Topic: WCDT: 2236-40 (23-27 July 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread (Read 51586 times)

jwhouk · « **on:** 22 Jul 2012, 18:50 »

And now, the REST of the story...

FunkyTuba · « **Reply #1 on:** 22 Jul 2012, 19:45 »

butts butts butts butts butts

Method of Madness · « **Reply #2 on:** 22 Jul 2012, 20:10 »

Wouldn't the opposite be "hook-down"?

Boomslang · « **Reply #3 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 00:38 »

I think this is my favorite comic in a while.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #4 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 00:41 »

"Hey now, that could be any mayor!" Also, I like how Faye and Marten's evening consisted of drinking the stuff under the sink.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #5 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 00:56 »

Tai doesn't think much of her own butt.

sitnspin · « **Reply #6 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 01:07 »

To be fair, she dated Marten and he doesn't have much trunk junk, either. Apparently she is into that.

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #7 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 01:56 »

So wait, they have Donkey's in that town? Didn't know Dora was a connoisseur of Asses.....

pwhodges · « **Reply #8 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 02:34 »

On the whole, Americans prefer their rude words to be less blatant; hence ass rather than arse.

sitnspin · « **Reply #9 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 02:38 »

As a fan and frequent user of the word Fuck, among other profanities, I would disagree.

WAYF · « **Reply #10 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 03:12 »

!!!

Quote from: Jeph on Twitter

There is a secret in the comic right now which only two people, to my knowledge, have guessed. He he he

Let the Wild Mass Guessing begin!
(No, Hanners is not a dude. He already ruled that one out.)

VonKleist · « **Reply #11 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 03:16 »

Hah ... "friendcest"

Didn't know that one.

DSL · « **Reply #12 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 03:22 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 23 Jul 2012, 02:34

On the whole, Americans prefer their rude words to be less blatant; hence ass rather than arse.

Interesting. I find myself using British-isms when I'm in company that prefers I don't use my considerable vocabulary of American cusswords. I can use "arse" and "bloody" in situations where the words "ass" and "f**ing" will get me responses of horror and disapproval.

pwhodges · « **Reply #13 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 03:35 »

It's a huge generalisation, of course, and any number of counter examples can be found. But none the less, overall it is widely recorded to be so. As another example, I offer: "shoot" for "shit".

Welu · « **Reply #14 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 03:47 »

Quote from: WAYF on 23 Jul 2012, 03:12

!!!

Quote from: Jeph on Twitter
There is a secret in the comic right now which only two people, to my knowledge, have guessed. He he he

Let the Wild Mass Guessing begin!
(No, Hanners is not a dude. He already ruled that one out.)

They're all dudes except for Hanners.

Also I love Dora's poofy hair. I think it's actually how Hanners wears her hair a lot of the time so it's a neat switch up.

Tova · « **Reply #15 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 03:48 »

I've been given the odd horrified expression when saying "bugger", which is a pretty mild curse in Australia.

I assume that the secret is slightly more interesting and subtle than Dora's apparent change in hairstyle...

DSL · « **Reply #16 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 04:54 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 23 Jul 2012, 03:35

It's a huge generalisation, of course, and any number of counter examples can be found. But none the less, overall it is widely recorded to be so. As another example, I offer: "shoot" for "shit".

Oh, I wasn't trying to rebut. It's just interesting that what's supremely offensive in the US is seen as a less-offensive alternative in the UK, and vice versa. "Bollocks" gets you a bemused stare on my side of the Atlantic, for example.

Your point about bowdlerization is taken, though, and sometimes the results are unintentionally hilarious, such as the network TV bowdlerization of the one funny line in "Good Morning Vietnam," in which the officious lietuenant is told he needs a "real" job.

Welu · « **Reply #17 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 05:48 »

Quote from: Tova on 23 Jul 2012, 03:48

I've been given the odd horrified expression when saying "bugger", which is a pretty mild curse in Australia.

I'm in Northern Ireland and "bugger" is my go to word for if I display clumsiness. Only one person has called me out on it, while I was in work, because her child might have heard me. The child was at the opposite end of the shop and appeared to be at least tween age.

~ ~

I wonder if the secret is anything to do with the trans* question on Twitter a while back. Or maybe asexuality because Jeph retweeted something about it right before the Secret tweet. #ConspiracyTheories #HashtagsInPlacesThatAreNotTwitter

jwhouk · « **Reply #18 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 05:55 »

Quote from: WAYF on 23 Jul 2012, 03:12

!!!
Quote from: Jeph on Twitter
There is a secret in the comic right now which only two people, to my knowledge, have guessed. He he he

Let the Wild Mass Guessing begin!
(No, Hanners is not a dude. He already ruled that one out.)

Well, let's see - Faye's scar was there in all four panels.

That IS a new poster on the wall across from the counter.

Dora, obviously, has decided to wear a headband today - which means her hair's growing out.

Which means... wait, I thought it turned blonde when she grew it out????

EDIT: Oh, wait, I think he meant FRIDAY'S comic.

In which case - so Dora has an iPad. Who cares?

