I wonder what cereal Steve is eating this week.DOKYA will send Steve to hunt down evil Doktor Müsli, the infamous cereal killer.
I wonder what cereal Steve is eating this week.
I wonder what cereal Steve is eating this week.
I wonder what Pintsize is downloading this week.Same thing he downloads every week. :-D
I wonder what cereal Steve is eating this week.
Dirty version. Same cereal. Same 4 panels.(click to show/hide)
I wonder what Pintsize is downloading this week.Same thing he downloads every week. :-D
Faye's reaction is a strange one if she actually likes Angus and stuff...
Wtf? Faye's right ear is double-pierced? Is that a retcon?
"Balls Deep in Faye's Jacuzzi" would be a good band name.
Wtf? Faye's right ear is double-pierced? Is that a retcon?
It's double pierced in 2411 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2411), 2419 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2419), 2424 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2424), and probably many other earlier ones.
Her left ear also appears to be double pierced in many strips, presumably they match (which admittedly isn't always the case with some people).
No, jesslc, we've been trying to ship the demise of Fayengus for years. It doesn't work like that.Who's this "we" you speak of?
Angus has this"I'm planning for the rest of my life" attitude on him.
It's creeping me out. The thought of planning anything further ahead than half a year just scares me so much. It's like, when you plan that much, you always need a contingency plan in case of failure, and I don't want to think about stuff like that.
When you get to my age, you start planning more than half a year in advance, mostly because you have to.
Because Angus is basically saying the same thing Penelope did, except she actually cares what Angus thinks (and he's saying it a lot nicer).
rschill: That is possible. Balls deep in anything is a term I very much dislike, so I can sympathize.I take it you've never heard of Balls Deep, the lowest point in a trench off of Newfoundland, named after explorer Henry Balls.
I meant her reaction to balls deep; the rest makes sense since that can be scary to hear.In that case, probably because she answered his question seriously even though it clearly made her uncomfortable, and then when she asked him he gave a smartass response.
I suppose you've got a point, but I want to go on thinking that I can see some kind of end to Angus being in the strip, so...Faye's reaction is a strange one if she actually likes Angus and stuff...
I don't think so. He's just annoyed her by asking one of those unanswerable job-interview questions and hassling her about the future. Then when she tries to turn it back on him he gets the punchline in. This would aggravate anyone, surely.
I'd hardly call it hassling, these are important questions to ask when you're in a serious relationship.
You actually make an interesting point that I hadn't thought of. This shows how little Angus really knows Faye.
[I'm actually surprised they've gone this long without having any kind of fight. Not that this as regressed to a fight yet, but they've been the "perfect couple" as it were to date. Bout time they had some drama in their relationship]
... Hanners, Marten, and Dora are basically family to Faye. Really tight, close family and after that mess with her father, the seed of loss in her doesn't wanna be too far from them ... Faye seems to like comfort and familiarity now ...
... And having that conversation in the middle of the night randomly ... Anyway, she'd probably irked because she wanted to know what Angus really wanted 5 years from now and he made a joke instead. ...
... I'm actually surprised they've gone this long without having any kind of fight ...
Back at 2006 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2006) Faye's hair is too long to easily see her ears, the next time we see her in 2016 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2016), it's cut slightly differently, and we can see her ears, and still can since it's continued to be styled similarly. ...
(Although it's getting a bit funny how Tai and Dora hooked up only to be shuffled aside immediately...)
The reaction makes perfect sense if Faye finds anal sex disgusting or otherwise unappealing.
No, CoD is a dictatorship with baristasants.
I just wondered "how long have Wil and Penny been together?" and holy archive dive, it's almost half the history of the comic. In less than a hundred strips they'll overtake Dora and Marten.
There's so much projection going on in this thread we could show a movie!
Angus' last trip to the city may have resulted in an opportunity that he's thinking about, and he's trying to break it to her...
Dora is, on the other hand, the center of the social circle.I'd say she was the center of the social circle and she was the initial hub that pulled everything together. Now that she's a secondary character again Marten is the center, both in terms of story and in terms of graph connectivity.
Glad I could help!There's so much projection going on in this thread we could show a movie!Wow. I think I've found my new signature.
*Cough*Angus' last trip to the city may have resulted in an opportunity that he's thinking about, and he's trying to break it to her...Holy crap!
