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Title: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 09 Oct 2016, 11:08
Just something that occurred to me last week: It was in the 1300s and 1400s strips (including the drink-sledding) when Northampton was last under a blanket of snow. Now, in strip 3325, the snow has returned. So, in the past 1900 or so strips of the past full in-universe year, what was the most significant to you (in either story terms, character terms or just personal enjoyment)?

As for me? I've got to say that it has been the increasing focus on AIs and their unique society and viewpoints (especially shown through May, Momo and Bubbles). However, I'd have to say that it was a near-run decision for me.

The second slot for me is The Space Station Arc, which was pretty much the highpoint of Hannelore's character arc where we see just how far she's come and just how much she has healed. The third is  is occupied by Claireten (a relationship that is plotted out as such a normal relationship in comedic story that it becomes a testament to inclusivity).

Onto the possible direction of this week's strip: I'm seeing an Elliot/Brun date in the near future, probably played for laughs about the whole mad social song-and-dance of human romantic interest. However, that's further along. I'm expecting more cute Elliot stuttering and stumbling and poor Brun just not getting it. Let's face it; can anyone blame her for being confused?

FWIW, I think it is likely that Renee will end up losing her temper and ordering them to go out with each other, if only to get it out of Elliot's system so he can function again!
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 09 Oct 2016, 16:38
One major story was The Pugnacious Peach confronting herself and moving forward.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Clubman8 on 09 Oct 2016, 20:53
Brun is directly supportive of Elliot's job. This is always a good sign.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: brasca on 09 Oct 2016, 20:59
Hopefully, there will be an opening at the Horrible Revelation, but if it's only part time then Brun will have to find a second job to get enough income to afford an apartment. 
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 09 Oct 2016, 23:12
So, on top of everything else, Elliot seems to be the context-specific equivalent of an UFC fighter? Or maybe even a gladiator? I'm wondering what insights he might have into the mindset of the robot fighters at the arena?

It seems strangely obvious in hindsight that bouncers and bar owners in the surreality of the QC universe would make a regulated sport out of bar brawls. It's clear that Brun knows all about it and is impressed that Elliot made the regionals! Someone needs to tell us where The Horrible Revelation placed that year! Maybe Brun will tell Elliot's boss that she wants to work there because she wants to be in a winning team in the future?

Meanwhile, poor Renee is just coming to terms with the fact that the universe is irreparably weird. I suspect that she's going to leave Elliot and Brun in peace in their strange parallel bar staff universe.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: sitnspin on 09 Oct 2016, 23:20
I get the impression that the competition is how well bouncers handle bar brawls, not the brawling itself.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Sullivan on 09 Oct 2016, 23:23
Looking at the poll ... scratching my head... I have to say... that's been one very busy year!

Granted that many of the arcs involved different characters, but there was quite a bit of overlap. Dora and Marten in particular had three arcs apiece, I think.

And wait, wasn't Marten/Padma in this same year? Had to be, since Marten was talking about Padma while on the space station, no?

Is it possible that one of the time skips (was there more than one?) skipped over a winter?

Maybe this version of Northampton has just had some very very mild winters for the past few years. :D
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Neko_Ali on 09 Oct 2016, 23:41
If Elliot cringes anymore, he's going to fold in on himself and create a Singularishy.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 10 Oct 2016, 00:10
Quote from: Sullivan on 09 Oct 2016, 23:23
Maybe this version of Northampton has just had some very very mild winters for the past few years. :D

It's Massachusetts, written by a Massachusetts native. I can't see Jeph being able to write 'mild winter' without breaking down into hysterical laughter that won't subside for weeks!
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Gyrre on 10 Oct 2016, 06:41
We've had at least one time skip. Who's to say that it hasn't been two years in comic?
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: themacnut on 10 Oct 2016, 07:37
The more I see Elliot stutter and cringe around Brun, the more I wonder how thus guy can be a successful bouncer. How can the quiet confidence he shows on the job not translate to other areas of his life? Especially since in my experience, guys I've known who were this bad (or worse!) around women suffered from a general lack of confidence that screwed up their entire lives.

Even Marten's better with women than this, despite the spectacular crash-and-burns we've seen him go through.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: TinPenguin on 10 Oct 2016, 09:35
Our very introduction to Elliot was him moping over Padma and struggling to do anything about it. His awkward silence with Hanners is related to his tendency to quietly loom. He's not a very confident conversationalist, and being terrible with women is a crucial part of his character.