SomeCanadianWeirdo · « **Reply #19 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 07:03 »

I like Dora's hairband, or whatever you call it, and hairdo here.

The discussion here makes me wonder what kind of women Dora is into. We know she found Marten's mom appealing, and there's the obvious interest in Tai. Otherwise she's never really said or shown much.

TinPenguin · « **Reply #20 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 07:13 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 23 Jul 2012, 05:55

Which means... wait, I thought it turned blonde when she grew it out????

Only if she stops dying it.

Quote from: jwhouk on 23 Jul 2012, 05:55

EDIT: Oh, wait, I think he meant FRIDAY'S comic.

Sounded more like he meant QC in general.

Anyway, the secret is that last Wednesday's comic is actually canon.

sitnspin · « **Reply #21 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 07:58 »

If she is anything like me, personality has more to do with her attraction to girls than their specific physical traits. I have dated a pretty wide spectrum of women when it comes to physical attributes, but a fairly narrow band when it comes to personality types.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #22 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 09:25 »

I hope the secret doesn't have to do with Faye's dad. The aching lack of an explanation is good storytelling and true to life.

Carl-E · « **Reply #23 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 09:33 »

The secret is in the schnapps.

jmucchiello · « **Reply #24 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 10:37 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 23 Jul 2012, 03:35

It's a huge generalisation, of course, and any number of counter examples can be found. But none the less, overall it is widely recorded to be so. As another example, I offer: "shoot" for "shit".

American adults do not say shoot unless they spend a lot of time around kids. Children say it because they get in trouble for saying shit, which is silly since they spend the first 5 years of their life allowed to say poop. Mostly it is for kids that we say dang, heck, shoot, etc in lieu of damn, hell, and shit.

Kugai · « **Reply #25 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 10:59 »

The secret is there is no secret

Either that or Tai is Doras 'Love Child' sister.

Blackjoker · « **Reply #26 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 13:06 »

As a side note, Doras hair looks a lot poofier than normal, maybe the hairband, maybe something else, just observing

YourMaster · « **Reply #27 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 13:33 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 23 Jul 2012, 03:35

It's a huge generalisation, of course, and any number of counter examples can be found. But none the less, overall it is widely recorded to be so. As another example, I offer: "shoot" for "shit".

I'm Canadian and the swear word hierarchy is perhaps sliiiightly different from the US, but pretty close. From where I'm standing, ass is more blatant than arse. Looking up the etymology quickly, it looks like it's probably just two pronounciation variants of the same term, not a bowdlerization.

I'm totally willing to entertain the notion that British people are less likely to care than Americans, and that's perhaps *why* Americans will sometimes substitute a similar British word that is considered fairly innocuous where they are from -- you can get away with arse in contexts where you can't get away with ass, shite when you can't get away with shit, and so on. I kind of suspect any swear word that isn't used where you're from sounds perhaps a bit childish and bowdlerized, even if from the speaker's perspective they are the harshest mouth-sounds they could come up with, so I don't think comparing specific word choices are great examples.

(shoot for shit is a good example, though I don't think I've heard anybody say that when my age was in the double digits).

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #28 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 13:47 »

The secret is that Sven and Dora are only half-siblings, due mostly to her parents' regard for mind-altering substances and association with people of like mind.

clipboard · « **Reply #29 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 14:53 »

Sup. Lost my old log in, kinda new-ish. Re-registered to voice my opinion on the secret. Is it ...

Padma never left?
(Inception bong.mp4)

Method of Madness · « **Reply #30 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 15:25 »

Welcome back. What was your old log in?

jwhouk · « **Reply #31 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 16:54 »

And the "About Last Night" scenario awaiting us?

Tai will talk to Dora - and Dora will let her down gently. 2 (4.9%)
Dora will talk to Tai - and Tai will let her down gently (!). 1 (2.4%)
Tai will talk to Dora - and Dora will JUMP HER BONES. 6 (14.6%)
Dora will talk to Tai - and Tai will act accordingly. 7 (17.1%)
They won't talk - it'll be awkwardness all around. 11 (26.8%)
The interns are talking about who THEY want to bed! 3 (7.3%)
Claire and Marten either hook-up or hook-down. 2 (4.9%)
Claire decides SHE wants to jump Dora! 0 (0%)
A whole week of Yelling Bird! 1 (2.4%)
Butts! (DAMN YOU WILLIS!) 8 (19.5%)
Banana Smoothie, Spathe Ham, Waffles, Your Meme Here, etc. 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 41

Tova · « **Reply #32 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 17:38 »

Awkwardness beats butts!

Hmmm... that didn't come out right.

Sorflakne · « **Reply #33 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 17:54 »

Dora has a new look. Not bad, not bad...

~~Schmorgluck~~ · « **Reply #34 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 18:25 »

I'm starting to wonder if this new poster isn't a screen, connected to the space station, that Hanners would have brought from up there. I don't know why I'm thinking that, it's just stuck in my mind.

jwhouk · « **Reply #35 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 18:55 »

The skull poster from last time we saw that side of the shop (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2172) is no longer there.

Also, the "space" picture is now in portrait orientation, instead of landscape (as it was in 2172).

