Topic: WCT: Aug 3-7, 2009 (Read 57219 times)

Darke · « **Reply #50 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 16:41 »

I don't often make friends with the people who serve me coffee/food/alcohol/blahblahblah. I'd hardly call it a continuity error. If he hadn't become friends with Faye, Dora would be "the girl in the coffee shop".

Juniper Jade · « **Reply #51 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 18:28 »

Oh man, I can relate on so many levels to Marigold right now.

willstarrunner · « **Reply #52 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 18:49 »

Faye is a super bitch.

Kazukagii · « **Reply #53 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 18:55 »

Quote from: Aegir on 04 Aug 2009, 09:38

You know a comic is going to be bad if the first strip is like "So, we're two guys sitting on a couch, no one will want to read this."

I c wat u did thar.

Love the anime action lines behind Marigold's face in panel 5. I actually went though a "Oh God People, Why" phase, and I've done this before. Though never in front of 2 way glass

Blackcat Moebius · « **Reply #54 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 18:55 »

Oh, now this one made me laugh hard. The full-cast (well, the main cast, anyway) lineup in the last panel is too perfect.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #55 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 19:08 »

Wasn't there a strip consensus about the ethics of betting on other people's mental health?

Without Faye, Dora might have pounced on Marten. Sara thought about asking him out, and Dora was just the type who'd go ahead and do it.

Watched Pot · « **Reply #56 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 19:48 »

I look nothing like Marigold, but this strip makes me realize that I spend most of my time looking exactly like Marigold.

IlGreven · « **Reply #57 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 20:06 »

Well, it's no Uber-Dramatic Potato Chip Eating, but this strip does make Entering A Bar suitably dramatic!

Border Reiver · « **Reply #58 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 20:11 »

And the three people behind her are about to push her into the bar, or tell her to get out of the flippin' way so they can get to the beer.

Kugai · « **Reply #59 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 20:45 »

I rather like the idea of Hanners dragging her in to the Bar.

Super Assertive Hannelore strikes!

NeverQuiteGoth · « **Reply #60 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 21:04 »

Oh wow my heart totally goes out to Marigold on this one. I know EXACTLY how she feels.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #61 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 21:08 »

She needs the t-shirt from the xkcd store that says "Just Shy, Not Antisocial. You Can Talk To Me".

zilch365 · « **Reply #62 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 21:47 »

Oh Jeph, that tinted glass is truly cruel. I love it.

ecstaticjoy · « **Reply #63 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 21:56 »

Great comic today. I love the shot of everyone at the bar. And the intense split screen of Marigold trying to bring herself to open the door. Great work, Jeph!

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #64 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 23:23 »

Marigold doesn't look glaringly different after a Momo-tan grooming session.

LunchBagArt · « **Reply #65 on:** 04 Aug 2009, 23:50 »

Holy cow, I forgot that I used to do what Marigold is doing here. It seemed perfectly reasonable at the time, too.

This is a very good strip! I submit to you that Mr. Jeph has Been There.

snubnose · « **Reply #66 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 00:03 »

I expected Marigold to look ... better.

And why does Hanners drink wine and Faye doesnt drink anything at all ?

AngryCallCenterAgent · « **Reply #67 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 02:24 »

Dora's the designated mother hen for the night. Hanners is there to support Marigold, and Faye's being Faye. Which means Marten's dead meat, as usual.

Wednesday strip has been marinated in awesomesauce and topped with epic win.

Manix · « **Reply #68 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 02:54 »

Mother Hen is a good descritpion for Dora. i tend to look at her and Marten as Husband and wife, while Faye and Hanners are there daughters, all in a symbolic sense of course.

UFOs8MyCat · « **Reply #69 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 02:55 »

This comic reminds me of a bar in Vegas, just off Fremont St... Downtown Cocktail Room (or just "Downtown" cause that's all the sign says). There's an alcove in the wall face underneath the sign, but it looks like it's just walls on either side and a pane of mirrored glass in the middle... like so: |_________| Turns out one of the walls is a door that you push open. And the funniest part is it's SUPER dark in there and the mirrored glass is really a one-way window/mirror so you can watch people trying to figure out where the door is. The bathrooms are worse. The stall walls are one-way mirrors with no handles, so you have to figure out which mirror is the door... while you're inside doing your business, you can see right out into the main part of the bathroom... it's extremely disorienting especially when someone else comes in the bathroom. You can see them but they can't see you. Unless you're checking your cell phone while doing your business... any source of light and you're exposed.