But it's a lot easier to be confident with people who you don't care about. When chucking someone out the door, you WANT them to see you as the big bad guy, and you want them to know you're capable of hurting them. Easy. Elliot is fine with that on the job, but is desperate not to be seen that way by those he is trying to befriend, and is not always successful (see: Marten flinching from a high five). Elliot's eternal dilemma is that he doesn't want to be stereotyped as a big brute, but has a job that reinforces the image.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Neko_Ali on 10 Oct 2016, 10:37
It's entirely likely that he doesn't have to interact all that often with people during his bouncer job. Not in any kind of extended manner like he does at the bakery or while trying to figure out how to flirt with someone. The Horrible Revelation doesn't seem like much of a dive bar. Most of his job probably involves politely suggesting that the group of frat boys trying to get in might find a place more suited for them to drink down the block.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 10 Oct 2016, 11:27
Interacting with relative strangers with whom he has little or no emotional connection is one thing. Interacting with a girl on whom he is crushing is something else. There is a stake that makes it that much harder to overcome your insecurities.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: brasca on 10 Oct 2016, 14:11
Quote from: Gyrre on 10 Oct 2016, 06:41
We've had at least one time skip. Who's to say that it hasn't been two years in comic?

If there was a time jump of two years Samantha would look significantly different.  Since she's still a child so she ages more noticeably than everyone else. 
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Kugai on 10 Oct 2016, 14:18
I wonder who they lost to in the Regionals?
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Mr_Rose on 10 Oct 2016, 14:59
Hey, it doesn't say they lost. Regionals was just the event where the chair was blocked.
The most we know is that they got to regionals, not where they went from there.
The unseen fifth panel could just as easily be Elliot correcting Brün's assumption…
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Zebediah on 10 Oct 2016, 16:57
Quote from: Kugai on 10 Oct 2016, 14:18
I wonder who they lost to in the Regionals?

The Nasty Whale, of course. I mean, the Horrible Rev team has better uniforms, but I hear the Whalers have this chick who throws a harpoon!
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Tova on 10 Oct 2016, 17:01
heh heh heh
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: DSL on 10 Oct 2016, 18:26
Saying they went to regionals can lead one to infer that's as far as they got. Had they won, one might say "they went to state." Then again, if you're talking Indiana basketball, chair throwing used to be the exclusive province of the coach.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Method of Madness on 10 Oct 2016, 18:34
This fuckin' town.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: hedgie on 10 Oct 2016, 18:50
All I have to say that is "la li lu le lo la le li la lu lo!"
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 10 Oct 2016, 18:56
Next we'll find Marten missing an eye, his left arm replaced with a prosthetic and a chunk of metal lodged in his forehead.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: SubaruStephen on 10 Oct 2016, 19:09
I think LaLeLuLeLo is the Raindeers' name now.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: SomeCanadianWeirdo on 10 Oct 2016, 20:29
Interesting to see that Hanners is annoyed instead of being shocked.  Of course Pintsize riding a reindeer probably isn't the weirdest thing she's seen, perhaps not even the weirdest thing she's seen this week.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 10 Oct 2016, 23:16
This is the point when Hannelore realised that what Faye has long claimed is true: Northampton is irredeemably weird. There's no point getting upset about this; just let it roll off of you like water off of a duck's back and get on with your life.

FWIW, all I can say to Pintsize at this point is: "Nice hat."

P.S.
Is GTR (Grand Theft Reindeer) a thing?
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Akima on 11 Oct 2016, 01:18
I haven't seen an old-style mechanical coin-in-slot parking meter in forever. Are they still a thing in the USA?
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Sullivan on 11 Oct 2016, 01:44
Quote from: Akima on 11 Oct 2016, 01:18
I haven't seen an old-style mechanical coin-in-slot parking meter in forever. Are they still a thing in the USA?

Sure, particularly in smaller towns. There are also "halfway" types that take either coins or some sort of payment card. The latter could be a regular credit card or a prepaid card dedicated to the parking meter system, or a more general prepaid card that might also work in the city's transit system, or etc. The US is very much not monolithic in such things.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 11 Oct 2016, 02:01
My new policy of never carrying change backfired badly when I visited a town where they governed every parking place.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: JimC on 11 Oct 2016, 04:03
It probably means I'm a bad person, but the poor fairy girl desperately chasing the reindeer whilst pathetically trying to keep up her "la le lu li lo" was a genuinely laugh out loud moment.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: brasca on 11 Oct 2016, 04:04
Quote from: SomeCanadianWeirdo on 10 Oct 2016, 20:29
Interesting to see that Hanners is annoyed instead of being shocked.  Of course Pintsize riding a reindeer probably isn't the weirdest thing she's seen, perhaps not even the weirdest thing she's seen this week.

