Dolphin Jack?
Here's how I see Tuesday's comic.The reply: "Hold on, I have to get Hanners liquored up."
First panel: Claire vomits on Clin-ton.
Second panel: Clin-ton texts Marten asking how to clean vomit.
Comic!
And really, Clinton, how do you think you and Claire got there?
I love how Clinton has this petrified look on his face the whole conversation, and probably has since last night. He probably slept with that same expression.
Man I... I really miss Claire's old aesthetic.Well, she graduated to Creators Pet. That has its pluses and minuses.
:claireface: Like compare this to panel 3.
But yeah. Clinton.
Is it unreasonable to think that this may be stemming in part from issues from their dad cheating on Mama Augustus? Like, on a rational level he knows that they're divorced, his mom's perfectly free to move on and find someone new if she wants, but on some subconscious level this is tripping that trigger?
Poor Clinton. This is worse than finding a "back massager" in Mom's sock drawer. With attachments.
I wonder if Chad was a one night stand or if it is an ongoing relationship? And I wonder which one Clinton and Claire would find more horrifying?
Wonder how Chad and Mrs. A met?
Mrs. Augustus needs to put a sock on the door-knob. Clinton needs to put a sock in his mouth.
I feel like Clinton's comment is for amusing effect before he goes into more detail next strip or between strips that it is specifically disturbing because he knows the guy, which I can kind of see. It's one thing to be okay with parental boning, it's another thing to be okay with them boning a member of your age bracket that you are personally acquainted with. :psyduck:
It's a sign of how far gone I am that reading the title of the strip ("From Crisis to Crisis") immediately made:
"Washington cannot be left alone to his devices."
Pop into my head.
It's too late for me. Save yourselves!
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Glad to see I'm not the only one who saw Clinton's reaction this way instead of going all "Oh dude is irrational and stuff". I tend to overreact my comments about events most of the time just for the lolz. It's not that rare.
We need to see the upcoming strips to actually get the full vibe of his comment. Clinton is most likely ok with her mom having some fun with whoever she wants. But to me, seeing all that right in front of you is something I'll gladly pass because I simply do not care about what my mom or anyone besides myself and a significant other does in the bedroom.
Hm. I still feel it's somewhat poor form to go all "Babe, who's at the door?" before you've been properly introduced into your lover's social life
Jeph seems to be rather fond of the "moms bangin' hot young dudes" theme.Hm. I still feel it's somewhat poor form to go all "Babe, who's at the door?" before you've been properly introduced into your lover's social life
Not to mention going up to said lover's door in your boxer-briefs.... Really, it didn't cross his mind that that could cause embarrassment to anybody? I'm thinking Chad's the sweet-natured but clueless type.
Wonder if Clinton will be upset with Claire again if she tells him that she knows and it's been going on for awhile.
I wonder if Clinton's reaction is more than just, "Ew, parent sex!" and could be partially, "Mum's dating again!"? This might be the first time Clinton is seeing his mother with someone other than his father. Also it's one thing to see your parent with a stranger and another to be with someone you knew previously and if Clinton tutored him, then it's likely that Chad is around his age or slightly younger.
I also wondered if it's possible that his Mom met Chad while Clinton was tutoring him, but it seems Chad is unaware of the familial relation because he doesn't say, "Wow, your son is the guy who tutored me!"
From Crisis to Crisis? Sounds a lot like DC Comics, doesn't it? Am I right or am I right?
Whoa Chad is friggin 21!?!Looking older when young generally indicates that one will also look older when older, so take it as a blessing.
Genetics are so unfair. Here I am, 23, 5'6'' and looking like a kid by comparison.
Whoa Chad is friggin 21!?!Looking older when young generally indicates that one will also look older when older, so take it as a blessing.
Genetics are so unfair. Here I am, 23, 5'6'' and looking like a kid by comparison.
Whoa Chad is friggin 21!?!Looking older when young generally indicates that one will also look older when older, so take it as a blessing.
Genetics are so unfair. Here I am, 23, 5'6'' and looking like a kid by comparison.
Exactly this. I'm twenty four and can easily pass for seventeen. I'm shorter, don't have facial hair, and have what my friends call "babyface syndrome". I used to hate it, but now I've settled with this precise rationale; when my friends and I are fifty, they'll look their age and I won't. It's a pain at the start, but babyface syndrome is a long con, my dude. It always pays off on the other end.
I'm still laughing at (emphasis is mine): "Well, if she wants to hook up with 21 year old guys who're bad at math, that's her prerogative."
The horror!
I'm still laughing at (emphasis is mine): "Well, if she wants to hook up with 21 year old guys who're bad at math, that's her prerogative."
