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Tannelore is the nervous daughter of the PRESIDENT!

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ANY romantic interest in that DWEEB Marven!

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Slice-of-life comic about a guy and his pet... TARANTULA???

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Those people take this comic WAAAAAY too seriously!

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Hannelore? Where'd she go?

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Total Members Voted: 23

[jwhouk]

A brand new week.

(EDIT: Jeph is actually adding two more guest strips over the weekend of November 10-11. This guy REALLY rocks.)

[Wintercode]

"It's a brand new day, the sun is high,..."

Of course Jeph can come back whenever he wants to/is feeling better. It's really sad that this has happened during an arc that he was excited about. We will presumably have guest strip on Monday? Either way, looking forward to Jeph's recovery and eventual continuation of the arc. So far, only Marten has seen Marigold's bikini and his reaction was one of sheer embarrasment. It will be interesting to see how the other characters react.

[Carl-E]

Especially Steve.  He'll be in trouble with Cosette soon enough...


And I think Clinton's hand may have it's own ideas about Mari's ... bikini. 

[Ph2]

Especially Steve.  He'll be in trouble with Cosette soon enough...


And I think Clinton's hand may have it's own ideas about Mari's ... bikini.

Perhaps we will learn how much Claire lies.

[ThinksTooMuch]

Especially Steve.  He'll be in trouble with Cosette soon enough...

I think we might also see a bit of friction for Tai/Dora, though I couldn't say which one will be annoyed.  My initial thought was Dora, but Tai is so deeply infatuated with her that I can see the reaction being more like Marten's back when he'd just gotten together with Dora, and that girl tried to flirt with him at the library.  And Dora isn't that attached (yet?), and even a momentary slip on her part is likely to be noticed (and overinterpreted) by Tai.

[Bluesummers]

And I think Clinton's hand may have it's own ideas about Mari's ... bikini. 

I think his eyes will tell more of what's going on in his head...or, his hand will run amok, and Hanners will remotely shut it down with her hereditary techno-wizard skills.

[DSL]

There's plenty of opportunity for ... nuance ... in a Tai-Dora reaction to Marigold. Dora, remember, was fascinated by Marigold's Homeric attributes, and Tai did offer to show Mari her butt, just for calibration purposes.

[Is it cold in here?]

Jeph tweeted that he's looking forward to getting back to work. I hope for new comics but I hope he doesn't start one second before it's good for him to do so.

Next: Marigold asks for a waterproof plastic bag so she can play video games in the lake.

[cesium133]

Jeph tweeted that he's looking forward to getting back to work. I hope for new comics but I hope he doesn't start one second before it's good for him to do so.

Next: Marigold asks for a waterproof plastic bag so she can play video games in the lake.

Presumably she already has a waterproof covering for her Nintendo DS (or whatever the portable gaming system is these days), so she can play video games in the shower.

[pwhodges]

I don't see that tweet; but I see:

Here’s where I’m at: GP visit Monday, psychiatrist Tuesday, hand surgery Wednesday. Guest strips for at least part of this week. Thank you.

[jwhouk]

And I have no problem with that at all.

[Is it cold in here?]

That tweet was a while back, on Nov. 2.

[Method of Madness]

Hopefully everyone remembered to set their clocks back (if applicable to them).

[Is it cold in here?]

Life is full of setbacks.

[mustang6172]

Did that guest strip remind anyone else of Little Shop of Horrors?

[idontunderstand]

No, but it's actually a lot funnier with that connection in mind.

[Is it cold in here?]

Now that you mention it...

I started laughing out loud as soon as Station mentioned emotional maturity. I'm having trouble even thinking of a bit character or one-off character who would qualify.

[techkid]

I liked Hannelore's response to "emotional maturity" as being a Venus fly trap. But as IICIH pointed out, there's slim pickings in her social circles.

And as much I would like to see Jeph back, I don't want it to be before he's got his head (and indirectly his hand) back in order. No sense in coming back if you ain't ready...

[Border Reiver]

Well they have the emotional maturity to enter into a relationship with another - the question is do they have the emotional maturity to sustain it?

[Carl-E]

Ha!  Does anyone? 

[ink slinger]

Next: Marigold asks for a waterproof plastic bag so she can play video games in the lake.

Nah, she'll go outside. She'll get DAAAAANNNG'd, feel awkward, and go back to playing games in the house.

I mean, I hope that doesn't happen (except, maybe for the getting danged), but it seems plausible.

[jwhouk]

Interesting. I don't think I even WANT to know what that thing is in panel three.

[girlcrimson]

Excited to see Faye and Sam are listening to Magnetic Fields! Here's the song they're playing if anyone is curious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqjYhbGFc4Q

[Carl-E]

*DING*

Sam:  "Cupcakes are done, miss Faye"

Faye:  "Good, take the torch and caramelize the tops with it, OK?"

Sam:  "Sure thing!" 

[cesariojpn]

Okay, anyone can transcribe the entire guest strip today? Parts of it is unreadable. 

[girlcrimson]

Okay, anyone can transcribe the entire guest strip today? Parts of it is unreadable.

Angus: Knock knock, anyone home?
            You done babysitt--
[*DING*]
Sam: Cupcakes are done, miss Faye!
Faye: You go get 'em Sam.
          I'll clean up here.
Angus: Man, what does it take to get a babysitter like you?
Faye: You couldn't afford  me, honey.

[Vurogj]

EDIT Well, that'll teach me to flat out ignore the new post warning text /EDIT

PANEL 1A:
Angus : Knock knock, anyone home?

PANEL 1B:
Angus : You done babysitt...

