Or weather joints. I can sometimes tell barometric pressure changes depending on which knee hurts. And since rising barometric pressure is generally associated with good weather in my area, I can "forecast" the weather. It's a rather scatter-shot method, but it usually works.
Sven, drink some spathe ham.
It's nice seeing Faye be a ass occassionally. She's reformed so much since the bad old days.
Faye, stop pulling her leg.
It's nice seeing Faye be a ass occassionally. She's reformed so much since the bad old days.
It's nice seeing Faye be a ass occassionally. She's reformed so much since the bad old days.
Being that she received virtually no consequences for her actions (and what she did get was not even close to what she dished out) for when she was acting like a mean, nasty bully I'd be happy not to see it again.
There was never anything funny or amusing about Faye then and this, along with the objectification from a few comics ago, really makes me want to see Fayes shop crash and burn
And there may well be no consequences this time, but there will eventually, [...]Doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom !!!! :-P
That said, the joke in and of itself doesn't warrant Union Robotics to shut down. Combine it with the blatant ogling in last week's comic however (which Bubbles also participated in)... They'll have a lawsuit on their hands if they don't knock that off.
UR needs a private area for changing and some procedures. I mean, if Millie came back for a boob job [woob!], where would that get done? And would Faye be ogling those too? All the gods help UR if May is around when a boob job was going on if they've no private area...
It's nice seeing Faye be a ass occassionally. She's reformed so much since the bad old days.
Being that she received virtually no consequences for her actions (and what she did get was not even close to what she dished out) for when she was acting like a mean, nasty bully I'd be happy not to see it again.
There was never anything funny or amusing about Faye then and this, along with the objectification from a few comics ago, really makes me want to see Fayes shop crash and burn
Might I recommend not multi-posting?
Lots of folks seems to be dogpiling Faye. Again.
Personally, I feel Faye displayed absolutely terrible behavior in the past but has also grown tremendously in the past years. Seems more worthwhile to further stimulate and encourage that growth while still calling out these instances of poor behavior as they occur.
I don't really understand how a changing room would help. Most of the time, the only ones in the shop are Bubbles, Faye, and Sam, and they're all going to be actively working on the procedure. Yes, the ogling was out of line, but a changing room wouldn't do anything because they'd be seeing Mille in her underwear the whole time anyway.
Er… those things are kinda backless, yeah? Not sure it would actually help in this specific case… but a good idea going forward.I don't really understand how a changing room would help. Most of the time, the only ones in the shop are Bubbles, Faye, and Sam, and they're all going to be actively working on the procedure. Yes, the ogling was out of line, but a changing room wouldn't do anything because they'd be seeing Mille in her underwear the whole time anyway.
What I suggested earlier was a changing room and some of those hospital gowns. That would cut down on the gratuitous ogling anyway.
Might I recommend not multi-posting?
Sorry...I won't bother posting again.
It's nice seeing Faye be a ass occassionally. She's reformed so much since the bad old days.
Being that she received virtually no consequences for her actions (and what she did get was not even close to what she dished out) for when she was acting like a mean, nasty bully I'd be happy not to see it again.
There was never anything funny or amusing about Faye then and this, along with the objectification from a few comics ago, really makes me want to see Fayes shop crash and burn
Imagine being someone who has been in prison and upon release had no job, no permanent shelter, no access to healthcare and no friends. Imagine that after you've served your prison sentence, you're still subject to a system that seems designed to make sure you fail; to actively prevent you from improving your situation. Imagine being almost entirely dependant on a near stranger for the basic needs of life. And then come here to read people shitting on May for her insufficient gratitude or for having an abrasive sense of humor.
I am genuinely upset at the accusations being levelled at me. I have never said that any character in QC is terrible, and to even critique an action of theirs is rare for me. And this is what I get.Honest question: what made you think the accusations were directed at you? I agree, you're always one of the first to stand up for characters.
That is all I have to say for now.
I am genuinely upset at the accusations being levelled at me. I have never said that any character in QC is terrible, and to even critique an action of theirs is rare for me. And this is what I get.
That is all I have to say for now.
You are all three of them and I claim my five internet points.
Might I recommend not multi-posting?
Sorry...I won't bother posting again.
Might I recommend not multi-posting?
Sorry...I won't bother posting again.
It is unfortunate that this is your response to spin's advice; posting multiple times in a row is generally discouraged on here, but there are functionalities that would let you insert quotes from multiple other posts without having to reply and come back out again. I'd be happy to send you PMs to point out where these are if that helps.
As for the thread at hand, wow there is some real Faye loathing in here. These WCDTs have, as alluded to above, become quite a Faye dogpile of late, and I have to say I'm finding the level of vitriol toward her a bit alarming, if not concerning. This isn't as a mod, by the way. Just as a human.
I do want to zero in on one particular thing, mind.It's nice seeing Faye be a ass occassionally. She's reformed so much since the bad old days.
Being that she received virtually no consequences for her actions (and what she did get was not even close to what she dished out) for when she was acting like a mean, nasty bully I'd be happy not to see it again.
There was never anything funny or amusing about Faye then and this, along with the objectification from a few comics ago, really makes me want to see Fayes shop crash and burn
What exactly do you feel Faye should have 'got' as recompense for what she 'dished out'?
