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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

Marten didn't bring his A game

Alluring aluminum aliurophile

[ysth]

I'd think he'd be most comfortable with Grandpa's feet (if "feet" is what that says).

His horror at the menu seems to have drained the green from his wrench.

[GarandMarine]

I have had Jimbo's reaction at a fancy bar before. I recall my response was "A menu in English please"

[ankhtahr]

"The Applethrower Cider"… Probably the article should be "Der" instead of "Das" though, as the word "Cider" is considered masculine instead of neutrum by most. But the situation is not absolutely clear, as cider isn't a German word.

And Jimbo's reaction really cracked me up.

[cpflux]

"Cape Cod Cranberry IPA"

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

[Mordhaus]

Reminds me of Denis Leary's Coffee flavored coffee comedy bit.

[celticgeek]

What!?  No spathe stout on the menu?

[Salty]

What, no Kaiju Blue?!

Barbarians!

[Sidhekin]

Is this the first time author-boy is face-to-face with poet-boy?

(... and has author-boy yet been face-to-face with lyricist-boy?)

[St.Clair]

That is the face of NOPE.

[Arancaytar]

I'll have einen Apfelwerfer, please. Danke. 

[snubnose]

I'll have einen Apfelwerfer, please. Danke. 

Weirdest drink name ever. "Apple thrower". What the frak ? Does it mean the stuff is made from apples and will make you puke ?

[Loki]

The German word "werfen" only has the meaning "throw [an object]", though. The most polite word I can think of for "throwing up" is "sich erbrechen", with the literal translation being roughly "to break yourself out".

(Well, technically speaking, "werfen" also means a (usually domestic) animal giving birth. Like "to birth", but only for animals.)

[pwhodges]

(Well, technically speaking, "werfen" also means a (usually domestic) animal giving birth. Like "to birth", but only for animals.)

I wonder if that corresponds to the English "whelp", used particularly of carnivores, and especially dogs.

[Akima]

JIMBO: Un pisse de cheval, s'il-vous plait.

That should be "Une pisse de cheval, s'il vous plaît", I think.

I feel a little like Jimbo when confronted with European wines. Australian wines are typically named after the grape variety from which they are made, so one has an idea what to expect, but what is one supposed to make of Châteauneuf de Pape or a German wine with a name as long as my arm?

[TinPenguin]

(Well, technically speaking, "werfen" also means a (usually domestic) animal giving birth. Like "to birth", but only for animals.)

I wonder if that corresponds to the English "whelp", used particularly of carnivores, and especially dogs.

Interesting thought, but no, the English cognate is "warp".

Also, I logged in again because HI WIL.

[Schmorgluck]

I feel a little like Jimbo when confronted with European wines. Australian wines are typically named after the grape variety from which they are made, so one has an idea what to expect, but what is one supposed to make of Châteauneuf de Pape or a German wine with a name as long as my arm?

Actually, the grape variety alone doesn't say much about the wine you get. The region of production, cultivation and harvesting methods, and vinification techniques play an important role too. Not to mention the year.

EDIT: oh, and it's "Châteauneuf du Pape" by the way.

[Mr_Rose]

Look, as long as you never, ever try and order "French champagne" your sommelier will probably be overjoyed to tell you all about everything on the menu.

[Pilchard123]

I must try that. Of course, it also means having a reason to go somewhere where it might come up.

[jwhouk]

I have been there, Jimbo. I have been there.

"Can't I just get a cup of coffee?"

[Thrillho]

I have been there, Jimbo. I have been there.

"Can't I just get a cup of coffee?"

Beer it is.

[Storel]

Poor Jimbo, waaaaaaaay outside his comfort zone. He looks so boggled, I doubt he can muster up the wit to say something clever like "Could I see a menu in English, please?"

Frankly, I don't have the foggiest idea what anything on that menu is, either. But I think I could express my confusion and ask for help without taking on Jimbo's "deer in the headlights" expression. He doesn't just look confused, he looks almost panicky.

And yet, he's got a much fancier command of the English language than you'd expect from someone with his looks. If Marten (and Sven if he's there already) can talk Jimbo into treating it like he's stepped into one of his own historical romances, I bet he could end up having a lot of fun. At the moment, though, I'd estimate maybe a 20% chance of that happening, vs an 80% chance that he'll either make an angry scene or simply bolt for the door.

Although it would be a lot funnier if he did end up enjoying himself somehow, so perhaps Jeph will go for the funny.

[NilsO]

"Can't I just get a cup of coffee?"

At Starbucks, I just order "Pick of the day" (or whatever it is called). That way, I do not have to make fancy choices, or make a fool of myself with wrong pronunciations. As for the Tall/Grande/Venti stupidity, just answer "small", unless you really speak Italian and want to intimidate the barista.

At the Horrible Revelation, I would do the same. "Bring me a beer, please". On the inevitable follow-up questions from the fancy bartender, just answer "whatever, but make it cheap".

If you really want to harass the barista, you could do something like this. Translated to beerspeach, it would be something like "Gimme a double IPA in a frosted Weizen, medium head please".

[Zebediah]

Yeah, Jimbo should definitely treat this as a research opportunity for his next novel. He can have the villain order a Cape Cod Cranberry IPA to show how villainous he is.

The hero, of course, drinks Old Grand-Dad. From the bottle.

[GarandMarine]

Related:

[Neko_Ali]

Oh good. I have a few nebels that need werfed this morning.

