Mom woke up with some guy named "Pierre".
Double-dog someone at the next con to ask Jeph to sign something "Jephizibah".If Jephzibah should ever come to Germany at some point, I'll make sure to do that.
Double-dog someone at the next con to ask Jeph to sign something "Jephizibah".If Jephzibah should ever come to Germany at some point, I'll make sure to do that.
Another week is upon us!
But then living in Turkey doesn't really prepare you for Bavaria now, does it?
Another week is upon us!
All Glory To The Hipno Toad!!
(Explanation for the non-Germans: Bavaria, which is coincidentally quite far in the south, is often considered to be more xenopobic than the rest of Germany. Also, nowadays "the Turks" are often by some blamed for "invading Germany" with their "Muslim ways" etc.)Well, tell that to the people from Saxony…
(Explanation for the non-Germans: Bavaria, which is coincidentally quite far in the south, is often considered to be more xenopobic than the rest of Germany. Also, nowadays "the Turks" are often by some blamed for "invading Germany" with their "Muslim ways" etc.)Well, tell that to the people from Saxony…
(Another explanation to non-Germans: Saxony is the state in Germany where the nationalist party usually gets the highest quote of whole Germany (9.6% currently))
Well, but we Germans have lotsa stereotypes about other parts of Germany. And the typical cliché picture of Germans (Lederhosen, sausages and Beer) is actually the stereotype of Bavaria. On the other hand, I guess many people think of us people in Schleswig-Holstein (the most northern part of Germany) either as jovial fishermen or as grumpy farmers.
All Glory To The Hipno Toad!!
OH GOD A NOOB! *stompstompstompstompstompstompstomp*
Definite prediction: Jeph continues to troll us :-DHopefully, if it leads to comics like the one on Friday :)
Prediction: awkward conversation between Claire and Marten after waking up in same bed together
Prediction: Because she is a little bit crass, and doesn't know Claire very well, Faye will needle Marten about whether he hooked up with Claire at the wedding, and then berate him because he didn't in a slightly Barney-Stinson-ish way (yes I have been watching a lot of How I Met Your Mother recently, what of it? :P )
(http://i.imgur.com/SXv8dMt.gif)Explain?
Double-dog someone at the next con to ask Jeph to sign something "Jephizibah".
And it's generally considered bad form to talk about what you see here before it's actually up.Looking at you, K1dmor.
And it's generally considered bad form to talk about what you see here before it's actually up.
Does anybody else know that Claire is trans? Isn't Marten the only one who Claire "came out" to?
If anything she shoulda cuddled up closer; At this rate she'll fall out of bed if she tries sleeping on her back! I suppose that could be adjusted while asleep. *Hopes for an adorable first panel on Monday*
He's her little brother, would it be possible for him not to know? (And yes, re: comic - d'aww :) )Does anybody else know that Claire is trans? Isn't Marten the only one who Claire "came out" to?One other person we know of. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2325)
Explain?I was referring to the link posted above.
He's her little brother, would it be possible for him not to know?Does anybody else know that Claire is trans? Isn't Marten the only one who Claire "came out" to?One other person we know of. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2325)
So along with the whole good-natured needling of "did you guys hook up at the wedding", if Marten reacts with a particularly violently denial, that could be serious plot fodder.I am trying and failing to come up with any rationale that relates Claire's status with a "particularly violent denial" from Marten. Can you connect the dots for me?
He'd probably respond with "no, we work together". I can't imagine Marten being "particularly violent" without a frying pan or a stop sign in his hand, though.
Marten has the capacity for violence? I've seen more dangerous geese...I don't know about geese, but don't get me started on swans. Vicious creatures.
Meanwhile on a comic note: D'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw
That briefly melted a tiny portion of my frozen. spiteful heart.
He's her little brother, would it be possible for him not to know? (And yes, re: comic - d'aww :) )Does anybody else know that Claire is trans? Isn't Marten the only one who Claire "came out" to?One other person we know of. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2325)
He's her little brother, would it be possible for him not to know? (And yes, re: comic - d'aww :) )Does anybody else know that Claire is trans? Isn't Marten the only one who Claire "came out" to?One other person we know of. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2325)
You are assuming functional families where all of the members talk to each other at least once in ten years per default.
And: AWWWWWWW.
What makes the etiquette so hard to figure out is that if Marten changes beds Claire could take it as a rejection or a message that she has cooties.
Imagine the conversation in the morning, too. If Marten is too emphatic that Nothing Happened, any mildly insecure human might hear that as "Of course nothing was going to happen, not with you!". Marten would never say that in his life, would probably never mean it, but that has nothing to do with someone else's insecurities.
I so hope they stay on good terms. Both of them badly need a Justafriend.
This comic is full of D'aaaaw
We got Marten's reaction, I wonder what Claire's will be.
The closest I could imagine to a "violent" reaction from him would be along the lines of a louder-than-necessary "Guh?!" or "Huh-buh-duh-wha?!?"
Translation:
"WHY THE FUCK IS THE PILLOW MOVING???"
D'AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWD'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!1111oneoneone indeed.
Translation:Bwahahahaha... nice. Or, continuing with my streak of Finding Nemo references: "MINE!"
"WHY THE FUCK IS THE PILLOW MOVING???"
I also predict that the next strip will have Claire wake first.
Completely unrealistic comic. Hotel-room light switches are never that convenient.I have yet to stay in a hotel room where the wall switches actually controlled the lights. They've always been the switch on a lamp, ect. (Obvious exception-bathrooms)
Completely unrealistic comic. Hotel-room light switches are never that convenient.I have yet to stay in a hotel room where the wall switches actually controlled the lights. They've always been the switch on a lamp, ect. (Obvious exception-bathrooms)
There's a visible clock, but it's not displaying a time. IF A CLOCK IS VISIBLE, I MUST KNOW THE TIME!!!It says 2:11
The closest I could imagine to a "violent" reaction from him would be along the lines of a louder-than-necessary "Guh?!" or "Huh-buh-duh-wha?!?"
Sword drawing while quoting MST3K. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1902)
Faye pushes Marten aside before he blows. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1908)
Before surgery, only 1 in 20 didn't have some form of Love Life. But afterwards, that becomes 1 in 4. To Transition is very often to condemn oneself to a life of loneliness. Tragically, the proportion of asexuals decreases : just at a time when they look for love rather than doing what society expects, that's the time their newly awakened desires are thwarted by grim Reality.See http://www.gendersanctuary.com/pdf/sexuality/sexualitymtfsurgery.pdf
Completely unrealistic comic. Hotel-room light switches are never that convenient.That. Exactly.
I love the expression on the girl on the left. xD
I suspect Marten is just not in the mood to deal with apologetic / freaked out Claire at the moment and just wants some shut-eye before having to deal with it tomorrow.
Requesting specifics and a hold on the assumptions. What are "that way" and "the whole macho thing"? Considering the character, he likely has it because it's cute, not erotic (being a Japanese and Otaku thing, they can be either), though I mentioned the erotic version in my post. I can't think of any interpretation of macho that includes holding a pillow at a bar.I love the expression on the girl on the left. xD
Sort of an ewwwww... how can humans think that way, just because they're male? Condescending. Faintly disgusted. Puzzled.
