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The strip.

66 (13.1%)

Jeph's health.

110 (21.9%)

MY health.

60 (11.9%)

YOUR health.

31 (6.2%)

Family and friends (though not necessarily in that order).

86 (17.1%)

This forum.

20 (4%)

Turkey and all the trimmings.

13 (2.6%)

The interwebs.

47 (9.3%)

Something else.

24 (4.8%)

Spathe Ham!

13 (2.6%)

...must... read... ALL the posts...

33 (6.6%)

Total Members Voted: 173

[reicreature]

So how about that comic.
It's pretty awesome.

I do love the expressions in the last panel.

I've long thought Jeph excels at facial expressions.

Oh, when you suggested Pintsize for Vice-President, was the pun deliberate?

All my puns are intentional.   

[bhtooefr]

Hannelore's mannerisms are somewhat different from her early appearances. Obviously some of that can be chalked up to having yay-friends, but she also sometimes freaks for a moment a lot quicker. I want to say there was a mention of changing dosages of her meds way back in the day, but I don't know. Do I have the right of it, or am I inserting something that wasn't there?

You have it right: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1046

[Is it cold in here?]

What's known about Hannelore's psychological history is consolidated at
http://questionablecontent.wikia.com/wiki/Hannelore_Ellicott-Chatham

It's all of the above, plus psychotherapy. She is immeasurably better now than in her childhood.

[reicreature]

Hannelore's mannerisms are somewhat different from her early appearances. Obviously some of that can be chalked up to having yay-friends, but she also sometimes freaks for a moment a lot quicker. I want to say there was a mention of changing dosages of her meds way back in the day, but I don't know. Do I have the right of it, or am I inserting something that wasn't there?

That's about the long and short of it. Her radically different behavior at her introduction is explained in story as a change in medication and she's had fluctuations in functionality with some significant break-throughs since.

[TheEvilDog]

I have an actual question or two about the comic, after looking through some of these older linked strips.

Now characters change. Sometimes it's due to developmental progression, sometimes it's due to a storyteller changing their mind over what they're looking to do with that character, or discovering what works better for that character, etc.

Hannelore's mannerisms are somewhat different from her early appearances. Obviously some of that can be chalked up to having yay-friends, but she also sometimes freaks for a moment a lot quicker. I want to say there was a mention of changing dosages of her meds way back in the day, but I don't know. Do I have the right of it, or am I inserting something that wasn't there?

Also need more Winslow, but that's neither here nor there.

Yeah, Hanners was on incredibly powerful meds when she first spoke to Marten, hence the rather confident way she spoke. However, if I remember correctly, she didn't like those particular meds because they were so powerful, which is why we started seeing the Hanners we recognise now, the residual meds were being metabolised by her system.

Actually, Hanners tends to be a little unlucky when it comes to new meds as there was the time she forgot to put trousers or a skirt on...and why she didn't freak out when she was given a spare skirt.

[JaneAlice]

That would be an interesting and potentially hilarious way to out her without people we like being too offensive, actually - have a group be arrested, and have Claire (if she hasn't been surgically corrected) be placed with the male prisoners.  Plus it'd highlight the stupidity of that particular subject.

I love this idea!

[Kugai]

Hmmmmm

Interesting


He can Multitask

[JaneAlice]

Darn turkey fetishists

[akronnick]

 

OMG TURKEEEEEEYYYYSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[riccostar]

Gotta love turkeys  they bring up a good point this year too, I wonder what they'll have to say on the subject at hand.

[akronnick]

That... that's pretty much all they have to say, they... just have the one strip.

[Dr. ROFLPWN]

holy shit I've changed my mind I fucking love Clinton 

go you staggeringly awkward little nerd go because that is fucking good brothering

also I hope at least one of those temp bans will be fucking permanent because ew Jesus how fucking gross

haaaaaaappy thanksgiving

peace

[riccostar]

That... that's pretty much all they have to say, they... just have the one strip.

Oh... right... Thanksgiving is just the one day each year... 
Darn it turkeys, I crave civil bird insight

[de_la_Nae]

I tend to think about Jeph's Turkeys like I think of Howard Tayler's old Schlocktoberfest. Not that he does that anymore. Officially.

_{Flaunt it baby, yeah!}

[no one special]

I just have to say:

Best Thanksgiving QC ever.

