Marten might not be super-good, but he is a musician, so he must have a sense of rhythm. It's not like he has to learn the minuet or something to dance with Padma. Come on...*raises hand*
Marten forgot the most important rule of dancing...If my experiences with dancing are anything to go by, it's very easy to mess that up. I move my hips somewhere in between "walking baby" and "robot", just at that point where its extremely awkward.
"It's all in the hips!"
Also, Padma is leaving soon. Who cares what she thinks?Who says she won't be back, though?
... An alternative might have been to grab Padma's hands, look at her in the eyes, and spell it: "I can't dance. Teach me, please."That option would require Marten to have some degree of game, of which Marten has precisely none.
But actually it's referring back to "lil' bird", which is a metaphor, and not necessarily condescending at all.In any event, can you be condescending inside your own head? Faye is thinking, not speaking or acting in a condescending manner.
Count me in the ranks of people who can't manage it on the dance floor. I enjoy mostly the melody/harmony side of music, but have problems with the rhythm/beat.
It's as if Marten never was close to ever dating Faye if she thinks of him as a lil' guy. She's thinking that Marten is pathetic.
It's as if Marten never was close to ever dating Faye if she thinks of him as a lil' guy. She's thinking that Marten is pathetic.
Am I seeing Dora in panel 3?
Panel 2B, I take it? No, that's DEFINITELY not her. Too wide of a mouth.
I'm pretty sure cesariojpn really meant panel 3. As in, the third panel. The one before panel 4, and after panel 2. The second panel of the second line of panels, in a comic comprizing four lines of panels, totalizing exactly seven panels. For every existing definition of "panel" in the context of comics (hint: there only one).I'll bet you're really good at Holy Hand Grenades.
The poll does not mention Beatles Medley Drunk. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1229)
I read the original post without thinking twice about it, but now that you've asked, my native-speaker intuition is floundering for an answer.But actually it's referring back to "lil' bird", which is a metaphor, and not necessarily condescending at all.In any event, can you be condescending inside your own head? Faye is thinking, not speaking or acting in a condescending manner.
Anyone else think that condescension can be an attitude as well as a type of action?Most definitely. In fact, I think of it as an attitude that leads to an action.
ya know.. maybe Padma's just having a good time.
Anyone else think that condescension can be an attitude as well as a type of action?Most definitely. In fact, I think of it as an attitude that leads to an action.
And yeah, count me among the "can't dance" people. Want me to kick a dude in the gut while punching in someone else's face? I'm graceful as all get out. Want me to move around a dance floor? I'm awkward two-left-feet-made-of-lead-man. One is planned and has structure and the other is free form. Anything without structure just sends my brain into panic mode and most dance (at least the kind that people do at parties and what not) is pretty free form.
I have to suppose it's some sort of performance anxiety, poor body image or whatever, but it seems strange to me that there are people who are musical but can't (or just don't) dance.Alright, so how do you dance, then? If it's that simple with a musical/rhythmic mind, explain it to me in similar terms. :evil:
To my surprise, there actually is at least one dubstep remix of Walk Like An Egyptian: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PI9ZHhNayg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PI9ZHhNayg)
Also, my contribution to the list of songs about not dancing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ndqj0ySjWE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ndqj0ySjWE)
I haven't danced unguardedly in public since a wedding when I was 8 (also the last time I danced paired with someone), and not in public period since 12. To my knowledge I am actually a good dancer, but I worry too much about being judged, and I'm rarely at occasions to dance anyway.
I don't play any instruments, but I am a singer, at parties and other social gatherings, and there's something I've never understood. How can a person who is musical, like Marten, not know how to dance? When I'm singing, I'm keeping the beat with my foot or my hands, or both, to keep the tempo with whoever is playing the instrument. That's just a short step (no pun intended) from dancing, which I also enjoy.
I have to suppose it's some sort of performance anxiety, poor body image or whatever, but it seems strange to me that there are people who are musical but can't (or just don't) dance.
Anyone else get the hopefull feeling that Padma might've simply seen a funny bird or something somewhere across the room?Yes. Of course. Funny bird. On the INSIDE. In the DISCO. Plenty of birds present there, at all times, for sure !
Anyone else get the hopefull feeling that Padma might've simply seen a funny bird or something somewhere across the room?Yes. Of course. Funny bird. On the INSIDE. In the DISCO. Plenty of birds present there, at all times, for sure !
Also, she's pointing directly at Marten. For thats the thing you do when you laugh about something in the distance, pointing at people right next to you.
@VonKleist:
The mic? °-O
It's like two parallel comics leading to separate jokes.I actually did read the conversations one at a time. And the first time a female asks me the fat question, I intend to respond "yes, fatheaded and manupulative" and ignore any fall out. If someone asks a loaded question, they shouldn't be surprised when it goes off in their face (I am now imagining the powder burns from a loaded question misfire).
So... Does this comic mean that Hannelore has existing nipple piercings? Because that would be pretty hot.Her ears are pierced in multiple places. She explicitly says that nipple piercings would be new.
Comic!
It's like two parallel comics leading to separate jokes.
"Does this dress make me look fat?"
"Honey, you couldn't look fat in that beautiful dress even if I snuck in there with you."
Why does no one go for the sincerely affectionate, slightly endearingly disturbed imaginative compliment anymore? Those always seem to save my ass.
No, her actual answer is much more ambiguous. She doesnt explicity say she has no nippes at her titts at all, just that she doesnt have enough.So... Does this comic mean that Hannelore has existing nipple piercings? Because that would be pretty hot.Her ears are pierced in multiple places. She explicitly says that nipple piercings would be new.