Aegir · « **Reply #70 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 07:44 »

Anyone notice that Faye doesn't seem to have a drink? Unless it's slightly out-of-panel.

LTK · « **Reply #71 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 08:13 »

This is the first comic in a while where the joke was completely unexpected and hilarious. Marigold might not look much different, but we can't read how she smells, can we?

Speaking of odd toilet doors: There was a toilet in a Berlin restaurant where the doors of all the stalls were made of clear glass. No mirroring anywhere, you can see through both sides. Only when you go inside, close the door, and turn the lock, the glass becomes white instantly. Now that is pretty cool.

plethora · « **Reply #72 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 08:14 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 04 Aug 2009, 23:23

Marigold doesn't look glaringly different after a Momo-tan grooming session.

Her hair is brushed.

Quote from: LTK on 05 Aug 2009, 08:13

Marigold might not look much different, but we can't read how she smells, can we?

Exactly. If you think of any slobby, unclean people you know, the noticeable uncleanliess is not necessarily visible. It's smell, and sometimes demeanour. Not necessarily something that can be drawn. Plus, it's not like Momo could clear up her acne in one shower.

SleeperCylon · « **Reply #73 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 08:41 »

Why can't more people make this kind of effort to reach out to people?

plethora · « **Reply #74 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 08:47 »

Because when they do, there is no chibi anthro PC forcing the person to reach back.

alienatedduck · « **Reply #75 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 09:23 »

Quote from: plethora on 05 Aug 2009, 08:47

Because when they do, there is no chibi anthro PC forcing the person to reach back.

Haha, that made me laugh. The world would be wonderful if everyone constantly made friends like in the QCniverse. We started with so few characters and mostly thanks to random introductions TADA! Here we are.

In other news, the people in the background of the last panel look really confused/scared/shocked. Why? Maybe because the girl with red hair behind Marten is flashing.

Aurjay · « **Reply #76 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 09:32 »

Is it me or does this seem to be the wrong comic. I saw this one early last night and according to his twitter he was still working on today's comic. I just checked again and his twitter says he is finally done with today's comic 11hours ago which was after this comic posted so im thinking he forgot to upload the newest comic. Also this comic is dated yesterday. Anyways just thought i might of missed something.

themacnut · « **Reply #77 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 09:36 »

Quote from: alienatedduck on 05 Aug 2009, 09:23

In other news, the people in the background of the last panel look really confused/scared/shocked. Why? Maybe because the girl with red hair behind Marten is flashing.

Or maybe they're watching Marigold struggling to open the bar door and wondering "WTF is her problem?" After all, unlike our main cast, they don't know that Marigold is socially inept-what would you think if you saw some woman acting like Marigold, and she was a total stranger?

plethora · « **Reply #78 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 10:03 »

Quote from: Aurjay on 05 Aug 2009, 09:32

Is it me or does this seem to be the wrong comic. I saw this one early last night and according to his twitter he was still working on today's comic. I just checked again and his twitter says he is finally done with today's comic 11hours ago which was after this comic posted so im thinking he forgot to upload the newest comic. Also this comic is dated yesterday. Anyways just thought i might of missed something.

It's you. As I understand it, the comics are posted basically in the middle of the night Jeph-time (What that means for you, I don't know, but here it means they come up at about 3-4 in the afternoon most days). So the comic for the 5th could be posted late at night on the 4th. The one that is up now (Marigold and the door) is for Wednesday the 5th. Jeph has done then next one in advance so that he can have the day off.

Aurjay · « **Reply #79 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 11:33 »

guess im just going off of his tweets which had him still drawing the comic after this one was posted. Also they mentioned panel one being extremely hard and i'm not an artist but panel one here doesnt seem to be all that hard. Not as hard as some of the ones ive seen him do. Anyways im prolly wrong but thot id point it out.

nichidani · « **Reply #80 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 11:42 »

jeph did this recent comic and the next back-to-back, as opposed to on different days, to give himself a day off.

and i do think marigold looks more groomed than normal. she's apparently brushed her hair, and i assume she isn't a stinkybutt.

LeeC · « **Reply #81 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 16:31 »

Quote from: plethora on 05 Aug 2009, 08:14

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 04 Aug 2009, 23:23
Marigold doesn't look glaringly different after a Momo-tan grooming session.
Her hair is brushed.
Quote from: LTK on 05 Aug 2009, 08:13
Marigold might not look much different, but we can't read how she smells, can we?
Exactly. If you think of any slobby, unclean people you know, the noticeable uncleanliess is not necessarily visible. It's smell, and sometimes demeanour. Not necessarily something that can be drawn. Plus, it's not like Momo could clear up her acne in one shower.

ah reminds me of my first girlfriend in high school. met at the dance went out for a week, but I realized she only bathed to go to the dance, and didnt bath after... After I broke up with her I could always tell she was nearby...the smells...were smelly.

nichidani · « **Reply #82 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 17:25 »

Quote from: snubnose on 05 Aug 2009, 00:03

And why does Hanners drink wine and Faye doesnt drink anything at all ?

