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Why wouldn't Delilah give Marten her number?

She doesn't date men named Mark
She is holding out for Bob
She knows musicians only lead to heartbreak
She sees no overlap between one night stands and relationships
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Author Topic: WCDT: 2656-2660 (March 10-14, 2014) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread  (Read 47707 times)

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Haha, I actually made a thread and posted it right after this. Replacing your poll with something slightly less lame.

Post: So does Tai not know Marten at all? Also if it's true that Delilah really wants a relationship, but then dismissed Marten right away...ouch. That's gotta hurt.
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The irony. It burnses.
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Ugh.

That's harsh.
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Also, Delilah didn't want anything more from Marten, that's fine, but who the fuck is Tai to decide "what it was"?
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Poor Mark.
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Also if it's true that Delilah really wants a relationship, but then dismissed Marten right away...ouch. That's gotta hurt.

On the one hand, maybe.

On the other, I'd say it's actually less hurtful and a point in Delilah's favor.

Bear with me for a minute: going on the assumption that Tai's right and Delilah's on the verge of desperate for a boyfriend, then this opportunity with Marten falls right into her lap, she could have easily turned that into something. They'd spent most of the night getting to know each other, they clearly got along at least moderately well, she had both means and motive...but, because she'd spent the evening getting to know him, she knew it would be basically a rebound relationship, albeit a considerably delayed rebound, given how he was nudged into attending the party in the first place.

I'd say that's good on her for not wanting to start a relationship out of what could be somewhat disingenuous - even if unintentionally - circumstances just because she really wants a guy in her life.

*raises hands* I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.
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Thoughtful way to put it, Shjade. If this amounts to Delilah thinking "I'd like to have a boyfriend but in the mean time why not bang this cutie there?" it's actually rather flattering for Marten.
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Also, Delilah didn't want anything more from Marten, that's fine, but who the fuck is Tai to decide "what it was"?

An impartial judge.
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Possibly as well, Delilah isn't exactly adverse to a random hook-up, but might also have been burned herself before.

Considering Marten's opening gambit was "You can pay me back with makeouts", she might have decided that one night is enough with him. In essence, Marten stuffed up his own chances for another girlfriend.

That's one interpretation, anyway.
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I can't remember the last time I saw Marten laugh that hard, if ever.
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Also, Delilah didn't want anything more from Marten, that's fine, but who the fuck is Tai to decide "what it was"?

An impartial judge.
Except the only ones who could possibly know what it was are the ones involved.
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Oh good, something new for Marten to be depressed about.
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I can't remember the last time I saw Marten laugh that hard, if ever.
I remember one. Amusingly, it was also in reaction to something Tai said. It was when she said that, being older, his love life was probably not as drama-filled as hers.
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Wow, the workplace environment is gonna get pretty awkward for Marten and Tai.
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Seems more like Marten's having one of those laughing fits that comes right before people starting writing all over the walls...
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I hope when he does, he does so in iambic pentameter.
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Not kiss and tell? That sounds unlikely. Marten's love life is just what they are going to talk about.
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Except the only ones who could possibly know what it was are the ones involved.

Tai was "involved" - she set it up, she knew Marten planned for it to be a one time thing, and Marten hadn't given her any indication to the contrary. Tai didn't "decide" what it was, she was just going off what information she had.
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I hope when he does, he does so in iambic pentameter.
I'd really like to write a response here,
 In good pentameter rhythm but no,
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I can't remember the last time I saw Marten laugh that hard, if ever.
I remember one. Amusingly, it was also in reaction to something Tai said. It was when she said that, being older, his love life was probably not as drama-filled as hers.
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I hope when he does, he does so in iambic pentameter.
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Thoughtful way to put it, Shjade. If this amounts to Delilah thinking "I'd like to have a boyfriend but in the mean time why not bang this cutie there?" it's actually rather flattering for Marten.

Not really quite what I meant, but sure.
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Found it.

Why would she work on a liberal arts degree if she expects it to be useless?
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I hope when he does, he does so in iambic pentameter.
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Not sure if Martens laughter is what we heard from the Joker when he first cracked or if it's general amusement at what was said, or if it was loud laughter to cover up depression and anger that has further fed the inner voice that he is nothing.
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It's laugh or weep, I think.
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I have nothing to add.