"Does this dress make me look fat?"Uh, because you are not as dumb as Padma ?
"Honey, you couldn't look fat in that beautiful dress even if I snuck in there with you."
Why does no one go for the sincerely affectionate, slightly endearingly disturbed imaginative compliment anymore? Those always seem to save my ass.
Because you get tired of having to come up with yet ANOTHER one after she's asked that damn question for the 1001st time! :xTru dat. But I guess, after the 171st time, you might as well start repeating yourself. She won't notice... if she does, you married an eidetic. °o
Also, even with neodyn any magnet keeping a womans breast in place has probably to be quite big.
Marten really needs to just laugh at himself now.
Just for the record - I love dancing.
I have no clue if I'm good or bad at it. Probably rather bad, because I never TRAINED it in any way - but I definitely love it.
An asymmetrical Hanners is like Schroedinger's Cat with a radiation suit and a breathing mask. You just know it'll spin out of control and take vengeance on you once you open that box.She's not completely symmetrical. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1405)
Does this coming mean that Hannelore has existing nipple piercings?I'm sure Marten would have mentioned it. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1314) :wink:
I am fairly sure nobody uses magnetic materials for piercings in the first place. There is no good reason why one would want to.
Apparently, magnets in multiple fingertips allows you to sense magnetic fields, specifically their dimensions and strength in the particular part of the field your hand is in, in three dimensions. You can sense electricity by tingling, she says, so you don't have to worry about hard drives and stuff because you wouldn't accidentally touch them when they were running due to the tingles, and the magnets would not be strong enough to affect anything on the hard drive when it was off.
She's not completely symmetrical. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1405)
The problem with the question is it's very difficult to give an answer the woman will be satisfied with. The woman will call the guy a liar or be insulted, etc., etc. It's why that question gives most guys the cold sweats or at least annoys the heck out of us.
The problem with the question is it's very difficult to give an answer the woman will be satisfied with. The woman will call the guy a liar or be insulted, etc., etc. It's why that question gives most guys the cold sweats or at least annoys the heck out of us.
Comic!
It's like two parallel comics leading to separate jokes.
Eh, I think most of us have regarded the structure of the word balloons as more of a suggestion when it comes to captioning.
Ah, jee. Who knew we were all so crazy?
I'm not sure why it's so difficult when a girl asks a guy that question, I've been asked it a million times and have no trouble answering just using some empathy and honesty. Oh, and not being dismissive of the person asking because they probably want an opinion for a reason.
Perhaps I'm reading into it too much, but I can't help but feel like there's elements of the sexist system in your mindset - especially if you have the temptation to answer "yes." Liiiiiiike, how can a person look fat if they're not actually fat? There's just so much pressure for a woman to wear clothes that squeeze her in all the right places, oh, and not to think about what she's wearing. Be sexy. Think like a guy. What?
So, yes, a little understanding of the insecurity as a result of unreasonable expectations would be good. But also, I can't believe that has actually happened to you so many times, that a woman would outright attack you for her insecurities. Who the hell are you socialising with? TV cliches?
I got to say, today's comic was certainly entertaining. And also informative. Perhaps too informative, but who am I to complain? :laugh:Paranoid, apparently.
Eh, I think most of us have regarded the structure of the word balloons as more of a suggestion when it comes to captioning.
That's what I was hoping for, but I've noticed most people seem to base the structure of the captions solely on the balloons. Still, I'll definitely keep that one in mind.
Maybe it's time for a poll in the caption game thread...
I really liked the way Jeph drew the strip, with the two parallel lines of conversation. The body-language of the characters is very nicely done. Am I a total fangirl? Don't answer that!
Any men who have reached the age of majority without understanding why some women ask "does this dress make me look fat", and learning how to respond appropriately, deserve to have their genetic line peter out. It's not like there isn't a whole library of books out there on the subject. Pro tip: She isn't asking for information, and whether the dress really makes her look fat or not is completely irrelevant. But you knew that already, right? Honestly, I wonder why men who expect women to think and express themselves just like men (despite the fact that for thousands of years we have been punished from childhood on if we did), and apparently have such withering contempt for us, spend any time with us at all*. Wouldn't a life of beer, football and masturbation be cheaper and easier than putting up with people you dislike so much? The misogynism revealed by some of the postings in this thread is really depressing.But you see, guys are worried that the girl they like is secretly a sinister, manipulative, barely-tolerable monster, as you put it (though that's rather harsh), and asking questions that seems to have no right answer (notice that you don't actually say what it is when denigrating those of us that don't know it) only increases or confirms that worry. We (at least, I) know she isn't just asking for information and the question itself is irrelevant- that's why it bugs us. We (at least, I) just want a straightforward question that we can answer honestly.
*Yes, the answer to this question is obvious. A big part of the reason why women ask these loaded questions is because we want to know if guys' interest and investment in us actually extends a little further than that. It's nice to know that a guy actually likes you. You know, rather than seeing you as some kind of sinister, manipulative, barely-tolerable monster?
Here I thought this was just perfectly normal stuff to gripe about. I guess I just imagined all those women complaining about how inexpressive their men were, how stubborn and unwilling to directly ask for help etc etc. I must be off my meds.Count the postings in this thread complaining about women. Then count the posts in which there are "all those women complaining" about men. Oh wait, there's only my single posting. The "normality" of this complaining seems rather skewed, don't you think?