I know. I've never understood the whole macho thing either. I just don't get guys. At times it can make them rather sweet but in this case... ewwwww. It's not doing any harm, but... ewww.
Translation:
"WHY THE FUCK IS THE PILLOW MOVING???"
And that Marten is handling this very well so far.
how many pages by Friday?
You could say he's not "handling" it, in the sense that he has given it any thought - he's doing what comes naturally, and it's the right thing, which is even better.In case you meant "hasn't given it any thought":
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You could say he's not "handling" it, in the sense that he has given it any thought - he's doing what comes naturally, and it's the right thing, which is even better.In case you meant "hasn't given it any thought":
[ ... ]
I've read panels 2 and 5 as him doing just that. Both are entirely silent and without any perceivable activity. Granted, panel 2 could just be situational exposition but still...
I find it hard to predict what will bring the posters out, but super-cute is one of the most reliable indicators.
Quite agree.And that Marten is handling this very well so far.
You could say he's not "handling" it, in the sense that he has given it any thought - he's doing what comes naturally, and it's the right thing, which is even better.
And that Marten is handling this very well so far.
You could say he's not "handling" it, in the sense that he has given it any thought - he's doing what comes naturally, and it's the right thing, which is even better.
I know. I've never understood the whole macho thing either.Does clutching an anime body-pillow qualify as macho? I don't think it is the adjective I would choose...
I can't think of any interpretation of macho that includes holding a pillow at a bar."Here's the wife hur hur."
Between this and your previous comment, I am seriously subject confused.I can't think of any interpretation of macho that includes holding a pillow at a bar."Here's the wife hur hur."
Making fun of guys who are lonely, and hug their pillows. Objectifying women too. The wink and the upraised glass in the pub would seem to support that, as well as the expression of the girl in the background.
In comic 2370 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2370), why is Claire going all "luckyyyyyyyyyyyyyy" when she's talking about Dora and Martens past relationship? It almost sounds as if she's a bit envious (I was gonna say jealous, but maybe jealous is too strong a word for this).It was discussed back then, so you can check the thread for that week. I interpreted it as "Marten, you were a lucky person to date her." without Claire attaching anything of herself to that statement.
I used to think she was being envious of Marten having dated Dora, but that didn't make any sense to me, and considering todays comic, I think she was being envious of Dora instead?
Maybe I'm reading stuff into this.
(also, is it offensive if I assume that Claire shows interest in men rather than women, because of being transgender? Is it offensive that I'm thinking about possibly being offensive? ARGH)
I love the expression on the girl on the left. xD
(also, is it offensive if I assume that Claire shows interest in men rather than women, because of being transgender? Is it offensive that I'm thinking about possibly being offensive? ARGH)Claire being attracted to men is canon (based on her reactions to Steve and Henry), but it's not determined whether she's into women or not.
Also, why is there a girl in a bar?
Martens reaction worries me a bit - it does NOT look like he is comfortable having Claire clinging to him. It isn't the look of someone wondering about a potential romantic interest, IMO. I hope I'm wrong.
Marten is the best friend possible, at least she didn't fart in her sleep.
serious AWWWWWW
Completely unrealistic comic. Hotel-room light switches are never that convenient.
Also - do ya get the feeling Marten's first thought was, "Here we go again..."? (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=185)
I might not interpret that particular guy as 'macho', but you don't have to be macho to objectify woman, and that is certainly what the picture is suggesting.
Hmm, I took the progression of the comic as:Aw man, you shouldn't have called him M, now I'm involving James Bond and Judy Dench and Ralph Fiennes in all this. Also, that was my read on things.
1. Marten wakes up, sees Clair clinging to him and is a bit surprised, perhaps uncomfortable.
2. Marten starts to sit up (note the motion lines at his shoulders), perhaps to disengage.
2a. Marten's movement disturbs Clair and she "rghfrgl"s at him in her sleep, clings a bit more, eyes jammed. Compare to her previous peaceful expression. She's definitely going to wake up if he disengages.
3. M kills the lights
4. Stares at Clair, still a bit confused, not sure what to think about this.
5. M: fuck it, let's not disturb her, its not that big a deal. Zzzzz.
Honestly ill be fine whether or not Marten and Clair hook up.
Translation:
"WHY THE FUCK IS THE PILLOW MOVING???"
Hmm, I took the progression of the comic as:
1. Marten wakes up, sees Claire clinging to him and is a bit surprised, perhaps uncomfortable.
2. Marten starts to sit up (note the motion lines at his shoulders), perhaps to disengage.
2a. Marten's movement disturbs Claire and she "rghfrgl"s at him in her sleep, clings a bit more, eyes jammed. Compare to her previous peaceful expression. She's definitely going to wake up if he disengages.
3. M kills the lights
4. Stares at Claire, still a bit confused, not sure what to think about this.
5. M: fuck it, let's not disturb her, its not that big a deal. Zzzzz.
Honestly ill be fine whether or not Marten and Clair hook up.
Further adding to the rationale for the girl in the picture: Those anime body-length pillow cases usually have a 'PG' side and a 'PG-13+' side, depending on the artist, character, and property involved.I can't think of any interpretation of macho that includes holding a pillow at a bar."Here's the wife hur hur."
Making fun of guys who are lonely, and hug their pillows. Objectifying women too. The wink and the upraised glass in the pub would seem to support that, as well as the expression of the girl in the background.
Hmm, I just noticed that Claire had also rghfrgl'd in #2367, over Steve's shoulders.
Knowing Jephzibah, our Trollmaster, it could still happen.o_O I read that as Jephlizabeth o_O
The closest I could imagine to a "violent" reaction from him would be along the lines of a louder-than-necessary "Guh?!" or "Huh-buh-duh-wha?!?"
Sword drawing while quoting MST3K. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1902)
Faye pushes Marten aside before he blows. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1908)
A whole different kind of sad is Dakimakura, body length pillows that usually have a scantily clad anime character on them.
(http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/505/886/b6e.jpg)
In comic 2370 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2370), why is Claire going all "luckyyyyyyyyyyyyyy" when she's talking about Dora and Martens past relationship? It almost sounds as if she's a bit envious (I was gonna say jealous, but maybe jealous is too strong a word for this).It was discussed back then, so you can check the thread for that week. I interpreted it as "Marten, you were a lucky person to date her." without Claire attaching anything of herself to that statement.
I used to think she was being envious of Marten having dated Dora, but that didn't make any sense to me, and considering todays comic, I think she was being envious of Dora instead?
Maybe I'm reading stuff into this.
(also, is it offensive if I assume that Claire shows interest in men rather than women, because of being transgender? Is it offensive that I'm thinking about possibly being offensive? ARGH)
Nah, for reading to much into things and recursive panoffensiveness, you have come to the right place.
I wish you hadn't mentioned Ralph Fiennes, because now I'm just thinking how disappointed I was by Skyfall...but that's for another thread.
A whole different kind of sad is Dakimakura, body length pillows that usually have a scantily clad anime character on them.
