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THE MOMENT OF THE WEEK!

The wedding has made mom all Broody.
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$#!+! LUBE! I  KNEW I forgot to pack something! (WELP GOOD NIGHT)
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I usually sleep in my boxers, is that okay? (Y-yeah, whatev... er...)
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I would've been fine but now you've got me thinking about it and it's awkward
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Well excuse me for not just dropping my pants right in front of you.
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Claire in the blue dress!
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I know it's supposed to be a casual ceremony, but you should at least put on some pants.
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I can't remember how to tie a stupid necktie. (Seriously? Here.)
- 3 (5%)
Uh- IT'S FINE IT'S PERFECT
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Marten! Oh, you look so precious in your suit!
- 1 (1.7%)
Oh, Jane. I thought I smelled a gonorrhea infection.
- 0 (0%)
I'm impressed, Vicky. 11 AM and you're not at the bar! Or did you drink all their scotch last night?
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Last I heard, Henry and Maurice weren't doing pity-invites.
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Good to see you, you horrid old twat.
- 3 (5%)
You too, darling. You've lost weight! Is that just from sucking #### all day?
- 2 (3.3%)
Suddenly my taste in friends makes a lot more sense to me.
- 3 (5%)

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Author Topic: WCDT: 2387-2391 (18-22 February, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread  (Read 98447 times)

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Sorry I'm late. Work issues. Namely, forced additional hours of work issues. Discuss what's next for Marten's Mom's Speed Dating Services(tm).
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Sorry I'm late. Work issues. Namely, forced additional hours of work issues. Discuss what's next for Marten's Mom's Speed Dating Services(tm).

Some drama, lots of hilarity, and possibly some character development.
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Hard to beat MDBS' summary so I'm not gonna try. 

Waiting for the late week bits, or for the mixup where Claire and Marten end up with the same hotel room.  For the awkwardness - it'll be funny.
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If they were in Northampton, she could just ask Pintsize for some lube. He'd probably have some.  :roll:
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Don't most hotels have a supply of commonly forgotten items?  You know, toothpaste, shave cream, razors, hairspray...

You'd think lube would be right up there on the list. 



Also, sleepytime Claire is quite adorkable. 
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I don't know that I'd want someone coming by the room with it...
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I just hope she'll have enough tact and/or sense not to go asking the grooms for some.
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I don't think Marten's mom is going to meet anyone right away at the wedding.  I think this is setting her up for romantic hijinks later on down the line.  As for who she'd end up with, well, there is that single father who owns the bakery where Padma worked.  Or, for a more temporary and amusing pairing, perhaps Sven?  I remember she seemed attracted to him when they briefly met a while back, and it could lead to lots of fun complications if they hooked up.
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They are in town for a gay wedding. SOMEBODY will have some lube.
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While Veronica and I are of the same generation, and she's no doubt an interesting person in her own right... I don't understand her at all. Then again, I never did understand people like her when I was in my teens and twenties either.

I did like the look of concern and caring on Marten's face when he saw Claire was flaking out. He's a good guy. Congrats to the artist too, never thought you could convey so much with such minimalistic drawing.
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It's ESPECIALLY with minimalist styles that deepest emotions can be conveyed. You are forced to fill in the blanks yourself, so to speak ;)

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Shit-lube? ... wow, she really has NO idea about the proper order of dating activities, does she?
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hurr hurr hurr....Jeph said "artisanal."
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As the comic title alludes, perhaps pain in the ass airport restrictions were the reason she didn't bring any.

I love that I can still take 3 ounces of liquid explosive (say, nitroglycerin) on board a plane yet they can't depend on common sense to determine that, for example, water is water. But complaints about smoke and mirrors security procedures that only make people feel protected without actually protecting them are for another thread.
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"Pain in the ass"

Did you do that on purpose?
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Doesn't relly matter, it's still there. 
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Veronica's hands in the last panel make me think she punched her hand in a dramatic gesture. I'd say she's just wringing her hands but I find the idea amusing.
I can't help but think Claire, even with Marten's warning, is being very patient and polite. I mean have you ever been around two people who know each other really well and they start talking about things you're not familiar with? That crap is annoying and awkward enough without cocaine and lube added to the mix.

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It's ESPECIALLY with minimalist styles that deepest emotions can be conveyed. You are forced to fill in the blanks yourself, so to speak ;)

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Shit-lube? ... wow, she really has NO idea about the proper order of dating activities, does she?
There's a joke about a certain former Pennsylvania senator somewhere in there, but I doubt he'd show up to a gay wedding.
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Is that puce I see on the walls behind the reception desk in panel 4?

That is a pretty classy hotel.