See, always asking questions we can't answer. :lol:Hee hee... :-D On the contrary, it is a question you don't need to answer!
Honestly, before this moment I didn't realize difficulties with intergender interactions were the exclusive domain of men, nor did I realize that such was grounds for accusations of prejudice. Here I thought this was just perfectly normal stuff to gripe about. I guess I just imagined all those women complaining about how inexpressive their men were, how stubborn and unwilling to directly ask for help etc etc. I must be off my meds.My sarcasm sense is tingling.
Count the postings in this thread complaining about women. Then count the posts in which there are "all those women complaining" about men. Oh wait, there's only my single posting. The "normality" of this complaining seems rather skewed, don't you think?The topic of discussion was derived from the comic, and about a female foible (that, gender wars aside, happened between two women, so apparently some of them don't "reach the age majority without understanding" and "deserve to have their genetic line peter out" too ), not a male one. Why would there have been complaining about male faults?
Here I thought this was just perfectly normal stuff to gripe about. I guess I just imagined all those women complaining about how inexpressive their men were, how stubborn and unwilling to directly ask for help etc etc. I must be off my meds.Count the postings in this thread complaining about women. Then count the posts in which there are "all those women complaining" about men. Oh wait, there's only my single posting. The "normality" of this complaining seems rather skewed, don't you think?
Pro tip: She isn't asking for information, and whether the dress really makes her look fat or not is completely irrelevant. But you knew that already, right?
It isn't misogyny to complain about mind games.Mind games are utter bullshit. If you can't be frank, then your relationship has a problem.
The way us guys simple brains work is:
You ask a question, I answer it as best I can.
You say something's wrong, I try to find a solution to the problem.
The bottom line: women and men think about things differently.
Neither is wrong. Just different. Both methods have their benefits. Both are difficult for hte other to fully comprehend.
*Yes, the answer to this question is obvious. A big part of the reason why women ask these loaded questions is because we want to know if guys' interest and investment in us actually extends a little further than that.
I took that as a reference to the world outside the forum, where the complaints of any gender against any other are too numerous for me to count.Oh absolutely! And if I wanted to wallow in them, I could go to one of the forums devoted to it. It's depressing though to read the same dreary stuff in this forum. And I'm not sure that it isn't misogyny to complain exclusively about the "mind games" of women.
For me at least, it's a work in progress.
Count the postings in this thread complaining about women. Then count the posts in which there are "all those women complaining" about men.
The "normality" of this complaining seems rather skewed, don't you think?
Discussions like this are exactly why I don't understand modern day emanzipation movements, either side...
Why try to align (compare and "make equal" .. I know, hopelessly generalized) shoes with pizza-cartons? (Or pears with apples)
These forced comparisons (though not always just male/female-related) are a thorn in my eye on many a system... schools as a big example.
I'll just add to the excellent post of pwhodges that you should also try counting the number of posts complaining about men outside of this thread before you make a statement like that. If you're having trouble, may I suggest using the search term "nice guy"?A Nice Guytm is a kind of misogynist. It's like the term "white liberal" in that it addresses a certain kind of oppressor - even though those two kinds of oppression are very very different. "All men are a certain way and it's so annoying!" - that is sexist. "As a result of a sexist system centred on male privilege, there are men who behave like this and think it's justified, but it's not" - that is not sexism. The rants on women and the fat question I think are more like the former. Not that I think attacking just the Nice Guytm without attacking the system is productive, but you get my drift.
"All men are a certain way and it's so annoying!" - that is sexist. "As a result of a sexist system centred on male privilege, there are men who behave like this and think it's justified, but it's not" - that is not sexism. The rants on women and the fat question I think are more like the former.You should elaborate, because I fail to see how it's not more akin to the latter. This question is a brick in the gender wall, constitutive of the acquired miscommunication that perpetuates gender stereotypes.
Is Tai coming home with them too? Panel 2 implies she is, but she's disappeared from 4 and 5.I guess she has stuff to pack up before.
It's looking more and more like Hanners is really psychic. Either that or she has amazing reflexes for a drunk person. ...:
It means that trying to make women and men equal is a futile attempt. You can't even odds.Discussions like this are exactly why I don't understand modern day emanzipation movements, either side...
Why try to align (compare and "make equal" .. I know, hopelessly generalized) shoes with pizza-cartons? (Or pears with apples)
These forced comparisons (though not always just male/female-related) are a thorn in my eye on many a system... schools as a big example.
What does this mean?
The correct response to "Does this make me look fat?" is as follows:
Say "Hmmm, turn around, let me see you."
As she turns around, crane your neck to get a better look, then tilt your head and let your jaw drop slightly (keep it subtle though). Hold that for three seconds, then shake it off, blink a couple of times and say "I'm sorry, what?"
If she then asks for a response, compliment her shoes, necklace, earrings or other accesory that she is wearing.
Not to be pedantic, but Hannelore's headband sort of disappeared in the last panel... Apart from this minor detail, the artwork is top-notch. :)What's she got in her hands? :P
So it goes.It's looking more and more like Hanners is really psychic. Either that or she has amazing reflexes for a drunk person. ...:
Hannelore is unstuck in time. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1393)
This is so annoying. SO annoying. "Men are simple, straightforward and practical!"
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It does help communication between the genders when one side doesn't expect the other to be mind readers.
Ma'am (and I believe I'm using the right pronoun there, if not, my apologies), you can call it annoying all you want, but it won't make it any less true.
