Topic: WCT: Mar 2-6, 2009 (Read 62643 times)

Jeff7 · « **Reply #200 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 16:25 »

Quote from: Shok Xone Studios on 05 Mar 2009, 16:01

Fleshlights are right next to RealDolls on the list on "Shit that Should Not Exist."

You have clearly not worked with flat-head screws for very long.

<---- spent the past two weeks working on old manufacturing equipment, with nary a Philips head screw in sight.

raoullefere · « **Reply #201 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 16:55 »

Sounds like a thread, Jeff7
http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,22721.0.html

Shok Xone Studios · « **Reply #202 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 18:07 »

Quote from: Jeff7 on 05 Mar 2009, 16:25

Quote from: Shok Xone Studios on 05 Mar 2009, 16:01
Fleshlights are right next to RealDolls on the list on "Shit that Should Not Exist."
You have clearly not worked with flat-head screws for very long.

<---- spent the past two weeks working on old manufacturing equipment, with nary a Philips head screw in sight.

Funny thing about the list, there's always room for one more item. *pencils in flathead screws*

The Joker · « **Reply #203 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 20:05 »

Quote from: Shok Xone Studios on 05 Mar 2009, 16:01

Fleshlights are right next to RealDolls on the list of "Shit that Should Not Exist."

Yeah, right along with the iPod Toilet Paper Holder.

Seriously.

Kugai · « **Reply #204 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 21:05 »

The world just gets weirder and weirder.

maveric1984 · « **Reply #205 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 21:33 »

<-----Actually owns a fleshlight. It's actually pretty nice. Like an inverse dildo.

.............what?

maddness · « **Reply #206 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 22:16 »

Sven still looking surly over the Faye situation. Now he's blaming the intern for him having told Faye. Can't blame others for your mess-ups and the consequences thereof, Sven!

TheHappyBerry · « **Reply #207 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 22:23 »

I can't help but be mad at Sven for blaming Intern (yeah, I forgot her name, what of it?) However, I can't help but love his face in the second panel. It just looks so sad even in its gloweringness.

Kaitydid08 · « **Reply #208 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 22:24 »

If anything, he should be thanking her. Imagine how bad things could have been if Sven had tried to hide it and Faye found out anyway.

Fenriswolf · « **Reply #209 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 22:46 »

Well as an obligatory comment on today's comic, er, what was Sven expecting? Being a decent person doesn't mean you deserve a cookie, it means you have the satisfaction of having goddam morals. Seriously I never, ever had a problem with Sven. Frankly for all we know the pissed off women were never lead to believe it was more than fucking, it's hardly unimaginable is it? But what is with the recent weakness of character? Clearly I overestimated him.

Anyway, I've just started working at a sex toy manufacturer and I cannot convince my partner to try a fleshlight or similar! I am pleased someone actually admitted they enjoyed it for as much as they're somehow disturbing looking (no I don't find giant phalluses disturbing, dunno where that double standard comes from) I can't see why anyone has a problem with it. But unfortunately my man shares the majority opinion. I'll get him one day...

Fenriswolf · « **Reply #210 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 22:46 »

Oh, other people commented on Sven... sorry for redundancy. Still, there was more to my rant yes?

RefD · « **Reply #211 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 22:51 »

Sven needs to STFU and start kissing some asses and grovelling.

714 · « **Reply #212 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 23:27 »

Quote from: Fenriswolf on 05 Mar 2009, 22:46

Being a decent person doesn't mean you deserve a cookie, it means you have the satisfaction of having goddam morals.

exactly! i love how people are so proud of themselves for being honest about something that they should've been honest about in the first place. it's like you didnt do anything special, you did what you were supposed to do

im just echoing the sentiments in regards to sven...i mean dude, up until the last he was defending his actions...and he was SO proud of his honesty lol. what's his issue?

i really like that faye is just doing her own thing for the moment...or something like it

porno-pintsize was a bit disturbing. and poor steve. dude just can't get a break. that whole in between sequence was...interesting...and anyone else here, not that into will? i mean i dont necessarily dislike him. i think i'm just kind of indifferent to him.

snubnose · « **Reply #213 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 23:35 »

Oh, oh, oh, lets just hope this is over for good ...

Anyway, nice end comic of the week.

kurzon · « **Reply #214 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 23:48 »

Sven's such an amusing character - very dry and sarcastic.

Pity he's a man-whore.

