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Clinton realizes "some time" is undefined. Fatal exception error. Literally.

8 (10.4%)

Dora achieves peak self doubt. Vanishes in a puff of logic.

8 (10.4%)

OH HAI, SVEN!

23 (29.9%)

A poll.

2 (2.6%)

A pole.

3 (3.9%)

Jeph gives all the drama you want between Marten and Claire. In one strip.

4 (5.2%)

Tai takes up archery (Bow Tai)

7 (9.1%)

Five days of Gabby and Sara.

10 (13%)

Emily goes to the coffee shop to get a smoothie. Leaves with nothing but a broken heart.

12 (15.6%)

Total Members Voted: 72

Voting closed: 26 Feb 2015, 10:35

[SubaruStephen]

MIB are still investigating ..........
*FLASH*
Huh?   What?

[CaptainFish]

I can't really fully back this up, but Faye seems to have fewer friends to go to than the rest of the core cast. Marten has Tai and Claire, Hannelore has Marigold and possibly Momo, Dora has Tai, secret bakery guy and also her employees (if that counts, at the very least they don't seem to dislike her like they dislike Faye). I'm not really bothered by Faye's prickliness, but it seems like it's isolated her even while she's part of a pretty sizable social circle. I feel like it's a bit of an unfair assessment because she did open up to Sven and Angus, and a lot of the good friends I've listed for other characters are significant others. It's just something that struck me when I tried to think of who else Faye could go to, compared to, say, Marten who honestly gets along great with everyone to the point that if he had a rough patch he could open up to most anyone in the cast at his discretion.

Maybe I'm really off-base though.

Fake Edit: To be fair she did get genuinely close to Sam

[Gladstone]

I can't really fully back this up, but Faye seems to have fewer friends to go to than the rest of the core cast.

I had the same thought recently.  Remember how much support Marten got when he and Dora broke up?  Faye, Tai, Hannelore, Steve, Pintsize (kinda), even Sven. Hell, even his mother flew in from California for a short visit (on her way to the city, but stil...).  Who does Faye have on her side?  Not many people.  Hannelore, Marten, Pintsize (kinda) and Dora, mostly--and not even Dora, now.  Part of me wishes she would hop on a plane and visit her mother and sister for a few weeks just to get some support (does her mom even know about her hospitalization?), but only if we get to follow along.  I don't want Jeph to write her out of the comic for that length of time.

[Zebediah]

Claire seems to be trying to be supportive of Faye too. I don't think they're genuinely friends yet, but Claire is willing to make an effort.

And yes, part of the reason she's doing it is for Marten's sake; Faye is her boyfriend's best friend. On the other hand Claire doesn't seem to have too many genuine friends herself, so maybe this is a good thing for both of them.

[Half Empty Coffee Cup]

I can't really fully back this up, but Faye seems to have fewer friends to go to than the rest of the core cast.

I had the same thought recently.  Remember how much support Marten got when he and Dora broke up?  Faye, Tai, Hannelore, Steve, Pintsize (kinda), even Sven. Hell, even his mother flew in from California for a short visit (on her way to the city, but stil...).  Who does Faye have on her side?  Not many people.  Hannelore, Marten, Pintsize (kinda) and Dora, mostly--and not even Dora, now.  Part of me wishes she would hop on a plane and visit her mother and sister for a few weeks just to get some support (does her mom even know about her hospitalization?), but only if we get to follow along.  I don't want Jeph to write her out of the comic for that length of time.

I could see it happening alongside a timeskip. We see a day or two of Faye in Georgia, we come back to the comic a few weeks later.

[Gladstone]

Claire seems to be trying to be supportive of Faye too. I don't think they're genuinely friends yet, but Claire is willing to make an effort.

And Claire!  Can't believe I forgot her, especially since I brought up the possibility of her supporting Faye on the other thread...

[swapna]

I think a lot of people called Faye hanging out with Hanners and looking to her for support, and it certainly makes sense. As for Hanners though, while she may be weaker than Faye, but not necessarily meeker.

I think Faye went to Hannelore because Hanners, as noted, will put her foot down, but also because she's usually so vulnerable and sweet that Faye doesn't believe that she can bring herself to hit her, however bad it gets. Or it may be because Hanners is the only one on her day off.