Men have a more linear "get from point A to point B" thought process. Women, in general, aren't as concerned about getting from point A to point B as they are about how they feel about point C.
How many of you (besides me) thought Padma and Marten's hands are too close not to be touching? Yeah, they're off screen, but c'mon...
Ma'am (and I believe I'm using the right pronoun there, if not, my apologies), you can call it annoying all you want, but it won't make it any less true.I don't read that as anything other than saying women are logically impaired.
Men have a more linear "get from point A to point B" thought process. Women, in general, aren't as concerned about getting from point A to point B as they are about how they feel about point C.
[ ... ] there's a variant that involves taking offense at any possible answer.
So Faye calls Tai "small one", to her face, with a head pat, and no one's hollering "ZOMG CONDESCENSION!" ? :-P
Chances are looking good Marten might possibly get a bit lucky -- if Pintsize / Faye / Dora / the need for a punchline / Eliot / Steve doesn't screw it up.
On second thought, the odds are stacked against the poor dude...
Also, Tai is the only sober person in today's strip!? :psyduck:
If Padma does hook up with Marten it would be pretty slutty of her, and crappy of her since word would get back to Elliot. "Hey, I don't like you, but I slept with that guy you confessed your secret to and who advised you to confess your feelings to me. Haha!" Then again, I don't think much of her anyway so whatever.
Here I thought this was just perfectly normal stuff to gripe about. I guess I just imagined all those women complaining about how inexpressive their men were, how stubborn and unwilling to directly ask for help etc etc. I must be off my meds.Count the postings in this thread complaining about women. Then count the posts in which there are "all those women complaining" about men. Oh wait, there's only my single posting. The "normality" of this complaining seems rather skewed, don't you think?See, always asking questions we can't answer. :lol:Hee hee... :-D On the contrary, it is a question you don't need to answer!
Count the postings in this thread complaining about women. Then count the posts in which there are "all those women complaining" about men. Oh wait, there's only my single posting. The "normality" of this complaining seems rather skewed, don't you think?
It took me some time to notice that the last panel is not two panels next to each other. So I was asking myself why Marten thanked Hanners before she did anything.
On the topic of Hannelore's reflexes, it seems to me that Hannelore saw what was coming back in panel 4. She is preparing the gag in the very next panel. Why else do you think Marten is thanking her? He saw it coming as well.
On the topic of Hannelore's reflexes, it seems to me that Hannelore saw what was coming back in panel 4. She is preparing the gag in the very next panel. Why else do you think Marten is thanking her? He saw it coming as well.I wondered that too, based on Hanners' facial expression. Whether she was simply reacting to the "stuff Pintsize in the cupbord" remark, or foreseeing trouble ahead. Either way, Hanners still moved very quickly. She didn't get any "off-screen" time to prepare. The reading order of the speech-bubbles in the last panel is a bit tricky, especially with that strong vertical line in the middle tending to direct the eye down from Padma's line to Marten's, but I can't think of another layout that would work better.
Ma'am (and I believe I'm using the right pronoun there, if not, my apologies), you can call it annoying all you want, but it won't make it any less true.
Men have a more linear "get from point A to point B" thought process. Women, in general, aren't as concerned about getting from point A to point B as they are about how they feel about point C.
I don't read that as anything other than saying women are logically impaired.
Secret wine.......lemme guess, Faye has a huge glass bottle in her closet with fermented dollar store grape juice and bakers yeast in it with a retort?
Secret wine.......lemme guess, Faye has a huge glass bottle in her closet with fermented dollar store grape juice and bakers yeast in it with a retort?
Have you ever smelled something of that sort? It would not be a secret.
Tai's probably packing up, and will meet them at their place later for wine...
...aaand who knows what she'll interrupt.
That's remarkably symmetrical. Probably won't be that way much longer, though.
It is what it is.Am I the only person who hates this phrase? Anytime someone says this about something inconvenient or undesirable, it never fails to come off as saying "sure it sucks, but since I'm not willing to do anything about it, you shouldn't be either."
Perhaps a bottle of rosé instead.Good, someone picked up on the reference.
Yeah, I agree that there probably isn't a better layout - it was just that vertical line that fooled me into thinking it was two panels.
Secret wine.......lemme guess, Faye has a huge glass bottle in her closet with fermented dollar store grape juice and bakers yeast in it with a retort?
Have you ever smelled something of that sort? It would not be a secret.
Secret wine.......lemme guess, Faye has a huge glass bottle in her closet with fermented dollar store grape juice and bakers yeast in it with a retort?
Have you ever smelled something of that sort? It would not be a secret.
Especially after the huge glass bottle explodes.
How many of you (besides me) thought Padma and Marten's hands are too close not to be touching? Yeah, they're off screen, but c'mon...As an aside, in the sketch layer for panel 4 (or 5? the last panel anyway), Padma was stood slightly further away from Marten. I have to assume Jeph moved her over when he realised what her arm was pointing directly at...
This may be the first first kiss in QC history that both characters saw it coming and where ready for it.
Way to go Marten!!!!!!! :-D :-o :mrgreen: :wink: :evil: :laugh:
I would even go one step further and theorize that Marten was the one who initiated it (his hands are already stroking her cheek!). Also, I thought Hanners "YELLLING" to be really funny somehow.
This may be the first first kiss in QC history that both characters saw it coming and where ready for it.
Well, whaever happens in the forum over the weekend, Monday's strip will turn it on its ear. That's my prediction.