MamiyaOtaru · « **Reply #215 on:** 05 Mar 2009, 23:53 »

Quote from: 714 on 05 Mar 2009, 23:27

Quote from: Fenriswolf on 05 Mar 2009, 22:46
Being a decent person doesn't mean you deserve a cookie, it means you have the satisfaction of having goddam morals.

exactly! i love how people are so proud of themselves for being honest about something that they should've been honest about in the first place. it's like you didnt do anything special, you did what you were supposed to do

Chris Rock in this thread

TheReaper · « **Reply #216 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 00:17 »

Quote from: kurzon on 05 Mar 2009, 23:48

Sven's such an amusing character - very dry and sarcastic.

Pity he's a man-whore.

My thoughts exactly. And as much as I hate Sven....goddamn he looks cool in that first panel. Also angry, but whatever.

714 · « **Reply #217 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 00:58 »

Quote from: MamiyaOtaru on 05 Mar 2009, 23:53

Quote from: 714 on 05 Mar 2009, 23:27
Quote from: Fenriswolf on 05 Mar 2009, 22:46
Being a decent person doesn't mean you deserve a cookie, it means you have the satisfaction of having goddam morals.

exactly! i love how people are so proud of themselves for being honest about something that they should've been honest about in the first place. it's like you didnt do anything special, you did what you were supposed to do
Chris Rock in this thread

?

haha do you mean that was said by chris rock? well, i hadn't heard it before, but if he did say it he's a wise man. actually though, a lot of his standup is pretty clever.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #218 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 01:16 »

Glowering -- for when you know better than to blame someone but you still feel some need to vent.

Barrabas · « **Reply #219 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 04:36 »

I reckon Sven's actually improved a little, as when he was faced with girl troubles before he tried to climb out of the window or pretend Faye was his girlfriend. This time he actually faced up to the consequences of his actions.

innermoppet · « **Reply #220 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 04:43 »

You know what cracks me up? How Sven made such a big deal of telling Dora that he was being honest and letting Faye know. Like he made that decision all on his own and it wasn't because his tiny little intern strong armed him into it. Now he is glaring at her because it turns out that telling truth has CONSEQUENCES. So he's happy to let everyone believe he made this grown up decision to tell the truth but then he is glaring at his intern because she MADE HIM DO IT. He is such a little bitch.

Oh and going back to yesterdays comic, did anyone catch the fact that Penny didn't say she wouldn't say mean things to Faye? She only said she wouldn't "accidentally" say anything mean to Faye. Purposeful meanness is still on I'm assuming. That was actually my favorite part of the comic.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #221 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 05:03 »

Quote from: Jeff7 on 05 Mar 2009, 16:25

You have clearly not worked with flat-head screws for very long.

<---- spent the past two weeks working on old manufacturing equipment, with nary a Philips head screw in sight.

Robertson head screws are much better than the Phillips

maddness · « **Reply #222 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 07:25 »

I was reminded of a discussion several of us were having in another forum re: cheating. Guy posed a hypothetical situation in which a guy cheats on his fiance with an ex girlfriend shortly before the wedding. He regrets it and doesn't want to wreck the wedding, so he doesn't tell. A couple months down the road the ex contacts him to let him know she is pregnant, is keeping the baby and expects him to be involved. He tells his wife about the premarital cheating and resulting situation. The guy posting the hypothetical believes the the wife should try to be understanding and that the guy should get credit for telling his wife and being willing to be responsible where the baby is concerned.

My reply was:
if the man really was honest, I can almost guarantee you he would not have been married, because if he was really honest, he would have told his fiance about the cheating and odds are she would have called off the wedding. You make a conscious choice to cheat. There comes a time in any scenario where you decide to have sex with someone other that your partner. In the scenario you posit the man decided that his relationship with the person he supposedly loved enough to marry wasn't as important as his need to sleep with his ex. Would you want to marry a woman who chooses to cheat on you right before the wedding? And if he's that damned responsible, where was the contraception? The protection? I do think a man should be honest and take responsibility, but that's what being a real man is about. You're saying that he should get kudos for taking responsibility of a child he had due to having unprotected sex with someone other than his partner? I say no! He's still a bastard, just not an unmitigated bastard. It's like saying "Oh, you're not a complete and total asshole? YAY for you!"

I get into some of the most random discussions.

eddie · « **Reply #223 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 08:33 »

Why are fleshlights so creepy? How come dildos, vibrators and other womens sex toys are ok but fleshlights are bad? Its only like a dildo for men.

moshimoshi_haihai · « **Reply #224 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 08:44 »

I mean, i think the majority of us can agree that Sven's behavior is certainly unreasonable and immature. I'm also agreeing with a previous comment that Faye is doing... surprisingly well, to say the least. I think the creation of this sticky situation gave Jeph a lot of room to develop his characters.

