I stand by my preferred prediction that Delilah and Marten will just have a nice conversation in which she'll give him some insightful outsider's perspective.
They've already had their first date :roll:
I'd argue that their anime night was their first date. Who said a date had to have food? (Also they have eaten together, but I wouldn't consider THAT a date)An actual date (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_%28fruit%29#Dates).
Also do you mean canon as in the comic, or "canon" as in Willis said it was canon, but it was off to the side?
Marten swings... and misses.Looks like I guessed correctly. :roll:
soliciting prostitutionReally more of a bad pickup line than anything of that sort.
I can't wait to see what her reason for shooting him down is- I hope it's something simple like she has a boyfriend or she is a lesbian
He's joked about this sort of thing before (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=342).
I stand by my preferred prediction that Delilah and Marten will just have a nice conversation in which she'll give him some insightful outsider's perspective.
This ship is pretty much...
(http://i.imgur.com/5Kq5W3ol.jpg)
I stand by my preferred prediction that Delilah and Marten will just have a nice conversation in which she'll give him some insightful outsider's perspective.
This. And to be honest, Marten didn't really want makeouts with Delilah. He just wanted a good time to forget his troubles. Besides she might bat for the other team.
Will somebody please fix the thread title?Yep!
Honestly, I'd be very, very surprised if Marten was being serious. It's just such a...not-Marten thing to do.I think that's why he did it.
In the page 2626,
If Marten's still alive
If Delilah can survive,
They may find...
Wow... Marten...Really?Yeah... That was pretty much my reaction. I certainly hope Marten was not serious.
You'd like to forget Marten?Yes. He can move back to California, track down Padma (in a creepy and pathetic way), and finally move in with his mother. Life in QC do not have to be centered on Marten, even if he has been with us since Number One (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1).
I stand by my preferred prediction that Delilah and Marten will just have a nice conversation in which she'll give him some insightful outsider's perspective.Same as with Lieutenant ... Porter (or something?) up on the space station a while back?
Smooooooth....as sandpaper.
Meh, sometimes you gotta put it out there and get shot down just to clear the air and break the tension.
Would people be calling Marten "pathetic" if Delilah actually agreed to it?
Serious question.
Poor Marten.
I've come to the conclusion that being a guy must be hard.
I've come to the conclusion that being a guy must be hard.Well ... yeah, I suppose so.
skipping the whole "getting to know you" bitWasn't he getting to know her during the party?
I've come to the conclusion that being a guy must be hard.Indeed. I wish some memories from my younger days could be erased. It was some terrible years.
I would never for a second pretend to act like being a guy is harder than being a girl.
Also, Delilah might be a bit like Padma in reacting to things very spontaneously without thinking about whether this might be insensitive and hurt someone.
I didn't have a problem when Marigold tried to leverage Momo's chassis, but this is soliciting prostitution.
I feel like I should save this comic to preserve its badness in the event Jeph wants to "fix" it.
Marten seems utterly unable to land a woman on his own initiative. It looks like he's completely dependent on meeting someone willing to take charge herself, which again means he'll only ever be together with women who will be far more assertive than him, I guess.
I sincerely hope that Marten was joking there. I mean, there's being awkward, and there's being a douche.
Today's question:
Would you rather be shot down by:
a. Delilah laughing at you.
b. Faye punching you.
Today's question:
Would you rather be shot down by:
a. Delilah laughing at you.
b. Faye punching you.
Faye punching me would be kinda hot.
Today's question:
Would you rather be shot down by:
a. Delilah laughing at you.
b. Faye punching you.
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That of course leads to a very dangerous cycle (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=438).Today's question:
Would you rather be shot down by:
a. Delilah laughing at you.
b. Faye punching you.
Faye punching me would be kinda hot.
And she may not be quite sober.
Would people be calling Marten "pathetic" if Delilah actually agreed to it?
Serious question.
Would people be calling Marten "pathetic" if Delilah actually agreed to it?
Serious question.
Of course not. I suspect though, that many of us would be stunned if it had worked. Maybe including Marten himself.
But this is the kind of move more confident guys make all the time, the difference is, many of them just brush off the failures, fully expecting such lines to not always work. Also, as links to previous strips in this thread have shown, Marten joked around like that with Faye on a fairly regular basis.
how does this thread have three pages already?
It really would.Today's question:
Would you rather be shot down by:
a. Delilah laughing at you.
b. Faye punching you.
Faye punching me would be kinda hot.
Marten's taken-aback look at her laughter makes me pretty sure he wasn't "JK". He may be able to laught it off as a joke, but no, it wasn't initially meant that way.Funny; I'd say the opposite: He may have meant it that way, but there's no way he'll be able to laugh it off as a joke now.
I stand by my preferred prediction that Delilah and Marten will just have a nice conversation in which she'll give him some insightful outsider's perspective.
This. And to be honest, Marten didn't really want makeouts with Delilah. He just wanted a good time to forget his troubles. Besides she might bat for the other team.
If so, why did Tai not warn him?
Today's question:
Would you rather be shot down by:
a. Delilah laughing at you.
b. Faye punching you.
Faye punching me would be kinda hot.
(See also http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=342 ... flashback?)
Today's question:
Would you rather be shot down by:
a. Delilah laughing at you.
b. Faye punching you.
Faye punching me would be kinda hot.
I think Angus might mind.
She did. That look on Friday said it all.Uh...what? How was that look anything but encouraging? (Overly so, even?)
I think Angus might mind.He doesn't seem the jealous type.
Would people be calling Marten "pathetic" if Delilah actually agreed to it?
Serious question.
Of course not. I suspect though, that many of us would be stunned if it had worked. Maybe including Marten himself.
But this is the kind of move more confident guys make all the time, the difference is, many of them just brush off the failures, fully expecting such lines to not always work. Also, as links to previous strips in this thread have shown, Marten joked around like that with Faye on a fairly regular basis.
Yeah in fairness this is not the kind of move that a guy like Marten should be going for.
I stand by my preferred prediction that Delilah and Marten will just have a nice conversation in which she'll give him some insightful outsider's perspective.
This. And to be honest, Marten didn't really want makeouts with Delilah. He just wanted a good time to forget his troubles. Besides she might bat for the other team.
She is actually an asexual aromantic anthropomorphous avatar of an ancient goddess of ambiguity.
I'm pretty sure he doesn't actually believe she owes him sexual favours.No, I don't think he actually believes it, either, which is why I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt here. But he certainly implied it. His wording is "You can pay me back with makeouts" which yeah, says she "owes" him. Is that the message he intended to get across? Maybe, maybe not. We won't know until tomorrow at the earliest.
That is it for me over analyzing a webcomic. I am open to changing my views on things if anyone disagrees with this assessment.
Marten, not Martin.
The problem is Martin doesn't take himself seriously, and lacks in self confidence. Lets leave aside his mom's occupation for this. He came all the way from California for a gf who ended up leaving him, leaving him alone in a new place.
Tbh, I would be insulted if someone described me as a pushover and his partial acceptance of the term shows his lack of confidence
And I was *just* looking at that old comic where Dora remarks how he loses coherence at the first nuzzle.
And I was *just* looking at that old comic where Dora remarks how he loses coherence at the first nuzzle.
It might not just be a nuzzle - look where Delilah's right hand is.
Yeah in fairness this is not the kind of move that a guy like Marten should be going for.
Marten has been creeping away from being directionless. He has a career path now, granted one that Tai imposed on him, and is beginning to take the band seriously.
I think this is the point in the program at which Marten finds out what the crippling catch is with Delilah
The 'crippling catch' is just going to be that she likes to have fun here and there, but not interested in a relationship.
The problem is Martin doesn't take himself seriously, and lacks in self confidence. Lets leave aside his mom's occupation for this. He came all the way from California for a gf who ended up leaving him, leaving him alone in a new place.
