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Author Topic: WCDT 2126-2130 (20-24 Feburary 2012) QC in SPAAAAAAACE! Week 5  (Read 49089 times)

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You'll find some weird people on a space station!
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Musta pissed the Vogons off
They just came from taking out the Azgoths of Kria, and now they're coming for Paula Jennings, even if they have to take out every single human to make sure they got her.
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Goddammit, not even Tapirs are that disturbing.
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Wow. That is a terrifying thing.

I am now having (not so fond) memories of my first alarm clock. The one on the left.
"Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, are ya ready for some bouncin'?" Needless to say, I never was.

These guys, though. I'm not saying I could stand them in person. But that pose in panel 4!  :-)


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I'm not gonna lie, that pose in panel four had me crying from laughter. That'll do Jeph, that'll do.  :laugh:
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also, how strong a barricade is the counter? if most of the shop has disintegrated (including the espresso machine) why is the counter unaffected? is it made of granite?
The counter is made of the special wood used to build shacks in the Old West. You know the ones, with boards so thin that you could practically see daylight through them, and yet the people outside would carefully aim at the windows because they knew their bullets could not pierce... hollywood.

I don't know enough about guns or bazookas to comment much on Faye and Dora's choices, but I'd prefer a Type-56 rifle to that P90. It's in my blood... ;)

And I think the psychological effects of long-term space-station life could require some investigation. Possibly if the station's doctor was a little more concerned with health, and a little less with lasers. My favourite SF doctor is still Dr. Lazarus from Outland.

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Why stop at an M-134? Too hard to store a GAU-8 behind the counter?
Since it would BE the counter, yes.

It probably rises out of a hole in the floor on the hydraulic mount they used to have on the sofa.
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also, how strong a barricade is the counter? if most of the shop has disintegrated (including the espresso machine) why is the counter unaffected? is it made of granite?
The counter is made of the special wood used to build shacks in the Old West. You know the ones, with boards so thin that you could practically see daylight through them, and yet the people outside would carefully aim at the windows because they knew their bullets could not pierce... hollywood.

I don't know enough about guns or bazookas to comment much on Faye and Dora's choices, but I'd prefer a Type-56 rifle to that P90. It's in my blood... ;)

hard vs soft cover. hard cover is a barrier that will stop a projectile outright, whereas soft cover may slow or deflect projectiles, but mainly serves to conceal you from the attacker. therefor, wooden desk/old west shack = soft cover. the idea being mostly that the attacker can't aim directly at you. not much good against high capacity automatic weapons, but better than nothing.

also, the type-56 is pretty much an exact copy of the good 'ol kalashnikov, meaning it's a good rifle, but more russian than chinese. might i suggest a type-95 or type-03 instead? they're chinese originals.




i take it they don't get many guests up in station.
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Okay, that was at the same time wacky, creepy, and disturbingly sweet. A weird combination that takes some skill to pull out. Bravo Jeph.
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For comic #2127...

1. Musical space scientists.  Questionable Content has come a long way from a couple of young indie adults hanging around bars and coffee shops.

2. Loved Marten's look in panel #2.

3. Singing and dancing numbers are a lost and underappreciated art in current culture :cry: .

4. Panels #2 through #4 were laugh-out-loud funny, but panel #4 definitely is the best.

5. It just occurred to me with this strip, and having checked backwards some too, Marten seems to have lost the bags under his eyes?  Marten had been carrying those for a while even after he and Dora mended fences at the Tai's college party and even during his time with Padma.

6. Also... Good Morning!  (Cannot believe no one referenced/linked it before me ;) )
« Last Edit: 21 Feb 2012, 10:10 by pendrake »
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How do they know when it's morning in space? :P

Other than that, my comment was going to be pretty much exactly what Schmorgluck said.
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[...] My favourite SF doctor is still Dr. Lazarus from Outland.
Dont know that one. My favorite is The Doctor from Voyager, followed closely by Beverly Crusher from The Next Generation.
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That was quite hilarious Jeph! Well done!

And if the tune to that song isn't identical to the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic theme song, I'll eat a bucket of space ham.
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I don't often recommend starting the day with boneshattering violence (coffee for the win!), but for those two I'd make an exception.
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Make way for some tasty pastries!


