Topic: WCDT New Year's Week 2012 (Jan. 2-6, 2091-95) (Read 67848 times)

ink slinger · « **Reply #50 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 11:36 »

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I am surprised he didnt take any vacation for so long

Self-employment is not the ticket to endless vacations. It's pretty much the ticket to never taking a break. Remember that Jeph doesn't just draw comics all day long. Most of his business, aside from the ads, involves doing things above and beyond the usual drawing. I don't imagine it is easy to find the time to draw a ton of comics in advance.

On a lighter note: guys, Padma isn't shocked or upset at anything Marten said. She's shocked because he's giving her a purple nurple under the blankets. /sarcasm

lunakitten · « **Reply #51 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 13:29 »

Wow. I just read the expression on her face to be incredulity at the thought of a MORE whiny Marten than the one she knows.

MillionDollar Belt Sander · « **Reply #52 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 14:27 »

Quote from: ink slinger on 02 Jan 2012, 11:36

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I am surprised he didnt take any vacation for so long

Self-employment is not the ticket to endless vacations. It's pretty much the ticket to never taking a break.

This is very true.

You sometimes go without a paycheck too, to keep the business running.

It's not a case of "press button, money-truck arrives twice a week."

If it looks that way to you non-business-owning people... it's because we're finally getting the hang of things.

Kugai · « **Reply #53 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 15:04 »

This will all end in tears at the Airport, Emergency Bourbon and Marten getting decked by The Pugnacious Peach - again.

pwhodges · « **Reply #54 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 15:07 »

Jeph tries to avoid obvious repeats.

Overkillengine · « **Reply #55 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 15:18 »

It's not Marten's fault she changed her mind when it came to fun or relationship. That's being a little harsh on him to hold him liable for being fun and compatible enough with her that she apparently did change her mind.

She made it clear going in that she wasn't going to be around, so technically she got exactly what she asked for on this. I mean, it still sucks for her, but it's not really Marten's fault- he shouldn't have to be picking clues up on this.

MillionDollar Belt Sander · « **Reply #56 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 15:46 »

Quote from: lunakitten on 02 Jan 2012, 13:29

Wow. I just read the expression on her face to be incredulity at the thought of a MORE whiny Marten than the one she knows.

That's an interesting take on things! She also ALSO managed to NOT speak the first thing that came to mind too.

BlueMark · « **Reply #57 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 17:02 »

Now wait a minute ... why assume this was Marten trying to 'keep it casual' ... can't Padma's comment be read as an attempt on her part to push the relationship back a bit - couldn't she be saying that she wishes they had met a year ago so she wouldn't have to keep it superficial?

Carl-E · « **Reply #58 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 17:19 »

That was my take on it, too. But Marten seems to have missed that subtext.

Vista · « **Reply #59 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 17:24 »

Quote from: lunakitten on 02 Jan 2012, 13:29

Wow. I just read the expression on her face to be incredulity at the thought of a MORE whiny Marten than the one she knows.

Maybe she just realized that Marten is a bit of a whiner. She has been oblivious in similar ways. Maybe she's looking back and realizing he was a bit creepy towards her for a while, and that's a problem.
I kind of doubt it.

Anyway, if Padma's having trouble communicating, it's so totally on her when she isn't even trying to be clear. Saturation of the opinion that the ability to "pick up signals" is and/or should be a requirement for relationships may be the latest herald of the downfall of humanity (like we need more). We coddle overly self-conscious behavior in adults *way* too much (though I suppose the definition of adult is a bit anomalous).

Prediction: Padma--disheartened by Marten's response--says they should stop "this." Marten is sad in response, but doesn't try to fight for it because he doesn't know there's a fight to win. She leaves. In a year or so of strips, a few months in QC time, she comes back (after Marten's found a new love interest).

jwhouk · « **Reply #60 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 18:16 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 02 Jan 2012, 08:43

Isn't that why bloody near every relationship has some problems?

And that is the reason why we have romantic comedies. (See Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for the Ur Example)

purple.platypus · « **Reply #61 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 19:28 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 02 Jan 2012, 07:51

Yes, exactly. I don't think Marten has any idea that Padma meant that to be Important and not Flirty.

And, contrary to several comments here, I'm not seeing why he would.