Sorry, I don't do well with unwritten rules. My posting skills are terrible so any attempts at multiple quotes gets jumbled. It's why i never link and I why i never use html. Again, sorry for posting.
I do sometimes wonder what it must be like to read this forum as someone who actually relates at all with these characters. How does it affect someone to feel empathy for these people and then come to the forums and read what people are saying about them?
I don't really understand how a changing room would help. Most of the time, the only ones in the shop are Bubbles, Faye, and Sam, and they're all going to be actively working on the procedure. Yes, the ogling was out of line, but a changing room wouldn't do anything because they'd be seeing Mille in her underwear the whole time anyway.
What exactly do you feel Faye should have 'got' as recompense for what she 'dished out'?
I am genuinely upset at the accusations being levelled at me. I have never said that any character in QC is terrible, and to even critique an action of theirs is rare for me. And this is what I get.Honest question: what made you think the accusations were directed at you? I agree, you're always one of the first to stand up for characters.
That is all I have to say for now.
I hope Millie remembers to put her pants back on before she leaves…
[...] Having said that Faye isn't a villain, rather a self-absorbed, mean bully. Yeah shes getting better but that cruelty is still there and I'd say that any friendships she has is due to this being a comic and not real life. [...]Beautiful women dont get away with a lot of things in your reality ?
Just wondering if this behavior would have been acceptable if she had asked for a human femur? If not then she's treating Millie as a thing and not a person. But that's my opinion.
Beautiful women dont get away with a lot of things in your reality ?
Just wondering if this behavior would have been acceptable if she had asked for a human femur? If not then she's treating Millie as a thing and not a person. But that's my opinion.
Hands up anyone who, like me, is genuinely surprised that Millie followed through with Bubbles's suggestion.*raises hand*
I really dislike it in movies when the underlings get shot but the big boss has to be taken alive to go to court, I prefer seeing the boss get executed.
Hands up anyone who, like me, is genuinely surprised that Millie followed through with Bubbles's suggestion. I'm thinking that a certain viridian scibot has some hidden depths that we're suddenly seeing come out! Probably the sort of stuff we normally only see when she uses that drunkness app.
Just wondering if this behavior would have been acceptable if she had asked for a human femur? If not then she's treating Millie as a thing and not a person. But that's my opinion.
Hands up anyone who, like me, is genuinely surprised that Millie followed through with Bubbles's suggestion.
[...] A human femur would be classified as medical waste (and possibly a biohazard?). [...]Well, of course you wont give a human bone to a kid to use as a toy.
Beautiful women dont get away with a lot of things in your reality ?
What do Faye's looks have to do with her behavior?I didnt said it would.
Hands up anyone who, like me, is genuinely surprised that Millie followed through with Bubbles's suggestion.
I was unsurprised. It's a pretty typical QC gag.
But also... Millie probably wouldn't have done it on her initiative, but with encouragement from Bubbles, I could see her going for it.
Beautiful women dont get away with a lot of things in your reality ?
So you prefer barbaric responses to barbaric acts. Let's agree to disagree.
QuoteWhat exactly do you feel Faye should have 'got' as recompense for what she 'dished out'?
Thats a good question, normally for villains I like to see poetic justice dished out. I really dislike it in movies when the underlings get shot but the big boss has to be taken alive to go to court, I prefer seeing the boss get executed.
Having said that Faye isn't a villain, rather a self-absorbed, mean bully. Yeah shes getting better but that cruelty is still there and I'd say that any friendships she has is due to this being a comic and not real life. But she isn't a villain so what should Faye have 'got"
I can't say specifically, it might have been ironic to see Faye on the receiving end of some physical violence (so she can really understand what her actions were like for Marten) that she initiates ie getting drunk and harassing the wrong person
If thats a bit much maybe Bubbles breaks off the relationship after seeing how much of a bully Faye really is or at least putting the relationship on hold to show Faye he consequences of her actions
As I say Faye has improved but that mean streak she has is still there
By the definition Killspree seems to be using, Bubbles is a thing. Is it illegal, immoral, unethical, or fattening for a thing to offer to upgrade/repair another thing? Does the answer change if a human is involved in the transaction?Just wondering if this behavior would have been acceptable if she had asked for a human femur? If not then she's treating Millie as a thing and not a person. But that's my opinion.
Neither can an human femur be replaced. Are Bubbles and Faye treating Millie as a thing by offering such a service?Well actually, Total Femoral Replacement has its own CPT code, so yes, you can.
You seemed to imply that Faye gets away with a lot because she is a beautiful woman. Is that not what you intended to imply? And if not, what were you trying to say?I was presented with the claim that the same behavior from different people will always result in the same reaction, and I disagree.
I'm confused, when did I mention her looks?Not sure why you would have to mention that first for others to allowed to point it out.
I'm surprised by Faye lettingit happen without retaliation.Why, obviously she clearly recognizes that she deserved that one.
And unrelated: Millies original femur was repaired. The Grobulax femur does not show any sign of repair. Have I missed something?
If you look very closely in the last panel, you can see some reinforcement in the middle of the femur.
Lots of folks seems to be dogpiling Faye. Again.
Bubbles started it. And was more harsh than any of us. :-PPersonally, I feel Faye displayed absolutely terrible behavior in the past but has also grown tremendously in the past years. Seems more worthwhile to further stimulate and encourage that growth while still calling out these instances of poor behavior as they occur.
