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Yes

He is a chill bro

No, but the Arbor Day Giraffe is

Clearly not, because townies hate waffles

[0kamisama]

Well, they do say you can use maths to prove anything

Except why the Tea Party exists.   

Pretty bold, considering that the Tea Party is taking over the USA right now ...

If that is the case, I have one word for ya

Emigrate!

If only it were that easy.

Actually, it is pretty easy when you think about it. Anywhere else, you have a distinct opportunity for others to see and interact with a Yank, and see what makes them tick. What employer wouldn't want to say that they have 'American contacts' in their business?

[Doctor Online]

I've said for years, I'm moving to Australia. Always had big plans to move there, and make Kangaroo boxing a sport. If it isn't a sport already. Aussie's help me out here.

In all honesty, I've had family fight for America.. patriotism runs deep in my family. But over the past decade of events, I'm somewhat ashamed to be an American. I do not like what my government is doing, and it hurts me to see people in other countries make generalizations of Americans based off of what my government does, or what some idiot who makes it onto the media says. Of course I don't have to worry about the people here assuming that we're all the same, but I've seen and heard it in other places.


On to other, better topics!!!! Dora, you have too much to overcome before you're ready to dive back into the sea. =[ Don't do it. Jeph, the artwork, as always... is stunning. I love the expressions!

[TheEvilDog]

I've said for years, I'm moving to Australia. Always had big plans to move there, and make Kangaroo boxing a sport. If it isn't a sport already. Aussie's help me out here.

Make room on the plane, we'll fly out with you.

[Doctor Online]

Will do! The more the merrier.

[Emperor Norton]

The irony of this is how many Australians I know who moved to the US to get the hell away from Australia.

Grass is always greener I suppose.

[Akima]

If that is the case, I have one word for ya Emigrate!

Snubnose is German...

[The Duke]

In fact, I'd say the only reason he did is so that he could ask Dora out.

No, this isn't the same visit as him dropping the beans off.  He just said he dropped in to "see how things are going".

No, I know; I'm thinking maybe he was just working up the courage the first time, or he just took a shine to her and wanted to see her again.

[Method of Madness]

Honestly, if I thought I could get a teaching without having to get another degree (I'm finishing up my Masters in December and haven't even offically taught yet, other than as a sub), then there'd really be nothing tying me to the States.

[Watched Pot]

madness, i did two and a half years of subbing before getting my first full-time teaching job (summer vacation starts monday, whoo) and I had a good GPA from a respected teaching school, two different teach-abroad experiences, and a bunch of extracurricular possibilities. At the few interviews i got, districts were always honest with me, average of about 500:1 applicant-to-job ratio, and I applied everywhere. The job i have now is at a charter, so i get a punchline instead of a paycheck.

[NotAwesomeAnymore]

I
In all honesty, I've had family fight for America.. patriotism runs deep in my family. But over the past decade of events, I'm somewhat ashamed to be an American. I do not like what my government is doing, and it hurts me to see people in other countries make generalizations of Americans based off of what my government does, or what some idiot who makes it onto the media says. Of course I don't have to worry about the people here assuming that we're all the same, but I've seen and heard it in other places.

I live in South Africa and I agree there are a lot of people who hate America, but no educated or rational person has ever made generalisations about Americans based off what the government does. The I know people who make generalisations don't talk about politics much or if they do, they make vague references to Bin Laden being the president of Iraq; it's more of a "WHENEVER THEY COME HERE THEY JUST THINK THERE'S LIONS EVERYWHERE THEY'RE SO FAT" kind of thing. It's because you seem richer/happier than other countries.

[Carl-E]

I'm afraid American education degrees aren't worth the toilet paper they're printed on.  I teach Ed majors in the state with most exclusive certification process there is, and they still don't get enough content to teach their way out of a paper bag.  The system is a fucking joke - the biggest truth is in the last panel of this comic.  


Why do people think teaching is an easy job?  Wy do we fill Ed major's heads with the cotton fluff of educational theory?  Sure, you need some of it, but not the 30 credits or so these folks get.  And why do people with no love or interest in a topic want to teach it?  Summers off?  HA!  Get real... when do you think teachers get recertified?  Take those courses they need to keep their job?  Add to their meager salaries with other work?  


[pant, pant, wheeze...]

Now look, you got me started, and someone changed the topic already...

[akronnick]

Dora should not date Jim because she is not attracted to him.


That's all the reason she needs really...

[pwhodges]

There seems to be very little recognition in this discussion of that curious state between a business relationship and dating or love which is known as friendship.  It is possible that Jim simply wants to be friends, and to get to know Dora with nothing more in mind; this, of course, implies rather more maturity than we are used to around here.

[Near Lurker]

Friends don't usually ask for a dinner date, alone, specifically, when they're not already out, much less as a dinner date with no attached occasion.

[Is it cold in here?]

That is possible. Dora doesn't seem to be recognizing that possibility at the moment.

[VonKleist]

A friend of mine asked me yesterday what I thought of the zoo as a place for the 1st date with a girl.

I told him if I had learned one thing from "Sleepless In Seattle" that would be to never do anything lenghty (the zoo/dinner) for a first date because it´ll be a pain sitting through it if the person you´re dating turns out to be a jerk about midway.

So, getting drinks together seems fine with me.. in case of Dora and Jim that is.

[snubnose]

Well, they do say you can use maths to prove anything

Except why the Tea Party exists.   

Pretty bold, considering that the Tea Party is taking over the USA right now ...

If that is the case, I have one word for ya

Emigrate!

Uh, I dont live in the US.

[guayec]

assfgdgdhsg

she said YES?

my brain is also twitching

[Delator]

Hmm...so how long will it take for this to get back around to Marten, and how will he react?

Also, Raven's face in the beat panel made me giggle.

Edit: Placeholder for my new theory-which-shall-not-be-named...Jeph, don't fail me now.

[akronnick]

Poor Tai.

Ninja'd.

Again.



Also, Raven, NOT HELPING!

[themacnut]

Poor Tai, she waited too long before making her move. On the other hand, I think she'll have another shot. I don't see anything coming out of Dora's date with Jim....

...on yet another hand, it would be quite the kick in the nuts to Chew Toy Marten if Dora and Jim did develop an epic May-December (or whatever) romance, so maybe Tai has missed her chance once and for all. Still, she's young, she'll bounce back, there'll be other girls etc., etc.

[akronnick]

If Dora and Jim do become a thing, will she start hanging out at tSB?

Not cool. 




On the other hand, I think I may know how it feels to be an Angus hater now, so there's that.

[Dr. ROFLPWN]

Raven: Inadvertently crush Tai's dearest-held hopes and dreams.

Your attempt is an overwhelming success!

Tai is filled with rage and grief like one usually sees in a Greek tragedy.


Forums: Go positively apeshit.

Can do!

[snubnose]

Pooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor Tai !!!!

Also, I think this proves Raven would NOT occupy herself in computing a formula that describes what age categories you may be interested in.

On a happier note, looks like Raven's back for a while at least.

YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES !!!!

[idontunderstand]

HAHA Tai's mischievious little fuckery-plans failed miserably. I can't help but grinning at this. 

[akronnick]

Forums: Go positively apeshit.

Can do!

I fear this development may cause the forums to descend from "bag of hammers" to "box of rocks" status.

[eternalluna]

Is it just me, or are Dora's irises not coloured in the last panel?

Also, loving the new-art-style Raven.

[Akima]

Poor Tai. I'm imagining her sitting in the middle of a smoke-blackened crater.

[TinPenguin]

It is only when she is standing in Coffee of Doom, with its orange walls, and Dora and Raven's pale gothic white skin, that I realise just how ORANGE Tai is.

In fact, Tai's skin and hair seem to be perfectly modelled on Coffee of Doom's decor.

[TheBiscuit]

I'm really quite pleased that Tai doesn't get her way. She... doesn't deserve to, and would not be good for Dora. She's too selfish and hedonistic.

[Tova]

I can't help but feel that Raven was brought back just to make this scene possible.

[akronnick]

I'm really quite pleased that Tai doesn't get her way. She... doesn't deserve to, and would not be good for Dora. She's too selfish and hedonistic.

Used to be...

She's trying to change that.

[TheBiscuit]

I'm really quite pleased that Tai doesn't get her way. She... doesn't deserve to, and would not be good for Dora. She's too selfish and hedonistic.

Used to be...

She's trying to change that.

I have seen the strips, and I remember them... but she still seems very much that way to me. She doesn't care about Marten's feelings even though he is her co-worker - she just wants to get naked with Dora, at all costs. How is that not selfish and hedonistic?

[iduguphergrave]

Doesn't care about Marten's feelings?

Not to mention the fact that she was (or at least trying to be) honest with him about her intentions (and Marten did eventually get the hint).

[pwhodges]

I'm really quite pleased that Tai doesn't get her way. She... doesn't deserve to, and would not be good for Dora. She's too selfish and hedonistic.

Not to mention she's too young.

[Method of Madness]

Not to mention she's too young.

Psh, if Jim's not too old, Tai's not too young.

she said YES?

Yeah, this was my reaction, too.  Less anger and more surprise, though, since it doesn't really fit the last panel of the last comic at all.  I guess he jumped ahead to this part because it's Friday, but still, how'd that happen?

Why do people think teaching is an easy job?  Why do we fill Ed major's heads with the cotton fluff of educational theory?

Wait, was this directed at me?  The second part, I agree, the theory classes are annoying and useless, but as to the first part, when did I say I thought teaching would be an easy job?  It's what I plan to do, and what I'm studying, but not because I think it'll be easy or because of summers off.

[westrim]

Oh god, that's why Tai annoys some people so much and has boundary issues- she's Navi.

Also, given her reaction last strip (and previously) to his overture, I'm rather surprised by Dora.

[Border Reiver]

Toe in the water for Dora - knife to the gut for Tai, and Marten will likely go "Meh". 

Tai's probable over-reaction and Marten trying to help his friend/boss should be interesting.  Looking forward to next week

[stoutfiles]

Does anyone actually like Tai?  Not us, but the characters in the comic.  They all act pretty indifferent to her.  I understand her horniness is supposed to be comic relief, but to the characters its just kinda creepy.  We already know Faye thinks this.

Hopefully she twitches her way to the busstop and takes one out of town.

[TheEvilDog]

My reaction when I saw the comic? "Ah crap, people'll be going nuts on the forum."

I don't think anyone in the cast actually hates Tai, its just more that she isn't really a part of their social circle so its more indifference.

[Blyss]

I honestly don't care about Tai in this.  My initial response (and it seems to be lingering) was "Dora said YES?!  WHAT. THE. FUCK?!"

 

[rje]

Well color me surprised again! I feel sorry for Tai but I kind of think Dora would have turned her down anyway; they're at different places in their life and I kinda always got the feeling Dora thought of her as more a little sister kind of thing, but more teasing.

At any rate, good for Dora! Step out of your boundaries and try new things once in awhile, why not? I mean, really why not. I highly doubt she's looking for a serious relationship; doubt Jim is either. Doesn't mean they can't go do something and see if they click enough to enjoy one another's company for a time.

[Emperor Norton]

My reaction when I saw the comic? "Ah crap, people'll be going nuts on the forum."

I already expected that she would have said yes, even though I don't think she should. Jeph said several times that this was a storyline he was heading up to for a while now... and who heads up to a story of that one time Dora turned down a guy?

Yay drama.

[viva_x]

Everyone is complaining about Tai and Dora, and I'm here super annoyed with Raven. I HATE people that do that. If someone doesn't mention something, then it's not your business to be sharing.

[grimeyville]

I feel bad for Tai because this will probably feed her obsession from crush to 'I NEED to be with this person'. As for Dora dating someone, it's not too surprising, is it? I mean when you have a couple and one person is dumped and the other person is the dumper...

Well doesn't the dumper start dating first, no matter what the situation? Sure, Dora may or may not be well, how do we know?
However she ended it first and well, that's grounds for bouncing back.

Marten is the one who's world is kind of inherently crunched and he's slowly patching it back together.
Fact is, Marten probably doesn't need a relationship at this point. He's got enough on his plate being emotionally deadened inside and listless. 

[pwhodges]

Does anyone actually like Tai?  Not us, but the characters in the comic.  They all act pretty indifferent to her.

Dora?; Dora?

Dora thought of her as more a little sister

Pet rather than sister!

[cabbagehut]

Oh, Raven.  I love her because like she said before, there's just no malice.  She'll steamroll you, but with a smile.

[Hebes]

Aww, I feel sorry for Tai. If nothing else because rejection is never a good thing.

Dunno how I feel about Dora and that guy though. He just seems a little creepy to me.

[The Duke]

HAHA Tai's mischievious little fuckery-plans failed miserably. I can't help but grinning at this. 

I'm really quite pleased that Tai doesn't get her way. She... doesn't deserve to, and would not be good for Dora. She's too selfish and hedonistic.

Oh, Raven.  I love her because like she said before, there's just no malice.  She'll steamroll you, but with a smile.

Aaaaand just about everything I wanted to say has already been said!

I kinda like Jim.  And you can't deny that this is going to get very interesting.

Also, Raven is the queen of subtlety.

[TheEvilDog]

I have to say that Dora in the fourth panel is actually the best she's looked for most of the year. Its also an expression I've had several times before with friends just blurting something out. Its just "Really? Couldn't wait two more seconds could ya?"