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Plenty of Fish in the Sea!

0 (0%)

"Psh, I'm not that desperate."

6 (6.9%)

I'M SO SORRY!

2 (2.3%)

Want me to take off my pants? (No, thanks, you already did that once)

9 (10.3%)

Sorry I made things awkward

1 (1.1%)

HERMIONE & GINNY VS. THE SPACE WIZARDS

44 (50.6%)

Puberty stories

1 (1.1%)

The Mistaken HS Health Teacher

3 (3.4%)

"Why do I need lotion in my bedroom?"

5 (5.7%)

What kind of porn does Marten like?

4 (4.6%)

"You really wanna do that?..."

7 (8%)

Nah, too white bread.

5 (5.7%)

Total Members Voted: 73

[westrim]

A small amount of fanfiction is actually quite good. Most of it is entertaining in a so-bad-it's-good way, like Twilight or Mary Kate & Ashley films. Some of it is just bad. My Immortal is a freaking MASTERPIECE, though - as is Marigold's excellent piece of fiction.

Hey, that sounds like... Sturgeon's Law

[Doctor Online]

Damn you guys for recommending My Immortal, I'm scratching my eyes out, but I just cannot STOP reading it. D;

[Insectile]

My Immortal was so bad that Marigold's fanfic seems like the new Dune

[Akima]

My favourite part is the fact that Marigold managed to misspell the name of the main villain every single time Also, it looks inspired by WoW to me, particularly villain names often have an apostrophe, a 'kh' and a 'z' somewhere.

How do you know the correct spelling?  The most one can say with accuracy is that she spelt the name differently. Stuffing random apostrophes into names is a common "exoticization" technique, going back at least to H.P.Lovecraft.

Marigold can't spell "emanate" but she uses to/too/two, their/there/they're, and your/you're correctly, so she's already ahead of 99% of fanfic I've read...

[Near Lurker]

Fine, she spells his name correctly at most once.

[O8h7w]

I tried to stay out of this forum, (don't want to put my sleeping time at risk), but now I just can't do that any longer.

And why is that? Because all of you seem to have completely missed out on something that's horribly wrong in Marigold's fanfic. Hermione and Ginny can't both be 25 years old at the same time...

(yes, I do understand that I have now disclosed myself as quite the Harry Potter geek...)

[AnAverageWriter]

And why is that? Because all of you seem to have completely missed out on something that's horribly wrong in Marigold's fanfic. Hermione and Ginny can't both be 25 years old at the same time...

Aging (Ageing? What kind of spelling is that?) Potion.

[akronnick]

Time-turner.

Suspend your disbelief!

[jwhouk]

"Tai hitting on Marigold"...

...will become a running gag in the strip.    - 8 (8.4%)
...won't happen ever again.    - 1 (1.1%)
...won't happen again (until the next time Tai's drunk).    - 13 (13.7%)
...won't happen (until the next time MARIGOLD is drunk).    - 13 (13.7%)
...is the bane of slashfic writers everywhere    - 0 (0%)
...will be made worse by Angus commenting on it.    - 6 (6.3%)
GOOGLE IT!    - 3 (3.2%)
...is already Rule 34'd somewhere.    - 38 (40%)
Oh, go write the slashfic for it already.    - 13 (13.7%)

Total Voters: 95

[iusticanun]

My favourite part is the fact that Marigold managed to misspell the name of the main villain every single time Also, it looks inspired by WoW to me, particularly villain names often have an apostrophe, a 'kh' and a 'z' somewhere.

It put me in mind of that one Orc in Lord of the Rings: Grishnákh.

[Boomslang]

Long time lurker, finally was able to register.

I have to say, what I'm hoping happens is that Marigold gets introduced to Jimbo as an apprentice to his sith master. And then they fall into lust love. Is there an existing shipper name for Jimbo/Marigold already?

Anyway, just think about it. Jimbo's a redneck, he places no importance on the social complexities that Marigold struggles against. He is also, at last check, single (let me know if I'm wrong, it's been a while since he's been in the comic). It just makes sense- albeit in a way that will probably cost me lots of money in therapist bills later in life.

[slydon]

How did I go so long w/o reading My Immortal?
I damn near shat myself laughing.

[Random Wanderer]

Even if I hadn't sworn off of reading fanfics, I wouldn't want to read one by someone who is explicitly stated to be a bad writer. From the sound of things, though, Marigold could really use a creative writing class or two. It also wouldn't hurt for her to read "Characters and Viewpoint" by Orson Scott Card. And by "read" I mean "study extensively."

[Carl-E]

Craziest thing of all: TAI LOVES IT???
http://twitter.com/tai_fighter/status/2240170438959104

wtf?  Insanity, I tells you.

I'm having issues with this.  Tai seems to be pulling Marigold's leg (for lack of a better metaphor).  Maybe she really is flattered, but the way she said it could lead to some more serious misunderstandings! 

[Near Lurker]

Even if I hadn't sworn off of reading fanfics, I wouldn't want to read one by someone who is explicitly stated to be a bad writer. From the sound of things, though, Marigold could really use a creative writing class or two. It also wouldn't hurt for her to read "Characters and Viewpoint" by Orson Scott Card. And by "read" I mean "study extensively."

And heeeere... weeeee... go.

[iduguphergrave]

I'm having issues with this.  Tai seems to be pulling Marigold's leg (for lack of a better metaphor).  Maybe she really is flattered, but the way she said it could lead to some more serious misunderstandings! 

I'm sure Tai is just humoring Marigold. She knows Mari went to the trouble of writing this little turd; it's only polite to say thank you and say you like it. Like when you get a present that's totally lame form someone you really like, but then you see the look on their face and you're like 'oh man I have to pretend to like this or they'll be so sad.'

See this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFFgbbUt1jY



I've been drinking.

[ysth]

Comic's up! http://www.questionablecontent.net weirdly, this is actually GOING somewhere. #youllsee

Just say No to Mardoraye.

[Dr. ROFLPWN]

Even if I hadn't sworn off of reading fanfics, I wouldn't want to read one by someone who is explicitly stated to be a bad writer. From the sound of things, though, Marigold could really use a creative writing class or two. It also wouldn't hurt for her to read "Characters and Viewpoint" by Orson Scott Card. And by "read" I mean "study extensively."

Please, for the love of Cthulhu, don't tell people they should read anything by That Man. Encouraging that man is just fucked. He is an asshole, and a one-hit wonder who should be forgotten. Read John Scalzi instead.

On another topic, where is the poll option to recognize Marigold's fic as a piece of Great Literature? I mean, this is close to the classic DOOM: Consequences of Evil. To use the fanfic as necromancy metaphor, Marigold created a right proper zombie dragon on fire here. I especially loved Harry's line to the Spacemaster.

I also strongly suspect that Tai enjoys the tale on an ironic level, rather than a real one. As Ilgreven put it, she is like unto the great wordsmith Chimaera.
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[Kugai]

I prefer this version of My Immortal    

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N26mo7PD51A

What's good or bad in FanFic is a matter of taste - Good and bad. (Links to what I like are in my Homepage in case you wonder what I consider good.)



Aaaaannnnnnnd in tonights comic, masturbation.

[raoullefere]

Okay, this was funny the third read-through. The first one, I got the idea, for some reason, that Marten's teacher thought the urethra opened up at the tip of the clitoris. I could see some wierd logic in that, but the porn ref made no sense at all.

The third read, I got it. Ha. Ha HA ha.

I'm so glad we've decided (overall) that kids don't need sex ed in the US. Ha. Ha HA ha. *sigh*

[LordVaughn]

Oddly, I have had a similar conversation to today's comic. Some of the things I thought of around the ages of 10-12 explain so much...

[Jedit]

Damn you guys for recommending My Immortal, I'm scratching my eyes out, but I just cannot STOP reading it. D;

Don't worry, there's a strong belief that it's a spoof.

To whoever said fanfic can be better than published literature: why did you bother posting a link?  We've all heard of Twilight, you know.

[Akima]

Fine, she spells his name correctly at most once.

Yeah, sorry. I was being a smarty-pants.

Okay, this was funny the third read-through. The first one, I got the idea, for some reason, that Marten's teacher thought the urethra opened up at the tip of the clitoris. I could see some wierd logic in that, but the porn ref made no sense at all. The third read, I got it. Ha. Ha HA ha.

I had the same first impression. Then I got it. Ouch!

[Dr. ROFLPWN]

Okay, this was funny the third read-through. The first one, I got the idea, for some reason, that Marten's teacher thought the urethra opened up at the tip of the clitoris. I could see some wierd logic in that, but the porn ref made no sense at all.

The third read, I got it. Ha. Ha HA ha.

I'm so glad we've decided (overall) that kids don't need sex ed in the US. Ha. Ha HA ha. *sigh*

[sarcasm]Well of course we don't! If kids were properly educated about sex and sexuality, they might not treat it with the proper fear and loathing![/sarcasm]

[Jerkxes]

“It puts the lotion on its skin or it gets the hose again”

But seriously I never truly understood just how bad the American sex education was until starting uni and meeting many an exchange student. Some of the things they believe about sex and contraception are both baffling and frightening. For example one girl started the pill whilst over here and rather than beginning the packet right after her period like she should have she waited until a Sunday to start it as the packets week started on a Sunday.

Unfortunately our health education is becoming pretty pathetic as well; I’m sick of explaining that babies and urine do not actually come from the same hole.

[Nodaisho]

Okay, this was funny the third read-through. The first one, I got the idea, for some reason, that Marten's teacher thought the urethra opened up at the tip of the clitoris. I could see some wierd logic in that, but the porn ref made no sense at all.

The third read, I got it. Ha. Ha HA ha.

I'm so glad we've decided (overall) that kids don't need sex ed in the US. Ha. Ha HA ha. *sigh*

[sarcasm]Well of course we don't! If kids were properly educated about sex and sexuality, they might not treat it with the proper fear and loathing![/sarcasm]

And it doesn't help that we keep telling them how wonderful it is. If we said "It's awkward, sometimes painful, and frequently leads to people getting hurt", there wouldn't be quite as much attraction to it.

Instead, in the words of my teacher, we say "OH MY GOD ITS THE BEST THING EVER.

Don't do it."

Jerkxes, I can't remember what it is (I forgot some of the stuff that I will never use, by virtue of being male), but there is something to do with contraception or pregnancy that you start on the Sunday after you start your period. Maybe she got confused by that.

[Carl-E]

I'm having issues with this.  Tai seems to be pulling Marigold's leg (for lack of a better metaphor).  Maybe she really is flattered, but the way she said it could lead to some more serious misunderstandings! 

I'm sure Tai is just humoring Marigold. She knows Mari went to the trouble of writing this little turd; it's only polite to say thank you and say you like it. Like when you get a present that's totally lame form someone you really like, but then you see the look on their face and you're like 'oh man I have to pretend to like this or they'll be so sad.'

See this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFFgbbUt1jY

Okay, now that I've spent a lot of time on Garfunkel and Oates (thank you, thank you, thank you), I just wanted to point out the imminent problem with "my crush on you just multiplied by like a million percent".  Ironic it may be, but how do you think Marigold is going to take this?  I'm not sure she gets irony yet...

Then again, since she doesn't think she swings that way, it may not really matter.

But you never know!

As to today's comic, I'm thankful that I predate the "sex ed in school" generation.  Mine happened the way god intended. 

On the playground...

[snubnose]

And why is that? Because all of you seem to have completely missed out on something that's horribly wrong in Marigold's fanfic. Hermione and Ginny can't both be 25 years old at the same time...

And thats all thats wrong with that fanfic ?

[Jerkxes]

Fair enough Nodaisho but it was made very clear by her doctor that it would not work unless she took it directly after her period. She just decided that she wouldn’t take it until the Sunday because that was the first day on the packet. Reading my comment again I wasn’t very clear, sorry.

[eddie]

I'm having issues with this.  Tai seems to be pulling Marigold's leg (for lack of a better metaphor).  Maybe she really is flattered, but the way she said it could lead to some more serious misunderstandings! 

I'm sure Tai is just humoring Marigold. She knows Mari went to the trouble of writing this little turd; it's only polite to say thank you and say you like it. Like when you get a present that's totally lame form someone you really like, but then you see the look on their face and you're like 'oh man I have to pretend to like this or they'll be so sad.'

See this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFFgbbUt1jY

Okay, now that I've spent a lot of time on Garfunkel and Oates (thank you, thank you, thank you), I just wanted to point out the imminent problem with "my crush on you just multiplied by like a million percent".  Ironic it may be, but how do you think Marigold is going to take this?  I'm not sure she gets irony yet...

Then again, since she doesn't think she swings that way, it may not really matter.

But you never know!

As to today's comic, I'm thankful that I predate the "sex ed in school" generation.  Mine happened the way god intended. 

On the playground...

I had a friend who thought that if she didn't have sex for long enough that her hyman would grow back and our teacher told us about a girl who though you only had one period and that was it.

[Nodaisho]

Fair enough Nodaisho but it was made very clear by her doctor that it would not work unless she took it directly after her period. She just decided that she wouldn’t take it until the Sunday because that was the first day on the packet. Reading my comment again I wasn’t very clear, sorry.

Yeah. I suppose the package really is worded poorly.

In most situations, though, I don't see why that wouldn't work. I could see it being a bad idea because there is the possibility of an oocite forming and being brought into the fallopian tube during those during those 1-6 days, but it would be an unusual cycle, so odds are nothing would be hurt.

[Nightson]

I don't know what you guys are talking about Marigold's fanfic is wonderful.

[Nodaisho]

I agree, it does inspire wonder. I would also call it terrific.

[Carl-E]

...as in, "inspires terror"? 

No, wait, that's terrorific terrible. 

[Delator]

Faye
Sven
Dora
Dora and Sven's parents
Marten
Marten's HS Health teacher
Marten's HS Health teacher's wife
Marten's mother

Puberty: Confusion for all! 

[Loki]

I have to say, what I'm hoping happens is that Marigold gets introduced to Jimbo as an apprentice to his sith master. And then they fall into lust love. Is there an existing shipper name for Jimbo/Marigold already?

I suggest Jigolo.

[srpilha]

Marigold can't spell "emanate" but she uses to/too/two, their/there/they're, and your/you're correctly, so she's already ahead of 99% of fanfic I've read...

Not quite:

You’re body is eminating more magic than I have ever seen eminate from a body before!

[/nitpicking]

Having read Jeph's statement about grammar and spelling on the forum, I bet he really did have fun writing that.  

[Coco]

Fair enough Nodaisho but it was made very clear by her doctor that it would not work unless she took it directly after her period. She just decided that she wouldn’t take it until the Sunday because that was the first day on the packet. Reading my comment again I wasn’t very clear, sorry.

Yeah. I suppose the package really is worded poorly.

In most situations, though, I don't see why that wouldn't work. I could see it being a bad idea because there is the possibility of an oocite forming and being brought into the fallopian tube during those during those 1-6 days, but it would be an unusual cycle, so odds are nothing would be hurt.

As far as I'm aware many doctors do recommend starting on Sunday. The instruction packet that comes with the pills even has instructions for what they call "Sunday Starters." The idea is that after the off-week it is easier to remember starting your new pack on the first day of the week, then on a Wednesday. I have never heard of any problems that can result from not starting your pack immediately after your period.
I also find it hilarious that the Catholic schools which I attended from pre-school through high school, did a better job of sex ed than any public school I'm aware of. I think this is one area where the Catholic sex obsession worked in the students favor. Of course, there was the whole thing of "sex is great, but only for straight, married people without artificial contraception and don't you forget it!" But then they taught us all the contraception methods so we would know how they violated God's plan. It was really funny.

[jwhouk]

What does it mean when it takes you three or four reads to FINALLY get the joke in the second panel?

[Nodaisho]

As far as I'm aware many doctors do recommend starting on Sunday. The instruction packet that comes with the pills even has instructions for what they call "Sunday Starters." The idea is that after the off-week it is easier to remember starting your new pack on the first day of the week, then on a Wednesday. I have never heard of any problems that can result from not starting your pack immediately after your period.

Generally there are placebo pills to take during that week so you are still in the habit of 1 per day. I suppose they aren't really placebos since it isn't hidden that they aren't real progestin pills

[Melauren]

jwhouk, it means you should probably explain it for us dumbasses who are none the wiser after six or seven?

... please?

[Nodaisho]

The joke for both of their reactions is that if someone doesn't know what a clitoris does, they aren't going to be much good in bed.

[tbones]

I don't know if this is recent news or something... but did you know that sven played W.O.W.? Not only that he plays a horde character?

Exibit A: http://twitter.com/svenbianchi/status/2270360964

It started looking up since last night i woke in the middle of the night and said: "Jesus christ sven is going hook up with marigold" and then i went back to sleep.

I mean, he also said that he was attracted to curvaceous ladies, and marigold seems to fit that model!!!

Am i crazy for thinking this?

Am i crazy to wake up and say things out of the blue about the characters' relations in a webcomic????

[Coco]

As far as I'm aware many doctors do recommend starting on Sunday. The instruction packet that comes with the pills even has instructions for what they call "Sunday Starters." The idea is that after the off-week it is easier to remember starting your new pack on the first day of the week, then on a Wednesday. I have never heard of any problems that can result from not starting your pack immediately after your period.

Generally there are placebo pills to take during that week so you are still in the habit of 1 per day. I suppose they aren't really placebos since it isn't hidden that they aren't real progestin pills

Indeed. My larger point was that she really wasn't that dumb. At least when I get pills the instructions for "Sunday Starters" are on top. Also, most women I know don't take the placebo week pills. It's silly, but after a few years that tiny pill begins to feel like an onerous task every morning and that week off is nice. If only American doctors didn't have such an aversion to no maintenance solutions like IUDs.

[Smerf]

For the record, my sex ed class in high school was surprisingly well informed, even if the teacher's main goal was to get us to NOT have sex.  Ever.  He was a 54 year old virgin and proudly informed us of this.
 
Didn't stop him from putting all the girl that wore short skirts or low cut shirt in the front row, though.

[raoullefere]

What does it mean when it takes you three or four reads to FINALLY get the joke in the second panel?

It means your logic, or perhaps your priorities, and this person's are not the same. I know the clitoris is formed from basically the same tissue as the glans, and thus I can see someone thinking that the urethra must be similarly associated. This person obviously thought that wherever urine emerged, there must the glans-analog be.

Okay, this was funny the third read-through. The first one, I got the idea, for some reason, that Marten's teacher thought the urethra opened up at the tip of the clitoris. I could see some wierd logic in that, but the porn ref made no sense at all. The third read, I got it. Ha. Ha HA ha.

I had the same first impression. Then I got it. Ouch!

I don't know whether to take comfort in or be frightened about this.

For the moment, I'll take comfort.

[Carl-E]

I don't know if this is recent news or something... but did you know that sven played W.O.W.? Not only that he plays a horde character?

Exibit A: http://twitter.com/svenbianchi/status/2270360964

It started looking up since last night i woke in the middle of the night and said: "Jesus christ sven is going hook up with marigold" and then i went back to sleep.

I mean, he also said that he was attracted to curvaceous ladies, and marigold seems to fit that model!!!

Am i crazy for thinking this?

Am i crazy to wake up and say things out of the blue about the characters' relations in a webcomic????

This has been hypothesized since Marigold was introduced, since it was already known that Sven played.  No, I'm not digging up links.  I'm busy proctoring an exam...

Well, not too  busy.  you knw...

[tbones]

This has been hypothesized since Marigold was introduced, since it was already known that Sven played.  No, I'm not digging up links.  I'm busy proctoring an exam...

Well, not too  busy.  you knw...

Haha, well after i posted what i said, i ... ehm, searched on google, and find a bazilions post about the same thing, so no need to dig up links.

sorry for the useless post anyway! i should have "GOOGLE IT" sooner!

[Mad Cat]

Question: In general, who discovers masturbation first? Boys or Girls? I think we all know girls mature sooner than boys, but boys in general are randy little monkeys from start to finish, so with respect to self-pleasure in THAT way, who starts doing it first?

[raoullefere]

I dunno, but I suspect this topic needs a thread all its own. And, no, I am not gonna start one.

Also, after careful reflection, I've decided to blame my difficulty in getting panel three's joke on Martin's ending his sentence with a linking verb. Someone clout that man on the back of the head.

C'mon, Faye. I mean, this time, he actually deserves it.