Topic: WCT: July 13-17, 2009 (Read 36987 times)

akronnick · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 Jul 2009, 21:27 »

indeed.

I love it when Faye acts all innocent.

Fenriswolf · « **Reply #2 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 00:44 »

But plenty of stuff can do that!

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 00:54 »

Like a coffee bean grinder.

ysth · « **Reply #4 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 01:37 »

Quote from: Fenriswolf on 13 Jul 2009, 00:44

But plenty of stuff can do that!

Indeed.

nichidani · « **Reply #5 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 04:16 »

yeah, i mean, what can't kill a baby these days. pfft.

pwhodges · « **Reply #6 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 04:28 »

Babies just aren't what they were.

Muirghiel · « **Reply #7 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 07:26 »

I find Dora to be sexiest when she actually steps up, takes charge, and makes everyone else her bitch.

More of this, please.

AngryCallCenterAgent · « **Reply #8 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 08:54 »

Speaking of Dora, is it just me, or has she been filling out lately? (Her bosom is still petite, but that's okay...)

Juniper Jade · « **Reply #9 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 09:02 »

Babies are evil, Dora should really give Faye a medal for wanting to kill them whether it be on purpose or not.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 09:25 »

Dora's the right age for the Great Metabolic Shift to be happening, and it's been foreshadowed.

Murighiel is back!

Maybe it really was a coffee grinder, specifically the one mentioned on a misheard lyrice site in a Steppenwolf song:
"Why don't you come with me little girl
On a magic coffee grinder"

Shok Xone Studios · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 09:53 »

The baby probably had it coming.

YEAH I SED IT

ecstaticjoy · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 11:02 »

AHahahhahahahhaha

Fenriswolf · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 12:31 »

Indeed.:

Quote

Should I be concerned about Dihydrogen Monoxide?
Yes, you should be concerned about DHMO!

Some of the well-known uses of Dihydrogen Monoxide are:
# as an industrial solvent and coolant,
# in nuclear power plants,
# by the U.S. Navy in the propulsion systems of some older vessels,
# by elite athletes to improve performance,
...
# by the Church of Scientology on their members and their members' families (although surprisingly, many members recently have contacted DHMO.org to vehemently deny such use),
...

What is the link between Dihydrogen Monoxide and school violence?
A recent stunning revelation is that in every single instance of violence in our country's schools, including infamous shootings in high schools in Denver and Arkansas, Dihydrogen Monoxide was involved.

Oh, my god.

Somebody · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 14:35 »

That's be funnier if it wasn't so far down the humour/popularity scale by now.

Kugai · « **Reply #15 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 15:18 »

I wonder if it was supposed to be an 'Angus Termination Device.'

Aurjay · « **Reply #16 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 20:20 »

so i just googled baby killing sculpture and didnt get any hits so I think Faye might be onto something here

Fenriswolf · « **Reply #17 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 21:29 »

Wow, and I thought I spent too much time on the internet - obviously I don't travel in the right circles for I have never heard of this!

ysth · « **Reply #18 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 23:28 »

Wil is looking remarkably domestic.

Fenriswolf · « **Reply #19 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 23:35 »

Eugh. Wil is a pillock.

TryScience · « **Reply #20 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 23:45 »

Ahem...does Penny have rickets?

akronnick · « **Reply #21 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 01:11 »

Indeed, why would you think that?

FourNineFoxtrot · « **Reply #22 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 01:23 »

"Rime of the English Major" indeed. I look forward to a fruitful career of menial labor upon completion of my degree.

Serving fries in iambic pentameter:

"Your fries do come with free-ly giv-en sauce;
Wouldst thou be-like to or-der a dess-ert?"

At the drive-thru, I shall speak in trochaic tetrameter:

"Shall I up-grade your or-der now?
The large runs on-ly ten cents more.
A com-bo would, if truth is told,
Take ev-en less from your bill-fold."