This is precisely what is happening, no? We're just calling her out for this instance of behaviour that may be detrimental to her business.
No-one is "destroying" Faye. No need to be dramatic.
QuoteWhat exactly do you feel Faye should have 'got' as recompense for what she 'dished out'?
Thats a good question, normally for villains I like to see poetic justice dished out. I really dislike it in movies when the underlings get shot but the big boss has to be taken alive to go to court, I prefer seeing the boss get executed.
Having said that Faye isn't a villain, rather a self-absorbed, mean bully. Yeah shes getting better but that cruelty is still there and I'd say that any friendships she has is due to this being a comic and not real life. But she isn't a villain so what should Faye have 'got"
I can't say specifically, it might have been ironic to see Faye on the receiving end of some physical violence (so she can really understand what her actions were like for Marten) that she initiates ie getting drunk and harassing the wrong person
If thats a bit much maybe Bubbles breaks off the relationship after seeing how much of a bully Faye really is or at least putting the relationship on hold to show Faye he consequences of her actions
As I say Faye has improved but that mean streak she has is still there
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So you prefer barbaric responses to barbaric acts. Let's agree to disagree.
I dont consider it barbaric
By the definition Killspree seems to be using, Bubbles is a thing. Is it illegal, immoral, unethical, or fattening for a thing to offer to upgrade/repair another thing? Does the answer change if a human is involved in the transaction?Just wondering if this behavior would have been acceptable if she had asked for a human femur? If not then she's treating Millie as a thing and not a person. But that's my opinion.QuoteNeither can an human femur be replaced. Are Bubbles and Faye treating Millie as a thing by offering such a service?Well actually, Total Femoral Replacement has its own CPT code, so yes, you can.
I wish humans could make payments by fistbump. When COVID ended, shopping could become a lot more fun. “Time to pay for groceries—oh, yeah!”Be careful what you wish for. That crap'll come with an RFID and a mini mic if you aren't super specific.
.......So, you've never had to deal with a lady who can usually get out of most of the trouble she gets herself into by batting her eyelashes and showing a bit of cleavage?Just wondering if this behavior would have been acceptable if she had asked for a human femur? If not then she's treating Millie as a thing and not a person. But that's my opinion.
You can't really compare the two, though. A human femur would be classified as medical waste (and possibly a biohazard?). So Sam might want it (I would) but she wouldn't be allowed it.Beautiful women dont get away with a lot of things in your reality ?
What do Faye's looks have to do with her behavior?
Between yesterday's comic and today's, we missed the really funny part where Faye got literaly her ass kicked by Millie. I really would have want to see that... :-D
I finally saw that. Guess I'm getting old - black on black is getting harder to distinguish than it used to be.And unrelated: Millies original femur was repaired. The Grobulax femur does not show any sign of repair. Have I missed something?
If you look very closely in the last panel, you can see some reinforcement in the middle of the femur.
That's exactly my point.
Not sure why you would have to mention that first for others to allowed to point it out.
QuoteThat's exactly my point.
The issue is it isn't barbaric
You say she isn't a villain yet you both paint her as one and seem to she receive comeuppance.
If this is only your view relating to fiction, I think we are reading different comics.
If this 'eye for an eye' view extends to reality, then we are simply different people.
That isn't an argument.
Mille, don't give the old femur to Sam. See if UR will give you a materials credit for it. Kind of like some shops will give you credit for an old car or tractor battery when you buy a new one.
You seemed to imply that Faye gets away with a lot because she is a beautiful woman. Is that not what you intended to imply? And if not, what were you trying to say?I was presented with the claim that the same behavior from different people will always result in the same reaction, and I disagree.
[...] any friendships she has is due to this being a comic and not real life.
.......So, you've never had to deal with a lady who can usually get out of most of the trouble she gets herself into by batting her eyelashes and showing a bit of cleavage?
Between yesterday's comic and today's, we missed the really funny part where Faye got literaly her ass kicked by Millie. I really would have want to see that... :-D
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That isn't an argument.
Agree to disagree
Beautiful women dont get away with a lot of things in your reality ?
Her looks shouldn't. Nobody's should. But as long as simps and desperate horndogs are around...........So, you've never had to deal with a lady who can usually get out of most of the trouble she gets herself into by batting her eyelashes and showing a bit of cleavage?
Not that I'm aware of? Perhaps my question should've been more along the lines of: "Why should Faye's looks be able to get her out of trouble?" That sort of thing has always puzzled me, that people can get away with stuff just because they're considered attractive. That might have something to do with the fact that I don't really see people as 'beautiful' or 'ugly'. They look how they look, and I don't seem to quantify them that way. I do consider my husband attractive, but that has ore to do with the fact that I'm in a relationship with him.
Lots of interesting stuff to comment about today, but I will limit myself to this::-\
Millie (203,216,216) isn't viridian. Maybe powder blue (158,155,212). Or light cyan (224,255,255). Those are the closest names I could find in a quick search when the topic first came up.
Viridian is She-Hulk green. And it doesn't go with anything.
Have I mentioned that Jeph does a great job picking his colors?
Her looks shouldn't. Nobody's should. But as long as simps and desperate horndogs are around....
