Topic: WCDT: 2421-2425 (8-12 April, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread (Read 48992 times)

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #100 on:** 09 Apr 2013, 21:53 »

So was part of the joke of the guest strip that it was pretentious marketing, not actually in touch with the trends it was pushing?

EDIT: Tai, for everyone's sake, do _not_ give Emily ideas.

Sorflakne · « **Reply #101 on:** 09 Apr 2013, 22:24 »

Looks like Pintsize got into the markers again...

Kugai · « **Reply #102 on:** 09 Apr 2013, 22:38 »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwvazMc5EfE

Yup

Near Lurker · « **Reply #103 on:** 09 Apr 2013, 23:35 »

...is it bad that my first thought was "why is Tai in bed with Marten?"

westrim · « **Reply #104 on:** 09 Apr 2013, 23:54 »

From personal experience, even permanent marker comes off the skin with a bit of scrubbing, but even if it didn't you'd think they'd have taken time to grab a long sleeved shirt instead of, say, a tank top.

Quote from: Near Lurker on 09 Apr 2013, 23:35

...is it bad that my first thought was "why is Tai in bed with Marten?"

Dora is secretly Marten's adopted twin sister, so nope. She genetically mutates into a Bianchi when she leaves her hair alone and it goes blonde. It's a pretty lame superpower.

Quote from: Method of Madness on 09 Apr 2013, 20:43

I'd say that's the old fashioned usage rather than a current day usage (free stuff). And "Something We All Get" is just a backronym, it's just swag, it stands for nothing.

I saw it in an article just two weeks ago about PAX East, so it's still going. I said allegedly, as in unverified, as in I didn't believe it to be the case, so why does it feel like you corrected me?

Quote from: Kixie on 09 Apr 2013, 21:31

I mentioned that the current usage of swag is effectively the way you present yourself. I added to that a style of presentation beyond just the clothing or accessories you present yourself with. How you walk and talk and act can be your "swag". You could be wearing nothing and still say "Why'm I wearin' nothin'? S'cuz my swag." Older usages exist in excessive forms. Urban Dictionary has most of them. Google has the rest.

Heh. So we even analyze the guest comics this much. Must've been once hell of a guest strip =P

I was talking about Swaggy specifically, not swag generally. Stop overanalyzing my overanalysis!

Nah, controversy =/= quality, or The Passion of the Christ would have been Oscar winning.

Loki · « **Reply #105 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 00:05 »

I think the deal with the pants was that some of the youth likes to wear really baggy pants (sometimes also quite low-hanging), while others wear jeans so tight that they would be more befitting to a male stripper on a bachelorette party.

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 09 Apr 2013, 21:53

So was part of the joke of the guest strip that it was pretentious marketing, not actually in touch with the trends it was pushing?

We are not sure, that's why we are over-analyzing

See, I had understood a couple of references, I just thought it was so overloaded with lingo from various subcultures that it wouldn't appeal to any single group. That would be like heavily mixing British English, Irish, Australian and American slang if your target demographic is the English-speaking world.

Quote from: Kixie on 09 Apr 2013, 18:22

her child once said in response to having to do chores "hash Ihateyoumom".

*facepalm* Fittingly to the lingo topic, I think I just got some Fremdschämen.

Incidentally, Germany has "youth word of the year" elections. "swag" and "YOLO" were the winners in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Although there is the caveat that such choices usually don't represent all of the youth culture.

Edit: Did anyone else notice the "SWAG" in today's comic?

pwhodges · « **Reply #106 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 00:20 »

Since you ask, yes.

Truec · « **Reply #107 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 00:24 »

Is it bad that my first thought on seeing the guest comic was "Tailsteak? I thought he was driven from the internet, never to return, for the high crime of bringing a webcomic to a satisfactory and logical conclusion!"

I then proceeded to follow the link, whereupon I was outraged to find a comic in full color. Outraged, I say!

westrim · « **Reply #108 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 00:39 »

Quote from: Loki on 10 Apr 2013, 00:05

We are not sure, that's why we are over-analyzing See, I had understood a couple of references, I just thought it was so overloaded with lingo from various subcultures that it wouldn't appeal to any single group. That would be like heavily mixing British English, Irish, Australian and American slang if your target demographic is the English-speaking world.

Like, totally righto you chav. I heard a furph that some eejit rode a bodacious wave off that willy-willy.