Angus is planning on moving to NY. That's where the jobs are for him, and he clearly likes it there. He loves Faye, and he wants her to come with him and be with her, but if it comes down to staying put because of her neuroses or pursuing his dreams and unwillingness to grow up and face the future, dreams should win (being held back from pursuing the dreams would kill the love anyway). He wanted some variation of "with you," and since he didn't get it things aren't looking too good for them. Not thinking about the future is generally bad for the future, as any corporation paying cleanup costs can verify.:mrgreen:
The plot thickensNah, that's just the oatmeal.
Buh-Bye, Angus!Someone is handling this much better than they should. :-D
Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.
Hope to hear from you never!
Buh-Bye, Angus!
Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.
Hope to hear from you never!
He's always been interested in comedic acting. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1734)Buh-Bye, Angus!
Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.
Hope to hear from you never!
... but that would not be good for Faye, since as others have said, she probably has abandonment issues, so Angus leaving her for a job in NY would probably make her unhappy, and I like a happy Faye!
The alternative is Angus not doing that, and being resentful towards Faye for limiting his career choices (although if he had intentions in that direction, you would kind of wonder why he's not somewhere like NY already).
Heh, it'll make for some interesting developments either way, but I don't want to see Faye going back to her old sarcy character, even if that probably works better for the strip!
Big news! People have been clamoring for a QC iOS app for a long time, and now there finally is one! NOT ONLY THAT, it contains dozens of other fantastic webcomics! It is called Comic Chameleon and if you have an iPhone or iPad you should totally check it out.
Thanks for ignoring your fans on Android.
Comic Chameleon is a mobile app, for iOS only at present, but Android will come
Thanks for ignoring your fans on Android.
Thanks for ignoring your fans on Android.
Android is next in their plans; there will also be a specific iPad version in time, and the opportunity to pay for a premium ad-free version. Even Blackberry has been mentioned as a possibility.
Wish these app developers do the Android platforms at the same damn time. It's like they don't want my money.....
Edit: App developers, not Jeph, just to be clear.....
Ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff........
Run after her. Talk about it.
pursuing baristaness/baristahood/baristiture as your life's ars gratia artis.Ars gratia baristis? Of Angus' situation one might continue:
Angus might feel it is best to see if he passes the audition before breaking it to Faye. Tricky. :-\
No, no! The opposite!If only that wasn't completely out of character. :)
Run away from her! Leave silently! :angel:
Silly Angus, this is a comic strip! OF COURSE you'll pass the audition! :mrgreen:
Apparently her left ear is double-pierced too. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1148)Back at 2006 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2006) Faye's hair is too long to easily see her ears, the next time we see her in 2016 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2016), it's cut slightly differently, and we can see her ears, and still can since it's continued to be styled similarly. ...
Someone posted a link to 1199 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1199) in another thread, and Faye has the double piercing in her right ear there as well, clearly visible in the second panel, so it has been around for quite a while.
Nah, I think it fits better with Angus' character that he will succeed at such an audition. And the drama resulting from his having to move to NY with or without Faye fits better with the overall theme of the comic, too, I think.Hm... right you are. I've been watching too much Friends lately. ~~
Silly Angus, this is a comic strip! OF COURSE you'll pass the audition! :mrgreen:
Pfff... Lubricus, watch and learn, ahem:
Angus leaves for the audition in NY without telling Faye his intentions (he makes something up about work).
While he is away, Faye finds the flyer / Angus' boss calls for an emergency gig.
Angus fails the audition and upon returning is faced with an aggravated Faye all going "Why didn't you tell me?! Don't you trust me?!"
They fight, Faye storms out, cue regular sitcom bullshit until equilibrium sets back in after about 20 awkward strips about handling arguments and relationships better.
BAM! ... I feel dirty now.
Angus leaves for the audition in NY without telling Faye his intentions (he makes something up about work).
I may be the odd person here but I don't think Angus asking in bed was an odd thing. Around the end of the day is sort of when all my thoughts come together so I have the occasional deep thought to express.I agree. We talk about almost everything right before bed. If it's something sad and dramatic like that, you are also in prime position for hugs (or sex, which is a way better way to feel better). Mind, we live together and are basically married, and as far as I know Angus is just spending the night, so it might feel a bit more intrusive, even if it's still a good time.
