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Title: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Gyrre on 28 Sep 2019, 08:19
Why haven't we eradicate ragweed yet? People at the turn of the 20th century dreamed of a world that had been thouroughly black-topped with nature basically only existing in parks a agricultural zones because of grass and ragweed pollen allergies.

We finally have the recipe for Roman concrete, let's please start using it on our roads.


Anyways, my complaining aside;  I wonder just what Sven's 'disasterpiece' was?

EDIT: syntax, punctuation.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: OldGoat on 28 Sep 2019, 11:48
Who needs ragweed? (https://www.facebook.com/LADbible/videos/2663600237001095/?v=2663600237001095)

Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Zebediah on 28 Sep 2019, 13:50
Summer? As a native of the open-air sauna known as the southeastern United States, I can tell you that it’s definitely the humidity.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Gyrre on 28 Sep 2019, 16:25
Who needs ragweed? (https://www.facebook.com/LADbible/videos/2663600237001095/?v=2663600237001095)

Ragweed makes me want to douse fields and ditches full of it with fluorine trichloride (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ckSoDW2-wrc) and light a match.

EDIT: adding link
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: cesium133 on 28 Sep 2019, 17:09
Who needs ragweed? (https://www.facebook.com/LADbible/videos/2663600237001095/?v=2663600237001095)

Ragweed makes me want to douse fields and ditches full of it with fluorine trichloride (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ckSoDW2-wrc) and light a match.

EDIT: adding link
I don't know why, but that guy's voice really annoys me.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Gyrre on 28 Sep 2019, 18:41
Who needs ragweed? (https://www.facebook.com/LADbible/videos/2663600237001095/?v=2663600237001095)

Ragweed makes me want to douse fields and ditches full of it with fluorine trichloride (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ckSoDW2-wrc) and light a match.

EDIT: adding link
I don't know why, but that guy's voice really annoys me.
Ja, that happens to some people. It makes it harder to get people to watch the earlier Extra History episodes when Dan Floyd was still doing them with the voice modulator.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Penquin47 on 29 Sep 2019, 16:52
I only just thought of it so I didn't choose other, but as I only chose one option, I'm claiming the right to add another.

MOSQUITOS.  I recognize their value to the ecosystem, but my god they're annoying.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: shanejayell on 29 Sep 2019, 19:03
Strip's up.

I do hope he let's someone else hear it, even if it IS determined to be awful.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 29 Sep 2019, 19:14
A lot of that conversation pretty much sums up Sven's character. Got a lot handed to him, succeeds (relatively) easily enough and was pretty much a winner for most of his life. But for all that success, Sven's never really had to deal with rejection and failure, he's never learned the concept of "if at first you don't succeed, try and try again."

Most of Sven's character arc is deconstructing the ace, the perfect sibling. He isn't perfect, far from it. The closest relationship he had was with Faye and he done fuck'd that up, and his life has fallen apart in the wake of it. Not in a major way, but it has resulted in the fact that Sven the Casanova is gone. He's had so many one night stands that he hasn't been able to form a healthy romantic relationship.

That's crossed over into his relationship with Dora. Yeah, they've patched things up, but the core of their relationship is that Sven was the Ace, Dora the runner up. He's never understood the resentment Dora has built up, but conversely, Dora never knew the level of self-loathing Sven has. And that is shaking the foundation of their relationship. And I don't think either of them is coping with those revelations.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: snufflebottoms on 29 Sep 2019, 20:20
in Sven's defense, it seemed like he just came to get a coffee and see his sister. Sometimes I too get cranky when people want to crack into issues at a time I'm not interested in discussing them.

I like that Dora just responded just with an irritated look. It seems like the appropriate level of response to him being curt with her. This might actually end up as a positive growth for their relationship for both of them. 
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Tova on 29 Sep 2019, 22:44
They’re talking about his music, but we all know that the conversation is really about his relationships.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: BenRG on 29 Sep 2019, 23:17
I'm actually not so sure. On the surface, yes, this could be a metaphor for Sven and May: If he really wants to do something different, should he have the determination to follow it up and damn the public image or should he wonder if the trouble it will cause him outweighs what few benefits seem to be on offer? For a public figure, that can be a very real and difficult equation to solve. Remember, they aren't in a relationship yet and May has blown quite cold on the subject, so there isn't even anything to fight for, just yet.

