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The Dressing Montage!

2 (3.6%)

This bar has DARTS!

0 (0%)

#2 cause of facial piercings - #1 is booze itself.

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"IF YOU ARE DRUNK WE WILL NOT PIERCE YOU" signs all over town.

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They WILL let you BOOK AN APPOINTMENT. And not waste your deposit...

1 (1.8%)

Marten's responsible for no shameful piercings... "I'll need a $60 deposit first."

1 (1.8%)

Claire enters the bar! "'Sup Red, pull up a stool."

1 (1.8%)

It's bolted to the floor! (So they can't be used as weapons.)

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I LOVE THIS BAR!

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Old books and huge dust plumes? IT IS MY GREATEST LIBRARY ANXIETY

3 (5.5%)

"That's not what your wife told me when she was here this morning!"

0 (0%)

A Jukebox that has Derek and the Dominos and Einstuerzende Neubauten?

1 (1.8%)

Two different crowds or a sign of violent schizophrenia.

1 (1.8%)

I win! You gotta give me a piggyback ride! (Aw man.)

5 (9.1%)

Faye wasn't so sure about Claire at first, but she's okay in her book.

1 (1.8%)

So how long have you had a crush on Marty?

31 (56.4%)

Claire has a sudden drinking problem.

8 (14.5%)

Total Members Voted: 49

[jwhouk]

Here's the discussion thread. I've got an idea for the poll, but will fix it later.

Pro Tip: don't have leftover taco meat with extra spicy Spanish rice. 

[Rghfrgl]

This week. Marten gets drunk. Wakes up with Pintsize cuddling him.

[Kugai]

This week, SVEN gets drunk (again) and wakes up cuddling Claire.

[Zebediah]

Oh god, can you imagine the carnage on the forum if that happened? 

[cesium133]

Someday, Jeph will find a story that outdoes the carnage of the Dorapocalypse. And it will be a sight to behold. 

[jwhouk]

Be careful what you wish for. Can you imagine Dora imploding two relationships in one night?

[cesium133]

Well, it is her superpower...

[GarandMarine]

Oh god, can you imagine the carnage on the forum if that happened? 

It would make the October Revolution look pleasant by comparison.

[Zebediah]

Comic's up.

(click to show/hide)

Claire has a "Teh" shirt.

[TheEvilDog]

OH DEAR MERCIFUL HEAVEN! IT'S MULTIPLYING! IT'S THE INVASION OF THE AMBIVALENT.....you know what, it's nearly 3am and I am way too tired to do the whole shrieking joke, you get the gist of it anyway.

[Rghfrgl]

Panel 2 speaks to me so loudly that I'm going to ignore panel 4(for the moment).

Noooo, Claire, you could have been Amy Pond!

[Neko_Ali]

I think hilarity would have ensued if Claire and Marten had both shown up wearing the same outfit.

Maybe she should break out that Lady Gaga swan dress again. If anything would be improved by crappy beer being dumped on it...

[ankhtahr]

Tehehehe, this one makes me giggle for reasons I don't even understand myself.

[mustang6172]

I guess our princess was in another castle.

[ysth]

The shirt, the hair, my eyes

TEH would have sent a (nicely ambiguous) message.

[Detachable Felix]

[Conspiracy Theory Hat] What if it's Marten's TEH shirt and they've been secretly dating? [\CTH]

....I'll see myself out.

[cesium133]

[Conspiracy Theory Hat] What if it's Marten's TEH shirt and they've been secretly dating? [\CTH]

....I'll see myself out.

By "they" do you mean Claire and Marten, or Claire's shirts and Marten's shirts? I'm guessing the latter.

[Neko_Ali]

It's actually the same shirt! Claire and Marten's closets are connected by a wormhole!

.....

Wait until Marten shows up to work one day in the pink princess dress...

[T]

It's actually the same shirt! Claire and Marten's closets are connected by a wormhole!

.....

Wait until Marten shows up to work one day in the pink princess dress...

Every TEH shirt is the same shirt, even if you see two at the same time. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe

[Kugai]

The shirt, the hair, my eyes

TEH would have sent a (nicely ambiguous) message.

"One of us!  One of us!  One of us!"



That last outfit is nice and inconspicuous.

[Smallest]

Or she's a kleptomaniac, but Marten didn't notice at the wedding between scotch and having plenty of teh shirts

[Smallest]

Or she's a kleptomaniac, but Marten didn't notice at the wedding between scotch and having plenty of teh shirts

I was going to just say 'Or she stole it.'
I should have gone with that.

[Method of Madness]

She should've gone with the first outfit, I thought.

[DSL]

The TEH that can be perceived is not the true TEH.

[Method of Madness]

On teh to rule tehm all.

[Carl-E]

One TEH find 'em.

Personally, I like the fluffy cake topper dress, but not for the bar. 


Not until later. 

[TheEvilDog]

It's actually the same shirt! Claire and Marten's closets are connected by a wormhole!

Well that scuppers my theory that the group will go on a magical trip to Narnia.
.....
And get turned into statues by the White Witch.

[CMGeorge]

One TEH find 'em.

Personally, I like the fluffy cake topper dress, but not for the bar. 


Not until later.

It would be appropriate if she were going to a mighty fine shindig, though...

(First post, I joined just to comment on the dress. )

[GarandMarine]

Every time Claire tries on clothes I end up squeeing like a schoolgirl when her favorite band is in town.

Jeph! Jeph! Y u do tis?

[Mafarfloune]

One TEH find 'em.

Personally, I like the fluffy cake topper dress, but not for the bar. 


Not until later.

It would be appropriate if she were going to a mighty fine shindig, though...

(First post, I joined just to comment on the dress. )

This reference makes for a great first post for sure.

