I would think there would be more Longhorns fans than Aggies fans in Austin...
@#$% IS THIS BEING REDACTED AGAIN #@$% $%#$%^$# #$^#@$@#$#$.
They announced the Heisman already? I guess that shows how much I pay attention to college football...I would think there would be more Longhorns fans than Aggies fans in Austin...
It was because a "stupid ####ing Aggie" won the Heisman on Saturday.
Yes, but what KIND of hammer does Jeph throw for his physical therapy? :psyduck:This kind of hammer:
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Not only can't I touch this, I won't.
It looks like Jeph has finally taken my (yes, mine, I'm sure he regularly searches the forum for comments I made two years ago (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,25295.msg974896.html#msg974896) and other times that I didn't use the search term "Jeph") and is relaxing about giving us a proper comic 5 days a week every week
Jeph's new secret finale text file: Everybody ####s, then Emily kill-####s them allLeading to CSI: Murder#### (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1482)?
Cue Yelling Bird singing "If I Had a Hammer".
He should be grateful Jeph wasn't throwing sickles at him.
Looks like everybody... *glasses* ...just got ######.QuoteJeph's new secret finale text file: Everybody ####s, then Emily kill-####s them allLeading to CSI: Murder#### (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1482)?
Hmmm...well this does answer that pintsize indeed has a sense of taste...
I can never explain why I think they're funny.Pintsize's facial expressions are what do it for me.
I really think Jeph is enjoying the shit out of drawing Pintsize these days
Yes, but what KIND of hammer does Jeph throw for his physical therapy? :psyduck:
[Various Hammers]
I really think Jeph is enjoying the shit out of drawing Pintsize these days. He hasn't been the most emotive character in the past, in terms of facial expressions, but now he's gone a bit crazy with the anime-esque mouths.
How slim is a Slim Jim? Is the Jim who made them slim?
I adore Yelling Bird. I wish I had one.
I know I could look this up on the internets, but what exactly is a Slim Jim? Is it like Peperami?
(http://www.daiwasports.co.uk/news-and-features/recent-features/120808202510/edges-for-winter/[/url)
This being a Yelling Bird object, I misread the source in the ad as "Squishies are masturbated in beautiful China."I adore Yelling Bird. I wish I had one.Funny you should say that... (http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=QC-YELLING-SQUISH&Category_Code=QC)
I adore Yelling Bird. I wish I had one.Funny you should say that... (http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=QC-YELLING-SQUISH&Category_Code=QC)
This being a Yelling Bird object, I misread the source in the ad as "Squishies are masturbated in beautiful China."What happens in the forbidden city stays in the forbidden city...
That's funny, I pass by elk every day.
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We start with Yelling Bird. And what's he biatching about now?
Lack of brisket to ####. 0 (0%)
Everything's bigger in Texas, including his ####. 4 (9.3%)
Jeph's ####ing Vulcan Salute ####. 0 (0%)
####, ####, and ####. 4 (9.3%)
####, ####, ####, and ####. Oh, and butts. 12 (27.9%)
Jeph's new secret finale text file: Everybody ####s, then Emily kill-####s them all. 8 (18.6%)
####. Just ####. 2 (4.7%)
What the #### is an AGGIE? 3 (7%)
Butts. (Too close to that ####ing WILLIS) 3 (7%)
Something completely ####ing else. 7 (16.3%)
Total Members Voted: 43
To be fair to her, punching Pintsize upon meeting him is an entirely reasonable response.With the way Pintsize carries on, I'm surprised it's not more people's first reaction to him.
Pintsize's Hel-LO! in panel 2 sounds incredibly lewd to me. More than enough reason to punch him.Dunno why though, she isn't especially honkable.
1. Marigold looks very "rowr-y" in panel #1
I always knew that just given the opportunity, Pintsize could breed like rabbits.Well played, Sir.
Emily dun broke Pintsize but good. Probably needs her hand x-rayed too.3a. She will forget entirely only to suddenly remember, milliseconds from impact, stop and pull a mail gauntlet from her purse, saying "now I remember why I keep this in there!"
The question is, what lesson will she learn from this?
1) Don't hit Pintsize on the head anymore
2) Wear hand protection when hitting Pintsize on the head
Or is she such a cloudcuckoolander that she'll forget this whole experience and do it again later?
Pintsize's Hel-LO! in panel 2 sounds incredibly lewd to me. More than enough reason to punch him.
Such a disgusting craving to play Final Fantasy with all these references in the recent weeks...Pintsize was dented but still coherent after Faye dismembered (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1450) and Marigold thumped (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1457) him, but one blow from Emily knocked him into a spiral. Does she do karate or something? Generate EMP when hurt?