Hit her? Yeah, Faye has had a physical violence problem, but it hasn't been as pronounced in the last 2000 strips or so. I don't think Faye would do that at all or even worry about it. I think you're on with the other reason - Hanners only works at the CoD part-time and as far as I remember still has her counting-for-money business that has to be more profitable than being a barista (Hanners affords the whole apartment on her own - it's as big as Marten and Faye's). She'd be at home a lot more than anybody else  could afford, and she's really close by.

[jwhouk]

TSB appears to be the obvious choice for one key reason: Samantha will insist.

[TheEvilDog]

Thanks Hanners, always a good idea to keep the hands busy and the mind off what you want to avoid.

[Half Empty Coffee Cup]

Gotta say, this one had me in stitches.

[Aziraphale]

Left me with a knitted brow.

[celticgeek]

Ah ha!  Chekov's knitting finally shows up.

[explicit]

Longest hipster scarf

[SomeCanadianWeirdo]

Nah, Hannelore was trying to knit a space elevator cable.

[Half Empty Coffee Cup]

How'd she get the tensile strength to an acceptable level for space elevator use?

[valkygrrl]

Spun carbon nanotubes, duh.

[Gladstone]

Spun carbon nanotubes, duh.

Source

[hedgie]

Nah, Hannelore was trying to knit a space elevator cable.

Nah, it's for Tom Baker.

[Rghfrgl]

Nah, it's for Tom Baker.

We're going to need a bigger scarf.

[Half Empty Coffee Cup]

Spun carbon nanotubes, duh.

Source

Okay then. Uh... We didn't see any of these giant genetically-modified rabbits at the space station, but I'm willing to accept that they're kept in an area we didn't get to look at.

[Is it cold in here?]

Gotta say, this one had me in stitches.

Thank you for that purl of wisdom.

[DSL]

I really scarfed up those knitting puns. I don't mean to knit-pick, but they were real purls of humor.

[Aziraphale]

I really scarfed up those knitting puns. I don't mean to knit-pick, but they were real purls of humor.

I'd comment further, but I didn't want to seem like I was needling you.

[explicit]

I'm so mad at the direction this thread has taken.

[Aziraphale]

Well, it'll be a little while 'til Jeph's next yarn...

[Hybris]

I can't really fully back this up, but Faye seems to have fewer friends to go to than the rest of the core cast. Marten has Tai and Claire, Hannelore has Marigold and possibly Momo, Dora has Tai, secret bakery guy and also her employees (if that counts, at the very least they don't seem to dislike her like they dislike Faye). I'm not really bothered by Faye's prickliness, but it seems like it's isolated her even while she's part of a pretty sizable social circle. I feel like it's a bit of an unfair assessment because she did open up to Sven and Angus, and a lot of the good friends I've listed for other characters are significant others. It's just something that struck me when I tried to think of who else Faye could go to, compared to, say, Marten who honestly gets along great with everyone to the point that if he had a rough patch he could open up to most anyone in the cast at his discretion.

Maybe I'm really off-base though.

Fake Edit: To be fair she did get genuinely close to Sam

I think you are dead on track Faye has virtually none of the direct support Marten does and with Claire in the picture she has even less indirect access to Martens network.

Honestly besides going home for a few weeks I would love to see a Veronica/Faye heart to heart or even a Faye/Sam babysitting thing in which Sam from a simpler pov of a pre teen helps Faye recover from some of her issues or at least identify them.

I have other ideas but these two are the most likely to be done and the ones least likely to get me banned.

[Gladstone]

Gotta say, this one had me in stitches.

Thank you for that purl of wisdom.

I really scarfed up those knitting puns. I don't mean to knit-pick, but they were real purls of humor.

Darn it, people, if you really want to blanket the forums with knitting puns, you'd better work in some new material.  Otherwise, put a sock in it.

[Omega Entity]

I'm not down with how jobs are found in the States, but I'd imagine you need references? It'll be interesting to see what Faye's is like. I doubt Dora will deliberately cause trouble for her by saying 'I fired her for being drunk', but it wouldn't surprise me if Faye struggling to find a job because of how she was fired from CoD being a plot thread.

Most places will give a very generic reference to be sure they don't get sued. Personally, I've always been really wary of glowing references, because it often means that they're eager to get rid of someone.

Actually, I believe it's downright illegal to say anything negative about the applicant if called for a reference, so really all it is is just verification that the applicant did, in fact, work there at some time or another.

Back on topic -

Man, you guys are really angoraing me. Stop trying to pull the wool over my eyes!

Ugh, that was terrible.

