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Cosette's Gibbs Slap

"Man, I still can't believe he's not gay!"

Cosette's misinterpretation of "greater than or equal to", forgetting it also has "or equal to"

"Hola, assbutt"

Dora having a successful first therapy session and not realizing it

"We've, ah, run into each other a couple times."

Hanners's logic win

"Great, my self-loathing is the square root of 2"

Marigold's anti-makeover rant

Obligatory (yet irrelevant) waffles option

[CompSarge]

NEW COMIC YAAAAAY!

Also: You had a BONER on my COUCH?? 

I missed Hanners dearly. It's good to be back!

[jwhouk]

Ewwww. Kissing.

Wait a minute... WHAT?


EDIT: I still keep thinking about the green room joke - "Jeph, darling, you've been far too lax in giving me the punchlines in the strip lately. I'd suggest you get on fixing that, or I will have mother ruin your credit rating."

[snubnose]

I am utterly at loss why a boner would trigger Hanners OCD ...

[Kazukagii]

To be fair, that thread was made as a joking response to a series of "What are so-an-so's fundamental characteristics?"

I remember those threads, if only because I spent way too much time on the boards during that arc, and ended up writing a five page essay on Marten. Good times...

Also why the hell is "You had a boner on my couch!?" not one of epic lines?

[CompSarge]

I am utterly at loss why a boner would trigger Hanners OCD ...

I think it's more "righteous indignation" than outright OCD. Think about it...would you REALLY want to hear that your buddy had a stiffy on YOUR couch?

[Dr. ROFLPWN]

The H-Bomb?

Damnit, now you made me remember Angel Cop. (NSFW)

Oh my God what the fuck is this it's like Ghost in the Shell had a developmentally disabled baby with Jerry Bruckheimer.

Also, I love that Hanners owns a UV wand. It's so perfect.

[enigmamf]

After I read the last line, I was simultaneously hoping and afraid it was depicted in the art. So I stared long enough to be sure it wasn't.

[Is it cold in here?]

It wouldn't be surprising if anything remotely biological triggered Hannelore's OCD.

[DSL]

A little bit of the old Hanners is back ... and by old Hanners, I mean Hanners from strips 525-1000, before she became everyone's little sister.
Poor kid, she's had A Day. Nearly beaned by mechanical dinosaur parts, discovery that her locks don't work the way she thought they should (read the installation instructions next time, kiddo) and now her couch is makeout heaven. The only thing that would make this day perfect, just perfect, would be the battery going out in the UV wand, and not a spare in the house.
I am wondering, however, how much fun it would be to say: "Hanners honey, lemme tell you about those *other* couches on which you've crashed. But first, let me get out of arm's reach."

[rje]

Ahaha Hanners is so right, when you reaally think about it...all the various places we put various parts of ourselves...

intimacy is disgusting

And late to comment but I just had to say: a big shy schmoopy teddy bear baker bouncer?!
I-i..i love him 

[Carl-E]

Damn good thing the emotions/hormones/urges triggered by a good kiss overwhelm all those rational thought processes...

Someday, Hanners, you may find that out. 



You pokeslut, you! 

[iduguphergrave]

And late to comment but I just had to say: a big shy schmoopy teddy bear baker bouncer?!
I-i..i love him 

I know, right? 

[Carl-E]

Mikey, from Recess.  The big, softhearted one.  Likes poetry and ballet.  Good goalie, not just because of his size, but because he doesn't like offense. 

[Akima]

Damn good thing the emotions/hormones/urges triggered by a good kiss overwhelm all those rational thought processes...

It's best not to think too hard about lots of things about our bodies. I'm not sure if it's a good thing that I've been working at the hospital long enough that I can happily eat my lunch while someone else at the table is discussing, say, a patient's prolapsed bowel, but basically I've learned that we're all disgusting bags of goop. I hope Hanners never starts thinking about the state of all the other people's sofas and beds that she's passed out on...

[Boomslang]

Kind of odd that we can, let alone do, find ourselves disgusting.

I mean, it's not like we have anything to compare it to. We start as bags of goop, and end (usually) as bags of goop.

So I have to wonder what the reason for the disgust is.

[Odal]

I use the same logic for kissing, but for opposite reasons.

I often say something like,

"I don't understand people who say they won't do certain things with their lover because they think it's gross.  I mean, these people are willing to share millions of germs through saliva when making out but they won't do 'X' because they think it's gross."

[JackFaerie]

Oh Hanners, honey.

a) yes of course human mouths are filthy--but they're filthy all on their own, so not-kissing isn't gonna keep yours magically clean!
b) the point of romantic love and attraction is that you stop caring about the icky factor of your chosen one's body. It goes for a romantic partner and it goes for any children you may have, too.

I mean, think about oral sex alone. Doing that for someone who you have zero attraction or attachment to? Ew. But with someone you care for/are attracted to? Suddenly we disregard the "ew" factor and it's pleasant.

[DSL]

Some things just don't bear thinking about. Such as googling the word "pokeslut." Now why the hell did I do that (rhetorical)?

[jwhouk]

Actually, I'd say "dust", not "goop", but that's just me.

And I think we need to switch to THIS WEEK's "moment of the week".

Suggestions:

• Tai visits CoD!
• "I really hope it's just food poisoning."
• "So how's the next espressosaurus coming along?"
• BOOFSH! "Definitely needs more work"
• "We could market it as a feature."
• "I knew I brought my helmet to work today for a reason."
• Nice black eye Wil.
• "extremely inebriated, homophobic slur, everything went red..."
• "bouncer Elliot actually took him out."
• "I'm a poet! I was using creative license!"
• The truth behind Beowulf.
• "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY APARTMENT?"
• "We were makin' out on the stairs... one flight too many?"
• "The DOOR was LOCKED."
• Never understand the appeal of kissing.
• The spectrometer!
• "YOU HAD A BONER ON MY COUCH?!"

[Odin]

I had something snarky to say, but something else I read this morning derailed all that. Check my thread in the Discuss! forum for details.

[sepik121]

Actually, I'd say "dust", not "goop", but that's just me.

And I think we need to switch to THIS WEEK's "moment of the week".

Suggestions:

• Tai visits CoD!
• "I really hope it's just food poisoning."
• "So how's the next espressosaurus coming along?"
• BOOFSH! "Definitely needs more work"
• "We could market it as a feature."
• "I knew I brought my helmet to work today for a reason."
• Nice black eye Wil.
• "extremely inebriated, homophobic slur, everything went red..."
• "bouncer Elliot actually took him out."
• "I'm a poet! I was using creative license!"
• The truth behind Beowulf.
• "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY APARTMENT?"
• "We were makin' out on the stairs... one flight too many?"
• "The DOOR was LOCKED."
• Never understand the appeal of kissing.
• The spectrometer!
• "YOU HAD A BONER ON MY COUCH?!"

All of the Hanners ones are my favorites. Every time she says something, it's basically the punchline of the strip. The door was locked one is my favorite though. I had quite a hearty laugh after that one.

[Tetrinity]

Heh. Kissing is indeed gross when you think about it in that way. But then again, so are a lot of other things that humans frequently do. So I think the question that needs asking is... who cares? Other than Hanners, I guess.

This may become one of the unsolved mysteries, like the lambskin condoms and the purple hair in the shower.

The purple hair was due to Pintsize, although it's still unclear as to why he had it. I just put it down to "Pintsize is fuckin' weird" and left it at that. Strange how most unsolved mysteries in QC are due to him, isn't it?

Unfortunately, my archive-fu is failing me, so I can't find the comic in question.

[Loki]

Actually, as far as I know, Hanners has no reason to be freaked out by kissing, considering that it strengthens the immune system.

[jwhouk]

Unfortunately, my archive-fu is failing me, so I can't find the comic in question.

967.

[El_Flesh]

Man sometimes I get to thinking about kissing and completely gross myself out about it.

Was that written by a woman???
Seriously - who the fuck cares about swapping spit?
OK unless the woman just did oral sex on you or some other guy, maybe then...
but really - all the guys I know including me are like dogs - we don't care where our muzzle goes.

There is no better kiss than french for me!

[Border Reiver]

Yeah, well if that works for you..

Any way what's Hannelore got to worry about?  They were still dressed, so at most there's some sweat on the couch - any fluids would be contained at the moment in their undergarments.  But I think that .our resident OCD blonde needs a little space and maybe an apology for the intrusion

[Odin]

Pfft, Hanners was just exacting the perfect revenge for their intrusion into her apartment: Ruin their mood! 

[Border Reiver]

If it was yourself, or me, then I'd buy that.  Personally I think our waif is genuinely icked out by the idea and is also a little ticked about the invasion of her privacy. 

Yes, she had a tendency to just appear in Faye's apt at one point, don't ask for consistency in humans. 

[Deadlywonky]

... even more so in crazy blondes

[Carl-E]

Ruin their mood! 

Exactly!  Look at them in the background.  Holding hands in panel 2, then in panel 3 the *ick* factor kicks in...

Just masterful!

[tbones]

Poor hanners she's just getting in bad situations latelly....

I mean, for her perspective that is.

[TheEvilDog]

Hanners, don't knock it 'til you try it. Thats all I'm going to say.

[mike837go]

I'd like to get back to the espressosourus. YOU CAN NOT put a vent in it. The whole point is to build 1 to 1.2 bar of steam pressure to force the hot water and steam through the slightly packed grounds.

Total catostrophic failure is an unacceptable outcome.

BUT IS FUNNY AS HELL!!!

[Think of the clips of the 1895-1902 aircraft attempts]

[sitnspin]

It may be disgusting, but it is also fun. Far more fun than disgusting. Making out (and sex) is one of the things that makes life worthwhile. War, famine, pestilence, natural disasters. The world is full of so much that is horrible and agonizing. Luckily we have such awesomeness to counter-balance it. Poor Hanners.

[Carl-E]

I don't think you'llget any arguments on your point in here! 

...sex) is one of the things that makes life...

Well, it keeps life going, at least! 

[Sharp]

I find it funny enough that Hannelore can even say the word "boner!" She seems far too shy about the subject to throw about such...uncouth euphemisms!

[cesariojpn]

The H-Bomb?

Damnit, now you made me remember Angel Cop. (NSFW)

Oh my God what the fuck is this it's like Ghost in the Shell had a developmentally disabled baby with Jerry Bruckheimer.

Basically it's about......yeah, think GITS only with a shitload of swearing, bloody bits, and psychics. And half of Section 9 is offed thru the series.

As for the comic......so, the entire week was just a way to tie up loose plotholes from previous comics?

[Doctor Online]

I mean, think about oral sex alone. Doing that for someone who you have zero attraction or attachment to? Ew. But with someone you care for/are attracted to? Suddenly we disregard the "ew" factor and it's pleasant.

I've never understood why most girls I were friends with back in the day would perform oral before considering having sex with someone random. I have always viewed oral as extremely personal, I would have sex sooner than I would give oral. I am putting my face around a area that releases WASTES on a daily basis, and I'm putting one of the "instruments of waste removal" into my MOUTH. However, with the person I care for, you are right, it's very pleasant.


Why do I usually only show up when sex is involved in the discussion?  Uhhh.. I'm just a very sexual person who's in her prime?

[TheEvilDog]

...an area that releases WASTES on a daily basis, and I'm putting one of the "instruments of waste removal" into my MOUTH. However, with the person I care for, you are right, it's very pleasant.

Three engineering students were gathered together discussing the possible designers of the human body.
One said, "It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints."
Another said, "No, it was an electrical engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections."
The last one said, "No, actually it had to have been a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?"

 

[Kugai]

*Sigh*

I like Hanners, but sometimes . . . . .   

[SJCrew]

This is what I like about Hannelore, though. She has a very unique perspective on things, and tends to question a lot of what we accept as a given. Of course I know it's because of her whacked-out OCD side, but coming from a guy who's just reading the comic and not actually having to put up with it, I find it adorable when she gets her OCD freak-outs and starts going on about how filthy everything is. That's what makes it all the more refreshing when she cuts her losses and does normal things like hugging, or even all of that cool stuff she did when she was on medication. Man, those meds were kickass.

[Heliphyneau]

someone (hell if I know) thought this would lift the mood a bit. 

It did. 

 

*hugs you*

"No, actually it had to have been a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?"

Hahaha!  Love it.   

I particularly enjoy the way Faye and Angus are standing in the background like scolded children as Hanners proceeds to gross them out.  As ever, the expressions are great.  And yeah, if Hannelore really wants a scare, she should bring that luminol to those other couches -- the ones she's slept on.  She may be blocking out her memories of those.

[Method of Madness]

Actually, I'd say "dust", not "goop", but that's just me.

And I think we need to switch to THIS WEEK's "moment of the week".

Suggestions:

• Tai visits CoD!
• "I really hope it's just food poisoning."
• "So how's the next espressosaurus coming along?"
• BOOFSH! "Definitely needs more work"
• "We could market it as a feature."
• "I knew I brought my helmet to work today for a reason."
• Nice black eye Wil.
• "extremely inebriated, homophobic slur, everything went red..."
• "bouncer Elliot actually took him out."
• "I'm a poet! I was using creative license!"
• The truth behind Beowulf.
• "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY APARTMENT?"
• "We were makin' out on the stairs... one flight too many?"
• "The DOOR was LOCKED."
• Never understand the appeal of kissing.
• The spectrometer!
• "YOU HAD A BONER ON MY COUCH?!"

I'll use these if I make next week's poll.

[tomart]

I wonder what boob trance would sound like. Perhaps a soft rhythm yet a firm beat?

New house music craze!  I am in favor!    Overall, must be soft, soft, soft....... 

[bunnyThor]

It seems a little odd that Hanners would get all freaked out about a tongue in her mouth when she was perfectly willing to stick a lit cigarette in her mouth. Both grosser and far more lethal.

[Is it cold in here?]

Depending on which Google result you believe, between 5 billion and 50 billion bacteria in a human mouth. Cigarette smoke may actually be sterile.

Hannelore was afraid of cigarettes, too, and was smoking to see if she could overcome a fear (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1046).

[themacnut]

It seems a little odd that Hanners would get all freaked out about a tongue in her mouth when she was perfectly willing to stick a lit cigarette in her mouth. Both grosser and far more lethal.

Remember Hanners is essentially mentally ill, and mentally ill people have a...logic all their own. Doesn't make sense to us, but works for them. Half the time they see US as the crazy ones.

[TheEvilDog]

Depending on which Google result you believe, between 5 billion and 50 billion bacteria in a human mouth. Cigarette smoke may actually be sterile.

Yeah, coz the 4000 or so chemicals in a cigarette's smoke aren't nearly as bad as the bacteria in a human mouth. Bacteria which are pretty much harmless when exchanged between mouths, as they have specifically evolved to thrive there.

Given the choice between smoking or kissing, I'll take the "disgusting" exchange of saliva any day.

[SJCrew]

I think you guys missed the part where in the same comic she mentions she was jacked up on anti-anxiety meds. That's not just Hanners craziness, that's a pinpoint medical source. She wasn't being herself.

She can try smaller-scale stuff like dating and mild contact, but I very much doubt she'd go on and try smoking again in her normal (yet still unstable) state of mind. Even as a character who's full of surprises, I'd imagine she recognizes cigarettes to be more disgusting than anything the human body can produce.

[Bastion]

Man Jeph's anatomy has really upped the ante lately. Now if only his ability to draw objects such a windex would improve as much....