Topic: WCDT: 26-29 July 2010 (Post SDCC version; 1716-1720) (Read 40907 times)

HiFranc · « **Reply #50 on:** 26 Jul 2010, 23:58 »

Quote from: Kugai on 26 Jul 2010, 23:39

Black hair with a white steak

That reminds me of Nightshade[1] or Chelsea[2]. Who were you thinking of?

[1] From the Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold series of books
[2] From Clan of the Cats

jwhouk · « **Reply #51 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 00:06 »

Probably Rogue.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #52 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 08:15 »

Rogue has brown hair, developing the white streak only after she drained the powers from Carole Danvers.

I suspect that claire's "diagnosis" is something that even Pen can accept, being that it's based on observation. My first thought though was"Why was she carrying taht with her?"

jwhouk · « **Reply #53 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 08:34 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 27 Jul 2010, 08:15

Rogue has brown hair, developing the white streak only after she drained the powers from Carole Danvers.

I suspect that claire's "diagnosis" is something that even Pen can accept, being that it's based on observation. My first thought though was"Why was she carrying that with her?"

She's a dog breeder. She probably keeps that stuff in her purse in case one of her grand champions takes a flier into the nearest mud puddle.

pwhodges · « **Reply #54 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 09:26 »

She is so like some dog breeders I know - I guess Jeph has met the type too.

Carl-E · « **Reply #55 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 15:15 »

Quote from: Kugai on 26 Jul 2010, 23:39

Black hair with a white steak

I like the typo better. A white steak through the heart should cure her... regardless of the diagnosis!

And yes, I know it's stake. Give the homey-nym a break.

And Akima, thanks for the new term... My dad used to call the little metal boxes he put over the power tool switches in his shop "lightning guards". People thought he was nuts... how's a metal box going to protect a switch from lightning?

His nickname for me as a kid was lightning. The only thing I did quickly was eat...

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #56 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 15:54 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 27 Jul 2010, 09:26

She is so like some dog breeders I know - I guess Jeph has met the type too.

Well, they say you should write what you know. And he did just buy a dog...

benji · « **Reply #57 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 16:18 »

Man, if only Jeph had been able to wait 18 more strips to introduce a witch, I would have loved him forever.

jwhouk · « **Reply #58 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 18:39 »

Quote from: benji on 27 Jul 2010, 16:18

Man, if only Jeph had been able to wait 18 more strips to introduce a witch, I would have loved him forever.

...what's the significance of 1735?

benji · « **Reply #59 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 19:59 »

I don't know.

But 1734 is a somewhat obscure tradition of traditional witchcraft.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #60 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 20:26 »

So its about 60 years old this tradition? Wicca being about that old and all, and other concepts of "witchcraft" generally being made up (well the European stuff anyways, shamanism is a completely different animal).

Faye and Penn would make an interesting bandit duo - one could imagine them distracting the victims easily enough.

Rule 34 engaging...now.

Tuitsuro · « **Reply #61 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 20:39 »

I quite approve of the new hair color.

Near Lurker · « **Reply #62 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 20:57 »

So I guess Sara is still hiding in the off-peak shifts...

Or Faye has a very low tolerance for blondes.

Akima · « **Reply #63 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 21:04 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 27 Jul 2010, 15:15

And Akima, thanks for the new term...

I can't take credit for molly-guard; it's a common term in the computer industry. Crypto-flaxen conspiracy, on the other hand, positively rolls off the tongue! Even though Dora is the only crypto-blonde at CoD, so it must be a very small conspiracy.

Edit: And I wonder if Dora's considered putting on cage-fights in the basement...

Heliphyneau · « **Reply #64 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 21:17 »

Battle maidens at 20 paces -- I like it.

And wow, both Hanners and Cosette are going to work at CoD. That could be a wonderment in slapstick.

I like the new haircolor on Cosette. No telling if that's closer to her original haircolor (I was gonna guess ginger), but it looks nice. Hopefully she won't go the extra step of getting her hair cut like Steve's so they can look more similar a la Dora and Marten.

westrim · « **Reply #65 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 21:29 »

Ah, peace through violence.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #66 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 22:57 »

Sexy bank robbers from CoD

AngryCallCenterAgent · « **Reply #67 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 23:17 »

Holy shit. Steve.