Emily dun broke Pintsize but good. Probably needs her hand x-rayed too.Next time she'll remember to use the hatchet and hockey mask.
The question is, what lesson will she learn from this?
1) Don't hit Pintsize on the head anymore
2) Wear hand protection when hitting Pintsize on the head
Or is she such a cloudcuckoolander that she'll forget this whole experience and do it again later?
Pintsize's Hel-LO! in panel 2 sounds incredibly lewd to me. More than enough reason to punch him.
Mental note not to address PintsizeForPresident in a manner that might possilbly be construed as rude/lewd/stewed.
You don't need to be honkable to be lewdly addressed.
Emily vs. Padma in a Cage Match of Cluelessness! See who does the most damage to the other completely by accident. "You were supposed to block it!" "Well, you looked really soft!"
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Also the title - should be "First depressions", amirite?
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Minus 9999 hitpoints. Healing would be Plus 9999 hitpoints.Oh but in Final Fantasy, damage and healing are shown as white numbers and green numbers respectively. So white numbers with a negative sign in front would be negative damage.
Minus 9999 hitpoints. Healing would be Plus 9999 hitpoints.Oh but in Final Fantasy, damage and healing are shown as white numbers and green numbers respectively. So white numbers with a negative sign in front would be negative damage.
I didn't see a wrench or a ratchet involved, but I suppose a hard enough hit could remove his nuts.Minus 9999 hitpoints. Healing would be Plus 9999 hitpoints.Oh but in Final Fantasy, damage and healing are shown as white numbers and green numbers respectively. So white numbers with a negative sign in front would be negative damage.
So, y'all are saying the Emster fixed Pintsize?
Or, put another way, Pintsize got ... fixed?
One suspects the damage is cumulative, even if he appears to recover.
Anyone else notice that Emily has tears in her eyes?One comic she's going to stay over at Marten's and he'll wake up to her standing over him with a knife.
Also, is it just me, or is Emily just going to be full of Azumanga Daioh-esque moments? Not that I'm complaining, I actually like it.
Given that it's Pintsize, I'd say that Emily's hit was more pre-emptive than anything else...She hit him with injurous force without so much as a minim of a self-defence excuse. Given the extension of "human" rights to AIs Clinton mentioned when he surveyed M & P (before freaking out over Hanners), Pintsize should have every right to press charges. This time.
Wait, why did she do negative 9999 damage? Wouldn't that have healed Pintsize? Ever since QC turned into a computer game I've lost track of logic. oOSurely the damage was to *her*?
Surely the damage was to *her*?Tell that to the dent on Pintsize's head.
And if not, is it because Pintsize can be "fixed"? Or is it because it's Pintsize and he probably had it coming? :roll:Yes.
is Emily just going to be full of Azumanga Daioh-esque moments?
Such a disgusting craving to play Final Fantasy with all these references in the recent weeks...Pintsize was dented but still coherent after Faye dismembered (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1450) and Marigold thumped (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1457) him, but one blow from Emily knocked him into a spiral. Does she do karate or something? Generate EMP when hurt?
One suspects the damage is cumulative, even if he appears to recover.
How much more damage would Pintsize's chassis be able to take? I remember they replaced his chassis before too, but would Marten be able to afford it on his salary or would Pintsize end up in Momo's old chassis temporarily?
Neither Marigold nor The Pugnacious Peach hit him hard enough to injure their hands. This may be a new level of impact.The Third Impact, if you will.
Neither Marigold nor The Pugnacious Peach hit him hard enough to injure their hands. This may be a new level of impact.
f(0) := 0
f(1) := 1
f(n) := f(n-1)+f(n-2), n >= 2
We did it, guys. We broke the pun jar.
(Although yes, we did make (bold)a(endbold) pun jar explode.)I see what you did there.
Making a pun jar explode? Thats a paddling.
Anyone else notice that Emily's Ahoge are gone?
Making a pun jar explode? Thats a paddling.
Fixed that for ya.
Simpsons reference. XD You poor repressed child.Making a pun jar explode? Thats a paddling.
Fixed that for ya.
Pretty sure I'm glad I don't get that.
Making a pun jar explode? Thats a paddling.
Fixed that for ya.
Pretty sure I'm glad I don't get that.
She's an intern under himI see what you did there.
@DSL:
I had to look up the paddling thing, too. And I'm a Simpsons nut. You're not alone. In fact, I think there's a salticida in your hair...
Emily and marten are so going to end up in bed.
She's an intern under him, and while such a thing isn't unheard of, a) it's sexual harassment,
For comic #2340...Dito for today's installment. Woof.
