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The wedding has made mom all Broody.

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$#!+! LUBE! I  KNEW I forgot to pack something! (WELP GOOD NIGHT)

5 (8.3%)

I usually sleep in my boxers, is that okay? (Y-yeah, whatev... er...)

0 (0%)

I would've been fine but now you've got me thinking about it and it's awkward

2 (3.3%)

Well excuse me for not just dropping my pants right in front of you.

4 (6.7%)

Claire in the blue dress!

20 (33.3%)

I know it's supposed to be a casual ceremony, but you should at least put on some pants.

1 (1.7%)

I can't remember how to tie a stupid necktie. (Seriously? Here.)

3 (5%)

Uh- IT'S FINE IT'S PERFECT

14 (23.3%)

Marten! Oh, you look so precious in your suit!

1 (1.7%)

Oh, Jane. I thought I smelled a gonorrhea infection.

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I'm impressed, Vicky. 11 AM and you're not at the bar! Or did you drink all their scotch last night?

1 (1.7%)

Last I heard, Henry and Maurice weren't doing pity-invites.

0 (0%)

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%)

Total Members Voted: 55

[Carl-E]

I still think an old friend (of Henry's, probably) is a distinct possibility. 


Probably the one who warned him against getting married in the first place...

[sitnspin]

Personally, I love wearing a tie. I think they look cool. Then again, I am an androgynous mildly gender-bent lady so I have a slightly different perspective.


This "aunt" may well be a family friend (frienemy?) and not an actual relative. It is quite common for kids to grow up referring to such people as aunt/uncle. The toddler little sister of my deceased wife refers to me as her aunt, even though sister-in-law would be more accurate, even if the marriage wasn't legally recognized.

[judemorrigan]

It's not just his taste in friends - it makes me think that Gordon knew what he was doing when he assigned Pintsize to Marten.

[Merdrak]

New comic was awesome.. feels like how some of my friends and I greet each other on the daily. haha.

As for ties.. Half Windsor is about all I can tie, and the big bossman just decreed we're wearing Service Uniforms every Friday, so ... I gotta get used to tying 'em.

[de_la_Nae]

Also, why Discworld specifically? "Millenium hand and shrimp" and "bugrit" also appear in the Johny Maxwell series. I think it was Mrs. Tachyon. She definitely uses it in at least Johny and the Bomb, and I think it was a vague plot hint.

Hoho! I'd forgotten about that, well played! Though I do suspect a comparison of data would put an early appearance of the phrase in a Discworld book first, though I could be wrong.

[ScoutX]

Martin reconciles with, marries, and impregnates Dora only to later realize he is gay. The child grows up, moves across the country for a girl, and befriends a sassy young lady and her assertive boss.

 

Time is cyclical. I can see the fabric of the universe.

[cesium133]

Martin reconciles with, marries, and impregnates Dora only to later realize he is gay. The child grows up, moves across the country for a girl, and befriends a sassy young lady and her assertive boss.

 

Time is cyclical. I can see the fabric of the universe.

There's a time warp somewhere between California and Massachusetts. Veronica and Henry are in fact older versions of Dora and Marten who, being aware of the time warp, have changed their names to keep the younger versions of Dora and Marten from finding out. Marten is in fact his own father. At the wedding reception, Henry will reveal the secret to all by singing the song "I'm My Own Grandpa." 

[ScoutX]

Martin reconciles with, marries, and impregnates Dora only to later realize he is gay. The child grows up, moves across the country for a girl, and befriends a sassy young lady and her assertive boss.

 

Time is cyclical. I can see the fabric of the universe.

There's a time warp somewhere between California and Massachusetts. Veronica and Henry are in fact older versions of Dora and Marten who, being aware of the time warp, have changed their names to keep the younger versions of Dora and Marten from finding out. Marten is in fact his own father. At the wedding reception, Henry will reveal the secret to all by singing the song "I'm My Own Grandpa." 

All of reality turns to static. Martin finds himself in a room of monitors replaying key moments of his life.

In the center of the room is a large chair. It slowly turns to reveal Pintsize.

"I am the architect Martin, but the program can only continue if you will it. Press the red button to continue the cycle. Walk out that door to start anew."

"Seriously?"

"Heh. No. The whole wedding thing was a ploy to keep you distracted while I wallpapered the apartment with pictures of butts."

[Zebediah]

And from outside of time Randy watches it all, over and over again. 

[K1dmor]

 Oh, Jane and Vicky, that's how friends behave after all  :
 
 

[Pilchard123]

Martin reconciles with, marries, and impregnates Dora only to later realize he is gay. The child grows up, moves across the country for a girl, and befriends a sassy young lady and her assertive boss.

 

Time is cyclical. I can see the fabric of the universe.

There's a time warp somewhere between California and Massachusetts.

Marten eventually figures this out and spends an indeterminate amount of time perfecting his light-year drive and drawing faces in ketchup.