(http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/505/886/b6e.jpg)
(http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs49/f/2009/157/8/e/8e0788e0d55b5c527e72a43659336964.jpg)
Further adding to the rationale for the girl in the picture: Those anime body-length pillow cases usually have a 'PG' side and a 'PG-13+' side, depending on the artist, character, and property involved.Possibly the other side (http://danbooru.donmai.us/data/de1e04e9047f60545a410106c48575be.jpg) according to this image. (http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/386700?tags=dakimakura+nia_teppelin)
That 8-to-12-year-old is probably seeing the same character partially falling out of a neglige on the other side of the pillow.
For the record, I don't own any of these items, but I have seen them advertised.
Possibly the other side (http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/386700?tags=dakimakura+nia_teppelin) according to this image (http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/386700?tags=dakimakura+nia_teppelin) (both are too big or something.)
THWEEEEEEEEEEET
Foul!! 20 minutes in the Penalty Box with a drunken Samurai
Warning: Image linked is NSFW due to containing mild nudity and/or loli.
...So everyone ready for 4 panels of Steve eating cereal up next?Or maybe him filing some paperwork at the local DKYA headquarters.
I was thinking to myself the other day, hmmmmm I wonder how long it will take for claire and Martin to end up in bed together??? I guess My self question has been answered...
(http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/505/886/b6e.jpg)Oh wow, ha ha, I've seen that anime and I absolutely LOATHE that character! :lol: Becoming a body pillow is sadly a continuation of her stupid function in the story.
So… that picture. The EXIF data suggests that it was a self-timer shot. I wonder why?Because the waifu knows not the operations of camera.
Warning: Image linked is NSFW due to containing mild nudity and/or loli.Is it bad that I am COMPLETELY unfazed by this picture?
Is it bad that I am COMPLETELY unfazed by this picture?I believe you mean the possible reverse side, and that he meant the giant composite image.
####, there went my streak of consecutive threads started without a moderator lock.
(also, is it offensive if I assume that Claire shows interest in men rather than women, because of being transgender? Is it offensive that I'm thinking about possibly being offensive? ARGH)
I can't think of any interpretation of macho that includes holding a pillow at a bar."Here's the wife hur hur."
Making fun of guys who are lonely, and hug their pillows. Objectifying women too. The wink and the upraised glass in the pub would seem to support that, as well as the expression of the girl in the background.
I can't think of any interpretation of macho that includes holding a pillow at a bar."Here's the wife hur hur."
Making fun of guys who are lonely, and hug their pillows. Objectifying women too. The wink and the upraised glass in the pub would seem to support that, as well as the expression of the girl in the background.
keep in mind that in evolutionary terms, we're not all that far off from the hunter-gatherer apes we once were. many human behaviors we have today are holdovers from that time. while they can seem obsolete & outright ridiculous now, it really wasn't all that long ago that they played an important roll in our survival & evolutionary fitness.
-"Haha, you're emotionally vulnerable." = "I am asserting my dominance & superiority to the tribe."
-"Wachu look'n at punk?" = "I have identified a potential rival to be destroyed."
-"Nope, that didn't hurt. I'm fine. Don't help me. It totally didn't hurt." = "I am not easily susceptible to injury, and thus an good breeding stock."
-"Ten bags of groceries? No problem, I got this. No, they're not too heavy, just go unlock the door." = "I will demonstrate my strength and competence as a provider by single-handedly killing a mastodon for you.
WTF is with the Steve+Cereal references? Clue me.From Jeph's Twitter (https://twitter.com/jephjacques/status/313523200820670464)
Oh. Serves me right for leaving Twitter and Facebook whilst studying for the LSAT. Steve is eating Crunchos and pondering the universe, it seems.WTF is with the Steve+Cereal references? Clue me.From Jeph's Twitter (https://twitter.com/jephjacques/status/313523200820670464)
I supposed it would have been hilarious if you'd been involved in the lead-up to it somehow (e.g. been watching his twitter feed).I wasn't, so yeah, meh. But I'll let the fans be fanserviced this once, if we get back to Plot tomorrow.
Bravo Mr. Jacques, bravo you magnificent bastard :laugh:
I've been laughing at the comic for the last five minutes, its just so ridiculously absurd, its brilliant.
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Why is his kitchen counter completely bare?Sequestration cut the budget for the US DOKYA, and 20 bucks an assgrab isn't bringing in as much as hoped for (or so Cosette's telling him ... )
C'mon, people - the real question here is why is Steve holding his spoon like a pencil???
I wanted to vote Hanners has a bf but I knew in my heart that it would be a wishful dream *sigh*
I'm thinking the chances that Steve is wearing any clothing at all are not looking good.He currently wears green pants of some sort. (Look under the table, it's barely discernible.)
It's been forgotten in today's culture but there used to be such a thing as loving someone chastely. Hannelore could manage that if there's a boy somewhere who'd be OK with it.It's not forgotten. It's just not on TV as much anymore.
I wanted to vote Hanners has a bf but I knew in my heart that it would be a wishful dream *sigh*
It's been forgotten in today's culture but there used to be such a thing as loving someone chastely. Hannelore could manage that if there's a boy somewhere who'd be OK with it.
How does everyone hold their spoons any way? I've always favored the classic saber grip myself...
Challenge of the day: Eat your favorite breakfast cereal with chop sticks instead of a spoon, no matter what grip you prefer to hold your spoon with.
How does everyone hold their spoons any way? I've always favored the classic saber grip myself...
Challenge of the day: Eat your favorite breakfast cereal with chop sticks instead of a spoon, no matter what grip you prefer to hold your spoon with.
After 'eating' from an empty bowl for 5 minutes (seriously, screw you >_< my mental issues drive me insane)
I have figured out exactly how i eat with a spoon.
.....
yes, i realize this makes me completely mental. shaddup.
[ ... ] The romanticizing of courtly love from Middle Ages Europe is the root of modern chaste love (imho) and the rules of the same saying that a kiss was scandalous, much less anything more then that didn't stop any body. (Your lady fair's husband's mace on the other hand...)Kinda FTFY. Boy did they rape, inbreed and sinfully lust back then. :-D
[ ... ]
I know I do all my thinking with food.
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Jeph also got a suggestion that Marten and Claire be left as they are, never to be seen again, while the rest of QC focuses on "Padma's adventures in home care."What would be really cruel is if Jeph did "Padma's adventures in home care" for a couple days, then returned to Marten and Claire after they get back to Northampton, with no mention of what happened in between.
Any bets and/or riffing on the joke and/or humorless overanalysis and/or indignant disputes?
How does everyone hold their spoons any way? I've always favored the classic saber grip myself...
Challenge of the day: Eat your favorite breakfast cereal with chop sticks instead of a spoon, no matter what grip you prefer to hold your spoon with.
Jeph also got a suggestion that Marten and Claire be left as they are, never to be seen again, while the rest of QC focuses on "Padma's adventures in home care."If it means we get to see him draw California, I'm all for it.
Any bets and/or riffing on the joke and/or humorless overanalysis and/or indignant disputes?
How does everyone hold their spoons any way? I've always favored the classic saber grip myself...I do it like they do it on the Discovery Channel.
Jeph also got a suggestion that Marten and Claire be left as they are, never to be seen again, while the rest of QC focuses on "Padma's adventures in home care."If it means we get to see him draw California, I'm all for it.
