Marten returns to the library, and the first thing? Tai's RIGHT HOOK!
A freak snowstorm hits Central Mass, trapping everyone at COD!
Yes, there's a G-rated version. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_once_was_a_man_from_Nantucket)The G-rated version makes me angry. A limerick only has five lines, there's no excuse for rhyming a word with itself, and it does it with all three verses! For shame.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4gqsuww6lw&t=0m38s
The site is down, we are apparently being DDOSED, we’re working on it.
I’ll put the comic up in tumblr in a bit
Well they can´t ddos us forever, may be they just droped it, there probably is a 4chan post with lots of 12 yearolds with the mentality of a retarded nazi loling because our site is down ( if anyone reading this happens to be a 4chaner i dont mean to insult you im just really mad)
Also, NCS?
Also, NCS?
NCS = Non-Consensual Snuggles. It's from the Angus/Marigold incident of the same name.
WHAT?! why would someone ddose a comic blog?! whats wrong with the world im so angry right now
And we have a comic over at aforementioned jephjacques.com...
Well probably the whole insult thing is offensive really, what the fuck just about everything can result offensive to someone else.
Oh its a good thing you asked, because i know ncs as non consesual sex and i just didn´t get a thing.
NCS probably equals Non-Consensual Snuggles. Jephzibah made a comment about those when Marigold snuggled up against dozing Angus that one time I think.
There actually *were* some people over at 4chan who expressed irritation that Claire was trans*. While this forum community is vaguely-small most of the time I think, the comic does get a lot of readers. In addition though there's always someone griping over there about something, whether it's comic artists getting injured (Jeph's hand injury, Rich Burlew's hand injury (http://www.giantitp.com), etc.) or something else.
Who knows though. I've never been able to figure out why Danielle Corsetto's (http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/)comic gets hit as often as it does.
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Cripes.
The level of comfort Marten and Faye have in each other's company is a staggering change from how they started out.
Claire, it's not too late to throw up on him and engage in some nonconsensual CBT.
Just. Stop talking.
You're very bad at this.
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It's okay Martin! My Sub-Conscious is so subtle it forgets what's it's trying to do!
Then the ponies come and everything is wonderful.
Also boo DDOS attacks.
Finally, I'm thinking the Tasha Yar routine is most likely here. Claire knows what happened, she's just going to refuse to acknowledge it for one reason or another.QuoteWarning - while you were typing 3 new replies have been posted. You may wish to review your post.
Yesh hahaha.
"A distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) occurs when multiple systems flood the bandwidth or resources of a targeted system, usually one or more web servers. This is the result of multiple compromised systems (for example a botnet) flooding the targeted system(s) with traffic. When a server is overloaded with connections, new connections can no longer be accepted."
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.
At least Claire didn't headbutt him in the crotch.
2. Might be someone who doesn't like the GLBT angle of his recent stories (though I have my doubts).
2. Might be someone who doesn't like the GLBT angle of his recent stories (though I have my doubts).
Maybe they didn't like Jeph being such a cocktease.
Yes, there's a G-rated version. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_once_was_a_man_from_Nantucket)The G-rated version makes me angry. A limerick only has five lines, there's no excuse for rhyming a word with itself, and it does it with all three verses! For shame.
DOS questionablecontent.net with machines that all have relevant hostnames? That would probably get his attention, though I'm not too sure he'd appreciate it...
There actually *were* some people over at 4chan who expressed irritation that Claire was trans*. While this forum community is vaguely-small most of the time I think, the comic does get a lot of readers. In addition though there's always someone griping over there about something, whether it's comic artists getting injured (Jeph's hand injury, Rich Burlew's hand injury (http://www.giantitp.com), etc.) or something else.
Who knows though. I've never been able to figure out why Danielle Corsetto's (http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/)comic gets hit as often as it does.
et al
I just wanna know how Paul et al. managed to get the forums subdomain back up first...
4chan is just concentrated internet, cutting out most of the places Young Adult Males don't frequent. It can be compassionate or coarse, rude or polite, accepting or phobic. A certain term that used to mean a bundle of sticks is used casually, and it is the birthplace of bronies and, I just learned, now has a /lgbt/ board. Trying to pin it down is a fools errand.
It is, to my knowledge, no longer frequented by those who like to use DDOS and related tools. They likely have nothing to do with this. But hey, the only boards I ever looked at with frequency were /wg/ and /trv/.
As for the thread on /co/, it appears that beside the vulgarity, they favor the same pairing/s most commented upon here.
It's okay Martin! My Sub-Conscious is so subtle it forgets what's it's trying to do!