The horror!
I'm still laughing at (emphasis is mine): "Well, if she wants to hook up with 21 year old guys who're bad at math, that's her prerogative."
The horror!
if Mrs. Augustus got back to her maiden nameOr if she kept it from the start. Did we ever learn her name when Marten ate her pancakes?
I'm still laughing at (emphasis is mine): "Well, if she wants to hook up with 21 year old guys who're bad at math, that's her prerogative."
The horror!
Looks like Claire is on the express train to hipster-town, sad. Also makes it very tricky to get a useful job in the real world.
Whoa CHad is friggin 21!?!
Genetics are so unfair. Here I am, 23, 5'6'' and looking like a kid by comparison.
I'm still laughing at (emphasis is mine): "Well, if she wants to hook up with 21 year old guys who're bad at math, that's her prerogative."
The horror!
You know, this comic is actually rather telling about Claire's actual views on casual sex.
She's not actually judgmental about it, she was just jealous of Marten's one night stand, when she Wasn't Judging™ Marten.
"Geez Clinton what's the problem, I'm 21, she's 47, she's only six years older than me."You know, I wanted to make that joke, but couldn't come up with a way to make it that came off right. Kudos.
"Oh that's right I never did finish tutoring you, did I?"
starring some asshole from Gilmore Girls... Judging Marten.Now I'm genuinely trying to figure out if Marten would be played by Dean, Jess or Logan (Sam Winchester, Peter Petrelli, or Cary Agos from Supernatural, Heroes, and The Good Wife, respectively).
You know, this comic is actually rather telling about Claire's actual views on casual sex.
She's not actually judgmental about it, she was just jealous of Marten's one night stand, when she Wasn't Judging™ Marten.
From Crisis to Crisis? Sounds a lot like DC Comics, doesn't it? Am I right or am I right?
:clairedoge:
(I accidentally posted this on last week's discussion thing. Quite embarrassing.)
Good job pointing out 'the thing' to Claire. I think she's going to need a lot more reminding of it though... Also.. Don't you have a comb anywhere? Dammit man, that side hair is really starting to bug me.What're you crazy? It's not only the no glasses, he also looks a hell of a lot better with that side hair.
I think the best thing ever would be an arc where, at some point, Brun and Bubbles hang out.
They're not twins.
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2277
(Also, epic foreshadowing (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2217).)I never really understood why it's so verboten to ship the characters when Jeph does so regularly, both in the sense of writing their relationships and writing characters who are shipping the other characters. Both the board and Jeph act like it's some kind of offense against the material.
I never really understood why it's so verboten to ship the characters when Jeph does so regularly,
(Also, epic foreshadowing (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2217).)I never really understood why it's so verboten to ship the characters when Jeph does so regularly, both in the sense of writing their relationships and writing characters who are shipping the other characters. Both the board and Jeph act like it's some kind of offense against the material.
Clinton overreacting again it would appear.think the general ick factor comes from our general American prudishness combined with an emphasis on general body shaming, along with several other societal factors, resulting in never wanting to see our parents naked.
Conversely, my and my brothers don't even look related (unless our parents are with us). My older looks like a Brit, my younger brother looks like a Swede, and I look like I'm half German half [insert pretty much any light brown, red, or yellow ethnicity here].They're not twins.
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2277
oh. well that explains that, then. :-) Creepiest non-twin lookalikes EVAR.
Perhaps Clin-ton has a point, and even a good one, but it's somewhat obviated by he and Claire doing the exact opposite (she happy about "Go Mom!" and he squicking and squawking about it because it makes him uncomfortable) in the immediately preceding strip. Not slamming the writing; people are totally that way. Three fingers pointing back at you, and all that. Be interesting to see if Jeph expands on that as part of the Claire-Clinton dynamic.
It's a sign of how far gone I am that reading the title of the strip ("From Crisis to Crisis") immediately made:
"Washington cannot be left alone to his devices."
Pop into my head.
It's too late for me. Save yourselves!
Why would Claire be excited about meeting her own mom?
*rereads strip*
Oh. *bonks head on post*
Chad's complete lack of shame in walking to the front door in his underwear because he wanted to know who was at the door...(snip)If I was built like that , that's all I'd ever wear,
Isn't renter's insurance mandatory in the US?
If not, Americans and their weird relationship with mandatory things keep baffling me.
Isn't renter's insurance mandatory in the US?
If not, Americans and their weird relationship with mandatory things keep baffling me.