I wonder if the 'hair pop' is a bug or a feature. Millie seems like the type to read her own manual. Or maybe it's an Easter Egg :)
Once again a lovely blush from Millie in panel 1 <3
Her looks shouldn't. Nobody's should. But as long as simps and desperate horndogs are around....
Can we please not use the word "simp". It has enough negative implications (such as the idea that a man would only be kind to a woman to get sex and that the particular woman in question is not attractive enough to be worth being kind to) that it feels slimy to use it.
In other words, that Faye would not have friends if she were a real person.Um.
Beautiful women dont get away with a lot of things in your reality ?
Not really, no.
https://www.jurist.org/news/2020/02/incarcerated-women-receive-harsher-punishments-than-men-us-report/
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/women-receive-harsher-punishment-at-work-than-men
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/women-get-tougher-sentences-than-men-cjpdx65q7
https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2019/jan/12/intimate-partner-violence-gender-gap-cyntoia-brown
https://www.prisonstudies.org/news/federal-report-says-women-prison-receive-harsher-punishments-men
https://www.law.umich.edu/newsandinfo/features/Pages/starr_gender_disparities.aspx
Yeah, that word started appearing around the same time as “cuck” and originated with the same group and fundamentally means the same thing: “I hate that women get to choose who to have a relationship with” - using either is not recommended anywhere.Her looks shouldn't. Nobody's should. But as long as simps and desperate horndogs are around....
Can we please not use the word "simp". It has enough negative implications (such as the idea that a man would only be kind to a woman to get sex and that the particular woman in question is not attractive enough to be worth being kind to) that it feels slimy to use it.
Mille, don't give the old femur to Sam. See if UR will give you a materials credit for it. Kind of like some shops will give you credit for an old car or tractor battery when you buy a new one.
That's usually the case either because you can refurbish the old part (usually why things like alternators have a refundable core charge) or the materials themselves can be recycled and reused (why things like batteries have a core charge). There's not currently a supply chain for industrial-recycling carbon fiber, but then, there's not sapient robots walking around IRL, either, so who knows what's the case in QC-land.
Edit to add that you definitely wouldn't be reusing a "refurbished" carbon fiber strut; Once a crack exists in carbon fiber, it is very difficult to stop it from propogating, and faith in the integrity of the repaired piece would be very low.
Mille, don't give the old femur to Sam. See if UR will give you a materials credit for it. Kind of like some shops will give you credit for an old car or tractor battery when you buy a new one.
That's usually the case either because you can refurbish the old part (usually why things like alternators have a refundable core charge) or the materials themselves can be recycled and reused (why things like batteries have a core charge). There's not currently a supply chain for industrial-recycling carbon fiber, but then, there's not sapient robots walking around IRL, either, so who knows what's the case in QC-land.
Edit to add that you definitely wouldn't be reusing a "refurbished" carbon fiber strut; Once a crack exists in carbon fiber, it is very difficult to stop it from propogating, and faith in the integrity of the repaired piece would be very low.
Besides, it would be cruel to implant it in other AI, knowing it was refurbished. Think of May's old chassis and the way she felt about it.
Does anyone read their manual?You can be certain that if people came with user manuals, mine would be read cover to cover regularly. At least if it was a proper manual and not one of those “quick start” pamphlets that give you no useful info at all, and a broken link to a document that was moved five years ago and lost in the interim.
Well, I wish I had one though.
Looks like Millie remembered her pants too.Good, I was worried.
You can be certain that if people came with user manuals, mine would be read cover to cover regularly.Why, technically there are manuals to people.
Kind of like building a house with recycled wood.This is done all the time. What do you think OSB is?
Kind of like building a house with recycled wood.This is done all the time. What do you think OSB is?
I see, often, a misconception about `eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth,' as though it were about retaliation---that the dis-toothed has a right to dis-tooth his dis-toother. Really, restitution's the thing: Poked out my eye? Replace it! There is, of course, more to restitution than merely replacing things into proper places---all bad consequences must be covered. (Sometimes, figuring out the sufficient restitution might be difficult, and some things might not be restorable.)QuoteIf this 'eye for an eye' view extends to reality, then we are simply different people.An 'eye for an eye' can mean different things, in this instance I don't believe Faye has fully realised the consequences of her actions and still acts, and gets away with, being 'snarky' because its her 'thing' whereas in reality its still just being mean albiet at a lesser level than before
I've seen men do very dumb things just because its a pretty woman, and I've been guilty of such behavior myself as well, sometimes even being well aware that I'd never do this if the woman in question wasnt so beautiful.I've been that git before, and it's always awful after. I've curtailed the behaviour, and avoid places that use `sex sells.'
Technically, that's a generic humans manual---that isn't even complete, yet. I'd be satisfied with a me-specific manual, but how much smaller would it be?You can be certain that if people came with user manuals, mine would be read cover to cover regularly.Reading it from cover to cover could take a few lifetimes though, in a big library.
Besides, it would be cruel to implant it in other AI, knowing it was refurbished. Think of May's old chassis and the way she felt about it.
??????????Yeah, that word started appearing around the same time as “cuck” and originated with the same group and fundamentally means the same thing: “I hate that women get to choose who to have a relationship with” - using either is not recommended anywhere.Her looks shouldn't. Nobody's should. But as long as simps and desperate horndogs are around....