I don't know if she was all that annoyed, but shrugging off the run-of-the-mill weirdness.  And even if she was I don't know why since it doesn't appear like anyone is making a mess.  It is interesting that in spite of the people she works and hangs out with she doesn't causally swear. 
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: TinPenguin on 11 Oct 2016, 05:07
Quote from: JimC on 11 Oct 2016, 04:03
It probably means I'm a bad person, but the poor fairy girl desperately chasing the reindeer whilst pathetically trying to keep up her "la le lu li lo" was a genuinely laugh out loud moment.

When even your happy place is trying to get away from you.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Method of Madness on 11 Oct 2016, 06:58
I'm pretty sure that's just all she's capable of saying. A permanent "omelette du fromage" state, if you will.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Zebediah on 11 Oct 2016, 07:37
Quote from: Akima on 11 Oct 2016, 01:18
I haven't seen an old-style mechanical coin-in-slot parking meter in forever. Are they still a thing in the USA?

Yes, Northampton is full of them. A few parking lots have the "pay at machine/display ticket on dashboard" system, but most on-street parking here is still coin-op. I've had to go back to keeping a roll of quarters in my car since I moved here.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: hedgie on 11 Oct 2016, 08:34
Quote from: Method of Madness on 11 Oct 2016, 06:58
I'm pretty sure that's just all she's capable of saying. A permanent "omelette du fromage" state, if you will.

Nope, you're forgetting the time when Emily "caught" (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2423) her.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 11 Oct 2016, 10:51
Maybe Fairy Girl is trying to learn Japanese. (http://www.japanese-language.aiyori.org/hiragana-8.html)
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: brew on 11 Oct 2016, 12:11
Quote from: TheEvilDog on 11 Oct 2016, 10:51
Maybe Fairy Girl is trying to learn Japanese. (http://www.japanese-language.aiyori.org/hiragana-8.html)

https://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,27827.0.html
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 11 Oct 2016, 12:45
I don't see how.

The letters L and R as they are in English, do not exist in Japanese. But a Japanese R is pronounced in the same way as the English L. It is merely used as a tool to teach people how to pronounce the Japanese vowels.

The page I linked to actually explains that, as you would probably have noticed had you followed the link and read the page.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Emperor Norton on 11 Oct 2016, 13:08
Quote from: themacnut on 10 Oct 2016, 07:37
The more I see Elliot stutter and cringe around Brun, the more I wonder how thus guy can be a successful bouncer. How can the quiet confidence he shows on the job not translate to other areas of his life? Especially since in my experience, guys I've known who were this bad (or worse!) around women suffered from a general lack of confidence that screwed up their entire lives.

Even Marten's better with women than this, despite the spectacular crash-and-burns we've seen him go through.

I used to have HUGE problems with social anxiety, and the main reason had to do with not knowing my "role". General social situations... my role is unclear. When I was working in public with an actual "job" to do, I knew EXACTLY what I was supposed to be doing, so I felt more comfortable.

I actually survived doing conventions with a general fear of crowds by staffing them, giving me a role to fill. And eventually I worked it down to controllable even without having a specific job I needed to do.

Most of my fear came from not knowing what I should be doing. Once I knew that, it was pretty easy.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Storel on 11 Oct 2016, 15:27
Quote from: TheEvilDog on 11 Oct 2016, 12:45
I don't see how.

The letters L and R as they are in English, do not exist in Japanese. But a Japanese R is pronounced in the same way as the English L. It is merely used as a tool to teach people how to pronounce the Japanese vowels.

The page I linked to actually explains that, as you would probably have noticed had you followed the link and read the page.

Yup, it does:

Quote from: Hiragana Lesson 8
So how to pronounce らりるれろ? If you are not after perfect accent, my easy answer is to pronounce them as English "la, li, lu, le, lo".

Is that not exactly what Fairy Girl is saying?
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Kugai on 11 Oct 2016, 15:29
Northampton - Ya gotta love the town for its hijinks  ;D
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: pwhodges on 11 Oct 2016, 15:51
Quote from: TheEvilDog on 11 Oct 2016, 12:45
The letters L and R as they are in English, do not exist in Japanese. But a Japanese R is pronounced in the same way as the English L.

The consonant concerned can sound like either L or R, in between, or sometimes even pretty much like a D. 

