Looks like only Hannelore is surviving the gas attack. She's probably covering her face with the micro hazmat mask that she carries in her back pocket (because you never know).
Regular comics resume tomorrow. First I gotta get home though.
Looks like only Hannelore is surviving the gas attack. She's probably covering her face with the micro hazmat mask that she carries in her back pocket (because you never know).Sounds likely. :meh:
So, is there a subtle joke that I'm not getting or does this guest strip really consist of 'and then every character farts for no reason'?This accurately sums up my reaction to the comic as well...
So, is there a subtle joke that I'm not getting or does this guest strip really consist of 'and then every character farts for no reason'?All class, all the way.
There may have been, but I suspect the readers are the butt of the joke.
I thought it was a gas, myself.
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The cast party film of Tai and Clinton - it's awkward.
They're just trying to keep each other from getting cancer (http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2014/07/11/Scientists-say-sniffing-farts-could-prevent-cancer/3851405102633/).
They're just trying to keep each other from getting cancer (http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2014/07/11/Scientists-say-sniffing-farts-could-prevent-cancer/3851405102633/).
Good grief. Is that bloke actually trying to get an Ig Nobel?
Synthesis and bioavailability of the endogenous gasomediator hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is perturbed in many disease states, including those involving mitochondrial dysfunction. There is intense interest in developing pharmacological agents to generate H2S. We have synthesised a novel H2S donor molecule coupled to a mitochondria-targeting moiety (triphenylphosphonium; TPP+) and compared the effectiveness of the compound against a standard non-TPP+ containing H2S donor (GYY4137) in the inhibition of oxidative stress-induced endothelial cell death. Our study suggests mitochondria-targeted H2S donors are useful pharmacological tools to study the mitochondrial physiology of H2S in health and disease.http://pubs.rsc.org/En/content/articlelanding/2014/md/c3md00323j#!divAbstract
Given the way that Sven has been dumbed-down for this current arc
Nice to see Steve get some stage time that doesn't involve cereal and actually has some substance.This forum doesn't have a 'like' system so in lieu of that:
Ugh. Sven flanderization. Yuck.Hey, you said the same I said, but with much less words ! Yeah, thats whats happening.
a regular three year old
When did Sven and Steve start hanging out?
I, for one, really love the painting in the background.I guess they are at the Horrible Revelation, as usual. The sight of a psychedelic pattern may affect a drunken person in unpredictable ways, enhancing the alcoholic experience. The Tequila Monster will be revealed when they look at the painting. I guess this is how the Horrible Revelation got its name.
Sven's development HAS been arrested. For most of his adult life he's been paid to write awful garbage songs (and not even the good kind of garbage that takes talent to write).
When did Sven and Steve start hanging out?Just so, especially to the "I got girl trouble" level.
Huh, weird. I thought that was a bit of an abrupt transition. At least I know what tomorrow ill bring - Sven being an asshole!
Huh, weird. I thought that was a bit of an abrupt transition. At least I know what tomorrow ill bring - Sven being an asshole!
Actually, the misplaced strip was much better timing wise TBH. Todays correct strip almost seems like a lame cold opening.
Writing country music is not a sign of arrested development.
...did Jeph miss TWO comics...because when did Steve talk to Marten?
Steve could try for a quiet evening at home... except he never knows what kind of AnthroPC is going to pop out of the beer bottle after he opens it.
Wow. I just can't believe Sven. Are people like that seriously walking around the streets? :psyduck:I've had the misfortune of encountering many who were even more self-absorbed, and far more dangerous.
Writing country music is not a sign of arrested development. Like as not it's one of the biggest music markets in thru country ...
I am not sure what people are saying when they say this isn't like Sven. Sven has a history of being manipulative and having terrible ends to relationships. When he and Faye were sort of FwB, he cheated on her. The only reason he wants to get back with her is because he is craving the experience of a real relationship, which means he is still all about meeting his own needs.