Then the ponies come and everything is wonderful.
Also boo DDOS attacks.
Finally, I'm thinking the Tasha Yar routine is most likely here. Claire knows what happened, she's just going to refuse to acknowledge it for one reason or another.QuoteWarning - while you were typing 3 new replies have been posted. You may wish to review your post.
Yesh hahaha.
Noooo! Then there will be condensed evil tar creatures, and death, and time travel, and finally some evil chick who looks just like Claire!
That line about Marten's subconscious reaching a disturbing level of subtlety made me laugh. This is why I love this comic.And a nice callback to Ellen's comment in 577: "If you're dreaming, you have the most masochistic subconscious ever." (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=577) (Yay, archive is back! QC-site is up! Not yet updated with today's, though.)
The sequels are not part of the original limerick. And it is not really the same word, it only sounds similar.Yeah, I looked back and actually read them and realized that, as I pointed out a few posts later. Although you have it backwards, it is the same word, it only sounds different and means something else.
Is it just me, or has Faye lost a lot of weight?It's apparently not just you.
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --syn -m limit --limit 1 /s --limit-burst 8 -j DROP
help against DDOS? Simple iptables rule, which allows only one new connection per IP per second, when there're already 8 open connections from this IP. Won't help with the bandwidth and the traffic, as the packages are being dropped at the INPUT chain of the server, but at least Apache will continue to work.And I really was hoping for a car ride comic. But I also really like the idea of a comic similar to this, from the perspective of Claire. We want to know what Claire thinks about it.Who would she talk to about it, though?
Yeah, Marten's not attracted to Claire at all, I think, based on panel 2.
Who would she talk to about it, though?Good question - the only characters that she's been shown as being close with are Marten and Clinton. We know she doesn't want to talk to Marten about it for whatever reason, and I think she'd find it too weird to talk about it with Clinton (and knows that he dislikes Marten).
I was thinking NCS = Night-time Cuddle Session.
Also, who has the direct link to the barfing head-butt strip?
I'll join the "she must have lost a bunch of weight" club. Looks weird to me.Is it just me, or has Faye lost a lot of weight?It's apparently not just you.
Is it just me or did Faye lose a bunch of weight?
Possibly Clinton? Maybe one of the other interns? Orrr maybe she goes all melo-dramatic monologue Shakespeare style? Definitely a few possibilites though.And I really was hoping for a car ride comic. But I also really like the idea of a comic similar to this, from the perspective of Claire. We want to know what Claire thinks about it.Who would she talk to about it, though?
Who would she talk to about it, though?
I'll join the "she must have lost a bunch of weight" club. Looks weird to me.Is it just me, or has Faye lost a lot of weight?It's apparently not just you.
I took a moment to remember that Faye is treating the situation strictly as a boy/girl (and perhaps boss/subordinate) encounter. That makes the conversation much cooler. Well done, Jeph.I'm not sure Faye knows Claire is trans.
Is it just me or did Faye lose a bunch of weight?I'm gonna have to join Kixie in saying that I don't think she looks that different at all.
Good question - the only characters that she's been shown as being close with are Marten and Clinton. We know she doesn't want to talk to Marten about it for whatever reason, and I think she'd find it too weird to talk about it with Clinton (and knows that he dislikes Marten).
The longshot might be Tai? But that's probably something that Tai doesn't want to think about the implications of, being Marten's supervisor, and Marten being a superior of Claire. (Then again, it's Tai, she might not think that far ahead.)
Who would she talk to about it, though?
Emily.
I'm not sure Faye knows Claire is trans.
She doesn't. That was my point. I had to remember she didn't so the conversation would NOT have any trans related overtones. That's what I thought was cool about it.I took a moment to remember that Faye is treating the situation strictly as a boy/girl (and perhaps boss/subordinate) encounter. That makes the conversation much cooler. Well done, Jeph.I'm not sure Faye knows Claire is trans.
I almost surprised we're still not gushing about how well Claire's suited her.
The longshot might be Tai? But that's probably something that Tai doesn't want to think about the implications of, being Marten's supervisor, and Marten being a superior of Claire. (Then again, it's Tai, she might not think that far ahead.)
I don't see Martens work relation to Claire as anything like that. Marten is a lowly unskilled helper at the library. Claire is on the career track to become a librarian. Claire's supervisor must be a librarian, who have, no doubt quite informally, left most of the more practical stuff to Tai. Tai has, equally imformally, passed the buck to Marten. Marten is not in any meaningful way Claire's boss.