I can hear (when they occur closely) that a D sound and the L/R sound which is like a D are actually different; but I can't isolate what is the same in the L/R/D sounds which is presumably what the native-speaking Japanese ear is actually attuned to, even though I know how they are produced physically.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 11 Oct 2016, 17:21
That beast's feet -- is it walking, trotting, cantering? What? Maybe pacing? (the camel is a natural pacer, which is why the Ship of the Desert can make you seasick.)
...
Google is my friend: "Reindeer have a relatively high-stepping gait combined with a trot, so their gait is a combination of that of a horse with a camel."
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Method of Madness on 11 Oct 2016, 18:43
Quote from: hedgie on 11 Oct 2016, 08:34
Quote from: Method of Madness on 11 Oct 2016, 06:58
I'm pretty sure that's just all she's capable of saying. A permanent "omelette du fromage" state, if you will.

Nope, you're forgetting the time when Emily "caught" (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2423) her.
I had! Thank you.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Clubman8 on 11 Oct 2016, 19:11
Quote from: TheEvilDog on 10 Oct 2016, 18:56
Next we'll find Marten missing an eye, his left arm replaced with a prosthetic and a chunk of metal lodged in his forehead.
Dammit, I wanted to make the Metal Gear joke!
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Thrudd on 11 Oct 2016, 20:45
Quote from: Emperor Norton on 11 Oct 2016, 13:08
I used to have HUGE problems with social anxiety, and the main reason had to do with not knowing my "role". General social situations... my role is unclear. When I was working in public with an actual "job" to do, I knew EXACTLY what I was supposed to be doing, so I felt more comfortable.

I actually survived doing conventions with a general fear of crowds by staffing them, giving me a role to fill. And eventually I worked it down to controllable even without having a specific job I needed to do.

Most of my fear came from not knowing what I should be doing. Once I knew that, it was pretty easy.
Joining a games club and getting into RPGs was my way of dealing with social situations.
As wall flowers went I was wall paper.
I have pretty much learned to "act the role" in day to day life for various situations but every once in a while I am at a loss.
[the terror is still there somewhere though it is locked down pretty secure most of the time]
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: SubaruStephen on 11 Oct 2016, 23:04
It's been too long since we had a "dhaaaaaaaawwww" moment.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 11 Oct 2016, 23:26
That's the most fundamental sign of the changes that have taken place at Coffee of Doom: Tai and Dora can be sweet with each other without worrying about Faye complaining about it triggering a toothache or something.

They are sweet together but I'm not sure what's happening in the last panel. Doesn't Tai like being called cute? Or does Dora have a habit of indicating that she has a fairly low trigger bar for lusting after someone?
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: gopher on 11 Oct 2016, 23:51
Possibly the first time we have  seen Tai do something that wasn't just for her.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Tova on 12 Oct 2016, 00:06
Quote from: BenRG on 11 Oct 2016, 23:26
They are sweet together but I'm not sure what's happening in the last panel. Doesn't Tai like being called cute? Or does Dora have a habit of indicating that she has a fairly low trigger bar for lusting after someone?

Explaining the joke will just kill it, so I'll refrain.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: foolsguinea on 12 Oct 2016, 00:07
Wow, at first I thought that was Faye in the first panel. Very confusing.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 12 Oct 2016, 00:17
So it wasn't just me?
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 12 Oct 2016, 00:31
Quote from: foolsguinea on 12 Oct 2016, 00:07
Wow, at first I thought that was Faye in the first panel. Very confusing.

She doesn't look anything like Faye. That said, it's been so long since we saw Tai that it wasn't until she started interacting with Dora on the same panel that I realised who it was.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Tova on 12 Oct 2016, 00:44
Was it the hoodie maybe?
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: brasca on 12 Oct 2016, 01:18
Quote from: foolsguinea on 12 Oct 2016, 00:07
Wow, at first I thought that was Faye in the first panel. Very confusing.

Well Dora is seated while Tai is standing behind her so she appears bigger than she normally is and considering that Faye has similar hair color, eye color, and wears glasses it's an easy enough mistake to make. 
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Akima on 12 Oct 2016, 02:06
Quote from: foolsguinea on 12 Oct 2016, 00:07
Wow, at first I thought that was Faye in the first panel. Very confusing.
Faye is drawn with much the same skin-tone as Dora (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3249), while Tai is noticeably darker. Also, Tai has that nose-stud, while Faye only has pierced ears, I think.

Back-scratching is awesome.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: heyjames4 on 12 Oct 2016, 03:06
so many cozy things happening the past few days....i'm anxious about the next drama to drop
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Zebediah on 12 Oct 2016, 04:25
I'm thinking that there's still one beat left in the saga of Laluli and the reindeer... but we might not get it for a couple of weeks.  :laugh:
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Gyrre on 12 Oct 2016, 05:13
Quote from: brasca on 11 Oct 2016, 04:04
Quote from: SomeCanadianWeirdo on 10 Oct 2016, 20:29
Interesting to see that Hanners is annoyed instead of being shocked.  Of course Pintsize riding a reindeer probably isn't the weirdest thing she's seen, perhaps not even the weirdest thing she's seen this week.