[bhtooefr]

Wait, time warps?

There's a character that has perfected those...

Just goes to show, I was right to not change my sig. Blodwyn really is the chessmaster!

[jwhouk]

Yeah, yeah, I finally got around to putting up a poll.

[RedWolf4]

God I wish that poll was multiple choice.

[Kugai]

I suddenly had visions of these two being the Faye and Dora of their generation.

Scary thought.



And yes Marten, yes it does.

[Near Lurker]

I'm going with sister-in-law, only because it seems odd to call your sister "darling."  And yes, these are Faye and Dora in thirty years.

[jwhouk]

You have to assume that Jane (or Janet) is probably intentionally calling her "Vicky" instead of "Veronica" or even "Ronnie".

[Method of Madness]

Ha, didn't even notice that.

[DSL]

I'd make a prediction for what will happen the next time IDUHG puts up a frame of Dora and Faye for the caption contest, but you can all predict what my prediction will be ...

[pwhodges]

You have to assume that Jane (or Janet) is probably intentionally calling her "Vicky" instead of "Veronica" or even "Ronnie".

I was assuming that Veronica is her professional name, and that she goes by either.

[Method of Madness]

See, the problem with that she goes by both Veronica Vance and Veronica Reed, which would mean that she only changed her last name for her nom de porn. That doesn't mean she doesn't go by Vicky now and again, nicknames don't always make sense. (Seriously, how the hell is Peggy short for Margaret?)

[Lubricus]

See, the problem with that she goes by both Veronica Vance and Veronica Reed, which would mean that she only changed her last name for her nom de porn. That doesn't mean she doesn't go by Vicky now and again, nicknames don't always make sense. (Seriously, how the hell is Peggy short for Margaret?)

In the same way "Kate" is short for "Bob", I assume. 

Apologies for the Black Adder joke, I'll try to behave...

[Redball]

The Kate I remember was 6 feet tall. This Bob is 5'10".

[ChaosWolf]

looking back at it... is it just me, or are the last two panels of #2389 just begging for an "awkward boner moment" edit?

[jwhouk]

I'd make a prediction for what will happen the next time IDUHG puts up a frame of Dora and Faye for the caption contest, but you can all predict what my prediction will be ...

Actually, you could go back to any of several (hundred) strips and input dialogue in that last frame for captioning...

[jwhouk]

THE MOMENT OF THE WEEK!

The wedding has made mom all Broody.    0 (0%)
$#!+! LUBE! I  KNEW I forgot to pack something! (WELP GOOD NIGHT)    1 (2.3%)
I usually sleep in my boxers, is that okay? (Y-yeah, whatev... er...)    0 (0%)
I would've been fine but now you've got me thinking about it and it's awkward    1 (2.3%)
Well excuse me for not just dropping my pants right in front of you.    4 (9.1%)
Claire in the blue dress!    15 (34.1%)
I know it's supposed to be a casual ceremony, but you should at least put on some pants.    0 (0%)
I can't remember how to tie a stupid necktie. (Seriously? Here.)    2 (4.5%)
Uh- IT'S FINE IT'S PERFECT    12 (27.3%)
Marten! Oh, you look so precious in your suit!    1 (2.3%)
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?    1 (2.3%)
Last I heard, Henry and Maurice weren't doing pity-invites.    0 (0%)
Good to see you, you horrid old twat.    3 (6.8%)
You too, darling. You've lost weight! Is that just from sucking #### all day?    2 (4.5%)
Suddenly my taste in friends makes a lot more sense to me.    2 (4.5%)

Total Members Voted: 44

[mustang6172]

As soon as Jane shows up, a gun appears in the background.  Is it Checkov's gun?

[de_la_Nae]

Hm. Chekhov's gun.

Veronica and Jane enact the the Faye/Dora relationship that is never to be.

[Bluesummers]

As soon as Jane shows up, a gun appears in the background.  Is it Checkov's gun?

Who?

Wait, did I seriously just miss a Star Trek reference? If I did I'm gonna kick myself...

[GarandMarine]

As soon as Jane shows up, a gun appears in the background.  Is it Checkov's gun?

Who?

Wait, did I seriously just miss a Star Trek reference? If I did I'm gonna kick myself...

Nothing to do with that Chekov, it's a writing concept/trope that follows the idea that if you write in a story that there's a gun on the wall, it's going to go off within the next two pages.

[Loki]

I have heard it worded as

If you see a play where a gun is shown to be on the wall in Act II, it is sure to be fired by Act V.

Chehov was a Russian playwright.

[MillionDollar Belt Sander]

As soon as Jane shows up, a gun appears in the background.  Is it Checkov's gun?

Actually,  it appeared in 2379 well before Faye Jane arrived.

[Pilchard123]

For more information (and less time), see here

[Carl-E]

I would've recommended this. 

And I'm thinking "old friend" aunt.  Relatives that talk to each other like that aren't usually friendly...