The rule of Marten is that good things only happen to Marten if it sets up something worse. Now Marten will be attached to a girl who's leaving soon, that's fun. Not to mention how pleased Elliot will be when he finds out this happened.
Hey Elliot had his chance, and apparently blew it a LONG time ago. Marten really owes him nothing, it's not like they're long-term friends or anything, they're not much more than acquaintances. Not that any of this will stop Marten from agonizing about Elliot's feelings when he sobers up though.Dude... they wore victorian garment together... with HATS AND EVERYTHING! How can that not count as something?
EDIT: I lied...I'll make one prediction. Whoever tells her, Dora will not take the news well. :psyduck:
I also have a tough time fathoming why Padma likes Marten at all since she's shown no romantic interest in him until this point. She's talked about herself only until this comic, and she's immediately bored by Marten's pipe dreams when she finally lets him speak.
The rule of Marten is that good things only happen to Marten if it sets up something worse. Now Marten will be attached to a girl who's leaving soon, that's fun. Not to mention how pleased Elliot will be when he finds out this happened.
As Dora said (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=564): "[relationships] don't have to be [complicated]".That was not true for the Dora + Marten relationship, though.
This may be the first first kiss in QC history that both characters saw it coming and where ready for it.Pfft I dont think Padma saw that one coming. She hasnt expressed any interest in Marten before. I wonder if she's simply drunk.
Way to go Marten!!!!!!! :-D :-o :mrgreen: :wink: :evil: :laugh:
This is starting to smell like the Faye-Dora+-Marten situation all over again... Elliot at Marten's door all like "TWO DAYS?! TWO FRIGGIN DAYS?!" ...Thats not a thing we men do.
Hey Elliot had his chance, and apparently blew it a LONG time ago.The what now ? Elliot hasnt asked her out until recently.
Uh hu.EDIT: I lied...I'll make one prediction. Whoever tells her, Dora will not take the news well. :psyduck:
Huh... I can't really see Dora making a fuss about this. But maybe you're right, we'll find out soon enough. Oh, who am I kidding, we won't find out for FAR TOO LONG! :|
Marten's setting himself up for a huge fall IMHO, [...]Possible, but not automatically so. Padma could decide she wants to stay now. Or grandma could die before Padma actually moves. Etc.
As Dora said (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=564): "[relationships] don't have to be [complicated]".That was not true for the Dora + Marten relationship, though.
Marten, for once in his life, actually read the signals right.Padma is aiming the 100MW sexy-look at him in panel six*. If he didn't read that...
This may be the first first kiss in QC history that both characters saw it coming and where ready for it.Pfft I dont think Padma saw that one coming. She hasnt expressed any interest in Marten before. I wonder if she's simply drunk.
Way to go Marten!!!!!!! :-D :-o :mrgreen: :wink: :evil: :laugh:
"Hey Dora, Marten has replaced you with a clone that mostly looks exactly like you, except she's black and characterwise she's kinda clueless."
These characters are fictional! Not even ink on a page (unless you ordered one of the volumes) -- they're pixels on the Internet! Not! Real!
And yet, I was still thinking "Go Marty!" :lol: :-D :laugh:
Looks like Dolly "Parten" finally became a thing!
Get it? Padma + Marten = Parten, Dolly Parton, et al?
I'm damn good.
Facepalm emoticon FTW!I'm damn good.
m-/
this is not under any circumstances going to lead to something good.
(However, I do expect that the smile on Marten's face and the bounce in his step to be a dead give-away when Dora sees him. I don't expect her to get mad, just notice.) :laugh:Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!-time!
...Indian, not black. There is a difference.
...Indian, not black. There is a difference.
Last time I checked, black was a colour, not a form of ethnicity. :wink:
I also have a tough time fathoming why Padma likes Marten at all since she's shown no romantic interest in him until this point. She's talked about herself only until this comic, and she's immediately bored by Marten's pipe dreams when she finally lets him speak. If you're going to hook Marten up with someone, at least set it up to be believable! I have to assume that Padma is very loose when drunk.
...Indian, not black. There is a difference.
Last time I checked, black was a colour, not a form of ethnicity. :wink:
Uh... and last time I checked, black is the colour of Padma's hair, not her skin. If you're going to use that line of argument, it's more accurate to call Africans brown than Indians black...
it wasn't my choice to use the word "black" in the first place, but my point still stands: You shouldn't use a colour to describe someone's ethinicity. It tends to be seen as offensive.
First, Yayy Marten! :-D
Second, someone stated how this Marten+Padma+Elliot dynamic is, I assume, no different than the Marten+Faye+Angus dynamic and I have to say I agree. If Padma doesn't see Elliot as anything other than a friend (Faye+Marten), then that's that. Marten+Padma not getting together won't change the Padma+Elliot dynamic.
I also have a tough time fathoming why Padma likes Marten at all since she's shown no romantic interest in him until this point. She's talked about herself only until this comic, and she's immediately bored by Marten's pipe dreams when she finally lets him speak. If you're going to hook Marten up with someone, at least set it up to be believable! I have to assume that Padma is very loose when drunk.
She isn't immediately bored. She's actually not bored at all. She initiates the conversation, asks him questions about it, and then clues Marten into the fact that, hey, I may want to kiss you. If you're bored with someone, you tolerate and either try to divert the conversation elsewhere or excuse yourself.