However, I wouldn't be surprised if this is mildly autobiographical for Jeph. He's experimented with new genres in his time and, as is always the case, they don't always succeed. Maybe this isn't metaphorical at all but, rather, Jeph remarking on how difficult it is to do new stuff and the emotional issues that can strike home when dealing with the reception for that work.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Carl-E on 30 Sep 2019, 00:13
This got rather interesting pretty quickly,  Sven's bad reaction to Dora's observation seems to indicate that she's come fairly close to the truth!

Then again, his observation is pretty self-aware.

I look forward to seeing where this goes!
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Tova on 30 Sep 2019, 00:38
I'm actually not so sure. On the surface, yes, this could be a metaphor for Sven and May

I wasn't saying it was a metaphor for Sven and May specifically. More for the way he approaches relationships generally.

I also wasn't saying it was a metaphor. The two situations are fundamentally the same. His unwillingness to commit to an artistic path and his unwillingness to let himself be vulnerable in a relationship both stem from his unwillingness to move out of his comfort zone and take risks.

He's too comfortable, both artistically and personally.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Tova on 30 Sep 2019, 00:47
Conversation rewritten so that how I'm reading it is crystal clear.

(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Marco on 30 Sep 2019, 04:49
About summer: I'm the one (only one so far) that voted for "I love every aspect of summer", but I might being nostalgic. It's cold as hell in here as I write. Try the poll again when it's winter in your hemisphere. I'm pretty sure the results will be different.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Gyrre on 30 Sep 2019, 07:32
I only just thought of it so I didn't choose other, but as I only chose one option, I'm claiming the right to add another.

MOSQUITOS.  I recognize their value to the ecosystem, but my god they're annoying.
I avoid going out at night as much as possible, so I completely spaced on including them.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: rtmq0227 on 30 Sep 2019, 07:47
Dora, Dora, Dora, people hate having their shortcomings shouted out at them in the midst of a conversation, especially when they're feeling vulnerable.

The angle you were looking for was: "I'd still like to hear your passion project, even if no one else seemed to like it."

Best case, you can build up his confidence by reacting positively, and your point is made without coming across like a tactless jerk.

At worst, Sven was right and it's terrible enough to want to burn down the walls that yet reverberate with its sound.  Better go find an abandoned building somewhere, just to be safe.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: dutchrvl on 30 Sep 2019, 09:08
Actually one of the worst things about summer in the US is related to climate control policies.

Everybody wearing shorts/shirts/generally little clothing, you enter public transportation or any office and you're freezing your ass off.

Actually the reverse is also bad in winter, but at least then you can take off your wintercoat and scarf...
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: sitnspin on 30 Sep 2019, 10:03
My feelings are exactly the opposite. I'm winter you can always put on more clothes if you are cold. In summer, there's only so many you can take off, if you are still hit after that you are boned.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Magniras on 30 Sep 2019, 10:21
I feel like there’s a slight difference between rejection and having the first work you put your heart into burned in a ritual fire. Rejection can wear you down, but the fire would incinerate your desire to keep going.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: jwhouk on 30 Sep 2019, 10:29
My feelings are exactly the opposite. I'm winter you can always put on more clothes if you are cold. In summer, there's only so many you can take off, if you are still hot after that you are baked.

FTFY. ;)

(From someone who still has a bit of a sunburn at the moment...)
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: notStanley on 30 Sep 2019, 13:01
An old CD surfaced in the car, prompting me to ask if any of Sven's songs were purchased by Ween?  Particularly the "12 Golden Country Greats", album.  Tracks such as "Help Me Scrape the Mucus off My Brain" and "Piss Up a Rope"?
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Gyrre on 30 Sep 2019, 17:38
Dora, Dora, Dora, people hate having their shortcomings shouted out at them in the midst of a conversation, especially when they're feeling vulnerable.

The angle you were looking for was: "I'd still like to hear your passion project, even if no one else seemed to like it."

Best case, you can build up his confidence by reacting positively, and your point is made without coming across like a tactless jerk.

At worst, Sven was right and it's terrible enough to want to burn down the walls that yet reverberate with its sound.  Better go find an abandoned building somewhere, just to be safe.
All true, but the way she said it is pretty realistic for the way siblings with a dysfunctional relationship would act. Even if they were trying to mend fences.
(Trust me, plenty of personal experience.)
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: shanejayell on 30 Sep 2019, 18:54
Updated.

AWWW. They're having a moment.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 30 Sep 2019, 19:33
And the circle of the Sven/Dora sibling relationship continues as it always does.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: SmilingCat on 30 Sep 2019, 19:56
The worst part of summer for me is the heat, which this useless body doesn't tolerate well. Also, my migraines get much worse during the summer (not sure why, possibly the heat?).

