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The unmentionable DAAAAAANG

Pintsize's coma

"Damn, girl!"

Mister gentleman

First he was all , and then he was , but soon he was , and finally he was

BOOBS!

Happy Arbor Day 2003!

[Vurogj]

Or a burrito...

When I saw that was a link I was thinking this, but *applauds* that's excellent archive memory. I'd managed to brain bleach somehow forget the spider burrito.

[Soulsynger]

"I'll, uh, give you a call tomorrow?" "Sure."

... I just noticed this and keep wondering what either thinks the other said.
Could it be that Padma only heard "Hey, since we're one-night-standers now, we could do this again tomorrow." and ditzily-flippant as she is simply responded with "Sure."?
Could it be that Marten said "I like you, I want to see you again."? He could've heard "Sure." as "If you want, you can try. Catch ya later, buddy." ...

Psychologically devastating stuff.

Poor guy. I know that feeling when you obsessively think about something ambiguous a person said over and over again in the hopes of making a definite meaning of it.
(Its part of why I became apathetic. It really really sucks. oO)

edit:
Someone finalize the poll. Me want moar stuff to click oan!

[Carl-E]

Those words bothered me a bit, too, but look at the smile she says them with. 

And look how she's touching his face in the farewell embrace. 

Now, she knows  she's leaving, and this is for fun,

but I think she wouldn't mind spending some more time with "mister gentleman". 


They'll always have Paris...

[vsonics]

They'll always have Paris...

You didn't happen to be watching Jeopardy this week, did you? Apparently Casablanca was a topic.

...which I know because my mother texted me about it. What a cool kid.

[Carl-E]

Missed it, but damn, I woulda swept the topic...

I always wished they did team jeapordy.  My wife and I used to watch, and anything I didn't know, she did.  And vice-versa.  We woulda cleaned up!

[Delator]

While I was not surprised at the comic, I was impressed at how quickly reality came crashing down on Marten's head.

I mean, that tree is like three feet from that fire hydrant. He's happy as a clam just on the far side of the tree, and before he even gets to the hydrant, he's in Mopeville.

Literally two steps, if you look at the leg positioning.  

[BlueFatima]

 :|Boxer briefs are totally the way to go according to most of the guys I've known (at least the ones who talked underwear with me). I've heard of regular boxers bunching too much for some guys--though a chef I dated swore by them.

As for Padma's panties, I agree with others who say some women like wearing sexy underwear to feel good (I do). It doesn't mean she wasn't planning on hooking up with Martin, but it's not a good way to judge it alone. I hope someone smacks the mope out of the boy as by this point  as he needs to realize Padma would have probably been a transition date anyhow. It is rare to find "true wuv" right after a breakup.

[Skewbrow]

Toon physics.

Looks like a tvtrope-link and smells like a tvtrope-link. Must... Resist...

Pheew. A close call.

Those words bothered me a bit, too, but look at the smile she says them with. 

And look how she's touching his face in the farewell embrace. 

Now, she knows  she's leaving, and this is for fun,

but I think she wouldn't mind spending some more time with "mister gentleman". 


They'll always have Paris...

Casablanca FTW.


Somehow "They'll aways have Northampton" doesn't have quite the same feel to it.


But it is their shared sweet memory, and that's all that counts.

[snubnose]

Stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllll no new comic *keeps pressing F5*

Martins legs are seriously creepin me out. Wheres the muscle mass? how do they support him?!

Its MARTEN not "Martin" and that the guy has no strength is a constant theme of QC.

Toon physics.

Looks like a tvtrope-link and smells like a tvtrope-link. Must... Resist...

Pheew. A close call.

Yeah, he got me, though. Another quarter hour spent on tvtropes ...

[gopher]

So in http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1923, panel 2,  did Faye have a precognition?

[pwhodges]

Stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllll no new comic *keeps pressing F5*

I wouldn't expect it for a couple of hours yet - Jeph's got either Internet or computer problems right now (the stream is broken, so we can't tell, though he managed some swearing in the chat).

[akronnick]

Yeah, he got me, though. Another quarter hour spent on tvtropes ...

That's all?

I must be slipping...

[pwhodges]

Comic already!  Must just have been Internet or U-Stream issues, not computer.

Anyhow, Marten seems a bit confused now...

[akronnick]

More nautical references!!!