ChaosWolf · « **Reply #109 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 00:40 »

the Tailsteak guest-comic is TOTALLY canon now you guys. I declare this and make it so.

bhtooefr · « **Reply #110 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 01:50 »

Quote from: Westrim on 09 Apr 2013, 19:43

Four Loko is an East Coast energy drink, though it's available elsewhere, and was only trendy in 2010 when it almost got banned.

"Energy drink" is an understatement, and it actually did get banned, then reformulated after the ban to make it no longer an energy drink.

You see, most energy drinks aren't alcoholic. Four Loko was a malt beverage (12% ABV, even, in a 23.5 oz can - so, about as much alcohol as four normal 12 oz beers) that was turned into an energy drink - post-ban production removed the caffeine et. al.

Akima · « **Reply #111 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 03:43 »

Two words for Tai and Dora - methylated spirits. Of course that wouldn't be nearly as funny.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #112 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 04:24 »

Quote from: Wiki

...undrinkable...

Border Reiver · « **Reply #113 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 04:26 »

Quote from: ChaosWolf on 10 Apr 2013, 00:40

the Tailsteak guest-comic is TOTALLY canon now you guys. I declare this and make it so.

I'd be willing to back this up.

Technoir · « **Reply #114 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 05:09 »

Quote from: Near Lurker on 09 Apr 2013, 23:35

...is it bad that my first thought was "why is Tai in bed with Marten?"

Logged in JUST to say this. Glad I'm not the only one who thinks Marten & Dora are pretty much twinses with different hair and genitalia.

bhtooefr · « **Reply #115 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 05:12 »

Keep in mind that that was even joked about in universe, re: Marten and Dora having to be careful to have different hair styles.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #116 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 05:19 »

Honestly my first thought was "is that Steve?" I guess now I see what Akima was saying re: lift vs. shaft.

RedWolf4 · « **Reply #117 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 05:20 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 10 Apr 2013, 04:24

Quote from: Wiki
...undrinkable...

Oh, you can drink it, sure. Just make sure you have multiple organ donors on hand in the next 4 to 8 hours.

TinPenguin · « **Reply #118 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 05:34 »

Pretty much every guest comic that's ever featured Dora has made her look weirdly masculine. It makes me appreciate Jeph's talent even more; I know it is easier to draw your own characters, but it does seem that the ability to draw subtle femininity/androgyny is not so common.

TimO · « **Reply #119 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 05:53 »

I've certainly confused Dora and Marten more than once in cartoons, although you tend to rapidly realise your mistake from context.

It's nice to see a strip (albeit a guest one), talking about Dora's tattoo, it seems to have rarely been mentioned, excepting the referenced weenie roasting (<fx:wander over to Wikipedia to look up exactly what a weenie is> So, just a hotdog? Why not call it a hotdog then?)

Method of Madness · « **Reply #120 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 06:50 »

Why not call it a frankfurter? One's no less correct than the next.

jwhouk · « **Reply #121 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 06:59 »

Quote from: TinPenguin on 10 Apr 2013, 05:34

Pretty much every guest comic that's ever featured Dora has made her look weirdly masculine. It makes me appreciate Jeph's talent even more; I know it is easier to draw your own characters, but it does seem that the ability to draw subtle femininity/androgyny is not so common.

Even if you're generally good at drawing females, Dora screws you up. Ask Dave Kellett.

Skewbrow · « **Reply #122 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 07:13 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 10 Apr 2013, 04:24

Quote from: Wiki
...undrinkable...

Ok, 's your eyesight.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #123 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 07:14 »

Eh, her eyesight's already shit, so why not?

Re: today's guest strip. Not a fan, but it got me reading Leftover Soup and I'm enjoying it so far, so that's a plus.

Welu · « **Reply #124 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 07:45 »

Today's strip is cute, I think. Although isn't that Marten's room?

Boiled Dove · « **Reply #125 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 08:14 »

I don't always care for the guest strips but I did like this one.

westrim · « **Reply #126 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 09:33 »

Why does she have the flame tattoo?

Quote from: bhtooefr on 10 Apr 2013, 01:50

Quote from: Westrim on 09 Apr 2013, 19:43
Four Loko is an East Coast energy drink, though it's available elsewhere, and was only trendy in 2010 when it almost got banned.

"Energy drink" is an understatement, and it actually did get banned, then reformulated after the ban to make it no longer an energy drink.

You see, most energy drinks aren't alcoholic. Four Loko was a malt beverage (12% ABV, even, in a 23.5 oz can - so, about as much alcohol as four normal 12 oz beers) that was turned into an energy drink - post-ban production removed the caffeine et. al.