The chairs are different, too.

AND, 64 strips later, she's still wearing the same t-shirt. (It was pink when she dropped in on Faye, Marten and Tai, though.)

Omega Entity · « **Reply #36 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 19:05 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 23 Jul 2012, 18:55

The skull poster from last time we saw that side of the shop (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2172) is no longer there.

Also, the "space" picture is now in portrait orientation, instead of landscape (as it was in 2172).

The chairs are different, too.

AND, 64 strips later, she's still wearing the same t-shirt. (It was pink when she dropped in on Faye, Marten and Tai, though.)

Actually, you can still see part of the skull poster in the last panel of today's strip. Also, the 'space' pic was less landscape, and just a bit more square - you can see the edge of the frame by Faye's neck in 2172. An acceptable slight deviation, I'd say.

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #37 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 19:31 »

Quote from: Mr_Rose on 23 Jul 2012, 13:47

The secret is that Sven and Dora are only half-siblings, due mostly to her parents' regard for mind-altering substances and association with people of like mind.

Faye is calling Dora Sppokypants. Dora used to have a doll named Princess Spookypants till Sven revealed he had hidden it from her for some time (including some fossilized candy). Dora has inadvertently dressed up like her old doll by accident.

Tova · « **Reply #38 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 19:52 »

These guesses are awesome. The only thing that would be more astounding would be if one of them were actually correct.

Anyway, I can't criticise - I have absolutely no idea. If a couple of people have guessed, then there they must have done so from some little clue given in a recent strip, but as to what it might have been... as I said, no idea.

Kugai · « **Reply #39 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 23:19 »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbBx4Ql6Umo

Toe · « **Reply #40 on:** 23 Jul 2012, 23:41 »

The secret is that Jeph is totally turning Dora into Winona Ryder.

Quote from: cesariojpn on 23 Jul 2012, 19:31

Faye is calling Dora Sppokypants. Dora used to have a doll named Princess Spookypants till Sven revealed he had hidden it from her for some time (including some fossilized candy). Dora has inadvertently dressed up like her old doll by accident.

Think about it: Beetlejuice has GOT to be one of Dora's favorite movies!

Vurogj · « **Reply #41 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 00:04 »

Well if we're posting youtubes about swearing, have some fine quality British comedy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmRTUNh1vPo

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #42 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 01:59 »

Quote from: Vurogj on 24 Jul 2012, 00:04

Well if we're posting youtubes about swearing, have some fine quality British comedy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmRTUNh1vPo

An Anime series distilled into one word: FUCK.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKwaPSkjXp0

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #43 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 02:15 »

Momo's chassis isn't military grade dearie like Pintsize's.

HiFranc · « **Reply #44 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 02:25 »

And we see that Emily's enthusiasm can sometimes make her say silly things. Either that or she has a good reason for not wanting to go back to the shop?

Akima · « **Reply #45 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 02:48 »

Wow, that's some humidity! It doesn't just make Gabby's hair frizz to afro, but changes her features too.

And Momo has suddenly developed "joints" at the base of her neck and at her shoulders (unless she's wearing a flesh-coloured t-shirt under her tankie). Yay for art evolution!

Mothykins · « **Reply #46 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 03:06 »

I feel kinda bad for Claire. She just can't win.

If she's a bitch to Marten, the other two get (rightfully) pissed at her. If she tries being nice, she gets called a kiss-ass. The only good option for her is to sit down and shut up - a position I'm all too familiar with. It's hardly fair :/

But hey, that's life, I suppose.

Soulsynger · « **Reply #47 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 03:25 »

Why exactly might Tai be "sleeping in"?

I* she sneaking over to CoD and its the clash of the regulars again? Or something entirely different?

edot:
*Is ... god, typing os so hard today for some reason °O

Boomslang · « **Reply #48 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 03:32 »

It's a context thing. If you're an ambitious person (and we know Claire is), and you're doing something nice for someone higher in the hierarchy, it's very easy for people to suspect some sort of ulterior motive. Especially if it seems otherwise out of character.

Her motive is actually kind of interesting to me. Her stated reason, not having to go to the coffee shop, seems kind of weird. But it's possible- I get the impression she's very focused, type-A and where the others see an opportunity to take a break she might see a wasted opportunity to accomplish something. She might be trying to ingratiate herself (kiss ass) with Marten, as Gabby was saying. And, admittedly kind of a long shot, she might actually be hitting on him in a sort of awkward, nerdy way. But that seems a little too Marigold for a plot arc. Oh, she could just want to thank him for the training (booooring). Lastly, she's just unwilling to go to coffee of doom for reasons unknown.

I reject her simply being really nice by way of her not getting anyone else anything.

Vurogj · « **Reply #49 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 03:48 »

Quote from: Akima on 24 Jul 2012, 02:48

Wow, that's some humidity! It doesn't just make Gabby's hair frizz to afro, but changes her features too. And Momo has suddenly developed "joints" at the base of her neck and at her shoulders (unless she's wearing a flesh-coloured t-shirt under her tankie). Yay for art evolution!

The shoulder joints we saw here, but yeah, I believe the neck is new.

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