How so "not a real girl?" An alien? A panda in disguise? An elf?
How so "not a real girl?" An alien? A panda in disguise? An elf?
How so "not a real girl?" An alien? A panda in disguise? An elf?
I dunno. A grown woman referring to a pair of wolves as a 'boy wolf' and a 'girl wolf' just feels weird to me. As in, it's a choice of words I'd expect Sam to use rather than Claire, despite her bouts of immaturity at times.
I dunno, an "I love you" doesn't feel very milestone-ish for those two just yet. Although they went from hand-holding to banging in less than a week, there hasn't been a lot of development since, relationship-wise. Still a bit too early for it to have any real dramatic impact.
So, looks like Clinton and Emily won't be present for #3000.
Now, where are Marten and Claire going?
I don't think this works out how most of you think. Claire says "Mission accomplished."
Comic #3000 - One page, Clin-ton with a big grin on his face leaving Emily's place.You think it's going to be that easy for Clinton?
Comic #3000 - One page, Clin-ton with a big grin on his face leaving Emily's place.
You think it's going to be that easy for Clinton?
I don't think this works out how most of you think. Claire says "Mission accomplished."
Claire's mission was to get the two of them in the same place (and a good place) and talking to each other. She's certainly accomplished that: I don't think Claire has specific plans for what happens next.
It may be that easy for Emily.
...
If they do have sex, it will be because Emily leads Clinton to it and initiates it.
If the 3000th post turns out to be just Steve eating some cereal while reading the paper, then looking out the window when a car honks, then going back to his paper, for four panels, I would laugh myself inside out.
If the 3000th post turns out to be just Steve eating some cereal while reading the paper, then looking out the window when a car honks, then going back to his paper, for four panels, I would laugh myself inside out.
Sara.
Steve kills Sara, then cooks and eats her while reading the paper. It is only then that we realize Steve has been an allosaurus all along.If the 3000th post turns out to be just Steve eating some cereal while reading the paper, then looking out the window when a car honks, then going back to his paper, for four panels, I would laugh myself inside out.
Sara.
What?
Is it just me or is Marten not embarrassededly grabbing his neck as much as he used to?
Well there was no mention about it being under his own power but the Paramedics will be sure to be gentle and not jostle the gurney too much. :wink:Comic #3000 - One page, Clin-ton with a big grin on his face leaving Emily's place.You think it's going to be that easy for Clinton?
There you go - potassium banana smoothies! Great second date.
He's in love with Emily, whether he knows it or not, but she's not in any sense previously sailed shores. Nothing anyone has previously done COULD have prepared him. Here's the scary thing:
As his FIRST LOVE: this is the one who sets the bar. If it does NOT work out, Emily is who you have to beat, to be Clint's lover.
Just saying that she thinks about him when she doesn't otherwise have to. (Her Megaman question being the first example, in that she had a list of questions for him.)
is a high school nerd asking out one of the cheerleaders again!
is a high school nerd asking out one of the cheerleaders again!
Yes, that's true. And yet, he's asking because, unlike me in 1982, he thinks he has a chance. That's more brave than I ever was. Good for him.
He's regressed about five to eight years and is a high school nerd asking out one of the cheerleaders again!The stereotype is not part of my culture(s), so I could be wrong, but Emily doesn't strike me as the cheerleader type. Clinton is definitely a nerd though.
He's regressed about five to eight years and is a high school nerd asking out one of the cheerleaders again!
The stereotype is not part of my culture(s), so I could be wrong, but Emily doesn't strike me as the cheerleader type. Clinton is definitely a nerd though.
Finally, can someone tell me what Emily said in panel 1 before Jeph changed the word to 'dogs'? The text is different enough to suggest a re-draw.
He's regressed about five to eight years and is a high school nerd asking out one of the cheerleaders again!
The stereotype is not part of my culture(s), so I could be wrong, but Emily doesn't strike me as the cheerleader type. Clinton is definitely a nerd though.Oh dont worry, we have no cheerleaders here in germany (or europe in general, as far as I know) either. Thats a completely riddiculous tradition, is it not ?
