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Author Topic: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]  (Read 88375 times)

TheEvilDog

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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #400 on: 11 Jun 2011, 17:55 »

But we're on the internet, we're all sadistic assholes anyway... wait...

And I wouldn't say Tai was shot down, it was more like she was about to take off, only the engines failed and the plane had to be taken off the runway.
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #401 on: 11 Jun 2011, 18:13 »

So many people have been walking into COD lately, trying to psych themselves up for what awaited them, that it's starting to be a trend...
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #402 on: 11 Jun 2011, 18:58 »

It should be on the menu board:
Gentle let-down, $5.50; Hard landing, no damage, $5; Hard landing with damage; $4.50; Crash'n'burn, $4.

"Sadistic asshole shootdown" goes on the specials board ... With or without twitchings.

Edited for spelling, internal logic.
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #403 on: 11 Jun 2011, 19:43 »

Getting blown out the door by the pure power of Faye's scorn is still free though, right?
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #404 on: 11 Jun 2011, 19:46 »

Of course, thats half the charm of Coffee of Doom.
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #405 on: 11 Jun 2011, 20:31 »

NeverQuiteGoth called it a "scorngasm", which is a wonderful coinage well worth remembering.
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #406 on: 11 Jun 2011, 20:48 »

Handily skipped the  :psyduck:, so my comment would be "Dora sure is 'off with the fairies' in the first panel". That's all.
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #407 on: 11 Jun 2011, 20:49 »

I def agree that she wasn't crushed. I will second the analogy of a race, seeing the checkered flag drop, pushing in the gas, and nothing happens. Failure to launch.
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #408 on: 12 Jun 2011, 03:19 »

Getting blown out the door by the pure power of Faye's scorn is still free though, right?

It's the one part of the Secret Menu Faye likes.
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #409 on: 12 Jun 2011, 04:03 »

Oh, what Raven did was absolutely rude.  She's kind of a rude person, really.  I like her very much, though, because she's generally a very kind-spirited person, and does stupid things out of excitement, not any desire to hurt or humiliate anyone.

I can't say I've liked Tai a whole lot.  But to be honest, I don't really like Dora, either.  Tai is oblivious to certain things, but has shown that she can read complex situations, which just makes me annoyed.  She takes things way too far (like the getting undressed/super drunk at the parties), and never seems to make any amends for her behavior.  Dora hurts people because she is unwilling to take control of her problems.  She's shown that she knows that she has problems trusting people, but she never did anything about it, hurting Marten and all of those connected to him.  That could have made a huge impact on her business, and has certainly hurt her social circle.

I think Dora and Tai getting together would be an absolute trainwreck.  Tai doesn't seem to do well without very-clearly-defined boundaries and has shown little self-restraint, would she be able/willing to turn down any advances she received?  Has she ended things with the women she was involved with?  If she could be trusted, would Dora be able to trust her?  I think that they would end up triggering a lot of each other's problems - Tai and her constant need for attention, and Dora and her lack of trust.

Dora and Jim?  I don't know enough about Jim as a character to be able to pass any judgment.  I think it's an odd choice for someone to start a business agreement and immediately move on to asking for a dinner date (?).  It suggests a level of unprofessionalism, and could really end badly - if Dora doesn't return his feelings, will this turn into an awkward goods-trade situation?  Dora may think he had ulterior motives for wanting to start a business arrangement.  It feels suspicious to me, but I am not a very trusting person, either, so I am probably way off base.
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #410 on: 12 Jun 2011, 08:38 »

NeverQuiteGoth called it a "scorngasm", which is a wonderful coinage well worth remembering.

I move, if it hasn't already happened, this be added to the forum lexicon.
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #411 on: 12 Jun 2011, 12:23 »

Dora hurts people because she is unwilling to take control of her problems. 
Hmm...Unwilling, or unable? She told Marten that she'd tried to keep herself from having crazy reactions. On the other hand, once it was clear that she couldn't take control of her problems on her own, it was time to engage counseling, and she didn't go willingly.
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #412 on: 12 Jun 2011, 16:45 »

So, comic 1945, last panel (Dora's eyes) new iris testing in the art? Cool!
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #413 on: 12 Jun 2011, 18:59 »

I am amused by the assumtion that Marten will turn into some sort of Cassanova for this party.
By Cassanova I mean the passively-wait-around-for-dominant-women-to-come-and-pick-him-up, original version.

It's  because  Marten isn't Casanova that he needs situations like this party.  Remember the girl who got up the courage to ask him out at the library?*  
This party could be that times twenty; disinhibited by recreational substances, having observed him in their native environment long enough, and finding out he's just been dumped, I can see the line forming to the left...

I used to be shy and passive like our hero.  Yay for dominant (assertive) women!  (Like his mother!  We've explored the roots of his personality 'round these parts...)

I'm rooting for this party (whatever lulz/drama Jeph has cooked up) to open the channels between Marten and the myriad dating opportunities awaiting him around his job.

* [edit] thanks, Dog, I had forgotten that. 
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #414 on: 12 Jun 2011, 19:03 »

Remember the girl who got up the courage to ask him out at the library?

That girl was Cosette, if you remember correctly.
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #415 on: 12 Jun 2011, 22:31 »

Dora hurts people because she is unwilling to take control of her problems. 
Hmm...Unwilling, or unable? She told Marten that she'd tried to keep herself from having crazy reactions. On the other hand, once it was clear that she couldn't take control of her problems on her own, it was time to engage counseling, and she didn't go willingly.

Yes, unable is a much better way of phrasing it.  She did try with Marten.  She just didn't succeed.  I felt like she gave up trying at the end, which was probably why I said it like I did, but that wasn't giving her enough credit.
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Re: WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
« Reply #416 on: 13 Jun 2011, 01:07 »

Dora hurts people because she is unwilling to take control of her problems. 
Hmm...Unwilling, or unable? She told Marten that she'd tried to keep herself from having crazy reactions. On the other hand, once it was clear that she couldn't take control of her problems on her own, it was time to engage counseling, and she didn't go willingly.

Yes, unable is a much better way of phrasing it.  She did try with Marten.  She just didn't succeed.  I felt like she gave up trying at the end, which was probably why I said it like I did, but that wasn't giving her enough credit.

She was having a rough time at the end. When you have that, you give everything up. Which reminds me, I need to go back to my damn studies...

Another reason she didn't succeed was that she does need a therapist to do that. Maybe she is unable to control it because her unconscious is unwilling to change? I daresay it's a common trait for the unconscious mind to work against change, but I would like some backup from someone who actually knows some psychology here.
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