Topic: WCT: October 5-9, 2009 (Read 71053 times)

Mojo · « **Reply #200 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 02:20 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 08 Oct 2009, 06:41

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 08 Oct 2009, 00:02
Was Dora being mean to Faye?

That was a stretch for friendly ribbing.

I think she's intentionally pushing Faye not to fall into a lifetime rut, with this line of talk and with the sculpture commission.

No, she's not being mean, she's being a friend and forcing her to face reality - nothing like waking up at 40 going - "I've spent how much of my life making minimum wage?" My wife was in Dora's shoes, small business owner and all, but her store eventually died. Then she realized that without some college credentials stating on your resume that you have high school and 20 years of retail experience (as manager and owner) doesn't qualify you for much other than retail.....

Yep, that about sums it up for me. Two degrees and 25 years of minimum wage...

Dliessmgg · « **Reply #201 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 04:46 »

Oh man, now I want to see Raven as a mad scientist. I guess that labcoat is a short one because she still has to climb the mad scientist ladder.

Carl-E · « **Reply #202 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 05:22 »

I loved Physics. It was my major, until that damned quantum physics lab. Couldn't get anything to work... and no, I couldn't blame it on "erratic quantum behaviour" or anything like that!

'twas then I realised that what I loved about physics was the math behind it. Changed majors again.

5 years, 158 credits, and I still couldn't get a friggin' degree...

And no, there wasn't a "Theoretical Physics" option that was lab-free, not at my school, at least.

jonarus_drakus · « **Reply #203 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 05:34 »

OMG, i know im likely feeding all kinds of shippers here, but Raven actually looks kinda hot in the new style (I didn't like her previously as she reminded me of an ex that cheated on me... shes on 'the death list' now... You know, the one for when i take over the world... Doesnt everyone have one?).

Looks like Raven really is on of those savant types that is just waiting to find her 'one talent'. If i recall Tai said: "One day she going to turn on the weather channel and spontaniously fix global warming".

Oh, and potential Cameo for Hannerdad as one of Raven's Proffesors? Hanners actually calling him on a normal phone DOES seem to indicate that he is currently on Earth... hmmmm...

snubnose · « **Reply #204 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 05:53 »

Quote from: jonarus_drakus on 09 Oct 2009, 05:34

... shes on 'the death list' now... You know, the one for when i take over the world... Doesnt everyone have one?

Nope, not me.

Should I ever manage to take over the world, I will enforce human rights everywhere, will stop world hunger, and will outlaw neoclassic and monetaristic economy (this is the kind of economy "science" that explains that the rich have to get rich and richer; in short, its a bunch of lies) and install a truely fair world economy based on keynes modern economy theories (which currently get kind of a renaissance thanks to the world wide crisis, but will be forgotten again all too soon).

And the whole "human rights for everybody" part sadly disallows the execution of any personal grudges. Even if I have those too, of course.

workingrobbie · « **Reply #205 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 06:16 »

^^^

Sadly "human rights to everybody" often conflict on what the rights allow. For example, freedom of religion is often expressed as "You must believe in my god else you are persecuting me"

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #206 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 08:00 »

Well see that's just dumb; "freedom of religion" is like "freedom of psychosis" - of course you may have whatever mental defect you like, but if you turn out to be dangerous (contagion being simply one form of danger) we will have to fix you. Many mental patients consider the attempts of healthcare professionals to help them become functioning people rather than raving lunatics to be persecution; why should one set of them be excused because they say their voices are from a god?

Kross · « **Reply #207 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 11:16 »

I would love the read the strip, but fucking Opera won't load the strip all the way, no matter how many times I refresh. -_-

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #208 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 14:45 »

Hannelore may have been calling her dad's SkypeIn number that's a gateway to the space station's Internet feed.

Akima · « **Reply #209 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 14:54 »

Quote from: jonarus_drakus on 09 Oct 2009, 05:34

shes on 'the death list' now... You know, the one for when i take over the world... Doesnt everyone have one?).