As for the comic, I feel like I need to steal the fourth panel. So many of my dumb silly writing or gaming ideas started out that way...
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: badbum61 on 30 Sep 2019, 20:21
"And if you care to hear the Crimson King's Court played in ragtime
Come on and hear, come on and hear, Fripp and Sinfield's Progtime Band"
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Tova on 30 Sep 2019, 21:01
Oy vey. Does this mean that Jeph has been reading the forums recently?

"I'm going to get an angry email from Robert Fripp about this"

You wish.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Gyrre on 30 Sep 2019, 21:19
Progressive big band vaudville (https://gooseworx.bandcamp.com/album/dyslexic-lemons-archive) works, so why not?
(Tracks 2, 5, 8, 9, and 10,.)

EDIT: a few of them also have a bit of ragtime.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: BenRG on 30 Sep 2019, 23:24
The lesson? Be wary of giving creative personalities weird ideas. "Just weird enough to be worth trying" is a thing and, as in this case, can lead to totally unforeseen consequences!

And the circle of the Sven/Dora sibling relationship continues as it always does.

I don't know; it seems healthy enough, given their background of antagonism. Apologies given and accepted without external badgering is always a positive!
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: jwhouk on 01 Oct 2019, 05:00
The lesson? Be wary of giving creative personalities weird ideas. "Just weird enough to be worth trying" is a thing and, as in this case, can lead to totally unforeseen consequences!

Yeah, I mean, look at the Beatles!
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 01 Oct 2019, 18:11
Or maybe an email from Roger Sprung.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: celticgeek on 01 Oct 2019, 18:39
Or being licked by a reindeer, or seeing an invisible emu.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: SomeCanadianWeirdo on 01 Oct 2019, 20:55
So, it seems Hanners wasn't entirely transformed by her journey.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: St.Clair on 01 Oct 2019, 21:20
Hanners has been away long enough to forget how weird this town can get.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: DSL on 01 Oct 2019, 21:23
At the Northampton Fire Station, the firefighter says into the phone: "Yes, Ma'am. I see. Thank you." He hangs up the phone and stares thoughtfully off into the distance.
Slowly he turns to face his colleagues.
"She is back," he says.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: brasca on 01 Oct 2019, 21:58
So, it seems Hanners wasn't entirely transformed by her journey.

She's had other relapses. 

Maybe she'll snap out of this if Winslow tells her he met a girl. 
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: BenRG on 01 Oct 2019, 23:19
In all honesty, I can't exactly blame Hannelore for having a panic attack. I mean, yes, she's always had this tendency to assume there is something going wrong when confronted with weirdness. That said, 'jnvisible emu' is pretty extreme, even for Northampton and, whilst she's taking it to eleven, it's certainly reason to question whether or not Winslow is entirely okay!

I wonder if dealing with the reality (or not) of the invisible emu is as far as the Northampton Update has got. If so, it might be interesting to learn Hannelore's reaction to Sven's latest sexcapade, which seems to be quite a hot topic amongst the 'younger' AIs in the cast.

Maybe she'll snap out of this if Winslow tells her he met a girl. 

I'm not sure if a girl emu counts although if she is a Good Bird, it's always nice to make a new friend.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: andrybak on 02 Oct 2019, 04:28
Hanners did fly into a party near Northampton on an Invisible Ship (https://questionablecontent.fandom.com/wiki/Invisible_Ship). So she is well aware of the stealth technology. Hannelore should notify the test facility the Invisible Ship came from about the stealth device small enough for a very large bird.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: BenRG on 02 Oct 2019, 04:41
FWIW, I'm pretty sure that the invisible 'plane was something ECI were developing for X-Com or a similar organisation - an invisible suborbital drop-ship. It's kind of what I'm hoping is one of the body options available to May in the long term. Mostly because I'd love to see her fly up to orbit and see the stars from just a little closer.

Might want to hard disconnect the laser cannon and Stingray missile pack from the power and control grid first though.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Timemaster on 02 Oct 2019, 06:28
Fun fact: Today (in QC-time) started with strip 4061, when Winslow wakes up, wonders what to do with the day and decides to watch pidgeons. Now we are at strip 4103.
That‘s 43 strips engulfing one single day. More than eight weeks in real time. Maybe that‘s a record? Can anyone think of a single day that has been covered by more strips? Maybe the summer party at Emily‘s parents house?

TM
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: cesium133 on 02 Oct 2019, 06:37


Maybe she'll snap out of this if Winslow tells her he met a girl. 