Which is what led him to meeting all the people he knows right now. Better to accept what has happened an appreciate what came of it than to dwell on any "mistakes" you've made.QuoteTbh, I would be insulted if someone described me as a pushover and his partial acceptance of the term shows his lack of confidence
I'm not sure I agree with that. I believe that part of becoming confident is accepting that you as well as those around you have flaws, so you might as well accept them and occasionally "embrace" them. Otherwise, you're stuck fighting with yourself trying to be perfect, even though the reality is that being somewhat of a pushover is something quite a few people deal with. It doesn't keep them from living happy, fulfilled lives.
RE: Today's comic
OH SHIT!!!!
I am literally grinning ear to ear right now.
So, there's an old Road Runner/Coyote cartoon where the Coyote orders a "Bat-Man Suit" from the Acme Products Company. He puts it on, jumps off a cliff, and plummets towards the rocks below... only to pull out of his death dive at the last second and start flying like a real pro.Here you go:
And then crash into a hoodoo because he's not looking where he's going.
Don't know what prompted me to bring this up at this particular moment. Really, no idea. I had a point, but it seems to have slipped my mind.
The 'crippling catch' is just going to be that she likes to have fun here and there, but not interested in a relationship.
2. After the unspeakably uninteresting and interminable Dale/Marigold storyline, this arc seems absolutely fascinating.
I stand by my preferred prediction that Delilah and Marten will just have a nice conversation in which she'll give him some insightful outsider's perspective.
This. And to be honest, Marten didn't really want makeouts with Delilah. He just wanted a good time to forget his troubles. Besides she might bat for the other team.
If so, why did Tai not warn him?
She did. That look on Friday said it all.
Rereading the comic, I'm in the impression that Marten's reaction when Delilah said she needed to think about it may have taught her everything she still needed to make her decision.
a woman will usually give some kind of signal if she would welcome an advance.I keep hearing of this "signal" stuff and I still don't get what the fuck it is about. The only signals I've ever been able to detect are those of hostility.
I hope not. I want Marten to have a relationship for once - one that doesn't sink upon having the first champagne bottle crushed against it.So, there's an old Road Runner/Coyote cartoon where the Coyote orders a "Bat-Man Suit" from the Acme Products Company. He puts it on, jumps off a cliff, and plummets towards the rocks below... only to pull out of his death dive at the last second and start flying like a real pro.Here you go:
And then crash into a hoodoo because he's not looking where he's going.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEFmFMeXV3EDon't know what prompted me to bring this up at this particular moment. Really, no idea. I had a point, but it seems to have slipped my mind.
I feel sure we'll find out in another comic or two :evil:
a woman will usually give some kind of signal if she would welcome an advance.I keep hearing of this "signal" stuff and I still don't get what the fuck it is about. The only signals I've ever been able to detect are those of hostility.
You must have really nice hair.
I once had a woman give me her phone number and try to braid my hair. She's also said "I love you" about four times. I'm not sure what any of that means.Well that's just being upfront. That's not what people are usually speaking about when they use the word "signal".
I once had a woman give me her phone number and try to braid my hair. She's also said "I love you" about four times. I'm not sure what any of that means.Well that's just being upfront. That's not what people are usually speaking about when they use the word "signal".
More rarely than I'd want to, but yes, occassionally.I'm bad at observing from a distance. I'd probably mess up and say hi.
Watching people and trying to make out what they are to each other is fun! It's like shipping, but with real people you will most likely never see again!
*tilts head* Schmorgluck, do you ever just like sit down in a café and watch the people around you? Particularly those who come in pairs, but are not obviously a couple?Nope, can't say I really do that. I have time and again observed couples forming during parties (well, back when I went to parties that is), but that's about it.
More rarely than I'd want to, but yes, occassionally.I'm bad at observing from a distance. I'd probably mess up and say hi.
Watching people and trying to make out what they are to each other is fun! It's like shipping, but with real people you will most likely never see again!
That was a masterful display of suspenseful trickery on Jeph's part, I'm sure this entire thread is stunned right now.Not really, I was more surprised why people opposed the very idea and stuff.
I think it might be because it came from a guy like Marten that it worked.OMG women are so complicated.
From a smooth, confident guy, a line like that is overly forward and usually kinda gross. But from an awkward-but-sweet guy who's clearly not a player, it could be endearing. It doesn't come across as tacky and crude, but as a really clumsy expression of attraction from a nice guy who's not quite sure how to express attraction but means well.
I love it!I've heard this said a lot lately. At some point people seem to get tired of really trying with all they have and just go with quantity over apparent quality.
Sometimes, when you've been passive your whole life and you *finally* step up to the plate, it doesn't really matter how inept your attempt was. Sometimes life says "Y'know what? Fuck it. This one is on me." Just to make sure you keep trying. Of course, sometimes life likes to smash shit horribly, but the golden moments of "FUCK YES" are what we live for.
I am surprised this wasn't mentioned yet, but I don't really like the new "comic title" font. Reminds me of Bootstrap.Now that you mention it... maybe not put that in crisp or sharp. Strong would be a better choice for that font, maybe?
Gotta be honest, though, Delilah's armpit and leg hair would be a turn off for me, personally. It wasn't always thus. I think I'm becoming shallow...Well, you know, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." It's just I never noticed Marten is into this. Didn't notice any hint of mutual understanding between them. It just look like a desperate attempt to get laid... So far, it's sad really.
Gotta be honest, though, Delilah's armpit and leg hair would be a turn off for me, personally. It wasn't always thus. I think I'm becoming shallow...Well, you know, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." It's just I never noticed Marten is into this. Didn't notice any hint of mutual understanding between them. It just look like a desperate attempt to get laid... So far, it's sad really.
Maybe he just doesn't have his usual font on the Companion? Windows comes with shitty fonts. AFAICT the dialogue font is unchanged, though?I am surprised this wasn't mentioned yet, but I don't really like the new "comic title" font. Reminds me of Bootstrap.Now that you mention it... maybe not put that in crisp or sharp. Strong would be a better choice for that font, maybe?
Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. There seems to be an agreement here that Marten should be more active and not always wait for the woman to take the initiative. But when he does take the initiative, he is a douche, or at least awkward, and should be aware that a woman will usually give some kind of signal if she would welcome an advance.
Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. There seems to be an agreement here that Marten should be more active and not always wait for the woman to take the initiative. But when he does take the initiative, he is a douche, or at least awkward, and should be aware that a woman will usually give some kind of signal if she would welcome an advance.
Welcome to the internet, where we're all hypocritical bastards.
And I kind of feel like this is all a symptom of a much bigger problem, which is that Marten seems to be completely without direction in his life. I don't really pay attention to this forum much and I'm sure it's been discussed elsewhere, but this guy is going absolutely nowhere in his life. When you strip out all the funny from the comic, it's depressing.
Gotta be honest, though, Delilah's armpit and leg hair would be a turn off for me, personally. It wasn't always thus. I think I'm becoming shallow...
Yeah in fairness this is not the kind of move that a guy like Marten should be going for.
I think it might be because it came from a guy like Marten that it worked.
From a smooth, confident guy, a line like that is overly forward and usually kinda gross. But from an awkward-but-sweet guy who's clearly not a player, it could be endearing. It doesn't come across as tacky and crude, but as a really clumsy expression of attraction from a nice guy who's not quite sure how to express attraction but means well.
Why desperate? What's wrong with two people just wanting to "get laid" if they're both attracted to each other and ok with casual sex? :?Well, you know, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." It's just I never noticed Marten is into this. Didn't notice any hint of mutual understanding between them. It just look like a desperate attempt to get laid... So far, it's sad really.
It looks desperate because they are older. If they were 16, this would be 'cute'.
Strange how age somehow affects that view.
Why desperate? What's wrong with two people just wanting to "get laid" if they're both attracted to each other and ok with casual sex? :?Well, you know, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." It's just I never noticed Marten is into this. Didn't notice any hint of mutual understanding between them. It just look like a desperate attempt to get laid... So far, it's sad really.
It looks desperate because they are older. If they were 16, this would be 'cute'.