I don't know if she was all that annoyed, but shrugging off the run-of-the-mill weirdness.  And even if she was I don't know why since it doesn't appear like anyone is making a mess.  It is interesting that in spite of the people she works and hangs out with she doesn't causally swear.

All the more reason for a Skin Horse/Narbonic crossover. Hell, Dave Davenport could have been the primary catalyst for The Singularity.

Quote from: TheEvilDog on 10 Oct 2016, 18:56
Next we'll find Marten missing an eye, his left arm replaced with a prosthetic and a chunk of metal lodged in his forehead.
*blinks*
Is that a Sluggy Freelance reference or something else?
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: renfield1969 on 12 Oct 2016, 05:27
I suppose it's not completely out of character for Faye to give Marty a backrub, but I think this cartoony style Jeph has devolved into is really starting to work against him.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 12 Oct 2016, 05:48
Quote from: Zebediah on 12 Oct 2016, 04:25
I'm thinking that there's still one beat left in the saga of Laluli and the reindeer... but we might not get it for a couple of weeks.  :laugh:

Martin is going to be annoyed bailing Pintsize out of the county lock-up for driving a reindeer without a valid permit!
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Thrudd on 12 Oct 2016, 07:39
Quote from: Zebediah on 12 Oct 2016, 04:25
I'm thinking that there's still one beat left in the saga of Laluli and the reindeer... but we might not get it for a couple of weeks.  :laugh:
Isn't the US thanksgiving coming up in a few weeks?

Canadian Thanksgiving was this past weekend when there is an actual harvest to have a festival over and no or not much snow to deal with depending on your local weather systems altitude and latitude.
(click to show/hide)
Mind you we celebrate Oktoberfest late.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Method of Madness on 12 Oct 2016, 07:50
Canadian Thanksgiving is the same day as Indigenous Peoples' Day, even if others in my country call it something else.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 12 Oct 2016, 08:19
Quote from: Gyrre on 12 Oct 2016, 05:13
Quote from: TheEvilDog on 10 Oct 2016, 18:56
Next we'll find Marten missing an eye, his left arm replaced with a prosthetic and a chunk of metal lodged in his forehead.
*blinks*
Is that a Sluggy Freelance reference or something else?

Quote from: Clubman8 on 11 Oct 2016, 19:11
Quote from: TheEvilDog on 10 Oct 2016, 18:56
Next we'll find Marten missing an eye, his left arm replaced with a prosthetic and a chunk of metal lodged in his forehead.
Dammit, I wanted to make the Metal Gear joke!
There's your answer, Gyrre
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Zebediah on 12 Oct 2016, 08:53
Quote from: Thrudd on 12 Oct 2016, 07:39
Isn't the US thanksgiving coming up in a few weeks?

November 24 this year. It's always the fourth Thursday in November.

Although in-comic it looks like Christmas may be just around the corner, given that the fairy girl is dressed as a Christmas elf. Also judging by Hannelore's reaction and the lack of old snow on the ground this is probably Northampton's first snow of the current winter, which in a normal year would make it late November or early December. So we might get Christmas for Christmas this year - or, depending on how fast Jeph decides to move the story along, we might get Christmas next July.  :-D
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: hedgie on 12 Oct 2016, 10:21
Well, some people here *do* get it in the summer.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Kugai on 12 Oct 2016, 13:36
They definitely are cute together though.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Method of Madness on 12 Oct 2016, 19:53
Pintsize missed the beatings.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: SomeCanadianWeirdo on 12 Oct 2016, 19:56
Methinks Pinty is lucky he isn't on the way to Robot Jail.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Method of Madness on 12 Oct 2016, 19:57
Pretty sure robot jail requires something rather more serious than a joy ride on a reindeer.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 12 Oct 2016, 20:22
All that damage over the years and I'm surprised that Pintsize hasn't been transformed into QC's Tinny Tim Ratchet.

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Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: hedgie on 12 Oct 2016, 20:31
Damn, and I already used my opportunity to quote fairy girl earlier in the thread.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 12 Oct 2016, 23:27
At some point, I think that Marten needs to sit down with Pintsize and talk about his impulse control issues. From his expression in panel 2, I'm also thinking that being nearly stomped into a flat metal plate wasn't a possible outcome that he'd foreseen. All joking aside, he's really putting himself in serious danger at this point, and for what? A few passing moments of anarchic joy? How many times has Marigold had to reboot him because of damage he's sustained now?