Any bets and/or riffing on the joke and/or humorless overanalysis and/or indignant disputes?How does everyone hold their spoons any way? I've always favored the classic saber grip myself...I do it like they do it on the Discovery Channel.
Personally, I actually think that Marten isn't into Claire at all. (I do think Claire's head over heels for Marten at an emotional level, though, and she's able to keep herself under control because she's used to him by now (note that she was able to do so with Henry after she first met him).) And, I do think that Marten will reject Claire for some reason (hopefully it's the whole intern thing - and that's about the only way I could see Jeph doing it) if she pursues a relationship.
Doesn't mean I don't ship it.
Just cereal? No way is that a full nutritious breakfast.
As a side note I find Steve lack of nips to be really disturbing. unless that little circle thing is supposed to be the nipple ... positioning looks really odd to me.
As a side note I find Steve lack of nips to be really disturbing. unless that little circle thing is supposed to be the nipple ... positioning looks really odd to me.
Looked weird to me too.
Definite prediction: Jeph continues to troll us :-D
I received literally tens of thousands of emails yesterday demanding, demanding to know what Steve was up to. Now you know!
Search your cere(br)al jar?[ ... ]
I know I do all my thinking with food.
There is a joke here... I'll come back later when I've found one.
Well I was right about one thing...Definite prediction: Jeph continues to troll us :-D
---Quote from: jephjacquesI received literally tens of thousands of emails yesterday demanding, demanding to know what Steve was up to. Now you know!
Hey, if Jeph is taking requests... I'd like to know what Hanners and MarBear have been up to recently, AND what Veronica got up to last night! :-D :evil:
I wanted to vote Hanners has a bf but I knew in my heart that it would be a wishful dream *sigh*
It's been forgotten in today's culture but there used to be such a thing as loving someone chastely. Hannelore could manage that if there's a boy somewhere who'd be OK with it.
That would be too cliched for this point in this comic, I think - after all, both Faye and Dora freaked out and pushed Marten away.
Mind you, Jeph did reverse it, by having Marten freak out and push Padma away...
Looks to me like Steve lost quite a bit of muscle mass in the past fewmonthsweeksdays. Cosette, are you not helping him work out properly?
Also, I had no idea I could make things glow. I want to sparkle like a pretty princess.
I'm seeing this differently. I think Marten is slowly coming to realize that he actually does have feelings for Claire, and it's not freaking him out nearly as much as he thought it would. Personal revelations like this can sneak up on you sometimes.
Steve's nipples look too close to the sides of his body to me. Also what happened to all the buff muscle he used to have?I wanted to vote Hanners has a bf but I knew in my heart that it would be a wishful dream *sigh*
It's been forgotten in today's culture but there used to be such a thing as loving someone chastely. Hannelore could manage that if there's a boy somewhere who'd be OK with it.
Forgotten? Or just keeping a low profile (http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/08/relationships.healthandwellbeing)? *
The only way I see Hanners having a bf is if Jeph were to introduce an asexual guy to the cast. Which is not that implausible really considering that Jeph often says the theme of QC is inclusion and we've already had straight, lesbian, bi, polyamorous and trans characters so far. Apparently the prevalence of asexuality is estimated at around 1%.
(I know trans is not the same as the other items on the list, as it's to do with gender rather than sexuality, but I couldn't think of a better way to write it. Apologies in advance if I have mucked up).
*the irony of saying something is keeping a low profile while linking to an article on the Guardian has occurred to me yes... :-)
[ ... ] The romanticizing of courtly love from Middle Ages Europe is the root of modern chaste love (imho) and the rules of the same saying that a kiss was scandalous, much less anything more then that didn't stop any body. (Your lady fair's husband's mace on the other hand...)Kinda FTFY. Boy did they rape, inbreed and sinfully lust back then. :-D
On the spoon challenge: Don't have chopsticks at my disposal right now. Can I use a hairdryer instead?
The only way I see Hanners having a bf is if Jeph were to introduce an asexual guy to the cast. Which is not that implausible really considering that Jeph often says the theme of QC is inclusion and we've already had straight, lesbian, bi, polyamorous and trans characters so far. Apparently the prevalence of asexuality is estimated at around 1%.However, Word Of Author is that Hanners isn't asexual at all, her phobias just override her sexuality. (Not saying that an asexual character would be a bad match for Hanners, but it could create some interesting conflict if and when she wants to start exploring her sexuality, and she's with a partner who has no interest in it.)
(except for Claire hijacking his story about a fireworks accident to make fun of him)
Word Of Author is that Hanners isn't asexual at all, her phobias just override her sexuality.
...I don't think Marten has thoughts or feelings either way for Claire. Honestly, I don't think it has yet entered his mind for him to come to a decision about anything.
I dunno. I could see Hanners eventually achieving some level of intimacy with a guy. She certainly likes the idea of dating, as evidenced by her curiosity and eventual "fake date" with Sven. She's come a long way with physical forms of expression. Heck, he embraces Marten and never seems to get freaked out other than her "does this count as cheating" gag when Marten was dating Dora.
Edit: Also, Jeph has introduced a character that idolizes Hanners (and, even though he creeped her out originally, he managed to get her into doe-eyed territory with a story), hyperfocuses on technology above all else, and hasn't been mentioned in a sexual or romantic context at all (except for Claire hijacking his story about a fireworks accident to make fun of him), so he may well be that asexual male character that you're looking for...
It'd be a horrible, horrible idea that would result in the forums raging, but it's friendcestual enough for QC, and Jeph would do it just to troll us.
[ ... ]
I know I do all my thinking with food.
There is a joke here... I'll come back later when I've found one.
Please no!
Steve's grip looks awkward to me, but I am impressed by his general domesticity. His kitchen is clean and tidy, and he sits down to eat his cereal in a civilised manner instead of shoveling it into his gob while standing up. There is no broken china, or spilt milk visible, so I guess Cosette is not around.But there are also no appliances, utensils, or supplies, which every kitchen I've seen in use has, including Hannelores.
I wanted to vote Hanners has a bf but I knew in my heart that it would be a wishful dream *sigh*
It's been forgotten in today's culture but there used to be such a thing as loving someone chastely. Hannelore could manage that if there's a boy somewhere who'd be OK with it.
Steve's grip looks awkward to me, but I am impressed by his general domesticity. His kitchen is clean and tidy, and he sits down to eat his cereal in a civilised manner instead of shoveling it into his gob while standing up. There is no broken china, or spilt milk visible, so I guess Cosette is not around.But there are also no appliances, utensils, or supplies, which every kitchen I've seen in use has, including Hannelores.
I hold the handle of a spoon like the top chopstick in the right-hand drawing, with the hollow on the same side as my thumb, obviously:Me too... I wonder if it's because I learnt to use chopsticks at a relatively early age? I was in boarding school, and a boy there was in the UK while his family were in Singapore. He could pick up ball-bearings, not just individual grains of rice.
Please no! :xWouldn't it be nice though if they could help heal each other? Clinton has issues too, ones that disturb others.
This is trolling I would definitely not like. Clinton is creepy - his lack of understanding of boundaries in his first few appearances was disturbing. And while he's improved a little, I still don't like him much.
Why would one need to pick up an individual grain? That seems an inefficient way to eat rice :psyduck:
Why would one need to pick up an individual grain?You've never been in boarding school, have you?