Can we please not use the word "simp". It has enough negative implications (such as the idea that a man would only be kind to a woman to get sex and that the particular woman in question is not attractive enough to be worth being kind to) that it feels slimy to use it.
Comic's up.
Millie is going in for the kill. That was some blatant flirting there :D
Comic's up.
Millie is going in for the kill. That was some blatant flirting there :D
Brun, don't worry Millie like that. *lol*
Man, I wish you could ask folks questions like that and get such a considered, honest answer. (I guess that's the same as saying "It would be wonderful if everyone thought about stuff and was honest," which isn't exactly deep. But still, it would be great. I don't mean I'd go around pestering people with questions--I think Brun would get annoyed if everyone she met asked for her personal evaluation of them.)
Man, I wish you could ask folks questions like that and get such a considered, honest answer. (I guess that's the same as saying "It would be wonderful if everyone thought about stuff and was honest," which isn't exactly deep. But still, it would be great. I don't mean I'd go around pestering people with questions--I think Brun would get annoyed if everyone she met asked for her personal evaluation of them.)
I thought Brun was actually making a deliberate (though intentionally honest and flattering) joke.
I wonder if Brun would have to think that hard about Renee, or if her valuing of Renee’s friendship and advice would make it an easier question to answer?
Her looks shouldn't. Nobody's should. But as long as simps and desperate horndogs are around....
Can we please not use the word "simp". It has enough negative implications (such as the idea that a man would only be kind to a woman to get sex and that the particular woman in question is not attractive enough to be worth being kind to) that it feels slimy to use it.
My apologies. I was unaware of the second half to that.
I don't believe I've ever encountered the second portion. Just the part insulting the guy being a sucker/simpleton.
New contender for "cutest QC comic"?The problem with this storyarc so far is that Brun is still completely oblivious to the fact that Millefeuille interprets her behavior increasingly as flirting, while Brun herself just tries to be a good friend by following the rules that Renee has given her about friendship.
[...] The idea that the only reason a man would ever treat a woman with kindness is to get in her pants is disgusting no matter how you slice it.Its pretty bad behavior, yes.
The problem with this storyarc so far is that Brun is still completely oblivious to the fact that Millefeuille interprets her behavior increasingly as flirting, while Brun herself just tries to be a good friend by following the rules that Renee has given her about friendship.I have been thinking that Mille is confused and if she was being flirty she wouldn't have missed a few other opportunities earlier like about feelings, or when Brun referred to her prized butt. etc. That line is too cliche.
Might I recommend not multi-posting?What the EFF is "wrong" with keeping replies to separate individual posts, with separate individual points to be made, separated? Who pissed in your Cheerios? It doesn't suit YOUR sensibilities of How To Post? GET OVER YOURSELF.
Comic’s up. Millefeuille has discovered an undocumented feature. Pop!She needs to change her name to MilleFLOOF!
While I had some (perhaps overly harsh) words for sitandspin, you're not exactly in the clear either. The rebuke was mild (if perhaps a little passive-aggressive), and you're acting like you've been stomped flat, which is assuredly not the case. Taking your ball and going home is SUPER passive-aggressive, and isn't helpful for people (like me) of a mind to defend you. If you have good reasons to format things the way you do, then just do it, and let other people's opinions about such trivialities be damned. There are other far more cardinal sins to commit in this forum (covered in clearly posted FAQs). Worry about the written, not the unwritten; if the something of the latter becomes genuinely problematic enough, it WILL become written!Might I recommend not multi-posting?
Sorry...I won't bother posting again.
Might I recommend not multi-posting?What the EFF is "wrong" with keeping replies to separate individual posts, with separate individual points to be made, separated? Who pissed in your Cheerios? It doesn't suit YOUR sensibilities of How To Post? GET OVER YOURSELF.
That's short for 'cuckhold', here, and we use it to mean a dude who's SO is having sexual relations with someone else while they watch.
Might I recommend not multi-posting?What the EFF is "wrong" with keeping replies to separate individual posts, with separate individual points to be made, separated? Who pissed in your Cheerios? It doesn't suit YOUR sensibilities of How To Post? GET OVER YOURSELF.
That's short for 'cuckhold', here, and we use it to mean a dude who's SO is having sexual relations with someone else while they watch.
I think the original meaning was a man whose wife was being unfaithful, but I'm pretty sure that having to watch wasn't part of the definition. It was considered shameful for the cuckold, because he was supposed to "keep his wife under control". (We are talking 17th century and earlier here, attitudes were obviously different then.)
I feel like Jeph did that first panel just for an excuse to draw a butt. :)
While I had some (perhaps overly harsh) words for sitandspin, you're not exactly in the clear either. The rebuke was mild (if perhaps a little passive-aggressive), and you're acting like you've been stomped flat, which is assuredly not the case. Taking your ball and going home is SUPER passive-aggressive, and isn't helpful for people (like me) of a mind to defend you. If you have good reasons to format things the way you do, then just do it, and let other people's opinions about such trivialities be damned. There are other far more cardinal sins to commit in this forum (covered in clearly posted FAQs). Worry about the written, not the unwritten; if the something of the latter becomes genuinely problematic enough, it WILL become written!Might I recommend not multi-posting?