I'm not sure if a girl emu counts although if she is a Good Bird, it's always nice to make a new friend.
Are you forgetting when Winslow fell in love at first sight with Roko?
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Mr Intrepid on 02 Oct 2019, 06:55
Hanners did fly into a party near Northampton on an Invisible Ship (https://questionablecontent.fandom.com/wiki/Invisible_Ship). So she is well aware of the stealth technology. Hannelore should notify the test facility the Invisible Ship came from about the stealth device small enough for a very large bird.

Maybe the Emu cloak is a side project of Hanner's dad?  I wouldn't think he'd keep her that up to date about his doings.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: dutchrvl on 02 Oct 2019, 09:00
Fun fact: Today (in QC-time) started with strip 4061, when Winslow wakes up, wonders what to do with the day and decides to watch pidgeons. Now we are at strip 4103.
That‘s 43 strips engulfing one single day. More than eight weeks in real time. Maybe that‘s a record? Can anyone think of a single day that has been covered by more strips? Maybe the summer party at Emily‘s parents house?

TM

That is indeed quite some strips. The summer party day started at comic 2291 and that day ended with 2327, so 36 strips.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Carl-E on 02 Oct 2019, 18:49
At the Northampton Fire Station, the firefighter says into the phone: "Yes, Ma'am. I see. Thank you." He hangs up the phone and stares thoughtfully off into the distance.
Slowly he turns to face his colleagues.
"She is back," he says.

I'm sure they have her number on caller ID from previous "rescue" calls and other incidents (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1224)
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Tova on 02 Oct 2019, 22:24
3... 2... 1...
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Mr_Rose on 02 Oct 2019, 23:18
I think Jeph’s comment at the bottom of the strip is important and we should all respect his wishes in this matter.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: BenRG on 02 Oct 2019, 23:33
The really weird part of this conversation is how Bubbles isn't really participating in it at all beyond these weird 'I want/I could' interpositions. It's almost as if she wants to boast in front of Faye and Winslow for some reason. Is she getting bored? Does she want to test her superior combat-optimised chassis against something?

For some reason, I can see Bubbles in camouflage, stalking a deer through the Massachusetts woods, having promised herself that she'll Nerf one of those critters right between the eyes.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: oddtail on 03 Oct 2019, 00:15
The really weird part of this conversation is how Bubbles isn't really participating in it at all beyond these weird 'I want/I could' interpositions. It's almost as if she wants to boast in front of Faye and Winslow for some reason. Is she getting bored? Does she want to test her superior combat-optimised chassis against something?

Bubbles is worse than the others, but I get the "everyone is having their own little private conversation, even though they're technically listening to each other, and what each person says is connected to the general topic" vibe from everyone, not just her.

EDIT: I reread the strip, and my perception is very much wrong. The conversation actually flows logically from point A to point B to point C, and Bubbles is still on her own thing. Maybe I get the feeling the entirety of the convo is disjointed because what's specifically in focus keeps changing so fast, and that's something I'm generally poorly equipped to handle. In real-life conversations, I tend to be the Bubbles, and that's something I'm mildly ashamed of.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: artag on 03 Oct 2019, 01:17
I think Jeph’s comment at the bottom of the strip is important and we should all respect his wishes in this matter.

Give peas a chance.

Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: ZoeB on 03 Oct 2019, 01:52
Regarding Emu diet - they are omnivores, so all of the above, plus insects, lizards, small mammals...
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Gyrre on 03 Oct 2019, 02:03
Fun fact: Today (in QC-time) started with strip 4061, when Winslow wakes up, wonders what to do with the day and decides to watch pidgeons. Now we are at strip 4103.
That‘s 43 strips engulfing one single day. More than eight weeks in real time. Maybe that‘s a record? Can anyone think of a single day that has been covered by more strips? Maybe the summer party at Emily‘s parents house?

TM
But how many of these strips would be happening simultaneously?
"Meanwhile, at Coffee of Doom..." "Meanwhile at a terrible convenience store." That sort of thing.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: badbum61 on 03 Oct 2019, 02:56
I wondered when Winslow stopped speaking in rectangular (AI) speech bubbles...looks like it was just today. Someone might wanna nudge Jeph...
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: badbum61 on 03 Oct 2019, 03:00
Also, in a right and just world, Untitled Emu Comic should be a million-seller along with Untitled Goose Game.
I oughtta know, I've been chased/attacked by both, and emus are definitely more annoying!
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Tova on 03 Oct 2019, 03:04
3... 2... 1...