So, how did Fairy Girl know where to bring Pintisize? I've got a feeling that Marten has soldered a plate to Pintsize that says something like: "If found, please return Pintsize to Apartment 22, 141 Dwight Street, Northamton, MA and I apologise in advance for whatever he did."

Seriously, they need to find him a hobby that stops him from getting bored like this or he'll end up killing himself at some point!
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 13 Oct 2016, 00:33
If dogs and cats have ID chips that can be scanned to locate their families, what are the chances of a chip like that being built into the body of someone who is electronic to begin with?
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Storel on 13 Oct 2016, 01:16
Okay, everyone sing along with me:

o/~ Pintsize got run over by a reindeer! o/~

Quote from: BenRG on 12 Oct 2016, 23:27
So, how did Fairy Girl know where to bring Pintisize? I've got a feeling that Marten has soldered a plate to Pintsize that says something like: "If found, please return Pintsize to Apartment 22, 141 Dwight Street, Northamton, MA and I apologise in advance for whatever he did."

Or maaaaybe she just asked him where he lives...
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: brasca on 13 Oct 2016, 01:19
Quote from: Storel on 13 Oct 2016, 01:16
Okay, everyone sing along with me:

o/~ Pintsize got run over by a reindeer! o/~


Given Marten's comment it seems to be the season for carols. 
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 13 Oct 2016, 01:25
@Storel,

Nah, it's funnier if Marten has permanently attached a pre-emptive apology for Pintsize's behaviour to his chassis!
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Akima on 13 Oct 2016, 01:40
I guess the deer rained on Pintsize's parade.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 13 Oct 2016, 01:45
Quote from: Storel on 13 Oct 2016, 01:16
Okay, everyone sing along with me:

o/~ Pintsize got run over by a reindeer! o/~

Quote from: BenRG on 12 Oct 2016, 23:27
So, how did Fairy Girl know where to bring Pintisize? I've got a feeling that Marten has soldered a plate to Pintsize that says something like: "If found, please return Pintsize to Apartment 22, 141 Dwight Street, Northamton, MA and I apologise in advance for whatever he did."

Or maaaaybe she just asked him where he lives...

That's hard to do in a language limited to "la", "le", "li", "lo" ,and "lu".

That deer rules! We'll have to call it a reign deer.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Tova on 13 Oct 2016, 03:37
It's a tonal language, obviously.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: TinPenguin on 13 Oct 2016, 06:40
Quote from: Storel on 13 Oct 2016, 01:16
Okay, everyone sing along with me:

o/~ Pintsize got run over by a reindeer! o/~

Renen raskar över roboten? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgEfHiz5eN0)
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Case on 13 Oct 2016, 06:40
La li LO!
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Neko_Ali on 13 Oct 2016, 07:06
Why would Pintsize need a hobby? He already has plenty. Downloading all the porn on the internet, trying to squick people out with the porn he's downloaded, sewing rampant chaos to prepare the world for the rise of his lord and master Bothulu...
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: anahata on 13 Oct 2016, 08:15
Quote from: Neko_Ali on 13 Oct 2016, 07:06
sewing rampant chaos

Some people might be needled by that, but it had me in stitches.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Gyrre on 13 Oct 2016, 09:08
Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 13 Oct 2016, 01:45
Quote from: Storel on 13 Oct 2016, 01:16

Or maaaaybe she just asked him where he lives...

That's hard to do in a language limited to "la", "le", "li", "lo" ,and "lu".


Some folks seem to get by alright with either "I", "we", "am", "are", "Groot", or "service", "is", "my", "only", "joy", "not", "destroy (http://skin-horse.com/comic/swiveled-in/)".
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Kugai on 13 Oct 2016, 12:50
At least she returned him to his owner.

She could have tossed him in the river - or the shredder.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Mr. Skawronska on 13 Oct 2016, 16:54
Quote from: Emperor Norton on 11 Oct 2016, 13:08
Most of my fear came from not knowing what I should be doing. Once I knew that, it was pretty easy.

Bing-Fucking-Go.

When I'm on the job, I have shit wired and in one bag.  I do what I do.  Either help or stay the fuck outta my way.

But when I don't have protocols or ROE -- and it's just me...

...it's just weird.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 13 Oct 2016, 23:18
Well, that was taking things in an unexpected direction although, in retrospect it shouldn't have been. Now I find myself wondering if Jeph is using this whole thing as a set-up to have Faye and Bubbles out of the Skate Park at the same time. I may be over-reading this but, with the current unanswered issues about the URFL and Faye's been targeted by the police, this may be a plot-convenient contrivance.