Faye may still be working out, and she's got a chance now to meet her emotional needs without resorting to Pepperidge Farm cookies.And her workout program (situps (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1086)) and her emotional needs are the same person now. :parrot:
[...] so I'm doubtful he has any superiority in his position.
Please try to read that without the unintended innuendo.
Orrr maybe she goes all melo-dramatic monologue Shakespeare style?
Team Same!!
(not to be confused with Team Sane)
So, my prediction for next week.. Marten will bring up the snuggles with one of the other cast members, who will of course not be able to keep the secret, and then when it gets back to Claire, they're finally forced to talk about it with each other.
Team different.
Faye looks odd to me - not sure whether its her hair or weight or something else, but she definitely looks a bit different.
So I just had a super blond moment and read '1892' as a year, instead of a comic number..... *facepalm*
[...] shouldn't her scar be showing in that dress?
I am hoping to see Claire's side of this conversation next too, but I don't know who she would talk to. She doesn't seem particularly close to Tai, and given she's nominally the boss of both her and Marten... could be uncomfortable. Emily? uhhh. She's a nice girl, but trying to have a serious relationship conversation with her would be probably frustrating and funny.
I don't see Martens work relation to Claire as anything like that. Marten is a lowly unskilled helper at the library. Claire is on the career track to become a librarian. Claire's supervisor must be a librarian, who have, no doubt quite informally, left most of the more practical stuff to Tai. Tai has, equally imformally, passed the buck to Marten. Marten is not in any meaningful way Claire's boss.
He has seniority. That's why he was training them. But his position is basically that of a paid intern anyway, so I'm doubtful he has any superiority in his position.
Please try to read that without the unintended innuendo.
Who would she talk to about it, though?
Emily.
Emily is not a good person to tell secrets to.
Wait, do we know Emily is a bad person to tell secrets to?
Have we seen her break a confidence?
If anything, she seems quite likely to completely forget the secret before she got the chance to tell…
That led me to this. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2244) We still don't know what he thought she might have done that was weird.Wait, do we know Emily is a bad person to tell secrets to?
Have we seen her break a confidence?
If anything, she seems quite likely to completely forget the secret before she got the chance to tell…
"You talked to her for a long time! About Ms. Hubbert!" (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2242)
Ellen Allien burned her a CD? What is this, 2005? Although I suppose a USB-stick would be harder to sign...I hope CDs don't go away. It's the only type of music I'm willing to pay for.
Look on the bright side, Marten. At least Tai didn't barf on you and head butt you in the junk.
(I don't even know what flattr is I've never heard of it why does it block me from going to the forums god dammit)
Who do you think is going to be the next one to barf and head butt Marten's junk?My money's on Marigold...but I won't count out Angus and/or Tai.
See at the bottom of this page (http://questionablecontent.wikia.com/wiki/Questionable_Content_forum).
Hmm, I feel like our magnificent troll Overlord Jephzibah will give us at least a whole week without Claire, only to make all the shippers suffer.
I also love her reaction to the concept of marigold CARING for something.
Cute art style, especially for Claire. I love how blue her eyes are. Never really noticed their color in QC.Now that I think about it, there are an abnormal number of blue eyed humans in the comic. Claire (and Clinton), Marten (and parents), Penelope/ Pizza Girl, Station, Chunky Bro, and Sarah.
Cute art style, especially for Claire. I love how blue her eyes are. Never really noticed their color in QC.Now that I think about it, there are an abnormal number of blue eyed humans in the comic. Claire (and Clinton), Marten (and parents), Hannelore (and parents), Penelope/ Pizza Girl, Station, Chunky Bro, and Sarah.
Hannelore's eyes are green, as can be seen in today's strip.Cute art style, especially for Claire. I love how blue her eyes are. Never really noticed their color in QC.Now that I think about it, there are an abnormal number of blue eyed humans in the comic. Claire (and Clinton), Marten (and parents), Hannelore (and parents), Penelope/ Pizza Girl, Station, Chunky Bro, and Sarah.
I didn't say that I didn't think Marigold was capable of caring for someone/something, I said Dora's reaction was funny. In fact, I'm pretty sure marigold is a very caring person, and probably a pretty decent caretaker. (Actually, she reminds me a lot of myself, but that's a topic for another day)I also love her reaction to the concept of marigold CARING for something.
*tilts head* You mean for taking care of someone sick? Or do you mean that you think Marigold doesn't care for anything but games? Because that's not true (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2001). (Found on TVTropes -> Questionable Content -> Heartwarming (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Heartwarming/QuestionableContent). Click only if you have nothing to do for the next ten hours.)