Strange how age somehow affects that view.
Seems a pretty accurate reflection of real life party hook-ups to me.
Gotta be honest, though, Delilah's armpit and leg hair would be a turn off for me, personally. It wasn't always thus. I think I'm becoming shallow...Well, you know, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." It's just I never noticed Marten is into this. Didn't notice any hint of mutual understanding between them. It just look like a desperate attempt to get laid... So far, it's sad really.
2. After the unspeakably uninteresting and interminable Dale/Marigold storyline, this arc seems absolutely fascinating.
I hope we will get back to Dale and Marigold soon.
I wonder if they'll have a serious relationship or if it's just a one night stand...Or whatever in between?
Me, Myself, I'm not happy with the new intro of Reed's new love interest. I would have liked to see some more build-up of the girl's character before the random hook up started. I think Marten would be down with that, but I don't know here at al!
OK, I'm just going to give a blanket apology up front for this...
Hey there Delilah, yeah, that line was kinda cheesy
But my friend Tai left me here and so I’m thinking that you’re easy,
and I hope…
That it’s not just the beer and dope
Making you grope…
Hey there Delilah if you reach a little lower
I will follow you upstairs or anywhere you choose to go –
Er, well I mean,
This is much more than I’d foreseen!
I messed my jeans…
Oh, what you do to me!
Oh, what you do to me…
I'm really, really sorry about that, but if I don't get it out of my system it just backs up for days...
Marten has been creeping away from being directionless. He has a career path now, granted one that Tai imposed on him, and is beginning to take the band seriously.The library job? He's a glorified intern. And to move up significantly he needs a degree (Library Science or something close to being called that depending on what school). More importantly, has there ever been a time where Marten has said "you know, I think I'd really like to be a librarian, I can see myself doing that for the rest of my life."? Never. This is just a job he took because he needed the money. He's also a long way from being able to make a living doing music. They have no demo album, are only just talking about the possibility of performing in front of people, and nobody outside of Northampton (or whatever Jeph is calling it in QC universe) knows about them. His band is at the same place that many early-teen bands are at.
And I kind of feel like this is all a symptom of a much bigger problem, which is that Marten seems to be completely without direction in his life. I don't really pay attention to this forum much and I'm sure it's been discussed elsewhere, but this guy is going absolutely nowhere in his life. When you strip out all the funny from the comic, it's depressing.Faye and Dora have discussed this previously (Link (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2442)). Basically, Marten is a nice guy, but without ambitions in his life. Being modest may attract certain girls (Link (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2055)). However, modesty and lack of ambitions is not the same thing, and over time, lack of ambitions will make potential partners loose interest.
Oh man, seriously? To each his own, but their subplots just fall completely flat for me. ...some much needed Dora character development instead of two weeks of Dale being harassed by the specter living in his glasses. Marigold practically became the strip protagonist since her introduction, and she is just not interesting enough to carry the strip. But again, to each his own, I guess.
The library job? He's a glorified intern. And to move up significantly he needs a degree (Library Science or something close to being called that depending on what school). More importantly, has there ever been a time where Marten has said "you know, I think I'd really like to be a librarian, I can see myself doing that for the rest of my life."? Never. This is just a job he took because he needed the money. He's also a long way from being able to make a living doing music. They have no demo album, are only just talking about the possibility of performing in front of people, and nobody outside of Northampton (or whatever Jeph is calling it in QC universe) knows about them. His band is at the same place that many early-teen bands are at.Basically, Marten is a loser, without education and career opportunities. And he has no ambitions, other than a rather unrealistic wish to be a successful musician. That should be a put-off for most potential partners. His good looks and (mostly (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1818)) nice manners may help in the short term, but it is not enough for a lasting relationship.
Oh man, seriously? To each his own, but their subplots just fall completely flat for me. ...some much needed Dora character development instead of two weeks of Dale being harassed by the specter living in his glasses. Marigold practically became the strip protagonist since her introduction, and she is just not interesting enough to carry the strip. But again, to each his own, I guess.
I completely agree. Though honestly, I've found the romantic relationships the least interesting part of the comic (part of that might be that I have always very strongly disliked Angus and felt he really shoved his way into Faye's life, and that is creepy to me). I really enjoy the friendship parts, because they seem realistic. I may find Dale and Marigold not-so-interesting because I know so many people like them in real life, so they just don't catch my attention the same way.
I mean, it's like saying that slipping a girl a drug in her drink is less creepy if she ends up not pressing charges afterward.Are you serious? It's nothing like that! You're comparing drugging and taking advantage of someone to making a somewhat lame pass at a girl you've been talking to at a party... Do you honestly think they're on the same level?
And honestly, where is this going? What are Marten's expectations, and what are Delilah's expectations? What if Delilah is looking for "tonight only"? Does Marten have a history that indicates that he easily emotionally detaches from women he has close relations with? He hasn't really thought about this at all (again, this goes back to the whole "directionless" thing) and he's probably going to end up with some big regrets when it doesn't end up how he would like.It's a hook-up at a party, don't you think it's too early to be talking of expectations, wondering where it's going, etc? There's nothing wrong with having some "naughty" fun with someone you've just met when you're both up for it and consenting adults. If it feels good just go for it. You can figure out later if you're actually compatible and interested in having a serious relationship, but none of that matters right now.
I'd be interested to see him explored in terms of his particular approach to eking out a living with a bunch of odd jobs (though I guess that's off the table now that he's a CoD barista),It might not be off the table. He's shown quitting at the pizza place, but he's never shown quitting any of the other jobs. And his CoD job is probably part-time and not particularly well-paid, so it would likely make sense for him to keep the other jobs.
I'd be interested to see him explored in terms of his particular approach to eking out a living with a bunch of odd jobs (though I guess that's off the table now that he's a CoD barista),It might not be off the table. He's shown quitting at the pizza place, but he's never shown quitting any of the other jobs. And his CoD job is probably part-time and not particularly well-paid, so it would likely make sense for him to keep the other jobs.
Gotta be honest, though, Delilah's armpit and leg hair would be a turn off for me, personally. It wasn't always thus. I think I'm becoming shallow...
It's a hook-up at a party, don't you think it's too early to be talking of expectations, wondering where it's going, etc? There's nothing wrong with having some "naughty" fun with someone you've just met when you're both up for it and consenting adults. If it feels good just go for it. You can figure out later if you're actually compatible and interested in having a serious relationship, but none of that matters right now.Agreed. I still think the "you can pay me back with makeouts" line was way too lame, but apparently it worked this time (or Delilah decided a pity fuck (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pity%20fuck) was appropriate, both for her own enjoyment and a way to "educate" a nice boy she just met). But I seriously doubt she is interested in any long term relationship.
Marten's taking initiative, being more assertive and letting go of himself a little and Delilah seems to be a free spirited and open minded girl, I see this arc as a really positive and much needed development for our main character. Whether it results in a serious relationship or not is irrelevant at this point (imo).
Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. There seems to be an agreement here that Marten should be more active and not always wait for the woman to take the initiative. But when he does take the initiative, he is a douche, or at least awkward, and should be aware that a woman will usually give some kind of signal if she would welcome an advance.
Welcome to the internet, where we're all hypocritical bastards.
Gotta be honest, though, Delilah's armpit and leg hair would be a turn off for me, personally. It wasn't always thus. I think I'm becoming shallow...
Ancient wisdom say if girl is hairier then you... run away with haste. That is all.Too much hair phobia in this forum. Although Marten has on a previous occasion (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1507) expressed his anti-hair stance. Time to wake up. Body hair is natural. Let us make 2014 the year of the bush (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/19/year-of-the-bush-female-body-hair-cameron-diaz-pubic/print)!
Gotta be honest, though, Delilah's armpit and leg hair would be a turn off for me, personally. It wasn't always thus. I think I'm becoming shallow...
Ancient wisdom say if girl is hairier then you... run away with haste. That is all.
