Topic: WCT March 23-27 (Read 74573 times)

MrMonk · « **Reply #100 on:** 25 Mar 2009, 10:46 »

I'm surprised that octopodes weren't already on her list.

They're smart, fast and strong.
They can squeeze into tiny spaces.
Their eyes don't have blind spots.
They look like those slavering space creatures from the Simpsons.
Some have frightening sex organs.
Some may be capable of abstract thought.

And why are they kept in separate tanks? Obviously to keep them from making plans!

Mallli_kite · « **Reply #101 on:** 25 Mar 2009, 11:37 »

Ooh yea, no octopi! There was some documentary/show on one of the Discovery channels a few years ago that speculated (with pretty good CGI animation) that octopi are in line to take over after the primates, or could have risen to become the dominant species had certain conditions changed. They could have become air breathing, tree swinging KINGS of the UNIVERSE.

Also, Jeph did the shoulder/hip ratio thing with Marten again so that -- EVEN WHILE HOLDING A TENTACLE -- I thought "wow, Marten's hot". I try to keep tentacles out of my world as much as possible. I'm still suffering from exposure to a particular anime of tentacle porn many years ago. NO TENTAKLEES!

akronnick · « **Reply #102 on:** 25 Mar 2009, 20:34 »

Well I for one welcome our new Eight-legged Overlords

altered_carbon · « **Reply #103 on:** 25 Mar 2009, 22:16 »

Wow, that's the first time I've really felt the indie in this comic in a while...Damn that's a forced hipster conversation if I've never heard one.

maddness · « **Reply #104 on:** 25 Mar 2009, 22:40 »

I'm guessing Jeph's comment had something to do with cold medication.

In other news POSSUMS!!

Kugai · « **Reply #105 on:** 25 Mar 2009, 23:36 »

Well, if she does it in the forest. at least no-one will have to clean up the blood

Possums make good socks.

akronnick · « **Reply #106 on:** 25 Mar 2009, 23:52 »

Wednesdays Poll Results:

     Other animals that can't be trusted:
Ground Hogs    - 7 (13.5%)
Snails    - 8 (15.4%)
Zebras    - 4 (7.7%)
Toasters    - 6 (11.5%)
very small rocks    - 17 (32.7%)
Fadora    - 10 (19.2%)

I see we have quite a few Python fans here.

As for today's comic, can it be that Faye is beginning to actually tolerate Angus' presence?

Sebastian · « **Reply #107 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 01:32 »

Quote from: akronnick on 25 Mar 2009, 20:34

Well I for one welcome our new Eight-legged Overlords

Actually those are spiders, octopi are are more eight-armed.

Or you could go with eight-limbed, just to stay on the safe side.

rudyhenkel · « **Reply #108 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 01:47 »

Quote from: Sebastian on 26 Mar 2009, 01:32

Quote from: akronnick on 25 Mar 2009, 20:34
Well I for one welcome our new Eight-legged Overlords

Actually those are spiders, octopi are are more eight-armed.

Or you could go with eight-limbed, just to stay on the safe side.

They have, effectively, two legs and six arms:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4517779.ece

In other news, Angus is really growing on me.

Soulsynger · « **Reply #109 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 02:59 »

Nr. 1368 ...

Holy three holies! Are they flirting?!?!?!

Border Reiver · « **Reply #110 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 04:49 »

Possibly, or it could just be a conversation. In any event, it was a nice comicwith not disturbing mental images.

Mallli_kite · « **Reply #111 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 05:37 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 26 Mar 2009, 04:49

Possibly, or it could just be a conversation. In any event, it was a nice comicwith not disturbing mental images.

Ugly sweater strangling and possum gnawing don't disturb you?

Um...

moogoob · « **Reply #112 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 05:48 »

Blood Party: the newest single by Dethklok?

Border Reiver · « **Reply #113 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 07:35 »

Quote from: Mallli_kite on 26 Mar 2009, 05:37

Quote from: Border Reiver on 26 Mar 2009, 04:49
Possibly, or it could just be a conversation. In any event, it was a nice comicwith not disturbing mental images.

Ugly sweater strangling and possum gnawing don't disturb you?

Um...

Not nearly as much as the Manga prediliction for big eyed school girl/women, short skirts and tentacles going into places where they just should not be going.

sitnspin · « **Reply #114 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 09:24 »

Considering my fetish leanings, I think a Blood Party would be awesome

Tago Mago · « **Reply #115 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 09:44 »

Quote from: altered_carbon on 25 Mar 2009, 22:16

Wow, that's the first time I've really felt the indie in this comic in a while...Damn that's a forced hipster conversation if I've never heard one.