I also love her reaction to the concept of marigold CARING for something.
*tilts head* You mean for taking care of someone sick? Or do you mean that you think Marigold doesn't care for anything but games? Because that's not true (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2001). (Found on TVTropes -> Questionable Content -> Heartwarming (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Heartwarming/QuestionableContent). Click only if you have nothing to do for the next ten hours.)
Honestly, in the QCverse Claire's best bet for a confidant is Mieville.Momo. Trust me. If the QCverse is anything like this one.
Pretty sure no disease organism could survive in the chemical stew that is a body on Marigold's diet.
Pretty sure no disease organism could survive in the chemical stew that is a body on Marigold's diet.Largely true. Or at least, no pansy common illness. It takes something nasty to make it in somebody on that sort of diet.
I don't remember Marigold being sick... only depressed or hungover and thus coiled up in her bed.
It always sounds so exotic (as a Brit) to hear about Spaghetti-Os.
Then I realise they're just 'oops. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lt2U7_NImQ)
Notice that the only animal which eats all of those has taken over the world.
I am noticing with horror that she is only holding one can whilst referring to two things.
I don't remember Marigold being sick... only depressed or hungover and thus coiled up in her bed.
On the space station (off frame). (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2148)
I don't remember Marigold being sick... only depressed or hungover and thus coiled up in her bed.
On the space station (off frame). (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2148)
Judging by the fact she also barfed in the shuttle I guess that's more of a reaction to zero gravity.
the_masterpiece is your avatar from a QC strip?yeah, that's Dale. Everybody loves Dale.
the_masterpiece is your avatar from a QC strip?yeah, that's Dale. Everybody loves Dale.
Looks like a flipped panel 4 of this (http://www.questionablecontent.net/1693).
How does Hannelore get sick, anyway?
She must be vaccinated against everything there's a vaccine for and have a nanotech immune system, to deal with anything that slips past her, ah, exceptional hygiene measures.
I wanted to see more of the fluffy hair, because it's so FLUFFY
Method of Madness, is it possible to change my nickname to just "Masterpiece"? It feels weird being called "the Masterpiece"
Feeling sick ≠ having an illness.
We were talking about whether disease organisms could survive in Marigold's body because of her diet when someone wondered if we'd ever seen Marigold sick. Space sickness and motion sickness are not caused by disease organisms, and so are irrelevant to the discussion.
Probably not, Zoe.So is Lemonade, here.
Mountain Dew is carbonated, for one.
In Australia and New Zealand, lemonade usually refers to the clear, carbonated soft drink that other countries identify as having a lemon flavor such as Sprite.
How does Hannelore get sick, anyway?
And about Hanners: If you don't keep your immune system busy, it will not only become less efficient, it might even find other ways of keeping busy, which is pretty much the way how allergies develop (I'm talking of acquired allergies here). I don't like the current trend of wanting to sterilise everything you touch.
than what do you call what we refer to as lemonade?Probably not, Zoe.So is Lemonade, here.
Mountain Dew is carbonated, for one.QuoteIn Australia and New Zealand, lemonade usually refers to the clear, carbonated soft drink that other countries identify as having a lemon flavor such as Sprite.
Diabetes on the rocks. :emotrex:In Australia and New Zealand, lemonade usually refers to the clear, carbonated soft drink that other countries identify as having a lemon flavor such as Sprite.than what do you call what we refer to as lemonade?
I must have missed something, yeste?rday's strip.. why was Tai upset with Marten
How does Hannelore get sick, anyway?
Her apartment building recently became infested with a virulent species known as friends. :emotrex:
than what do you call what we refer to as lemonade?
It's like Marigold is returning the favor after this daaaaw strip (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1635). It's so nice to see they are very good friends :-) .
At least is not taking care of her like this:
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International BeveragesThe primary appeal of lemonade (US) is that it's so easy a
I think this is related to the site outages (http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-03/biggest-cyber-attack-history-just-happened-and-i-feel-fine)I saw that on the news and went "oh, so that's what was going on!"
I've seen it referred to as "real lemonade". Or maybe "lemon cordial"?
I think this is related to the site outages (http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-03/biggest-cyber-attack-history-just-happened-and-i-feel-fine)
Canada Dry isn't a valid representative of ginger ale, on account of having no ginger, so if you see a different brand, give it another try. Does Australia have root beer?
"Lemon cordial"? That sounds like limoncello...
QuoteInternational BeveragesThe primary appeal of lemonade (US) is that it's so easy acavemankindergartner can make it. Water, lemon juice, sugar, stir. Add more of whatever more is needed of. Serve at a driveway stand for 25$. It's an easy way to learn about capitalism AND chemistry!