Sorry...I won't bother posting again.
Might I recommend not multi-posting?What the EFF is "wrong" with keeping replies to separate individual posts, with separate individual points to be made, separated? Who pissed in your Cheerios? It doesn't suit YOUR sensibilities of How To Post? GET OVER YOURSELF.
hmmMMmmMMmmmm ...
Beautiful women dont get away with a lot of things in your reality ?
Not really, no.(click to show/hide)
Your links all refer to differences between genders, not the difference of beautiful vs ugly.
Oriented strand board. Some people call it chip board. If you look at a piece carefully, you'll see it's made from glued-together slivers of wood. Sometimes you can find a piece where the slivers are more or less the same shape and you can infer the rough outline of the original piece of wood that was sliced up to make the OSB. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriented_strand_board Whether the wood flakes come from recycled wood is up to the manufacturer.Kind of like building a house with recycled wood.This is done all the time. What do you think OSB is?
You tell us.
Man, I wish you could ask folks questions like that and get such a considered, honest answer. (I guess that's the same as saying "It would be wonderful if everyone thought about stuff and was honest," which isn't exactly deep. But still, it would be great. I don't mean I'd go around pestering people with questions--I think Brun would get annoyed if everyone she met asked for her personal evaluation of them.)
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Kind of like building a house with recycled wood.This is done all the time. What do you think OSB is?
You tell us.
Her looks shouldn't. Nobody's should. But as long as simps and desperate horndogs are around....
Can we please not use the word "simp". It has enough negative implications (such as the idea that a man would only be kind to a woman to get sex and that the particular woman in question is not attractive enough to be worth being kind to) that it feels slimy to use it.
My apologies. I was unaware of the second half to that.
I don't believe I've ever encountered the second portion. Just the part insulting the guy being a sucker/simpleton.
The first half shouldn't be even remotely acceptable to you, either. The idea that the only reason a man would ever treat a woman with kindness is to get in her pants is disgusting no matter how you slice it.
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Vile, yes. But I have actually met them.
They're misogynistic turds who usually still have the maturity of a 13 to 16 year-old.
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Vile, yes. But I have actually met them.
They're misogynistic turds who usually still have the maturity of a 13 to 16 year-old.
You and pretty much any het-cis bepenised person. The problem is that as long as it's being trodden out as 'just the way men are', it's both hugely damaging to us (men) - the first people poisoned by toxic masculinity is ourselves - as well as the victims of those slimy asshats.
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Vile, yes. But I have actually met them.
They're misogynistic turds who usually still have the maturity of a 13 to 16 year-old.
You and pretty much any het-cis bepenised person. The problem is that as long as it's being trodden out as 'just the way men are', it's both hugely damaging to us (men) - the first people poisoned by toxic masculinity is ourselves - as well as the victims of those slimy asshats.(click to show/hide)
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Vile, yes. But I have actually met them.
They're misogynistic turds who usually still have the maturity of a 13 to 16 year-old.
You and pretty much any het-cis bepenised person. The problem is that as long as it's being trodden out as 'just the way men are', it's both hugely damaging to us (men) - the first people poisoned by toxic masculinity is ourselves - as well as the victims of those slimy asshats.(click to show/hide)
Whaddya know, that does look like Joyce's hair.
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Sorry, not certain if that's meant to be accusatory towards me directly or echo chamber affected speech.
As for the 'jokes', I'm quite aware. It's why I try to shut that sort of thing down immediately. I refuse to let someone try to drag me into that sort of thing.
I was that type of person. It was all about testing everything without anybody noticing. That meant doing the smallest things. It always surprised me, that anyone was ever convicted of anything. I thought they must be stupid or insane. I was never convicted of anything.(click to show/hide)
And the worlds collide. For a moment, anyway.
I really hope this storyline concludes with Marten inviting them to get drinks or something in some way that incorporates them more into the former main cast (Marten, Hanners, Dora, etc). There was that one time that they all ended up in Marten and Faye's apartment, but that didn't really amount to anything.
Oriented Strand Board?I see, often, a misconception about `eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth,' as though it were about retaliation---that the dis-toothed has a right to dis-tooth his dis-toother. Really, restitution's the thing: Poked out my eye? Replace it! There is, of course, more to restitution than merely replacing things into proper places---all bad consequences must be covered. (Sometimes, figuring out the sufficient restitution might be difficult, and some things might not be restorable.)QuoteIf this 'eye for an eye' view extends to reality, then we are simply different people.An 'eye for an eye' can mean different things, in this instance I don't believe Faye has fully realised the consequences of her actions and still acts, and gets away with, being 'snarky' because its her 'thing' whereas in reality its still just being mean albiet at a lesser level than before
So wait....who is the guy with the black hair? I've never seen this guy before!
So wait....who is the guy with the black hair? I've never seen this guy before!
Her looks shouldn't. Nobody's should. But as long as simps and desperate horndogs are around....
Can we please not use the word "simp". It has enough negative implications (such as the idea that a man would only be kind to a woman to get sex and that the particular woman in question is not attractive enough to be worth being kind to) that it feels slimy to use it.
My apologies. I was unaware of the second half to that.
I don't believe I've ever encountered the second portion. Just the part insulting the guy being a sucker/simpleton.