Basically, Marten is a loser, without education and career opportunities. And he has no ambitions, other than a rather unrealistic wish to be a successful musician.
Let us make 2014 the year of the bush (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/19/year-of-the-bush-female-body-hair-cameron-diaz-pubic/print)!
Me, Myself, I'm not happy with the new intro of Reed's new love interest. I would have liked to see some more build-up of the girl's character before the random hook up started. I think Marten would be down with that, but I don't know here at al!
What did you expect from somebody with such little experience?
Marten has a college degree, although we do not know what kind (I think).
Ancient wisdom say if girl is hairier then you... run away with haste. That is all.Too much hair phobia in this forum. Although Marten has on a previous occasion (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1507) expressed his anti-hair stance. Time to wake up. Body hair is natural. Let us make 2014 the year of the bush (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/19/year-of-the-bush-female-body-hair-cameron-diaz-pubic/print)!
Basically, Marten is a loser, without education and career opportunities. And he has no ambitions, other than a rather unrealistic wish to be a successful musician.
Not true: Marten has a college degree, although we do not know what kind (I think). Although I do not know how this compares to the German education system, I'd hardly call that "without education". It just seems to me that this degree is something that does not lead so some specific job, so Marten did not really know what to do with it once he had it. Also, Tai has hinted that Marten might get her job when she graduates, which seems to be more administrative than scientific, so probably you don't need a library science degree for it (Tai doesn't have one either).
The lack of serious ambition seems to be more of a problem, although really not everybody has to find their life's fulfillment in their job, you know? Lots of people are happy just working for a basic income and have fulfillment with friends/ hobbies/ family - like Marten with the band. It doesn't matter that he might never be able to earn his living with the band (as he has himself stated repeatedly, by the way), it can still be a fulfilling thing to do, while his job is just that, a job - although I agree that the job should pay enough to build up some savings, social security etc. Not sure his current job does that.
Random thought: I assume it was a matter of it not being all that interesting from a plotting perspective, but it seems like a bit of a shame that Marten's music blog never took off.Marten has been creeping away from being directionless. He has a career path now, granted one that Tai imposed on him, and is beginning to take the band seriously.The library job? He's a glorified intern. And to move up significantly he needs a degree (Library Science or something close to being called that depending on what school). More importantly, has there ever been a time where Marten has said "you know, I think I'd really like to be a librarian, I can see myself doing that for the rest of my life."? Never. This is just a job he took because he needed the money. He's also a long way from being able to make a living doing music. They have no demo album, are only just talking about the possibility of performing in front of people, and nobody outside of Northampton (or whatever Jeph is calling it in QC universe) knows about them. His band is at the same place that many early-teen bands are at.
The main problem, for me, with Marten's job is not his lack of ambition. It's that I find it irritating that he took a job that a COLLEGE STUDENT could have had.Blame Natasha on that, not Marten. Natasha who, it turned out, didn't even need the money.
I feel that entry-level college positions should go to college students, and it's so annoying to me that Marten basically stole a job from one of the students who could really use that money to fund textbooks or classes or anything else.A college system in which some students have to work to fund textbooks and classes is inherently broken anyway.
Not saying you guys are wrong about Marten not having that great of a long-term perspective jobwise and this probably affecting his life negatively, but just out of interest: Would you call Faye a "loser" in the same way? Their situations in life are comparable, with the exception that Faye is in a long-term relationship and Marten isn't.Faye was promoted to Assistant Manager. Granted, a small coffee shop will not give a lot of career opportunities, but Faye can get a job elsewhere if she wants. Also, she could perhaps become a successful sculptor or industrial designer.
Marten has been creeping away from being directionless. He has a career path now, granted one that Tai imposed on him, and is beginning to take the band seriously.The library job? He's a glorified intern. And to move up significantly he needs a degree (Library Science or something close to being called that depending on what school). More importantly, has there ever been a time where Marten has said "you know, I think I'd really like to be a librarian, I can see myself doing that for the rest of my life."? Never. This is just a job he took because he needed the money. He's also a long way from being able to make a living doing music. They have no demo album, are only just talking about the possibility of performing in front of people, and nobody outside of Northampton (or whatever Jeph is calling it in QC universe) knows about them. His band is at the same place that many early-teen bands are at.
...she could perhaps become a successful sculptor [...] He could conceivably become a music teacher...
But from what we know of Marten, I think actually it's more of a matter of having a way to earn a living while he focuses on what he wants to do, which is his music. There's nothing wrong with that approach to life! I think it would affect his life negatively more if he had a full-on career that didn't leave time for what he loves.
Not the careers, but the characters. Faye is tough and determined, and therefore more likely to succeed. Marten, with his attitude and personality, will not be very successful in any career....she could perhaps become a successful sculptor [...] He could conceivably become a music teacher...
The way you led into those makes it seem that you are seeing the first as a good opportunity, and the second as a dead-end one. Why is that, I wonder?
My son has a career in which he is an internationally known performer, and yet he has had to take teaching jobs as well to make ends meet (in schools while he was building his career, and at a conservatoire now he's established).
???? Makes perfect sense to me, blindingy obvious really. That Jeph saw it too and intended it is the interesting part.I think it might be because it came from a guy like Marten that it worked.OMG women are so complicated.
From a smooth, confident guy, a line like that is overly forward and usually kinda gross. But from an awkward-but-sweet guy who's clearly not a player, it could be endearing. It doesn't come across as tacky and crude, but as a really clumsy expression of attraction from a nice guy who's not quite sure how to express attraction but means well.
Edit: pwhodges said it first. Good point, I agree! Really, Marten becoming a music teacher would be a good option.
Didn't he tell Natasha that?
Probably stopped when she quit the band.
Amen to that. It's one thing if it's personal preference, but to try and shame hairy ladies or people who get with hairy ladies? Get outta here, mind ya own business.Ancient wisdom say if girl is hairier then you... run away with haste. That is all.Too much hair phobia in this forum. Although Marten has on a previous occasion (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1507) expressed his anti-hair stance. Time to wake up. Body hair is natural. Let us make 2014 the year of the bush (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/19/year-of-the-bush-female-body-hair-cameron-diaz-pubic/print)!
But from what we know of Marten, I think actually it's more of a matter of having a way to earn a living while he focuses on what he wants to do, which is his music. There's nothing wrong with that approach to life! I think it would affect his life negatively more if he had a full-on career that didn't leave time for what he loves.
I think it might be because it came from a guy like Marten that it worked.OMG women are so complicated.
From a smooth, confident guy, a line like that is overly forward and usually kinda gross. But from an awkward-but-sweet guy who's clearly not a player, it could be endearing. It doesn't come across as tacky and crude, but as a really clumsy expression of attraction from a nice guy who's not quite sure how to express attraction but means well.
Or occasionally fun but ultimately awkward.Seems a pretty accurate reflection of real life party hook-ups to me.
Can attest to this. Occasionally awkward but ultimately fun.
Too much hair phobia in this forum. Although Marten has on a previous occasion (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1507) expressed his anti-hair stance. Time to wake up. Body hair is natural. Let us make 2014 the year of the bush (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/19/year-of-the-bush-female-body-hair-cameron-diaz-pubic/print)!Hey, that's a cool article. It looks like ladies shaving became fashionable during roughly the same time period as advertising took its turn toward inventing "problems" in order to sell us the solutions to them.
I'm pretty sure he doesn't actually believe she owes him sexual favours.No, I don't think he actually believes it, either, which is why I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt here. But he certainly implied it. His wording is "You can pay me back with makeouts" which yeah, says she "owes" him. Is that the message he intended to get across? Maybe, maybe not. We won't know until tomorrow at the earliest.
I didn't notice that.
That said he has many such switches. 'guh buh huh wuh?'
Too much hair phobia in this forum. Although Marten has on a previous occasion (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1507) expressed his anti-hair stance. Time to wake up. Body hair is natural. Let us make 2014 the year of the bush (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/19/year-of-the-bush-female-body-hair-cameron-diaz-pubic/print)!