<snipped>Oh god... what did I just start... :psyduck:
<snipped>Oh god... what did I just start... :psyduck:
(except for Claire hijacking his story about a fireworks accident to make fun of him)
There has to be a joke in there somewhere...
The government has made Steve a trained cereal killer.
We'll disagree. At best, I don't think Marten has thoughts or feelings either way for Claire. Honestly, I don't think it has yet entered his mind for him to come to a decision about anything. That said, I think he was merely surprised to have someone using him as a human pillow, which did scare him a bit (the little loop that signifies shivers was in the art on one panel) thought about it, and decided it was fine for now. I mean, not like Marten is an ass. But again, kinda pointless talking about it right now. There's been on indication of Marten's feelings for Claire outside of a solid friendship within the context of the comic so far.
What if #2405-06 were just part of Marten's dream? :psyduck: ...
But yes, Marten could have just been dreaming in #2405. The way Claire's acting in this comic, he might as well have been.
I think he's probably wondering why the hell she didn't tuck him in when she went and tucked herself into bed...Hmmm...Hokay, crying time is over. Optimism time is now. Thanks, Carl ;D
Claire had to wake up at some point, see she was cuddling with Marten, and scoot to the other bed, but she's making no mention of it.Ah, but Claire moved to cuddle Marten while she was still asleep, so there's a possibility that she moved off of cuddling him while still asleep. She might have woken up in non-cuddle position and just moved to the other bed for more space, and genuinely isn't aware that she cuddled him at all. We won't know for certain unless she brings it up.
What if #2405-06 were just part of Marten's dream? :psyduck: ...But yes, Marten could have just been dreaming in #2405. The way Claire's acting in this comic, he might as well have been.
:o You terrible, terrible people... That is a horrifying thought and should be stricken from the record. Not just because of the characters involved, but because the thought of "wait you guys all this stuff never really happened" is, as a general rule, a punch to the readers' collective gut. A punch to my gut. You make Blue-chan cry... :'(
Also, was Marten's shirt that open before?
I don't think this is the start of where Marten starts to have feelings for Claire. I think that he enjoyed having someone next to him through out the night and misses the feeling of being in a relationship.
Yeah, it can be really unsettling to wake up and realize the person you were cuddling with is on the other side of the room. "Oh, I didn't want to wake you up. *has been happily and quietly playing an MMO*"..
That is all! *vanishes*
Before conversation moves irrevocably to the new strip, I just wanted to hop in (hello!) and share a thought I had about the strip with Steve eating cereal. Looking at Steve's facial expressions, I suddenly realized that one of the things that makes QC unique and excellent is that Jeph typically doesn't let us read the minds of his characters. All we get is what they say out loud, their gestures, and their body language. I think this really adds to the realism of the comic and is one of the reasons I love it so much; the characters remain mysterious and real because we view them as separate from us. That's probably why the comic is so actively discussed and debated on forums like this one.And that's probably why we talk so much about intentions for each character toward each other! I honestly can't remember if I've thought about them not having thought bubbles before. It didn't occur to me; I guess that states something else toward the realism of the comic. I do like that we don't know for 100% sure most of the the time what they're thinking. We have to treat them like we do our friends--we only know what they've chosen to show or tell us. And that's all we can go on.
That is all! *vanishes*
Marten turn off the lights and go to sleep.Could just be that giant light in the sky... :-D
Now they wake up, but the lights are on.
You are gonna tell me she just woke up? Nice try Claire :-D .
My older sister can remember when sugar was no longer rationed, and Mars bars became legal to buy again - more than one per family per week.
And yes, Claire shouldn't use glasses, just look at the last panel.Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Next up: breakfast with Veronica, and embarrassment all round?
Next up: breakfast with Veronica, and embarrassment all round?
Just cereal? No way is that a full nutritious breakfast.
Marten doesn't even have a stuffed animal to cuddle. He must be in a state of deprivation. Dora has Mieville, Faye had her stuffed giraffe, but all Marten has is a lump of hard plastic.
animal to cuddle.
Dora has Mieville
animal to cuddle.QuoteDora has Mieville
Does not compute. Most cats emphatically DON'T LIKE to be hugged for extended periods of time and they will make it known, should you attempt to do so. Probably with making a bloodbath out of your hands.
Second-to-last-panel Marten is hilarious/adorable.
@ concept that the Steve panel was a dream: mind = blown
But WHO'S dream? >:D
And just for that reason Jephlizabeth will say it was Marten's :PSecond-to-last-panel Marten is hilarious/adorable.
@ concept that the Steve panel was a dream: mind = blown
But WHO'S dream? >:D
Could have been Claire's dream, if you think back to the beach party she was willing to pay Cosette for something (Can't remember exactly)
Hanners has had a few, IIRC.
Second-to-last-panel Marten is hilarious/adorable. @ concept that the Steve panel was a dream: mind = blown
But WHO'S dream? >:D
Doesn't he mostly do office work for DKYA now?
The government has made Steve a trained cereal killer.Pun jar. NOW.
In fairness, most cats are not all cats. My critter is not only perfectly ok being treated like a stuffed animal at night, he gets kind of pissy if I want some space.animal to cuddle.QuoteDora has Mieville
Does not compute. Most cats emphatically DON'T LIKE to be hugged for extended periods of time and they will make it known, should you attempt to do so. Probably with making a bloodbath out of your hands.
Hanners has had a few, IIRC.
Yes (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1276) and yes. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1399)
I don't think this is the start of where Marten starts to have feelings for Claire. I think that he enjoyed having someone next to him through out the night and misses the feeling of being in a relationship.
I can't take my eyes off the two-tone pillows...
Or as someone noted, why the heck didn't you tuck the poor sap in!For all we know, she tried, and got rghfrgl'd.
I mean, we all saw how...awkardly painful he tried to come on to Lt. Potter. :psyduck: Damn son, was that embarrassing to see.I don't recall it being that bad at all. Might you be exaggerating a tad?
The ambiguity in today's comic is killing me. Why does he make us wait for another 24 hours? Why?
So...
Marten turn off the lights and go to sleep.
Now they wake up, but the lights are on.
You are gonna tell me she just woke up? Nice try Claire :-D .
And that's why it's Steve doing normal people things for the rest of the week for us.The ambiguity in today's comic is killing me. Why does he make us wait for another 24 hours? Why?
Totally agree.
All the people who are saying Jeph's stopped trolling us... I dunno about that - this is just a different form of cruel torture if you ask me. :-D
I can't decide if Marten looks surprised or disappointed. Possibly a bit of both. I think any disappointment is likely because he misses being in a relationship though. I never saw feelings beyond friendship for Claire in him before - but who know what will happen, now that the seed of the idea has been planted in his brain... :-P
And that's why it's Steve doing normal people things for the rest of the week for us.No, no, no. It's going to be Faye and Angus or Tai and the interns wondering how Claire and Marten are getting along while doing normal people things for the rest of the week.
But the joke was made, years ago, and seems to have been changed quite recently. It's also the poor editing job I take offense to, but mostly what's said is said and it's dishonest to pretend otherwise. Also changing the word didn't make the jokingly suggested action less nonconsensual.