1. Marigold looks very "rowr-y" in panel #1
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[ ... ]Momo, unlike Pintsize, has always worn clothes.Not necessarily. Those could've been permanent clothes attached to the chassis. (we've never seen the old Momo chassis without those clothes, have we? Oo)
[ ... ]Momo, unlike Pintsize, has always worn clothes.Not necessarily. Those could've been permanent clothes attached to the chassis. (we've never seen the old Momo chassis without those clothes, have we? Oo)
Isn't part of the closet taken up by manga?Quite a large part, if this (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1420) is any guide.
Momo's clothes for the old chassis were changeable: she started out in something I would (probably wrongly) call a kimono.
[ ... ]Momo, unlike Pintsize, has always worn clothes.Not necessarily. Those could've been permanent clothes attached to the chassis. (we've never seen the old Momo chassis without those clothes, have we? Oo)
Yes, #1298 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1298) :-)
(http://i.imgur.com/E7JIE.jpg)
For the first time reading QC I had to go into Google Translate. Is sartorial a commonly used word? Never seen it before.
Marigold and Momo must share an extremely limited closet space. It's not as if Mari is a clothes-horse; her wardrobe seems to be very limited. Jeph's comment on today's strip is a little odd. Momo, unlike Pintsize, has always worn clothes.Clothes aren't the only things that can be kept in a closet.
For the first time reading QC I had to go into Google Translate. Is sartorial a commonly used word? Never seen it before.
For the first time reading QC I had to go into Google Translate. Is sartorial a commonly used word? Never seen it before.
Here it is not in common use, but I would expect it to be fairly widely understood.
Here it is not in common use, but I would expect it to be fairly widely understood.Well, mybe for those who have it as a mother tongue. I've never seen that word before but I understood what it meant because of the context... But if someone asked me what that word meant without any context at all I wouldn't be able to answer.
MILK!
Jeph's comment on today's strip is a little odd. Momo, unlike Pintsize, has always worn clothes.
I keep looking at the robot pictures on the walls and thinking it's an odd choice for decoration... so I pretend they're pictures of Momo's parents... and then I have to pretend that somehow makes sense, just so I can explain to myself why it's not weird for them to be there. :psyduck:Wall scrolls are one of the primary types of anime merchandise. They're usually much more complicated of course, but Jeph can't 5 hours drawing them every time. Here's someone talking about them and showing one off: http://otakudan.com/2009/12/new-wall-scroll.html
Never mind a wardrobe - where does Momo shut down for the night? I can't imagine continuing to share a single bed with Marigold (http://www.questionablecontent.net/2005) could be entirely comfortable for either.I've assumed she sat in the desk chair or indian style in a corner during the night, either shut down or in sleep mode or poking through the internet.
I was actually more impressed that Marigold was aware enough to ask, that hasn't always been the case.+1 Insightful
[ ... ] and dream of electric sheep.<3
and dream of electric sheep.Momo might, since she's an android now, but Pintsize is still just a robot so he can't yet.
I think you're underthinking it, actually.and dream of electric sheep.Momo might, since she's an android now, but Pintsize is still just a robot so he can't yet.
Or maybe I'm over thinking this.
Momo does not need sleep (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2001).
I think you're underthinking it, actually.Yay for Avenue Q references!
They're both running the "AI sentience" program, admittedly on different chipsets. But you're distinguishing them based on their chassis... and that's a little bit racist!
So what are the two callbacks that Jeph mentions on Twitter? One is obviously the duct tape; but I can't think of what the other is, at least specifically enough to separate it out from among several possibilities.Bunkbeds perhaps? Marigolds last encounter with them didn't go very well (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2124)
So what are the two callbacks that Jeph mentions on Twitter? One is obviously the duct tape; but I can't think of what the other is, at least specifically enough to separate it out from among several possibilities.Bunkbeds perhaps? Marigolds last encounter with them didn't go very well (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2124)
So what are the two callbacks that Jeph mentions on Twitter? One is obviously the duct tape; but I can't think of what the other is, at least specifically enough to separate it out from among several possibilities.The possibility that leapt to my mind was sleeping sitting up (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2005). Bunk beds is a good one though.
A small continuity error; a drawer than opens itself between frames.The building is slightly un-level. It happens all the time.
I wrote bit about anthro PC sleep (and dreaming) in my only "fanfic", here (http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/72536922?access_key=key-17vf1kjr14jf8xxw1cuv).
Basically, the idea is that AI sentience complex enough that they need some kind of downtime.
So what are the two callbacks that Jeph mentions on Twitter? One is obviously the duct tape; but I can't think of what the other is, at least specifically enough to separate it out from among several possibilities.
What do you guys think Momo is doing in Panel 1?
It sort of reminds me of a girl removing/putting on earrings.
Jeph has drawn it casually; artists sometimes do things that turn out to be casual. Geniuses don't.
