Okay, I tried to be as original as possible (and a bit more concise) this week.
He teleports with Dora to a village ruled over by Pizza Girl. Floating sky trees then explain the plot to everyone.
Steve and Cosette are marched into a wedding planner's office by TorturaThis got one of my votes but I'm pretty sure Tortura would plan it herself.
Still waiting on my Basilisk/Spookybot buddy-cop arc. I expect I will be for a while. :-D
- If you're out to insult someone, use an insult that they understand. 'Taint' is likely AI specific and probably doesn't mean much to humans!
If you're out to insult someone, use an insult that they understand. 'Taint' is likely AI specific and probably doesn't mean much to humans!
"taint" for perineum -- because "'taint what's above and 'taint what's below"http://dynamicdoula.blogspot.co.uk/2009/08/book-report-spiritual-midwifery.html (http://dynamicdoula.blogspot.co.uk/2009/08/book-report-spiritual-midwifery.html)
I'm still not sure about Faye's expression in panel 1. She doesn't look annoyed; more confused as if she really doesn't fully understand the conversation she just had.
If you're out to insult someone, use an insult that they understand. 'Taint' is likely AI specific and probably doesn't mean much to humans!
Do you not automatically check Urban Dictionary when you haven't come across something like that? It can be quite "educational" - though in this case I already knew it.
As a matter of interest, the oldest use of "taint" I have found is from a midwifery book published in 1975:Quote"taint" for perineum -- because "'taint what's above and 'taint what's below"http://dynamicdoula.blogspot.co.uk/2009/08/book-report-spiritual-midwifery.html (http://dynamicdoula.blogspot.co.uk/2009/08/book-report-spiritual-midwifery.html)
UPDATE: Here it is from 1955:
Play this Love with me (https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=abYBCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT18707&lpg=PT18707&dq="Play+This+Love+with+Me"+taint&source=bl&ots=sBypiK-pSZ&sig=gdOlCs68kf_1c-uI7PJ0B_7ZrrQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUuZv-tqHVAhUJORoKHdFnD3cQ6AEIJDAA#v=onepage&q=%22Play%20This%20Love%20with%20Me%22%20taint&f=false)
I can't help but feel the higher Jeph builds peoples' expectations with this storyline, the further they'll fall when he pulls the rug out from under them.
The more subtle and elegant you are in hiding your plot points, the better you are as a writer.
WHAT A TERRIBLE CRASH
SOMEONE PLEASE SOOTHE MY WOUNDS WITH CHAMPAGNE
WHAT A TERRIBLE CRASH
SOMEONE PLEASE SOOTHE MY WOUNDS WITH CHAMPAGNE
Oh! But now you're all sticky!
WHAT TO DO?
May is a good example of what refrain from doing in general.
May is a good example of what to refrain from doing on the forum ...
May is a good example of what refrain from doing in general.
May is a good example of what to refrain from doing on the forum ...
Oh, I like her a lot, in large part because she's a bad example. I'm a bad example, too.May is a good example of what refrain from doing in general.
May is a good example of what to refrain from doing on the forum ...
Huh? I'd figured she'd be one of your favourites, whatwith the riotgrrl-attitude?
(Personally, I'd probably feel the inclination to murder her with extreme prejudice about 15 seconds after meeting her in person - still one of my favourite QC characters)
Oh, I like her a lot, in large part because she's a bad example. I'm a bad example, too.May is a good example of what refrain from doing in general.
May is a good example of what to refrain from doing on the forum ...
Huh? I'd figured she'd be one of your favourites, whatwith the riotgrrl-attitude?
(Personally, I'd probably feel the inclination to murder her with extreme prejudice about 15 seconds after meeting her in person - still one of my favourite QC characters)
Maybe knotMaybe I won this pun battle. Maybe you did. Maybe we...tied.
I can't help but feel the higher Jeph builds peoples' expectations with this storyline, the further they'll fall when he pulls the rug out from under them.
So, the great (great!) Billy Wilder had a piece of writing advice;QuoteThe more subtle and elegant you are in hiding your plot points, the better you are as a writer.
I think Jeph's doing an admirable job of that at the moment. Important to note; Shipping is happening fairly strongly in-universe right now.
So this can
1) Bubbles doesn't have feelings for the Pugnacious Peach, but ends up feeling pressured into it, Problems Occur, moral lesson Shipping is Wrong
2) Bubbles has feelings for Faye, is encouraged into admitting them and
2a) Faye reciprocates, which is... a path that is quite fraught.