[Method of Madness]

She's going to the wildest box social the high seas have ever seen.

[St.Clair]

Every time Claire tries on clothes I end up squeeing like a schoolgirl when her favorite band is in town.

You're not the only one.
(eeeeee!)

[KOK]

I think hilarity would have ensued if Claire and Marten had both shown up wearing the same outfit.

Maybe she should break out that Lady Gaga swan dress again. If anything would be improved by crappy beer being dumped on it...

It was Björk, not lady Gaga who wore that dress. And Claire did not buy it.

[Stoon]

One TEH find 'em.

Personally, I like the fluffy cake topper dress, but not for the bar. 


Not until later.

It would be appropriate if she were going to a mighty fine shindig, though...

(First post, I joined just to comment on the dress. )

[ysth]

I had the impression the Claire TEH-shirt was longer than the Marten TEH-shirts.

[hakko504]

This week's poll really needed a multiple chose option. Dramaz 2-5 and the Marten and Claire hooks up* could all happen at once. D1&D2 looks mutually exclusive to me though.

I had the impression the Claire TEH-shirt was longer than the Marten TEH-shirts.

I think that's because Claire is shorter than Marten.


*Not with each other. I'm a firm believer that Martens next girlfriend will be someone who dances into the comic, sweeps him off his feet and when she finally puts him down, then the real drama starts.

[Fenriswolf]

Claire is so cute in all outfits! I particularly like the plaid shirt outfit.

Also: I heartily concur on all points in the last panel.

[Nyithra]

I liked her in the flannel! And in all of the other outfits. Claire needs to stop being so adorable.

[Barmymoo]

The shirt and jeans outfit is nice. It seems highly appropriate for an evening at a bar where horrible beer might be spilt.

[NilsO]

Flashback to #2614, when Marten was wondering what to wear. That time, it resulted in Marten having a random hookup with Delilah. What if history repeats itself? You know, similar initial conditions will result in similar outcome. The universe is deterministic. The question now becomes who Claire is going to hook up with.

• Sven?
• One of the bros?
• Or all three of them?
• Or Jimbo?

[Loki]

Claire, I can feel your pain. Picking clothes sucks.

I'm a firm believer that Martens next girlfriend will be someone who dances into the comic, sweeps him off his feet and when she finally puts him down, then the real drama starts.

So what you are saying is he will date Vespavenger or Backalley Fairy

Flashback to #2614, when Marten was wondering what to wear. That time, it resulted in Marten having a random hookup with Delilah. What if history repeats itself? You know, similar initial conditions will result in similar outcome. The universe is deterministic. The question now becomes who Claire is going to hook up with.

You are misinterpreting the results.  Whenever there is a dressing montage, Delilah hooks up with somebody.

[hedgie]

Claire, I can feel your pain. Picking clothes sucks.

One of the benefits to being a goth or rivet-head.  It's all black, so it'll match.  (over simplification deliberate)

[hakko504]

I'm a firm believer that Martens next girlfriend will be someone who dances into the comic, sweeps him off his feet and when she finally puts him down, then the real drama starts.

So what you are saying is he will date Vespavenger or Backalley Fairy

Well, I think he may have blown his chances to make a good impression on the Vespavenger. (Isn't she in jail BTW?) Now the Backalley Fairy on the other hand... may have made too much of an impression on Marten already. We'll see. The only thing we know is that taking out the gang to a bar is definitely a good way of setting the stage for Dramaz!

[Doc]

"Screw this! I hate fashion, shirt and jeans!"

So ... she's not a complete woman yet   

[Loki]

To borrow an expression from the Brits: Bollocks. She is a "complete woman" (what is that term even supposed to mean, I wonder?) regardless of how she feels about clothes. (Otherwise I would know plenty of women who are not "complete women" by that weird and rather arbitrary standard.) To quote Akima from memory: "I am a woman; how can anything I do be un-woman-like?"

[Aimless]

"Screw this! I hate fashion, shirt and jeans!"

So ... she's not a complete woman yet   

Hi! I realize this was said in jest, but your statement is problematic on at least two levels. First and most importantly, it's not right to joke about Claire not being a "real woman", which I think you'll understand if you think about how much crap transpersons have to put up with of that kind. She's a real woman if she says she is.  Additionally,  it's sexist, which I think you can see if you think about it. I think this forum is a place where jokes of this kind are discouraged, because, when you think about i,  they're not funny - - they're expressions of pretty tragic social problems. Just my 2c, anyone who has a better more informative comment is welcome to weigh in.

[cesariojpn]

It's actually the same shirt! Claire and Marten's closets are connected by a wormhole!

.....

Wait until Marten shows up to work one day in the pink princess dress...

Well he does look good in a corset....

[techkid]

Also Doc, please don't get offended or defensive or anything. From us to you, it's about being helpful and informative. From you to us, it's about being courteous and polite (and helpful too, I guess?). Being PC has nothing to do with us (if I may quote my most favourite XKCD comic: "FUCK. THAT. SHIT."), but we do appreciate politeness.

The flannel shirt would have made her an instant friend with Jimbo. But I agree with Claire, except on the jeans (cargo pants, yo! Seriously, they have pockets EVERYWHERE! You can carry stuff!).

[Barmymoo]

I hate fashion, and almost always wear clothes based on their practicality, comfort and whether they manage to avoid being horribly clashing in pattern and colour, in order of importance. This in no way reflects on my gender.

I like the fact that the "looks good in a corset" strip features Marten in the TEH shirt.

[ZoeB]

Doc - joke misfired. No big deal.

One thing (being serious, educational now). You know transition's complete when you go with what *you* want, not what society expects. For some that's lace, frills, makeup, for others stone butch, for others goth, there are as many ways of being a woman as there are women.

That may be true of guys too, I don't know.