Give peas a chance.

And there it is.  :roll:
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Wingy on 03 Oct 2019, 08:51
The really weird part of this conversation is how Bubbles isn't really participating in it at all beyond these weird 'I want/I could' interpositions. It's almost as if she wants to boast in front of Faye and Winslow for some reason. Is she getting bored? Does she want to test her superior combat-optimised chassis against something?
Yes; she wants to seek out and find an intermittent emu or the most recent equivalent.  I suspect she's a little bored and feeling challenged that everyone else has seen this beastie, but not her (Faye doesn't seem to care if she sees it or not).  And even if she doesn't see the thing, she's still fascinated by the idea and wanting to train her own sensors on the area.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: OldGoat on 03 Oct 2019, 09:15
Good hearted|CPUed Winslow - He considers Jones, Robot Emu Scientist Lady (damn, I've spaced on her name), and the Emu all to be his friends.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Zebediah on 03 Oct 2019, 10:11
RoboScienceMasterEmu doesn't have a canon name yet, so you can't have forgotten it. Some forumites have been calling her "Chimevera" but that's strictly headcanon.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Mr_Rose on 03 Oct 2019, 10:40
I prefer “Mint” as a placeholder myself. At least I know how to spell it.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: OldGoat on 03 Oct 2019, 12:13
RoboScienceMasterEmu doesn't have a canon name yet, so you can't have forgotten it. Some forumites have been calling her "Chimevera" but that's strictly headcanon.
Thanks, Zeb.  That's the one I was trying to remember.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Zebediah on 03 Oct 2019, 13:04
I've been privately thinking of her as Sciencemaster Katie (http://amultiverse.com/comic/2015/06/03/small-horse-collider/) from Scenes from a Multiverse, due to similarities in color palette and a propensity for doing strange things with animals.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Roborat on 03 Oct 2019, 13:30
I think Jeph’s comment at the bottom of the strip is important and we should all respect his wishes in this matter.

Give peas a chance.

Carrot juice is murder?
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Roborat on 03 Oct 2019, 13:32
I wondered when Winslow stopped speaking in rectangular (AI) speech bubbles...looks like it was just today. Someone might wanna nudge Jeph...

I spotted that too, something about the page was bugging me, and it took me a few minutes to figure it out.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Carl-E on 03 Oct 2019, 17:55
So... Winslow is patient zero for the Singularity? 


Whose speech bubbles will turn next? 
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: brasca on 03 Oct 2019, 18:59
Strip is up! 

I’m curious about what ramen is considered not good by Marigold.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 03 Oct 2019, 19:28
Regarding Emu diet - they are omnivores, so all of the above, plus insects, lizards, small mammals...
The Zoo, after a rain. I found a couple of stranded nightcrawlers and tossed them into the emu pen. Bam! Zam! Gone!
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Nepiophage on 03 Oct 2019, 22:29
Strip is up! 

I’m curious about what ramen is considered not good by Marigold.
tThere’s no such thing as bad instant raman.  Just god instant ramen and instant ramen.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: BenRG on 03 Oct 2019, 23:15
Just in case we needed to be reminded that May's chassis really is in bad state. I'm thinking that this is a 'dislocated joint' effect where, because the joint has come loose before, it's much more likely for it to happen again. Basically, the sooner that Roko gets May a new 'home' the better because this one is not going to remain even minimally viable for much longer!

I suspect that this is the start of an arc when May talks to Dale and Marigold about her new human toy and they encourage her to go for it (because it's pretty obvious that she's crushing on him). IIRC, Marigold knows Sven personally through Angus and may have some unique insights on him.

I’m curious about what ramen is considered not good by Marigold.

As a former shut-in, I suspect that Marigold is a ramen connoisseur (having likely lived on the stuff) and thus has a gradation scale on the quality of the product that is far more subtly detailed than most people could ever imagine.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 03 Oct 2019, 23:18
The really weird part of this conversation is how Bubbles isn't really participating in it at all beyond these weird 'I want/I could' interpositions. It's almost as if she wants to boast in front of Faye and Winslow for some reason. Is she getting bored? Does she want to test her superior combat-optimised chassis against something?
Yes; she wants to seek out and find an intermittent emu or the most recent equivalent.  I suspect she's a little bored and feeling challenged that everyone else has seen this beastie, but not her (Faye doesn't seem to care if she sees it or not).  And even if she doesn't see the thing, she's still fascinated by the idea and wanting to train her own sensors on the area.