The first half shouldn't be even remotely acceptable to you, either. The idea that the only reason a man would ever treat a woman with kindness is to get in her pants is disgusting no matter how you slice it.
Vile, yes. But I have actually met them.
They're misogynistic turds who usually still have the maturity of a 13 to 16 year-old, despite being well into their 20s, 30s, or 40s.
[...] The idea that the only reason a man would ever treat a woman with kindness is to get in her pants is disgusting no matter how you slice it.Its pretty bad behavior, yes.
So is making a fire and then intentionally inhaling the smoke.
Doesnt mean people dont do these things.
P:S: If it were true that beauty, not gender, was the deciding factor that the veracity of your claim is desperately clinging to - then why restrict the claim to women in the first place? :psyduck:Just checking - you need really explained why a beautiful woman benefits a lot more from her looks than a handsome man ? Just because I'm really surprised somebody needs that explained. Its like, super obvious in everyday life.
Vile, yes. But I have actually met them.Err ... thats usually the people who have been like that between 13 and 16.
They're misogynistic turds who usually still have the maturity of a 13 to 16 year-old, despite being well into their 20s, 30s, or 40s.
How did multiple people think I was saying I don't think that's real?? [...]So are smockers, unfortunately.
Did you bring enough to share with everyone?
Okay, so here is the question here: Does Millie really want to read books about how her body is constructed or is reading books whilst close to Brun the attractive thing to her?The second, of course; Millie can read her own manual and then follow up on any topics on the net at speeds far faster than Brun can comprehend a page. Can't you just see them all tangled up together in a comfy chair somewhere with Brun quietly asking Millie the meaning of certain terms as they read across them? Which unexpectedly for Brun leads to a make-out session?
I like how in todays comic Jeph managed to actually work Marten into the story.P:S: If it were true that beauty, not gender, was the deciding factor that the veracity of your claim is desperately clinging to - then why restrict the claim to women in the first place? :psyduck:Just checking - you need really explained why a beautiful woman benefits a lot more from her looks than a handsome man ? Just because I'm really surprised somebody needs that explained. Its like, super obvious in everyday life.
Thats because men, on average, care a lot about visuals, and thus care a lot about how beautiful a woman is. While women are more into other senses, namely touch and smell, and care more about factors like the wealth of a man. I've even met women who claim they dont care about how people look at all, though I have no way of testing if thats actually true.Vile, yes. But I have actually met them.Err ... thats usually the people who have been like that between 13 and 16.
They're misogynistic turds who usually still have the maturity of a 13 to 16 year-old, despite being well into their 20s, 30s, or 40s.
Because as a former 13 to 16 year old, I'm quite insulted that you sugggest I, and many others, would ever have been like that.
Sure, the sex drive is very strong at that age, and sure, one lacks experience with the opposite gender. That doesnt mean one doesnt want romance though. Or isnt into knightly ideals of honor.How did multiple people think I was saying I don't think that's real?? [...]So are smockers, unfortunately.
I'm a man and thus not potential prey for the people you describe. But theres surely a lot of people who think its okay to make me a passive smoker. I have very sensible lungs, cigarette smoke litereally hurts them, so I'm pretty angry at smockers.
So yeah, I didnt suggested you said it wasnt real.
Did you bring enough to share with everyone?
I send you all happy cookie vibes! Cookies for breakfast for everyone!
Northampton has a very good public library for a town its size but that’s not where Marten works so Jeph had to send them to Smif for that connection. Maybe Millefeuille is associated with Smif College and has borrowing rights?
Weird and probably irrelevant historical fact: Northampton’s public library contains the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library.
Just checking - you need really explained why a beautiful woman benefits a lot more from her looks than a handsome man ? Just because I'm really surprised somebody needs that explained. Its like, super obvious in everyday life.
On the cuckolding thing, I always interpreted it on two levels.There's usually a racist component as well; I'm given to understand that most "cuck porn" videos involve a white guy watching his white wife get banged by a black man.
As a fetish I relate it to voyeurism and exhibitionism, and a sign of trust if both sides are comfortable with it.
Outside of the fetish thing it's the exact opposite since it's essentially cheating on someone and then rubbing it in their face. Which I wouldn't connect to gender roles because being cheated on is massive ass, cheating on someone is being a massive dickwad, and watching it happen is just insult to injury.
There's usually a racist component as well; I'm given to understand that most "cuck porn" videos involve a white guy watching his white wife get banged by a black man.
I like how in todays comic Jeph managed to actually work Marten into the story.P:S: If it were true that beauty, not gender, was the deciding factor that the veracity of your claim is desperately clinging to - then why restrict the claim to women in the first place? :psyduck:Just checking - you need really explained why a beautiful woman benefits a lot more from her looks than a handsome man ? Just because I'm really surprised somebody needs that explained. Its like, super obvious in everyday life.
Thats because men, on average, care a lot about visuals, and thus care a lot about how beautiful a woman is. While women are more into other senses, namely touch and smell, and care more about factors like the wealth of a man. I've even met women who claim they dont care about how people look at all, though I have no way of testing if thats actually true.Vile, yes. But I have actually met them.Err ... thats usually the people who have been like that between 13 and 16.
They're misogynistic turds who usually still have the maturity of a 13 to 16 year-old, despite being well into their 20s, 30s, or 40s.