[cesariojpn]

What's known about Hannelore's psychological history is consolidated at
http://questionablecontent.wikia.com/wiki/Hannelore_Ellicott-Chatham

It's all of the above, plus psychotherapy. She is immeasurably better now than in her childhood.

Does that factor in the time she was in bio-stasis?

[jwhouk]

The Return of the OMGTurkeys! What are YOU thankful for?

Jeph's health.    101 (22.1%)
Family and friends (though not necessarily in that order).    79 (17.2%)
The strip.    61 (13.3%)
MY health.    54 (11.8%)
The interwebs.    44 (9.6%)
...must... read... ALL the posts...    30 (6.6%)
YOUR health.    26 (5.7%)
Something else.    20 (4.4%)
This forum.    19 (4.1%)
Turkey and all the trimmings.    13 (2.8%)
Spathe Ham!    11 (2.4%)

Total Members Voted: 179

...And a happy OMGTurkey Thanksgiving to all!

[techkid]

Many, many words... that actually made sense even at this time of night in this insomniac state of mine.

First off, and to repeat practically everyone's sentiments: One hell of an introduction, there! We also hope you stay for the shenanigans...

Gods, I missed a SHITLOAD during this day (well, more precisely 28 hours, since it's past midnight here now...). Aside from that flame skirmish (a bit short to be a flame war (and with the deliberate lack of Banhammer), but I will say to incite hate (deliberately or unintentionally) against someone in a group who incites hate against you as a group, puts you down as the same type of fucktard that you're fighting against. It solves nothing), I am loving the civility from both cis-gendered and trans-gendered points of view. If only more people were so thoughtful (see above).

Now, I need sleep. Gotta wake up for work in about 5 hours...

[BeoPuppy]

I'm really enjoying the modding on this forum, these days. Take bow, ModSquad.

[pwhodges]

"Enjoying" seems a strange word to use; I don't think it's the one any of us would choose!

[idontunderstand]

It's very well handled, indeed.

Happy thanksgiving y'all. I can't stomach turkey, though. Good thing we don't celebrate it here in Sweden.

[de_la_Nae]

Well if you'd like you can let OMGTurkeys live and eat a WTFDuck or something. 

[DSL]

Well if you'd like you can let OMGTurkeys live and eat a WTFDuck or something. 

WTFDuck needs to become a thing.

[TheEvilDog]

Said by the duck attack survivor.

[lepetitfromage]

WTFDuck needs to become a thing.

I whole heartedly second this.

[ZapRowsdower]

Lurking for all NINETEEN pages, but registered just to say that I think the joke about Trans-ponders a few pages ago was really, really, funny.

[Bev]

D'aawwww nice to see Clinton and Claire really do love eachother. I realised I had the same thing going on recently with my older brother, we fight all the time, but he's become protective of my bigender situation, and life in general.

[riccostar]

Comic  adorable family, knowing what we do now really makes us look at the people and family dynamic in a whole new light

[DSL]

Said by the duck attack survivor.

I was once a bling blang blong blung, such as you -- just as you will one day be a duck attack survivor. 

[DSL]

Yes. Makes you wonder now if Claire was talking about more than being a librarian. "Everything in its proper place," including the place she's trying to find for herself. With no pointless babbling conversation or yelling and running around like an idiot.

[Is it cold in here?]

After almost sloshing coffee on the floor, "spill the beans" is a funny expression.

They're aD'AWWrable.

While Cosette is renting out Steve's butt, maybe Claire can rent out Clinton to trans people who need a good family member.

[K1dmor]

 Also, i forgot:

What he said.

 

 By the Way, today's comic is so cute ^_^ The "overprotective Little Brother" 

 Seeya.-

[MillionDollar Belt Sander]

Da'aaaw-comic to end a very interesting week in QC-land!

NEXT WEEK Jeph takes a turn for the dark and kills off a major character in Traditional New England Serial Killer style(*) and ALL EVIDENCE POINTS TO ONE OF THE QC CAST BEING THE KILLER.

But in a shocking plot-twist we find out that everyone is guilty of SOMETHING and the dead character was merely on vacation in Florida, there was a WACKY mixup at the DNA testing lab!