Brun's hair shows Jeph's anime influence today with an ahoge (http://animanga.wikia.com/wiki/Ahoge) as part of her bedhead. I've also been wondering if her eyebrows are from FLCL (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=flcl+eyebrows&client=opera&hs=ltq&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjW36qAjPfMAhVnK8AKHZCwCDcQsAQIHA&biw=1268&bih=623).
This confused me because I'd never before seen the word 'bedhead' used to refer to anything other than the panel at the head of a bed.
Y'know, I'm not sure why no ones even considered this thus far, but Brun was the only one working at the bar, she lives above the bar, the fire fighters and whoever else tell her these things, and she doesn't have renters insurance. Is it at all possible that she owned the bar and wasn't just an employee.That's initially what I thought when I read it to. As far as I read, she's not making a sarcastic quip about not having renters insurance, she's pointing out that she's not a renter. (And doesn't have insurance.)
Really? Basically just means someone's messy hair after having just woken up.
Y'know, I'm not sure why no ones even considered this thus far, but ... is it at all possible that she owned the bar and wasn't just an employee.
...and the regular bar customers who aren't likely to be much help.If you can get them together they'd at least have a whip round (that's english for a money collection, not the sort of thing Marten's mom used to do) and get some cash together, and probably bar owners would do something.
That's initially what I thought when I read it to. As far as I read, she's not making a sarcastic quip about not having renters insurance, she's pointing out that she's not a renter. (And doesn't have insurance.)
Yeah. Had Contents Insurance since I'm renting hereWas it questionable?
That's initially what I thought when I read it to. As far as I read, she's not making a sarcastic quip about not having renters insurance, she's pointing out that she's not a renter. (And doesn't have insurance.)
For what it's worth, I didn't think she was being sarcastic, or pointing out anything. I think she just didn't know what Clinton was talking about ("Renters insurance, what is that?").
Yeah. Had Contents Insurance since I'm renting hereWas it questionable?
Hmmm, in the event that Brun isn't the owner of the bar, does she have grounds to sue the owner for the fire?Or the manufacturer of the extinguisher, since it didn't work.
Hmmm, in the event that Brun isn't the owner of the bar, does she have grounds to sue the owner for the fire?Or the manufacturer of the extinguisher, since it didn't work.
"Pathetic", on the other hand, seems to indicate ... much of the same, yet I've frequently heard it spoken/written with a scornful, even condescending note?Multiple meanings... As well as the meaning you describe 'pathetic' has another meaning with shades of inadequate and unacceptable ('I was offered a pathetic 300 dollar insurance settlement, when it was easily worth a thousand') , hence your scornful/condescending note. This may be a fairly recent development. But I've never come across this kind of feeling being attached to 'pathos'.
Pathos is here used in its original meaning from classical Hellenic literature: Words and events that invoke in the audience and are meant to communicate from the source text intense emotions, primarily negative ones such as grief.
I can't speak for others, but it only really bugs me if the character is WAY OoC or if they're dropped into a super toxic relationship (usually with a fan chatacter or a self-insert character). The OoC issue can be mediated with a sizable and well written character arc that accounts for the personality change.(Also, epic foreshadowing (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2217).)I never really understood why it's so verboten to ship the characters when Jeph does so regularly, both in the sense of writing their relationships and writing characters who are shipping the other characters. Both the board and Jeph act like it's some kind of offense against the material.
So Clinton means "It's too early in the morning to rip my shirt and holler at the Gods for the evil that befalleth Humankind"? And Jeph adds "There's never a good time to rip your shirt and holler at the Gods for the evil that befalleth Humankind"!
I am no linguist, nor am I an etymologist*, so take my words with a grain of salt...
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* From the ancient Saxon etya (where our word for eat comes from) which means "to swallow", and the Latin mal which can mean either 'bad' or 'difficult'. Hence, the study of that which is hard to swallow.
Brun's hair shows Jeph's anime influence today with an ahoge (http://animanga.wikia.com/wiki/Ahoge) as part of her bedhead.
This confused me because I'd never before seen the word 'bedhead' used to refer to anything other than the panel at the head of a bed.
As far as I read, she's not making a sarcastic quip about not having renters insurance, she's pointing out that she's not a renter. (And doesn't have insurance.)
If Brun were the bar owner, she'd almost certainly have insurance on it. If she had a mortgage on the place, the bank would require insurance. Even if she owned it outright, she'd almost certainly have it insured. But she strikes me as far more transient than that, which means she's down to whatever the fire dept. saved, her clock, and, possibly, a bank account. If there's no bank account she's probably headed for a homeless shelter.