I mean, we all saw how...awkardly painful he tried to come on to Lt. Potter. :psyduck: Damn son, was that embarrassing to see.I don't recall it being that bad at all. Might you be exaggerating a tad?
So...
Marten turn off the lights and go to sleep.
Now they wake up, but the lights are on.
You are gonna tell me she just woke up? Nice try Claire :-D .
Or, y'know, it's morning and it's light out! :roll:
Potter let em down gently like a baby.Should she have been cruel about it?
So...
Marten turn off the lights and go to sleep.
Now they wake up, but the lights are on.
You are gonna tell me she just woke up? Nice try Claire :-D .
Or, y'know, it's morning and it's light out! :roll:
So......lack of awkward wakeups in this comic means Marten stressing out about it for the next week?
Or maybe Claire avoids him out of embarrassment and that just makes him more awkward because, lets face it, it's Marten. That's his thing.
Does not compute. Most cats emphatically DON'T LIKE to be hugged for extended periods of time and they will make it known, should you attempt to do so. Probably with making a bloodbath out of your hands.
So......lack of awkward wakeups in this comic means Marten stressing out about it for the next week?
Or maybe Claire avoids him out of embarrassment and that just makes him more awkward because, lets face it, it's Marten. That's his thing.
That's a fair prediction.
...although I hope for our sake they end up talking about it because I for one am dying to know what they're thinking about it.
Marten doesn't even have a stuffed animal to cuddle. He must be in a state of deprivation. Dora has Mieville, Faye had her stuffed giraffe, but all Marten has is a lump of hard plastic.
Are you calling Claire a "lump of hard plastic"? :psyduck:
Not to mention.....Hotels bloody suck at blocking out daylight.
So far this week in QC, a total of three and a half words have been uttered. :psyduck:
Then again, I'm a Marten / Dora shipper.Faye and Genghis all the way. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=576)
Heck, there's honestly been more to go on of Marten and Hanners something in the distant future.
Heck, there's honestly been more to go on of Marten and Hanners something in the distant future.
I'm not one to do the whole so and so should be together shipping thing but I'd like to see Marten and Hanners get together. Hanners comes to realize that Marten would be the best guy to help her with her fears and she brings up the idea to Dora and Faye first. Afterwards when she builds up the courage to ask Marten out, he would probably be weirded out by it at first then go with it. The next 1000 strips would show the progression of the relationship between the two and the differences they would have trying to make it work. Their first kiss would probably be an entire picture with everyone standing in the background looking at them. But that would only happen after Hannelore decides she is done being scared of certain intimate contact and grabs Marten and then kisses him... Nah, Jeph would never do that... Or would he?
By the way, if you're replying to the post immediately above, it's considered poor etiquette on these forums to quote that post.
when replying to multiple posts in one post, I'd consider it fine
But no one complains about posts that quote, say, images, or whole posts to comment on one point. This very thread is full of both.when replying to multiple posts in one post, I'd consider it fine
Of course. It's simply a matter of saving bandwidth and screen space by not including anything that's unnecessary - the first saves Jeph's money, and the second makes the thread easier to read.
So far this week in QC, a total of three and a half words have been uttered. :psyduck:
over-analyzing
Marten doesn't even have a stuffed animal to cuddle. He must be in a state of deprivation. Dora has Mieville, Faye had her stuffed giraffe, but all Marten has is a lump of hard plastic.
Are you calling Claire a "lump of hard plastic"? :psyduck:
Vibrator? Sex toy? Pintsize?
But no one complains about posts that quote, say, images, or whole posts to comment on one point. This very thread is full of both.
And, re: Claire, I think the correct wording is either DAAAAAAANG or rghfrgl. :D (But, it's also generally considered creepy and bad around here to ship oneself with a character, I thought. Where's the bearhat guy comic of what not to do?)
In my defense, the lampshade is the same in #2405-06. They didn't turn on/off the lamp, but the "roof light" (?).Or, y'know, it's morning and it's light out! :roll:
Look at the lampshade. It is lit only on one side. The lamp is obviously turned off.
One of the main reasons I still enjoy doing QC after almost 10 years is the feeling of satisfaction I get when I finish a comic I’m particularly happy with. It doesn’t happen every time, but when it does it makes everything else worthwhile.
What the fuck? I clicked next and the dialog has been changed...and rather poorly done. Last panel of comic 10.
Didn't one of the forum guidelines use to be "OCD is bad"?
"I don't care if people overanalyze things. I mean, I think it's stupid, and they're wrong 99% of the time, but that's kind of what forums are FOR."
Pintsize is not well equipped to be a cuddly friend. Uploading him into a soft fuzzy body might produce what the old IBM manuals called "unpredictable results". Marten doesn't have a Soft Thing to snuggle.You never know; it worked with Reynardine.
Sounds unpredictable to me.might produce what the old IBM manuals called "unpredictable results"You never know
I have on a few occasions woken up using my larger cat as a pillow without him complaining. Then again, if anyone but me (including my wife) tries to hold my smaller cat, he will produce said bloodbath if held too tight.Does not compute. Most cats emphatically DON'T LIKE to be hugged for extended periods of time and they will make it known, should you attempt to do so. Probably with making a bloodbath out of your hands.
I know you said most cats, but you should meet mine. I've actually woken up after sleeping during the day to find him IN my bed, half under the covers, tucked under my arm. He is adorable (and slightly derpy) .
EDIT: Hm. It seems I had this thread open in multiple tabs. My bad.
So, is anyone else spamming the refresh button waiting for the new comic?
F5, F5, F5!It got pretty boring. These days you check his twitter to see when he started drawing and check back after 2.5 hours (2 min, 3.5 max) - or even click the link he posts to watch him drawing it. Tonight's comic is late,'cos he slept all day.
I have said before that sleepy-Claire is adorable and I maintain that is true, but I'm just not seeing "sexy" or "daaaang" in today's strip?
Maybe the connection is that Veronica is going to start dating a volcano?
Headline: Hawaii
Volcano attacks two gay men on honeymoon, claims it was not a hate crime.
Elephants are obviously nature's sloths.You're thinking of the average reality TV viewer, not elephants.
No, those are slugs. They're more oily and watery.Elephants are obviously nature's sloths.You're thinking of the average reality TV viewer, not elephants.
Besides, the girl was my half-sister. It was a bonding moment for us: now I consider her my full-sister.
Don't be so quick to unzip next time.Besides, the girl was my half-sister. It was a bonding moment for us: now I consider her my full-sister.
YOU COULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT EARLIER IN YOUR STORY, you know for context.
Son'a bitch.
Goddamn Sonabitch.
Don't be so quick to unzip next time.Besides, the girl was my half-sister. It was a bonding moment for us: now I consider her my full-sister.
YOU COULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT EARLIER IN YOUR STORY, you know for context.
Son'a bitch.
Goddamn Sonabitch.
Maybe the connection is that Veronica is going to start dating a volcano?
Maybe the connection is that Veronica is going to start dating a volcano?
Maybe the connection is that Veronica is going to start dating a volcano?
It will be called Gregory and it will enjoy sunsets and RAGE
Woo! I asked that question! He didn't really answer to what I was asking though.Quote from: 'Jeph Jacques (tumblr Q&A dump)'One of the main reasons I still enjoy doing QC after almost 10 years is the feeling of satisfaction I get when I finish a comic I’m particularly happy with. It doesn’t happen every time, but when it does it makes everything else worthwhile.