And yeah, Padma has shown interest in Marten before. On the hike, she invited Marten--not Elliott--over to see the view with her, she wanted to dance with Marten, she immediately invited Marten on the hike in the first place...It just hasn't been overt because she doesn't know Marten as well or as long as the other characters, so it was more of a feeling-out process. She's always liked Marten as a new friend, and she probably didn't realize that Marten was interested until his reaction to her news that she was leaving (her facial expressions in those last two panels are obvious). This is the first time we've seen Padma since then, and its only natural that if they're both interested in each other, they do something about it now.
And if you were paying attention to body language, Jeph has been pairing Padma and Marten off with everybody else on the outside since the plane engine dance comic.
it wasn't my choice to use the word "black" in the first place, but my point still stands: You shouldn't use a colour to describe someone's ethinicity. It tends to be seen as offensive.
Virtually any term for ethnicity has been or is found offensive in one place or another at some time or another; I have certainly been in situations where "black" was the preferred word for black Africans. In any case, Padma is clearly Indian not African, and there is no useful discussion being had around it, so we can best avoid offence by simply letting it be.
Looks like Dolly "Parten" finally became a thing!You are too clever by half.
Get it? Padma + Marten = Parten, Dolly Parton, et al?
I'm damn good.
She's bored at what he's talking about, yes. She just wants to make out because she's drunk and he's looking kind of cute. She may regret this action later.
The fact that she is just now finding out Martens only interest besides going to small businesses means she has never had a real conversation with him, on screen or off. If she actually liked Marten, wouldn't she know something about him beforehand?
Marten is a nice guy, that she knows. All he is to her is an awkward guy that lets her talk about herself and only adds in reassuring comments about everything she says/does. That is what a nice guy goes. Multiple times her personality has been a huge turn off to Marten but he ignores it because he has a high school mindset of "ooh, pretty girl, I'll do/say anything. I'll do all the listening."
It's 11-11-11 (or, if you're across the pond, 11-11-11). Anyone think it's funny that Marten got his wish today?
It's 11-11-11 (or, if you're across the pond, 11-11-11). Anyone think it's funny that Marten got his wish today?
And the comic went up at only just after 11:11.
Yeah, Marten. GET SOME!
Our boy just needs to go in realizing that this may end up being no more than a pity fuck. I'll be in my bunk(er). This place is going to explode on Monday.
*Red text already. Hell of a way to start the weekend.
I'm so glad I predicted today's comic incorrectly. However, as good ol' Susan Ivanova in Babylon 5 once said... "No boom today. Boom tomorrow. Always a boom tomorrow."
She's bored at what he's talking about, yes. She just wants to make out because she's drunk and he's looking kind of cute. She may regret this action later.
The fact that she is just now finding out Martens only interest besides going to small businesses means she has never had a real conversation with him, on screen or off. If she actually liked Marten, wouldn't she know something about him beforehand?
Marten is a nice guy, that she knows. All he is to her is an awkward guy that lets her talk about herself and only adds in reassuring comments about everything she says/does. That is what a nice guy goes. Multiple times her personality has been a huge turn off to Marten but he ignores it because he has a high school mindset of "ooh, pretty girl, I'll do/say anything. I'll do all the listening."
I didn't notice Padma talking a lot, I just figured since she's a new character she needs more filling out than Marten.
But like, what's the biggie if they're both just kinda horny and acting on a superficial spark for fun? If anything, that's the best option.
First, Yayy Marten! :-D
Second, someone stated how this Marten+Padma+Elliot dynamic is, I assume, no different than the Marten+Faye+Angus dynamic and I have to say I agree. If Padma doesn't see Elliot as anything other than a friend (Faye+Marten), then that's that. Marten+Padma not getting together won't change the Padma+Elliot dynamic.
It's not even close. Had Marten consoled Angus on his feelings for Faye, got turned down, and then immediately after Angus made out with her, Marten would have the right to be angry about it.
I also have a tough time fathoming why Padma likes Marten at all since she's shown no romantic interest in him until this point. She's talked about herself only until this comic, and she's immediately bored by Marten's pipe dreams when she finally lets him speak. If you're going to hook Marten up with someone, at least set it up to be believable! I have to assume that Padma is very loose when drunk.
She isn't immediately bored. She's actually not bored at all. She initiates the conversation, asks him questions about it, and then clues Marten into the fact that, hey, I may want to kiss you. If you're bored with someone, you tolerate and either try to divert the conversation elsewhere or excuse yourself.
And yeah, Padma has shown interest in Marten before. On the hike, she invited Marten--not Elliott--over to see the view with her, she wanted to dance with Marten, she immediately invited Marten on the hike in the first place...It just hasn't been overt because she doesn't know Marten as well or as long as the other characters, so it was more of a feeling-out process. She's always liked Marten as a new friend, and she probably didn't realize that Marten was interested until his reaction to her news that she was leaving (her facial expressions in those last two panels are obvious). This is the first time we've seen Padma since then, and its only natural that if they're both interested in each other, they do something about it now.
And if you were paying attention to body language, Jeph has been pairing Padma and Marten off with everybody else on the outside since the plane engine dance comic.
She's bored at what he's talking about, yes. She just wants to make out because she's drunk and he's looking kind of cute. She may regret this action later.
The fact that she is just now finding out Martens only interest besides going to small businesses means she has never had a real conversation with him, on screen or off. If she actually liked Marten, wouldn't she know something about him beforehand?
Marten is a nice guy, that she knows. All he is to her is an awkward guy that lets her talk about herself and only adds in reassuring comments about everything she says/does. That is what a nice guy goes. Multiple times her personality has been a huge turn off to Marten but he ignores it because he has a high school mindset of "ooh, pretty girl, I'll do/say anything. I'll do all the listening."
