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[SirDudley]

If Hannelore is moe, does that make Marten larry and Faye curly? 


Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck, nyuck, nyuck.  Wooop!

 

*badumtish*

Anyhew, Clinton...pat yourself on the back. You just dodged a tactical nuke to the face. Now run before the next salvo can be armed. You have NO idea how thin the ice you are standing on has just become.

[Method of Madness]

A good way to get rid of Clinton.  Have Hannelore ask her dad to hire him.

[mike837go]

A good way to get rid of Clinton.  Have Hannelore ask her dad to hannerdad actually hire him.

*** OVERTHETOP NERDGASM***

[Mr_Rose]

Chances of head-explosion: moderate to good.

And this time it will finally be Faye's turn to clean up the blood.

[DSL]

Quote from iduguphergrave
Even if by chance Dora stops in later he's got a right to be there. Like he said, it's been weeks, and he wanted to talk to her anyway; the first thing he did when he came in was ask if Dora was there.

Eh. Dora owns the business and I'm assuming the space she rents is privately owned by another. Not sure what's the case in Massachusetts but an Ohio business has the right to say: "And stay out."
Not that I hope that happens, though I can see the internal logic of the strip and Dora's character-makeup leading there. Still and all, I hope Marten's paying for the latte. A paying customer can at least demand a little respect, even from CoD, or go elsewhere.

[LoveJaneAusten]

I really hoped Clinton was a vehicle for every creepy and annoying Hanners fan and really hoped he'd be unceremoniously shamed or hurt, but if he gets redemption I will conclude that Jeph actually enjoys people obsessing over Hannelore.

[nunezone]

Faye's reaction in the last panel reminded me of this comic:  http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2003/20030905h.gif

[Method of Madness]

This talk of "Hannerdad" makes me think of Dilbert (Dilmom, Catbert, Dogbert, Diltown in the cartoon, etc.).

Don't take this as comparing Jeph Jacques to Scott Adams's doucheyness, I meant nothing but what was said in the parentheses.

[Blackjoker]

Hanners is too much of a softy.

Dad hears of this and Clinton's hand will suddenly stop working.

I'd be more afraid of it trying to strangle him or have a rather extreme version of 'stop hitting yourself'

[J]

eviil dead 2?

[TheEvilDog]

Groovy.

[Carl-E]

Hanners is too much of a softy.

Dad hears of this and Clinton's hand will suddenly stop working.

I'd be more afraid of it trying to strangle him or have a rather extreme version of 'stop hitting yourself'

....and that brings us back to the Dr. Strangelove scene I mentioned before.  Just watch the hand...

[DSL]

Aw man, how could I have forgotten Dr. Strangelove? I was thinking Tembo's arm (grafted onto Bill) in Harry Harrison's "Bill The Galactic Hero."

On a side note:
Dora: "Look, we can't just kidnap customers and tie them up. We charge extra for that."

[Watched Pot]

interesting to see how passionately indignant the boards are after every perceived social infraction against a main character (from Dora "warmth vampiring" Faye to Clinton taking the picture) but there's almost no comment when several felonies (kidnapping, wrongful imprisonment, terroristic threats, assault with a deadly weapon*) are committed against the new punching bag.

*depending on jurisdiction, they don't have to actually use it, just threatening with it is enough.

[themacnut]

Because he's the punching bag. No one cares what happens to him.

[Funderclease]

nobody except you know, the law. seriously, one phone call and Marten/Faye could be going away for a while.

[Carl-E]

Oh c'mon, this is the North Hampton PD we're talking about...

And wasn't there another one where the cops were offering a beer and/or hotboxing the squad car? 

Or am I getting it confused with another webcomic?

[Smallpoxxer]

Remember, the QC universe is much stranger than the one we live in.  Considering the way Clinton just accepts being tied up instead of shouting threats of arrest, this could just be common practice in the QC universe.  Isn't it in COD's business plan to treat their customers like shit?

[DSL]

There is law and there is justice. And, yes, the QC/Northampton PD do carry brewskies in the trunks of their hotboxed cruisers, as the VespAvenger can attest.

[Near Lurker]

*depending on jurisdiction, they don't have to actually use it, just threatening with it is enough.

In Massachusetts, believe me, they are very hard on that.  Broadswords don't come up very often - I think - but kitchen knives...

[TheEvilDog]

Its a comic where the cops offered Marten a cold one or some weed after arresting a psychotic woman who had just had the crap beaten out of her with her own helmet.

Given how the QC cops work, they'd probably give Marten and Faye a round of applause.

[DSL]

Is it time to invoke the "with all the LITTLE ROBOTS RUNNING AROUND" argument?

[jwhouk]

Oh c'mon, this is the North Hampton PD we're talking about...

And wasn't there another one where the cops were offering a beer and/or hotboxing the squad car? 

Or am I getting it confused with another webcomic?

O'Malley was hotboxing the squad car on the way back to the precinct house.

[Somebody]

Quote from iduguphergrave
Even if by chance Dora stops in later he's got a right to be there. Like he said, it's been weeks, and he wanted to talk to her anyway; the first thing he did when he came in was ask if Dora was there.

Eh. Dora owns the business and I'm assuming the space she rents is privately owned by another. Not sure what's the case in Massachusetts but an Ohio business has the right to say: "And stay out." Not that I hope that happens, though I can see the internal logic of the strip and Dora's character-makeup leading there.

I don't. Yeah, legally she probably could, but I don't see why she WOULD. As exit lines go, "It's been wonderful sweetie, but we should call it quits" is hardly "I HATE YOU YOU ****ING ####### AND NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN! GO DIE IN A DITCH!". To boot, she seemed to be on a relatively even keel the last few times we saw her, and they still have plenty of mutual friends (Faye & Hanners being the most obvious two).

It'd be awkward, but "uh, so how've you been."/"oh, you know" sort of awkward, not "eye-daggers at twenty paces" awkward.

[DSL]

Not saying Dora is violently opposed to Marten, or would necessarily make him into a bad guy to justify her feelings. Just saying it's not unrealistic to think she wouldn't want him in her shop ... And would have a legal right to insist he honor that. And restating, I hope it doesn't go that way.

EDITED to remove gratuitous snark I regret making.

[themacnut]

You would be surprised how willing people can be to justify dumping someone by making that ex into an awful person in their own mind, especially if they're unwilling to really look into their own part in the breakup (besides, y'know, the dumping). Especially if the ex was a decent person who treated them well, and they're feeling real guilt about dumping them because of that, but yet are unwilling to take them back.

Just because we haven't seen Dora saying anything like that doesn't mean she hasn't been thinking it. And who would she discuss it with anyway? Anyone she could talk to also knows Marten and would be quick to jump to his defense if she started spouting nonsense about what a bad boyfriend he was.

Of course, if anyone has reason to be pissed and to never speak to an ex again, it's Marten. But he's there at CoD trying to open a dialog, so...

[Coffee_Kaioken]

You would be surprised how willing people can be to justify dumping someone by making that ex into an awful person in their own mind, especially if they're unwilling to really look into their own part in the breakup (besides, y'know, the dumping). Especially if the ex was a decent person who treated them well, and they're feeling real guilt about dumping them because of that, but yet are unwilling to take them back.

Just because we haven't seen Dora saying anything like that doesn't mean she hasn't been thinking it. And who would she discuss it with anyway? Anyone she could talk to also knows Marten and would be quick to jump to his defense if she started spouting nonsense about what a bad boyfriend he was.

Of course, if anyone has reason to be pissed and to never speak to an ex again, it's Marten. But he's there at CoD trying to open a dialog, so...

You're making Dora sound like a possible BPD case.

[ysth]

I want Clinton to have a twitter account, I do.

[Is it cold in here?]

Just realized: we have no data about how Dora deals with exes! We never saw any of her previous boyfriends.

[themacnut]

I'm not saying Dora's like this at all, but I have seen people do that, essentially demonize a decent ex to justify dumping them. Especially when the dumper is seriously in the wrong, for example they cheated or something like that. It's often easier to blame the other person than own up to their own mistakes.

Dora's at least trying to own up to her part in the breakup-but the aftermath of her first therapy session shows she's got a ways to go. EDIT: you're right Is It Cold, we've never heard Dora mention how she deals with exes, but the fact that she doesn't talk about them much, what her brother said about the kind of guys they were, along with us never having seen any of them, leads me to think she most likely is NOT friends with any of them, and would probably be happy to never see any of them again.

[Method of Madness]

You mean she's not?

You would be surprised how willing people can be to justify dumping someone by making that ex into an awful person in their own mind, especially if they're unwilling to really look into their own part in the breakup (besides, y'know, the dumping). Especially if the ex was a decent person who treated them well, and they're feeling real guilt about dumping them because of that, but yet are unwilling to take them back.

Just because we haven't seen Dora saying anything like that doesn't mean she hasn't been thinking it. And who would she discuss it with anyway? Anyone she could talk to also knows Marten and would be quick to jump to his defense if she started spouting nonsense about what a bad boyfriend he was.

Of course, if anyone has reason to be pissed and to never speak to an ex again, it's Marten. But he's there at CoD trying to open a dialog, so...

You're making Dora sound like a possible BPD case.

You mean she's not?

[ysth]

Shortpacked guest strip.

[Method of Madness]

How dare he have a loved one fall ill or injured?

(Seriously, though, I do hope everything turns out ok, Jeph)

[Is it cold in here?]

If the borderline I knew is anything to go by, Dora is miles away from being that screwed up.

[bicostp]

Just realized: we have no data about how Dora deals with exes! We never saw any of her previous boyfriends.

Maybe she actually "deals with them". Don't wander far from the protection of Faye's broadsword, Marten!

[themacnut]

LOL, more likely she just doesn't talk to them. A more boring explanation I know, but better than her being homicidal to her exes.

[Method of Madness]

She doesn't talk to them because they are no longer able to speak...Mr. Anderson.

[Thiefree]

I can't locate it, but I swear Sven told Marten a little bit about Dora's exes. They were assholes and messed her around, right? I think that's all we know.

[Antario]

argh....guest comic on a day with an awesome comic incoming

damn you jeph...how dare you be a human and have health issues
anyway...get well soon

[akronnick]

bUTTS dISEASE!?!?!

mOAR LIEK  bUTTSlol dISEASE!!!! AMIRITE?!?!?!


(I am not right. also, I stole this gag from Jeph Jaques himself.)


Get Well Soon.

[mike837go]

She doesn't talk to them because they are no longer able to speak...Mr. Anderson.

*** Major LMAO ***

That would take some serious magic on Dora's part though.  She's not permitted in her new digs.
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Get well soon Jeph.

[Somebody]

Jeph did, in fact, do a comic for today as well: http://jephjacques.tumblr.com/post/4831327146/hospital-comix

[Manix]

So from now on QC will consist of nothing but butts? Well, Faye should turn out okay at least.

[SirDudley]

Ehh....could have been worse.

At least it wasn't "Dicks Syndrome".

[Watched Pot]

Dicks syndrome? Ask and ye shall receive. (NSFW, I suppose. Not outrageously so.)

[Kugai]

Excellent Guest Strip

Get well soon Mr. Jacques.

[Schmorgluck]

Eh. Dora owns the business and I'm assuming the space she rents is privately owned by another. Not sure what's the case in Massachusetts but an Ohio business has the right to say: "And stay out." Not that I hope that happens, though I can see the internal logic of the strip and Dora's character-makeup leading there.

I don't. Yeah, legally she probably could, but I don't see why she WOULD. As exit lines go, "It's been wonderful sweetie, but we should call it quits" is hardly "I HATE YOU YOU ****ING ####### AND NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN! GO DIE IN A DITCH!". To boot, she seemed to be on a relatively even keel the last few times we saw her, and they still have plenty of mutual friends (Faye & Hanners being the most obvious two).

It'd be awkward, but "uh, so how've you been."/"oh, you know" sort of awkward, not "eye-daggers at twenty paces" awkward.

I think it would still be consistent if Dora went all "I'm sorry Marten, I'm not ready for this talk yet. Could you please avoid coming here for now? I'll contact you when I'm ready." Marten would comply, because he's the kind to leave people space (a bit too much at times, to his own detriment, but that's not the point).
Then, Dora being Dora, and prone to let panic take the best out of her, she'll cower from initiating that talk for MONTHS, to the point that Faye has to physically threaten her.

[Akima]

If Hannelore is moe, does that make Marten larry and Faye curly? 

That occurred to me too, but I decided to take the high road...

[TheEvilDog]

I think it would still be consistent if Dora went all "I'm sorry Marten, I'm not ready for this talk yet. Could you please avoid coming here for now? I'll contact you when I'm ready." Marten would comply, because he's the kind to leave people space (a bit too much at times, to his own detriment, but that's not the point).
Then, Dora being Dora, and prone to let panic take the best out of her, she'll cower from initiating that talk for MONTHS, to the point that Faye has to physically threaten her.

In all fairness, Dora wouldn't even say "I'm not ready for this talk yet." She'd just make some sort of excuse and leave it at that. Its what she does if she comes across a problem. Dora runs away, or makes promises she has no intention of keeping just to get people off her back. (Example, the underpants hug incident where Dora promises Marten she'll work on her trust issues, only she doesn't and 50 pages later we get the Break-Up^tm, with no sign of Dora trying to make any change in her attitude or with her issues).

[Schmorgluck]

Its what she does if she comes across a problem. Dora runs away, or makes promises she has no intention of keeping just to get people off her back.

I think it's more that she makes promises she intends to keep at the moment, THEN runs away from keeping them.