Some other thoughts: Firstly, Faye looks really worried in panel 2. It's easy to forget that, as awful as he is, Pintsize does have friends who worry about him (and friends of those friends who worry when their friends are worried - Reader's choice about which of these Faye is).

Secondly, Bubbles needs to realise just how common the urge to stomp Pintsize flat really is. It is certainly nothing abnormal or to be ashamed of!

Finally... Since when have Faye and Bubbles been so easy around each other that Faye feels able to use her friend as a climbing frame? :-D
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: WoaLG on 13 Oct 2016, 23:30
Quote from: BenRG on 13 Oct 2016, 23:18
Secondly, Bubbles needs to realise just how common the urge to stomp Pintsize flat really is. It is certainly nothing abnormal or to be ashamed of!

The thing is though, most people only WANT to stomp Pintsize flat. Bubbles could actually do it.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 14 Oct 2016, 00:30
I wonder what it means to Bubbles to let someone get that close physically. In a human it's a sign of trust. For Bubbles though there is no safety implication in having a squishy on top of her. On the other hand Bubbles wouldn't be the first veteran in history to be afraid of their own reactions and of hurting someone who gets too close.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Doc on 14 Oct 2016, 01:11
Oontz oontz oontz!

(The forum is hard to find in the new layout.)
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: brasca on 14 Oct 2016, 01:33
Hopefully things go better the second time Bubbles is invited over to Faye and Marten's apartment.  I'm not sure if Pintsize is equipped with a triple reinforced AI drive in case Bubbles reenacts the fight scene between the Mountain and Oberyn Martel. 
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Mr_Rose on 14 Oct 2016, 06:22
Quote from: Doc on 14 Oct 2016, 01:11
Oontz oontz oontz!

(The forum is hard to find in the new layout.)
I bookmarked the forum. The comic is relatively easy to find from here….
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: jheartney on 14 Oct 2016, 06:45
Faye says she'll "bring some gear." If Corpse Witch sees Faye walking out the door with company equipment, it could get ugly.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 14 Oct 2016, 07:22
I doubt it would be company equipment; not for general metal-working. If Corpse Witch wants to push about it, then things could get... ugly... especially if Faye decides to push back.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Neko_Ali on 14 Oct 2016, 07:39
I don't think this is a set up to have Faye and Bubbles gone for a police raid. Officer Lilac was looking for an informant, which means she probably doesn't have the info she needs to have the place raided. It's just a way for Bubbles to get out and interact with more of the cast and learn that hey, maybe not all humans are terrible or terrified of her.

As far as gear goes, Faye already had metal working gear to fix Pintsize from his many adventures. She's probably just been leaving it at work since that is where she uses it this day. It's fairly common for that kind of work to be expected to provide your own gear, and we've already seen how tight Corpse Witch is with the money.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Radium_Coyote on 14 Oct 2016, 08:25
The welding gear is Faye's equipment to begin with.  But... hrm.  I honestly don't see where this is going.  And that's good!

Maybe Bubbles comes out of her shell a bit, but... Pintsize and vice cops...
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 14 Oct 2016, 09:14
Quote from: Radium_Coyote on 14 Oct 2016, 08:25
but... Pintsize and vice cops...

"Sir! We have found the Arch Deviant!"

"By McAfee's Holy Heuristics! Don't get close to him! Bring the Kontainment Kube!"
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Gyrre on 14 Oct 2016, 09:23
Quote from: BenRG on 13 Oct 2016, 23:18

Finally... Since when have Faye and Bubbles been so easy around each other that Faye feels able to use her friend as a climbing frame? :-D

Tis a glomp?
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: jheartney on 14 Oct 2016, 12:51
Quote from: Radium_Coyote on 14 Oct 2016, 08:25
The welding gear is Faye's equipment to begin with. 

Then that could be even more fun. If Faye looks like she's taking all her stuff home, CW might conclude that Lilac got to her, and police raid is about to go down, and so Faye's clearing out ahead of time. And if it's Faye and Bubbles together...

Paranoia strikes deep.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Emperor Norton on 14 Oct 2016, 13:29
We were all wrong all along. Officer Lilac wasn't after the arena...

She was after Pintsize.

(Joking, obviously, but honestly, now that I said it, it is kind of funny.)
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Kugai on 14 Oct 2016, 13:30
Into your life it will creep
It starts when your always afraid


I like the way Faye acts around Bubbles and I like the fact that Bubbles is actually comfortable enough around Faye now for her to let her get away with things like that.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Storel on 14 Oct 2016, 17:20
Quote from: jheartney on 14 Oct 2016, 12:51
Paranoia strikes deep.