True. Not knowing what's on one's T-shirt but looking down and discovering it to be really cool must be the epitome of indie.

Mallli_kite · « **Reply #116 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 10:42 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 26 Mar 2009, 07:35

Not nearly as much as the Manga prediliction for big eyed school girl/women, short skirts and tentacles going into places where they just should not be going.

You have a point. Still...ugly sweaters....gah!

UTAlan · « **Reply #117 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 12:04 »

Quote from: sitnspin on 26 Mar 2009, 09:24

Considering my fetish leanings, I think a Blood Party would be awesome

That's...disturbing.

championofkhorne · « **Reply #118 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 12:22 »

Blood Party is a bad Superbad reference

imonfire · « **Reply #119 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 13:42 »

ooo Faye used a contraction, we all know that's like fourplay for her. It's so going to happen.

championofkhorne · « **Reply #120 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 13:51 »

either that or she is drunk

syshonblast · « **Reply #121 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 14:42 »

either that or she's talking LIKE SHE NORMALLY SPEAKS NOW GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE ARCHIVES thanks...

Milesb · « **Reply #122 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 18:07 »

she's enjoying speaking to a guy who hasnt hurt her, isnt out of bounds due to her own rules and/or tastes or circumstances.

woo. doesnt mean she's gonna jump his bones. we'll need an actual plot arc to justify that one I think.

moshimoshi_haihai · « **Reply #123 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 19:20 »

I'm assuming that because he was a lost character and came back conveniently after a breakup was enough to at least start wondering...
or...hoping, anyway.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #124 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 20:21 »

If Angus and Faye only end up being Just Friends, it will still be good for her. She has too narrow a social circle.

akronnick · « **Reply #125 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 21:02 »

Thursday's Poll Results:

Fangus?!?!?!?!
HOORAY!!!!!1!!!!11!    - 4 (8.2%)
I can see it.    - 19 (38.8%)
Meh.    - 9 (18.4%)
Not gonna happen.    - 4 (8.2%)
OH HELL NO, Over my dead body.    - 3 (6.1%)
Fadora    - 10 (20.4%)

Denied!!!!

Or was he.

Was he really about to ask Faye out, or was she just hoping he'd ask her out.

Shadic · « **Reply #126 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 21:05 »

I actually voted Hooray right before it ended.

akronnick · « **Reply #127 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 21:14 »

Do I need to amend the totals or is 4 the correct total?

(I'm not actually going to change anything, you'll just have to live with the fact that your vote was meaningless, pretend like you live in Florida)

bhtooefr · « **Reply #128 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 21:22 »

You forgot to reset the totals.

akronnick · « **Reply #129 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 21:24 »

Thank you, totals reset, please re-vote.

maddness · « **Reply #130 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 21:40 »

I think that the nice human moment they were having prior to the misunderstanding made her feel like maybe she gave him the wrong idea so, instead of slamming him as she has in the past, she tried to head him off in an kind, honest manner. I also think that she has grown some and so isn't as quick to stomp all over him just because she finds him attractive.

akronnick · « **Reply #131 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 21:45 »

Quote from: maddness on 26 Mar 2009, 21:40

... instead of slamming him as she has in the past, she tried to head him off in an kind, honest manner.

For Faye that would be an improvemant.

cory54321 · « **Reply #132 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 21:51 »

All I have to say about this comic is...

D'AWWWWWWW.

altered_carbon · « **Reply #133 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 21:59 »

I officially board the Fangus ship after this one.

raoullefere · « **Reply #134 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 22:45 »

Housemate, from offpanel: "Hmmmm...Angus never asks for a second cup at home!"

Any other geezers on here who survived the seventies remember that line (and assorted variations)? Damned if I can remember the brand of coffee it plugged.

So Faye's actually having, and apparently enjoying, a conversation with Angus, since time slipped away from her. Makes you go, well, you know.

Quote from: imonfire on 26 Mar 2009, 13:42

ooo Faye used a contraction, we all know that's like fourplay for her. It's so going to happen.

I don't think that's true, but I do think it's a brilliant line.

celticgeek · « **Reply #135 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 22:53 »

Folgers Coffee.

Discussion

They also did a number on this in Airplane.

akronnick · « **Reply #136 on:** 26 Mar 2009, 23:08 »

We've secretly replaced Faye's regular biting sarcasm and Angus's normal masochism with wit, charm, and pleasant conversation, let's see if they notice...

Lulaloli · « **Reply #137 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 00:00 »

What the hell is up with Angus's arm in the last panel? His hand, wrist, and 3/4 of his forearm have been replaced with a coffee cup.