I'm not one to do the whole so and so should be together shipping thing but I'd like to see Marten and Hanners get together. Hanners comes to realize that Marten would be the best guy to help her with her fears and she brings up the idea to Dora and Faye first. Afterwards when she builds up the courage to ask Marten out, he would probably be weirded out by it at first then go with it. The next 1000 strips would show the progression of the relationship between the two and the differences they would have trying to make it work. Their first kiss would probably be an entire picture with everyone standing in the background looking at them. But that would only happen after Hannelore decides she is done being scared of certain intimate contact and grabs Marten and then kisses him... Nah, Jeph would never do that... Or would he?
And bhtooefr...what pun? It's early and I've had not enough sleep, but I don't see one :psyduck:
Don't worry, you're better off blind.
And bhtooefr...what pun? It's early and I've had not enough sleep, but I don't see one :psyduck:
Which may be why Veronica's segue from active volcanoes to dating made perfect sense to me. This is Veronica we're talking about. Any relationship she gets into is going to resemble a volcanic eruption - loud, spectacular, and dangerous to bystanders. :-D
Pintsize is not well equipped to be a cuddly friend. Uploading him into a soft fuzzy body might produce what the old IBM manuals called "unpredictable results". Marten doesn't have a Soft Thing to snuggle.You never know; it worked with Reynardine.
The question is, when her relationships cool a bit are they a'a (sharp and jagged) or pahoehoe (long and ropey)?
Speaking of bad segues, my wife is possibly even worse at them than Veronica.
She might (hypothetically) say, "Speaking of active volcanoes..."
Me: "Huh? We weren't talking about active volcanoes."
Wife: "Well, we were talking about Hawaii."
Me: "No we weren't. We were talking about cats."
Wife: "Oh. Well, anyway, about France..."
Somewhere in the back of my wife's brain was a logical segue from cats to Hawaii. She just neglected to inform anyone but herself of her train of thought.
Maybe she's a vegetarian and O.J. was THE choice.But if it was a half decent hotel [not Days or its ilk] then they would also have had fresh fruit available.
If we're going to overanalyze the status of eggs on plates, I guess I'll be the wet blanket to point out that comic panel time does not equal our reality time. There is more than enough *potential time* between panels 3 and 4 for Maurice to Cookie Monster the shit out of some eggs.Unfortunately for that hypothesis, we can see them on his plate still on the 4th panel.
...although I hope for our sake they end up talking about it because I for one am dying to know what they're thinking about it.
Henry and Maurice were seriously injured in a volcano attack five days later.
I just hope she isn't one of those not-breakfast type people .... did she have anything at the cottage party?Maybe she's already ate, or wanted to talk a bit before getting food. And what's so horrible about being a not-breakfast type person?
Oh, I won't argue with you about that. Breakfast foods are the best. I just usually eat them at ridiculous hours of the night. There's a great place where I live called Stepping Stone Cafe that serves the best breakfast foods until about 4 a.m... Mmmm, waffles :-)The best thing about New Jersey is the diners. And in Jersey, it's not a diner unless it's a. open 24 hours and b. always serving breakfast. Nothing like a good diner brinner, or hell, breakfast after midnight is technically breakfast in the morning!
Unfortunately for that hypothesis, we can see them on his plate still on the 4th panel.
Oh, I won't argue with you about that. Breakfast foods are the best. I just usually eat them at ridiculous hours of the night. There's a great place where I live called Stepping Stone Cafe that serves the best breakfast foods until about 4 a.m... Mmmm, waffles :-)where do you live and can I move there? xD
Although she lives in California, I thought. So, I doubt she'll be dating an existing character.
Oh, I won't argue with you about that. Breakfast foods are the best. I just usually eat them at ridiculous hours of the night. There's a great place where I live called Stepping Stone Cafe that serves the best breakfast foods until about 4 a.m... Mmmm, waffles :-)where do you live and can I move there? xD
Only place around here to get off-hour breakfast is Ihop/Dennys, and those are neither affordable or tasty.
Although she lives in California, I thought. So, I doubt she'll be dating an existing character.
She's going to date... PADMA?!
She seems to bee looking for something that could last for a while.
No, no, those would be "accidents". Jeph specifically said it would be an "attack". You know what this means...
Groudon's in Hawaii.
Portland?where do you live and can I move there? xD
Only place around here to get off-hour breakfast is Ihop/Dennys, and those are neither affordable or tasty.
Portland, Oregon, where we're never short of hipsters, or great food!
Am I to understand that I'm the only one bugged by Jephzibahs decision to completely ignore the late-night cuddling?Just realize he wants you to be bugged. That makes it easier to be non-bugged.
I was already under the expression that Faye was pushed to minor character status, ever since the space station story-arc...
if Faye hadn't had other things, she'd probably have been the one at the wedding and not Claire. Of course, you might still read that as being pushed into minority, but it's more an indicator that there's more to Faye's life now than hanging out with Marten.Exactly my point. Faye was such a central point of this comic, and now she's acting more on the sidelones.
Faye has competition in the comfort boobs department with Veronica.
I can see the cheesy horror movie crossover now: VOLCANOCTOPUS II: SON OF VOLCANOCTOPUS!!
Faye has competition in the comfort boobs department with Veronica.
Didn't the characters already agree Marigold had her beaten in the pillow boob department?
But at least Clamping Claire Can't Cause Choking?
They could talk about it on the way home in the privacy of the car, for instance.
They could talk about it on the way home in the privacy of the car, for instance.
My worst fear right now is that the next strip shows Marten back in Northampton, telling people about his trip to Vermont. But surely Jeph can't be that cruel, can he?
Monday next week: Four panels of Yelling bird eating Crunchos.Nah, it'll be four panels of Yelling Bird stuffing Crunchos into his cloaica.
I only just now realized today is Friday, which means no comics for two days.Oh crap, you're right! :psyduck:
NOOOOOO *deep breath* OOOOOOO!
My worst fear right now is that the next strip shows Marten back in Northampton, telling people about his trip to Vermont. But surely Jeph can't be that cruel, can he?That's what I'm almost certain will happen.
That said I do think she'll go a little older than has been implied. She's going to date...uh...Jim? Is that his name? Secret Bakery's owner. >_>
Friday would be Marten deciding to become assertive, in a reversal of 564 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=564), as the cliffhanger.
"fuck yeah, two dads" t-shirts please....
I picture that going about this well. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2052)
That boy-smell is yummy. No, it's not the cologne. It's something gals like Claire sometimes find surprising, and delightful.
Or there could be an awkward silence all the way home. If Claire does decide to bring it up, it will be when she's dropping Marten off at his apartment. For certain it won't be Marten taking the initiative to talk about it...
Speaking of horrible segues:Brilliant! :-D
"fuck yeah, two dads" t-shirts please....
"Horses: nature's elephants" t-shirts please :)^
Life is change. The main character is and always will be Marten, and the other characters will fade and grow in importance and screentime just as the people we see in our own lives do.
