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High Drama.

9 (10.3%)

High Comedy.

10 (11.5%)

High Tai.

14 (16.1%)

High Jinks.

11 (12.6%)

Back to High School.

1 (1.1%)

Pintsize High on a Hill.

0 (0%)

Highlander (THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!)

19 (21.8%)

High on Waffles and Space Ham.

4 (4.6%)

Highly doubtful.

8 (9.2%)

Hi! My name is...

11 (12.6%)

Total Members Voted: 82

[Rghfrgl]

 That's a callback, not a pun Claire. We'll call you if we need you. It probably won't be long.

[Method of Madness]

Dora, you've already introduced Tai to Dale. He's very climbable.

Yeah, only 25 strips earlier. Weird.

Edit: Apparently he's going to fix it, a bunch of people tweeted the error to him.

[LookingIn]

Damn, changing it might change the impact of the "girlfriend?" line...

Then again, what did Tai think they were? Still fuck-buddies(excuse my language)...

[Near Lurker]

Speaking of past strips, this is giving me flashbacks to the 1790s...

[Method of Madness]

It might be the first time Dora's said it. And yeah, I honestly can't find a way to salvage the comic. Good thing it's not my job to do so.

[RightInTheSquishyParts]

Damn, changing it might change the impact of the "girlfriend?" line...

Then again, what did Tai think they were? Still fuck-buddies(excuse my language)...

The impact of actually hearing someone utter the phrase is not to be underestimated.      Even if you know it already/have discussed it in private.

Warning -- not only did someone else reply while you were typing but apparently Jeph changed the comic too.

[Method of Madness]

He hasn't changed it yet.

Edit: Apparently he has, it's just not on the site yet. Here ya go.

[LookingIn]

Damn, changing it might change the impact of the "girlfriend?" line...

Then again, what did Tai think they were? Still fuck-buddies(excuse my language)...

The impact of actually hearing someone utter the phrase is not to be underestimated.      Even if you know it already/have discussed it in private.

Ah, true. It must be like the "l" word in a relationship- you may both know you love each other but to hear it from your significant other makes it seem all the more true 

Warning -- not only did someone else reply while you were typing but apparently Jeph changed the comic too.

Looked subtle, just one or two words but it made it fit with their prior meeting and still had the big impact he was going for 

[KOK]

So 11 respondents to the quiz got it right (so far).

[Rghfrgl]

So 11 respondents to the quiz got it right (so far).

High Tai is also acceptable.

[Loki]

High Climbable Dale.

Re "girlfriend": I normally try to not assume anything about relationship status, but come on, Tai! 

[Platypodes]

Then again, what did Tai think they were? Still fuck-buddies(excuse my language)...

There can be a phase in which two people are going on dates, getting to know each other, and are clearly interested in each other romantically and not just looking for a fuckbuddy...  but they haven't yet reached the point of actually regarding themselves as a couple.  It's the phase of exploring whether they want to be a couple. (Some people's approach to dating skips this phase and goes from zero to "girlfriend" in one date.)

Dora started going out with Tai based on very tentative interest in someone she only knew as the "cute little redhead."  It was probably important to her to linger in the exploratory phase for a while and make sure she really wanted to get serious with Tai.  Now she seems to have decided that, yes, she really does want to...  And didn't realize it might be helpful to mention that!

Dora may have thought it was clearly implied by all their snuggling in bed (and maybe more, but I dunno, we haven't seen any booty dances yet).  I've had the impression that Dora generally reserves physical intimacy for serious relationships.  Tai, on the other hand, is used to being around the Smif crowd where plenty of ladies are happy to fool around with her but not necessarily make any commitments, so Dora's readiness to get in bed wouldn't automatically translate in Tai's mind to "Oh, I guess she wants to be my girlfriend."

[NotAwesomeAnymore]

I second everything you just said.

[Nepiophage]

Thirded

[Neko_Ali]

Also, Tai is well aware of Dora's intimacy and commitment issues. I'm sure she's heard plenty about them working with Marten. So yeah, she's probably been taking things slow. After all, this relationship is more important to her than her previous hook-ups. So Dora dropping the girlfriend word out of the blue like that.. I can totally see it as an awesome surprise.

[techkid]

Tai is probably now feeling about the same as Penelope did.

[Akima]

I think Platypodes sums up anything I was going to say, so I'll just ask why Tai is suddenly speaking Spanish?

[Sidhekin]

I think Platypodes sums up anything I was going to say, so I'll just ask why Tai is suddenly speaking Spanish?

It's just a guess, but ... http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1274

[pwhodges]

Tai's confusion also reminds me of the time that Faye, talking about Angus, couldn't articulate the word "boyfriend" (ending up with "boyfling", if I remember correctly).

[Zebediah]

I think Platypodes sums up anything I was going to say, so I'll just ask why Tai is suddenly speaking Spanish?

It's common enough here in the US for people (even non-Spanish speakers) to occasionally drop a word or two of Spanish. I didn't think anything unusual of it.

[GarandMarine]

I use "gracias" "denada" "mano*" "Que paso?" and a few other words fairly regularly. Just part of my speech.


*not "hand" but rather short for "hermano" or "brother" common slang in large portions of the South-West

[Mr_Rose]

Yeah, randomly dropping foreign words into English speech is nothing new or surprising, surely?
Not since the field marshal tried to court martial the cook for befouling his creme brûlée at least…

[kyomi]

Heh.. I thought the comic title "New Title" was going to be Faye giving Dale some ridiculous title for letting Pintsize hump the espresso machine.

