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Wedding's Over, What's Next?

Mom follows Marten (and Claire) back to NoHam!
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Claire doesn't remember NCS with Marten!
- 9 (10.2%)
Claire does the Tasha Yar routine ("It didn't happen.")
- 7 (8%)
Marten puts down the boundaries with Claire (about not dating interns).
- 5 (5.7%)
Next scene: Faye and Angus are FIGHTING!
- 0 (0%)
Marten returns to the library, and the first thing? Tai's RIGHT HOOK!
- 14 (15.9%)
A freak snowstorm hits Central Mass, trapping everyone at COD!
- 5 (5.7%)
Hannelore's freak illness turned out to be indigestion.
- 1 (1.1%)
...or worse, SHE'S PREGNANT! (Yeah, I know, Jeph would never do that.)
- 6 (6.8%)
Cristi commits Shipper Mutiny, demands Marten and Claire get together over Jeph's protests!
- 14 (15.9%)
The Final Four: Waffles, Spathe Ham, Feral Hogs and "Look! Boobs!"
- 4 (4.5%)
A whole week of Yelling Bird strips.
- 6 (6.8%)
THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER OPTION, #### IT!
- 12 (13.6%)

Total Members Voted: 80


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Yes. The rinds are fine, but the actual fruit inside? Gives me the shivers. Watching people eat it is extremely hard, and any attempt by me to eat it results in me vomiting out of fear/horror/disgust. Which sucks because I actually like the flavor.

FYI, I'm only a little bit better with watermelon

(I told y'all I'm weird :P)
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Either that or Marten is that much of a 98 lb. weakling.
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Wedding's Over, What's Next?

Mom follows Marten (and Claire) back to NoHam!    4 (6%)
Claire doesn't remember NCS with Marten!    6 (9%)
Claire does the Tasha Yar routine ("It didn't happen.")    7 (10.4%)
Marten puts down the boundaries with Claire (about not dating interns).    4 (6%)
Next scene: Faye and Angus are FIGHTING!    0 (0%)
Marten returns to the library, and the first thing? Tai's RIGHT HOOK!    12 (17.9%)
A freak snowstorm hits Central Mass, trapping everyone at COD!    4 (6%)
Hannelore's freak illness turned out to be indigestion.    1 (1.5%)
...or worse, SHE'S PREGNANT! (Yeah, I know, Jeph would never do that.)    5 (7.5%)
Cristi commits Shipper Mutiny, demands Marten and Claire get together over Jeph's protests!    9 (13.4%)
The Final Four: Waffles, Spathe Ham, Feral Hogs and "Look! Boobs!"    2 (3%)
A whole week of Yelling Bird strips.    4 (6%)
THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER OPTION, #### IT!    9 (13.4%)
DDoS Attacks SUCK.    67 (100.0%)

Total Members Voted: 67
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Marten sure defused that pouting Tai quite efficiently. Maybe it's time someone did a hurt locker-esque movie about men who defuse situations they got themselves into. I know a few who could have used a bomb-proof suit. Or at least the pants from said suit.
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Look on the bright side, Marten.  At least Tai didn't barf on you and head butt you in the junk.
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Hmm, I feel like our magnificent troll Overlord Jephzibah will give us at least a whole week without Claire, only to make all the shippers suffer.

Today's comic is cute! The cuteness radiated by Tai in the second to last panel is amazing.

Well, and as member of a hackerspace I despite the kind of script kiddies who does this kind of attacks.
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... it's like he enjoys making me suffer ...

I wanted to see more of the fluffy hair, because it's so FLUFFY

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Look on the bright side, Marten.  At least Tai didn't barf on you and head butt you in the junk.

Nah, Tai is saving that for the Staff Christmas Party.
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So... thoughtful...

(also screw you flattr button)
(seriously I hate you)
(I don't even know what flattr is I've never heard of it why does it block me from going to the forums god dammit)
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(I don't even know what flattr is I've never heard of it why does it block me from going to the forums god dammit)

It's a site to promote your body's flatulence...it's one of those "niche" social networks that really never panned out.
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Who do you think is going to be the next one to barf and head butt Marten's junk?
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The Flying Roomba. Ever seen a Roomba barf? It's... well, pretty much what happens to any vacuum cleaner when you don't empty it when you should.
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Who do you think is going to be the next one to barf and head butt Marten's junk?
My money's on Marigold...but I won't count out Angus and/or Tai.
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See at the bottom of this page.

So I pretty much just registered (technically, revived an account I made a few months back and never used) just so I could get enough posts for a cool status tag. I dream of being DICKFISH someday... *dreamy sigh*

As for Martin and Claire, I hate this plotline. Hate it. It's just so adorable and d'awww inducing and is turning me into a shipper (i.e. something I hate).

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Welcome, new person.

The great thing about story lines you don't like is that they always go away, at least for a while.
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I love spaghetti-Os 
they are one of mankinds greatest creations.
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I just freaking love Hannelore.   :-D
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Hmm, I feel like our magnificent troll Overlord Jephzibah will give us at least a whole week without Claire, only to make all the shippers suffer.

Well, it looks like David Willis is picking up the slack!
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Ok, we need to get Adam and Jamie on that Spaghetti-Os and Mountain Dew myth stat!
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Well. Maybe Hanners had low blood sugar?

No, I don't believe this either.

I would have assumed that Winslow and Momo came with a database of "how to take care of sick owners" per default, though.

Until proven otherwise, I will assume Pintsize's method would be "show them lots of pictures of butts".
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Thanks for that link Lubricus!

Cute art style, especially for Claire. I love how blue her eyes are. Never really noticed their color in QC.