Quote from: 714 on 05 Mar 2009, 23:27

anyone else here, not that into will? i mean i dont necessarily dislike him. i think i'm just kind of indifferent to him.

can't say I agree, Wil is on my list of favorite characters.

is anyone else going to webcomics weekend? I tried to muster up some extra bucks to go but it looks grim for me. Jeph's comment on the tons of people going totally made the fruit even more forbidden. i'm bummin, man, i'm bummin.

maveric1984 · « **Reply #225 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 08:53 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 06 Mar 2009, 05:03

Quote from: Jeff7 on 05 Mar 2009, 16:25
You have clearly not worked with flat-head screws for very long.

<---- spent the past two weeks working on old manufacturing equipment, with nary a Philips head screw in sight.

Robertson head screws are much better than the Phillips

QFT, unfortunately they don't make 'em here in the States, and I always strip the damned Phillips head screws.

Deacon · « **Reply #226 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 08:54 »

OK, seriously, can I please have someone explain to me how someone who is not in a relationship can be so angry and hurt when a known slut they're ashamedly sleeping with ends up having drunk sex with one other person on one occasion?

Or is this just another instance of "It's a woman's prerogative to be irrational and crazy and for all her female friends to do the same."

This assertion that "Sven's behavior is certainly unreasonable and immature" is baffling to me. Rather, it's the reactions of Faye and Dora and company that seem unreasonable and immature. Or did I just somehow miss the comic where Sven and Faye decided to go monogamous?

And to continue the offtopic conversation regarding optimum screwing equipment...

Quote from: Border Reiver on 06 Mar 2009, 05:03

Robertson head screws are much better than the Phillips

Why?

moshimoshi_haihai · « **Reply #227 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 08:57 »

what are these female prerogatives you speak of?

Deacon · « **Reply #228 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 09:01 »

What? I'm talking about the fairly predominate attitude, reinforced by decades of sitcoms, that women can be as irrational and generally balls-out crazy as they want, and it's the man's duty to find some way to placate her, no matter how difficult or ridiculous or expensive. And if he fails in this task, then it's perfectly reasonable to expect that he be banned from sleeping in his own bed, being relegated instead to the couch.

moshimoshi_haihai · « **Reply #229 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 09:15 »

well, i guess I would just appreciate it if you didn't just group all women together in this conclusion you've come to. Because, I am a woman and I actually agree with you:
Indeed, there is a particular type of woman who engages in the behavior you describe.

BUT I am also a woman who does not conform to such behavior. In fact, when my boyfriend and I squabble it's me on the couch. Just this Valentine's day I MADE him go on this weekend trip with his friends that they had planned instead of staying here with me, even though he insisted he stay here. They had planned the trip without realizing the dates of the weekend, an honest mistake. I didn't make him feel guilty, I don't plan on using it against him later like some sort of one-up, and I don't think it was unreasonable to any extent. I wanted him to go have fun and I still stand by that. Besides, Valentine's day is a fake holiday anyway. it upsets me that there are men out there who have been treated poorly by woman who constantly victimize themselves.

I'm letting you know that there is hope, that's all. I just don't appreciate your idea that because I'm a woman I must be "irrational" and "balls-out crazy"

maveric1984 · « **Reply #230 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 09:23 »

Quote from: Deacon on 06 Mar 2009, 08:54

Quote from: Border Reiver on 06 Mar 2009, 05:03
Robertson head screws are much better than the Phillips
Why?

Robertson head screws are better known as square head screws. They simply allow the driver bit to grip it better. I strip phillips and flat heads all the time, never had a problem with square heads though. But like I said, unfortunately they don't make em in the US.

maddness · « **Reply #231 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 09:34 »

Quote from: Deacon on 06 Mar 2009, 08:54

OK, seriously, can I please have someone explain to me how someone who is not in a relationship can be so angry and hurt when a known slut they're ashamedly sleeping with ends up having drunk sex with one other person on one occasion?

She's hurt because she got emotionally attached. She's angry, not just angry at him, but at herself as well. She went into this knowing his history and thinking that knowing it would help her keep a certain distance. Unfortunately she did start to feel more for him than she meant to. That's why she told him that if he slept with someone else, they were done. He knew that and chose to do it anyway. So she's angry at him for choosing to sleep with someone else and she's angry at herself for caring enough to be hurt by it.