I want your girlfriend. (The wet look in effect.)

akronnick · « **Reply #68 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 23:35 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 27 Jul 2010, 20:26

Faye and Penn would make an interesting bandit duo - one could imagine them distracting the victims easily enough.

Rule 34 engaging...now.

I'll be in my bunk...

Kugai · « **Reply #69 on:** 27 Jul 2010, 23:45 »

I think that Penelope has definitely settled in to the CoD way and has left her Padawan status behind

I think Cosette is gonna fit right in.

westrim · « **Reply #70 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 00:03 »

Quote from: akronnick on 27 Jul 2010, 23:35

Quote from: Border Reiver on 27 Jul 2010, 20:26
Faye and Penn would make an interesting bandit duo - one could imagine them distracting the victims easily enough.

Rule 34 engaging...now.

I'll be in my bunk...

I am fairly tired of that meme. You have no idea how many times I have had to delete it on TVTropes from entries that had nothing to do with Firefly. /end rant

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 27 Jul 2010, 22:57

Sexy bank robbers from CoD

They could always pose for Actiongirls. Not field work, but they would get to pose with guns in little or no clothes. Or, um, so I heard.

raoullefere · « **Reply #71 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 01:16 »

So, Dora goes from not hiring friends to hiring nearly everyone she knows. Interesting.

Quote from: Near Lurker on 27 Jul 2010, 20:57

So I guess Sara is still hiding in the off-peak shifts...

Or Faye has a very low tolerance for blondes.

Whaddya mean? Penelope, Hanners, and Dora, if she'd go to her natural color—nothing but blondes, now that Raven is gone. Not that this would matter, as it's long been obvious Faye has a low tolerance for many, many things.

HiFranc · « **Reply #72 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 02:36 »

Quote from: AngryCallCenterAgent on 27 Jul 2010, 23:17

Holy shit. Steve. I want your girlfriend.

You want someone that is likely to drive any business she works for under?

Thorbard · « **Reply #73 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 02:50 »

Quote from: raoullefere on 28 Jul 2010, 01:16

So, Dora goes from not hiring friends to hiring nearly everyone she knows. Interesting.

Quote from: Near Lurker on 27 Jul 2010, 20:57
So I guess Sara is still hiding in the off-peak shifts...

Or Faye has a very low tolerance for blondes.
Whaddya mean? Penelope, Hanners, and Dora, if she'd go to her natural color—nothing but blondes, now that Raven is gone. Not that this would matter, as it's long been obvious Faye has a low tolerance for many, many things.

Penelope and Hanners. Dora is a purplette (like brunette). Which leaves Faye as a brunette. I wonder what Cosette's natural colour is.

vonschiller · « **Reply #74 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 05:29 »

Quote from: raoullefere on 28 Jul 2010, 01:16

So, Dora goes from not hiring friends to hiring nearly everyone she knows. Interesting.

Yep. She sure has standards, all right.

jwhouk · « **Reply #75 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 07:06 »

Quote from: Thorbard on 28 Jul 2010, 02:50

Penelope and Hanners. Dora is a purplette (like brunette). Which leaves Faye as a brunette. I wonder what Cosette's natural colour is.

Cosette is a brown, I'd think. That reddish-ness is probably from all the henna that she dumped into her hair.

Somebody · « **Reply #76 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 07:07 »

Did I miss Cosette moving in with Steve, or is he just wandering into dorm showers?

And am I the only one who thinks she looks utterly vacant here, especially in panel 3?

Mad Cat · « **Reply #77 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 07:34 »

Mad Cat is the President of the Crypto Flaxen Conspiracy.

raoullefere · « **Reply #78 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 07:51 »

Quote from: Thorbard on 28 Jul 2010, 02:50

Penelope and Hanners [are blondes]*. Dora is a purplette (like brunette). Which leaves Faye as a brunette. I wonder what Cosette's natural colour is.