Because as a former 13 to 16 year old, I'm quite insulted that you sugggest I, and many others, would ever have been like that.
Sure, the sex drive is very strong at that age, and sure, one lacks experience with the opposite gender. That doesnt mean one doesnt want romance though. Or isnt into knightly ideals of honor.How did multiple people think I was saying I don't think that's real?? [...]So are smockers, unfortunately.
I'm a man and thus not potential prey for the people you describe. But theres surely a lot of people who think its okay to make me a passive smoker. I have very sensible lungs, cigarette smoke litereally hurts them, so I'm pretty angry at smockers.
So yeah, I didnt suggested you said it wasnt real.
As for why so many of us misinterpreted your response (again sorry), I'm honestly not sure why your response came off as you not believing such sordid sorts existed. If I had to guess for myself, it may be a combination of other internet arguments I've come across (videos, comments, and forums) combined with the voicing and word choice? IDK.
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OMG, the vid behind this ... :-o
Apparently, (Fusion/Hip Hop) Jazz has evolved quite a bit since my time dabbling in it in the early 90s. And then, to top it off, he masterfully ties all this delicious music-geekery together to make a profound statement about the relation between art and intent - that 'repetition is the fingerprint of artistic intent'.
One more fascinating new hummin to follow. Thanks! :-D
P.S.: Also just discovered that I can't read sheet music anymore. :cry: I knew about 'use it or lose it', and I guess it was only to be expected I'd lose a skill acquired through intensive ~10 year training in my early 20s by not using it over the following 20 years ... but it's still a bit shocking. Like trying to ride a bike and falling off.
New comic.Meh, probably some new side character... :wink:
My, who is that dark haired gentleman in the library? He looks familiar...
It's startling to see how the usage of tools that were already there in the early 90s has started to subtly change and augment the thinking of the artists who use them.
(There's some parallel development with Mathematica and analytical calculations in physics and engineering - I've met at least one colleague who I'd call a weird type of 'cyborg' researcher, where the software is half of the whole, with the human providing direction and curiosity, and the software extending the reach of the feeble, slow genius human mind by orders of magnitude)
Might someone be so kind as to link it? I don't recognize.
OMG, the vid behind this ... :-o
Might someone be so kind as to link it? I don't recognize.
OMG, the vid behind this ... :-o
Might someone be so kind as to link it? I don't recognize.
OMG, the vid behind this ... :-o
GMAFB. As Tova said, it isn't obvious.Might someone be so kind as to link it? I don't recognize.
OMG, the vid behind this ... :-o
I just clicked on it? :?
But I don't recall even hearing about anyone ever subdividing the time period between the kick and the snare into tuplets.That never made sense to me---tuplets. Or the seeming-general conception, in music, of dividing. I've never heard it that way. It's always been, in my mind, tone through time, how changes. Things like `quarter notes' being used to write what sounds to me like a single, well.. whole-sounding note, never made sense either. To me, there was never any factions in music. Multiples, then, instead, would be how I'd imagine it. Not even necessarily multiples. Despite incommensurable lengths abounding more than commensurable, I rarely hear music with intentional incommensurability.
........holy shit.You just noticed that? It's been in Marf's sig for a while.
Of all the things I've said to be quoted on in someone's sig, that's definitely not one I ever expected to see. Yes, I had me a right giggle when I realized that.
........holy shit.You just noticed that? It's been in Marf's sig for a while.
Of all the things I've said to be quoted on in someone's sig, that's definitely not one I ever expected to see. Yes, I had me a right giggle when I realized that.
I admire your dedication to the complete reading of our messages.Sadly, yes. I usually gloss over signatures unless I'm super tired and having to track my place.Of all the things I've said to be quoted on in someone's sig, that's definitely not one I ever expected to see. Yes, I had me a right giggle when I realized that.You just noticed that? It's been in Marf's sig for a while.
The glans, shaft, and testes had yet to be soldered together. (Probably due to Google.)
From my own experience, using the medical terms tends to be less likely to set off easily offended people (and companies terrified of losing advertisers).I admire your dedication to the complete reading of our messages.Sadly, yes. I usually gloss over signatures unless I'm super tired and having to track my place.Of all the things I've said to be quoted on in someone's sig, that's definitely not one I ever expected to see. Yes, I had me a right giggle when I realized that.You just noticed that? It's been in Marf's sig for a while.
I couldn't well resist that (painfully true, hehe) composition:The glans, shaft, and testes had yet to be soldered together. (Probably due to Google.)
A bit late, but is this the first time Faye got her wish to receive a sharp kick in the rear? I mean she told her shrink about that.
It seems that advertisers, are responsible for much of our current lifestyles. Not necessarily in a bad, all together, way, but with some awful outcomes.From my own experience, using the medical terms tends to be less likely to set off easily offended people (and companies terrified of losing advertisers).I admire your dedication to the complete reading of our messages.Sadly, yes. I usually gloss over signatures unless I'm super tired and having to track my place.Of all the things I've said to be quoted on in someone's sig, that's definitely not one I ever expected to see. Yes, I had me a right giggle when I realized that.You just noticed that? It's been in Marf's sig for a while.
I couldn't well resist that (painfully true, hehe) composition:The glans, shaft, and testes had yet to be soldered together. (Probably due to Google.)