As Dora said (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=564): "[relationships] don't have to be [complicated]".Ahah. Ahahahahahaha. Oh, man…
I would not go that far. That's dangerously close to saying Faye was obligated to give Marten a chance, and I remember a certain someone that held a similar position about Angus with Marigold while I still just lurking here. I'm sure I can't be the only person who remembers the fallout from that. Regardless, as a rule what two consenting adults do together is their own business and nobody elses. However, as a rule other adults around them do not have an obligation be happy about it either, and because Marten and Padma's relationship is pretty much doomed from the start there's no reason to complicate a nice guy's mental state over it.First, Yayy Marten! :-DIt's not even close. Had Marten consoled Angus on his feelings for Faye, got turned down, and then immediately after Angus made out with her, Marten would have the right to be angry about it.
Second, someone stated how this Marten+Padma+Elliot dynamic is, I assume, no different than the Marten+Faye+Angus dynamic and I have to say I agree. If Padma doesn't see Elliot as anything other than a friend (Faye+Marten), then that's that. Marten+Padma not getting together won't change the Padma+Elliot dynamic.
Somehow, I think Marten's character would be sad to see Padma go, but mature enough to understand a last-night-in-town, no-strings-attached mentality (if that is what Padma's up to). And Marten seems centered enough not to follow her all the way out to the west coast; that was barely-out-of-college-kid behavior.I have to disagree. This is Marten we're talking about, not Steve or (pre-reformed*) Sven. I just can't see Marten doing a one-night stand, at least not without agonizing over it afterwards.
Yes, Padma could change her mind, but honestly should she? Obviously, Padma's ties with her grandmother are very strong. Changing major plans in order to pursue a relationship with a guy she barely knows is hardly the wisest course of action. And right now, her grandmother is still alive (at least to Padma's knowledge, or so I would hope). Making a move on a girl in the hopes that her grandmother will croak in the next couple of days sounds too much like betting on disaster for my tastes. It's one thing if Marten kept things open in case Padma's grandmother did pass away or if Padma changed her mind for other reasons, but right now he's digging himself a hole that he won't be able to get out of on his own without a dose of good (or maybe bad) luck on his side.Marten's setting himself up for a huge fall IMHO, [...]Possible, but not automatically so. Padma could decide she wants to stay now. Or grandma could die before Padma actually moves. Etc.
These characters are fictional! Not even ink on a page (unless you ordered one of the volumes) -- they're pixels on the Internet! Not! Real!That's your part of the artist/audience dance. Works of art are supposed to engage your emotions.
And yet, I was still thinking "Go Marty!" :lol: :-D :laugh:
Just a remionder;
Sloppy makeouts =/= relationship
Sloppy makeouts =/= pity fuck
Hell, Sloppy makeouts =/= sexy times, even!
So far, it is what it is; two peeples having some goods time togethers. I know there's fun in prognosticating, but remember; where it goes from here is up to Jeph!
I cannot quite make out* who started the kiss. Any clues on that?Take a look at how Padma inches closer to Marten in each panel.
Occurs to me, What's Padma's social life usually like, when her first concern is that someone might draw genitalia on her face while she's asleep?
Occurs to me, What's Padma's social life usually like, when her first concern is that someone might draw genitalia on her face while she's asleep?
I had the same thought.
I'm so glad I predicted today's comic incorrectly. However, as good ol' Susan Ivanova in Babylon 5 once said... "No boom today. Boom tomorrow. Always a boom tomorrow."
What a delightfully great quote. You win the internets for that. *tips tophat, bows deeply and grins *
Let's hope that Lady Luck will continue smiling on our (usually very unlucky) protagonist. (I know I am, atleast...)
Is it even ethnically possible for Amir to be related to Padma? I dimly remember some information going by about Amir's heritage, but it never made it into the wiki.
20/11/2011 comes first ;)It's 11-11-11 (or, if you're across the pond, 11-11-11). Anyone think it's funny that Marten got his wish today?
And the comic went up at only just after 11:11.
So basically, it requires a cosmic alignment for something to go right for Marten?
*marks 12/12/12 on the calendar*
Yeah, but you don't go to parties with Faye. Or Tai, but Pads doesn't know that… yet.Occurs to me, What's Padma's social life usually like, when her first concern is that someone might draw genitalia on her face while she's asleep?
I had the same thought. Apparantly, it must be something like Jeph's - I seem to remember some such occurance being reported from a con...
But yeah, probably the last thing I'd think of doing to a pretty woman.
Unless she were my sister, or something...
Are they even kissing yet? It looks a bit like they are only VERY close in the last panel... depending on what happens on monday, they might still be interrupted before any kissing (in whatever fashion) takes place. oO
And then Marten woke up.....
Only problem with that is the inept dancing. Then again, this is Marten; he'd probably dream himself as a crappy dancer.And then Marten woke up.....
That was my first thought as well. He is still at the bar, right next to the other inebriated guy, passed out ....
Naw man. Jeph's gonna go full-blown Dallas on us. Marten fainted after Faye told him about her father.
Luck ain't a lady in QC. It's a man with a pipe and an attitude.
Now all we have to do is to wait for the other shoe to drop.And it will drop. Oh yes, it will.
Drunken makeouts. This can only end well...