Faye and Angus' relationship seems very solid to me. Yeah, they have spats but they both like the snarkiness of each other. They're not really fights about their relationship. In this case, the night before was cut short but Faye brought it up again and apologised and they calmly, if briefly, talked it out. I would say Angus will bring this up to her again and was hoping to do it the night before, before Faye's answer to his question.I don't think we know enough to say that. It seems kind of flat to me, like they date, have sex, and love each other, but there's neither passion nor feeling of length to it. The foreshadowing comic linked above could switch careers with the relationship, and that would be how it looks to me ("meh, good enough"). The only times they even seem like more than friends to me are bed/makeout scenes, rather than during dramatic events or talking about things, especially since I'm pretty sure Marten and Dora are still much closer to her than Angus (which is not a bad thing, but means that there is a distance there).
Pfff... Lubricus, watch and learn, ahem:
Angus leaves for the audition in NY without telling Faye his intentions (he makes something up about work).
While he is away, Faye finds the flyer / Angus' boss calls for an emergency gig.
Angus fails the audition and upon returning is faced with an aggravated Faye all going "Why didn't you tell me?! Don't you trust me?!"
They fight, Faye storms out, cue regular sitcom bullshit until equilibrium sets back in after about 20 awkward strips about handling arguments and relationships better.
BAM! ... I feel dirty now.
How long is the actual potential distance?
Despite my long term identification with Angus, this is a really hard call - Best thing is to tell Faye about the opportunity, and be open. "Hey, that 5 year thing? Well, the reason I asked was...". Then send in the "resume" (which probably needs to include some video of your work), and see if you even get past the first round.
BUT that kind of dynamic can only work for so long.
Apparently her left ear is double-pierced too. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1148)Back at 2006 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2006) Faye's hair is too long to easily see her ears, the next time we see her in 2016 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2016), it's cut slightly differently, and we can see her ears, and still can since it's continued to be styled similarly. ...Someone posted a link to 1199 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1199) in another thread, and Faye has the double piercing in her right ear there as well, clearly visible in the second panel, so it has been around for quite a while.
... Interesting foreshadowing though - Jeph's usually a little less obvious.
He could always pull a Biden and use Amtrak back and forth every day.
Has there ever been any discussions about any other piercings? The only one I can recall was with Tai, Marten and Dora talking about Tai's new one.
There was some surprise expressed about Hanners having piercings, although I cannot find the strip right now.
Hanners has had piercings since the beginning... Something about piercing salons actually being very clean.
If he's earning Colbert Cash, or even Aasif Mandvi Cash, I don't think the cost would be a problem. He could just teleconference with the writers until he gets there.He could always pull a Biden and use Amtrak back and forth every day.That's a three and a half hour commute, and $42 a day. (source: amtrak.com, specified stations as SPG and NYP)
He might be better off driving every day.
QuoteBUT that kind of dynamic can only work for so long.
Not necessarily true at all. There are people who have very long distance relationships for very long periods of time. Not everyone is capable of doing this, of course, but that dynamic CAN work, especially when given they're actually within easy driving distance. We don't know anything about how either of them feels about a long distance relationship, so it's a bit early to proclaim that a long distance relationship can't work out long term.
I think I missed the mark with my previous post, anyway - what Angus was actually asking was if Faye saw herself with HIM in five years, if he was in her long term plans. I know her reactions would have made me pretty uncomfortable about my prospects.I believe it's been shown that Faye's abandonment issues have also led to some fairly massive commitment issues and a generic lack of planning when it comes to life. She obviously has no direction in life and one year in the future, never mind five, is probably not something that's on her radar. It looks fairly certain we're about to see a serious Faye-Angus fight, but I think the bigger foreshadowing is that Faye's about to go through some fairly massive character growth.
Perhaps only that Faye is asking the question? Faye has at least created and sold one sculpture. Marten and his band, as far as we know, have not performed a single gig, distributed an EP, or anything.
I'd say Marten has more direction then Faye. He knows what he loves, and he's pursuing it.
Faye may have done it, but only because Dora pushed her into doing it. Marten is, at least, actively pursuing it out of his own interest.
...what's the difference?No, CoD is a dictatorship with baristasants.
This reminds me of a joke.
The punchline is "The baristacrats".
I'd say Marten has more direction then Faye. He knows what he loves, and he's pursuing it.Faye may have done it, but only because Dora pushed her into doing it. Marten is, at least, actively pursuing it out of his own interest.
Well...Marten was kind of pushed/recieved an ultimatum before realizing that he wanna progress with his band:
(http://i.imgur.com/6ibL8UH.jpg)
Source: #1982
Also: made more money with one article than marten's entire music "career" has?
So a guy and a girl walk into a coffee shop [snip]
Plus Marten has been IN SPACE!!! Whereas Faye has... made a sculpture. Woo.