[Zebediah]

Damn. There must have been some pretty big nebels on the Eastern Front.

[drewdane]

Reverse snobbery is its own special brand of pretentious.

[DSL]

Reverse snobbery is its own special brand of pretentious.

Well, until it gets all popular.

[GarandMarine]

That's the 15cm nebelwerfer, there's a 30cm version. On the plus side that probably wasn't terribly comforting for people on the wrong end of a battery of nebelwerfers they were originally designed to fire chemical weapons and the like, but like the U.S. Army Chemical Corps during WW2, were given High Ex instead so they had something to actually do instead of breaking out the nerve gas.

The Soviet response is of course little Katy...




This ends your WW2 tech lesson for the day.

[FunkyTuba]

Jimbo will end the evening totally ruined for regular beer forever, cursing the place for showing him what heights beer can attain but not on his budget.

[FunkyTuba]

Or he needs to pull a Bob:

*hammers a nail straight into the bar* "Give me... All of your beers."

[Nepiophage]

"Can't I just get a cup of coffee?"

If you really want to harass the barista, you could do something like this. Translated to beerspeach, it would be something like "Gimme a double IPA in a frosted Weizen, medium head please".

No, what you do is this. Start at the top of the menu and ask what each one is. After each explanation, say "That sounds nice (pause) but what's (the next one on the menu). When you sense that their patience is exhausted, say "I think I'll just have a cup of tea."

[FunkyTuba]

or "do you have an espresso machine?"

[Sorflakne]

So a thought just occurred to me:  Why hasn't there been a Jimbo hat in the product line?  Or has there never been demand for one?

[GarandMarine]

Jimbo will end the evening totally ruined for regular beer forever, cursing the place for showing him what heights beer can attain but not on his budget.

As much money as Jimbo makes on book sales, his budget far exceeds any one posting here. Or the friends he's drinking with. 

[FunkyTuba]

His budget for beer may not necessarily be the same as his wealth

He may have only done his budgetary planning on a Milwaukee's Best cost basis and it's about to get blown out by microbrew prices. I'm saying that the higher prices may be hard to swallow, notwithstanding his ability to pay for it.

[J]

"Can't I just get a cup of coffee?"

At Starbucks, I just order "Pick of the day" (or whatever it is called). That way, I do not have to make fancy choices, or make a fool of myself with wrong pronunciations. As for the Tall/Grande/Venti stupidity, just answer "small", unless you really speak Italian and want to intimidate the barista.

i managed to severely confuse a starbucks barista once by asking for a 'medium coffee'. it was pretty damn sad.

[J]

i'm kind of hoping jimbo ends up hitting it off with will, so they can collaborate on his next book.

[KOK]

A scary thought: Sven and Jimbo collaborating on anything.

[Kugai]

GUINNESS!!
GUINNESS!!
GUINNESS!!
GUINNESS!!
GUINNESS!!
GUINNESS!!

[Method of Madness]

"Can't I just get a cup of coffee?"

At Starbucks, I just order "Pick of the day" (or whatever it is called). That way, I do not have to make fancy choices, or make a fool of myself with wrong pronunciations. As for the Tall/Grande/Venti stupidity, just answer "small", unless you really speak Italian and want to intimidate the barista.

i managed to severely confuse a starbucks barista once by asking for a 'medium coffee'. it was pretty damn sad.

It's only  confusing because a medium is called a large (grande).

[Method of Madness]

GUINNISS!!
GUINNISS!!
GUINNISS!!
GUINNISS!!
GUINNISS!!
GUINNISS!!

Was this intentional?

[Kugai]

[Nepiophage]

GUINNISS!!
GUINNISS!!
GUINNISS!!
GUINNISS!!
GUINNISS!!
GUINNISS!!

Do you mean GUINNESS?

[Method of Madness]

That's what I was asking. Apparently he did not.

[Nepiophage]

Jimbo will end the evening totally ruined for regular beer forever, cursing the place for showing him what heights beer can attain but not on his budget.

As much money as Jimbo makes on book sales, his budget far exceeds any one posting here. Or the friends he's drinking with. 

Even before Jmbo became a successfull writer, he still was better off than Marten. But people get used to paying a particular amount for something and are shocked if asked much more.

[Case]

I'll take a Super Laser IPA please.

It's colored with laser dye! Won't give you superpowers, though. Super Cancer, maybe.

Better than it being colored with a dye laser, though?
It's gonna be a bright (braaaaaiiiiight!) bright ... bright sun shiny day
Actually, Retina Burns wouldn't be half bad as a band-name ...

On topic: Considering the last two panels, I have the feeling they might want to consider having something like a Chimay Bleue in stock for folk like Jimbo (Or any local trappist beer, if there's a good microbrewery in the vicinity of NorthHampton). Good, strong, tasty, down-to-earth beer on the one hand, but still sounds foreign & widdly bit fancy; enough not to hurt the college-town indie cred when you put it on the menu.

[animalman]

love the new strip

i identify with the broadly-drawn "working class" stereotype who simply doesn't understand these fancy hipster beers. he is enraged by the fact that he can't have an unpretentious, low-quality beer like the rest of his friends who have wrenches on their trucker hats

[mrgstiffler]

Are the extra outlines around the heads an artistic thing? At first I thought my eyes were messing with me.

[Method of Madness]

Holy crap, how had I not noticed that. NOW I CAN'T NOT NOTICE IT.