I am replying so that I can get back to this thread more easily via new replies.

I am lazy.
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Not sure if Martens laughter is what we heard from the Joker when he first cracked or if it's general amusement at what was said, or if it was loud laughter to cover up depression and anger that has further fed the inner voice that he is nothing.

I took it as genuine amusement at the irony.
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After quick research, I learned that "iambic" is indeed pronounced threesyllabically (eye-AM-bick) and not, as I previously thought (and as it is pronounced in German), twosyllabically (YAM-bick). Thank you for helping me expand my ever-growing cache of useless-in-everyday-life knowledge and congratulations to your formally correct haiku.
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After quick research, I learned that "iambic" is indeed pronounced threesyllabically (eye-AM-bick) and not, as I previously thought (and as it is pronounced in German), twosyllabically (YAM-bick). Thank you for helping me expand my ever-growing cache of useless-in-everyday-life knowledge and congratulations to your formally correct haiku.
Really? In my language we have this way to remember the four most common feet: jambe is a trokæ, trokæ is a jambe, daktylos is a daktyl, anapæst is an anapæst. (Daktyl is a jambe, btw)
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I agree that Marten's laughter is ambiguous. It looks too manic for simple amusement at the irony.
Anyway Tai's revelation is a real mystery: if it's true, then only a quite contorted explanation (as has been offered) is possible.
Methinks some plot stretching could be in the pipeline here.
1. Marten explains the 'irony' to Tai
2. Tai quizzes Delilah about it
3. ? ? ?
4. Profit! (or something)

P.S Kudos to Schwungrad for spotting the haiku. I did know know how to pronounce "Iambic" but I missed that one.
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Blunt, unnecessarily crass and highly unlikely assessment:

Delilah wants a relationship but Marten was shit in bed and less interesting once she was sober.
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Uh-hu.

New sport: find insulting reasons why Marten didnt qualify for Delilah's boyfriend.

I think Delilah simply thought Marten isnt her type.

Second most likely theory to me is the aforementioned she doesnt want to be a rebound theory.
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Or it could simply be that Tai has got the wrong end of the stick altogether.
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Yeah, wouldn't be the first time someone had lied to Tai... right?
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I think Delilah simply thought Marten isnt her type.
Plausible IRL, but makes this a bit of a dead end in terms of plot development.
I want there to be a better reason for such a dramatic little after-shock.

Second most likely theory to me is the aforementioned she doesnt want to be a rebound theory.
Rebound from what? After the breakup with Dora, Padma was the rebound fling. I don't think Marten and Padma were together long enough (though it's hard to be sure in QC time) for a rebound phase to be necessary.
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Now I'm picturing an infinite series of increasingly smaller rebound flings. The next girl Marten meets, he'll only make out with. The one after that, he'll only kiss once. The one after that, he'll only look at from a distance. Eventually, Marten will be so celibate that monks will pity him.  :psyduck:
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On second thought:

If Tai's info about Delilah is correct, she herself has had that line thrown back at her many times. Perhaps this is her first chance to deliver it herself, and didn't recognize Marten as possible boyfriend material because she was so determined to blow him off this way.
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Theory: Yes, Delilah has been looking for a boyfriend for some time. But not just any boyfriend - a specific boyfriend. Specifically Bob. Marten was just a boyfling to help her get over her disappointment that Bob didn't seem interested in her the night of the party. Now that she's hooked up with Marten, Delilah will quickly deal with whatever emotional shortcomings she has that have been preventing her from having a boyfriend, and she and Bob will soon begin a stable, committed relationship.

Alternate theory: Delilah is just as bummed as Marten about the whole thing. She is at the Horrible Revelation drowning her sorrows right now, and Marten and company run into her there.

Alternate alternate theory: Faye is totally pissed off over the way Delilah treated Marten. Nobody ever finds out where Faye hid Delilah's body, although Pintsize appears to have had twenty-four hours erased from his memory.
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I honestly can't see Delilah being interested in Bob.
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I agree with those saying that Tai may just not have the most current information on Delilah and her wishes. Also, looking for a boyfriend in general does not mean that you may not decide a specific person isn't right for you. And I don't think that this somehow makes it more harsh for Marten.
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Well it still does. It goes from "I don't want to date anyone" to "I don't want to date you". How is that not more harsh?
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