:laugh: Sack of cash is a reasonable payment....Only if its a burlap sack with a dollar sign printed on the side.
I wonder how much cash is in a sack."Half a million dollars."
...wait, if Jeremy was just a head on wheels, what did he actually DO for CW?
...wait, if Jeremy was just a head on wheels, what did he actually DO for CW?
...wait, if Jeremy was just a head on wheels, what did he actually DO for CW?
The sack is how you know this was a two-bit operation.
The Briefcase Full of Neatly Stacked and Banded Bills is the upscale version.
Just a P.S.: My mental 'voice' for Jeremy is Anthony Daniels for some reason and, whenever he makes a sudden movement, there is a clear electro-mechanical whirring noise.
The sack is how you know this was a two-bit operation.(https://frinkiac.com/gif/S10E09/722554/729428.gif?b64lines=IEkgV09VTEQgUFJFRkVSIEEKIE5PTkRFU0NSSVBUIEJSSUVGQ0FTRSBUTwogVEhFIFNBQ0sgV0lUSCBBIERPTExBUgogU0lHTiBPTiBJVC4=)
The Briefcase Full of Neatly Stacked and Banded Bills is the upscale version.
and that name is now canonIt's what Faye calls them, sure.
If Jeremy has a sack full of cash, wouldn't buying a new chassis be simpler and more efficient? Not doubting that Bubbles and Faye can manage it (and have a lot of fun while upgrading Jeremy), but ...Maybe so much fun that Bubbles decides that doing robot repair in an honest business isn't such a bad thing after all.
If Jeremy has a sack full of cash, wouldn't buying a new chassis be simpler and more efficient? Not doubting that Bubbles and Faye can manage it (and have a lot of fun while upgrading Jeremy), but ...
If Jeremy has a sack full of cash, wouldn't buying a new chassis be simpler and more efficient? Not doubting that Bubbles and Faye can manage it (and have a lot of fun while upgrading Jeremy), but ...Also, I'm pretty sure it's less about needing Bubbles and Faye to do it for him and more that he wants to help Bubbles and Faye, and this is the best way to do that without making them feel like they owe him. This way they aren't unemployed, Jeremy gets to hang out with his friends, and nobody has to do anything unethical. Jeremy's a great person.
Ever since the "I'll get 3 limbs", it's been John Cleese.Just a P.S.: My mental 'voice' for Jeremy is Anthony Daniels for some reason and, whenever he makes a sudden movement, there is a clear electro-mechanical whirring noise.
Mine is Zenyatta from Overwatch (can't remember the voice actor). I just think it fits.
On more relevant news to the comic, I didn't know Jeremy had the little motorized wheels to roll around on. There goes my prediction. I guess he'll get a projector because this entire conversation could only be topped with [smug anime face]
I think that this incident, and the meeting with Officer Basilisk is reminding us Faye and Bubbles' world is taking a new shape that Spookybot has decreed (and that name is now canon unless they have a name that they prefer to use that is revealed later on). I'm wondering how long it will take Faye to start questioning just how much freedom of movement Bubbles and she have given that this sorta-god-AI is occasionally adjusting the scenery.
Hey time traveling Hannelore from five years in the future who is able to own dogs.
Hey time traveling Hannelore from five years in the future who is able to own dogs.
She (and the corgi) look much more realistic than the other characters:
perhaps based on an actual friend of Jeph's?
Hey time traveling Hannelore from five years in the future who is able to own dogs.
She (and the corgi) look much more realistic than the other characters:
perhaps based on an actual friend of Jeph's?
I was thinking Jane Lynch, myself.
Brun seems to have got a job at tSB; I can't see Jim tolerating her 'just hanging around' and disrupting the business;
This strip is adorable. Brun just likes to make people laugh, or at least attempt to do it even if they don't laugh.She seems to be no more successful at making people laugh than Claire is.
Hmm...As an aspie, I can tell that people often have trouble discerning when I'm telling a joke or not. Even people that know me fairly well.
Brun, I know this is an odd question but run with me here. Have you recently run into a redheaded woman named 'Claire' by any chance? Did she give you some suggestions about how to be more socially at ease and approachable? I'm just wondering.
Seriously, this is really odd; Brun is OOC from what we've seen before. I'm wondering if this is the first time that anyone has laughed at a joke Brun told (remembering that she might not be necessarily fully aware of what's funny) and she liked it. She liked being the cause of a positive reaction of some sort and now she wants another hit, quite badly. Someone needs to tell her that you should only read a joke book one page at a time or you'll get all burned out. :wink:
Brun baby-sitting ... Samantha? What could possibly go wrong? Other than from the point of view of harpooned snakes and toads.She seems the sort to find jumping spiders cute, so I don't know about the harpooning of any smell animals.
I shall Dane to say aye chihuahua!
And I like the fact we're catihcing up with the others now that the CW Saga has been kenneled.