Canada Dry isn't a valid representative of ginger ale, on account of having no ginger, so if you see a different brand, give it another try. Does Australia have root beer?
Am I the only one who doesn't like Dale? The whole Marigold vs. Dale rivalry mostly exists as a holdover from her reclusive WoW addict shutin days, and it always bugged me as a thing that characters do, not real people.
I'm glad to see the rivalry end, I just hold that whole mess against Dale, so it's going to bug me if he starts showing up more often. Until Nyarlathojeph develops his character and makes him awesome.
I must say, I fairly like Mountain Dew, even if we can only get a caffeine reduced variant in Germany.
Energy drinks are not allowed to contain more than 320mg/l of added caffeine, and restrictions on softdrinks are even stricter. There is only one energy drink here with a really high concentration. They use coffee concentrate to get the caffeine, so it is officially a coffee beverage, which are not as restricted. This contains 699mg/l.
Method of Madness, is it possible to change my nickname to just "Masterpiece"? It feels weird being called "the Masterpiece"
Congratulations on your new name Masterpiece!
I must say, I fairly like Mountain Dew, even if we can only get a caffeine reduced variant in Germany. Energy drinks are not allowed to contain more than 320mg/l of added caffeine, and restrictions on softdrinks are even stricter. There is only one energy drink here with a really high concentration. They use coffee concentrate to get the caffeine, so it is officially a coffee beverage, which are not as restricted. This contains 699mg/l.
Probably not, Zoe.So is Lemonade, here.
Mountain Dew is carbonated, for one.QuoteIn Australia and New Zealand, lemonade usually refers to the clear, carbonated soft drink that other countries identify as having a lemon flavor such as Sprite.
than what do you call what we refer to as lemonade?
"Lemon cordial"? That sounds like limoncello...
Am I the only one who doesn't like Dale?
... Him or Her, who changed my Nickname ...
In Australia, standard Lemonade is very similar to Mountain Dew in taste. That's assuming that Mountain Dew here is the same as Mountain Dew in the US.Most soda companies vary the formula for their beverages very widely in different countries, to reflect local tastes. In general, you probably can't assume that any soda [here] tastes the same as the same soda [there].
And on a slightly different note, I tried Canada Dry recently. Blech.Ginger beer is great. I don't recall ever seeing an alcoholic version, though.
I do like ginger beer, though. All the better if it's the alcoholic version.
Canada Dry isn't a valid representative of ginger ale, on account of having no ginger, so if you see a different brand, give it another try.The US-purchased bottle of Canada Dry sitting in front of me says "Made from Real Ginger" on the label. It doesn't actually say "ginger" on the ingredients list, though, so I suppose "natural flavors" must in this case mean "flavor extracted from ginger" assuming the label is truthful (which we have some fairly strict laws about in the US).
Ugh, Vernors. Disgusting. (I believe it's a Michigan-and-surrounding-states thing.)We've had Vernors here in California for decades.
Ginger beer is great. I don't recall ever seeing an alcoholic version, though.
Presumably you mean: s/different companies/different countries/Ack, you're right. Fixed, thanks.
Fascinating. I've never seen that, though the larger beverage stores that have lots of imported stuff may have it. Thanks again!Ginger beer is great. I don't recall ever seeing an alcoholic version, though.
Crabbie's (http://www.crabbiesgingerbeer.co.uk/)
Most soda companies vary the formula for their beverages very widely in different countries, to reflect local tastes. In general, you probably can't assume that any soda [here] tastes the same as the same soda [there].I recall that the orphaned branch of Coca Cola in Nazi Germany resorted to some unorthodox ingredients.
And that is how Nazi Germany created Fanta.Most soda companies vary the formula for their beverages very widely in different countries, to reflect local tastes. In general, you probably can't assume that any soda [here] tastes the same as the same soda [there].I recall that the orphaned branch of Coca Cola in Nazi Germany resorted to some unorthodox ingredients.
than what do you call what we refer to as lemonade?Lemon squash, I think.
(Of course Marigold has agents...)Rats, you said it before I could. But yes, of course she does. Isn't that obvious? Spies in the enemy camp too.
:-o and here I was thinking Club-Mate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club-Mate) was potent with coffein.That's what I was talking about. It tastes differently from other energy drinks (like sweet carbonated cola/coffee mixture), not as artificial.
After a brief googling, I assume you mean this (http://www.cofain.at/ingredients_effect_at_en.html). It looks like it has more sugar, though.