Don't believe me, read some of his early arcs.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=676
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=680
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=682
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That's not the claim. The claim is that Sven's never had to work very hard for anything, including finding a market for his lousy (never mind the genre) lyrics or getting a femme du jour or whatever else his little heart desires, and this whole business of not being able to immediately get what he wants just because he wants it, is new territory for him.
When did Sven and Steve start hanging out?
This is what's bugging me. Have they ever even met before this?
Given all the implications of examples of Sven's thorough amount of experience with women throughout a decent portion of the comic, this current Sven is just very difficult to accept. I guess all I can really say is that I'm somewhat surprised, and a little disappointed. I knew he had "changed" since Faye, but I reckoned that it'd be a positive change. I figured that his FwB with Faye would teach him the errors of his ways, and that he'd resolve to dial back on women and live a progressively better single life. At the very least, the conclusion of his date with Hanners here (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1769) (and the strip immediately afterword) suggested he had it in him to charm women genuinely without being a total asshole about it.
Is he really so self-absorbed that he thinks Angus is the "bad guy" and that he needs to "save" Faye? Or is he really just ruminating on how he could manage to seduce her yet again? Can we expect him to be enough of a douche to attempt it if/when Angus moves into the city?
Wow. I just can't believe Sven. Are people like that seriously walking around the streets? :psyduck:
Sven is Dora's brother. Dora and Marten had a relationship. Marten is Steve's friend. That is three degrees of separation, which is a lot less than the hypothetical maximum of six degrees of separation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation). In all probability they have met off-stage before, even if they have had no interaction before in the series. They certainly are aware of who the other is.When did Sven and Steve start hanging out?This is what's bugging me. Have they ever even met before this?
Affairs of the heart make fools of us all - unknown.True, but doesnt apply here.
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i'm immensely confused by this development.
not the plot point that Sven is in love with Faye, i saw that coming a mile off - she was never his type, she intellectually challenged him, he seemed to actually respect her, etc. etc.
it's more the fact that Sven, an established intelligent man, who can read people very well, as explained by the Fake Date With Hannelore.. is being so blind.
i don't understand how a character goes from this (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1763) astute, socially knowledgable wise guy, to.. "well that's how it is in romantic comedies durrr".
i'm sitting here like :psyduck: did Sven take a good dose of the incredibly-oblivious-pills today?
i'm immensely confused by this development.
not the plot point that Sven is in love with Faye, i saw that coming a mile off - she was never his type, she intellectually challenged him, he seemed to actually respect her, etc. etc.
it's more the fact that Sven, an established intelligent man, who can read people very well, as explained by the Fake Date With Hannelore.. is being so blind.
i don't understand how a character goes from this (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1763) astute, socially knowledgable wise guy, to.. "well that's how it is in romantic comedies durrr".
i'm sitting here like :psyduck: did Sven take a good dose of the incredibly-oblivious-pills today?
I didn't get the impression that Sven was acting manipulative, more that he wanted something and expected it to be handed to him. After the 'date' he had with Hanners, I find his approach with Faye at the very least a character regression.
Sven hasn't appeared in quite a while - are we completely sure that this is actually the same Sven as before and not a simulacra? Could it be a robotic or biologic counterfeit?I don't know, does he go to the bathroom? (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1466)
Would it make me a pedant to point out she's a gynoid?
Is an android protesting that she's not a robot being...racist? Or just elitist?
I guess the gender neutral term would be "anthropoid", right?
Is an android protesting that she's not a robot being...racist? Or just elitist?Probably like calling a person an animal. We are animals. But people see it as something negative.
And I have a pedant I like, it's quite lovely. I gave it to my wife, she keeps it on a chain... :angel:
Would it make me a pedant to point out she's a gynoid?
No, but it does mean you ninja'd me because I was going to post the exact same thing.
Probably like calling a person an animal. We are animals. But people see it as something negative.
May may just not like that term, finding it dated and possibly offfensive. Momo has referred to herself as a robot on a few occasions. Just as with any other minority, it probably just makes sense to use the term that particular AI prefers, rather than assume that they all use the same one.Is an android protesting that she's not a robot being...racist? Or just elitist?