Up until now, she's given him every reason to think this is a short-term thing for her, and indeed, that she might not even be the sort of person you want a long-term relationship with. The sudden 180 from her grandma's situation to dancing, in particular, makes her look pretty flighty. It's true that Marten's not particularly good at reading signals, and that's coming into play here too, but this doesn't strike me as the extraordinarily egregious example of it that some here are taking it as - it's not as though Padma has been giving him consistent or unambiguous signals that she is at all serious about this, in fact this is the first sign of such that I've seen; I certainly haven't noticed sitnspin's "pretty big signals" (plural!) to the contrary. It is perfectly reasonable for Marten to think this is more or less casual for her, short of her actually saying something different.

(Notice I haven't even mentioned Steve's potential influence, but that's certainly another factor pushing Marten in the general direction I outline.)

Quote from: Overkillengine on 02 Jan 2012, 15:18

She made it clear going in that she wasn't going to be around, so technically she got exactly what she asked for on this. I mean, it still sucks for her, but it's not really Marten's fault- he shouldn't have to be picking clues up on this.

Or to put my point in fewer words, yeah, this.

jwhouk · « **Reply #62 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 19:36 »

It doesn't help that Jeph is (intentionally or unintentionally) drawing her, in certain situations, like she should be saying something - but doesn't.

ducktape · « **Reply #63 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 20:02 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 02 Jan 2012, 19:36

It doesn't help that Jeph is (intentionally or unintentionally) drawing her, in certain situations, like she should be saying something - but doesn't.

Or:
Padma:
1. Think of something serious to say
2. Open mouth to say it
3. Realize Marten is already saying something superficial
4. Get somewhat annoyed
5. Repeat

DSL · « **Reply #64 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 20:42 »

1.) What BoDJangles said.
2.) I can't stop laughing at the third panel.
3.) I am choosing to interpret Hannelore's expression in the fourth panel as "I didn't know you couldn't do that, either!"

RyanPm40 · « **Reply #65 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 20:58 »

Or maybe she was going to bring up something that would lead to depression/a fight/an end to what they have, and she realizes it's better to not say anything and to continue living in denial and be happy for the time-being like Marten seems to be doing. I see nothing so terrible with what Marten said, he's just trying to enjoy the time he spends with her. He obviously cares a great deal for her and isn't some jerk who wants an easy lay.

ducktape · « **Reply #66 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:03 »

Poor Marigold. Maybe she could either go to a different grocery store or just send Hanners to buy the eggs?

SomeCanadianWeirdo · « **Reply #67 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:06 »

Have we seen Hannelore in red before? Interesting how this dress is a variatiion on the blue ones she's worn before.

You'd think in this day and age you'd be able to buy eggs singly. A lot of people probably won't go through even a half dozen eggs before they go bad.

Somebody · « **Reply #68 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:16 »

Quote from: SomeCanadianWeirdo on 02 Jan 2012, 21:06

You'd think in this day and age you'd be able to buy eggs singly. A lot of people probably won't go through even a half dozen eggs before they go bad.

In my experience, it's increasingly difficult to buy stuff (not just eggs) singly...

DSL · « **Reply #69 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:17 »

You can buy six eggs to a carton in some convenience stores. Or (blecch) eggs that you pour, with or without yolks.
But that's not as funny as one egg, on the counter.
This also reminds me of the old and oft-repeated gag cartoon in which a customer is going through an express (10 items or less) checkout with one carton of eggs; cashier says, "That's 12."

Near Lurker · « **Reply #70 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:19 »

This is the real reason I went vegan.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #71 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:19 »

Is it just the flavor of English that I grew up with talking, or does "We were short on egg" sound odd to anyone else?

Sorflakne · « **Reply #72 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:20 »

Oh come on, am I really the only one who wants to see more Dora and Raven?

And Mari with a ponytail = yes.

Wtf...two Post clicks and RED text both times...

Tova · « **Reply #73 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:22 »

How could you possibly ever deliberately want to be without eggs? If baking is science for hungry people, and sufficiently advanced science is indisginguishable from magic, then eggs would have to be just about the number one magic ingredient.

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 02 Jan 2012, 21:19

Is it just the flavor of English that I grew up with talking, or does "We were short on egg" sound odd to anyone else?

She actually says "We were short an egg".

St.Clair · « **Reply #74 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:27 »

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Wreck Smurfy · « **Reply #75 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:30 »

Quote from: Tova on 02 Jan 2012, 21:22

How could you possibly ever deliberately want to be without eggs? If baking is science for hungry people, and sufficiently advanced science is indisginguishable from magic, then eggs would have to be just about the number one magic ingredient.