Since we're talking fizzy drinks, question. Am I the only one who drinks straight tonic water? I think it's delicious.Me too - though a little sweet. Add some Rose's Lime Cordial, or even a squeeze of straight lime juice... Yummy!
Since we're talking fizzy drinks, question. Am I the only one who drinks straight tonic water? I think it's delicious.I like it, and it even does me good. Helps me deal with foods I like but that don't return the affection, and is great camouflage at open-bar parties. (I just throw a few bucks in the tip jar at the top of the night and the bartender is usually more than happy to help me with the deception -- if one is needed.)
Am I the only one who doesn't like Dale?I don't really like him either. Maybe the current arc will change my mind, now that he's being nicer, but before he just reminded me too much of gamer dudes who think they have a right to your time just because you grouped with them in a raid or whatever. That he went out of his way to insert himself into her life and annoy her repeatedly just because she was rude to him once doesn't help, it makes him look like a grudgy douche.
Didn't they suddenly start glowing mid-comic and never stop? Archive hunters?
I wish people would bring me free pizza, but all I get is spam mail
That he went out of his way to insert himself into her life and annoy her repeatedly just because she was rude to him once doesn't help, it makes him look like a grudgy douche.
I wish people would bring me free pizza, but all I get is spam mail
Better than being mailed spam.
(http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/SpamCan.jpg)
Sliced, tucked into an unlined envelope...
The only acceptable ginger ale is Vernors. Which I'm not certain is even marketed in all states, let alone in other countries.
That he went out of his way to insert himself into her life and annoy her repeatedly just because she was rude to him once doesn't help, it makes him look like a grudgy douche.
This is exactly why I don't like Dale!
The way he repeatedly came up to annoy her, and particularly the way he often invaded her personal space when he did so... I found him very creepy. I know that Marigold's behaviour to him was pretty awful too but that doesn't make his behaviour acceptable.
I'd be curious to know if there's a gender difference between the sides of thoughts on Dale's behaviour... Because as a woman, if any stranger or relative stranger invading my personal space like that, I would be seriously creeped out. Unwanted attention like that just sets the warning bells ringing. If on the other hand he had said the same insults to her from across the room/at a normal distance for a stranger, I would (probably) have been fine with Dale.
Angus did keep coming back and annoying Faye - true. But he wasn't ever like this:
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1895 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1895)
That's not flirting. That's creepy and being a douche.
Male here. Thought Dale in 1895 was creepy and out of line.
That he went out of his way to insert himself into her life and annoy her repeatedly just because she was rude to him once doesn't help, it makes him look like a grudgy douche.
This is exactly why I don't like Dale!
The way he repeatedly came up to annoy her, and particularly the way he often invaded her personal space when he did so... I found him very creepy. I know that Marigold's behaviour to him was pretty awful too but that doesn't make his behaviour acceptable.
I'd be curious to know if there's a gender difference between the sides of thoughts on Dale's behaviour... Because as a woman, if any stranger or relative stranger invading my personal space like that, I would be seriously creeped out. Unwanted attention like that just sets the warning bells ringing. If on the other hand he had said the same insults to her from across the room/at a normal distance for a stranger, I would (probably) have been fine with Dale.
Angus did keep coming back and annoying Faye - true. But he wasn't ever like this:
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1895 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1895)
That's not flirting. That's creepy and being a douche.
I think a lot of it probably comes down to the competitiveness in them. They both think of themselves as hardcore gamers and the way they first met could be interpreted by Dale as a throwing down of the gauntlet. There is often a lot of competitiveness between players who play their faction seriously in WoW, especially on PvP servers. I also kind of think that they've both been growing somewhat attracted to each other and neither of them seem to know how to express that in a healthy way. It seemed to me that they act towards each other in a way that's very reminiscent of the tsundre personality trait (Basically a character who is unable to express their affection for another in a way other than being seemingly hostile or insulting) that is pretty popular in anime right now. And since Jeph seems to be quite a fan of anime himself I wondered if that might have something to do with the way Dale and Marigold act towards each other.
And the Gendo villain vibe is pretty strong in that strip as well. Just noticed his shirt!
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Loki is truly a master of words and has reassured me in my choice of avatar pictures.
I must respectfully disagree. If Jeph's been trying to set up anything between Marigold and Dale, it was done poorly, as all he's accomplished is to make Dale look like a creepy stalkerish douchebag who can't see Marigold in a public place without immediately jumping down her throat, whereas Marigold, for the most part, only responds once he's already in her face. It's less tsun-tsun and more "I don't like you and want you to go away".