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Its just one of the many things that are weird in US movies, they expect you to know and care about stuff thats just weird and foreign and they dont even bother explaining them because yeah, there is no world outside the US territory, is there ?
He's regressed about five to eight years and is a high school nerd asking out one of the cheerleaders again!The stereotype is not part of my culture(s), so I could be wrong, but Emily doesn't strike me as the cheerleader type. Clinton is definitely a nerd though.
As it happens, my wife was a high school cheerleader, and she married me, a guy closer to Clinton than he'd like to admit. :lol:Smart gal. Nerds are generally better husband material than football stars.
Like I have no friggin clue how the US school system works. "Highschool" is in there somewhere, I think. That one gets mentioned a *lot*. Not sure what would be the german equivalent, if there is even one.
Stereotypically, whatever they're like, cheerleaders are imagined as at or near the top of the social hierarchy and not to be approached by Clinton-like people.Another common trait of the stereotypical cheerleader is the sense of superiority due to their high rank in the high school hierarchy, and is often the girlfriend of the star football player (invariably, the quarterback) - which generally means that at best, she doesn't know the nerd exists, and at worst, can be one of the nerd's antagonists, or turns a blind eye to the torments the nerd faces from her entourage.
Did you guys know each other in high school?
My class had a lot of overachievers... there was a six-way tie for valedictorian. :psyduck: I was seventh, because I chose to take a computer programming course instead of AP Biology (the way they counted it, AP courses counted for extra).Did you guys know each other in high school?
Actually no, we met in our mid-30s.
My wife was also a non-stereotypical cheerleader in that she was also her class valedictorian, despite graduating two years early.
So… did they make them all give valedictory speeches and make you salutatorian as well?My class had a lot of overachievers... there was a six-way tie for valedictorian. :psyduck: I was seventh, because I chose to take a computer programming course instead of AP Biology (the way they counted it, AP courses counted for extra).Did you guys know each other in high school?
Actually no, we met in our mid-30s.
My wife was also a non-stereotypical cheerleader in that she was also her class valedictorian, despite graduating two years early.
My class had a lot of overachievers... there was a six-way tie for valedictorian. :psyduck: I was seventh, because I chose to take a computer programming course instead of AP Biology (the way they counted it, AP courses counted for extra).Did you guys know each other in high school?
Actually no, we met in our mid-30s.
My wife was also a non-stereotypical cheerleader in that she was also her class valedictorian, despite graduating two years early.
So… did they make them all give valedictory speeches and make you salutatorian as well?No, none of the students were allowed/required to give a speech.
(For those playing along at home, being made valedictorian is how high school teachers punish the brainy kids for giving them more paperwork to do. I understand the pin on the badge is unnecessarily long and sharp…)
This kind of thing happened so many times at my school that they eliminated class rank, starting with the year before mine. I hate it when forms ask for my class rank, because I'm just like... well, I know I was in the top 10%, because I got a medal, and I know I was lower than the top 2%, because I didn't get a gold stole (is that how this word is spelled?) or a special certificate, but I can't tell you anything more detailed than that, so... sorry?I found the class rank think kind of useless, considering I was lowered on the ranking because I took a class I wanted to take rather than the class that I was expected to take.
Given how precious a word-count is in a comic, could Faye be selling banana smoothies from a newly-welded up gizmo soon?
And unless the customer specifically requests a durian smoothie, the customer will receive a durian smoothie.Given how precious a word-count is in a comic, could Faye be selling banana smoothies from a newly-welded up gizmo soon?
Faye's banana smoothies are not merely a dessert. They are Performance Art. And a metaphor for the political process in Central American countries. The Ultimate Murder Chassis will be snake-shaped and able to make coconut smoothies. Pineapple smoothies. Durian smoothies. Faye style.
Given how precious a word-count is in a comic, could Faye be selling banana smoothies from a newly-welded up gizmo soon?