Soulsynger · « **Reply #138 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 00:51 »

Quote from: Lulaloli on 27 Mar 2009, 00:00

What the hell is up with Angus's arm in the last panel? His hand, wrist, and 3/4 of his forearm have been replaced with a coffee cup.

Actually, his forearm IS a coffee mug. It expands when full of coffee and contracts when getting empty. It's like a coffee-controlled crane-like extension of his desire for Faye and her beans ... of coffee Oo

@Faye:
Hah! I love a good trainwreck... especially Faye's since they are so damn out of character in some way

ecstaticjoy · « **Reply #139 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 03:23 »

yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it!

raoullefere · « **Reply #140 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 03:48 »

Soulsynger, ah. I don't know how to put this, but, okay: the only way Faye's going to get better is to get out of character. As for Angus being out of character, break-ups do sometimes show one where they went wrong.

Thanks, Celticgeek. I'd forgotten about that wretch Olsen, pusher for the old Columbian Cartel (caffeine instead of cocaine, and they lived in the U.S.) being in on things. I do remember the take-off on Airplane!, though: still perhaps the greatest film ever made. It helped form my rather bizarre sense of humor, paving the way for my Terry Pratchett mania. Mr. P owes ZAZ (Bros. Zucker + Mr. Abrahams) a debt, too, methinks.

And don't call me 'Shirly.'

Heranje · « **Reply #141 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 05:23 »

I'm beginning to like the Faye-Angus dynamic, and I definitely could see them together, but I doubt it will happen right away - it's too soon after the whole Sven debacle. Like Faye said, she doesn't want a relationship just now.

Though of course, the Lord Jeph works in mysterious ways.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #142 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 05:35 »

Rauolefrere you are so wrong - there are two movies tied for the honour of greatest movie of all time, and Airlplane! isn't one of them. The Blues Brothers, and The Dirty Dozen

Blayze · « **Reply #143 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 06:07 »

The Blues Brothers is no more a candidate for the greatest movie of all time than I am for the position of Pope.

Milesb · « **Reply #144 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 06:22 »

are we going to have a historical recreation of the pope wars in here?

All hail discordia!

(on topic..)

Faye is cute, but i'd be a bit put off if they develop in a relationship too quickly - most of the relationships in QC have had a reasonable-ish amount of foreshadowing. Their previous verbal sparring was rather impersonal i'd say, so I'm not really thinking it'd count as character development between the two...

Hitch-Hiker · « **Reply #145 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 08:41 »

Quote from: raoullefere on 26 Mar 2009, 22:45

Housemate, from offpanel: "Hmmmm...Angus never asks for a second cup at home!"

Any other geezers on here who survived the seventies remember that line (and assorted variations)? Damned if I can remember the brand of coffee it plugged.

So Faye's actually having, and apparently enjoying, a conversation with Angus, since time slipped away from her. Makes you go, well, you know.

Quote from: imonfire on 26 Mar 2009, 13:42
ooo Faye used a contraction, we all know that's like fourplay for her. It's so going to happen.
I don't think that's true, but I do think it's a brilliant line.

Excellent Airplane reference.
I enjoyed todays comic very much. Nice to see Faye not reacting violently, although that was always funny

Shadic · « **Reply #146 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 11:29 »

Quote from: akronnick on 26 Mar 2009, 21:14

(I'm not actually going to change anything, you'll just have to live with the fact that your vote was meaningless, pretend like you live in Florida)

But I actually voted correctly! And besides, we all know Florida fucks up everything and is only full of old people.

The Joker · « **Reply #147 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 14:17 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 27 Mar 2009, 05:35

Rauolefrere you are so wrong - there are two movies tied for the honour of greatest movie of all time, and Airlplane! isn't one of them. The Blues Brothers, and The Dirty Dozen

I say Airplane! and the Dark Knight.

jk (sorta)

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #148 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 15:33 »

Quote from: Milesb on 27 Mar 2009, 06:22

most of the relationships in QC have had a reasonable-ish amount of foreshadowing. Their previous verbal sparring was rather impersonal i'd say, so I'm not really thinking it'd count as character development between the two...

It's debatable, but there are some things that might count as foreshadowing.

Faye calls Angus "hot" in 808, and in 1144 Angus is the first person Faye thinks of when Hannelore mentions "other boys".

Milesb · « **Reply #149 on:** 27 Mar 2009, 15:48 »

true dat, he is her only potential love interest within the confines of the current characters..

THESE FORUMS NOW CLOSED (read only)

Poll

Angus really wanted...

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