2b) Faye doesn't, which is Problematic
3) Bubbles doesn't have feelings for Faye, realizes she doesn't have feelings for Faye, and this is all just a moral lesson Shipping is Stupid.
And of course I could be missing some. But I don't think 'pulling the rug out from under people' is the most likely choice. It's simply one more potential item on the menu, and I'd argue 3 is the least likely, just because it's the least interesting.
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f50/Kugai2/Memes/MFRight.jpg)The hell? Even when I go to the actual picture link I get the third party hosting thing. Holy shit, I went to your photobucket, found it, and clicked on it, and I still got the third party hosting thing, when trying to look at it on photobucket.
The hell? Even when I go to the actual picture link I get the third party hosting thing.Yeah, photobucket have recently changed their terms and conditions to essentially hold accounts to ransom, if users want to embed their images on third party websites. I think its about $400 a year.
I edited my post when I realized how ridiculous it got. Even when I tried to view the picture on photobucket itself, it gave me that image.The hell? Even when I go to the actual picture link I get the third party hosting thing.Yeah, photobucket have recently changed their terms and conditions to essentially hold accounts to ransom, if users want to embed their images on third party websites. I think its about $400 a year.
Yeah, photobucket have recently changed their terms and conditions to essentially hold accounts to ransom, if users want to embed their images on third party websites. I think its about $400 a year.I stopped using Photobucket ages ago, because they kept "losing" my images.
Am I the only one who notices that Faye has dropped her 'butch' aesthetic in the past few strips and gone back to her old look?No, and I'm not altogether sorry, but she must have very fast-growing hair.
but she must have very fast-growing hair.
I'm amused they actually tried them... :lol:
I also see that Faye is having some technical problems and subscribes to Practical Engineering Rule #1 - "If it doesn't work, hit it until it does."
I also see that Faye is having some technical problems and subscribes to Practical Engineering Rule #1 - "If it doesn't work, hit it until it does."
I also see that Faye is having some technical problems and subscribes to Practical Engineering Rule #1 - "If it doesn't work, hit it until it does."
I registered an account just to post this, but I see it's been noticed. Well done Jeph... I love the small stuff that always goes on in the backgrounds of QC comics. Just awesome.
I also see that Faye is having some technical problems and subscribes to Practical Engineering Rule #1 - "If it doesn't work, hit it until it does."
I registered an account just to post this, but I see it's been noticed. Well done Jeph... I love the small stuff that always goes on in the backgrounds of QC comics. Just awesome.
Welcome new person!
P.S.: Lucky you - they do ... things ... to newbs who spot details before the regulars do. Some say they're send to ...
*whisper*THE ARCHIVES*whisper*
I also see that Faye is having some technical problems and subscribes to Practical Engineering Rule #1 - "If it doesn't work, hit it until it does."
I registered an account just to post this, but I see it's been noticed. Well done Jeph... I love the small stuff that always goes on in the backgrounds of QC comics. Just awesome.
Welcome new person!
P.S.: Lucky you - they do ... things ... to newbs who spot details before the regulars do. Some say they're send to ...
*whisper*THE ARCHIVES*whisper*
No, they just get their lug wrenches melted.
I edited my post when I realized how ridiculous it got. Even when I tried to view the picture on photobucket itself, it gave me that image.The hell? Even when I go to the actual picture link I get the third party hosting thing.Yeah, photobucket have recently changed their terms and conditions to essentially hold accounts to ransom, if users want to embed their images on third party websites. I think its about $400 a year.
Early comic! Hannelore has a new hairstyle, and possibly a new personality. :-D
I'm mostly just here to say how upset I am that hanners cut her hair.
That glorioius mane... :(
I'm mostly just here to say how upset I am that hanners cut her hair.
That glorioius mane... :(
I hate Hanners' new hair.
Just Hannelore. Claire has the same haircut, just put up in a bun.
She seems to be wearing the same clothes, so she either didn't change, showered and put the dirty clothes back on, or has multiple identical outfits. I think I'd rule out the second, but either of the others is believable.
I kinda think Garbaldo is hot...With those terrible sideburns?
Don't you mean librarian book camp?Just Hannelore. Claire has the same haircut, just put up in a bun.
Maybe Claire just got back from Librarian Boot Camp?
Fun real world facts!
- Bleminda is Sam Maggs (https://sammaggs.com/). She writes graphic novels, but she also writes for Bioware, which is why she's wearing an N7 hoodie.
- I have no idea who Garbaldo is, but my hunch is he's not Sam's IRL bf; it's more likely Jeph is goofing with them.
