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What's on for the end of the week?

4 panels of embarrassed silence
- 18 (20.7%)
Running away for ever
- 1 (1.1%)
Bitter recriminations
- 2 (2.3%)
Hugs for closure and acceptance
- 25 (28.7%)
Make-up makeout!
- 4 (4.6%)
Rest of cast jump out shouting "Surprise!"
- 3 (3.4%)
We see something happening in the party
- 4 (4.6%)
Tai rushes out and shoves Marten aside
- 8 (9.2%)
AnthroPCs
- 9 (10.3%)
Jeph has his first day off for years, & no guest strip either
- 13 (14.9%)

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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #350 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:08 »

AW MAN, now we have to wait until Monday for a reso- wait, this is Thursday. So does that mean we'll get some follow up, or a comic off the main story line, or :psyduck:

My vote for maximum hilarity: three panels of staring and then the can in midair, with speedlines leading off panel.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #351 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:09 »

Faye's seen her coming in the first panel, she no doubt herds the others inside.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #352 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:10 »

Angus is talking, gets cut off, everyone disappears.  No warning for Marteen. 

I laughed. 

Edit: Angus? No, that's not Angus! AUUGHGHHHHHH I hate being wrong publicly. 
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #353 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:11 »

Well. Guten Abend, indeed.

I can see I'll be wondering about this for the next day.

I love how he was the last one to see her... very nicely done comic, if I may say.

Looking forward to tomorrow.

Faye's seen her coming in the first panel, she no doubt herds the others inside.

I think Marigold saw her as well.

edit: gah stop posting so fast, people.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #354 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:12 »

Hold onto your lolbutts people.


It's gonna be a bumpy ride.

Twenty pages by Monday.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #355 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:14 »

Twenty pages by Monday.
My money's on 18. Place your bets now!
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #356 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:16 »

Bet: 15 pages. Although not much more than that.

Marten has a very slow head-turning speed for Dora to walk up on him like that without him noticing :laugh:

And I'm not sure how wise it will seem in retrospect, but I think that for now everyone made the right decision in leaving them alone to talk it out.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #357 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:27 »

Marten has a very slow head-turning speed for Dora to walk up on him like that without him noticing :laugh:

You're missing the point. The big revelation of this comic is that Dora is a NINJA.

You think those others just disappeared of their own accord? Nuh-uh.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #358 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:37 »

D'awwwww.


22 pages by Monday.

Oh, and DSL, wherever you're hiding.....can some of us hide there too?
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #359 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:41 »

I liked this one very much. I was like "what, where is everyone/why do they just go away" because somehow I didn't expect Dora (though yesterday I thought, it would be funny if she showed up at the party, maybe even with Jim which would be absolutely unrealistic and probably a catastrophe but well my brain).
Also how Marten crushes his can in the last panel.

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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #360 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:42 »

Please, Marten was obviously not looking out at the road, but rather at a rather interesting bit of something on the ground, so he didn't see/hear Dora.  

Dora is no ninja - ninja (if the existed) are rather unlikely to have worn black outfits like we imagine them in - appropriate clothing to approach the target is much more likely, and black, is really not a good colour to hide in at night.  Still, she'd probably look good in an Elecktra-style outfit...
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #361 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:45 »

This calls for a prediction. Here's one.

Friday:
"Hi!" <awkward silence> "Hi. How have you been?" "Coping, I guess." <awkward silence> <handshake offered> <a hug given> 23 pages by Monday (I like prime numbers, you see).

Monday:
1st panel: Marten enters the building. Everybody (=everybody we know by name) turns to stare. May be the music stops?
2nd panel: Marten walks to Hannelore (or Marigold). "May I have this dance?"
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #362 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:45 »

But how did she keep her high heels from making that click-clack sound on the cement as she approached...
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #363 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:46 »

Yeah, I thought Marten was going to say "fuck it" and go inside and dance and enjoy himself.

This will work, too, though.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #364 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:48 »

But how did she keep her high heels from making that click-clack sound on the cement as she approached...

She came over the grass, perhaps; the music is blaring (I don't see Tai's party being quiet, given the rave she set up in the library).
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #365 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:52 »

Dora is no ninja - ninja (if the existed) are rather unlikely to have worn black outfits like we imagine them in - appropriate clothing to approach the target is much more likely, and black, is really not a good colour to hide in at night.  Still, she'd probably look good in an Elecktra-style outfit...

Don't worry, you don't need to lecture me on the practical reality of ninja. I lecture other people. Ninja probably didn't wear cocktail dresses, either. ;)

However, the more I read the comic with my ninja interpretation, the more it seems to fit. :-D
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #366 on: 07 Jul 2011, 04:53 »

It's almost like these threads represents the subconsciousness of the main characters, just a whirlwind of thoughts, crazy emotions out of control and some guilt and anger to add. While in the comic, things almost always sort of work out, one way or another.  :-)
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #367 on: 07 Jul 2011, 05:26 »

I'm surprised this happened on a Thursday and no notes about regular QC to return Monday. :)

Looks like an old fashioned showdown at the OK Coral coming up, and Faye is from Georgia too. :)
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #368 on: 07 Jul 2011, 05:28 »

Tomorrow: Anthro-PCs!
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #369 on: 07 Jul 2011, 05:31 »

IBL.

What's on tap for this week?

The Eagles make a reappearance Monday!    - 7 (6.9%)
Dora meets Samantha (Jim's daughter)    - 9 (8.9%)
Dora runs into Jim's EX.    - 0 (0%)
Back to the Par-TAY! with Mar & Hanners    - 39 (38.6%)
Sven's new GF - Jim's EX!    - 8 (7.9%)
Faye and Marten's night    - 16 (15.8%)
The Espressosaur Returns!    - 10 (9.9%)
Waffles!    - 5 (5%)
Drunken Postings!    - 7 (6.9%)

Total Voters: 101

I really, really, really want to put up a new poll, but I don't wanna guarantee that this thread gets locked because of the residual arguments.

It'd be pretty simple: "Dora meets Marten. Result?"

Unfortunately, I couldn't come up with poll answers that would keep this thread from being nuked from orbit.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #370 on: 07 Jul 2011, 05:43 »

Tomorrow: Anthro-PCs!

Don't be cruel  :cry:
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« Reply #371 on: 07 Jul 2011, 05:45 »

Tomorrow: Anthro-PCs!

Don't be cruel  :cry:

To a heart that's truuuueee...
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #372 on: 07 Jul 2011, 05:58 »

I really, really, really want to put up a new poll, but I don't wanna guarantee that this thread gets locked because of the residual arguments.

It'd be pretty simple: "Dora meets Marten. Result?"

Unfortunately, I couldn't come up with poll answers that would keep this thread from being nuked from orbit.

Just two answers.

"Dora and Marten have an adult conversation."
"The forum caterwauls."
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #373 on: 07 Jul 2011, 06:00 »

This calls for a prediction. Here's one.

Friday:
"Hi!" <awkward silence> "Hi. How have you been?" "Coping, I guess." <awkward silence> <handshake offered> <a hug given> 23 pages by Monday (I like prime numbers, you see).

Monday:
1st panel: Marten enters the building. Everybody (=everybody we know by name) turns to stare. May be the music stops?
2nd panel: Marten walks to Hannelore (or Marigold). "May I have this dance?"

Friday:
"Why are you sitting out here alone?"
"Just didn't feel like dancing."
"Oh ok. Well, nice seeing you." (goes inside to dance)
"Yeah...you too...sigh" (sad Marten shot)

Monday:
Marten wakes up the next day and decides he's going to grow a pair and stop aimlessly moping through life because it's depressing as hell to watch.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #374 on: 07 Jul 2011, 06:05 »

I thought to myself "that's a good way to end the week, leave everyone hanging onto what the next word would be." But then I remembered that today is only Thursday. Hmm.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #375 on: 07 Jul 2011, 06:05 »

This calls for a prediction. Here's one.

Friday:
"Hi!" <awkward silence> "Hi. How have you been?" "Coping, I guess." <awkward silence> <handshake offered> <a hug given> 23 pages by Monday (I like prime numbers, you see).

Monday:
1st panel: Marten enters the building. Everybody (=everybody we know by name) turns to stare. May be the music stops?
2nd panel: Marten walks to Hannelore (or Marigold). "May I have this dance?"

Friday:
"Why are you sitting out here alone?"
"Just didn't feel like dancing."
"Oh ok. Well, nice seeing you." (goes inside to dance)
"Yeah...you too...sigh" (sad Marten shot)

Monday:
Guest comic by Chris Hastings with Marten pulling a gun out of his ass and blowing his brains out as Faye is coming out the door to check on him.

The rest of the week is guest comics by other webcomic artists highlighting all the various ways Marten can do something terrible after Dora ignores him and goes into the party, complete with a Carrie-esque comic by the person that does Manly Guys Doing Manly Things


Fixed, because I'd love to see this happen.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #377 on: 07 Jul 2011, 06:47 »

Whow.

WHOW.

W-H-O-W !!!!

Now thats an entry.  :-D

I really didnt expected that one.
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« Reply #378 on: 07 Jul 2011, 06:51 »

Friday:
"Why are you sitting out here alone?"
"Just didn't feel like dancing."
"Oh ok. Well, nice seeing you." (goes inside to dance)
"Yeah...you too...sigh" (sad Marten shot)
Nah, that would be a huge anti-climax. Jeph isnt that cruel to us. Or is he ? *paranoid*

Monday:
Marten wakes up the next day and decides he's going to grow a pair [...]
Yeah ... right ... very likely. :roll:
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #379 on: 07 Jul 2011, 06:52 »

So, in order...

@Tiogyr mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa! Yes, I meant Jeph, but muscle memory went with the most common variation. There's also the "concensus" typo. That's what I get for trying to post from work on crappy IE8.

Comic: Oh, damn. Not cool, guys, not cool. Just...wow. Faye sees Dora coming, absconds with any possible defenses Marten can leverage, and utterly abandons her friend to a confrontation he is not mentally prepared to handle? And she's ignoring he's been drinking too? Probably no more than a couple beers, but alcohol's effect is insidious.

Wow. That's a dick move, Faye.

On a more positive note, damn, Marigold. DAT @$$!!!

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« Reply #380 on: 07 Jul 2011, 07:07 »

I like how this has become an old western.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #381 on: 07 Jul 2011, 07:09 »

Not cool, guys, not cool. Just...wow. Faye sees Dora coming, absconds with any possible defenses Marten can leverage, and utterly abandons her friend to a confrontation he is not mentally prepared to handle?

I disagree - discretely leaving them to meet in some form of privacy is almost certainly best, even if uncomfortable.
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« Reply #382 on: 07 Jul 2011, 07:10 »

I'll say only 14 pages...

...it's like The Price is Right; you want to be closest without going over.   :-D


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« Reply #383 on: 07 Jul 2011, 07:25 »

I'll say only 14 pages...

...it's like The Price is Right; you want to be closest without going over.   :-D


We'll see if I'm caterwauling by this time tomorrow.

13 pages.  :evil:
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #384 on: 07 Jul 2011, 07:27 »

On the western theme, Faye is def Marten's Doc Holiday, down to them both being from Georgia and I"m sure she is watching from inside...

but in this case, since neither of them did anything wrong really (there was no physical abuse or cheating or verbal abuse, etc), it's better to let him talk to her alone than to gang up on Dora. They have things they need to work out, and to do that they need to be open as much as possible. With Faye and Angus and Hanners and Marigold all there, Dora could easily go crazy defensive and any chance of them putting this behind them and becoming friends again could die.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #385 on: 07 Jul 2011, 07:38 »

Today's comic (Thrusday's) feels more like a Friday comic.  Now I'm going to have my days messed up.

But yes, most likely anthro-pcs tomorrow. 

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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #386 on: 07 Jul 2011, 07:47 »

It's entirely possible that Faye and Angus are still on the porch.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #387 on: 07 Jul 2011, 07:49 »

On the western theme, Faye is def Marten's Doc Holiday, down to them both being from Georgia and I"m sure she is watching from inside...

but in this case, since neither of them did anything wrong really (there was no physical abuse or cheating or verbal abuse, etc), it's better to let him talk to her alone than to gang up on Dora. They have things they need to work out, and to do that they need to be open as much as possible. With Faye and Angus and Hanners and Marigold all there, Dora could easily go crazy defensive and any chance of them putting this behind them and becoming friends again could die.

Why do people keep acting like exes have to reconcile and become friends after breaking up?

Why can't they have an "Our relationship was doomed to start with, we weren't compatible, but it was fun while it lasted until shit hit the fan" moment and move on with their lives?
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #388 on: 07 Jul 2011, 07:57 »


I really, really, really want to put up a new poll, but I don't wanna guarantee that this thread gets locked because of the residual arguments.

It'd be pretty simple: "Dora meets Marten. Result?"

Unfortunately, I couldn't come up with poll answers that would keep this thread from being nuked from orbit.


What? The thread will get locked because you did a poll? Because people will disagree about a silly, speculative game? The moderators would seriously close the weekly discussion thread over such a thing? Has this happened before?

ALSO: loved today's comic. I often question characters actions and motivations in this series, but Dora's action in this and yesterday's strip seem very natural and logical to me. I trust they will have a good talk...
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #389 on: 07 Jul 2011, 07:59 »

Why do people keep acting like exes have to reconcile and become friends after breaking up?

Why can't they have an "Our relationship was doomed to start with, we weren't compatible, but it was fun while it lasted until shit hit the fan" moment and move on with their lives?

Because this is a webcomic.....and we're all big giant saps who want everyone to be friends  :-P
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #390 on: 07 Jul 2011, 08:01 »

The moderators would seriously close the weekly discussion thread over such a thing? Has this happened before?

No and no.

I don't normally see the poll, because I go straight to next unread; and if there were something really objectionable (unlikely, I imagine), I'd simply edit it away (and have a word with the writer) rather than close the thread on that account.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #391 on: 07 Jul 2011, 08:05 »

Wile E Coyote's impersonation, by the whole gang, on panel 4 had me giggling.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #392 on: 07 Jul 2011, 08:21 »

You don't have to, but I think in this case, they were friends before, so it would be a shame to loose everything.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #393 on: 07 Jul 2011, 08:28 »


Why do people keep acting like exes have to reconcile and become friends after breaking up?

Why can't they have an "Our relationship was doomed to start with, we weren't compatible, but it was fun while it lasted until shit hit the fan" moment and move on with their lives?

I am with you on this one...  I have found that I NEED that sharp cutoff in order to really move on, and once I have, there's not a gap in my social circle that needs to be filled by someone who (at least with my exes) isn't a particularly good or interesting person.  Every time I've tried to "be friends" I've used that relationship as an emotional crutch to keep myself from moving on or dealing with my pain.  Then again, I have mostly dated people who weren't core members of my friend group, so I'm sure that would be different.

Still, I can see why grudges or walls of silence are pretty unworkable in a comic when the relationship is between two major characters, unless you are going to write one of them out.  And given that Marten is arguably the main character and Dora is Jeph's favorite character, that seems pretty unlikely.  If they are just totally not interacting it means you have to have these major demarcations in your storylines where certain characters can't be, or can't be in the same place, or someone has to reiterate what the other one said.  When you share friends you generally have to get at least to a place where you're not putting your friends through this "I'm having a party but if I invite him I can't invite HER, and I can't invite HIM cause now she's dating him and that would be uncomfortable" thing.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #394 on: 07 Jul 2011, 08:40 »

Uh Oh!


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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #395 on: 07 Jul 2011, 08:42 »

Now it doesn't really matter if Dora runs into Jim's ex, since they're just friends now.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #396 on: 07 Jul 2011, 08:54 »

Tomorrow: Anthro-PCs!

Don't be cruel  :cry:

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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #397 on: 07 Jul 2011, 09:02 »

Friday:
"Why are you sitting out here alone?"
"Just didn't feel like dancing."
"Oh ok. Well, nice seeing you." (goes inside to dance)
"Yeah...you too...sigh" (sad Marten shot)
Nah, that would be a huge anti-climax. Jeph isnt that cruel to us. Or is he ? *paranoid*

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Marten wakes up the next day and decides he's going to grow a pair [...]
Yeah ... right ... very likely. :roll:

Life is full of anti-climaxes.  First conversations after a breakup are normally short and awkward, more so for the person who did the dumping.  I could see her not wanting to talk about things right now, but Jeph probably wouldn't want Dora coming off as uncaring.  

If Dora moved on with someone new and people stop indulging his bad attitude, he just might change.  I've seen people get inspired and pull 180s.
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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #398 on: 07 Jul 2011, 09:02 »

Tomorrow: Anthro-PCs!

Don't be cruel  :cry:

To a heart that's truuuueee...

I don't want no other love,

Baby it's just you I'm dreamin' of..."





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Re: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
« Reply #399 on: 07 Jul 2011, 09:17 »

Mr. Presley would like to have a word with you.

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