[SomeCanadianWeirdo]

Hmm, are we going see a mummified or hogtied Faye this week, as part of an effort to keep her away from booze?  That creation of Hannelore's could probably be effective for either purpose.

[Aziraphale]

Gotta say, this one had me in stitches.

Thank you for that purl of wisdom.

I really scarfed up those knitting puns. I don't mean to knit-pick, but they were real purls of humor.

Darn it, people, if you really want to blanket the forums with knitting puns, you'd better work in some new material.  Otherwise, put a sock in it.

Do your worsted.

[aliensporebomb]

Knitting: trading one addiction for another!

[Half Empty Coffee Cup]

Glad I've got you all hooked on these puns. It started off a little patchy, but it looks like we're weaving some good ones into the mix.

[Aziraphale]

I'm not down with how jobs are found in the States, but I'd imagine you need references? It'll be interesting to see what Faye's is like. I doubt Dora will deliberately cause trouble for her by saying 'I fired her for being drunk', but it wouldn't surprise me if Faye struggling to find a job because of how she was fired from CoD being a plot thread.

Most places will give a very generic reference to be sure they don't get sued. Personally, I've always been really wary of glowing references, because it often means that they're eager to get rid of someone.

Actually, I believe it's downright illegal to say anything negative about the applicant if called for a reference, so really all it is is just verification that the applicant did, in fact, work there at some time or another.

Back on topic -

Man, you guys are really angoraing me. Stop trying to pull the wool over my eyes!

Ugh, that was terrible.

This was brought up in one of the threads back when Dora fired Faye (so, January, maybe?). Problem is, I've no idea when or where, and I don't have the strength of will to trudge through 8,437 pages of stuff to find it. 

[Rghfrgl]

I'm so mad at the direction this thread has taken.

We have to entertain ourselves because tonights comic was fluff. 

[Aziraphale]

I'm so mad at the direction this thread has taken.

We have to entertain ourselves because tonights comic was fluff. 

He's just crochety.

[Is it cold in here?]

What a bunch of knit wits.

[CMGeorge]

Ok, I laughed at tonight's strip. My sister knits... but seemingly like Hannelore, all she can knit are scarves, and many of them end up far longer than any scarf should be. Every time I see her knitting, I ask her "So, what you making? A sweater? Oh, yeah... never mind..."

I then try and make it out of the room before getting hit in the back of the head with a knitting needle. Those things hurt.

[explicit]

I'm so mad at the direction this thread has taken.

We have to entertain ourselves because tonights comic was fluff. 

He's just crochety.

I am going to commit so much violence! The sewing kit in my house is going down now, I hope you're all happy!

[Half Empty Coffee Cup]

I sure hope you'll be able to patch things up, explicit!

EDIT: Hell's bells, I already used that one. The past looms over us all.

[Thrudd]

......  My sister knits... but seemingly like Hannelore, all she can knit are scarves, and many of them end up far longer than any scarf should be. Every time I see her knitting, I ask her "So, what you making? A sweater? Oh, yeah... never mind..."

My sis crochets and had the same issue until I asked if she could crochet two together to make a wider one. Now she makes very colourful throws, afghans and bedspreads.


As for all the puns - quilt while your abead.   

[Aziraphale]

I'm so mad at the direction this thread has taken.

We have to entertain ourselves because tonights comic was fluff. 

He's just crochety.

I am going to commit so much violence! The sewing kit in my house is going down now, I hope you're all happy!

I bet it thoundth like a thimble.

[Thrudd]

Are we going to have a Clash of The Tartans next?

[Neko_Ali]

Darn it. After all the effort the mods have gone to weave this forum into a warm, safe place, could this finally be the thread to cause everything to unravel?

[Aziraphale]

It's all gone to plaid.

[explicit]

I'm getting hysterical at all of this and I can't figure out why! I'm going to yell at my cat now for no reason! I have never been so frustrated by puns!

[Y]

Did she brought that close by just in case she does need to physically restrain Faye?

[Is it cold in here?]

Calm yourself by doing something artistic with fabric. If you're pissed, use a urine-powered sewing machine. They're voice activated. Face the fuel tank and say, in a resonant voice, "Make it sew, Number One."

[Kugai]

I wonder if we shouldn't quilt while we're ahead.

It's all gone to plaid.

Just don't pull the Emergency Brake Lever.

[Is it cold in here?]

It's getting warped.

[Aziraphale]

If you're pissed, use a urine-powered sewing machine.

Very pithy.