I was wondering the same thing.
i don't understand how a character goes from this (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1763) astute, socially knowledgable wise guy, to.. "well that's how it is in romantic comedies durrr".
Fuck, that's what I was going to say!Would it make me a pedant to point out she's a gynoid?
No, but it does mean you ninja'd me because I was going to post the exact same thing.
And that's three of us. :-D
Is an android protesting that she's not a robot being...racist? Or just elitist?
The real truth is May is a Boomer. Professor Stingray is probably a major rival of Hannelore's dad. Now if he can just avoid being killed by Quincy and Brian Mason....
i don't understand how a character goes from this (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1763) astute, socially knowledgable wise guy, to.. "well that's how it is in romantic comedies durrr".
Knowing how to play the game is very different from knowing how to live the life.
Sven's very sharp when it comes to working with non-hostile audiences. He's good at charming and sly and lusty.
Those things mean jack when your audience is hostile and doesn't give a crap how charming you can be.
i also came to the forum specifically to point that out.Fuck, that's what I was going to say!Would it make me a pedant to point out she's a gynoid?
No, but it does mean you ninja'd me because I was going to post the exact same thing.
And that's three of us. :-D
I can't believe I've been out-pedanted.
I really could not give any fewer fucks about what happens to May.She is not the droid you're looking for... Move along...
I really could not give any fewer fucks about what happens to May.
I really could not give any fewer fucks about what happens to May.
So, uh, you don't like May? Just a feeling I've been getting recently.
I really could not give any fewer fucks about what happens to May.This. Its as if somebody had the bright idea of giving urethral swabs until somehow they started being enjoyable. As far as the robot/android thing, they mean the same thing, she's just seizing on the closest available point to be difficult about. Its what unpleasant people do.
Is an android protesting that she's not a robot being...racist? Or just elitist?Probably like calling a person an animal. We are animals. But people see it as something negative.
I really could not give any fewer fucks about what happens to May.This. Its as if somebody had the bright idea of giving urethral swabs until somehow they started being enjoyable. As far as the robot/android thing, they mean the same thing, she's just seizing on the closest available point to be difficult about. Its what unpleasant people do.
I really could not give any fewer fucks about what happens to May.
So, uh, you don't like May? Just a feeling I've been getting recently.
I may have beaten that dead horse a bit, apologies.
I really could not give any fewer fucks about what happens to May.
So, uh, you don't like May? Just a feeling I've been getting recently.
I may have beaten that dead horse a bit, apologies.
We understand your diss-May.
What are the bets that May ends up working for Coffee of Doom? It's just too predictable.
Is an android protesting that she's not a robot being...racist? Or just elitist?
Pedantic.
I think it's pretty unlikely May will work at CoD, it would expand the story better if she got a job somewhere else.
I think it's pretty unlikely May will work at CoD, it would expand the story better if she got a job somewhere else.
The library would be interesting (I've mentioned elsewhere that I think there's a lot of potential in a May-Momo storyline), but I don't think she'd last there without a serious attitude adjustment.
The library would be interesting (I've mentioned elsewhere that I think there's a lot of potential in a May-Momo storyline), but I don't think she'd last there without a serious attitude adjustment.
And she'll wind up at The Secret Bakery.
I think it's pretty unlikely May will work at CoD, it would expand the story better if she got a job somewhere else.
The library would be interesting (I've mentioned elsewhere that I think there's a lot of potential in a May-Momo storyline), but I don't think she'd last there without a serious attitude adjustment.
Library collections may include many rare and valuable items. Striking the balance between access and security is often a big headache for them.
I can't see somebody convicted of theft being hired, TBH.
My psychic powers tell me that we are going to see some emotional fireworks and strong words over the next couple of strips, or at least before the end of this arc.
As wonderful as they are together, they'd probably be better off breaking up if Angus moves for the job.
Faye doesn't bury her feelings… she drowns them.One bottle at a time, with the emergency Bourbon.