[Mad Cat]

Either Tai's just surreptitiously dosed herself with LSD, or she's been in some serious cognitive dissonance about her relationship with Dora.

Edit: Okay. What did I miss? What did Jeph change in today's strip?

[RightInTheSquishyParts]

Either Tai's just surreptitiously dosed herself with LSD, or she's been in some serious cognitive dissonance about her relationship with Dora.

Edit: Okay. What did I miss? What did Jeph change in today's strip?

Very minor continuity glitch.   He forgot that Tai and Dale met just a few dozen strips ago.   

[jwhouk]

So - which way this week?

High Drama.    7 (10%)
High Comedy.    10 (14.3%)
High Tai.    7 (10%)
High Jinks.    11 (15.7%)
Back to High School.    1 (1.4%)
Pintsize High on a Hill.    0 (0%)
Highlander (THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!)    13 (18.6%)
High on Waffles and Space Ham.    2 (2.9%)
Highly doubtful.    8 (11.4%)
Hi! My name is...    11 (15.7%)

Total Members Voted: 70

[celticgeek]

Tai's confusion also reminds me of the time that Faye, talking about Angus, couldn't articulate the word "boyfriend" (ending up with "boyfling", if I remember correctly).

Yes, I thought that Tai might have gotten the title of "girlfling".

[sitnspin]

As a long time Dora-Tai fan, this comic makes me very happy.  Plus, it reminds me of my current gf's response the first time she heard me refer to her as my girlfriend.

[DSL]

I think Platypodes sums up anything I was going to say, so I'll just ask why Tai is suddenly speaking Spanish?

It's common enough here in the US for people (even non-Spanish speakers) to occasionally drop a word or two of Spanish. I didn't think anything unusual of it.

Not just Spanish, either.

[Method of Madness]

I remember when I first started dating Sarah and she'd introduce me as her boyfriend. I knew I was, obviously, but it still always made me smile to hear it. Still does, actually

[Kugai]

Anybody hear the gears graunch in Tais brain?


 

[Method of Madness]

graunch

I learned a word today! Although if it's a portmanteau of grind and crunch, shouldn't it just be grunch? Where's the a from?

[Zebediah]

♪ You're a mean one, Mister Graunch
You really are a heel
You're as cuddly as a cactus
You're as charming as an eel
Mister Graunch
You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel ♪

[Method of Madness]

How the Graunch Stole Thanksgivikkuh?

[lot_jockey]

In the final panel, the bolded and italicized emphasis on "girlfriend" (as well as Tai's Bambi eyes) lead me to believe that Tai's feelings about Dora are still much stronger than Dora's towards Tai.

Related: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2271

[Barmymoo]

I think it may be more that this is Tai's first serious, monogamous relationship and she's also a fair bit younger than Dora (at least, I think she is?). Dora is not quite so starry-eyed at the idea of having/being a girlfriend, but I think she does really like Tai.

[Method of Madness]

Yeah, I think Tai's in her early 20s and Dora's in her late 20s (28 I think?) so that's at least five years, which is a lot, but not insurmountable. And tthe rest of your post sounds about right too, May.

[Kugai]

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/graunch

[Method of Madness]

Yeah, that's where I looked. A crunching or grinding noise. SO WHERE IS THE A?

[Kugai]

Between the r and the u

[DSL]

Perhaps the subtext is raunchy.

[Method of Madness]

Between the r and the u

You know what I meant.

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There's no a in "grind" or "crunch", so why does "graunch" have one?

[Redball]

So you can drag out the sound for a longer time?

[Method of Madness]

That's cheating, though.

[LookingIn]

It's British, they love adding superfluous letters to words that don't sound like the way they are spelt 

OK lemme get my tongue out of my cheek and cover you ass for the inevitable boot kick 

[pwhodges]

In this case it sounds as spelt with the extra letter; probably just how it sounds in the original dialect form.

My Shorter Oxford* dictionary gives the origin as "dialect & NZ".  So, New Zealanders, any further ideas?

* (That's the biggest other than the many-volume one)

[Storel]

Dora started going out with Tai based on very tentative interest in someone she only knew as the "cute little redhead."

Her original description of Tai was "adorable little butch girl". But perhaps she used the phrase "cute little redhead" in another strip?

[Perfectly Reasonable]

Ahem. So what was changed?
In 2550, Dora introduces the new employee as 'Dale'.
In 2575, Dale gets to introduce himself.
How does this fix anything?

[Smallest]

Ahem. So what was changed?
In 2550, Dora introduces the new employee as 'Dale'.
In 2575, Dale gets to introduce himself.
How does this fix anything?

I think his last bubble is more a response to "I'm your girlfriend" than an introduction. Just teasing her wording.
"I'm your girlfriend?"
"I'm Dale!"

Not:
"Remember Dale?"
-girlfling stuff-
"I'm Dale!"

I wasn't here before, but I'm assuming Dora originally said "this is my girlfriend, Tai" rather than "Remember my girlfriend Tai."

[Aquaisces]

I took a screenshot, but I'm not really sure how to put the image into the discussion here. The original text read: "Dale, this is my girlfriend Tai."

I wish I knew how to make gifs so I could play the speech bubbles back-to-back. I had the original comic open in one tab and the new one open in another, and they look pretty awesome when I line up the images and click back and forth.