Two words: Space madness.
Take care not to push the history erase button...  #showingmyage
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I don't often recommend starting the day with boneshattering violence (coffee for the win!), but for those two I'd make an exception.
indeed. i was reminded of this.
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6. Also... Good Morning!  (Cannot believe no one referenced/linked it before me ;) )

Unfortunately in Canada these days most people will associate that tune with the erectile disfunction drug Cialis, as it was used in an ad campaign for the product.

So, is Marigold upset, or laughing her head off under the covers?  I would imagine her music diet consists primarily of anime theme songs and the background music to first person shooters.
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Dont know that one. My favorite is The Doctor from Voyager, followed closely by Beverly Crusher from The Next Generation.

The Doctor is actually known as the "Emergency Medical Hologram". </ST_geek>

Also - someone out there is REALLY crazy.

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I don't often recommend starting the day with boneshattering violence (coffee for the win!), but for those two I'd make an exception.
indeed. i was reminded of this.

Absolutely -- that's the first one I thought of, too. 

So if Jeph is a musician and he writes lyrics WHEN DO WE GET THE TRACK?

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... they knew their bullets could not pierce... hollywood.

I salute you.

Also, two scientists in search of that elusive particle, the clue. They don't know it's composed of smaller particles called hints. Gotta love 'em.
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SPACE HAM!!!!

Cue the space geeks on how hard it is breed PIGS IN SPACE for livestock. I would imagine a zero-G butchering would be more disgusting than a normal slaughterhouse.
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And still 3 days to go.
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SPACE HAM!!!!

Cue the space geeks on how hard it is breed PIGS IN SPACE for livestock. I would imagine a zero-G butchering would be more disgusting than a normal slaughterhouse.

I space, no one can hear the pigs scream...


To be honest, it's probably vacuum packed and brought up on Spaceship. 
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To be honest, it's probably vacuum packed and brought up on Spaceship. 

So no chance of PIGS IN SPACE!!!!!!?
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How do they know when it's morning in space? :P

Sunrise.

The pair does this every 90 minutes.
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Those two there? Hilarious and adorable! That would be the best damn way to be woken up every day! IN SPAAAAAAACE!
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The best way to be woken up anywhere cannot be spoken of here.
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There's a reason those two work on the Station
You just saw it.

I wonder if Lt. Potter put them in Sickbay?



Also



We're Knights of The Round Table
We dance when'ere where able
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Space madness.
They may have space madness, but that's no excuse for space rudeness!
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Oh, give them a break :-)

This is surely just their idea of: a warm welcome/a way of breaking the ice/getting to know the newcomers/whatever.

But there is also that a long stint on an isolated space station, while professionally fruitful, brings out the inner jester in some people ...
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It's QC: The Musical!
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I think that Marigold is not laughing but groaning - she doesn't strike me as a "morning person."
And definitely not a "I like to be woken up by people cheerily singing at me every morning person."

That said, the first couple of times I looked at the comic I thought that her hand was a really awkward drawing of a foot and she had ended up sleeping head-to-foot on the bed somehow.
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I think that Marigold is not laughing but groaning - she doesn't strike me as a "morning person."

She's going thru WoW withdrawl.
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That said, the first couple of times I looked at the comic I thought that her hand was a really awkward drawing of a foot and she had ended up sleeping head-to-foot on the bed somehow.

Same. In fact, I had to go look at it again after reading your post, since I had just thought it was the former.
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We're Knights of The Round Table
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On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. 'Tis a silly place!
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For some reason I was expecting a punchline with some variation of BLASTING OFF AGAIN

They seem like pleasant people!  :-D
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Hehe


I think that Marigold is not laughing but groaning - she doesn't strike me as a "morning person."

She's going thru WoW withdrawl.


The MariOrc awakes!
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That is the greatest thing ever.
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I.. I'm tearing up...


WHY AM I TEARING UP ATTHIS?!?!? 


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Didn't that guy used to work at Veridian Dynamics?
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Quote from: Polonius
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MR ARCHIVE-FU MADNESS
Does anybody really know what time it is?
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How does it end!?  This is going to bug me for a while...
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So does anybody else think Marten looks kind of cute on the third panel? :P

Heh, it seems like meat eating people are a minority there, it would still be fun with space ham I guess. I need my dead animal though..
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Marigold obviously likes a big breakfast. Is that space eggs too?

"You Have To Be Crazy To... Work(?) ... How does it end!?  This is going to bug me for a while...
The usual slogan is "You don't have to be crazy to work here, but it helps!". I suspect Dr. E-C's mug simply goes the extra mile and reads "You have to be crazy to work here!"
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