Quote

This assertion that "Sven's behavior is certainly unreasonable and immature" is baffling to me. Rather, it's the reactions of Faye and Dora and company that seem unreasonable and immature. Or did I just somehow miss the comic where Sven and Faye decided to go monogamous?

The unreasonable and irrational part comes in where he blames his intern for the consequences of his actions.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #232 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 10:56 »

Alright, my answers have been stolen, or at least already given.

And you should speak to your local harware store to get robertson's. I'm certain that there are Cdn manufacturers willing to export into the US - or maybe you could persuade a US manufacturer of the superiourity of the Cdn system.

The Joker · « **Reply #233 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 10:57 »

Quote from: Fenriswolf on 05 Mar 2009, 22:46

Oh, other people commented on Sven... sorry for redundancy. Still, there was more to my rant yes?

Yeah...as long as you're apologizing for redundancy, double-posting ~~kind of~~ completely undermines it.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #234 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 11:23 »

Quote from: Deacon on 06 Mar 2009, 08:54

OK, seriously, can I please have someone explain to me how someone who is not in a relationship can be so angry and hurt when a known slut they're ashamedly sleeping with ends up having drunk sex with one other person on one occasion?

Faye was in a relationship emotionally speaking, she just wasn't admitting it to herself. Self-delusion can lead to being angry and hurt.

Even though Sven notified her explicitly that they weren't monogamous, he'd apparently been that way for months (long enough for the season to change and for Dora's hair to grow out), and in 793 he had said that he was putting casual sex behind him. Self-delusion is easier when there's some evidence to support it.

I can see being angry and hurt when the other party in a non-relationship torpedoes it that casually. Sven knew that Faye had promised to end things if he slept around, which means that his action was the same as saying "By the way, what we've got is less important to me than a drunk one-night stand". That's an angering and hurtful thing to communicate.

We're seeing the confirmation of something Faye said earlier. When Dora suggested that she try casual sex, Faye said "I'm not that kind of girl". She really isn't, after all. She tried to do casual sex and got emotionally involved.

Kugai · « **Reply #235 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 12:17 »

Oh for frack's sake Sven, grow up!

bhtooefr · « **Reply #236 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 13:54 »

Of course, Philips head screws were actually DESIGNED to strip out, when "overtorqued."

IIRC, Torx is more strip-resistant than Robertson, though.

championofkhorne · « **Reply #237 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 17:28 »

flesh lights are awesome you guys are just in denial.

girls have had it for years and now the guys get it it is a travesty.

next time you dont want us to use flesh lights then put out next time we pay for your damn dinner

Mallli_kite · « **Reply #238 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 18:19 »

Now, I don't see Sven exactly blaming Lydia for things -- she's just convenient for venting. No, it's not mature, but it's a rare individual who hasn't done it at least once.

Again, this is BRAND NEW BEHAVIOR for Sven. Aside from getting slugged by his sister -- which might make him a bit surly -- he's acting rather like HIS feelings might be involved in this. Yes, he's dealing with the consequences of his actions, but these are brand new consequences. He's not trying to slide out. He's not hunting up a new woman to bed. He's MOPING.

It's like he's having an emotion about the situation. I mean, seriously. He could be just as angry at himself as Faye is angry at herself, but for him it is all new. I don't think Sven has ever been angry at himself for a decision. He's pretty much skated by dodging all that, not taking responsibility, not caring.

So, jeez, give him a little while to work all this out. This is complicated stuff he's learning.

ironi · « **Reply #239 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 19:11 »

Quote from: 714 on 06 Mar 2009, 00:58

Quote from: MamiyaOtaru on 05 Mar 2009, 23:53
Quote from: 714 on 05 Mar 2009, 23:27
Quote from: Fenriswolf on 05 Mar 2009, 22:46
Being a decent person doesn't mean you deserve a cookie, it means you have the satisfaction of having goddam morals.

exactly! i love how people are so proud of themselves for being honest about something that they should've been honest about in the first place. it's like you didnt do anything special, you did what you were supposed to do
Chris Rock in this thread

?

haha do you mean that was said by chris rock? well, i hadn't heard it before, but if he did say it he's a wise man. actually though, a lot of his standup is pretty clever.

Haha, I remember that bit of his standup!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7b2oCYgfik
Its at about 2:00. This is Sven.

the_shankmaster · « **Reply #240 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 19:22 »

Quote from: championofkhorne on 06 Mar 2009, 17:28

flesh lights are awesome you guys are just in denial.

girls have had it for years and now the guys get it it is a travesty.

next time you dont want us to use flesh lights then put out next time we pay for your damn dinner

I think dildos are gross, too. No double standard here.