Faye's banana smoothies are not merely a dessert. They are Performance Art. And a metaphor for the political process in Central American countries. The Ultimate Murder Chassis will be snake-shaped and able to make coconut smoothies. Pineapple smoothies. Durian smoothies. Faye style.
And unless the customer specifically requests a durian smoothie, the customer will receive a durian smoothie.
Given how precious a word-count is in a comic, could Faye be selling banana smoothies from a newly-welded up gizmo soon?
Faye's banana smoothies are not merely a dessert. They are Performance Art. And a metaphor for the political process in Central American countries. The Ultimate Murder Chassis will be snake-shaped and able to make coconut smoothies. Pineapple smoothies. Durian smoothies. Faye style.
Now, did anyone else see what's missing today? Yes, the blackboard menu at the back of the shop is gone! It's a glaring enough change in the background that I saw it immediately and made it harder for me to mentally 'get into' the characters being in CoD.
Isn't it just because of the angle? I would expect the blackboard to be a bit to the right of the shot.
If you like durian at all, durian ice cream and durian smoothies are actually pretty good.
Comic 3000: Jeph reveals that the first 2999 strips was nothing more than Emily's dream. Emily wakes up, ready to face the world with her newfound knowledge, and now - finally - Questionable Content begins in earnest.
I don't see them datingWhy not?
This was surprisingly honest on both their parts. I approve. I don't see them dating, but I do think they could be good friends.
I don't see them datingWhy not?
No, I know, but if she's done this before but stayed weird (and in fact, is weird all the way down), why would we expect her to change? Why would we want her to?
I don't melt them over Banana Smoothies
Ruins the taste
Yay! A new side of Emily!Not quite, merely a clarification. I'm glad she's happy to be herself - for who else could she be?
I've never even heard of durian. Is it available in the States?
You eat the yellow custardy bits.
I think that we have learnt more about Emily in this strip almost more than we have in all her previous appearances combined! I'm glad that she's aware of herself and doesn't feel the need to apologize for anything.
Well yeah, hopefully we actually see more of her depth, my point is that she wouldn't be changing at all, we'd just actually see more of her. Especially now that she's around people who might be able to appreciate it.No, I know, but if she's done this before but stayed weird (and in fact, is weird all the way down), why would we expect her to change? Why would we want her to?Hush, it's just a retcon.Because Weird Emily may have been amusing 800 strips ago, but if she's still Weird Emily 800 strips later, and another 800 after that, with no other angle to her character, then she's just boring. Might as well send her into the stacks to fight Bibliodons with Gabby so we can spend more time with Claire.
I don't mind Emily continuing to express her gleeful love of weird things, mind you, but I want to see more moments like this, too. Her "hidden depths." So I'm glad Jeph decided toretconexplore her character a bit more.
As of now, in the comic, why wouldn't people think she's weird and random? When was the last time she actually showed interest in someone else's views, tried to get to know someone, or made a connection with them, outside of Clinton? Even when she had the big party, she spent a lot of it doing weird, random things, so it makes sense that the people around her see her that way. Did she have any real conversations with anyone?
This new update made me so happy, that I was moved enough to actually register in the forums so I could post about it. So, here's my first post ever. Sorry it's so long, and hope it makes sense.
This new update made me so happy, that I was moved enough to actually register in the forums so I could post about it. So, here's my first post ever. Sorry it's so long, and hope it makes sense.
I Approve of the message, i really do.Possibly because the emotion expressed is so raw. We're not used to raw from Emily.
so i don't get why this Comic makes me feel uncomfortable, but it does.
Am I the only one who wants to give Emily a hug after 2999?
Am I the only one who wants to give Emily a hug after 2999?Hugz NOW!!! :-D
I'm....conflicted about this.
while part of me gets behind Emily for her stance, i find that her logic is also the logic used by total assholes to justifying being said assholes.
i know the whole thing about being yourself is important, but sometimes you have to give a little for the sake of those around you. of course it is a bit different in Emily's case since her behaviour doesn't HURT people, so its better there but..