PANEL 2:
BG Music : ♫ I HAVE A MANDOLIN, I PLAY IT ALL NIGHT LONG. IT MAKES ME WANT TO... ♫
Appliance (offscreen) : ♪Ding!♪
Sam : Cupcakes are done, Miss Faye!
Faye : You go get 'em Sam. I'll clean up here.

PANEL 3:
Angus : Man, what does it take to get a babysitter like you?
Faye : You couldn't afford me, honey.

Credits:
With lots of hugs and kisses, Tank!
Characters belong to Japh Jacques & questionablecontent.net
Art by Lily Hoyda @buttart.tumblr.com & badreputationcomic.com

[LordVaughn]

I could only wish I had a babysitter like Faye growing up. But then my mom would have thought her crazy for letting someone of that age hold a blowtorch.

[Carl-E]

I think I was about 11 when, having done some electrical soldering (little radio shack kits and such), my dad asked if I'd like to learn to solder a pipe.  Of course, that was just a propane torch, not a welding torch... but if the kid's big enough, supervised, and safety's taught with it, why not? 

[Mark7]

The background music is One Hundred Thousand Fireflies by The Magnetic Fields. In case you didn't know 

[lanilanilani]

Interesting. I don't think I even WANT to know what that thing is in panel three.

A dragon. Like the ones in the new WoW expansion!

[Yarin]

comics up its interesting is all im going to say

[cesariojpn]

Too Soon.

[Carl-E]

I like Spike's comic Templar AZ, but I really just don't get this - anybody able to give me a clue? 

[Near Lurker]

1: A zebra was introduced to FIM, and she was basically a Magical Negro who performed a parody of vodun.
2: These are two characters from Adventure Time who are frequently (and not entirely unreasonably) shipped.  The creators themselves got in on the game in a web-only promotional video, and the network panicked.
3: Uh... I don't know.

[Vurogj]

3) Might be a Team Fortress 2 thing? Possibly? I dunno. Google image seatch on "TF2 characters" makes me think so.

[Mothykins]

I like Spike's comic Templar AZ, but I really just don't get this - anybody able to give me a clue?

To elaborate on what NL said...

1. The zebra was, upon introduction, irrationally feared and hated by the other ponies because she appeared mysterious and lived in a dangerous forest. None of them had ever tried speaking to her before. Prejudgement yay (except not.)

2. This is also a reaction every (fem)slash pairing ever has gotten. The shippers often have a knee-jerk reaction to people who simply don't get that ship, accusing them of being homophobic. Not all (fem)slash shippers do this, but the ones that do make the ones that don't look bad ._.

3. Vurogj was right in saying this is a Team Fortress thing. I don't know enough about the games to understand it well, but from what I can gather, perhaps shipping is overshadowing the game itself?

[Carl-E]

Thank you.  This, along with some of the recent discussions about tumblr make Mari's line make sense! 

[CrowFairy]

What show or game or whatever is "Quixotic Enhancements for the Entitled Parasite"? One of those shows where they give expensive things to 16-year-olds for no real reason? Pimp My Ride?

[jwhouk]

I think that last one is supposed to be a whack at shippers in QC-land.

[PthariensFlame]

I think that last one is supposed to be a whack at shippers in QC-land.

...ok, now I'm really confused!

[ink slinger]

I play TF2 and I didn't recognize the third comic until it was pointed out here. Even now that I do recognize it (the Scout is particularly obvious), I still don't really understand the punchline. I guess there's a lot of homoerotic fanfic? I'm clearly not involved deeply enough in the fandom, because I'm completely lost despite playing the game on a fairly regular basis.

[Carl-E]

What show or game or whatever is "Quixotic Enhancements for the Entitled Parasite"? One of those shows where they give expensive things to 16-year-olds for no real reason? Pimp My Ride?

I think that last one is supposed to be a whack at shippers in QC-land.

I don't think so - it sounds a lot like the spewings from tumblr (what thread was that discussed in?  I think it was in chatter?) that would also lead to comics like the ones Pintsize is selling.  After all, only an entitled parasite would spend all day on the internet telling anyone who would listen why they can't do anything productive, in cryptic neologisms that are as contradictory as they are impenetrable, then scream "homophobe" at illogical same sex shippings or "racist" at ponies. 

...and I also think that, given some of the comments I've read on her comics, Spike (the artiste) has some of the same issues with internet denizens that Jeph does. 

So I don't think it's aimed at these forums, which have become one of the nicer neighborhoods on the internet, but rather at the kind of place these forums may once have been, and what many of the unregulated corners of the internet (like tumblr) have become - cesspools, gathering the effluvia of human discourse. 

[Ph2]

The names!

Panel one: Zecora (the Zebra) and a Royal guard from My Little Pony; Friendship is Magic.

Panel Two: Princess Bubblegum and Marceline from Adventure Time.

Panel Three: All character classes from Team Fortress Two. Clockwise: Heavy, Scout, Demoman, and Soldier.

[cesariojpn]

What show or game or whatever is "Quixotic Enhancements for the Entitled Parasite"? One of those shows where they give expensive things to 16-year-olds for no real reason? Pimp My Ride?

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy? god, thats old show reference.....

[jwhouk]

"Handelore".

I love it.

[MillionDollar Belt Sander]

I'd give it two thumbs up but I can't think of the rest of the joke right now.  Post-election party too-much-port all-day hangover-demon.

[cpflux]

I'd give Jeph a high five for the pun, but it looks like he's in a bit of a bind.

[Ph2]

I'd give Jeph a high five for the pun, but it looks like he's in a bit of a bind.

Ya he is a bit tied up.

[ChaosWolf]

"Handelore".

I love it.

Cue the masturbation jokes.