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=577
I'd check the newspost on that comic, before considering "just a dream" plotlines - it seems to be in a serious tone. (Unlike the "Marten's happiness" being written out of QC - that may be a joke.)
Probably the most common strip suggestion I recieve is "Marten is making out/having sex with Faye/Dora/Raven/Whoever, but then in panel four he wakes up and OMG IT WAS ALL A DREAM!" I will never do this, I promise.
Occurs to me, What's Padma's social life usually like, when her first concern is that someone might draw genitalia on her face while she's asleep?
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=577So you're thinking time travel antics then, or will Hannelore's psychic abilities develop to the point that she can bend reality?
I'd check the newspost on that comic, before considering "just a dream" plotlines - it seems to be in a serious tone. (Unlike the "Marten's happiness" being written out of QC - that may be a joke.)
Probably the most common strip suggestion I recieve is "Marten is making out/having sex with Faye/Dora/Raven/Whoever, but then in panel four he wakes up and OMG IT WAS ALL A DREAM!" I will never do this, I promise.
[...]
I also have a tough time fathoming why Padma likes Marten at all since she's shown no romantic interest in him until this point. She's talked about herself only until this comic, and she's immediately bored by Marten's pipe dreams when she finally lets him speak. If you're going to hook Marten up with someone, at least set it up to be believable! I have to assume that Padma is very loose when drunk.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=577
I'd check the newspost on that comic, before considering "just a dream" plotlines - it seems to be in a serious tone. (Unlike the "Marten's happiness" being written out of QC - that may be a joke.)
For those of us too lazy:Quote from: 'Jeph Jacques'Probably the most common strip suggestion I recieve is "Marten is making out/having sex with Faye/Dora/Raven/Whoever, but then in panel four he wakes up and OMG IT WAS ALL A DREAM!" I will never do this, I promise.
Ethnically impossible. Amir is an Arabic/Hebraic name, Padma is distinctly Sanskrit, related to the lotus flower and an aspect of the Hindu Great GoddessNot that I see this happening, but ...
Ethnically impossible. Amir is an Arabic/Hebraic name, Padma is distinctly Sanskrit, related to the lotus flower and an aspect of the Hindu Great GoddessNot that I see this happening, but ...
Ethnicity is not quite as static as that.
Just a remionder;
Sloppy makeouts =/= relationship
Sloppy makeouts =/= pity fuck
Hell, Sloppy makeouts =/= sexy times, even!
So far, it is what it is; two peeples having some goods time togethers. I know there's fun in prognosticating, but remember; where it goes from here is up to Jeph!
From what I've seen, it was never about Marten wanting Dora. It was just Marten wanting to be in a relationship badly.
and not only are they sloppy makeouts, but drunken makeouts. Still, hopefully it's at least a sign that Marten is over Dora.
Been awhile, but this one just begged for it. And I actually have the right font now! Enjoy. =)
(http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s298/Scientivore/Comics/QC/QC2055SecretFugitive600x356.png)
I've known a Tamil who took an Arabic name upon converting. He gave me the impression it was not all that uncommon.On the contrary, it is fairly normal, but are ethnicity and religion the same thing? Did Muhammad Ali change his ethnicity on converting to Islam? Would I do so if I converted to Christianity? Regardless of my religion, I'm sure that some dubious people would continue to call me "ethnic Chinese". :-(
The only "safe" and somewhat workable definition of ethnicity I know, is to observe to what group people are assigned by themselves and their neighbors. But religion is a fairly useful indicator. (Language and "racial" characteristics may be more certain indicators, but even they are not safe ...)I've known a Tamil who took an Arabic name upon converting. He gave me the impression it was not all that uncommon.On the contrary, it is fairly normal, but are ethnicity and religion the same thing? Did Muhammad Ali change his ethnicity on converting to Islam? Would I do so if I converted to Christianity? Regardless of my religion, I'm sure that some dubious people would continue to call me "ethnic Chinese". :-(
'sOK. I've been called "culturally Jewish". :psyduck:Alas, being culturally bankrupt, I'm but an Oyster.
Of course, that's considered both an ethnicity and a religion!
... or perhaps the very melting pot of the USA could be sufficient thereto? From my outsider's perspective, India and USA are alike in that: Most people have a number of options, ethnicity-wise. In Norway, the only ones with an option to switch, seem to be the (relatively few) Sami, Finns, Jews, and Travelers – and their only option seems to be embracing the Norse ethnicity. :-P
Pintsize is already in the freezer as a preventative measure.
Pintsize is already in the freezer as a preventative measure.You you remember everything that happens when you're drunk, especially after drinking something with a name like 'Secret Wine'? :P
Austrionorwegianpolishitalian is just your ancestry. Your ethnicity seems to be "Rhinelander", if I read you right.
... or perhaps the very melting pot of the USA could be sufficient thereto? From my outsider's perspective, India and USA are alike in that: Most people have a number of options, ethnicity-wise. In Norway, the only ones with an option to switch, seem to be the (relatively few) Sami, Finns, Jews, and Travelers – and their only option seems to be embracing the Norse ethnicity. :-P
Well, my grandfather's mother was from a norwegian family of ship owners but they weren't originally from Norway, having fled from Austria in the 17th century due to being protestants. Now my grandmother was also born in Austria but her ancestor were probably Tyrolea but she lived in eastern Prussia with my Grandad among whose relatives were also Poles. What´s that make me ethnically? Austrionorwegianpolishitalian O.o... I´ve lived in the Rhineland for all my life and I stopped considering myself anything much else. :-)