I'm on a run of people correcting me* in great detail when I wasn't wrong to begin with. It was banned in some states, but a federal ban never happened; the FDA issued a strong warning that without major changes it would be banned, and it was changed before that could go into effect.

Geez, next thing I know someone is going to say "Dora is NOT Marten's separated twin sister, we were told so here and here, and her roots are blonde anyway."

*Unless it was a general statement rather than a specific response, which I was not adept enough to discern.

bhtooefr · « **Reply #127 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 10:05 »

I'll grant that it didn't actually get banned by the FDA, but states banning it technically does count as a ban, and I didn't say it was federally banned, just banned.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #128 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 11:59 »

Dora's tattoo.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #129 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 12:18 »

Quote from: Akima on 09 Apr 2013, 21:04

Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled:
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?"[/i]

Have you read Bill Bryson's version of that?

Zebediah · « **Reply #130 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 12:28 »

So, Tai, I have to ask: What kind of permanent (or washable, for that matter) marker is labeled on the cap and not on the marker itself?

And yes, I know there probably is such a marker sold somewhere, but if you go googling to find it you're taking my little joke way too seriously.

Truec · « **Reply #131 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 13:01 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 10 Apr 2013, 07:14

Eh, her eyesight's already shit, so why not?

Re: today's guest strip. Not a fan, but it got me reading Leftover Soup and I'm enjoying it so far, so that's a plus.

It caused me to jump into an ill-advised 4AM archive binge. Last time I did that, I ended up following some no-name comic about music geeks and funny robots, I doubt anybody here has heard of it.

FunkyTuba · « **Reply #132 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 13:16 »

The big full-color pupils in tailsteak's guest comic remind me of early QC.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #133 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 13:39 »

Quote from: Truec on 10 Apr 2013, 13:01

Quote from: Method of Madness on 10 Apr 2013, 07:14
Eh, her eyesight's already shit, so why not?

Re: today's guest strip. Not a fan, but it got me reading Leftover Soup and I'm enjoying it so far, so that's a plus.

It caused me to jump into an ill-advised 4AM archive binge. Last time I did that, I ended up following some no-name comic about music geeks and funny robots, I doubt anybody here has heard of it.

Beetle Bailey?

Loki · « **Reply #134 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 13:57 »

Quantifiable Concerns?

westrim · « **Reply #135 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 14:17 »

Alley Oop?

jwhouk · « **Reply #136 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 17:00 »

Quote from: Loki on 10 Apr 2013, 13:57

Quantifiable Concerns?

Nah, that one's just a ripoff of another webcomic.

You know, Woyce and Jacky.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #137 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 17:18 »

You have that backwards. Woyce and Jacky is a ripoff of Looking for Grouper which is itself a ripoff of Quantifiable Concerns.

jwhouk · « **Reply #138 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 18:26 »

They're all so webcestuous. I mean, look at Nothing Negative and Babes with Trebuchets.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #139 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 18:45 »

Don't forget Monday Evening Dinner Roll.

cesium133 · « **Reply #140 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 19:17 »

Plus there's Moments Unlike Those, kxpq, and Enlightening of Youth.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #141 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 19:20 »

As well as Portraits for Cheerful Adolescents, Alt-Command-Esc and Genus of the Branch.

jwhouk · « **Reply #142 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 19:28 »

I wonder how many of those Marigold has bookmarked on her netbook...

cesium133 · « **Reply #143 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 19:29 »

Must read ALL the comics...

mtmerrick · « **Reply #144 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 20:43 »

I also enjoy Seven Part Spirit, Most I Couldn't Do, Images From A Multidimensional Matrix, and Association Of The Twig.

westrim · « **Reply #145 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 21:07 »

I am getting so few of these references, I'm ashamed of myself. I understand 6 so far.

mtmerrick · « **Reply #146 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 21:18 »

Shy Gorgon and Remedial Wizardry are great as well.

cesium133 · « **Reply #147 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 21:58 »

How could we have forgotten Kerosene Ladies?

Carl-E · « **Reply #148 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 22:13 »

Sham and Wuzzy.

Runnergreig Courtier.

Girly Genus.

Oglaugh.

Squid Turnover.

The Blackboard.

Peggy and Annie.

Somebody, stop me...

Kugai · « **Reply #149 on:** 10 Apr 2013, 22:48 »

*Locks you in a room with the Girls from Aoi house*

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