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Total Members Voted: 54

Voting closed: 01 Apr 2015, 05:42

[CM_albion]

to clarify, all of his injuries/distresses to his state of dress are near loony toons level of "no long term damage"

were he missing his robot hand, heavily bleeding or otherwise severely hurt, we'd care

as it is, this is like having just watched daffy duck get "duck seasoned" in the face. it's an asshole suffering.

[explicit]

Mmm, I think it's more of a character likability thing than a gender.

[Omega Entity]

Wonder if the black eye came from the prosthetic hand? It's semi-autonomous, and we don't know how it reacts to alcohol...

He must already know how it reacts to alcohol, or are you suggesting Clinton has chosen his first date with Emily as the time also to try alcohol for the first time?

Talk about living dangerously... but that would explain the tattoo, the vomit and the black eye.

I repeat.

Why do people assume Clinton to be drunk. We have no evidence to support that except a non-sequitur

I don't think anyone's outright said he's definitely drunk, but more so implied it's a distinct possibility. I know I, at least, was careful not to say it was definite, but was building a theory off of if he was drunk, rather than outright stating he was.

[Rghfrgl]

It was this post I was thinking of: http://jephjacques.com/post/4384135243/concept-sketch-of-clinton-the-anthropc-surveyor

Girl Clinton, stop. You're out librarianing your sister.

[jwhouk]

Monday's Strip: No mention will be ever made of what happened, and no one will every say anything when asked.

Emily will have mysteriously disappeared permanently from the strip, and no one will ask why.

[Kugai]

And we'll get a brief glimpse of Agent K walking away

[tywren]

in fairness, Clinton has at-best-poor at-worst-irritable social skills, no concept of personal space, no self awareness, jumps to an aggressive stance with no provocation and is generally kind of a tosser.

Everything you've just said about Clinton, is just as applicable to Claire.

[wlewisiii]

And we'll get a brief glimpse of Agent K walking away

Nah, it'll be Agent P & Doctor D working together on a side gig.

[Gladstone]

Monday's Strip: No mention will be ever made of what happened, and no one will every say anything when asked.

Emily will have mysteriously disappeared permanently from the strip, and no one will ask why.

Steve also vanishes, and Jeph begins writing a spy-themed spinoff comic starring him and Emily, using their street smarts and tech skills to hunt down and recapture an escaped rogue Vespavenger.

[ZoeB]

I'm thinking from the general disheveled look and the black eye that that's dirt from the ground on his shirt. Did he get pushed out of a vehicle? Dragged somewhere? Got mistaken for an android...

A disturbing thought.

[Gladstone]

I'm thinking from the general disheveled look and the black eye that that's dirt from the ground on his shirt. Did he get pushed out of a vehicle? Dragged somewhere? Got mistaken for an android...

A disturbing thought.

Especially if it's all three.  Anti-robot hate crime?  Shit, would Jeph go there?

Edit: Probably not.  It'll just turn out to be some wacky adventure.

[valkygrrl]

If the world doesn't work like that and it's 'over the line' and 'mean' and 'physical intimidation' if Faye almost gets into Claire's personal space but it's still OK to beat up Clinton, then we have a case of double standards.

Is someone saying that it's okay to beat up Clinton for saying something you don't like?

[jheartney]

If the world doesn't work like that and it's 'over the line' and 'mean' and 'physical intimidation' if Faye almost gets into Claire's personal space but it's still OK to beat up Clinton, then we have a case of double standards.

Is someone saying that it's okay to beat up Clinton for saying something you don't like?

If an injured Clinton is played for laughs, then it's implicitly saying it's Ok to beat him up for whatever reason.

(Not sure it's being played for laughs, but the tone is a bit jokey.)

[Tova]

I admit, my reaction was 'oh shit', rather than 'ha ha ha'. And I usually appreciate the 'played for laughs' comics.

[Natswash]

Monday's Strip: No mention will be ever made of what happened, and no one will every say anything when asked.

Emily will have mysteriously disappeared permanently from the strip, and no one will ask why.

Steve also vanishes, and Jeph begins writing a spy-themed spinoff comic starring him and Emily, using their street smarts and tech skills to hunt down and recapture an escaped rogue Vespavenger.