A blonde covered by purple is a blonde still; she's simply waiting to spring out when you least expect it.

Hell, maybe Faye has a point.

Quote from: Somebody on 28 Jul 2010, 07:07

Did I miss Cosette moving in with Steve, or is he just wandering into dorm showers?

And am I the only one who thinks she looks utterly vacant here, especially in panel 3?

From what I recall of dorm, showers, male ones, mind, had I an SO with her own place, I'd use it when possible, especially if I was performing a task like dyeing my hair.
And yes, you are. What she looks is damned attractive, moreso than Jeph's ever drawn her—for a girl who's not real, of course, Harumph.

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Y · « **Reply #79 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 08:33 »

Quote from: Somebody on 28 Jul 2010, 07:07

Did I miss Cosette moving in with Steve, or is he just wandering into dorm showers?

Well that explains why she is wearing a towel in the first place. I wonder if Steve has his own key to the place or a dorm-mate let him in and told her where she was. From what I experienced, dorm keys are usually special and expensive.

Carl-E · « **Reply #80 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 09:27 »

I think Raoullefere is saying that Cosette is using Steve's bathroom rather than the dorm.

As for Steve getting into a dorm, dorm security is notably lax. If you look even a little like a student (or not, I'm late 40's), someone leaving the dorm will be polite and hold the door for you so you don't have to fumble around for your key card. College students typically have no sense of danger (which explains a LOT of stupid things that happen at college).

And it's why, in her first semester at school, one of my daughters was robbed and beaten at gunpoint in her dorm room. By another student. Who was never caught.

And every time after that, when I went to get her at the dorm, some idiot would still hold the outer door open for me. No questions, no ID, nothing. I frequently read the riot act to them.

There's no such thing as foolproof security when you're trying to secure a building full of fools.

raoullefere · « **Reply #81 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 09:48 »

Sorry, I thought that was obvious. Thanks, Carl. Only you understand me!

God help you, you poor man.

westrim · « **Reply #82 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 10:12 »

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."

– Douglas Adams

Y · « **Reply #83 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 13:58 »

I got my coat with my dorm key in it stolen. well the key doesn't have a lot of info on it they won't know which dorm it might open. And of course we have dorm security patrolling the area regularly that will complain if we left a window open at night on the first floor. But there was a laptop stolen before in our dorm. And some youngsters broken into our kitchen to smash the fire alert.

I know from a girl in my hall that she went with a small towel covering only her lower half to the shower once at her boyfriend's dorm.

vonschiller · « **Reply #84 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 14:11 »

When I was in college, we didn't lock the dorms.

Wait, that was only five years ago.

Carl-E · « **Reply #85 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 14:15 »

Quote from: raoullefere on 28 Jul 2010, 09:48

Only you understand me!

I certainly hope not! Nothing personal, mind you...

Quote

God help you, you poor man.

Someone must be helping. She's alive, well, and has a good outlook on life.

Gave up on school, but you can't have everything.

jwhouk · « **Reply #86 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 14:42 »

Considering that Smith College is an all-girls school, I think someone might notice it if Steve walked into the dorm.

And besides, it's summertime - which means Cosette probably moved in with Steve in the interim.

Varian7 · « **Reply #87 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 14:52 »

Cosette is indeed very fetching in this comic!

raoullefere · « **Reply #88 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 16:29 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 28 Jul 2010, 14:15

Quote from: raoullefere on 28 Jul 2010, 09:48
Sorry, I thought that was obvious. Thanks, Carl. Only you understand me!

I certainly hope not! Nothing personal, mind you...

Quote from: raoullefere on 28 Jul 2010, 09:48
God help you, you poor man.

Someone must be helping. She's alive, well, and has a good outlook on life.

Gave up on school, but you can't have everything.

School-schmool, that sounds good!

And I was just kidding. Actually, nobody understands me. Except me, of course. We have some pretty interesting conversations betimes, me and me, complete with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0YZTYci5yo&feature=related
">theme music[/url].