I'm....conflicted about this.I totally get you on this. She accuses people of being lazy for not trying to see past the weird, and yet she's unwilling to put forth the effort to give any indication that there is anything beyond the weird, or, like she's doing here, explaining how she is.
while part of me gets behind Emily for her stance, i find that her logic is also the logic used by total assholes to justifying being said assholes.
i know the whole thing about being yourself is important, but sometimes you have to give a little for the sake of those around you. of course it is a bit different in Emily's case since her behaviour doesn't HURT people, so its better there but..
gah.
i can't find the words for this.
i mean, its good and i approve for the sentiment but... something feels off to me, you know?
Welcome, new person!
Also, how interesting that Jeph has never mentioned ADHD, but has managed to portray the behaviour (and the reactions of others to it) so accurately that it can be easily recognised by someone who knows.
This new update made me so happy, that I was moved enough to actually register in the forums so I could post about it. So, here's my first post ever. Sorry it's so long, and hope it makes sense.
Thank you, Ellemar. I don't say this as much as I should, but I always find it rewarding and useful to read the perspective of someone who relates as closely to a character as you clearly have. It reminds me that these characters aren't just abstract ideas that Jeph has rattling round in his head.
This new update made me so happy, that I was moved enough to actually register in the forums so I could post about it. So, here's my first post ever. Sorry it's so long, and hope it makes sense.
As someone else diagnosed with ADHD, thanks so much for posting this. And welcome to the forums!
As someone who also has ADD or more specifically ADHD I will echo the sentiment that Emily exhibits many of the earmarks of someone who is highly intelligent with attention deficit issues. I have also embraced my "weirdness" though it can come with social anxiety problems because I don't know how to interpret social cues.
Hahaha we're all starting to come out of the woodwork now! I know what you mean about the social anxiety problems.
I have found that ADHD is both wildly over diagnosed and poorly understood in those of us that actually have it. It seems to me that every kid under the age of ten has at least been considered having ADD. While those of us that are legitimately diagnosed just have one prescription after another thrown at us, most of which are at ridiculous doses that turn us into zombies.
She's saying it's other people's problem, not hers, if they misunderstand her (I feel the same, BTW); but then she's showing every sign of being annoyed about it, which is somewhat at variance with that. I find what she's saying a bit confusing.
She's saying it's other people's problem if they can't accept her.She's saying it's other people's problem, not hers, if they misunderstand her (I feel the same, BTW); but then she's showing every sign of being annoyed about it, which is somewhat at variance with that. I find what she's saying a bit confusing.
To sum up what might otherwise be a rambling post, I think the clue to your confusion is that her stated value is probably an aspirational one rather than a successfully lived one.
it's fine to be yourself around friends, its the best place to be yourself, but generally, you need to make the effort to overcome your flaws. you do not say, "my flaws are a part of my positives, it's a complete package, take it or leave it."
it's fine to be yourself around friends, its the best place to be yourself, but generally, you need to make the effort to overcome your flaws. you do not say, "my flaws are a part of my positives, it's a complete package, take it or leave it."
Why, exactly?
I can respect your greater degree of life experience, and your stance. rather than debate which of us is objectively right, i will state my case in answer to your question. who knows, maybe in 20 years i'll see it your way.
I take that veiw, because, in my opinion, Flaws are just that, flaws. they are wrong things, abnormalities if you will. We as humans get only one life in this world, so what other use do we have for it beyond trying to be the best person we can, and achieving the most we can? a central part of that is overcoming ones flaws. It behooves every one of us to strive to overcome any and all obstacles towards being the best you possibly can, be those in your life, or in your own head. Autism is one such obstacle, perhaps the largest in my life, but i will be damned if i allow myself to be weak enough to let it rule over me. there is No handicap it can force upon me that will not endeavor to force away from myself to be the best i possibly can. I've seen all the naive propaganda about how being Autistic makes you "special" from groups like the British NAS, and i can't bring myself to buy into it. It is nothing more complicated and a malign curse thrust on me by chance and i will not let it dictate what i am capable of. We get one singlar shot at life before it all ends forever, and i refuse to accept that MY chance, and ANYONE'S single chance should be corrupted from the very moment of birth, By any form of mental disability.