Isn't finding the boy smell yummy just a female thing? I didn't think it was exclusive to transwomen.
something about different immune somethings... means higher offspring survival rates or something
The way I read the thing with the smell is that it happens with women, but happens more prominently with people freshly transitioned to female, because it's a bit like getting an extra sense. I assume ZoeB will elaborate on that.No need to, that covers it pretty well. I assume most girls find the same thing at puberty. Parenthetically, the change of sense of smell was one of the first symptoms of my change. That and my eyes changing colour - something that happens to many girls at puberty, estrogen spikes cause change to melanin content of the iris, fascinating stuff...
OTOH Virginia is treating Claire like a prospective Daughter in law. I hope Virginia finds someone to partner with, no-one should be lonely like that.
OTOH Virginia is treating Claire like a prospective Daughter in law. I hope Virginia finds someone to partner with, no-one should be lonely like that.
That's pretty much how she's treated all the girls in Marten's life though. She certainly acted motherly to Dora when they broke up.
That and my eyes changing colour - something that happens to many girls at puberty, estrogen spikes cause change to melanin content of the iris, fascinating stuff...
I'm in the minority here, but I don't see the big deal about the sleeping together/cuddling thing or why it's something they need to talk about. I have slept on the same bed as some girl friends of mine, touching/cuddling (which is hard NOT to do when you're sharing a singles bed) and it was never a big deal. At most we would reference the fact we shared a bed jokingly at a later time, but so far the dismissing of the whole thing as it's being portrayed in the comic feels natural and realistic to me. Nothing happened, they're not in a romantic relationship or expressed any desire to be in one with each other so it's not really a big issue, I think.
Because we love our soap operas.
I'm in the minority here, but I don't see the big deal about the sleeping together/cuddling thing or why it's something they need to talk about. I have slept on the same bed as some girl friends of mine, touching/cuddling (which is hard NOT to do when you're sharing a singles bed) and it was never a big deal. At most we would reference the fact we shared a bed jokingly at a later time, but so far the dismissing of the whole thing as it's being portrayed in the comic feels natural and realistic to me. Nothing happened, they're not in a romantic relationship or expressed any desire to be in one with each other so it's not really a big issue, I think.
I.. uh.. what kinda change? Haven't been paying attention to that.My GP noticed it before I did. I used to have dark-chocolate-brown eyes. Now olive-green with russet centres. When my GP saw that, he got me an emergency endo appointment with the best specialist available in the southern hemisphere.
Portland, Oregon, where we're never short of hipsters, or great food!And great beer, too, I heard. Although Asheville, NC beat you to that in recent years. 8-)
Speaking of horrible segues:
(http://toyin.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/segway_police.jpg)
My GP noticed it before I did. I used to have dark-chocolate-brown eyes. Now olive-green with russet centres. When my GP saw that, he got me an emergency endo appointment with the best specialist available in the southern hemisphere.
As an Australian, I've a long history at self-deprecation. Might not be any good at it,...Oh, I'd call that a promising start, unlike my own modest efforts at it. Modest - as in
A modest man, who has much to be modest about.W.S.Churchiill, on Clement Atlee
Ah, that's alright then. I was always (Greyish)Blue-Yellow Central Heterochromat. This type of thing, but with less pronounced outer edges:
If I deprecate too much, I might lose what little value I have left!I don't have that problem, nothing to lose...
Ah, that's alright then. I was always (Greyish)Blue-Yellow Central Heterochromat. This type of thing, but with less pronounced outer edges:(click to show/hide)
Man, people are a lot more aware of their own eyes than I am.Don't feel bad. After reading this I'm about to go look in a mirror to check my own eyes.
Man, people are a lot more aware of their own eyes than I am.
Waitaminute, I have eyes?
Do you find you become excessively jealous when drunk?
Impossible to annoy drunk person? wow thats so strange, most drunk people dont just get annoyed they become really violent, i've had a few friends i couldn't get drunk with it just got ridiculous.
Also wtf about eyes changing colour? as an italian desendant my eyes are and always will be brown... right?
I love that psyduck emotik, but its so strange why was it created in the first place?Because sometimes things are confusing, to the point that :? just doesn't cut it.
I love that psyduck emotik, but its so strange why was it created in the first place?
"During periods of sexual arousal my eyes go from a light green to a really dark green, to the point it is outwardly noticeable"That must have ... distinct disadvantages...
Yes i think less inhibited suits us all when drunk.I don't get drunk - and as soon as I feel alcohol affecting me, I tense up. As soon as I feel my natural inhibitions start relaxing, different (no idea whether higher or lower brain functions) inhibitions cut in in over-reaction. I suspect my "natural state" is far more socially aversive than Marigold, and it's only my rational mind that over-rides that. Anyway, I become more, not less, inhibited. So YMMV.
I don't get drunk - and as soon as I feel alcohol affecting me, I tense up. As soon as I feel my natural inhibitions start relaxing, different (no idea whether higher or lower brain functions) inhibitions cut in in over-reaction. I suspect my "natural state" is far more socially aversive than Marigold, and it's only my rational mind that over-rides that. Anyway, I become more, not less, inhibited. So YMMV.I have a hard time seeing someone with their actual picture and job with their posts and who has so frankly and personally discussed issues here as inhibited in the first place, though granted you are likely very different in Real Life.
I have a hard time seeing someone with their actual picture and job with their posts and who has so frankly and personally discussed issues here as inhibited in the first place, though granted you are likely very different in Real Life.I am about as far away from being an "activist" by nature as it's possible to be. Marigold is an outgoing extrovert in comparison. I left my comfort zone behind a long, long time ago.
I don't get drunk - and as soon as I feel alcohol affecting me, I tense up. *snip*How's this for ya - I CAN'T get drunk. A mouth full of wine or a gulp of beer is enough to trigger a MASSIVE gout attack. I've never had enough alcohol in me to get drunk because before I can, I'm in excruciating pain - gout attacks attacks come on quick. And there's not really anything I can do about it, either. Just something I gotta live with.
I've only been here a week but i really like this forum and all of you too.:)
I love that psyduck emotik, but its so strange why was it created in the first place?
*cough* Pardon me?He said not often, not never :roll:
That's one reason why I love Jeph's writing of Claire so much. She is a transgender woman, but he doesn't use any of the stereotypes or tropes we so often have to endure. She is just a person. Her being trans is just one part of her character, not the focus of it. Much like being trans is just one part of our lives, not all of it. Plus she's a redhead (like me) and is cute and adorable as a button (Unlike me, unfortunately :) )I think we get used to seeing the inner person more than most.
Best thing I found today: "My entire day has been SHATNERED!"
No prizes for guessing my eye-colour.I'd say brown. But including, say, your nose and at least, say, your upper lip would provide context. Not that anyone here is wondering what you look like after seeing that avatar all these years.
WhatColor says 74% Gray. :PHaven't you learned to stop trusting WhatColor yet? :emotrex:
Maybe we should make up absurd origin stories for all the regulars.Reality is too absurd to top for me.
I, for example, am from an alien race of shape-shifting dogs who can only maintain human form with steady consumption of chocolate.
Well, are you going to buy me a pair of those colorblindness correcting glasses I've heard about?WhatColor says 74% Gray. :PHaven't you learned to stop trusting WhatColor yet? :emotrex: