Topic: WCDT 29 Nov-3 Dec (1806-1810) (Read 113257 times)

Dr. ROFLPWN · « **Reply #350 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 01:17 »

Quote from: Tergon on 02 Dec 2010, 00:57

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 02 Dec 2010, 00:44
There's a character who could mentor you in squirrel fighting.

Coincidence? I think not.

Oh my God Tai you, you traitor

You aren't fighting the squirrels at all...you're on their side

Tergon · « **Reply #351 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 01:24 »

I was just going to put up two pictures and leave no explanation and call it a joke.

But then those pictures popped up completely randomly on Google Image Search. I honestly was not prepared for them to look so much alike.

I'm kind of a little scared now.

Olymander · « **Reply #352 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 03:07 »

Quote from: redragon5000 on 01 Dec 2010, 22:34

He'll need new equipment if he's gonna take on the squirrels. The Worry Hat doesn't add to defense...

Nah. I think he could take all the squirrels in the park; they'd all just fall over laughing when they see him in it! Remember, the best defense is a good offense. Or some such.

As for a mentor in squirrel fighting, I vote Momo.

jwhouk · « **Reply #353 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 03:17 »

The truth is, Jeph doesn't like drawing Teh Drama - and thus that's why we get reaction shots and not the Tell about the breakup.

akronnick · « **Reply #354 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 03:24 »

Also the tell is redundant. What really matters is how the characters react.

The only tell strip we've seen is the only one that's actually needed, the one where Marten tells Faye. But that wasn't even completely about the break up, it was mostly about Marten's reaction too it. The next two strips are Faye's, then Hanners. It would have been a waste of time for Jeph to show every single character telling the tale. We no what happened, and whe we see a character's reaction, we can assume that they now know as well.

If we needed to see every single word, we'd be stuck on this one story until OMG Turkeys, 2016.

Ghanima Atreides · « **Reply #355 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 04:11 »

There is only one thing I have to say to Marten: Tanstaafl!

azurefirem · « **Reply #356 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 04:51 »

The twitter post seriously made the comic for me.
"Unarmed. It has to be a fair fight."

*grabs pom-poms*

Border Reiver · « **Reply #357 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 05:17 »

I had no idea that Squirrel Girl looked so...nice.

I've either just creeped myself out, or I need to get back into comics.

Melauren · « **Reply #358 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 05:25 »

Anyone else irritated by Marten's attitude here? Dude, the coffee/lattes/muffins weren't free, it just wasn't you who paid for them. Pretty sure your ex-girlfriend, the struggling small business owner, had to pay for all those "free" goods you were scarfing. And lunch EVERY DAY? I'd actually be super annoyed if I were in Dora's shoes. Coffee, whatever. Lattes... ennnnh depends how many he's having, those buggers are expensive in part because milk and espresso are expensive. Muffins? For lunch, every day of the week? How many would that be, anyway?

Yeah, I'd have told him to stop mooching, I think.

</taking the comic too seriously>

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #359 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 05:35 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 02 Dec 2010, 05:17

I had no idea that Squirrel Girl looked so...nice.

I've either just creeped myself out, or I need to get back into comics.

Squirrel-girls you say? Grace here is part-squirrel. Apparently it's a thing now.

EDIT: Changed to better link.

Skewbrow · « **Reply #360 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 05:56 »

Quote from: Melauren on 02 Dec 2010, 05:25

Anyone else irritated by Marten's attitude here?

Don't know about irritated, but the following did occur to me. Say Marten shows up at CoD (after due time, so not for quite some while) and ...... Dora hands him a bill for muffins and lattes consumed at lunch breaks during the past year. Then she says: "It's been wonderful, sweetie. It really has. But there are no free lunches!" She did learn a few things at that econ course. Also our Dora is a bitch crowd would have a field day.

Tergon · « **Reply #361 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 06:04 »

Well, Marten's skinny as hell, so if it's any consolation I don't think he'd eat much.

Also now I cannot stop thinking about other superheroes the rest of QC would look like (Please nobody be lame enough to make a Pizza Girl joke). Like, Marten? He's totally Dick Grayson. If Raven had dyed the front of her hair white instead of hot pink she could be Rogue... and Dora could be Triplicate Girl with her black hair...

O NO HALP I AM CAUGHT IN ENDLESS NERD-LOOP

Carl-E · « **Reply #362 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 06:06 »

Reboot yourself, you'll be fine.

I reassess and retcon my initial reaction; Tai is being disarmingly charming, as usual.

I imagine the initial reaction was somewhat subdued, anyway. In Tai's world, you get knocked down, you get back up again...

Border Reiver · « **Reply #363 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 06:11 »

She drinks a whiskey drink, she drinks a lager drink...

raoullefere · « **Reply #364 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 06:22 »

Of course, we do recall that Faye was chucking leftover baked goods at hobos, don't we? If she had them left over anyway, I don't think the muffins Marten scarfed were cutting too much into Dora's bottom line. The lattes, I don't know about, having never had one in my life entire, much less paid for or made one.

As crass as Marten may seem, this is a normal thing to fixate on, and, I suspect, much easier than dealing directly with "I can't go hang out at CoD any more." and, worse, "I'm sleeping alone again tonight." At least it would be for me. Time enough to turn and face the (real) strain later.

Dr. ROFLPWN · « **Reply #365 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 06:42 »

Quote from: Tergon on 02 Dec 2010, 06:04

Well, Marten's skinny as hell, so if it's any consolation I don't think he'd eat much.

Also now I cannot stop thinking about other superheroes the rest of QC would look like (Please nobody be lame enough to make a Pizza Girl joke). Like, Marten? He's totally Dick Grayson. If Raven had dyed the front of her hair white instead of hot pink she could be Rogue... and Dora could be Triplicate Girl with her black hair...

O NO HALP I AM CAUGHT IN ENDLESS NERD-LOOP

YOUR WRONG FAYE IS TEH ONLY CANDIDATE FOR ROGUE

...O SHIT I AM IN LOOP NOW TOO

WAT HAS SCIENC DONE!!!!!111eleven

Border Reiver · « **Reply #366 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 06:50 »

That mean we can have Penny as the White Queen?

iduguphergrave · « **Reply #367 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 06:54 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 02 Dec 2010, 06:11

She drinks a whiskey drink, she drinks a lager drink...

NOOOOOOOOOO 90'S FLASHBACKS MAKE IT STOOOOOPPPPPPPPPP

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #368 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 07:04 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 02 Dec 2010, 06:50

That mean we can have Penny as the White Queen?

If you can get Pene-lope into the costume, more power to ya.

Tergon · « **Reply #369 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 07:10 »

Ms. Reed is the Baroness from G.I. Joe. I will not accept arguments on this.

Cammy · « **Reply #370 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 07:33 »

So I've been absent from the comic for almost a year, so a few hundred comics later over the past two days, and I'm caught up. I could start to see to problems between Marten and Dora progress, and in a way I'm happy they've split, because it feels real. Plus now I can't wait to see what future storylines will entail!

On a lighter note, it cool to see Jeph has the first volume collected. I'm totally going to buy one for myself! Screw my friends who also read QC! They can buy their own this Christmas!

Dr. ROFLPWN · « **Reply #371 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 07:38 »

Quote from: Tergon on 02 Dec 2010, 07:10

Ms. Reed is the Baroness from G.I. Joe. I will not accept arguments on this.

Yes. Absolutely. I will cut a fool who argues with that.

Sven is Gambit, this is completely assured. Steve is... Wolverine? He's got the sideburns for it.

OH SHIT MARTEN'S DAD WOULD BE THE BEST MAGNETO :O

Also fuck now I will hear Ian McKellen's voice when he appears in the comic

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #372 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 07:43 »

Quote from: Tergon on 02 Dec 2010, 07:10

Ms. Reed is the Baroness from G.I. Joe. I will not accept arguments on this.

You shall receive none from me!

But who does that make Destro?

And if Marten's dad is Magneto, that must mean Marten is Quicksilver; he just needs to bleach his hair to activate his powers and become the greatest rock guitarist since Eddie van Halen.

J · « **Reply #373 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 08:01 »

this strip reminds me of when my dog died. after awhile i wasn't thinking about it anymore, but then i dropped some egg salad on the floor and my first instinct was to whistle for him so i wouldn't have to clean it up. and then i remembered he was gone.

shit always comes back to hit you when you're not expecting it.

Carl-E · « **Reply #374 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 08:03 »

aurghoo;rhzrhjeg

Sorry, my only superhero bacground was the 50's superman TV show and the campy 60's batman. I never saw any of the movies - not Chrs Reeve, not any of the batman incarnations, and I don't read comics.

So I guess I'm posting to say I have nothing to post.

asdfkjhi

Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post.

J, so true. We'll see Marten get hit by this again, I think. You cope when you can, and break down when you can't.

raoullefere · « **Reply #375 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 08:36 »

I suppose if Faye dyed her hair, she could be Power Girl. I guess she could do justice to the window. (PG still has that costume doesn't she?)

jordinyc · « **Reply #376 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 08:47 »

yes Tai but HAVE YOU SEEN THE FUCKING SQUIRRELS in this town!?!

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1485

Wiregeek · « **Reply #377 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 08:52 »

Quote from: Tergon on 02 Dec 2010, 07:10

Ms. Reed is the Baroness from G.I. Joe. I will not accept arguments on this.

Even I can't argue with this, and the last time I tied one on, I had the dog nearly convinced that she was actually a developmentally disabled human.

Carl-E · « **Reply #378 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 09:35 »

Good thing he didn't report you to the ASPCA!

Wait, I guess if you had convinced him, he wouldn't report you, since he wouldn't believe he was an animal... and since you didn't convince him, he can't report you 'cause he can't make the call...

nevermind.

Wiregeek · « **Reply #379 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 09:44 »

her, actually. I'll throw up a pic tomorrow or some shit.

She is the most wonderful dog. 94.1 pounds of the dumbest pitbull you've ever met. Terrified of hats.

I re-read today's comic when I got up, and I noticed that Marten was still wearing the worry hat.. so cute, so desperate to not hurt.. poor Marten!

I'll send Jeph ten bux and a springer spaniel puppy if we can have a week of Sweet-tits/Yelling Bird*.

*No actual puppy.

foolsguinea · « **Reply #380 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 10:22 »

Tai curves! Reminded me of this fanart: http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,4954.msg976066.html#msg976066

Melauren · « **Reply #381 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 10:25 »

Quote from: raoullefere on 02 Dec 2010, 06:22

Of course, we do recall that Faye was chucking leftover baked goods at hobos, don't we? If she had them left over anyway, I don't think the muffins Marten scarfed were cutting too much into Dora's bottom line. The lattes, I don't know about, having never had one in my life entire, much less paid for or made one.

As crass as Marten may seem, this is a normal thing to fixate on, and, I suspect, much easier than dealing directly with "I can't go hang out at CoD any more." and, worse, "I'm sleeping alone again tonight." At least it would be for me. Time enough to turn and face the (real) strain later.

You're probably right that his mopeyness has more to do with "my life has changed immeasurably" than "aw man now I have to pay $1.25 for a muffin". Also yeah, they have leftovers... but that doesn't really make him any less of a moocher, in my opinion, if he never offered to pay for them. Although maybe he did and Dora refused? Eh. Anyway, I guess I just dislike that attitude in general. Like, "oh hey I'm going to take advantage of my friend's hospitality, permanently and continuously, because they are too nice to call me on it. SCORE!"

I mean, when I was younger I never understood why Kramer was everyone's favourite character on Seinfeld... the way he took advantage of Jerry's apartment/belongings actually made me so irritated I couldn't even watch the show.

shengokai · « **Reply #382 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 10:31 »

Marten vs. The Squirrels. STAT. I DEMAND THIS!

Wiregeek · « **Reply #383 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 10:44 »

Quote from: foolsguinea on 02 Dec 2010, 10:22

Tai curves! Reminded me of this fanart: http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,4954.msg976066.html#msg976066

hotcha hotcha!

That is one gorgeous piece of fanart there!

machzel08 · « **Reply #384 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 11:24 »

WILL MARTEN JUST FREAK OUT ALREADY!!!!!

i'm just waiting for him to snap and break something or break down and cry.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #385 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 11:46 »

Quote from: Mr_Rose on 02 Dec 2010, 07:43

Quote from: Tergon on 02 Dec 2010, 07:10
Ms. Reed is the Baroness from G.I. Joe. I will not accept arguments on this.
You shall receive none from me!

But who does that make Destro?

And if Marten's dad is Magneto, that must mean Marten is Quicksilver; he just needs to bleach his hair to activate his powers and become the greatest rock guitarist since Eddie van Halen.

Then we need to figure out Scarlet Witch..

And Raoul - Faye would definitely do justice to PG's outfit.

Then again, with the right glasses, longer hair and a C96 she could be the Baroness as well.

laizeohbeets · « **Reply #386 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 11:59 »

I think Faye's attitude suits PG more.

hannahsaurusrex · « **Reply #387 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 12:16 »

If Raven is anything, she's Zatanna.
Tai strikes me as a cool Barbara Gordon.
Hanners as Kitty Pryde.
Marten seems like the closest superperson to him would be Spiderman.
If Dora gets better, Sue Storm, if she spirals into self doubt, Catwoman.
Steve seems Hal Jordan-esque.
Faye to me seems more like Tulip O'Hare but she isn't superpowered so what am I gonna doooooooo?

Emperor Norton · « **Reply #388 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 12:46 »

Quote from: J on 02 Dec 2010, 08:01

this strip reminds me of when my dog died. after awhile i wasn't thinking about it anymore, but then i dropped some egg salad on the floor and my first instinct was to whistle for him so i wouldn't have to clean it up. and then i remembered he was gone.

shit always comes back to hit you when you're not expecting it.

I had a work accident that made me blind in my right eye. (nail ricocheted when someone else hit it and it caught me right in the eye.). Everyone said I was remarkably well adjusted about it. Everyone else seemed more concerned about it than I was.

Then a few months later, while still going through surgeries to get it fixed as best I could... I say a magic eye photo, and realised without two eyes I couldn't do it. And that was the first time I was sad about my loss of vision in my right eye.

Its weird the things that actually really make it hit home sometimes.

Also, on the Marten is a mooch thing... I have a friend who runs a coffee shop. He gets pissed at me if I try to pay for anything. Just from Marten's personality throughout the comic... and Dora's, I think it more likely that she gave it to him without letting him pay, than for him to take advantage of her not calling him out.

maxh · « **Reply #389 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 13:22 »

Quote from: Melauren on 02 Dec 2010, 05:25

Anyone else irritated by Marten's attitude here? Dude, the coffee/lattes/muffins weren't free, it just wasn't you who paid for them. Pretty sure your ex-girlfriend, the struggling small business owner, had to pay for all those "free" goods you were scarfing. And lunch EVERY DAY? I'd actually be super annoyed if I were in Dora's shoes. Coffee, whatever. Lattes... ennnnh depends how many he's having, those buggers are expensive in part because milk and espresso are expensive. Muffins? For lunch, every day of the week? How many would that be, anyway?

Yeah, I'd have told him to stop mooching, I think.

</taking the comic too seriously>

When he says "free" he may have just meant that he didn't hand over cash in exchange for baked goods and lattes, but instead (for example) paid a bit more towards rent than did Dora. He could consider that part of his monthly expenses rather than paying for food.

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #390 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 13:25 »

Quote from: hannahsaurusrex on 02 Dec 2010, 12:16

If Raven is anything, she's Zatanna.
Tai strikes me as a cool Barbara Gordon.
Hanners as Kitty Pryde.
Marten seems like the closest superperson to him would be Spiderman.
If Dora gets better, Sue Storm, if she spirals into self doubt, Catwoman.
Steve seems Hal Jordan-esque.
Faye to me seems more like Tulip O'Hare but she isn't superpowered so what am I gonna doooooooo?

I was gonna chew you out for the Steve/Hal Jordan thing, then I remembered the secret agent gig that is either real (and therefore makes him a pretty damn good Lantern candidate) or a hallucination he believed so hard he actually willed Tortura into existence (which makes him a fucking awesome Lantern candidate, since he doesn't even need the ring).

Max Wilder · « **Reply #391 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 15:46 »

So... the title of 1809 ("Lohn & Brot") must be something terribly obvious that I'm not getting, since nobody has mentioned it.

Can somebody tell me what it refers to?

xerada · « **Reply #392 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 16:30 »

Well, the only explanation I can think of is that it's German.
Lohn und Brot is an idiom for employment, or paid work. (Literally those two words mean salary and bread).

It's mostly used in the context of taking someone’s work away (for the googlers: jmd. um Lohn und Brot bringen).
It is also kind of an old expression, it would be weird to hear it out of the mouth of an average 25-year-old.

Edit: added content

jwhouk · « **Reply #393 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 16:33 »

And it's also supposedly a song title (as Jeph has been on a song title for strips kick as of late).

EDIT: Efdemin, "Lohn & Brat". Techno? Really? REALLY?

iduguphergrave · « **Reply #394 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 16:43 »

Don't you ever watch when Jeph broadcasts his drawing? Most of the music he listens to nowadays is techno/electronica, along with a healthy amount of death metal and some indie rock.

I personally think it's pretty awesome...

tHEfOOL · « **Reply #395 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 17:01 »

Quote from: iduguphergrave on 02 Dec 2010, 16:43

Don't you ever watch when Jeph broadcasts his drawing? Most of the music he listens to nowadays is techno/electronica, along with a healthy amount of death metal and some indie rock.

I personally think it's pretty awesome...

where is this that he broadcasts? i've seen it mentioned but have no idea where it is

jwhouk · « **Reply #396 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 17:17 »

I've tried, but justin.tv won't work on my other 'puter. And since I don't get into the same kind of music as Jeph (except for Toto, of course*), I usually mute it when I am able to watch.

* - Unfortunately, my answer to the magic question is the same as Marten's. "Rosanna" FTW.

iduguphergrave · « **Reply #397 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 17:18 »

http://www.justin.tv/jephjacques/b/274918457?

Follow Jeph on twitter (http://twitter.com/jephjacques) because that's where he lets people know when he's broadcasting. The times he does it varies, so his twitter really is the best way of saying informed.

Pimpin' Jeph's live comin drawin' awww yeah

xerada · « **Reply #398 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 17:31 »

Huh, I sometimes watch. When I'm awake. He's always doing' it in the middle of the night, so I'm having difficulties with that, even when I stay awake until 2 or three am

(yes, different time zone). But I'd do it more often if I could, because I absolutely enjoy watching him doing his magic

But I'm with jwhouk in that matter, I don't enjoy listening to Jephs music, so I just turn the sound off.

Sharp · « **Reply #399 on:** 02 Dec 2010, 20:04 »

While browsing the cast Twitter I found this little gem: (read from the bottom up!)

Hmm...why was she in such a hurry to see Marten? Like, a REAL hurry?

TWUE WUV PEOPLE. SAY IT WITH ME NOW.

COME ON, GATHER IN Y'ALL. PLENTY OF HUGS TO GO AROUND.

THESE FORUMS NOW CLOSED (read only)

Poll

Who's next on the "Reaction to the Breakup" list?

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