[Arancaytar]

Latest comic gives us another instance of two characters with the same name...

Since "Vicky" is addressed to Veronica in the latest strip, that thought leads to a weird place.

[DSL]

Latest comic gives us another instance of two characters with the same name...

Since "Vicky" is addressed to Veronica in the latest strip, that thought leads to a weird place.

That is a weird place. But not totally surprising.

[cesium133]

Latest comic gives us another instance of two characters with the same name...

Since "Vicky" is addressed to Veronica in the latest strip, that thought leads to a weird place.

Okay, going with the time warp story... the Vicky that Marten dated was an younger version of Dora, with her hair dyed brown instead of black. The Vicky that appeared at Coffee of Doom and got the milk thrown at her was a fake planted by Raven (the Chessmaster) to confuse Marten. And so this whole thing is basically Raven being cruel to Marten in retaliation for him and Faye making fun of her when she worked at Hot Topic.

[jesslc]

I would've recommended this. 

And I'm thinking "old friend" aunt.  Relatives that talk to each other like that aren't usually friendly...

I'm on the "family friend who gets referred to as aunt" boat too. My money's on an old friend of Veronica from way back - they got into the business at the same time (or similiar) - before she had Marten. It wouldn't be unusual for Marten to be brought up calling her Aunt Jane (well not where I am anyway).

As well as Carl-E's point; I think Marten's comment "suddenly my taste in friends makes a lot more sense to me" makes more sense if they're friends rather than related.

[pwhodges]

But why would an old friend of Veronica's be invited to this wedding? - I find it strange enough (based on related experience!) that Veronica has been.

[celticgeek]

Henry checked with Veronica, as well as Marten, before the wedding was set up.  So she knew, and was probably invited then.

I have no clue about Aunt Jane.

[Method of Madness]

But why would an old friend of Veronica's be invited to this wedding? - I find it strange enough (based on related experience!) that Veronica has been.

That's why I think if it's a friend, it's a friend that met them while they were a couple, who Veronica kept in touch with after the divorce but hasn't seen since.

[jesslc]

Okay, pwhodges has a point about Jane

So I'm revising my story to: Jane is an old friend of Henry's, who meets Veronica through Henry, and either
1. She gets into the business around the same time as Veronica (which leads to the friendship/rivalry dynamic with Veronica that we just saw). or
2. She is already in the business when she meet Henry's new girlfriend, Veronica (and the fact that Veronica is in the same line of work as her helps build their friendship, but with just a bit of rivalry)


I don't think it odd that Veronica has been invited. If they weren't on good terms it'd be odd, but it's been mentioned many times that Henry and Veronica are friends. My mum is on good terms with both my dad and his new partner. If my dad eventually decides to marry his partner, I'd be more surprised if my mum didn't get an invite than if she did. (We've already had Christmas one year at mum's house with dad, his partner, my brother, my brother's girlfriend, my other brother, and I). Maybe my family (and Marten's) is the exception not the rule though.

[Carl-E]

I don't think she's necessarily "in the business", the gonorrhea and  cock-sucking comments could well have been personal.   

[hakko504]

See, the problem with that she goes by both Veronica Vance and Veronica Reed, which would mean that she only changed her last name for her nom de porn. That doesn't mean she doesn't go by Vicky now and again, nicknames don't always make sense. (Seriously, how the hell is Peggy short for Margaret?)

In the same way "Kate" is short for "Bob", I assume. 

Apologies for the Black Adder joke, I'll try to behave...

No apology needed. It's probably the best comedy series ever written IMHO.

OT: Big britcom fan here, Black Adder, Bottom, Monty Python, 'Allo 'Allo, Fawlty Towers (list too long to continue). Also, my favourite writers are Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett & Robert Rankin. There may be a trend here.

[Method of Madness]

I've only seen the third series, so I didn't get that one (and if that was third series it's been nearly a decade), so I may have missed that one. I should watch the whole bit, it's all on Netflix.

[TimO]

I've only seen the third series, so I didn't get that one (and if that was third series it's been nearly a decade), so I may have missed that one. I should watch the whole bit, it's all on Netflix.

I have a cunning plan, more cunning than a very cunning thing, go and watch them all, now.

[Kugai]

As soon as Jane shows up, a gun appears in the background.  Is it Checkov's gun?

So that's what happened to that Phaser after they returned to the future with the Whales.




 

[ankhtahr]

argh. AARGH. This hurts.

But I liked that movie. Do they seriously leave a phaser behind? I never noticed that.

[DSL]

I thought it was the Klingon walkie-talkie Chekov was trying to pretend was a weapon. Or did Kirk leave his phaser behind in the hospital treatment room after he slagged the door lock?

Cramps.

[Kugai]

He left a Klingon Communicator, his Starfleet ID and a Phaser behind during the incident aboard the Aircraft Carrier Enterprise.