Damn, but if this breaks up Angus and Faye, I will actually want to track down a fictional character and strangle him. How weird is that?
...Roger that. The Eagles are on standby, the cupcake dispenser manned, sandwiches done.
Uh, mods? Elevate to yellow alert. In the immortal words of Han Solo, "I've got a bad feeling about this..."
Whatever actually happens between Faye and Angus, his monologue is important. Methinks he's about to blow the audition. He's going to try too hard, and what they want him for is to be the straight man, or at the very least want him at his current level of Angusness.
Damn, but if this breaks up Angus and Faye, I will actually want to track down a fictional character and strangle him. How weird is that?Exactly how I'm feeling.
[...] Methinks he's about to blow the audition. [...]On high sea and in court, you are in gods hands.
Faye doesn't bury her feelings… she drowns them.
Ah, Faye, you dodged a bullet.This reminds me of a previous situation (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1324) when someone did not tell the truth. The Truth Will Eventually be Revealed.
...until it ricochets back to bite you in the butt. :-\
This reminds me of a previous situation (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1324) when someone did not tell the truth. The Truth Will Eventually be Revealed.Except that Marten did tell the truth. The event wasnt relevant. In Martens place, I would have said so, too. I dont get why he's getting all defensive all of a sudden.
I don't quite get the final panel today; what's Faye's expression about?I guess she tried to get Angus away from asking about her day at work. Only she is not happy with this theme, either.
I don't quite get the final panel today; what's Faye's expression about?Angus is so happy about this chance. Faye is afraid that their relationship will suffer.
I don't quite get the final panel today; what's Faye's expression about?I guess she tried to get Angus away from asking about her day at work. Only she is not happy with this theme, either.
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I have a bad feeling about Faye and Angus.
I think it's ok that Faye doesn't tell Angus; I don't think it's concealing something he should know about. But still, the comic gives me a very bad feeling that they don't have common ground anymore.
The AnthroPC? Or the RL moderator? ;)
I don't quite get the final panel today; what's Faye's expression about?
I don't quite get the final panel today; what's Faye's expression about?
Damn, but if this breaks up Angus and Faye, I will actually want to track down a fictional character and strangle him. How weird is that?
Which one?
It's only a matter of time until Angus finds out. It wouldn't surprise me if the information goes Steve => Angus or Steve => Marten => Angus.
I don't quite get the final panel today; what's Faye's expression about?I guess she tried to get Angus away from asking about her day at work. Only she is not happy with this theme, either.
Yup.
The reason I never post in these threads is that someone always says what I'm about to say before I uh.. say it. Darn.
I don't quite get the final panel today; what's Faye's expression about?Getting us all to speculate about it for the rest of the weekend of course. Mission accomplished, Jeph.
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Re: Today's comic
I have a bad feeling about Faye and Angus.
I think it's ok that Faye doesn't tell Angus; I don't think it's concealing something he should know about. But still, the comic gives me a very bad feeling that they don't have common ground anymore.
I'm on holiday and offline all next week - try not to kill each other in the interim.You were maybe wanting to watch? Why you want us to save the killing 'til you get back?
I'm on holiday and offline all next week - try not to kill each other in the interim.You were maybe wanting to watch? Why you want us to save the killing 'til you get back?
Gibbsmack him Faye
He wouldn't feel it.
It's only a matter of time until Angus finds out. It wouldn't surprise me if the information goes Steve => Angus or Steve => Marten => Angus.
I was going to state that the principle of maximum hilarity would demand it going through as many people as possible, so he latter. But Steve letting it slip directly to Angus could be good, too.
Context bot: Dina is a character from the webcomic Dumbing of Age, who has great trouble getting social clues and is mainly interested in dinosaurs.
The AnthroPC? Or the RL moderator? ;)Yes.
Dina is showing signs she is much better at getting social clues than she lets on.
Dina is showing signs she is much better at getting social clues than she lets on.
Not getting social cues does not preclude self awareness. Knowing that you don't get social cues often lead to some interesting coping mechanisms!