... I'm a pretty useless human being.

ecstaticjoy · « **Reply #23 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 02:57 »

Wil's not my favorite. But I'm liking Penny more and more.

doombilly · « **Reply #24 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 05:23 »

You know what? Fuck Will. Ooooh I'm to good to wash dishes. LOSER. I hope the bear comes back for him.

snubnose · « **Reply #25 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 05:50 »

Nice comic.

I'm more fuzzed about the fact people start bashing on other people so quick. Personally, I can perfectly well understand Wil's complaints. Such jobs dont have the habit of being intellectually stimulating.

BryanP · « **Reply #26 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 06:06 »

I'm suddenly reminded of a friend complaining about not having any money. She was a medieval studies major, her husband was a philosophy major. I told her that humanities majors should never marry. Each of them was supposed to marry someone with a practical career.

innermoppet · « **Reply #27 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 06:29 »

I'm holding out hope for Wil but he's sort of pissing me off right now. "Dreary Manual Labor"??? Seriously? His "goddess" Penelope works at a coffee shop and I'm sure she wipes down tables and probably washes dishes.

I hate pretentious people who think they are ABOVE doing work with their hands. I am a writer so I get the whole artist thing, but I also have a full time job, because I get the-not wanting to be a useless lump who has to be taken care of- thing. What floors me is that it never occurred to Wil to get a job before he asked if he could live with Penny. Did he seriously think she'd be his sugar mama when they still barely know each other?

Previously I thought Penny was being kind of a bitch to Wil but I should have withheld my opinion. I've dated enough lazy-ass pseudo-intellectuals to be wary of guys who expect to be taken care of.

plethora · « **Reply #28 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 06:33 »

Yeah, but does anyone ever really want to wash dishes? Surely it would be anyone's last resort. Because as snubnose said, it's not particularly stimulating, plus it's not very pleasant. And, it's not great money, either.

So, that high horse you're on? Dismount.

And before you ask, yes, I've done it.

maddness · « **Reply #29 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 06:37 »

^ What he said!

I'm sorry, but everyone who's harping on Wil for hoping to avoid dish washing and table busing is high like a muthafuckin' kite! Who the hell wants to do those jobs? Nobody dreams of growing up to be a dishwasher. If it's all you can get then you take it and suck it up, but most people would avoid it like the plague if they had a choice.

plethora · « **Reply #30 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 06:58 »

*cough*she *cough*

And thank you.

nichidani · « **Reply #31 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 07:03 »

seriously, what did he expect? "looking for english major to sit around and write poetry all day. will pay in fairy dust and unicorn farts, also a million dollars per day. inquire within." seriously. the fuck? i mean, manual labor is a shitty gig (i've done it), but noone's above it. the key is to be realistic.

BryanP · « **Reply #32 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 07:05 »

Quote from: plethora on 14 Jul 2009, 06:33

Yeah, but does anyone ever really want to wash dishes?

And before you ask, yes, I've done it.

So have I. It's a great incentive to find a better job. But when you have bills to pay you take your money where you can earn it. If that means standing behind the counter at the convenience store at 3am or loading trucks, oh well.

plethora · « **Reply #33 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 07:09 »

He ever said, "I refuse to apply for such a job because it is beneath me". He said he was hoping to avoid it, because it would suck.

nichidani · « **Reply #34 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 07:10 »

Quote from: BryanP on 14 Jul 2009, 07:05

But when you have bills to pay you take your money where you can earn it. If that means standing behind the counter at the convenience store at 3am or loading trucks, oh well.

yeah, if you are above manual labor/otherwise shitty jobs you must also be above eating and living under your own roof

lowbart · « **Reply #35 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 07:31 »

"I was hoping to avoid that sort of dreary manual labor".