Striving with one's every waking moment to overcome is the only option.
that being said, if any of the faithful in the world are right and we meet some kind of supreme being after death, i'm punching him in the face.
1. I love Emily's facial expression in the last panel. She's all sassy and it's great.
2. I'm happy to see a text-heavy strip in the new format. I've missed the text-heavy style of QC since the format change.
In time, i have learned that i have my quirks and that i can accept them, and so can others. but i also learned restraint. because that's the most important thing. while the world does need to accept you, you also need to accept the world. you give a little, you play down your differences, you make the effort to act polite and respectable and with dignity, because if you don't you're like a immature child screaming that the world is not exactly how you want it. it's fine to be yourself around friends, its the best place to be yourself, but generally, you need to make the effort to overcome your flaws. you do not say, "my flaws are a part of my positives, it's a complete package, take it or leave it."
Oh lordy. Clinton is going to turn into an endorphin junkie. He's been stung by the needle and there's no going back.
Oh lordy. Clinton is going to turn into an endorphin junkie. He's been stung by the needle and there's no going back.
Soon they will become a family of bikers. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2535)
Given the above, I don't see her as a candidate for ADHD - the core ADD bit seems to be missing. Her executive function seems fine.
Or, let's look at it another way. Star Trek predicted flip phones and 3.5 inch diskettes 30 years before they happened in the wider world, (20 to 25 years before they happened). Star Trek predicted transparent aluminum in 1986. 29 year later, it's a thing (beyond synthetic gems). Star Trek introduced the replicator in 1989.
If it was just Star Trek, I'd say you can't take it seriously, but you can now buy desktop 3d printers for under 3000 USD. A quick back of the envelope suggests that in 7 to 9 years, the current level of tech in those printers will cost about 45.50 USD. Odds are, they won't sell them that cheap. Capitalist economy hasn't adapted as fast as the rate of techno change. That's why Apple plans ways to make old hardware useless before it fails (and why I haven't updated my ipod for 2 years). But, in the next decade, expect replicators. Maybe just version 1.0, but replicators.
Imagine how that's going to change market and demand for skills. While you're imagining that, hope to whatever you believe it that it's Star Trek's replicators and not StarGate's.
Given the above, I don't see her as a candidate for ADHD - the core ADD bit seems to be missing. Her executive function seems fine.
The thing is ADD manifests itself in many different ways but most include what would be considered a lot of mental background noise and we usually have impulse control problems which is why we are seen as random or weird.
Or, let's look at it another way. Star Trek predicted flip phones and 3.5 inch diskettes 30 years before they happened in the wider world, (20 to 25 years before they happened). Star Trek predicted transparent aluminum in 1986. 29 year later, it's a thing (beyond synthetic gems). Star Trek introduced the replicator in 1989.
If it was just Star Trek, I'd say you can't take it seriously, but you can now buy desktop 3d printers for under 3000 USD. A quick back of the envelope suggests that in 7 to 9 years, the current level of tech in those printers will cost about 45.50 USD. Odds are, they won't sell them that cheap. Capitalist economy hasn't adapted as fast as the rate of techno change. That's why Apple plans ways to make old hardware useless before it fails (and why I haven't updated my ipod for 2 years). But, in the next decade, expect replicators. Maybe just version 1.0, but replicators.
Is it just me or does Clinton have an extremely short torso? Sitting down Emily towers over him, standing up she still does.
I'm with Clinton on this one. I got a tattoo back in 2011, and while I haven't gotten one since I've been considering what I want to get next. I wouldn't be surprised if I end up getting several more before I die.Because getting several more after you die would be a bit creepy.
Sorry, I never watched enough StarGate to know about their replicators. How are theirs worse than Star Trek's?
Don't forget Elliot!Is it just me or does Clinton have an extremely short torso? Sitting down Emily towers over him, standing up she still does.