Audentes fortuna iuuat
personally I prefer Qui audet adipiscitur.
I don't get you guysWhat don't you get?
The weird drama in this thread, mostly.I don't get you guysWhat don't you get?
I'm quite distbured by the body hair and one-night-stand phobia in this thread.
I'm quite distbured by the body hair and one-night-stand phobia in this thread.
Someone should tell Jeph that he didn't include the copyright in the bottom of the last 3 strips.
I find physical intimacy to be an actual need, one that dramatically improves quality of life when it's fulfilled at least a little bit.I agree. And I suspect my incapacity to ever fulfill it a is a huge fuel for my chronic depression.
No, and I never said they were. They don't have to be for the type of comparison I made.I mean, it's like saying that slipping a girl a drug in her drink is less creepy if she ends up not pressing charges afterward.Are you serious? It's nothing like that! You're comparing drugging and taking advantage of someone to making a somewhat lame pass at a girl you've been talking to at a party... Do you honestly think they're on the same level?
That's all fine in theory, and I have nothing against people who are into casual hook-ups and have positive experiences from it, but you have to have the right personality for that. Marten doesn't. Marten's a guy who beats himself up over perceived mistakes he makes that he perceives as ruining his relationships. Honestly, I would have more confidence in Marten's ability to handle this scenario if he went around remarking that he wanted to bang random chicks with giant tits, because at least I could be sure he'd have the necessary emotional detachment.And honestly, where is this going? What are Marten's expectations, and what are Delilah's expectations? What if Delilah is looking for "tonight only"? Does Marten have a history that indicates that he easily emotionally detaches from women he has close relations with? He hasn't really thought about this at all (again, this goes back to the whole "directionless" thing) and he's probably going to end up with some big regrets when it doesn't end up how he would like.It's a hook-up at a party, don't you think it's too early to be talking of expectations, wondering where it's going, etc? There's nothing wrong with having some "naughty" fun with someone you've just met when you're both up for it and consenting adults. If it feels good just go for it. You can figure out later if you're actually compatible and interested in having a serious relationship, but none of that matters right now.
Marten's taking initiative, being more assertive and letting go of himself a little and Delilah seems to be a free spirited and open minded girl, I see this arc as a really positive and much needed development for our main character. Whether it results in a serious relationship or not is irrelevant at this point (imo).
Someone should tell Jeph that he didn't include the copyright in the bottom of the last 3 strips.
Clearly Jeph has abandoned his copyright and we are now compelled to all start spinoff comics!
I think the career aspirations of most of the cast of this strip was summed up by Angus: "Meh, good enough, I guess." (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1734)That is a good one, although Angus probably has more aspirations than the other characters.
As for career aspirations, sometimes "good enough" is the best you can hope for, especially in this economy. It's far harder to get anywhere career-wise these days, even for determined go-getters like Dora; and even she has just been working to keep her one coffee shop afloat, not trying to build a CoD "empire".
Next stop: clinic to do a panel for STDs.
:facepalm: No more hair jokes, please!Next stop: clinic to do a panel for STDs.I think first he'll stop at the store to get some toothpicks. Gotta get the hair outta his teeth.
I'm quite distbured by the body hair and one-night-stand phobia in this thread.I wasn't going to comment on the matter, but some of us actually do have a bit of a phobia regarding body hair. I know that if I could afford it, I'd get everything that isn't on my scalp zapped off for good. When I have any, I feel "dirty", no matter how recently I have showered, and I can imagine bugs and such crawling around in it.
Hm. The fashion industry really has transformed us. And not necessarily in a healthy way. Scalp hair is also unhygienic, but of course there is more money in hair fashion than in bare scalps, so I guess that is why the fashion industry has chosen to keep it.I'm quite distbured by the body hair and one-night-stand phobia in this thread.I wasn't going to comment on the matter, but some of us actually do have a bit of a phobia regarding body hair. I know that if I could afford it, I'd get everything that isn't on my scalp zapped off for good. When I have any, I feel "dirty", no matter how recently I have showered, and I can imagine bugs and such crawling around in it.
Heldet følger de tossede.Audentes fortuna iuuat
personally I prefer Qui audet adipiscitur.
Fortuna fatuis favet is more along my line.
And Deus custodit parvulos et stulti.
No more hair jokes, please!
I'm quite distbured by the body hair and one-night-stand phobia in this thread.
There was a "pussy fashion" cartoon link earlier in this thread, is this something that really exists?
Hm. The fashion industry really has transformed us. And not necessarily in a healthy way. Scalp hair is also unhygienic, but of course there is more money in hair fashion than in bare scalps, so I guess that is why the fashion industry has chosen to keep it.Oh, I certainly know that it (my phobia) isn't rational, but it has little to do with the mainstream fashion industry. I actually *like* playing with the hair on my scalp and doing interesting things with it as decoration, although I do sometimes get the urge to shave it all off (in fact, it has become progressively shorter over the past 10 years). Although I have gone from übergoth to rivet-head, I still *like* the way my hair looks when longish and black.
Most males do not have the same urge to shave body hair, but I do not feel they are more dirty?I'm male, and I often remove all mine, and in fact have had former gfs shave more frequently *because* I can be quite more fastidious about such things.
Next stop: clinic to do a panel for STDs. Though some can take a while to manifest, so maybe a follow up in a few weeks.I'm pretty sure Marten's mom would have taught him everything there is to know about safe sex practices by the time he was fourteen.
Ja, jeg vet det.There was a "pussy fashion" cartoon link earlier in this thread, is this something that really exists?Truth Facts is a joke site.
I know that if I could afford it, I'd get everything that isn't on my scalp zapped off for good.
D'oh! I forgot about those things. I'd keep them as well.I know that if I could afford it, I'd get everything that isn't on my scalp zapped off for good.
Registered to tell you that you would probably look pretty strange without eyebrows. :mrgreen:
When Hanners is on duty, everything is impeccably clean. CoD should have no problem with hygiene inspection officials.Except, maybe, for them breaking in tears out of shere amazement.
Hm. The fashion industry really has transformed us. And not necessarily in a healthy way. Scalp hair is also unhygienic, but of course there is more money in hair fashion than in bare scalps, so I guess that is why the fashion industry has chosen to keep it.
Most males do not have the same urge to shave body hair, but I do not feel they are more dirty?
I'm quite distbured by the body hair and one-night-stand phobia in this thread.I'm not. That's not phobia, that's just people's opinions clashing in "vivid" discussion. And I love it!
Marten obviously did not leave a mark, but possibly Delilah's remark might be smarten.I see what you did there. And I applaud you. You win this week's thread, I think.
I'm quite distbured by the body hair and one-night-stand phobia in this thread.I'm not. That's not phobia, that's just people's opinions clashing in "vivid" discussion. And I love it!
Also, when I started this hair-fest I was talking EXCLUSIVELY about armpit and leg hair.
I feel old now.Me too.
Also, have we REALLY went this long and not commented on the bitchin' pink boxers? Or is this something already well established?
Also, have we REALLY went this long and not commented on the bitchin' pink boxers? Or is this something already well established?
I have a theory! And nobody beat me to it while I was filling out the registration form (I hope):Welcome, Schwungrad! It is good to see that this discussion thread is bringing several lurkers into the open :-D
Delilah "forgot" Marten's name on purpose to put any idea about this being more than a one-time-thing out of his head. She knows he's not used to casual sex and will therefore probably do something stupid like fall in love. "Forgetting" his name is a cruel but effective way to prevent this. He might feel angry/disappointed for a short time, but as he's the self-admitted "chillest dude ever", he'll soon get over it and there will be no awkwardness if they ever meet again. Well done, Delilah!
He knows her addresss, so he does not need to ask to ask her for her number if he wants to contact her. What he is really asking is permission to call her.Well, yes. And both could use Tai as a contact point if they ever wish to meet again. This could be the ultimate "friends with benefits" situation, where Tai can act as mediator if either of them need to relieve some tension, without the awkwardness of asking the other directly.