Akima · « **Reply #89 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 16:39 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 28 Jul 2010, 09:27

As for Steve getting into a dorm, dorm security is notably lax. If you look even a little like a student (or not, I'm late 40's), someone leaving the dorm will be polite and hold the door for you so you don't have to fumble around for your key card. College students typically have no sense of danger (which explains a LOT of stupid things that happen at college).

College students at least have the excuse (unless they went to boarding-school) that they're probably having their first experience of communal living. In my experience the "look like you belong there and you'll get in" principle applies in most environments and across all age-groups. Tailgating is a big problem in just about any communal secure environment, and it is so tempting to do it, especially when carrying something in both hands.

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There's no such thing as foolproof security when you're trying to secure a building full of fools.

Applies to computer-system security too. Don't get me started. But isn't it nice to know that you look so harmless?

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #90 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 16:45 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 28 Jul 2010, 09:27

There's no such thing as foolproof security when you're trying to secure a building full of fools.

Have you tried welding the fuckers in?

Or did you need people to be able to use the building as well?

Quote from: Akima on 28 Jul 2010, 16:39

Applies to computer-system security too. Don't get me started.

Argh. I just got done trying to run a tiny network of like twenty systems. But wouldn't you know it? There's always one.

jwhouk · « **Reply #91 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 18:12 »

What is wrong with Cosette?

She's cursed.    - 1 (2.4%)
She's just unlucky.    - 4 (9.5%)
She's a klutz.    - 8 (19%)
She's going out with Steve.    - 7 (16.7%)
She's a character in a webcomic.    - 12 (28.6%)
She hates porridge and pancakes.    - 3 (7.1%)
Asps. Very dangerous.    - 7 (16.7%)

Total Voters: 42

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #92 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 18:23 »

There was something on Cosette's Twitter feed about telling her parents she was still in classes, or something similar? Maybe she was covering up moving in with Steve.

jwhouk · « **Reply #93 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 19:39 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 28 Jul 2010, 18:23

There was something on Cosette's Twitter feed about telling her parents she was still in classes, or something similar? Maybe she was covering up moving in with Steve.

Quote from: CosetteIsClumsy (http://twitter.com/cosetteisclumsy)

CosetteIsClumsy so here's what I did this week: stuck around for graduation, convinced my parents it was okay if I stayed up here this summer. good job, me.

tai_fighter @cosetteisclumsy dude smif graduation was like three weeks ago

CosetteIsClumsy @tai_fighter sssh, my parents don't know that

zagraf · « **Reply #94 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 22:14 »

Hanners's last line in today's strip is WIN. Even though the context isn't quite the same, I'm reminded of Homer Simpson's mantra: "Leave your ass, Homer! Leave your ass!"

Kugai · « **Reply #95 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 23:28 »

Hanners is keen ain't she - that's cute!

Ummm

TMI Faye, TMI

Watched Pot · « **Reply #96 on:** 28 Jul 2010, 23:57 »

So.....it's a coffee shop....and the sun is apparently up......and they still don't open for two more hours? Maybe's Dora's business sense isn't as good as I thought it was....

westrim · « **Reply #97 on:** 29 Jul 2010, 00:05 »

Quote from: Watched Pot on 28 Jul 2010, 23:57

So.....it's a coffee shop....and the sun is apparently up......and they still don't open for two more hours? Maybe's Dora's business sense isn't as good as I thought it was....

Well there have been a couple indicators that they don't exactly open at the crack of dawn. All those late night happenings, Marten being late for work because of Dora sexing, the Great Veiling Entry, etc. I guess they're just open for lunch and afternoon traffic or something.

snubnose · « **Reply #98 on:** 29 Jul 2010, 00:10 »

Quote from: Thorbard on 28 Jul 2010, 02:50

Dora is a purplette (like brunette).

I'm too lazy to look it up, but Dora explicitly said she is a blonde just like her brother.

Bianci is even a name for blondes in Italy or something.

Arancaytar · « **Reply #99 on:** 29 Jul 2010, 00:28 »

Hanners breaks a new personal cuteness record today, especially in panel two.

It seems she got the hang of non-creepy smiling.

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