It's just you. Emily is tall.
She is, I think, the third or fourth tallest regular, after Dale. Probably 5th or 7th tallest overall. (Variability depends on how tall Veronica actually is.)
I think Wil is tallest. Then Sven, Jim, and Dale, then Emily, Henry, Veronica and maybe Maurice.
Clinton, OTOH, is among the shortest cast members.
(Wil and Sven aren't regulars atm, Veronica is. Jim is iffy.) Given Marten's 5'8" to 5'10" Emily is 5'10" to 6'1"
TOS didn't have replicators; they had protein synthesisers that produced "meat" or "potato" or whatever specific blend was deemed to be each comestible then they had automated processors that assembled those into appropriately shaped lumps for delivery to the consumer according to their programmed diet plan in the tapes they put into the food terminals. Think like the entire food universe is nothing but nuggets, be they chicken, beef, potato, or leek.Or, let's look at it another way. Star Trek predicted flip phones and 3.5 inch diskettes 30 years before they happened in the wider world, (20 to 25 years before they happened). Star Trek predicted transparent aluminum in 1986. 29 year later, it's a thing (beyond synthetic gems). Star Trek introduced the replicator in 1989.
If it was just Star Trek, I'd say you can't take it seriously, but you can now buy desktop 3d printers for under 3000 USD. A quick back of the envelope suggests that in 7 to 9 years, the current level of tech in those printers will cost about 45.50 USD. Odds are, they won't sell them that cheap. Capitalist economy hasn't adapted as fast as the rate of techno change. That's why Apple plans ways to make old hardware useless before it fails (and why I haven't updated my ipod for 2 years). But, in the next decade, expect replicators. Maybe just version 1.0, but replicators.
Actually, Star Trek: TOS had food replicators, but (as the name implies) they were only used for food and drinks -- they weren't general-purpose. And the food was considered mediocre, at least according to most of the novels; I can't remember if anyone ever commented on the food quality in the show. So TNG did introduce general-purpose replicators, yes. Interesting that in Star Trek, organic replication came before inorganic, whereas our 3D printers are starting with inorganic.
Oh, and transparent aluminum is a thing now? Cool! I hadn't heard that. What can they do with it?
Monomaniacal little robot bugs that consume everything nearby in order to make more of themselves, forever. They were exceedingly dangerous even before they developed true AI and the ability to plan. Then they copied Carter and everything went to hell in a hand basket…Imagine how that's going to change market and demand for skills. While you're imagining that, hope to whatever you believe it that it's Star Trek's replicators and not StarGate's.
Sorry, I never watched enough StarGate to know about their replicators. How are theirs worse than Star Trek's?
The only tattoos I have are alignment marks from when I had radiotherapy 25 years ago. I have no inclination to get any more!
Don't forget Elliot!
Can anyone find the one where he's standing next to Hanners? I wouldn't be surprised if he's a solid 6'4".
StarGate's replicators are small robots that, well, replicate. Themselves. That's pretty much all they do. They will make more themselves out of anything they can acquire.
Hanners is about the same height as Marten. So 5'8" to 5'10" per the word of God.
Elliot is...
Beard, that's a big fella, innit?
Faye's maybe 2", 3" shorter than shorter than Dora, tops:
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2186
I still say Dora's about the same height as Marten...
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1965
...as is Hannelore, with Marigold being 4-5" shorter:
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2189
Steve is maybe an inch taller than Marten, but no more than that, I'd say:
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2174
Sven is much taller than Dora:
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2191
And of course, no one's disputing that Tai is tiiiiny:
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2106
So, if Marten is average height (I'd say, 5'10"), that puts them as follows:
Marten 5'10"
Dora 5'10"
Faye 5'7"
Hanners 5'10"
Steve 5'11"
Sven 6'6" (being generous)
Marigold 5'5"
Tai 5' (5'2", tops)
Oh lordy. Clinton is going to turn into an endorphin junkie. He's been stung by the needle and there's no going back.
I'm a little late to the party