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You guessed it: What was the MOMENT OF THE WEEK?

Jim needs a favor... could Samantha stay here for a couple hours...
- 0 (0%)
"I'm old enough to stay at home by myself!" NEXT YEAR
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"We can keep an eye on her."
- 0 (0%)
"So, little larva..." I'm not a larva! "...Wanna learn how to use a BLOWTORCH?" YES
- 6 (13.3%)
Brazing... "You mean like when my dad makes pot roast?" Different process.
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Lemme show you what I made! (Doesn't involve animal genitalia)
- 0 (0%)
BEHOLD THE MIGHTY WAR LADLE (I'd wanna see the Attenborough documentary)
- 11 (24.4%)
"...And that's how you pull a shot." That was easy!
- 0 (0%)
And here I thought you hated kids. Normally, yes. But this one has potential.
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I'll mold you in my image. "You mean, like, big boobs?"
- 5 (11.1%)
Keep the blade at the same angle or you'll mess up the edge bevel.
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You went on a date with my dad, right? "...But we decided to just be friends."
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Dad's not with mom anymore, he can go on dates if he wants to. He's on one right now.
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"He didn't want me to tell you that, but if you're friends it's okay, right?" ABSOLUTELY
- 6 (13.3%)
Hey kiddo. Did you have fun while I was gone?
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Faye taught me how to use a blowtorch, and make expresso, and sharpen knives, and -
- 3 (6.7%)
Of all the irresponsible-
- 2 (4.4%)
She also taught me how to make an "old fashioned." (Sip)
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So, I usually pay my siter ten bucks an hour - (Fifteen.) Deal. Take a check?
- 12 (26.7%)

Total Members Voted: 43


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Author Topic: WCDT: 2176-2180 (30 April - 4 May 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread  (Read 55450 times)

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The approval of others may be a benefit that you appreciate, though.
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Seems like there's something missing in learning a skill that you can't enjoy the benefits of.

That kind of describes the last couple of years at my last job.
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Seems like there's something missing in learning a skill that you can't enjoy the benefits of.

My niece enjoyed the benefits:
Tips! lots of tips! Then she got a job she enjoys. It just took a few years to get 'em all.

And she's making more money than me now, mainly because I'm studying full-time and working part-time while she's studying part-time and working full-time. (Trust me, when drunk, never bet you can study a second engineering degree. If I graduate, I'll win about ten thousand dollars; if I don't, I lose them)

You learn a skill; then, perhaps, enjoy the final product or change it for other products or services.
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I suspect that somewhere between Thursday's knife-sharpening and Dad's arrival, Sam mentioned something to Faye that "dad's probably not gonna like all this stuff you've shown me."

And Faye, being Faye, asked, "Hm. Does he like a certain kind of drink?"

"Well, he's always saying he likes something called an 'Old-Fashioned'."

"Hey, that's an easy one...."
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Seems like there's something missing in learning a skill that you can't enjoy the benefits of.

The demonstrated ability to pacify an angry father with a well mixed drink is a pretty good benefit I'd think.
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You'd think he'd be grateful for the War Ladle, given how far behind his shop is in the arms race.
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You'd think he'd be grateful for the War Ladle, given how far behind his shop is in the arms race.

Nah, I think they're hiding their weapons.  After all, what was that thing that could spontaneously combust?  You know, they brought it up when we first saw the Secret Bakery.
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They are enriching weapons grade flour to make pastries of mass destruction.
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Or fuel-air bombs.

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You guessed it: What was the MOMENT OF THE WEEK?

"So, little larva..." I'm not a larva! "...Wanna learn how to use a BLOWTORCH?" YES    5 (11.9%)
BEHOLD THE MIGHTY WAR LADLE (I'd wanna see the Attenborough documentary)    11 (26.2%)
I'll mold you in my image. "You mean, like, big boobs?"    4 (9.5%)
"He didn't want me to tell you that, but if you're friends it's okay, right?" ABSOLUTELY    6 (14.3%)
Faye taught me how to use a blowtorch, and make expresso, and sharpen knives, and -    3 (7.1%)
Of all the irresponsible-    1 (2.4%)
So, I usually pay my sitter ten bucks an hour - (Fifteen.) Deal. Take a check?    12 (28.6%)

Total Members Voted: 42
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Life's too short to be ashamed of how you were born.
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