You have to grow up sometime.
Has Dora ever expressed any sort of goals that weren't related to her business or resolving her emotional issues?
Seems to me you should have goals before ripping on your ex about theirs.
I'm having a hard time seeing where these two ladies came off making a remark like that, especially after all Marten has done for them
[...]
The guy shrugs and says "Meh. it's like this every day."
"Thats what you expect when you buy coffee from the baristacrats.'
(looks at watch)
(looks at page number)
"There's still time for us to hit 10 pages by Thursday night..."
Beyond all the above, which seem pretty good, the thing that struck me almost immediately upon reading today's, was that it's extremely ironic and kinda downright pissy of the two of them to be sniping about Marten's lack of direction. I mean, let's look back a bit.
Faye initially completely treats him more or less like crap after he opens all of what little he has to her, then lets her own past and emotional issues completely dump over any advances he might have tried to make, and then more or less sidesteps any relationship with him by saying 'oh, sorry, I have issues. It wouldn't be fair. Move along, please.'. While on one hand that's introspective, you gotta figure that'll screw a guy's ego over a bit and make him not exactly in a hurry to push for better.
Then what happens next? Dora pretty much hops on him as free, then almost immediately ends up dumping him, ALSO due to her own issues and mental fears. Is it two for one sale this year on massive female problems? That of course, is WITHOUT adding in the fact that now suddenly Faye's just FINE enough to go off and have someone to be with now.
I mean, at least now he's not all blah about not getting any, but let's face it, after the duo of emotional issues like that, who would WANT to go out and find anyone new or to push for better? In his position, I'd be thinking 'Why bother? Every time I try for something better than this, I get crapped on by the universe and roll not just a one, but a SERIES of ones. Screw that. I'll be here, playing my guitar and chilling out where it's relatively safe'.
I'm not saying it's completely their fault. Everyone has had shitty times in their life like that sometimes. But it seems just a liiiiiittle bit wrong of them to be sitting around griping about his lack of direction, when they kinda both contributed to said lack of direction by screwing him over each in their own way. Whether he's okay with that is kinda not even really in question there, as he basically for the most part seems to have a bit of serious California zen going on. 'The Dude abides, man'.
I wonder how motivated Marten would be if he had a girl friend. I'm wondering the same about myself, to be honest.
Obviously, when they're not performing for the comic, the characters ship various members of the forum. Some of the pairings they come up with are horrific.
But would it be in Angus' character to just up and go like that? He loves Faye, and knows her history with her father, and as such would have an inkling of what could likely happen if he did leave her behind (which could probably be more dramatic than mere drama).
But that being said, Faye will definitely feel like a bitch for not letting Angus pursue his dreams. But can she then just up and leave her social circle that she had a hard enough time to build (admittedly it is only about 3 hours away (Google Maps is my friend...)), and build a new life in New York?
How the hell do you compromise in that situation?
Also, I know the QC timeline is not *perfectly* clear, but there is no way Dora and Marten broke up "almost immediately."
Didn't we all wake up one morning 40 years old and wonder how that happened?
Do we even know that the band is still practicing? Marten's talent deserves better than to die of neglect.
Hanners has 10 ear piercings, five in each ear.
Do we even know that the band is still practicing? Marten's talent deserves better than to die of neglect.
Yes, the Pugnacious Peach wants to be a sculptor.
I mean, at least now he's not all blah about not getting any, but let's face it, after the duo of emotional issues like that, who would WANT to go out and find anyone new or to push for better? In his position, I'd be thinking 'Why bother? Every time I try for something better than this, I get crapped on by the universe and roll not just a one, but a SERIES of ones. Screw that. I'll be here, playing my guitar and chilling out where it's relatively safe'.Hello, new person!
I'd like to point out that Padma was a thing, and that had it not been for external factors pulling Padma away from life in Northampton their relationship could have developed further than it did before getting quickly cut off.Well, he did screw up when he blew her off that last time, though not as much as Faye said he did. It was a reasonable reaction to the blowoff by Padme, but it also had suboptimal results as far as his desires go.
Marten absolutely took that chance I think. Unfortunately it didn't work through no fault of his own.
I don't really understand the difference between Faye's contentedness and Marten's.
Obviously, when they're not performing for the comic, the characters ship various members of the forum. Some of the pairings they come up with are horrific.
@Throg what's wrong with being a librarian? A lot of people really like that career.