Yes. She's got abilities she's not using. Many intelligent beings find that uncomfortable.

Now I really want a companion AI. A friend who has a carbon monoxide detector plus a social protocol database -- what more could you want?
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Tormuse on 04 Oct 2019, 04:33
Did Dale just immediately go up to May and pull down her pants?  :o  I mean...  sure, this is May we're talking about, but still...  personal space, dude!
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 04 Oct 2019, 04:56
I think when the hip popped, it pushed the pants down. Either that or Dale has lifted the hem of her shirt to get a proper look. Or a combination of both.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: BenRG on 04 Oct 2019, 05:00
Did Dale just immediately go up to May and pull down her pants?  :o  I mean...  sure, this is May we're talking about, but still...  personal space, dude!

I'm not sure really but there is an awful lot of missing context. Is there a 'missing panel' where May asks him to look at the damage? Is there precedent for him carrying out temporary repairs on her chassis?

In any case, in moral terms, it's a bit like exposing a friend somewhat to examine an injury of some kind. The necessity of the moment distorts the boundary arguments somewhat.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: cybersmurf on 04 Oct 2019, 06:07
Dale might've pushed the shirt up/pants down a little so neither will get cought popping the foot back in.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Tova on 04 Oct 2019, 06:23
Did Dale just immediately go up to May and pull down her pants?  :o  I mean...  sure, this is May we're talking about, but still...  personal space, dude!

I am mightily amused at this post being made in response to the very panel in which May declared the inevitability of the moment getting misinterpreted.

I’m sure if May’s space were invaded, she would not be shy about saying so.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: zisraelsen on 04 Oct 2019, 08:05
It's a little detail, but I'm happy that Marigold's first response was "May? what happened to your hip?" and not "Dale? Why are your hands on May's hip?" That's a much more mature response than she would've had when she first started dating Dale.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Roborat on 04 Oct 2019, 11:33
May: "ups and downs"

Me: Snerk.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Mr_Rose on 04 Oct 2019, 11:43
It's a little detail, but I'm happy that Marigold's first response was "May? what happened to your hip?" and not "Dale? Why are your hands on May's hip?" That's a much more mature response than she would've had when she first started dating Dale.
Also, she looks much more comfortable in her own skin too. Good for her, I think.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: shanejayell on 04 Oct 2019, 16:41
One wonders if 'fluids' in the socket are having a effect.

Or if May cleaned that up, after.  :-P :evil:
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: zisraelsen on 04 Oct 2019, 19:10
Double post maybe, but also, kudos to May for remaining upright, because if my entire leg physically detached I'm pretty sure I'd be on the floor, pain or no.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: cybersmurf on 05 Oct 2019, 10:13
Double post maybe, but also, kudos to May for remaining upright, because if my entire leg physically detached I'm pretty sure I'd be on the floor, pain or no.

Maybe she managed to stop in that one position where she wouldn't fully detach immediately, and Dale was swift enough to keep her from falling.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Gyrre on 06 Oct 2019, 05:58
One wonders if 'fluids' in the socket are having a effect.

Or if May cleaned that up, after.  :-P :evil:
We might find out Monday.

Methinks the warranty for her chassis has long since expired. Elsewise that might have voided it.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: OldGoat on 06 Oct 2019, 08:44
In any case, in moral terms, it's a bit like exposing a friend somewhat to examine an injury of some kind. The necessity of the moment distorts the boundary arguments somewhat.
Exactly.  Dale (who is probably scrupulous about keeping his First Aid and CPR cards up to date) would revert to experience and training when confronted with a seriously injured person and would immediately expose the area to assess the damage.  Even Momo the Modest would not object.  Dale's actions are absolutely appropriate.
Title: Re: WCDT strips 4101-4105 (September 30th-October 4th)
Post by: Wingy on 07 Oct 2019, 13:06
... when confronted with a seriously injured person and would immediately expose the area to assess the damage.  Even Momo the Modest would not object.  Dale's actions are absolutely appropriate.
And notice that only the area under consideration is uncovered.  Not that May has any dangly bits to uncover and have to simulate embarrassment about. 

And I doubt she would simulate embarrassment even if Dale took her pants down completely - he's seen her in the french maids outfit after all.  If anything, that kind of exposure in front of Marigold might cause May some (what's the AI equivalent of?) psychic discomfort simply because she doesn't want to have to talk Marigold down from the ledge about Dale seeing whatever.  Of course, this raises the question of what May wears on laundry day - I'm sure AIs have to wash their clothes too, and May for sure if her chassis is leaking...