On the other hand, I can easily see Dale being interested in Marigold, but he's interested in the "oh wow a girl with the same interests as me exists this is amazing and I will immediately begin courting her by being annoying" way that I'm told many male gamers actually do, but that I still relegate to fiction written by people who aren't gamers, or want to pretend they're a better class of gamer, or are embarrassed about being gamers, because real people do not act like that. So pretty much the exact feelings I had about Marigold until Jeph fleshed her out and made her interesting.
Dammit, he's doing it again! He's set up a character for me to hate and then he's going to make him interesting and nuanced with a backstory and interactions with other interesting characters! Damn you Jeph Jacques, why am I not allowed to hate your characters?
"Warning - while you were typing..."
Blargh! Truec smash puny forum software!
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^This.
I am currently boarding my SHIP. (:emotrex:) I will send you one cannonball if my voyage goes as planned, two cannonballs if I am keelhauled.
Not entirely on-topic, but: I swear I saw a real-life version of Claire walking through Harvard Square this afternoon. Skinny, glasses, mounds of red hair - it was a pretty striking resemblence. :-D
I wish people would bring me free pizza, but all I get is spam mail
Better than being mailed spam.
Sliced, tucked into an unlined envelope...
Jesus. Would Marigold and Dale just fuck and get it over with already?
Not shipping...just commenting on the hilarious hatred/sexual tension.
It's interesting that Mountain Dew is available in Australia, since I've never seen it in the UK (although it's probably available from specialist shops).Mountain Dew used to be available in Bulgaria some years ago, even at some corner shops; I don't know if it still is, I don't pay attention to soft drinks, but even with that in mind, I haven't been noticing it lately. I guess it was a brief fad. In any case, I tried it once and I liked it.
Everyone knows that Mountain Dew is nothing compared to MOXIE. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxie)
It will melt your goddamn tongue. :parrot:
Also, completely unrelated, but has Pizza-Girl disappeared?Of course. She's busy with her job at Coffee of Doom now.
Man this week end on a high note.
I think Marten and Claire would be really cute together. She would be good for him.
It's been a while since i was new to a board. Thanks.
Also: Welcome, new person! :mrgreen:
Ah, the TMI tactical nuke. It's been a while (though I can't for the life of me remember the comic)
Marten and Claire need to talk to somebody that can really heighten the situation. Send in... Raven
I think a lot of it probably comes down to the competitiveness in them. They both think of themselves as hardcore gamers and the way they first met could be interpreted by Dale as a throwing down of the gauntlet. ... I also kind of think that they've both been growing somewhat attracted to each other and neither of them seem to know how to express that in a healthy way.Yup. I don't think Dale's been any more creepy to Marigold than she has to him. More sinned against than sinning.
Well, as long as Marten tells each of the people he tells to not tell any of the other people he tells, he should be OK.
As far as I can tell.
Maybe they will have Second Life sex.
To be honest, I already find he is talking too much about the cuddling.The same here.
Just noticed a continuity error: Dora says the first time she farted on Marten was when she moved in with him. That was long past the anaphylactic shock caused by roses turned sexy moment.
you can fart while you're asleep?Speaking from experience with my ex-gf, yes you can.
Also, Dora and Marten didn't really have time to sleep that day, she still had to go working, and did so, albeit a lot later than expected. I wish I could find the strip of that day
Well, as long as Marten tells each of the people he tells to not tell any of the other people he tells, he should be OK.
As far as I can tell.
Two people can keep a secret, three are a crowd.
To be honest, I already find he is talking too much about the cuddling. Shouldn't he discuss it with the person in question first before telling half his circle of friends? Or at least keep his mouth shut completely until he knows more? It's only a question of time before Dora and Faye start discussing it in front of customers and/or Raven.
Oh, drama idea. Dale overhears it. And he knows Claire. Unspecified drama ensues :D
It's interesting that Mountain Dew is available in Australia, since I've never seen it in the UK (although it's probably available from specialist shops).
he's creeping her out.
I think Marigold has every right and is correct in being concerned, I know if someone were to do that to me I would not want them anywhere near by, and I would be worried about my personal safety.
you can fart while you're asleep?
Also, Dora and Marten didn't really have time to sleep that day, she still had to go working, and did so, albeit a lot later than expected. I wish I could find the strip of that day
you can fart while you're asleep?
Also, Dora and Marten didn't really have time to sleep that day, she still had to go working, and did so, albeit a lot later than expected. I wish I could find the strip of that day
839, linked from the "Medical Issues" section of Dora's article in the wiki. Doubtless in jwhouk's strip summaries as well.
he's creeping her out.