(*)67.3% chance of horrible horrible necrophilia or worse

[riccostar]

While Cosette is renting out Steve's butt, maybe Claire can rent out Clinton to trans people who need a good family member.

We could put Hanners to work cloning him.

[maxh]

I really want a print of happy Claire (as seen in 2208 panel 3), but full-length.

[Is it cold in here?]

It's in character for Marten to be accepting and decent. I'm glad he is, for Claire's sake (yes, I care about an imaginary person).

Is it really in character for him not to say "Guh?" and freeze up?

EDIT: don't you need to do a blood test at least anyway to make sure someone isn't a secret robot?

[jwhouk]

Perhaps Claire isn't the first person to "come out" to him.


...Like, say, Dad?

[Is it cold in here?]

Marten doesn't handle surprises well, is what I'm thinking. Seeing Marigold in a bikini or finding out his dad was remarrying (and I don't think for an instant that the gay part had anything to do with Marten's discombobulation) or getting propositioned by Dora all produced brain freeze.

Hmm -- the more charged the situation is, the better he performs? He managed to be supportive and not stammer during The Talk.

Or having a friend needing support switches on his higher functions.

[WAYF]

D'awwww.

I think Claire and Clinton have shown the full gamut of sibling interactions by now.

[riccostar]

Perhaps Claire isn't the first person to "come out" to him.


...Like, say, Dad?

I've always wondered what went through little Marten's head when he found his father's magazines...

[muffin_of_chaos]

What beans though!  Jinx what!
Curses, now we have to wait [measure of time greater than three days]!

[cam94509]

What beans though!  Jinx what!
Curses, now we have to wait [measure of time greater than three days]!

I think the beans in questions were the fact that Claire is trans. She was worried that he would accidentally out her sometime during the night; she CHOSE to come out to Marten later in the night, but you'll notice she hasn't even come out to the rest of the group, so him outing her would still have been a problem.

[reicreature]

D'awwwww.
What a great little brother.

[K1dmor]

 I got to say that i love the almost full acceptance of Claire in here 

 Also it's kind of sad to think that in the past she had some troubles (with shitty people).

 But in Momo's words:
 

 So i hope this continue like this 

 Seeya.-

PS: English is not my first language, please forgive me if i made some grammar mistakes ^^U

[Near Lurker]

Y'know, I just realized what's felt "off" about this entire scene: Marten seems almost too complacent.  Emotionless.  As though - and of course this isn't true - he were transparently trying to get their guard down so they won't realize he's coming back with a shotgun.

[Vurogj]

K1dmor, it will be easy to forgive you any grammar mistakes if you keep bringing up beautiful and thoughtful comics from QC's past as you have now done twice. Well done.

[teclo]

dawwww 

I'm feeling a bit sappy after todays strip

[hakko504]

OT:

Happy thanksgiving y'all. I can't stomach turkey, though. Good thing we don't celebrate it here in Sweden.

Nothing wrong with turkey.  Though we could use a holiday in the autumn to get a day or two off, not necessarily Thanksgiving. There's way too many holidays in the spring and not enough in the (grey and boring) autumn.

Back OnTopic (aka Today's Comic):
I really liked today's comic.
It sheds some light on the sibling rivalry and how they still love each other, no matter how much they pick on each other whenever they have the chance.

[no one special]

Hmm -- the more charged the situation is, the better he performs? He managed to be supportive and not stammer during The Talk.

Or having a friend needing support switches on his higher functions.

Yes to both.

This pretty much how my brain works as well.  When it comes to trying to be super-careful to say exactly the right thing (i.e. Mar-Bear/bikini situation) - I will absolutely fuck it up.  I get flustered, inadvertently make an inappropriate joke, you name it.  When I get anxious, it gets ugly, and I will usually say the wrong thing.

But when my brain switches into crisis mode - i.e. friend in distress, taking control of a chaotic situation, someone needs to be cared for - everything is calm.  No stress, no anxiety, I just do exactly what needs to be done. Be totally supportive, listen, give feedback - even if it's something that directly involves me.  The switch just flips, it's crazy.

It's weird, man, I dunno why it happens that way - but I feel like Marten's got something similar going on, like you said. 

[gopher]

It's all going well. Great story, excellent art.
As a side note, how common is interaction between 2 "non-core" characters in the strip? Though I guess that depends on your definition of non-core I guess.