I'm quite distbured by the body hair and one-night-stand phobia in this thread.
They part as friendsDo they? I'd like to think so, but it doesn't look like they do.
Me, I'd like to see what May does when she gets out of robo-jail.
Surely the real question is "Why are Delilah and Marten yelling?"
(the font is suddenly about 50% bigger...)
...who has a party at their own house when they have to work early the next day?Dang, I did not think of that! And with Marten staying, probably not much sleep at all. Therefore, we must assume Delilah lied, and just wanted Marten out of the house ASAP. She probably has previous experiences, involving breakfast and awkward breakup moments. The best solution, by her logic, is therefore to get the boy out of the house before he has time to think.
The "shaming" refers to people who were implying Marten is a freak for even considering having sex with an unshaven woman.
I'm quite distbured by the body hair and one-night-stand phobia in this thread.
The gal is a little too, how shall we say? Crunchy hippy for me?
Not a fan of the "all natural" look. :-o
I'm good on one-night-stands though. Never had any with strangers before (well...ok, once) mainly just close female friends. And those were "goodbyes" after college graduation. :-D
He knows her addresss, so he does not need to ask to ask her for her number if he wants to contact her. What he is really asking is permission to call her.Well, yes. And both could use Tai as a contact point if they ever wish to meet again. This could be the ultimate "friends with benefits" situation, where Tai can act as mediator if either of them need to relieve some tension, without the awkwardness of asking the other directly.
EDIT: Only to be used in situations like this (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1377).
Ended many weeks of lurking to mention that I read a very entertaining article on the issue of body hair/shaming, that I think is appropriate to the conversation being had in this thread. http://jezebel.com/when-it-comes-to-your-pubes-these-are-all-of-your-opti-1506892619 (http://jezebel.com/when-it-comes-to-your-pubes-these-are-all-of-your-opti-1506892619)
:lol: Not exactly what I had in mind, but it could be fun :lol:He knows her addresss, so he does not need to ask to ask her for her number if he wants to contact her. What he is really asking is permission to call her.Well, yes. And both could use Tai as a contact point if they ever wish to meet again. This could be the ultimate "friends with benefits" situation, where Tai can act as mediator if either of them need to relieve some tension, without the awkwardness of asking the other directly.
EDIT: Only to be used in situations like this (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1377).
What? Marten expresses a desire for another ill advised hookup and Tai drags him to a sex shop?
That is so going into my headnikon.
Therefore, we must assume Delilah lied, and just wanted Marten out of the house ASAP. She probably has previous experiences, involving breakfast and awkward breakup moments. The best solution, by her logic, is therefore to get the boy out of the house before he has time to think.Or maybe she just really needs to go to work? :-P
Was that "WHOMP" Marten banging his head on the table, or Steve giving him a dope slap?
Quoting Jezebel to prove an argument is akin to quoting Quantum Physics from a Children's Encyclopedia. Not a good idea in the long run.
yeah I'm totally looking forward to the next Steve stripYes! Steve is shockingly underused! I wish Jeph would write more stories with Steve in them, I think he's a great, fun character and provides a good balance for Marten.
...Can it be both?
Appropos the body hair debate. A chart showing what kind of men you hairdo attracts. The first entry says "Cave men". The others should not need translation.
http://heltnormalt.dk/truthfacts/2014/01/27
Ended many weeks of lurking to mention that I read a very entertaining article on the issue of body hair/shaming, that I think is appropriate to the conversation being had in this thread. http://jezebel.com/when-it-comes-to-your-pubes-these-are-all-of-your-opti-1506892619 (http://jezebel.com/when-it-comes-to-your-pubes-these-are-all-of-your-opti-1506892619)
Quoting Jezebel to prove an argument is akin to quoting Quantum Physics from a Children's Encyclopedia. Not a good idea in the long run.
Well it's not like he knew it was a one night stand until this morning. (Not saying he assumed it wasn't, but he had no reason to think either way)
How is the speculation creepy? And what do you mean by "removed from real life"?
How is the speculation creepy? And what do you mean by "removed from real life"?
Pretty much the whole discussion about the first two strips of the week made me deeply uncomfortable.
Sleeping with someone you just met that night is a pretty strong indicator that it's a one-night stand. Saying he had no reason to think it was is just silly.Why would that be a strong indicator? And I'm not saying he should be shocked that it was, but I don't think he had a reason to know it was.
Right, not necessarily love or even dating, but why would someone ever assume someone they're getting along with never wants to see them again?
Because?Because if you are enjoying someone's company, why would you not want to see them again?
A random hookup is a random hookup. If it turns into something more, fine, but the default implication is that it's a one-off.Why would that be the default implication?
Have you even had any real social interaction in a big city?Yes, but how is that even relevant?
Who said anything about banishing? The point if the random hookup is sex without complications or emotional entanglements. Have a good time and be on your merry. No muss, no fuss.Yeah, maybe, but there's absolutely nothing unreasonable about at least inquiring the possibility of keeping in touch, even if the sex is a one-time thing. Or is there yet another one of those rulebooks I have never read?
Right, not necessarily love or even dating, but why would someone ever assume someone they're getting along with never wants to see them again?
The case of the disappearing countertop...They were walking through the kitchen and in a different room the next panel.
The case of the disappearing countertop...They were walking through the kitchen and in a different room the next panel.
You sure that's not a door in the last panel?
You sure that's not a door in the last panel?
The case of the disappearing countertop...
Also, some recent conversation in this thread reminded me of this: http://imgur.com/gallery/0EF0i0i
Looks like a doorway to me. For that matter, the presumed fridge doesn't look very fridgish.The case of the disappearing countertop...They were walking through the kitchen and in a different room the next panel.
Not so, the fridge is directly behind Steve in the last panel. I think that the POV rotated and got slightly closer, so now we are looking from in front of/above the counter rather than being behind it.
Momo might be a better confidant, but he shouldn't be discussing his sex life with a female co-worker.Although, unlike Steve, she can easily delete things she doesn't want to deal with from her memory.
Horsey O's?
Nay, Winnie.
Momo might be a better confidant, but he shouldn't be discussing his sex life with a female co-worker.Although, unlike Steve, she can easily delete things she doesn't want to deal with from her memory.
Momo might be a better confidant, but he shouldn't be discussing his sex life with a female co-worker.
*claireface*
How is the speculation creepy? And what do you mean by "removed from real life"?
Pretty much the whole discussion about the first two strips of the week made me deeply uncomfortable. They all seemed to invoke American stereotpes that I could not relate to.
They all seemed to invoke American stereotpes that I could not relate to.I don't think the possibility of people (especially people who don't usually have casual sex) misreading casual sex as a possible start of a serious relationship is a particularly American stereotype. Or what were you talking about?
Memory is an important part of an individual's personality, so for AI cohesiveness, I'd say it is unlikely that an AnthoPC is allowed to erase memories without some kind of official review or licence.
I thought it was a reference to the horsemeat scandal, in which case I'm impressed - I would assume that it wasn't covered in US news outlets much, so Jeph must follow British news.Horses eat oats, and oats is a cereal. But the "Horsey O's" package looks awful. QC might be more technologically advanced than our universe, but they have awful brand designers. Branding in general is something Jeph seems to make fun of.
*claireface*
:-D
Someone needs to create that smiley!
*claireface*
:-D
Someone needs to create that smiley!
Something like this?:
(http://i.imgur.com/2K27N4w.gif)
(http://i.imgur.com/afaZ9FU.gif)
(http://i.imgur.com/E4Fh3Af.gif)
Ah, excellent idea! Let us get smileys for all the main characters, while we are at it!*claireface*
:-D
Someone needs to create that smiley!
Something like this?:
(http://i.imgur.com/2K27N4w.gif)
(http://i.imgur.com/afaZ9FU.gif)
(http://i.imgur.com/E4Fh3Af.gif)
...collection of main character smileys...
Can... can we code those into the forum?