- And Jeph just explained Hannelore's hair: "I’m glad everyone likes Hanners’ haircut, it was inspired by me thinking “I bet @LuBellWoo’s hair would be fun to draw.”" That would be Lucy Bellwood (https://lucybellwood.com/), who just published a graphic novel about anxiety.
When it comes to the hair, I did notice that the Patreon crowd is more happy about it than here (and Jeph actually reads the stuff there).
How many geeks have had the epiphany that if you buy the exact same sock in bulk and get rid of the rest, you never have to match up socks again?Hmm, all my socks are McGreggors but three different shades. I always go for a shade different from the ones I already have so I can tell the newer ones from the older and the ancient ones apart.
How many geeks have had the epiphany that if you buy the exact same sock in bulk and get rid of the rest, you never have to match up socks again?
Pillowfight!!!That would be the gentlest pillow fight I ever seen ;)
Hehe
And I'm back. Seems I wound up with a former - and Banned - Members ISP address, which had ME Banned. Thanks to Devcca, a friend who is a Member here and Paul, who she PMed on my behalf, I'm able to sign in again. :)
Seems that Hannelore is more freaked out by not being freaked out about being dirty. Perhaps she's concerned about losing her identity.
Truth. Change is scary to a great many people. They'll keep hitting their head on a brick wall because that they know how to do.Seems that Hannelore is more freaked out by not being freaked out about being dirty. Perhaps she's concerned about losing her identity.I recently read a comment from someone in a human service profession that people often identify with their problems and are afraid to lose them because they'd be mutilating their sense of self.
I recently read a comment from someone in a human service profession that people often identify with their problems and are afraid to lose them because they'd be mutilating their sense of self.Attachment can be a subtle thing that creeps up on you from unexpected directions.
Onto the subject at hand: You know that Claire has moved in and that she and Martin are a serious long-term relationship because she's started to redecorate. It's started with new adornment to the furnishings and curios that she thinks will 'make the place look nicer'. Trust me that a full redecoration can't be far behind!
Are we headed into an adorable-off between Claire and Hannelore?Nah, they're going to accidentally buy one each of the Potara Earrings and fuse into Clanelore, whose cuteness is maximum.
Nah, they're going to accidentally buy one each of the Potara Earrings and fuse into Clanelore, whose cuteness is maximum.OMG, a strawberry blonde mega-hottie with blue-green eyes could be weaponized cuteness.
Are we headed into an adorable-off between Claire and Hannelore?Nah, they're going to accidentally buy one each of the Potara Earrings and fuse into Clanelore, whose cuteness is maximum.
I think that I understand Claire's dilemma here. We've all seen things that we feel compelled to buy even though we have no use for them (even if said use was clearly defined). With me, it's pop science books that I never end up reading.
With me, it's history books, especially from used bookstores. I have more than I'll ever read.
With me, it's history books, especially from used bookstores. I have more than I'll ever read.
Oh, I know that one. I have a Kindle, and there's a huge amount of history you can pick up in e-form at Project Gutenberg. (Just finished a 19th century history of the Fourth Crusade....)
::Looks for David Willis's signature at the bottom::Do you want everything to go horribly for all involved? :psyduck:
It's surprisingly easy to imagine Pintsize with nails stuck into that round melon of his.Likely with the plank/bat still attached to them.
*raises hand sheepishly*I think that I understand Claire's dilemma here. We've all seen things that we feel compelled to buy even though we have no use for them (even if said use was clearly defined). With me, it's pop science books that I never end up reading.
With me, it's history books, especially from used bookstores. I have more than I'll ever read.
'Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero' from 1848.
'Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero' from 1848.
With the original illustrations. Thackeray drew his own illustrations, so they are PART OF THE BOOK! but no modern publisher will include them. I've been trying for years to find such an edition.
My oldest book (https://cassland.org/images/prayerbook/)*low whistle*
My copy has a simple red cover, the date I got is from the letter that also serves as the forward, as no date is shown on either side of the title page.'Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero' from 1848.
With the original illustrations. Thackeray drew his own illustrations, so they are PART OF THE BOOK! but no modern publisher will include them. I've been trying for years to find such an edition.
Maddeningly, this doesn't say too much about the illustrations...
https://www.createspace.com/7165643
BUT.. this looks promising...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/282564162246?chn=ps&dispItem=1&adgroupid=46481853114&rlsatarget=pla-327226398402&abcId=1129006&adtype=pla&merchantid=101715732&poi=&googleloc=1007321&device=c&campaignid=861899468&crdt=0