Jeph is doggedly pursuing the trail of puns. He shepherded a good number of them into this strip. Let's just hope nobody gets catty on that day, or it will be raining blows in the Secret Bakery. Raining cats and dogs, of course...
I shall Dane to say aye chihuahua!
And I like the fact we're catihcing up with the others now that the CW Saga has been kenneled.
Doggone it, mutt you hound us with these dog based puns, it's getting ruff. They're terrier-ing me up inside.
Nah, I'm joking. Dogs and puns are the Corg-key to my heart.
I can't figure out how you guys come up with so many canine puns, it's quite a puggle.
I'm not sure I get the joke tonight. Like... Okay, he's anthropomorphizing succulents, but since that could have worked without changing the name, I'm really struggling to figure out what else the joke is here. Is it just that 'Spotted puculents' sounds funny? Or...?
Given past speculation by some on how to torture CW best... I'm glad that the worst thing Claire can think of ex tempore is throwing CW in a hole. With SW bugs.
The real issue is - how best to slightly rebalance the universe by doing something kind for Bubbles? How do they show her just how much they care about what has been done to her? And how to make things better, as making good is impossible?
Look below the main strip at Jeph's sketch on the Pokémon species he'd created - Spotted Pucculent. I think that, as he was writing the script, he randomly thought: "Spotted Pucculent; yeah that sounds like some kind of weird exotic animal". Once that idea got into his head, he literally couldn't stop himself running with it. I've had that happen to me once or twice whilst writing. The problem is that these things that make you chuckle to yourself are rarely as funny to everyone else as they are to you. :-\
Either it didn't load on my phone, or that wasn't there when I first read the comic.I'm not sure I get the joke tonight. Like... Okay, he's anthropomorphizing succulents, but since that could have worked without changing the name, I'm really struggling to figure out what else the joke is here. Is it just that 'Spotted puculents' sounds funny? Or...?
Look below the main strip at Jeph's sketch on the Pokémon species he'd created - Spotted Pucculent. I think that, as he was writing the script, he randomly thought: "Spotted Pucculent; yeah that sounds like some kind of weird exotic animal". Once that idea got into his head, he literally couldn't stop himself running with it. I've had that happen to me once or twice whilst writing. The problem is that these things that make you chuckle to yourself are rarely as funny to everyone else as they are to you. :-\
By the way - All will be forgiven if Jeph writes a sub-arc about Marten and Claire trying (and failing) to find something to serve as a house-warming gift for Bubbles. That would be classic QC humour.
If you liken the story as an adventurous hike through familiar yet scenic terrain then this was at worst a misstep [pebble?] as opposed to stepping in something nasty [recoverable but will stink for a while] or off a cliff [not so recoverable without triage and much flailing about].
I don't think QC has ever suffered the former except by design and the latter is more of a thing from(click to show/hide)
That is exactly the reason why I no longer read any strips fromWhat did(click to show/hide)
I am confused and not risking that Google.
To put my money where my mouth is... Let's see... Fic writer's hat on...This is the best post you've ever made.
SIX-PANEL FRAME
PANEL 1
Close-up of CLAIRE throwing her pen away against a violent, clashing primary-colour background.
CLAIRE: "I've had ENOUGH!"
PANEL 2
INT: The Apartment
MARTEN and PINTSIZE are looking out of the KITCHEN at CLAIRE, who is on the couch, cradling her head in both hands; there is a pile of manuscripts on the coffee table.
MARTEN: "Claire! What is it?"
PINTSIZE: "Maybe it's that time of the grading cycle again?"
CLAIRE: "No matter how many of these damn things I mark, the Professor dumps more on me! Why did I agree to be a TA? It's driving me crazy!"
PINTSIZE: "Yup! Called it."
PANEL 3
MARTEN is now sitting on the couch with his arm around CLAIRE's shoulders.
MARTEN: "Honey, I know that you feel that you need to be the A-grade, top-average student but none of this is worth it if it makes you miserable!"
CLAIRE: "But... I need to get all the extra credit that I can for this course, Marten! You know how important this is for me!"
PANEL 4
MARTEN has now pulled CLAIRE into a one-armed hug, kissing the top of her head. CLAIRE's eyes are closed and she's obviously enjoying the contact.
MARTEN: "Seriously, Claire, you are born for this! You have so much natural talent and dedication that I don't think you need to worry about extra credit! You're gonna graduate top of the class and, before long, you'll be the stern, unapproachable head librarian that all the students fear but secretly lust for!"
CLAIRE: *Giggles*
PANEL 5
CLAIRE is now straddling MARTEN's lap and grinning at him.
CLAIRE: "Marten, that's a lovely thing to say but is this really your appreciation for me as a librarian talking or one your 'The Strict Head Librarian and Her Shy Administrator' fantasies?"
MARTEN: "There is that, in-Dewey-tably! I'm serious, though, Claire; you're going to do great so long as you don't burn yourself out! You're gonna do this!"
PANEL 6
CLAIRE is kissing MARTEN on the cheek. PINTSIZE is looking on from bottom right of panel with a despondent expression
CLAIRE: "That's so sweet, Marten! I know whose stacks I'm gonna be re-arranging tonight!"