RE: today's comic - Yup, to be expected that Dora is bummed. How often has she squee'd over the concept of being a flower girl? I also love her reaction to the concept of marigold CARING for something.

Also, in marigolds defense, if you live on mountain Dew (as I do) and can't get your fix because you're sick, and then are feeling alive enough to ingest some, you will feel much better due to staving off the withdrawals. Spaghetti-Os are also comfort food to a lot of people (tho not to me :P)
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Gack. I remember Spaghetti-os, and now I can't how I could have enjoyed such salty, mushy pasta.

Their dismay is a cover, of course. The entire crew was secretly watching from Hannermom's invisible prototype flying thing.
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Pretty sure no disease organism could survive in the chemical stew that is a body on Marigold's diet.
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I also love her reaction to the concept of marigold CARING for something.

*tilts head* You mean for taking care of someone sick? Or do you mean that you think Marigold doesn't care for anything but games? Because that's not true. (Found on TVTropes -> Questionable Content -> Heartwarming. Click only if you have nothing to do for the next ten hours.)

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Cute art style, especially for Claire. I love how blue her eyes are. Never really noticed their color in QC.
Now that I think about it, there are an abnormal number of blue eyed humans in the comic. Claire (and Clinton), Marten (and parents), Penelope/ Pizza Girl, Station, Chunky Bro, and Sarah.
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It always sounds so exotic (as a Brit) to hear about Spaghetti-Os.

Then I realise they're just 'oops.
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Cute art style, especially for Claire. I love how blue her eyes are. Never really noticed their color in QC.
Now that I think about it, there are an abnormal number of blue eyed humans in the comic. Claire (and Clinton), Marten (and parents), Hannelore (and parents), Penelope/ Pizza Girl, Station, Chunky Bro, and Sarah.

How is that abnormal? There are so many characters. I should think that it was to be expected that some have blue eyes. But of course things may be different in the US.

Besides, Station hardly counts.
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Cute art style, especially for Claire. I love how blue her eyes are. Never really noticed their color in QC.
Now that I think about it, there are an abnormal number of blue eyed humans in the comic. Claire (and Clinton), Marten (and parents), Hannelore (and parents), Penelope/ Pizza Girl, Station, Chunky Bro, and Sarah.
Hannelore's eyes are green, as can be seen in today's strip.
Edit: confounded ninjas, everywhere.  :psyduck:
And does Station's eye colour really qualify here? Aside from being a holographic avatar whose appearance is wholly arbitrary (cf. holopony) they aren't so much "blue" as "the same translucent turquoise as the rest of him" really.
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I also love her reaction to the concept of marigold CARING for something.

*tilts head* You mean for taking care of someone sick? Or do you mean that you think Marigold doesn't care for anything but games? Because that's not true. (Found on TVTropes -> Questionable Content -> Heartwarming. Click only if you have nothing to do for the next ten hours.)
I didn't say that I didn't think Marigold was capable of caring for someone/something, I said Dora's reaction was funny. In fact, I'm pretty sure marigold is a very caring person, and probably a pretty decent caretaker. (Actually, she reminds me a lot of myself, but that's a topic for another day)


@ Westrim - I know an abnormal amount of people with nearly-black-they're-so-dark-brown eyes. Doesn't really suprise me.
And station doesn't count.  =P

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I also love her reaction to the concept of marigold CARING for something.

*tilts head* You mean for taking care of someone sick? Or do you mean that you think Marigold doesn't care for anything but games? Because that's not true. (Found on TVTropes -> Questionable Content -> Heartwarming. Click only if you have nothing to do for the next ten hours.)

Given that it was in the context of today's strip, I'm guessing they were talking about the first meaning.  I also suspect you already knew that, but purposely pretended to be misled in order to trap us all in TVTropes so you can TAKE OVER THE FORUM!
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I would never!

After all, a trickster god needs an audience.
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"I am just feverish enough that this seems plausible." Hahahahahahaha!  :-D
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Honestly, in the QCverse Claire's best bet for a confidant is Mieville.
Momo. Trust me. If the QCverse is anything like this one.
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Pretty sure no disease organism could survive in the chemical stew that is a body on Marigold's diet.

Pocky, beef jerky, Mountain Dew, Spagetti Os - I'm not sure SHE should be able to survive on that diet. 

I mean seriously, where's the beer?
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Well, after the mountain dew, pocky and spaghetti O's ferment. . . .
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That Marigold can be nurturing doesn't surprise me. The fact that she's bad at it doesn't surprise me either... I'm just wondering though, was that worry or disbelief that Dora was expressing... or worry AND disbelief?
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@Border Reiver

Marigold doesn't like beer.

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1468

She does, however, enjoy wine

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1473
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Worry that Marigold was the one caring, and disbelief that Hanners survived?

Probably.
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Well, come on. This can't be a good thing. Hannelore is on enough mind-altering chemicals already; add Mountain Dew and Spaghetti-Os to the mix, and who knows what would happen?
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Jeph's news post under the latest comic says "It is a miracle that Marigold has not caught some horrible disease."

I kinda expect the next comic to show just that, Marigold being horribly sick.
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Nah, too logical a jump. I bet Pintsize has been messing with her or some such, because he can and also for the science of the coming robot war.
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Wow the Dew and O's that sounds like death
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Notice that the only animal which eats all of those has taken over the world.
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While I'm sure Mar-Bear has large stocks of Mt. Dew In another room that she's intending on sharing, the mental image of a Dew-O's Goulash is quite disturbing.
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I thought they were called Wikipedi - Os in the qc universe.
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