But yeah, Marten is still directionless. It is NOT ENOUGH to be the nice, empowering-to-your-friends, generally good guy that doesn't lift a finger about moving on himself. What is cool at his age (late 20's?) is going to be, existentially, fucking ridiculous in his mid-40's. Wearing ironic t-shirts and the guy behind the desk at the college library? really?
(minus blackmail)
Blackmail is such an ugly word! I prefer "extortion"...the "x" makes it sound cool.
This isn't a pineapple under the sea, it's a coffee shop under an iron fist.
And the difference is?
Nothing like a bit of exposition to move a plot along.
a. How threadbare is the "TEH" tshirt by now;
b. Are we going to get a real shift in the life of one of the characters in the next few weeks;
c. Can the posters in this forum stop overanalyzing the strip;
d. Will I have enough time to get a decent dinner before I have to report for duty this evening;
e. Is there enough space ham; and
f. Who's shipping who?
Faye nor Dora has any right to rag on Marten for what hes decided to do with his life.
They have a point, in that he's not acting on a conscious decision. He's still got all the problems he mentioned in comics 3 and 11. He's drifting, not deciding.
Dropping a piano on people never hurt anyone, as evidenced by Looney Toons.
what gives you the right to say that's ridiculous and that he should spend his life someway else?
Not every permanent, non student position in a university library is filled by a "Librarian".
Dropping a piano on people never hurt anyone, as evidenced by Looney Toons.
The library job is also something he got quasi-accidentally rather than to suit his needs and decisions.Well, he had qualifications (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=691).
Hanners looks disturbingly convincing as a Bond-villain mother's daughter (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DaddysLittleVillain). But the final panel suggests not so much a five-year-plan, so much as... a vision of the future? Is she a precog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precognition)?Yes. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2036)
Now I am going to entertain the thought, until the comic proves otherwise, that the bald minion is a brain-altered Marten,
Now I am going to entertain the thought, until the comic proves otherwise, that the bald minion is a brain-altered Marten,
At first I thought it was Mr. Clean (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1141).
Well, he had qualifications (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=691).Ha, I just noticed that what Tai said after he Marten passed was almost in iambic pentameter. (Although I think I remember someone here telling me a while ago I was wrong about "hired" being two syllables, something I still disagree with.)
Well, he had qualifications (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=691).Ha, I just noticed that what Tai said after he Marten passed was almost in iambic pentameter. (Although I think I remember someone here telling me a while ago I was wrong about "hired" being two syllables, something I still disagree with.)
I think it's "Kill your friends, kill them with a knife"
Hanners looks disturbingly convincing as a Bond-villain mother's daughter (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DaddysLittleVillain). But the final panel suggests not so much a five-year-plan, so much as... a vision of the future? Is she a precog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precognition)? Or is it her mother's five year plan for her to take over as head of Evilco?
"Join me Hannelore, and we shall rule the Galaxy Mother and Daughter!""What? Why should I share rule of the Galaxy with YOU?" **BLAST**
Hanners looks disturbingly convincing as a Bond-villain mother's daughter (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DaddysLittleVillain). But the final panel suggests not so much a five-year-plan, so much as... a vision of the future? Is she a precog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precognition)?Yes. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2036)
Could be both.
*brain tries to process how that would work*Easy. AnthroPCs.
:psyduck:
This isn't a pineapple under the sea, it's a coffee shop under an iron fist.And the difference is?
Nothing like a bit of exposition to move a plot along.
Hello there, glad to meet you!
Welcome to the worlds of Bikini Bottom and Questionable Content. My name is Loki. People affectionately refer to me as "that weird guy with a degree in comics and cartoons".
Those worlds are inhabited far and wide by creatures we call "characters".
For some people, characters are a source of entertainment.
Others use them for projecting everything they feel onto them and over-analyzing their behavior.
As for myself... I used to waste time consuming both.
You may wonder about the differences between the two worlds.
In one, creatures do pointless things and occasionally have some drama. In the other.... well, wait. There is no difference.
Now tell me. Are you a boy? Or a girl?
*brain tries to process how that would work*Easy. AnthroPCs.
:psyduck:
Pintsize got a virus that was both computer and physical, when he got those weird thumbs.*brain tries to process how that would work*Easy. AnthroPCs.
:psyduck:
Bio electronic gel packs? Is there a cheese to be taken to sickbay?
Hanners in a powersuit. I approve.
...true. But there's no reason to think a virus couldn't do that.
I may have made a live-action version of Hannelore's imagination for my student film ...
https://vimeo.com/68009319 (https://vimeo.com/68009319)