Which brings us into the really deep philosophical domain: You die a bit every day, every minute. You are not the same person today that you were yesterday. Thousands of brain cells die every day (http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2002-03/1016223301.Cb.r.html). Obviously, this will be different for AIs, unless partial memory loss is essential for conciousness.Memory is an important part of an individual's personality, so for AI cohesiveness, I'd say it is unlikely that an AnthoPC is allowed to erase memories without some kind of official review or licence.If erasing the last ten minutes of memory destroys the integrity of someone's personality, so does adding ten minutes of memory.
So, apart from the cereal call-back, are the "Horsey-Os" a reference to the Year of the Horse, just starting, or to recent European scandals about horsemeat in food where it was not expected?
So, apart from the cereal call-back, are the "Horsey-Os" a reference to the Year of the Horse, just starting, or to recent European scandals about horsemeat in food where it was not expected?
I figure a reference to the horsemeat scandals, since the news post below the comic is "100% recommended daily allowance of horse in every serving".
So, apart from the cereal call-back, are the "Horsey-Os" a reference to the Year of the Horse, just starting, or to recent European scandals about horsemeat in food where it was not expected?
I figure a reference to the horsemeat scandals, since the news post below the comic is "100% recommended daily allowance of horse in every serving".
I don't see what the big deal about horsemeat is.
A horse is a cow! Of course! Oh wow!
AFAIR, one of the problems was also that the horsemeat itself wasn't fit for consumption, as some of the horses that ended up as "beef" had formerly been sports horses and thus had all sorts of antibiotics and other medication in their system.So, apart from the cereal call-back, are the "Horsey-Os" a reference to the Year of the Horse, just starting, or to recent European scandals about horsemeat in food where it was not expected?
I figure a reference to the horsemeat scandals, since the news post below the comic is "100% recommended daily allowance of horse in every serving".
I don't see what the big deal about horsemeat is.
A horse is a cow! Of course! Oh wow!
The big deal wasn't so much 'ewww, horse,' it was more 'Wait, I bought beef, but it's not beef? So WHAT THE FUCK IS IT THEN?'
I have, indeed, bought and eaten horse - but I do prefer my food to be what it is labelled as, not something else. The traditional sign for a butcher's shop in France used to be a horse's head.Well, "boucherie chevaline" means, literally, "horse butcher" (or slaughterhouse). Meaning, the French have specialized butchers for horse meat?
(http://cassland.org/images/QC/cannes-chevaline.jpeg)
Absolutely. I don't mind eating horse meat (I've had horse sausages, and they're tasty!), but this "mystery meat" could be bad. Probably was bad. If it was good, they would not dress it up as something it wasn't, keep it from the food control authorities, and lie about which butcher it came from, now would they?The big deal wasn't so much 'ewww, horse,' it was more 'Wait, I bought beef, but it's not beef? So WHAT THE FUCK IS IT THEN?'AFAIR, one of the problems was also that the horsemeat itself wasn't fit for consumption, as some of the horses that ended up as "beef" had formerly been sports horses and thus had all sorts of antibiotics and other medication in their system.
Well, "boucherie chevaline" means, literally, "horse butcher" (or slaughterhouse). Meaning, the French have specialized butchers for horse meat?I think I've read somewhere that there used to be a law requiring butchers to specialize in one sort of meat, so as to avoid mislabeled meat.
Momo might be a better confidant, but he shouldn't be discussing his sex life with a female co-worker.
Have you seen Tai? By comparison, since he actually knew Momo beforehand, he's golden.
Horses eat oats, and oats is a cereal.
So, apart from the cereal call-back, are the "Horsey-Os" a reference to the Year of the Horse, just starting, or to recent European scandals about horsemeat in food where it was not expected?
I figure a reference to the horsemeat scandals, since the news post below the comic is "100% recommended daily allowance of horse in every serving".
I don't see what the big deal about horsemeat is.
A horse is a cow! Of course! Oh wow!
The big deal wasn't so much 'ewww, horse,' it was more 'Wait, I bought beef, but it's not beef? So WHAT THE FUCK IS IT THEN?'
I don't see why an AnthroPC would be obligated to let anyone access their memories, so why would they be stopped from deleting them?My thoughts exactly. I'm sure plenty of humans (myself included) have wanted brain bleach at points, but a robot can actually do it. Plus there are probably temporary files and such that get cleared regularly, so I don't see how getting rid of one awkward conversation in short-term memory is any different than doing just that.
The horsemeat scandal exposed the myth that meat is carefully checked and healthy, because if they didn't notice that it was in fact from a horse not from a cow then they sure as hell weren't checking closely enough to make sure it didn't contain e.coli or whatever.
I have, indeed, bought and eaten horse
Cosette accidentally flashing Marten seems very tame given her typical bad luck. She should have flashed Marten, tripped over her robe, fallen out the window, and ended up naked face up on the lawn as a busload of nuns drove by.
EDIT: Ah, I found the reference to a previous scene (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1699). Follow that story a few pages.
Number 2. It's always number 2 with Marten.
Cosette sinks a 3-pointer.Oh yes. But I find the setting a bit strange. This should have been a confidential talk between Marten and Steve. They could have gone for a morning walk while Cosette fixed breakfast :lol:
Cosette sinks a 3-pointer.Oh yes. But I find the setting a bit strange. This should have been a confidential talk between Marten and Steve. They could have gone for a morning walk while Cosette fixed breakfast :lol:
No personal attacks please.That wasn't an attack. If I had meant to make it an attack, I'd have added "and choke on it" to my first sentence. I don't see why greywolfe should be allowed to be dickishly insulting towards millions of people and I shouldn't be allowed to be a bit abrasive in my answer.
Monday: Oh Gawd, Marten...Friday: Marten confess and forgets
Tuesday: Omigod, that worked??
Wednesday: ...Oops. [followed closely by] What is he wearing?
Thursday: I've never seen Cosette look so flat-chested.
No personal attacks please.That wasn't an attack. If I had meant to make it an attack, I'd have added "and choke on it" to my first sentence. I don't see why greywolfe should be allowed to be dickishly insulting towards millions of people and I shouldn't be allowed to be a bit abrasive in my answer.
Commitment? In what fantasyland do you live where there is a strip in which Marten said or did anything about commitment with regard to Delilah?
What the fuck is your definition of "commitment"?
Why is he obsessing over her not remembering his name? Did he remember the pot and alcohol combination from the previous night? He's acting like someone who has forgotten what casual sex usually involves, which probably means he's missing being in a relationship.No QC comic exists that indicates that he's "obsessing" about that either. You really live in a fascinating bizarro world. Also, nice job conflating people with consumable products in your second sentence. I don't even need to try to make you look bad, you made a frigging good job of it.
No personal attacks please.That wasn't an attack. If I had meant to make it an attack, I'd have added "and choke on it" to my first sentence. I don't see why greywolfe should be allowed to be dickishly insulting towards millions of people and I shouldn't be allowed to be a bit abrasive in my answer.
The 'he hit me first' argument is not going to fly on this forum, champ.Maybe, but I won't concess to the tone argument. When people are saying shit, I don't give a fuck if they use swear words or not.
Your alleging that he has forgotten "what casual sex usually involves" (citation needed, by the way) implies that he has been adhering at some point to your definition of casual sex, which apparently involves systematically kicking your temporary partner out of your life forever.Sorry to but in, BUT - Do you think Delilah treated Marten like a throwaway commodity? I think you're looking at the situation with a bit of an extreme point of view.
So, apparently, your definition of casual sex means treating people like throwaway commodities.
The 'he hit me first' argument is not going to fly on this forum, champ.Maybe, but I won't concess to the tone argument. When people are saying shit, I don't give a fuck if they use swear words or not.
Well, you did sort of imply you thought Delilah was wrong for choosing not to see Marten anymore, when it's perfectly within her rights imo.Still a little messed up, though, but it'd be messed up even if they hadn't had sex. Like if they got along, and hung out and just talked and then the next day Delilah just decided she never wanted to see him again, I'd find that a little messed up. Within her rights, sure, but messed up.