(If you're from the 90's...)
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Okay, got a script. It is about BEDROOM AWKWARDNESS :o

Looks like it has been called:

Who's prepared for the ~LOL double-bed hotel room mixup XD~?
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My prediction: the awkwardness stems from someone going into the wrong room, for instance Veronica into Henry and Maurice's room.
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It's ESPECIALLY with minimalist styles that deepest emotions can be conveyed. You are forced to fill in the blanks yourself, so to speak ;)

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Shit-lube? ... wow, she really has NO idea about the proper order of dating activities, does she?
There's a joke about a certain former Pennsylvania senator somewhere in there, but I doubt he'd show up to a gay wedding.

We never did learn the name of the Senator who was into hot wax and rulers.
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So Jeph reckons that Claire is cuter without her glasses. I can see what he means, but I disagree. I think that people generally look better wearing glasses.

Yes, I wear glasses. No, I'm not biased. :P
I don't think glasses make people look good because I wear them, I wear glasses because I think they make people look good.
Blame Rupert Giles. :P
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Lol. Giles is the shit, with or without glasses.

I tend to like girls with glasses myself, but I think that Claire has a certain aura of femininity that's more visible without the spectacles.
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but I think that Claire has a certain aura of femininity that's more visible without the spectacles.

The aura of sharing one less trait with Clinton's design, perhaps?  :wink:
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It's ESPECIALLY with minimalist styles that deepest emotions can be conveyed. You are forced to fill in the blanks yourself, so to speak ;)

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Every Republican? :psyduck:
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I didn't even think of that...yah, good point.

And not obsessing over hydrodynamic swimwear too.

We never did learn the name of the Senator who was into hot wax and rulers.
Every Republican? :psyduck:
And Anthony Weiner.
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I tend to like girls with glasses myself, but I think that Claire has a certain aura of femininity that's more visible without the spectacles.

Yeah, that's the same vibe I got from that pic as well.  Mind you, I tend to prefer girls with glasses as well, though I like some frames more than others.
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Damn it, Marten, of all the times to forget your onesie.
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Another awkward zone initiated. 
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but I think that Claire has a certain aura of femininity that's more visible without the spectacles.

I think it's because her eye makeup is actually, y'know, visible.
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Jeph did a nice job with the door, I thought.

But, do hotel bathroom doors usually open in or out?
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Jeph did a nice job with the door, I thought.

But, do hotel bathroom doors usually open in or out?
Usually inward, from what I've seen, but it depends on the house. It doesn't matter, really.



Also: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Must not ship, must not ship, must not ship, must not ship.... >__<;;
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It was an unjustified assumption to book Marten and his "plus one" into the same bedroom.

Other guests will be making unjustified assumptions about Marten and Claire.

Don't boxers meet relevant standards of decency?
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I'm glad Marten wasn't "stuck in a cot or something". He's really a nice guy. Maybe I'm too cynical, but the fact that he just assumed that as the alternate arrangement was... gentlemanly? Rare. Sorry, it is rare.

Claire could do a lot worse, is all.  I mean, if... I'll shut up now.
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It was an unjustified assumption to book Marten and his "plus one" into the same bedroom.

Other guests will be making unjustified assumptions about Marten and Claire.

Don't boxers meet relevant standards of decency?

I'm going to assume it wasn't so much an asumption as it was cheapness.
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I highly doubt that Henry would book his own son into a cot for his wedding.

But come to think of it, I've seen plenty of hotel rooms with two separate bedrooms.
That said, I think the only unjustified assumptions about Marten or Claire are going to come from the forums. :P
The other wedding guests probably won't care. Or if they do, they are apparently incredibly nosy for no reason.

The REAL problems and unjustified assumptions would arise if Claire caught the bouquet... :evil:
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looks like a fun week
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Must not ship, must not ship, must not ship, must not ship.... >__<;;

I have the anti-ship missile standing by in case your control falters.  ;)
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Ah yes, wonderful awkwardness. How we love thee.
I must ask though, what is a cot? My translator gave varying results.
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I must ask though, what is a cot? My translator gave varying results.
I think this is the standard definition of a cot:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cot_%28PSF%29.png
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my vocabulary (US-English, Southeast and California) describes a cot as a small, generally uncomfortable, folding hammock-like bed:



basically "booking Marten into a cot" would mean that marten's dad had decided to intentionally reserve a room that would have meant Marten didn't have a bed, so would need a portable one from the hotel's closet.

"stuck in a cot" would imply some chivalrous or gallant instinct in Marten where he would be taking the worse bed to give Claire the better one given a situation where they were accidentally given a room with too few beds
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That depends: 1230 and 1740
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I think Marten assumed so...until Claire mentioned PJs.
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It's a good thing there are two single beds in the room. That would have made for some uncomfortable living arrangements (figuratively and eventually literally).

Unfortunately, his ability to stick his foot in it got the better of him... again.
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