When I become Great Helmsman, I don't think I'll engage much in executions, though a bracing period of Re-education Through Labour in Australia's tropical cane-fields would do some people a power of good: Reality-show contestants, home-shopping channel presenters, fan-artists who can't draw, and above all web-cartoonists!

My People's Magistrates will however Strike Hard against Reactionary Deviations from Correct Akima-Thought, such as:
* People who buy more cars than they can park off the street.
* Households with more cars than people (the cars will be cubed while the people watch, or should it be the other way round?).
* Hip-hop, Rap, and Country & Western.
* Furries.

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Oh, and potential Cameo for Hannerdad as one of Raven's Proffesors? Hanners actually calling him on a normal phone DOES seem to indicate that he is currently on Earth... hmmmm...

Pfffft! Call forwarding.

thaX · « **Reply #210 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 16:48 »

Quote from: Akima on 08 Oct 2009, 01:32

Quote from: raoullefere on 07 Oct 2009, 05:34
Badgers are over. It's narwhals, now, Kid. They keep Cthulu [from] eating ye!

Narwalsome! But doesn't just looking at Cthulhu drive you mad anyway?

As for Raven, perhaps she will specialise in Jiggle Physics?

I like the last line in the article, "Note that most real women in these situations would have the foresight to wear this strange and wonderous device called a bra. " Heh

Kugai · « **Reply #211 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 20:24 »

I wonder how long it'll be before she starts hitting on her Prof?

Moxie · « **Reply #212 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 21:13 »

Quote from: vettechinohio on 08 Oct 2009, 21:54

It's funny to see Faye looking her normal (little bit chunkier) self in panel one, then see her look almost as thin as Dora in the first part of panel three. I wonder if it's just variations in Jeph's current style or if he meant to draw her thinner, or if the thinner look is due to her posture?

When you look at panel 3, you can just see the bottom of Faye's shirt below her left arm, implying her normal self. It blends in pretty well with the background though, which is why it does seem like she's as thin as Dora.
That's how I saw it anyway.

SleeperCylon · « **Reply #213 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 13:30 »

I'm starting to see Faye as someone driven by her anxiety.

She avoids relationships because she's afraid of losing them, she stifles ambition because she's afraid of failure. She avoids the prospect of a rewarding platonic friendship with Sven because she's (In my interpretation) afraid of how society will judge her.

And it's all her father's fault. You know I've got an uncle with a ten year old daughter who has now twice attempted suicide? I should force him to read this strip.

Akima · « **Reply #214 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 23:49 »

Quote from: SleeperCylon on 10 Oct 2009, 13:30

You know I've got an uncle with a ten year old daughter who has now twice attempted suicide?

The uncle or the daughter? From the context I'm guessing the uncle, but...

thatcrazycommie · « **Reply #215 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 10:02 »

so does Raven go to Smith or Mount Holyoke?

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #216 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 12:20 »

Depends on how much Jeph wants to keep her in the story. I bet Raven and Tai would get along.

JD · « **Reply #217 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 12:31 »

Quote from: akronnick on 08 Oct 2009, 00:19

Nobody forced you click those links

I don't get why people find TV Tropes so interesting. I find it rather boring.

Akima · « **Reply #218 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 18:16 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 11 Oct 2009, 12:31

I don't get why people find TV Tropes so interesting. I find it rather boring.

In Soviet Russia, TVTtropes finds you boring.

The Duke · « **Reply #219 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 20:05 »

Nice segue.

JD · « **Reply #220 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 21:18 »

In Soviet Russia?

Carl-E · « **Reply #221 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 05:44 »

One of my colleagues at my first job was a soviet emigree who spent his adolescence under Stalin. His stock line was, "(With an attitude like that), you wouldn't have lasted very long under Stalin."

He was lucky he was an academic at a technical institute before he got out. They were tolerated.

Scary shit, man.

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