Somebody call the WAAAHHMBULANCE!

sophle · « **Reply #36 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 07:43 »

really what bugs me is just how terrible of a poet he is.

nichidani · « **Reply #37 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 07:47 »

Quote from: AngryCallCenterAgent on 13 Jul 2009, 08:54

Speaking of Dora, is it just me, or has she been filling out lately? (Her bosom is still petite, but that's okay...)

i looked back, and yeah she's been filling out a bit. but i think jeph just enjoys drawing his female characters a little curvier as time passes, anyway. faye was the same basic shape as dora when the comic started, and she's definitely gotten curvier with jeph's art improvement. i think it's just him getting more and more comfortable with drawing dora, and she's taking different shape. kind of like hannelore. she was completely different looking when she was introduced into the comic. not to mention, dora is approaching the 'great metaboic shift' as someone above me said.

edit (citin' the source):

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 13 Jul 2009, 09:25

Dora's the right age for the Great Metabolic Shift to be happening, and it's been foreshadowed.

nichidani · « **Reply #38 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 07:49 »

Quote from: sophle on 14 Jul 2009, 07:43

really what bugs me is just how terrible of a poet he is.

that too. eesh.

Juniper Jade · « **Reply #39 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 09:39 »

Eh... I feel kind of bad for Wil.

Okay, I get it. He's in in his late 20s/ early 30s... he NEEDS a mother fucking job. You will not hear a disagreement from me on that stance. I just feel bad that he's getting pushed into doing it by Penelope. Again, I understand... he NEEDS a mother fucking job and maybe Penelope pushing him will help him realize this. I'm just getting the feeling of Penelope becoming one of those pushy girlfriends who expects Wil to change every time he does something she doesn't think is right. I mean... look at the guy's face you can tell he doesn't want to be doing this. Yes, I know... he NEEDS a mother fucking job.

I don't know, I guess for some weird way I feel bad for the man.

About the whole dish washing thing... I've done it. It's a terribad job. Any one would chose that as a last resort. Like someone said, Wil didn't say he WOULDN'T do it just that he would PREFER not to end up in that situation and can you really blame him?

Oh and I forgot to mention how cute Pen looks in the second panel!

Kugai · « **Reply #40 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 12:20 »

I like the fact that Penny's not letting him get away with any shit over this. Like I said, Pen may just be the 'Reality Check' that Wil has long needed.

nichidani · « **Reply #41 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 12:42 »

Quote from: Juniper Jade on 14 Jul 2009, 09:39

Oh and I forgot to mention how cute Pen looks in the second panel!

all this talk made me forget to mention the same. i really love that post. and her nose looks awfully adorable. ^^

Zingoleb · « **Reply #42 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 14:52 »

Quote from: nichidani on 14 Jul 2009, 07:10

yeah, if you are above manual labor/otherwise shitty jobs you must also be above eating and living under your own roof

Wait what how can you be above living under your own roof

TryScience · « **Reply #43 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 17:15 »

Quote from: akronnick on 14 Jul 2009, 01:11

Indeed, why would you think that?

The shape/size of her legs in the second panel.

I'm quite enjoying the contrast of outrageous fantasy and gritty realism in the Wil and Penelope storyline. I may hope Marten does better than Dora and all males realize Faye is a hot, hot mess but I'm pulling for Pizza Girl and the Pansy Poet.

LunchBagArt · « **Reply #44 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 22:16 »

Living off of others is fine if that's what you want to do.

It's just fundamentally unattractive behavior, male or female.

IlGreven · « **Reply #45 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 23:22 »

...are we about to re-enter the Awkward Zone?

TheReaper · « **Reply #46 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 23:27 »

The better question is: Have we ever truly left it?

snubnose · « **Reply #47 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 23:47 »

I always thought women LIKE it when men show their feelings.

Koremora · « **Reply #48 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 23:55 »

They like it until you actually show your feelings. THEN NO.

Tobimaro · « **Reply #49 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 23:56 »

Quote from: snubnose on 14 Jul 2009, 23:47

I always thought women LIKE it when men show their feelings.

I guess it depends on the situation. I see that some women want their man to show their feelings, but then I see that women are on the hunt for the "strong man". Mind you, all I know of this is popular culture (not that I am actively searching for a partner. I'll get to that sometime soon...)

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