Quote from: Kugai on 14 Oct 2016, 13:30
Into your life it will creep
It starts when your always afraid

Step out of line, the men come and take you away... (https://youtu.be/DIoKr9VDg3A?t=1m49s)
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Clubman8 on 14 Oct 2016, 17:47
Oh man, dat blush on Bubbles' face.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Stoutfellow on 14 Oct 2016, 17:59
I do wonder why Marten didn't call Marigold. She's fixed Pintsize before.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: hedgie on 14 Oct 2016, 18:04
Perhaps this time, the damage is more substantial and beyond what Marigold can do.  Perhaps she is busy spending time with Dale.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Zebediah on 14 Oct 2016, 18:26
Or, you know, Marten now has a trained robot repair technician living in his apartment.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Neko_Ali on 14 Oct 2016, 18:38
Marigold does software work. Faye does hardware. Pintsize had his head kicked in, he didn't download a virus that we know of.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Stoutfellow on 14 Oct 2016, 19:00
Marigold does hardware too: see http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1457 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1457). I figure she'd be closer and, you know, not at work.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Welu on 14 Oct 2016, 19:15
Faye is much closer to a professional in the field and better qualified to assess and correct damage though with it being her day job. Marigold was able to knock out dents but Faye could replace parts and do metalwork if needed. Marten probably just told her of the situation and asked for her help and she happens to be free at that moment, rather than asked her to leave work. Plus Faye is more likely to do it out of friendship and not ask for payment like Marigold did before, not that she wouldn't be entitled to payment.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Sullivan on 14 Oct 2016, 20:03
Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 13 Oct 2016, 01:45
Quote from: Storel on 13 Oct 2016, 01:16
Okay, everyone sing along with me:

o/~ Pintsize got run over by a reindeer! o/~

Quote from: BenRG on 12 Oct 2016, 23:27
So, how did Fairy Girl know where to bring Pintisize? I've got a feeling that Marten has soldered a plate to Pintsize that says something like: "If found, please return Pintsize to Apartment 22, 141 Dwight Street, Northamton, MA and I apologise in advance for whatever he did."

Or maaaaybe she just asked him where he lives...

That's hard to do in a language limited to "la", "le", "li", "lo" ,and "lu".
Well, she DID respond to and speak English  once (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2423).

Quote
That deer rules! We'll have to call it a reign deer.
There's nothing better than a good reigndeer and nothing worse than a bad one.

(edit - added)
Say... where did that black hat come from? Fairy Girl + reindeer didn't have it when Hanners saw her in front of CoD.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: lawoot on 15 Oct 2016, 00:01
Quote from: Doc on 14 Oct 2016, 01:11
Oontz oontz oontz!

(The forum is hard to find in the new layout.)

I believe that's what's called a "design feature".  :-D
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 15 Oct 2016, 01:38
I believe the black hat was Pintsize's.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 15 Oct 2016, 02:54
I'd take loosing the hat over a lawsuit.
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: BenRG on 16 Oct 2016, 13:01
Poll Results Post
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It's Snowing Again! What was the most important or memorable event in the past in-universe year?

1. The Fayepocalypse (Being fired and the aftermath) - 33 (35.5%)
2. The greater focus on the AIs and their distinct views and society - 21 (22.6%
3. The Claireten Arc - 15 (16.1%)
4. The Space Station Arc - 11 (11.8%)
5. The Dorapocalypse - 5 (5.4%)
=6. The Faye + Angus character arc - 3 (3.2%)
=6. Veronica moving to Northhampton - 3 (3.2%)
8. Dora's healing with Tai's help - 2 (2.2%)

Well, all I can say is that Faye and her tribulations must have struck a chord. Her character development is, by a clear margin, the most important thing that happened in the comic in the last 2000 or so strips. The runner-up reminds us just how many sci-fi fans (nerds) there are in this fandom, something I proudly admit to being myself!
Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3326-3330 (10th to 14th October 2016)
Post by: Sullivan on 17 Oct 2016, 22:52
Quote from: BenRG on 16 Oct 2016, 13:01
Well, all I can say is that Faye and her tribulations must have struck a chord. [...]

I think just about anyone would say that Faye was the most broken of the lot. And she's come a long way since her unconscious-drunk episode. She's stopped drinking and even come through a crisis where she might well have started again. So, yeah.

That she's now an ongoing accessory to an ongoing crime (being paid with gambling proceeds and all) isn't necessarily a good development for her long-term, but that wasn't the poll question. "Memorable and/or important", her arc has definitely been.