Hannelore usually has wine.

Juniper Jade · « **Reply #83 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 17:32 »

Hanners has also expressed her likeness of martinis.

Kugai · « **Reply #84 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 17:51 »

Quote from: Juniper Jade on 05 Aug 2009, 17:32

Hanners has also expressed her likeness of martinis.

Did she say she liked them shaken or stirred?

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #85 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 22:11 »

I wonder if Marigold feels better, or worse, now?

Shadic · « **Reply #86 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 22:15 »

I love Fancy-Hat Bartender.

Penquin47 · « **Reply #87 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 22:16 »

Just speaking for myself... I'd turn around, walk out of that bar, go home, and refuse to speak to any of the people who set me up until Hanners came over and made me feel like crap for cutting them out when they really were just trying to be nice. I'd still probably never go to that bar again.

Mojo · « **Reply #88 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 22:16 »

Walking into a bar and having everyone staring at you is my brother's worst nightmare. It totally creeps him out. He'd probably just turn and run out!

Juniper Jade · « **Reply #89 on:** 05 Aug 2009, 22:27 »

Quote from: Mojo on 05 Aug 2009, 22:16

Walking into a bar and having everyone staring at you is my brother's worst nightmare. It totally creeps him out. He'd probably just turn and run out!

Ergh, it certainly isn't pleasant for much people. I'm surprised Marigold didn't run out!

I love fancy outfit waiter, I guess that explains why the bar had some when Marten and Angus ordered them the one night! Hanners and Faye's faces in the third panel is cute as fuuuck! I don't know why Faye's is cute, but it is.

ysth · « **Reply #90 on:** 06 Aug 2009, 00:08 »

Quote from: Penquin47 on 05 Aug 2009, 22:16

Just speaking for myself... I'd turn around, walk out of that bar, go home, and refuse to speak to any of the people who set me up until Hanners came over and made me feel like crap for cutting them out when they really were just trying to be nice. I'd still probably never go to that bar again.

That's restrained of you. I'd be planning finding a new apartment and packing and moving to never have to see any of them again.

Kugai · « **Reply #91 on:** 06 Aug 2009, 00:12 »

lol

Yay for Marigold. I fully expected the last panel to be running out in terror. Shows courage staying.

Eviko · « **Reply #92 on:** 06 Aug 2009, 00:24 »

im surprised she didn't run out again.

I know i would be incredably frightened by all that clapping.

It was very cute though.

zilch365 · « **Reply #93 on:** 06 Aug 2009, 00:25 »

There was only one perfect ending to this situation. Nailed it.

soniku64 · « **Reply #94 on:** 06 Aug 2009, 01:14 »

You know what I have noticed since I went back to see how Faye and Marten met? Faye says AnthroPC's are suppose to have Holograms. Strip Five.

Perhaps Pintsize shall get a chassis with a Hologram machine?

IlGreven · « **Reply #95 on:** 06 Aug 2009, 01:38 »

That outfit doesn't bring this shot out of the Awkward Zone near as much as the last time...

Somebody · « **Reply #96 on:** 06 Aug 2009, 04:51 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 05 Aug 2009, 22:11

I wonder if Marigold feels better, or worse, now?

Worse. Easily worse.

akronnick · « **Reply #97 on:** 06 Aug 2009, 05:58 »

Why do I have this sinking suspicion that QC is slowly turning into Wondermark?

I'm onto you, Malki !!

Stoutfellow · « **Reply #98 on:** 06 Aug 2009, 06:56 »

Actually, when I saw the title I expected the punchline to involve the entire bar, in unison, shouting "MARIGOLD!"

Or perhaps "ANTON!"

Border Reiver · « **Reply #99 on:** 06 Aug 2009, 07:08 »

Quote from: Somebody on 06 Aug 2009, 04:51

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 05 Aug 2009, 22:11
I wonder if Marigold feels better, or worse, now?

Worse. Easily worse.

Nothing like a really shy person suddenly becoming a centre of attention to make you feeel really shy and give you the need to get the hell outta Dodge. Even if there's $20 of free drinks (probably 3 drinks and the tips)

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