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 02 Jan 2012, 21:19
Is it just the flavor of English that I grew up with talking, or does "We were short on egg" sound odd to anyone else?

She actually says "We were short an egg".

Any way you want to look at it, the meaning of today's strip is that the yolk's on us.

Tova · « **Reply #76 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:34 »

Ooof. The joke material in this thread is a shell of its former self.

DonInKansas · « **Reply #77 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:57 »

Seeing Marigold and the cashier staring at the egg reminded me of the scene in Clerks where the guy is doing endurance tests on the eggs.

no one special · « **Reply #78 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 22:19 »

So i LOVE how Jeph has created the word "eierschade", which roughly means "egg-related shame" (simple, and hilarious).

What also cracks me up is the other translation for "eier":

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German

eier (noun)

1. Eier {pl} [vulg.] [Hoden]
nuts [vulg.]
goolies [Br.] [vulg.]
balls [vulg.] [testicles]
cobblers [vulg.] [testicles]
cojones [esp. Am.] [coll.]
whirlygigs [vulg.] [testicles]
bollocks [Br.] [vulg.] [testicles]
nards [vulg.] [testicles]
---------------------------------------------

All of a sudden, that becomes a whole different kind of shame! Which, oddly enough, could probably be attributed to Marigold as well!!

Kugai · « **Reply #79 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 22:31 »

How eggscruciatingly embarrassing

Carl-E · « **Reply #80 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 23:02 »

Was the date to make cookies? Hanners is really a bit overdressed for that...

pwhodges · « **Reply #81 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 23:07 »

I note that the boy in the store has an NZ tee-shirt, in line with Jeph's preoccupation as he started building his buffer of strips! (He's also cute enough to use as a character.)

Carl-E · « **Reply #82 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 23:10 »

Don't think it's a boy...

Quote from: from Jeph's twitter

Sorry, N7 checkout lady changed her twitter name and I keep forgetting

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And she probably doesn't need 5000 people creeping on her anyway

Mister D Nomms · « **Reply #83 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 23:13 »

Personally, I think Marten would do good to be casually dating for a bit.

0kamisama · « **Reply #84 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 23:20 »

I'm surprised Marigold managed to set that egg standing up on one end.

By Spanish custom, she should then be given three ships, a full crew for each and enough provisions for sail to either the New World or a westward passage to Indian trade ports.

snubnose · « **Reply #85 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 23:34 »

Ha ! I won the poll ! Though I just selected "Hanners and Marigold" because, well, it had Hanners.

Quote from: BoDJangles on 02 Jan 2012, 23:09

I think that's a girl. She's got thin eyebrows, that's the big giveaway.

If that is true, she makes Tai look busty.

Quote from: Mister D Nomms on 02 Jan 2012, 23:13

Personally, I think Marten would do good to be casually dating for a bit.

If he's always dating Padma I'm fine with that.

SCNR

pwhodges · « **Reply #86 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 00:11 »

Oh, yeah - it's a girl. Jeph's code for that is the fuller lips.

safan999 · « **Reply #87 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 00:20 »

registered just to say that this is pure fiction:

a girl can not get into a store for one item and just buy that one item. There will always be something else on sale or something they really really really needed.

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #88 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 00:49 »

Quote from: DSL on 02 Jan 2012, 21:17

You can buy six eggs to a carton in some convenience stores.

One eggsbox for 3 pounds, 60 pence!!

Akima · « **Reply #89 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 01:21 »

I always think it is remarkable that even in so thoroughly metricated and decimalised a country as Australia, we still buy eggs in dozens and half-dozens. Of course twelve is an excellent base, being divisible by 2, 3, 4 & 6, and the traditional 2x6 moulded paper egg-box does potentially allow cutting, but I've never seen anyone buy fewer than six eggs in Australia (though I've always lived in the big city). If you buy eggs at the market in China, they are sold loose, so theoretically you could buy just one. Are eggs sold loose anywhere in the USA?

Once again Hanners is the QC clothes-horse, but I'm not sure about that tomato-red as a colour for her. It makes a change from Jeph's standard blue-dress-with-white-piping though.

Mr. Doctor · « **Reply #90 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 01:27 »

Quote from: 0kamisama on 02 Jan 2012, 23:20

By Spanish custom, she should then be given three ships, a full crew for each and enough provisions for sail to either the New World or a westward passage to Indian trade ports.