[Carl-E]

So in http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1923, panel 2,  did Faye have a precognition?

That's just so wrong, on so many levels.

Thank you!

[Firebolt145]

http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2042

Wait, did I miss something? :/

[Dust]

Maybe he did get drunk.. just not as bad as the Bar-Mat man.

[CompSarge]

I'm loving Marten's "Buh?!" look in the last panel.  

[Carl-E]

http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2042

Wait, did I miss something? :/

No, but it looks like Jeph did.


Or perhaps Elliot's just clueless, or forgetful, or was really distraught the first time.  


Although 2042 was actually just the night before...

"Oh, hey, did I tell you this already...?"

[Mr.T]

Wait, whaaaa... Am I the only one getting some Déja vu? There's no "they'd been drinking" handwave either since it happened before Dancy Times.

Anyway, hopelessly confused Marten's afterglow keeps taking a beating

Poor guy didn't even get 5 minutes out Padma's door with The Glow.

[Carl-E]

OHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHNOOOOOOO!

Eliot's on his way over to Padma's, to walk her to work!

And she's clueless enough, that she'll tell him she took his advice -- and hooked up with Marten!


Such a storyline will not end well.  I really hope I'm wrong...

[VonKleist]

At least Elliot doesn't seem too roughed up

Prolly did him some good finally getting things out in the open, that has a way of clearing your head.


Maybe Padma meant it in earnest when she told Elliot she wouldn't want to hook up with anyone but changed her mind in a "what the hell, might as well have some fun"-way.

Gah, we´ll see.

Weird about Elliot telling him twice, though.  

[Firebolt145]

Yeah I think Jeph forgot Elliot had already told Marten. Oh well, still had a laugh either way. 

[VonKleist]

I´m rather in for some big juicy delicious drama 

[Soulsynger]

Poor Marten. Fist to the face, knife in the gut and twisting, twisting...

But I guess this would be a second-hand definite "I don't want a relationship." from Padma.

Now, she knows  she's leaving, and this is for fun,

but I think she wouldn't mind spending some more time with "mister gentleman". 

Oh, I never doubted that about HER. I just have this lingering fear that she failed to make that perfectly clear to Marten. :-/

[Delator]

...and the bags under the eyes are back.

That didn't take long. 

[themacnut]

OHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHNOOOOOOO!

Eliot's on his way over to Padma's, to walk her to work!

And she's clueless enough, that she'll tell him she took his advice -- and hooked up with Marten!


Such a storyline will not end well.  I really hope I'm wrong...

Yeah if Marten's got half a brain he'll say he's late for work or something and then RUN AWAY fast as he can! Or at least stroll briskly. This is one awkward zone that probably won't be defeated by dressing up in funny clothes. I can't see Marten getting beat up over this (especially if he leaves the area quickly!) but one never knows what a guy who feels screwed over by another guy will do - frequently that does lead to anger and beatings.

Warning - while you were typing 2 new replies have been posted. You may wish to review your post.  Sheesh, a guy can't even take the time to compose a halfway-thoughtful reply around here...

[Fen]

Wait, didn't Elliopt tell Marten he told Padma like 10 comics ago? Why is he re-telling that?

[AnAverageWriter]

Wait, didn't Elliopt tell Marten he told Padma like 10 comics ago? Why is he re-telling that?

Sometimes people do forget and say the same things twice, especially if there had been some drinking going on. Jeph's characters are some of the most human I've seen depicted- which means yes, they will sometimes make mistakes you would see in real life, and not in a prescripted typical comic or drama.

Elliott seems... thinner... in the latest comic. Or am I just imagining things? Did anyone else notice that he suddenly seems to have lost fifteen pounds around his middle?

[Skewbrow]

Marten and Faye heart-to-heart chat coming up. Both are in need of a friend's advice, and don't really have anyone else to turn to. Hopefully the wine tasting didn't go into overtime so that Faye won't be too hangover.

Agree with AnAverageWriter. We've seen beefier versions of Elliot. May be his bulk was slightly exaggerated, when that was A) conveying the futility of Faye's punching attempts on their way to the dance club, and B) to make the contrast to Hannelore more pronounced, when they spent a strip or two standing side-by-side as the awkward ad'awwwable couple left behind.

[Akima]

They'll always have Paris...

Casablanca is the perfect movie.

[tjradcliffe]

It is rare to find "true wuv" right after a breakup.

Or at any other time!  Nor is "twu wuv" (which I believe in the correct spelling) "found" so much as "made" where by "made" I mean "dragged kicking and screaming into existence against the will of Fate, the gods and quite probably your mother."

Aside:  Elliot is telling Marten what he told him before because people are made out of meat, not silicon, and we pretend to think and do logic with some improbable lump of inconsistent neurochemical goop that was evolved to tell jokes and make songs and stuff so we could get laid.

[augusto]

Wait, didn't Elliopt tell Marten he told Padma like 10 comics ago? Why is he re-telling that?

And now Jeph is going bananas rewriting the comic

[VonKleist]

Wait, didn't Elliopt tell Marten he told Padma like 10 comics ago? Why is he re-telling that?

And now Jeph is going bananas rewriting the comic

His Twitter does say "fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck" or something  

[Dr. ROFLPWN]

Ahahahahahahagahahahahaaa Elliot you have no damn idea

[VyperX]

Poor Marten, he really didn't need this... I hope he'll be able to survive the rest of the day before he can talk to Padma again.

[CompSarge]

Wait, didn't Elliopt tell Marten he told Padma like 10 comics ago? Why is he re-telling that?

And now Jeph is going bananas rewriting the comic

His Twitter does say "fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck" or something  

Looks like the comic's been altered. Now it's not redundancy city.

[Method of Madness]

That was interesting to see that, come to the forum, then to go back a few minutes later and see it changed.  Jeph's a lot more productive this early in the morning (late at night?) than I am.

[VonKleist]

Early in the afternoon..
timezones are hella weird O.o

[Method of Madness]

Heh, I just used mine because it's also Jeph's (New Jersey/Massachusetts).

[AnAverageWriter]

Looks like the comic's been altered. Now it's not redundancy city.

Aww man. I actually kinda liked it the way it was before, honestly... Maybe because there are times in the past when I've done exactly what Elliot did beforehand- talked to someone about something and then totally forgot down the road that I had even mentioned it.

[idontunderstand]

The whole conversation makes much more sense now, somehow.

[VonKleist]

Looks like the comic's been altered. Now it's not redundancy city.

Aww man. I actually kinda liked it the way it was before, honestly... Maybe because there are times in the past when I've done exactly what Elliot did beforehand- talked to someone about something and then totally forgot down the road that I had even mentioned it.

"Weren't you the one I told about XYZ?"v

which often leads to:

"What the hell, with whom have I been talking about it?" 

[guayec]

Maybe my short time memory is playing games with me but I cant see any difference. Where's the correction? To me still looks like Elliot told Marten twice. 

[Mr_Rose]

Maybe my short time memory is playing games with me but I cant see any difference. Where's the correction? To me still looks like Elliot told Marten twice. 

Refresh the page. If that doesn't work, try clearing your browser's cache first. The page has definitely changed.

[bhtooefr]

Try refreshing, it looks like you have a cached version?

In any case, I actually think the original dialogue could've been worked with - there was a time in my life that I was that obsessive about someone, and I would end up telling the same person about it multiple times.

And, we're talking about Marten here... he probably wouldn't have called him out on it - instead, letting him go on, while trying to get out of the situation entirely before the awkward exploded.

[Dr. ROFLPWN]

The new dialogue makes me feel about 25% more that the entire conversation, Marten is consciously telling himself "don't tell him you fucked Padma, don't tell him you fucked Padma, don't tell him you fucked Padma..."

[Soulsynger]

Wait wait... how did Elliot know Marten was also pining for Padma? Or at least, how can he be so sure about it, saying "We're in the same boat now, huh?" ... My brain! Ze goggles! Zey do nossing!

[stoutfiles]

By telling Padma she should hook up with Marten, Elliot may be indirectly responsible for their hookup happening as Padma was able to initiate the romance without any worry.  It also lets Marten off the hook, as Elliot said it was ok (even though we all know the awkward "you should date so and so now" is not true and the exact opposite should be followed if you care about that person's feelings).

I also find it telling that Elliot says she should hookup with Marten, not date him.  Who says that?  You should go have sex with that guy before you leave?  It's like Elliot already knew Padma was pretty slutty.  Maybe that's why Marten is so sad in the last panel, he now realizes it was a one-nighter and Padma is some sort of town bicycle.

[akronnick]

m-/