Like others, I thought she was repeating the phrase slowly as an expression she'd never heard before. Like, she had no idea there WAS such a thing as "renter's insurance". Perhaps a question mark at the end of her phrase would have made it clearer, if that was Jeph's intention.The lack of question mark makes sense, in that I agree with your assessment. She seems as though she's dealing with a new concept and may even be sounding it out. A "?" would likely indicate uptalk which would not normally be used in this scenario.
Brun's hair shows Jeph's anime influence today with an ahoge (http://animanga.wikia.com/wiki/Ahoge) as part of her bedhead.
This confused me because I'd never before seen the word 'bedhead' used to refer to anything other than the panel at the head of a bed.
I've always heard the panel at the head of a bed called a "headboard", never a "bedhead." Is that a translation from some other language than English?
Posting on here for the first time because this Brun arc is something i'm relating to quite a bit. I know that speculation that Brun has Autism seems to meet with some negative reactions, but honestly, i'm getting constant flashbacks to when I was dating someone with Autism. From her intro and onward...
(snip)
I hope that Brun is revealed to have Autism, because she seems to be a pretty damn good representation, and we need more of that.
Anti-whaling? Who could be opposed to a source of clean burning, renewable lamp oil?
Anti-whaling? Who could be opposed to a source of clean burning, renewable lamp oil?
More importantly, we've kind of found out the hard way, it's not all that renewable.
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Also, would I be right to say that Boston was a whaling port way back when?
Yes, probably. That would be British. Itself deriving from Old English. :wink:
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And I bet Brun even knows where her towel is.
Also, would I be right to say that Boston was a whaling port way back when?
May be? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford_Whalers) :-D They did move a bit further South later.
None the less, we don't call the headboard a bedhead either.Its called bedhead where I am in England. Or maybe by my age group. Many dialects in Britain!
Given her clothing style and nautical interests, I look forward to a character trying to call her "Captain Sweatpants".If there is a god in the real universe that won't happen.
(Assuming Big Bang Theory exists in the QC universe.)
Like others, I want to know how to enunciate an ellipsis!
So who is Brun most likely to stay with, of the current cast? I can see Clinton asking around before eventually realizing that the only one left is Hannelore, and not only having to face his worst social situation, but having to give Hanners the hardest suggestion of her life.
For those wondering why Claire was not mentioned on the floofiness scale above Brun, it's for the same reason you don't measure sunshine in lumens.
For those wondering why Claire was not mentioned on the floofiness scale above Brun, it's for the same reason you don't measure sunshine in lumens....
But Pintsize floofiness would then be minus infinity and ruin the joke.
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For those wondering why Claire was not mentioned on the floofiness scale above Brun, it's for the same reason you don't measure sunshine in lumens....
But Pintsize floofiness would then be minus infinity and ruin the joke.
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Perversity coefficient regularizes divergences in complex floofiness manifold ...
... put another way: Nature abhors infinite Pintsize.
Bubbles and Brun might both be taciturn but that's about where it ends...putting someone with low social skills, whose default is to view strangers as potential threats that need to be managed - possibly with harpoons - will not mesh well with someone who's certain that everyone views her as a threat and will run away or attack her.So who is Brun most likely to stay with, of the current cast? I can see Clinton asking around before eventually realizing that the only one left is Hannelore, and not only having to face his worst social situation, but having to give Hanners the hardest suggestion of her life.
That could be interesting. I think Brun would get along best with Bubbles, but if Hannelore wants to take the next step in overcoming her social anxieties a roommate would be good, but it remains to be seen if Brun has any incompatible habits.
Like others, I want to know how to enunciate an ellipsis!
Not so hard if you can deal with umlauts. Protip: It's all in the eyebrows.
She had exactly the German way; whatever was in her mind to be delivered, whether a mere remark, or a sermon, or a cyclopedia, or the history of a war, she would get it into a single sentence or die. Whenever the literary German dives into a sentence, that is the last you are going to see of him till he emerges on the other side of his Atlantic with his verb in his mouth.
One last comment on German from Mark Twain, describing a character who tended to speak in very long sentences:Quote from: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtShe had exactly the German way; whatever was in her mind to be delivered, whether a mere remark, or a sermon, or a cyclopedia, or the history of a war, she would get it into a single sentence or die. Whenever the literary German dives into a sentence, that is the last you are going to see of him till he emerges on the other side of his Atlantic with his verb in his mouth.
Actually, with the really long sentences, there'll be more like five or ten verbs in his mouth, but Twain was a master of understated exaggeration. 8-)
Like others, I want to know how to enunciate an ellipsis!
Not so hard if you can deal with umlauts. Protip: It's all in the eyebrows.
Given that you get umlauted versions of vowels by moving your tongue forward I posit that you get the ellipsis by sticking your tongue out.