Hhahahahhahahahah brillitant. I totally forgot that and I should know about it, our school forced us Columbus life in our throats every year.

Quote from: safan999 on 03 Jan 2012, 00:20

a girl can not get into a store for one item and just buy that one item. There will always be something else on sale or something they really really really needed.

I know this is just a stereotyupe but it doesn't stop me from laughing at it. The again Marigold isn't your "normal" girl.

Quote from: Akima on 03 Jan 2012, 01:21

If you buy eggs at the market in China, they are sold loose by weight, so theoretically you could buy just one. Are eggs sold loose anywhere in the USA?

Well, I don't live in the USA but you can buy some loose eggs in some small supermarkets here in Sweden but the bigger ones just have 6,10,12 egg-boxes. I've seen 25-boxes before, We used to buy those when we were 5 in the house. But yeah, I've never really seen anyone buying less than six. I just think it's kind of useless to buy less than 6 since you always need eggs (Well... that is if your diet allows you to eat eggs).

Method of Madness · « **Reply #91 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 01:28 »

Quote from: safan999 on 03 Jan 2012, 00:20

registered just for sexism. yay sexism!

Also, there should be a band called "Cookie Time is Cancelled".

And thirdofly - Akima, I don't think I've ever seen eggs sold by the half dozen. I'm pretty sure all I've seen is 12 or 18 per carton.

snubnose · « **Reply #92 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 01:58 »

Quote from: Akima on 03 Jan 2012, 01:21

Are eggs sold loose anywhere in the USA?

Well, I cant speak for the USA, but here in europe I've only ever seen 6, 8, 10 or 12 packs of eggs.

Makes sense to me, too, since eggs break easily, thus selling them without a container is kinda, well, not very practical.

Tova · « **Reply #93 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 02:01 »

Quote from: Akima on 03 Jan 2012, 01:21

I always think it is remarkable that even in so thoroughly metricated and decimalised a country as Australia, we still buy eggs in dozens and half-dozens.

Just by the by, there is at least one brand now that sells cartons of ten eggs.

Quote from: Method of Madness on 03 Jan 2012, 01:28

And thirdofly - Akima, I don't think I've ever seen eggs sold by the half dozen. I'm pretty sure all I've seen is 12 or 18 per carton.

It's been possible to buy eggs by the half dozen in Sydney since forever ("forever" being defined in my case as "since I was a kid"). In fact, you used to be able to rip the carton of a dozen eggs in half yourself and buy six that way. Maybe in some stores you still can.

I agree that I can't ever see myself buying less than half a dozen eggs... I would always find a use for whatever I didn't initially plan to use.

"Cookie Time is Cancelled" would have to be the most emo name for a band I've ever heard. It makes me kind of teary just thinking about it.

Finally... is it really possible to overdress for making cookies? Well... yes. But I think Hannelore's dress is perfect for cookie-making, truely.

Skewbrow · « **Reply #94 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 02:04 »

We are also members of the metric majority, but locally sold egg cartons usually have 6. I do remember those 12/18 cartons from the US. They either bake (or make pancakes/waffles) more often than we do, or they simply have bigger refrigerators (or both). Some places offer 2x5 cartons (or at least used to), but a 2x3 has a sturdier feel to it (a concern with something as fragile as eggs). It is also easier to pack into a shopping bag.

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #95 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 02:22 »

Quote from: Akima on 03 Jan 2012, 01:21

Are eggs sold loose anywhere in the USA?

Yes, but they are hard boiled.

gangler · « **Reply #96 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 02:44 »

Let's just be glad she didn't need a cup of flour.

CompSarge · « **Reply #97 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 02:49 »

Oh, Marigold, never change.

pwhodges · « **Reply #98 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 03:40 »

Quote from: safan999 on 03 Jan 2012, 00:20

registered just to say that this is pure fiction:

a girl can not get into a store for one item and just buy that one item. There will always be something else on sale or something they really really really needed.

Let's just not go too far waving offensive stereotypes around.

Men can do that too!

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #99 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 03:58 »

Quote from: gangler on 03 Jan 2012, 02:44

Let's just be glad she didn't need a cup of flour.

Or a teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Quote from: pwhodges on 03 Jan 2012, 03:40

Let's just not go too far waving offensive stereotypes around.

Men can do that too!

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