No, he isn't.
I once had a college roommate who would fart in his sleep... and it was rather nasty. Before that I didn't realize it was possible for one person's farts to make an entire dorm block stink. Needless to say I found a different roommate for the following year.Jesus Christ I can smell it too now.
in a friend's faceYou sure he's your friend after that?
I once had a college roommate who would fart in his sleep... and it was rather nasty. Before that I didn't realize it was possible for one person's farts to make an entire dorm block stink. Needless to say I found a different roommate for the following year.Jesus Christ I can smell it too now.
... (nascent wall o'quotes nipped in bud)In my dorm at least (and it was considered the most "civilized" dorm on campus in my day) it wasn't limited to the toilets. You wonder what goes through people's minds, really. And of course, there were the stories that came out of that one dorm on every campus that's referred to as the "zoo."
I feel blessed that I lived in an apartment all 4 years of college with each new dorm horror story I hear...From the public bathrooms to well....Public bathrooms, man. I heard nasty stories of what not only dudes did to toilets, but females as well. Hurl worthy.
In that he knows where she works and lives?Also, that's only one place :P
Marten and Claire need to talk to somebody that can really heighten the situation. Send in... Raven
I find it really odd that people think he is a threat to her personal safety.
Haven't we all known from the start that whatever decision Marten makes about talking to Claire will be exactly the wrong one? Because that's how Jeph rolls.
What? You mean you don't have the Bluetooth typing module in your brain implant?Wait, they have Bluetooth modules now? Dang... I thought I'd got a good bargain with that 56K modem implant ("Free, or nearest offer!").
Marten doesn't seem to be the sort of guy to hurt someone intentionally (skillet pans and stop signs notwithstanding), but nevertheless I do agree that their discussion can become a train wreck very quickly if it isn't handled carefully.
Back to the comic, my prediction (more accurately, my "how-I'd-do-it"):What would really happen...(click to show/hide)
I find it really odd that people think he is a threat to her personal safety. How, exactly? In that he knows where she works and lives? That's true of all of her friends. Because he's male? That seems arbitrary. Because he plays in an enemy faction on an online game? I think he's mature enough to realise it's just a game.I don't think Dale is actually a danger to Marigold because that's not the sort of stories that Jeph usually tells and it would be beyond shocking to see in the comic. But if Dale and Marigold were real people I would find his behavior setting off a ton of warning bells, especially when he came up and got in her face at the coffee shop, and when he confronted her outside the convenience store. In the context of it being a comic it was all just cute video-game competitiveness, but if it had been real life his body language would be deliberately intimidating and threatening. Further, there are plenty of gamer dudes in the real world (http://fatuglyorslutty.com/) who love to heap abuse on gamer girls, so the fact that they're talking about a video game doesn't make it any more innocent. It also doesn't help that Marigold doesn't speak as if she feels threatened, because that doesn't make his behavior any less creepy.
I don't think Dale is actually a danger to Marigold because that's not the sort of stories that Jeph usually tells and it would be beyond shocking to see in the comic. But if Dale and Marigold were real people I would find his behavior setting off a ton of warning bells, especially when he came up and got in her face at the coffee shop, and when he confronted her outside the convenience store.
From the top of my head: If they were real, Faye, Hanners, Steve, Clinton, and Emily would each set off plenty warning bells. Even Marten has done worse than Dale, in my book. Of course, Marten's the protagonist. We don't know what role Dale yet has to play. Hence, speculation ...
If shipping is prohibited, i don't see why "unshipping" (which is what a lot of people have been doing vis-a-vis Dale and Marigold) should be allowed?
When Clinton acted all creepy towards Hannelore, the other characters tied him up. When Dale acts creepy towards Marigold, people say 'aw, he's flirting with you'. Yeah, maybe Dale is completely innocent here, but someone needs to take him aside and say "dude. You're acting like a creep. Knock it off."
Maybe the solution to this inexplicable conundrum is that no-one thinks he's acting creepy except for people on the forums.Oh please, you expect me to trust the judgment of the people in the comic? They're all messed up.
I have no frame of reference in which emerging from an alleyway to accost someone you've met maybe twice and never socially in order to deliver vague and half-formed threats/entreaties before attempting to disappear once more into the night is not creepy. Even if you don't stick the landing.
Oh please, you expect me to trust the judgment of the people in the comic? They're all messed up.
Whereas we have no emotional issues whatsoever. :angel:Yep. Pretty sane here. My psychologist can vouch for that :roll: