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Author Topic: WCT 22-26 November 2010 (Thanksgiving Week/1800-1805/Aftermath of the Breakup)  (Read 141887 times)

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Let's try not to get this one shut down, 'kay?

I'm thinking only four strips this week, and one is the OMG Turkeys.

I'm also not making this a poll thread because... well because I don't wanna.

I'd like to see a "Mmmm, Waffles" moment, though. We need a Teh Funny after the Teh Drama from last week.
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The Turkeys are always good for a funny moment.
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You realize, of course, that the turkeys are probably just going to make fun of this place for four or more panels.
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After last week, we deserve whatever the turkeys and/or Jeph decide to subject us to.
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No you sick minded moron, I meant Turkey

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After last week, we deserve whatever the turkeys and/or Jeph decide to subject us to.

Turdy turkeys talking dirty in Turkish.

The week may also feature another night time sequence in (Dora's and) Marten's bedroom with the only illumination being a reflection from the Shame Orb thru the window.
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I predict three days of Yelling Bird castigating forum posters, then OMGTurkeys break the fifth wall, then a redraw of strip 237 just to mess with people.
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Can't beat the HANNELORE I LOVE YOOOOOOOOU turkey strip with the old guy.
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Is it awful I'm half-hoping for a week of filler?  Yelling bird, Sweet Tits, the OMG Turkeys...maybe have some HAWT PINTSIZE ACTION minus the humans, but nothing really plot driven?

Don't get me wrong, I want to see what happens next, but...after a climax like that, a breather could be nice too.

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Can't beat the HANNELORE I LOVE YOOOOOOOOU turkey strip with the old guy.

Oh God, AGREED.
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I for one welcome this coming week of QC, be it filler or not.  To wit, I shall relax.
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I just hope that the week swings back towards comedy. The last couple strips have been all drama. The comic has not had a good dirty joke in a while.
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I miss the turkeys, and I want to see Yelling Bird with his own Yelling Bird squishable, although what he does with it might have to be off-frame.
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I don't think thats gonna happen. Seems to be a Marten & Faye page today (currently watching Jeph on Justin.tv).

And I really can't see the comic just heading straight into comedy this week, it'd be too much of a mood whiplash. The emotions right now need to be played out and any comedy might ruin the buildup going on.
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Sweet-tits and the Shame Orb head for mexico in a stolen cadillac, Yelling Bird tied by his dick to the antenna "Fuck you, I can fuck the WINNNNNNNNNNND"

Dora drinking herself into oblivion at Svens - for some reason, instead of polka-dotted ferrets, she gets half-naked Marigold.

Pintsize Goes Too Far. Marten shuts him down permanently.

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Also someone brings a platypus into Coffee of Doom and it runs amok.

I have no ideas beyond this, but really, the idea speaks for itself, don't you think?
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Dora drinking herself into oblivion at Svens - for some reason, instead of polka-dotted ferrets, she gets half-naked Marigold.
Yeah, but which half?
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You realize, of course, that the turkeys are probably just going to make fun of this place for four or more panels.

I'm betting on it.
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Scene:

Window of the aparment, seen from outside.    Objects are being thrown from the window to the street below.
Zoom in next frame,  it is all of DORA's stuff.
Next frame, just the window.
Next frame,  inside the bedroom,   Martin has Faye in a body-hold as she tries to light a Molotov Cocktail
"Damn it, Faye this is NOT helping!"
 
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Also someone brings a platypus into Coffee of Doom and it runs amok.

I have no ideas beyond this, but really, the idea speaks for itself, don't you think?

Given that I've never seen a platypus run amok, I'm very curious to see how that would turn out!
Also, I think your avatar is perfect: it reflects the state of mind of the viewer. When I first saw it, it was a sort of exhilarated expression, as you raised your UBMEOD above your head and charged into the fray in last week's thread for the first time. Now the drama has sunk in, and more stuff has happened in the comic, it's fearful, nauseous and more than a little weirded out.

... Funny that.
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I've only seen one platypus rampage in my time.  It was terrible... blood and bodily fluids everywhere, dazed survivors leaning against walls, mumbling, "It has fur... it has a beak... why did God do it..."

You don't wanna get involved in a Platypus fight, man.  It's a bad scene.
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Scene:

Window of the aparment, seen from outside.    Objects are being thrown from the window to the street below.
Zoom in next frame,  it is all of DORA's stuff.
Next frame, just the window.
Next frame,  inside the bedroom,   Martin has Faye in a body-hold as she tries to light a Molotov Cocktail
"Damn it, Faye this is NOT helping!"
 

The only problem is, how would we know it was Dora's stuff?

A "BLOOD PONY" t-shirt goes flying? Or a "MOUSTACHE RIDES" shirt? Or the Emergency Skirt which she never brought back to the shop?
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Maybe the short black skirts or spookypants would give it away.  Or the striped tights. 

No matter, the scenario gave me my first good laugh this week! 
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Maybe the short black skirts or spookypants would give it away.  Or the striped tights. 

No matter, the scenario gave me my first good laugh this week! 

Faye just better be careful not to light Dora's vinyl pants on fire.  The fumes from burning plastic are bad news for your lungs.
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Martin has Faye in a body-hold as she tries to light a Molotov Cocktail "Damn it, Faye this is NOT helping!"
Definite LOL! Which probably makes me a bad person.
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Bonus punchline:  Dora walks in on them wrestling.    She shouts AH HA!  I KNEW IT!    This scares the crap out of Faye... who drops the Cocktail.

Hilarity FLAMES ensue.
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I was actually imagining something closer to Pintsize trying to do the 'toss stuff out' since he saw it in a video, but then he gets into mortal combat with the cat...
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Am I the only one who sees Mieville staying with Marten and Pintsize somehow ending up with Dora? I mean the little guy did help hammer a couple of nails into that coffin last Monday, so I doubt his Marten's favourite AnthroPC right now. (Either that or Marten uploads Pintsize to the computer and pawns off the chassis so he can get out of town for a while.)
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Of course, the ultimate LOL would be Pintsize saying, "Can I keep this bustier?"
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Next strip:   


Faye appears at Angus's door. 

"Hey Angus may I ask a HUGE favor... I need a place to stay my apartment burned down."

"WHAT--  Gosh what happened?"

"I was... doing laundry..."

"You burned down your APARTMENT doing LAUNDRY?!"

"....lets just say I'm not very good at ironing."



ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.  ALL THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.    BIG WHEEL KEEPS ON TURNING.
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"Comic's done, will upload later, time for a party!"

Jeph, you TEASE.
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ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.  ALL THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.    BIG WHEEL KEEPS ON TURNING.

So... Pintsize is a Cylon?


This makes a lot of sense.
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BIG WHEEL KEEPS ON TURNING.

Proud Mary keeps on BURNING...
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BIG WHEEL KEEPS ON TURNING.

Proud Mary keeps on BURNING...

Rollin'! Rollin'! Rollin on the river!!!!!  :psyduck:
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BIG WHEEL KEEPS ON TURNING.

Proud Mary keeps on BURNING...

Rollin'! Rollin'! Rollin on the river!!!!!  :psyduck:

Doo-wat dooo-do-doo!

Dooo-do-doo!

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Dun-na duunn!
Dun-na duunn!
Dun-na dun dun dun dun dun-na duunn!!!!
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Comic's up, and Jeph is filling in at XKCD as well.
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A nice beginning to the week... interesting to see how rational Marten seems at this point, Faye reacting as per expectation. I'm looking forward to seeing her going into work, if we get to this week. It will be interesting to see Dora's spin on the situation.


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Wow, Marten looks awful. Par for the course considering last week, I suppose...

Also, Faye's pout looks adorable.
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I notice Marten's wearing a black hoodie again. Did he break this?:  http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1436

I kinda like the idea that Faye woke up to the sound of glass breaking.
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Re: WCDT 22-26 November 2010
« Reply #37 on: 21 Nov 2010, 21:20 »

A nice beginning to the week... interesting to see how rational Marten seems at this point, Faye reacting as per expectation.
Well, this seems to be the next morning rather than a direct continuation from 1800. Not only did Marten's door going "click" seemed like a pretty definitive "not going to talk now", but they're in the kitchen, and they've both changed clothes (well, Marten changed his T-shirt). They've had some time to sleep off the immediate emotions, which is probably why Marten's comparatively rational [Faye's angry because she's just found out the gory details, and so hasn't had time to metabolise the angry homones]
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Jeph's captured the raw emotion so well it's almost scary.

Faye's first interaction with Dora following this is going to be quite interesting...I'm sure she wants to respect Marten's wishes to not jump down her throat. But then again, she's also going to want to stick up for her best friend and confront her about the allegations made about Marten's feelings for her, right? Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Faye's gonna turn into psycho bitch lady. But I do foresee a good amount of passive-aggressiveness between those two in the near future.
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I notice Marten's wearing a black hoodie again. Did he break this?:  http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1436

I kinda like the idea that Faye woke up to the sound of glass breaking.

Ooooh, I like this.
One, he gets rid of something that reminds him of his relationship. Two, he gets to wear his french-fry hoodie again. Three, Faye gets to wake up to the sound of glass breaking.
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Ah. At least we're continuing things. You crazy bastards actually had me thinking there'd be a big ol' week of filler strips.

You crazy, crazy bastards.
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Yet again... I maintain my addiction while still not really enjoying the new strips. I won't pretend that the whole last 150 or so comics have been all bad. There were some utterly awesome strips in that batch, but then every time it goes back to developing the main plot threads I just feel so sad. I don't get a choice in the way I react to the plot... it's just a reflex.

Since I don't even know if I have the willpower to quit, please can we get back to funny and cute comics involving Marigold and Hannelore, please? I don't feel any bizarre and completely inappropriate sense of investment in what they get up to.

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Man, Marten looks shredded.  Poor bastard.  I can see why he'd want to hold Faye back... no need for her to get involved... but I wonder if Faye's gonna bother with a poker face next time she sees Dora?  I can easily see what Dora's response would be when she finds that Marten has pretty much immediately told Faye about their breakup conversation and the reason why.  Probably something along the lines of, "So he opened up to you the second I dumped him.  What a fuckin' surprise."
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I picture Marten curling up with French Fry hoodie at night, grumbling about how Dora never really appreciated its awesomeness.  :-D
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Man, Marten looks shredded.  Poor bastard.  I can see why he'd want to hold Faye back... no need for her to get involved... but I wonder if Faye's gonna bother with a poker face next time she sees Dora?  I can easily see what Dora's response would be when she finds that Marten has pretty much immediately told Faye about their breakup conversation and the reason why.  Probably something along the lines of, "So he opened up to you the second I dumped him.  What a fuckin' surprise."

Well Faye would probably get curious when Dora didn't show up at the apartment they share after about a week, and Marten needs to talk to someone.

Besides, Dora ended the relationship. When and to whom Marten opens up is not really any of her business anymore, is it?

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I notice Marten's wearing a black hoodie again. Did he break this?:  http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1436

I kinda like the idea that Faye woke up to the sound of glass breaking.

Ooooh, I like this.
One, he gets rid of something that reminds him of his relationship. Two, he gets to wear his french-fry hoodie again. Three, Faye gets to wake up to the sound of glass breaking.

I kind of like the idea too, but it seems like it's probably the same hoodie he's had on since 1778. (I think at the time, Dora mentioned that he had a gazillion other black hoodies).

Maybe I'm getting a bad read on this, but it seems like Marten maybe gave Faye the shorthand of what happened, and it lost a little bit in translation. (sort of: "Dora broke up with me because she thinks we want to screw" vs. "Dora broke up with me because she thinks she's so crazy that she'll always believe we want to screw). If that's the case, I wonder what Faye will think of Dora's side of the story. I mean, I can't believe Faye would be all that more sympathetic to reasoning B over reasoning A, but it IS slightly less rabid batshit crazy.
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Marten, even wrung out, is ever the pragmatist. More great expressions, especially the Faye-pout at the end.
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I notice Marten's wearing a black hoodie again. Did he break this?:  http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1436

I kinda like the idea that Faye woke up to the sound of glass breaking.

I kind of like the idea too, but it seems like it's probably the same hoodie he's had on since 1778. (I think at the time, Dora mentioned that he had a gazillion other black hoodies).

Maybe I'm getting a bad read on this, but it seems like Marten maybe gave Faye the shorthand of what happened, and it lost a little bit in translation. (sort of: "Dora broke up with me because she thinks we want to screw" vs. "Dora broke up with me because she thinks she's so crazy that she'll always believe we want to screw). If that's the case, I wonder what Faye will think of Dora's side of the story. I mean, I can't believe Faye would be all that more sympathetic to reasoning B over reasoning A, but it IS slightly less rabid batshit crazy.

It sounds to me like Marten told her the real story. I can see Faye being just as angry over reasoning A as reasoning B; remember Faye put in just as much time as Marten in reassuring Dora that she was ok with their relationship and not pining away for Marten. Plus, SHE JUST STARTED DATING ANOTHER GUY. Faye has the right to be that upset with her.
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I would really really care for another shot of Faye with the glare of death....full pentagrams flames and all.
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