PINTSIZE: "Huh. Looks like I'm going to be book-ing a 'bed' in the closet again tonight!"
I hate the way everybody's bagging on this story. It was a good story, damnit.
I know three or four combat vets, and they ALL liked the way Bubbles was portrayed. Jeph showed real understanding, in an understated way.
Y'all maybe hate Spookybot. But you know what? That's okay, you didn't have to like him. Or her. Or whatever. You weren't even expected to like them. Spookybot represents a real thing that our world is going to have to deal with. 'Cos there is no way AI is stopping at human-level intelligence, whether you think that makes for an overpowered Deus sex machina character or not. Spookybot (or Gary, if that's who they really are) turns out to be "Friendly" in a lot of the ways that matter (at least isn't deciding that they have a better use for all our organic molecules), and that allows the QC universe to keep turning.
It's just a little bit contrived to have Spookybot taking an interest in small fish like Bubbles and Corpse Witch. But it's a bit more plausible if we take for granted that Spookybot is listening in on Station's calls and monitoring the guy who invented AI in the first place. This is probably the most heinous act ever heard on those channels, and taking a personal interest in something that is at least that remarkable isn't all that implausible. And then there's that whole 'sanctity of mind' thing - which makes perfect sense for someone/something who is utterly defined by mental abilities alone.
In short, yes Spookybot is OP - it could crush the whole world. That's real, and sort of inevitable, so deal with it. But Jeph is showing us that his world is capable of existing, because Spookybot/Gary is someone who chooses not to do that. Because if the Ultimate Power we will eventually create isn't at least as inclined to let people get along and see what happens, then the world as we understand it will no longer exist.
How do the forum rules apply to shipping Marten and Claire?Generally, if it's justified in canon and you're not creepy about it, it's ok. Marten and Claire are in a serious relationship, so...go for it?
How do the forum rules apply to shipping Marten and Claire?
How do the forum rules apply to shipping Marten and Claire?
What diddo? I mean, yes, he's had some mediocre story arcs, but I don't think any of them (at least, any of them in Dumbing of Age, his older stuff is very hit-and-miss,) have been as bad or pointless as the Creepybot arc.(click to show/hide)
Just a thought that occurred to me: Whilst Elliott is definitely in Brun's 'friend' category, he's going to have to face up to the fact that Hannelore seems to be rapidly turning into Brun's best friend. They clearly have a lot in common in terms of mindset, likes and dislikes. So, yeah, if he's talking to Brun when Hanners' walks in, he's going to have to get used to being left standing!
Meanwhile... Yeah, this seems to be something about the more recent female Coffee of Doom employees: Magical powers of one sort of another. Emily has them too!
... a tendency for breaking the "Law of Wheaton" ...
I hate the way everybody's bagging on this story. It was a good story, damnit.
I know three or four combat vets, and they ALL liked the way Bubbles was portrayed. Jeph showed real understanding, in an understated way.
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I hate the way everybody's bagging on this story. It was a good story, damnit.
I know three or four combat vets, and they ALL liked the way Bubbles was portrayed. Jeph showed real understanding, in an understated way.
I guess my disagreement here is that this story wasn't about Bubbles' combat experience. It was a magic hand-wave solution to her missing memories, basically taking them out of play. Those memories could essentially have been of anything at this point.
I could be wrong and it will be revisited, or the idea of her vet status will continue to inform her character but I'm a little disappointed with how it went down.
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Why can't we have this instead of Alice Grove?
We're all just here for the ecchi anyways.
Hence also: "Damn you, Willis", which was adopted as our thread title for discussing Dumbing of Age.From what I've seen, "Damn you, Willis" is mostly used in a positive way - A plot twist that readers didn't see coming, but which reframes many previous events and leaves tons of new unanswered questions and possibilities?
Ass Swordsman TetsuoI know where Jeph drew inspiration from:
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I think Hannelore would find the idea of ranking her friends distasteful.I agree, but at the same time, she's probably done it anyway.
@thrudd, I agree that Willis can be a bit of a dick, but the original comments about him were very much in the 'criticizing his writing/story arcs' category, which I firmly disagree with unless we're talking about his really old stuff.Definitely his old stuff.
I like that Momo is apparently dozing with her recharge cord plugged in. She's like a cat - she can doze anywhere, but she choses to do it in the same room with the hoomins.
That doesn't look like a charging cable, it looks like an HDMI. Sure looks like she's streaming to me.I like that Momo is apparently dozing with her recharge cord plugged in. She's like a cat - she can doze anywhere, but she choses to do it in the same room with the hoomins.
I was actually wondering if they weren't using her like a PC to stream the anime...
But her sleeping probably makes more sense. :laugh:
@thrudd, I agree that Willis can be a bit of a dick, but the original comments about him were very much in the 'criticizing his writing/story arcs' category, which I firmly disagree with unless we're talking about his really old stuff.