It was a one-night stand, casual sex. You know, the thing that normal, healthy adults can do without having a debriefing session afterwards. Build a bridge and take a teaspoon of cement ffs.Oh, so I'm not a "normal, healthy adult" ? Because I dont get the idea of one night stands at all.
Still a little messed up, though, but it'd be messed up even if they hadn't had sex. Like if they got along, and hung out and just talked and then the next day Delilah just decided she never wanted to see him again, I'd find that a little messed up. Within her rights, sure, but messed up.I agree, I don't think things need to be so radical either. But yeah, if she doesn't want to see him/be in touch then it's her choice...
I'm not saying anyone has been used or any bulldrek like that. What I'm taking issue with is people overinterpreting Marten's actions, blowing small details out of proportion. What the frag, pods?
It's like I'd go and say Marten his a real choom for having forgotten Delilah's name. I personally remember the name of every woman I've had sex with, every woman I've made out with, and even most of the women I should have made out with but didn't because I'm a gonk. But to each his own, chummers. It's not like there were rules about sex and relationships.
Is... Cosette a time traveler?! :-o Is that robe how she travels through time?!That, or, being roommates and all, there was some confusion regarding the ownership of that exact garment?
Cosette dyed her hair brown to work at CoD because there were already too many blondes.Actually, she stopped dyeing her hair blonde. This is her natural color.
I want to point out that we do not know that Marten and Delilah actually had sex, which seems to be many people's assumption. All we know is that they made out, took their clothes off, and slept in the same bed. These actions mean that a lot of different possibilities are still on the table...That's been my thought all week. Who puts clothes on to go to bed after one night stand sex?
Whatever. It does not really matter, as long as they both consented to whatever happened.I want to point out that we do not know that Marten and Delilah actually had sex, which seems to be many people's assumption. All we know is that they made out, took their clothes off, and slept in the same bed. These actions mean that a lot of different possibilities are still on the table...That's been my thought all week. Who puts clothes on to go to bed after one night stand sex?
Someone in a webcomic that can't do explicit nudity due to Google Ads restrictions?
Possibly just an art-continuity issue, but in this strip (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1876), Cosette has blue-green eyes. Maybe-Cosette in the (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2629) latest strips (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2630) has brown eyes.
That's been my thought all week. Who puts clothes on to go to bed after one night stand sex?People who don't like to sleep naked, regardless of their recent sexual activity?
Possibly just an art-continuity issue, but in this strip (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1876), Cosette has blue-green eyes. Maybe-Cosette in the (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2629) latest strips (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2630) has brown eyes.
I wouldn't look too much into that, it might be something as simple as contact lenses...
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I want to point out that we do not know that Marten and Delilah actually had sex, which seems to be many people's assumption. All we know is that they made out, took their clothes off, and slept in the same bed. These actions mean that a lot of different possibilities are still on the table...That's been my thought all week. Who puts clothes on to go to bed after one night stand sex?
I want to point out that we do not know that Marten and Delilah actually had sex, which seems to be many people's assumption. All we know is that they made out, took their clothes off, and slept in the same bed. These actions mean that a lot of different possibilities are still on the table...
I can prove Claire will find out in one word.Given how Claire feels about two-timers and cheaters, what would her reaction be when news of Marten's one-night stand gets through to her?
Tai.
Shame on you for Claire's.Not a Patriots fan, are you?
I never heard of it before I saw it in the bookstore.
Wow. 12 pages already. Is this a new WCDT record?
Broncos fan, so I can't be too mad since we just beat them :parrot:Shame on you for Claire's.Not a Patriots fan, are you?
Never have I ever played never have I ever.(everyone else takes a drink and puts a finger down)
Possibly just an art-continuity issue, but in this strip (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1876), Cosette has blue-green eyes. Maybe-Cosette in the (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2629) latest strips (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2630) has brown eyes.
I wouldn't look too much into that, it might be something as simple as contact lenses...
Would you all feel similarly if, after their first night together, Sven treated Faye like Delilah treated Marten? Or are those notably different situations?
Wouldn't normal Dora have stayed with normal Marten? Or for that matter, wouldn't Faye have dated him?"Normal" Dora and "Normal" Faye would never have met because Faye would have gotten her art degree and be in the middle of getting ready for her third solo showing. But then "Normal" Marten would never have dated either of them as he wouldn't have been shy enough to not hit on Dora the first time he walked into CoD and so would have been slam-dunked into Dora's mental "loser bin" but he would have still been too shy to talk to the "famous artist" Faye. In fact, "Normal" Marten would have gone out with Sara and saved her from the Allosaurus, at the cost of his left hand. They're married with one kid, and another on the way now, since Marten got that specialist physiotherapy job helping professional musicians learn to use their new prosthetics to best effect.
A chilling vision of the future (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=475)How-how did I forget that comic?
A chilling vision of the future (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=475)How-how did I forget that comic?
Aside from random (random-button) and arbitrary (forum-linked) short re-reading sessions, I've been through the entire archive twice.
How did that one fail to propagate from short-term memory to long-term memory ... twice?!
If Marten never left California, this whole webcomic would have been very, very short.
If Marten never left California, this whole webcomic would have been very, very short.
I don't know, you might be able to get a couple of weeks worth of Pintsize sex jokes before he goes too far :-D
Am I the only one to find those "normal" versions of the characters downright scary?More boring than scary. Then again who wants to be normal?
Am I the only one to find those "normal" versions of the characters downright scary?More boring than scary. Then again who wants to be normal?
More boring than scary. Then again who wants to be normal?(http://i.imgur.com/2WwQUOt.png)
cybernetic space grass.(http://i.imgur.com/WX3rATz.png)
That's not insanity, that's just philosophy. Yes, there's a difference. No, I can't prove that.
From what I understand, normalcy and sanity involves not pondering stuff like that and/or letting it affect your world view....how can you even have a world view without considering any of this?
From what I understand, normalcy and sanity involves not pondering stuff like that and/or letting it affect your world view. I dunno, I don't really get "sanity" or "normal" even as theoretical concepts.From that point of view, people that are "normal" are probably the most insane things currently on this planet.
My bet is she doesn't get upset in front of him, makes a Claire-esque bad pun and laughs it all off.Sad, definitely. Not angry. But she'd get over it. Just a pleasant but unrealistic dream.
And then she gets angry/sad/etc in private, such that we the audience know, but Mark (http://g33kingout.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/oh-hai.jpg) is once again blissfully unaware.
From what I understand, normalcy and sanity involves not pondering stuff like that and/or letting it affect your world view....how can you even have a world view without considering any of this?
Mind if I ask why?
Well, you did sort of imply you thought Delilah was wrong for choosing not to see Marten anymore, when it's perfectly within her rights imo. But I'm sorry if I misread you on that and it's not what you meant.By default, I tend to assume that if someone misreads me, it's because I've been unclear. So I'll start over in a more collected fashion.
Jesus Christ. If anyone needs therapy, it's Marten.
It was a one-night stand, casual sex. You know, the thing that normal, healthy adults can do without having a debriefing session afterwards. Build a bridge and take a teaspoon of cement ffs.
Still a little messed up, though, but it'd be messed up even if they hadn't had sex. Like if they got along, and hung out and just talked and then the next day Delilah just decided she never wanted to see him again, I'd find that a little messed up. Within her rights, sure, but messed up.I half-disagree. To me, there's nothing messed up with the substance of the answer in either case. People are entitled to manage their social connections however they want. Well, save for being abusive, but that's besides the point because no one here has been abusive.
Years of forced solitude because you can't act the same way, you can't communicate the same way gets old very quickly and you just want to be normal.Being normal and getting along are two different things. Something that prevents you from getting along whereas you'd like to is called an illness.
Not really. There's only one Pintsize, so Pintsize is automatically Normal Pintsize, being like every other Pintsize. If anything, it's redundant.