Turns out the Vespavenger has defected and now works with Tortura in an independent espionage company, Steve of course is horrified and refuses to join and thus Emily must become the US's inside agent.

I dunno about anyone else but I'd read that so hard.

[TRVA123]

nah, better twist, Clinton met VespAvenger. He came off the worse in this encounter, but once he gets his evil lab/lair set up they can battle on even terms! Or team up to fight PizzaGirl!

or EVEN BETTER TWIST

CLINTON IS VESPAVENGER!!!

[BenRG]

My guess? There is little or no alcohol involved. All it was is Emily + sugar + innocent enthusiasm. The girl is like a tornado when she's excited. Clinton was just dragged along for the ride and what a ride it was!

On Monday, a shame-faced Emily apologises and asks if Clinton still wants to date her. Clinton goes into a rant, outlining everything that happened to him because of her, Emily getting sadder and sadder as he does so. Then he concludes: "Yet, despite that, you want to know if I'll still date you?" Emily nods. "Well, actually, it was also the most fun I've had in a night! So, yes!"

Emily jumps, clapping, shouts 'YAY!' and then they kiss.

Final panel on Friday is Clinton's social media homepage. A status update reads "Clinton Augustus is in a relationship with Emily Azuma". We all know that the ride has just begun!

[KOK]

If the world doesn't work like that and it's 'over the line' and 'mean' and 'physical intimidation' if Faye almost gets into Claire's personal space but it's still OK to beat up Clinton, then we have a case of double standards.

Is someone saying that it's okay to beat up Clinton for saying something you don't like?

If an injured Clinton is played for laughs, then it's implicitly saying it's Ok to beat him up for whatever reason.

(Not sure it's being played for laughs, but the tone is a bit jokey.)

Injured Cosette was played for laughs. I did not get the idea that it was OK to beat her up. In other words, we don't know what caused Clinton's injury.

[Near Lurker]

Yeah - I was thinking a couple pages ago that while this comic might not be funny with Claire, picture it with Emily and it becomes comedy gold.

[Zebediah]

Final panel on Friday is Clinton's social media homepage. A status update reads "Clinton Augustus is in a relationship with Emily Azuma".

Extra bonus panel: Marten and Claire reading the above and staring at each other with horrified expressions that say "My God, what have we done?"

Extra extra bonus panel: NOW ENDS THE AGE OF MAN

[Mr_Rose]

I just realised why cookies reminded Claire of Clinton's date; they were baking cookies and the mixer exploded, covering him in dough, which is also why Clinton has a black eye, on account of hitting his head on the counter when he fell over.
And the reason he looks like he's just been dumped outside on the grass is because that's exactly what happened and about the least they could expect from sneaking into the secret bakery for cookie-related shenanigans.
No idea why he thought the tattoo of a power socket would impress Emily though… 

[Natswash]

I don't think it's actually a tattoo, I pictured Emily drawing it on in ball point pen

[hedgie]

Ball point pens don't generally work that well on skin.  A Sharpie would make more sense, since the drawing part would be easier, and it's more likely to trigger a mild allergic reaction which would cause the redness.  A tattoo still seems more likely, though.

[chaospersonified]

A tattoo still seems more likely, though.

Why? Even if we assume drunk, which I maintain is a stretch, tattoo parlors OFTEN have rules against allowing drunk clients getting tattoos. As in, drunk Clinton would be sent aay because drunk.

Sharpie seems more likely, so far as I can see.

[Schwungrad]

Perhaps it was a self-administered branding.

[Gladstone]

Sharpie, because Emily was being playful, THEN tattoo, because Clinton was trying to impress her.

But he has a low tolerance for pain, so he threw up and passed out, face-first, into a table.

[Nepiophage]

A tattoo still seems more likely, though.

Why? Even if we assume drunk, which I maintain is a stretch, tattoo parlors OFTEN have rules against allowing drunk clients getting tattoos. As in, drunk Clinton would be sent aay because drunk.

Sharpie seems more likely, so far as I can see.

There is a strip, whoch I can't find, where the dialogue went something like this

"All the tattoo places in this town have signs 'We will not tattoo you if you are drunk'"

"But they will allow you to book a tattoo"

"And then you go through with it to avoid losing your deposit."