And if you want sex in exchange for paying for dinner, get a prostitute. I can buy my own dinner.

Twelvth · « **Reply #241 on:** 06 Mar 2009, 20:44 »

Quote from: the_shankmaster on 06 Mar 2009, 19:22

Quote from: championofkhorne on 06 Mar 2009, 17:28
flesh lights are awesome you guys are just in denial.

girls have had it for years and now the guys get it it is a travesty.

next time you dont want us to use flesh lights then put out next time we pay for your damn dinner

I think dildos are gross, too. No double standard here.

And if you want sex in exchange for paying for dinner, get a prostitute. I can buy my own dinner.

QFE.

Am I allowed to do that here? I'm doing it anyways.

From the other side of the gender line I think.

Fenriswolf · « **Reply #242 on:** 07 Mar 2009, 00:46 »

Quote from: The Joker on 06 Mar 2009, 10:57

Yeah...as long as you're apologizing for redundancy, double-posting ~~kind of~~ completely undermines it.

You know, I find people who get genuinely broken up about double posting (not quote tunnels, not triple posting, just the horror of two posts in a row - this is a habit from frequenting forums with no edit buttons, many apologies master) amusing at the best of times, but it's even better when they have less than a hundred posts. I'm no regular on here but are you really moderating me?

The Joker · « **Reply #243 on:** 07 Mar 2009, 12:46 »

Quote from: Fenriswolf on 07 Mar 2009, 00:46

Quote from: The Joker on 06 Mar 2009, 10:57
Yeah...as long as you're apologizing for redundancy, double-posting ~~kind of~~ completely undermines it.
You know, I find people who get genuinely broken up about double posting (not quote tunnels, not triple posting, just the horror of two posts in a row - this is a habit from frequenting forums with no edit buttons, many apologies master) amusing at the best of times, but it's even better when they have less than a hundred posts. I'm no regular on here but are you really moderating me?

You know why I have less than a hundred posts? I never double post. Also, quote tunnels bother me, and I've never even seen someone triple post.

And by the way, I wasn't exactly "broken up" about it, it was more of an offhanded joke.

Truce?

LTK · « **Reply #244 on:** 07 Mar 2009, 14:56 »

Fleshlights. I learn something new every day from QC. Whether I want to know is a different matter entirely...

Jeph might want to put some more nudity warnings here and there. I read 1352 at a computer at school and got one or two weird looks, including my own, because after closing the window, somewhere I suspsected that Will was about to get assraped by a creepy hillbilly. I'm sure glad I was wrong.

Kaitydid08 · « **Reply #245 on:** 07 Mar 2009, 16:07 »

I had that same thing happen to me with the comic where Sven and Gina Riversmith get together. The title of that one really should have clued me in, though. "NSFW Content" Really, Jeph does a decent job of warning the readers of nudity. We just need to read the titles better.

ysth · « **Reply #246 on:** 07 Mar 2009, 20:05 »

Quote from: maveric1984 on 06 Mar 2009, 09:23

Robertson head screws are better known as square head screws. They simply allow the driver bit to grip it better. I strip phillips and flat heads all the time, never had a problem with square heads though. But like I said, unfortunately they don't make em in the US.

Do we make anything in the US anymore? I thought the idea was that we would have a 100% service economy, passing all the money around to each other and getting all our actual product from people from less fortunate countries.

Quote from: championofkhorne on 06 Mar 2009, 17:28

flesh lights are awesome you guys are just in denial.

girls have had it for years and now the guys get it it is a travesty.

next time you dont want us to use flesh lights then put out next time we pay for your damn dinner

Reminds me of this.

maveric1984 · « **Reply #247 on:** 07 Mar 2009, 21:11 »

By "they don't make em in the US" I meant that you can't buy them down here.

Mr. Skawronska · « **Reply #248 on:** 07 Mar 2009, 21:47 »

Quote

Chris Rock in this thread

?

haha do you mean that was said by chris rock? well, i hadn't heard it before, but if he did say it he's a wise man. actually though, a lot of his standup is pretty clever.

Haha, I remember that bit of his standup!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7b2oCYgfik
Its at about 2:00. This is Sven.

Yup.

"I ain't NEVER been ta jail!"
"You ain't SUPPOSED to go to jail, ya low-expectation-havin' motherf**ker!!"

"N***as take credit for sh*t they SAPPOSED ta do."

I laughed all over again. Thanks for that link.

S

championofkhorne · « **Reply #249 on:** 07 Mar 2009, 23:52 »

everybody hates chris rock

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