And yes, Marigold is cuter/hotter/better looking today. Daaaaang!
She's letting her ponytails down.
...makes me assume he might just go on standby until someone pushes his buttons.
Yes, I think that's what she's doing. Which suggests that her hair is hair-like, not solid.We've seen her with hair down before, as far back as 2005 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2005) and as recently as the party arc (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2305).
We've seen him lying on the ground next to "daaaaang" panties, empty eyed (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2057), so that's probably his sleep mode appearance, just conked out on the floor.
We've seen her with hair down before, as far back as 2005 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2005) and as recently as the party arc (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2305).
For extra credit - is Pintsize naturally a Fratboy Jerk, or is there something a bit less obnoxious beneath, hidden by a defence mechanism? Call that an exercise in seeing AIs as equals.... because we shouldn't give AIs lattitude that we wouldn't give others, nor deny them consideration.
Seems to be a little tension between Momo and PintsizeA little? At the very first opportunity (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2002), Momo joined the duff-up-Pintsize club.
... or use one's chassis as a cereal bowl because he played a bathroom prank.It's creative punishments for a kid who you can't take the computer away from.
Or throw him against the wall.
Or stick him in the freezer, with or without waffles.
Or ...
Quick, invoke The Rule of Funneh here.
Yes, I think that's what she's doing. Which suggests that her hair is hair-like, not solid.We've seen her with hair down before, as far back as 2005 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2005) and as recently as the party arc (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2305).
Yes, I think that's what she's doing. Which suggests that her hair is hair-like, not solid.We've seen her with hair down before, as far back as 2005 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2005) and as recently as the party arc (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2305).
We have - but never in the process of going from one to the other. After the party there was some talk about whether she had several detachable hair pieces in different styles, or whether her hair was similar to human hair.
Attaching her pigtails?
Trivia question: What's Jeph's favourite anime?
Is Emily's dad's first name "Kiyohiko"?
I always figured that Marten kept Pintsize in a Klein Bottle overnight.
Maybe the couch? Momo might be fine "sleeping" on the floor, but Marigirl would feel wrong about it.
Maybe the library needs a night watchman^H^H^Hperson^H^H^H^H^H^Hentity?
If they're legally equal to us, why is it legal to turn one off without permission?I think it would totally make sense for Pintsize to be a special case, explicitly specified in legislation.
I can see the entry in the legal books now.If they're legally equal to us, why is it legal to turn one off without permission?I think it would totally make sense for Pintsize to be a special case, explicitly specified in legislation.
Clause 215, Section III: An AI shall not be turned off without consent.(actual speakers of legalese, please don't flay me.)
Subsection A: Except for military AI whose roles require signed agreements stating otherwise.
Subsection B: Also the AI known as "Pintsize", because that dude is a crazy pervert.
Subsection C: Unless it is not a 'technical or 'legitimate' shutdown.
I wonder what our attitude to Pintsize would be if his chassis was more humaniform?Generally speaking, the more human something appears, the more responsible we hold it for its actions.
How has our attitude towards Momo been shaped by her appearance?
I'm acutely aware of how attitudes are affected by physical appearance, even though logically they shouldn't be.
I'm also aware that this is a comic, but the author obviously is exploring deep issues, and I may not be over-analyzing.
If Pintsize were more anthropomorphic his antics would probably be less tolerated.
That went completely over my head. Pop culture reference?
I just noticed Momo switches between boxes and ovals in her talk bubbles :?#2251 was the last time she was shown with "human" round bubbles. Since #2275, her next appearance, she's been square-bubbled, like Pintsize.
lead-lined box at the bottom of the oceanExcept that, for the Bhelliom, it was iron-lined.
Momo no longer has The Pugnacious Peach tossing her in the air like a toy, but Emily played with her belly button and Clinton objectified her and intruded into personal space so much that we saw the first use of her taser against a human.Considering how off even the other characters consider them, I don't think Emily or Clinton really count as baseline examples.
Winslow is treated more respectfully than Pintsize despite looking like an iPod. There's a dark possibility that Momo was mistreated because she's female. There might be a deepseated human weakness of disregarding non-human consciousness, but while animal cruelty is way too common most people are decent with cats and horses.
Except that, for the Bhelliom, it was iron-lined.You are correct, it has been about 10 years since I read the series, my mistake.....in the immortal words of Emily Litella...nevermind.
...in the immortal words of Emily Litella...nevermind.
You are now officially my favorite person on this board.I will try very hard not to screw up then, but I've just been proven to have a faulty memory so the next stop on train for me will probably be Geezerville.
Until the next person makes my day. :-D
Does even Marten have a completely accepting attitude toward AnthroPCs? He assumed the LANPARK couldn't produce a coffee worth trying.