So Clinton can't be both drunk and tattooed. That still leaves lots of possibilities, though.

[Omega Entity]

A respectable place won't tattoo him, but Emily knows this guy who knows a guy with a homemade tattoo gun and has a 'parlor' in his basement. After being being called chicken by Emily, Clinton goes through with it out of bravado, upchucking on himself during the application of said tattoo.

Or, you know, something more logical.

[cesium133]

Something logical involving Emily? That's impossible.

[chaospersonified]

Hmm. Black eye could be something stupid, like Clinton waking into a door. It seems like that could be a red herring Jeph tossed this way to mess with our expectations.

Sharpie + Emily + cookies seems most likely, and I feel like it would lead to Emily SNIFFING the Sharpie, which, I've been told could lead to vomiting. The cookies come back into play when they're suddenly decorating Clinton's shirt.

[chaospersonified]

Or perhaps Clinton tried to SURPRISE Emily, who kicks his ass because who couldn't*. Everything else still applies.

*Don't try to kick Clinton's ass. He must sleep; his hand has no such needs.

[Natswash]

Something logical involving Emily? That's impossible.

Her actions usually have their own logic, strange and obscure, but it exists.
Now weird and unexpected I'll go with

[improvnerd]

> If an injured Clinton is played for laughs, then it's implicitly saying it's Ok to beat him up for whatever reason.

Not if the injury is both self-inflicted and extremely minor.

[bhtooefr]

There is a strip, whoch I can't find, where the dialogue went something like this

It was piercings: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2792

[Elder Sign]

> If an injured Clinton is played for laughs, then it's implicitly saying it's Ok to beat him up for whatever reason.

Not if the injury is both self-inflicted and extremely minor.

Minor, sure, most of them are superficial and won't require another robot limb, for instance -- but from the level of frustration/anger about him, I'm going to have to say most if not all were definitely not self-inflicted.  Unless he's a masochist, which is entirely possible.

To reiterate/expand on my original point: in Thursday's comic, Faye threatens the mere possibility of violent action towards Claire, which likely won't come to pass if at all, and the WCDT is a seething ball of outrage.  In Friday's comic, Clinton clearly HAS been the recipient of serious injuries, and it's considered comedy and played for laughs.  That's what makes me see a double standard.

Yes, I know Clinton has been a creep on plenty of occasions, set up to be the resident designated butt monkey and hate sink (and Claire's personal punching bag) ever since his introduction to QC, but in no way do any of his so-far-known actions justify any positive/comedic portrayal of him getting beaten up.  I can hardly believe I'm actually defending him, but I guess he was just unlucky that he didn't get the "author's designated favourite" genes in his family.

[jheartney]

In Friday's comic, Clinton clearly HAS been the recipient of serious injuries,

I think this overstates it. He's had a bad night, but I don't think he'll need hospitalization.

One of the premises of slapstick comedy is that all injuries are superficial. No matter what happens to Wile E. Coyote, he shows up whole in the next scene.

I do think it's interesting that when the Augustus siblings have parallel bad nights, Claire's is an emotional trauma while Clinton's is a physical one.

[Pilchard123]

A respectable place won't tattoo him, but Emily knows this guy who knows a guy with a homemade tattoo gun and has a 'parlor' in his basement.

Emily's father.

[explicit]

:O that's very illegal.

Well, very is an overstatement. It's slightly illegal.

[Pilchard123]

For more fun, Emily doesn't know that it's her father.

[Aziraphale]

Wonder if the black eye came from the prosthetic hand? It's semi-autonomous, and we don't know how it reacts to alcohol...

He must already know how it reacts to alcohol, or are you suggesting Clinton has chosen his first date with Emily as the time also to try alcohol for the first time?

Talk about living dangerously... but that would explain the tattoo, the vomit and the black eye.

I repeat.

Why do people assume Clinton to be drunk. We have no evidence to support that except a non-sequitur

I don't think anyone's outright said he's definitely drunk, but more so implied it's a distinct possibility. I know I, at least, was careful not to say it was definite, but was building a theory off of if he was drunk, rather than outright stating he was.

Ditto. More of an "If... then..." or an "If... then what if...".