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Tattoo (whilst drunk)

4 (6.8%)

Old tattoo

1 (1.7%)

Tattoo (whilst sober) because Emily insisted

14 (23.7%)

Burn

15 (25.4%)

Damn, Emily is FAST with that felt-tip!

11 (18.6%)

Robo-Hand's recharge socket (hey, it's an older model, okay?)

5 (8.5%)

Pattern on Clinton's flesh-coloured body stocking

9 (15.3%)

Total Members Voted: 54

Voting closed: 08 Apr 2015, 06:50

[CM_albion]

Either he's matching outfits with his glasses, or he's so comically inept that he needs a spare set for his spare glasses. Then again, he did lose a hand in a firework accident.

One pair for reading, one pair for writing, one for out of doors, one for looking at you over the top of, and a fifth pair for looking for the other four on the frequent occasions when they're lost.

I did used to own "formal" glasses. they were different from my everyday one by being fancier and not being photo-chromatic sunglasses. they offered me 2 for 1 on pairs so i got a fancy pair.

[Aziraphale]

Anachronistic dress senses are nothing new in this comic.

that being said, dating advice from websites? i would have credited Clinton with more intelligence than that, unless he was truly desperate. i get that he's a social novice/total prick, but i didn't think of him as, you know, intellectually naive enough to resort to "doing it by the book/yahoo answers".

Well, 'doing it by the book' might not be the worst idea - at least some good advice's in there:
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2565

The book of love is long and boring
No one can lift the damn thing
It's full of charts and facts and figures
And instructions for dancing

[Penquin47]

I've worn glasses since I was seven.  I *like* having old pairs around, but I can never manage to do it.

The worst was the time I got hit in the face by a volleyball in gym class and had to go the rest of the day with no glasses.  If I wanted to have a prayer at reading the board, I had to move my desk practically on top of the teacher.

[chaospersonified]

The worst was the time I got hit in the face by a volleyball in gym class and had to go the rest of the day with no glasses.  If I wanted to have a prayer at reading the board, I had to move my desk practically on top of the teacher.

Spare glasses are a necessity to me. I have two pair. I own a glasses-repair kit.

Were I in a similar situation, no teacher would even ask me, my vision was so famously bad in high school.

 Legally blind starts at 20/400 vision. Without correction, mine's in the 20/1600 range, meaning I have to be 20 feet to see something normally-sighted folk can see from about a third a mile away.

In third grade, I went on a field trip to an orchestra without my glasses, and the teacher asked us to write about what our favorite instrument was. Everyone else said stuff like, 'the trumpet looked cool!' Mine boiled down to 'I liked the fuzzy one. The one with the funny name. It looked fuzzy.'

My basketball coach called me Velma, despite my being a male, after I stopped basketball practice because my glasses fell off. My reaction was loud, to say the least; it stopped not only the boys' practice, but the girls' as well, on the other end of the court.

Like I said, if we presume Clinton to be accident-prone and poorly-sighted, I understand why he would keep multiple pairs.

[Zebediah]

It's alarming how many different sets of glasses Clinton would seem to have. He's got the round ones, a pair of oval frames on the table in front of him in today's comic, and the rectangles he had on in the last comic.

I think the "oval frames" are supposed to be the round ones seen at an angle. They are on top of the dresser until the last frame, when they are on his face, so it's clearly the same pair.

[chaospersonified]

It's alarming how many different sets of glasses Clinton would seem to have. He's got the round ones, a pair of oval frames on the table in front of him in today's comic, and the rectangles he had on in the last comic.

I think the "oval frames" are supposed to be the round ones seen at an angle. They are on top of the dresser until the last frame, when they are on his face, so it's clearly the same pair.

It seems you are correct. In the interest of continuing my line of thinking, though, he still might have the original frames he wore when he first appeared, which wasn't that long in-comic, I don't think. I don't have the timeline in front of me, but even with how quickly my vision disintegrated, I kept my old pair around for a few months, at least! I've still got a pair from a full year ago, so if we assume Clinton is similar, (I know we can't but I like to imagine him an eye-wear hoarding nerd) then where does this third pair fit in, with the RECTANGLES?

HOW FAR BACK DOES HIS COLLECTION STRETCH?

[SubaruStephen]

Either he's matching outfits with his glasses, or he's so comically inept that he needs a spare set for his spare glasses. Then again, he did lose a hand in a firework accident.

One pair for reading, one pair for writing, one for out of doors, one for looking at you over the top of, and a fifth pair for looking for the other four on the frequent occasions when they're lost.

I almost always get two pairs when I need new glasses, one for work and one for formal occasions. And I tend to keep the old pairs for emergencies, each of my cars has a pair in the glove box, a pair is in my nightstand, one is in the garage (that one I attached some LEDs to, so I can see while I'm under a car), and there's a couple pairs "somewhere" that will just show up randomly.

[Zebediah]

The new glasses are easily explained: One of the functions of Clinton's robot hand is that it can scavenge metal and glass from the surrounding environment and use them to fashion a new pair of glasses whenever needed.[/headcanon]

[Gladstone]

Uh-oh.

[jwhouk]

I dunno about any of you, but I'm getting a definitive Hangover vibe. With a side order of Something About Mary and Something Wild.

[SubaruStephen]

Uh-oh.

That's either a bad sign, or a very, very good sign.

[CM_albion]

Uh-oh.

That's either a bad sign, or a very, very good sign.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThisIsGonnaSuck

[hedgie]

That's either a bad sign, or a very, very good sign.

Well, that doesn't scan as an evil laugh.

[Half Empty Coffee Cup]

That's either a bad sign, or a very, very good sign.

Well, that doesn't scan as an evil laugh.

You sure? Because I'm getting some Wicked Witch of the East vibes here.

[Is it cold in here?]

Either he's matching outfits with his glasses, or he's so comically inept that he needs a spare set for his spare glasses. Then again, he did lose a hand in a firework accident.

One pair for reading, one pair for writing, one for out of doors, one for looking at you over the top of, and a fifth pair for looking for the other four on the frequent occasions when they're lost.

I almost always get two pairs when I need new glasses, one for work and one for formal occasions. And I tend to keep the old pairs for emergencies, each of my cars has a pair in the glove box, a pair is in my nightstand, one is in the garage (that one I attached some LEDs to, so I can see while I'm under a car), and there's a couple pairs "somewhere" that will just show up randomly.

Then a pair in every stash of natural disaster supplies.

[chaospersonified]

That's either a bad sign, or a very, very good sign.

Well, that doesn't scan as an evil laugh.

You sure? Because I'm getting some Wicked Witch of the East vibes here.

Don't worry, I'm moderately sure Jeph isn't about to get squished by a flying house.

[cesium133]

Clinton's roommate is nothing but dismissive and mocking. Douche bro, not supportive bro. Only question now is whether there are more.  A group of douchebros is probably called a 'grope.'

You've convinced me: unless Clinton's roommate gets an official name in the comic, he's going in my character list thingy as "douche-bro."

[valkygrrl]

Comic. So far so good.

[Rghfrgl]

And then she punched him!

[vforvancouver]

Emily, baby, you look good! Pretty good, I'd say!

No wonder Clinton's plans went down the drain. Those eyes would disarm anyone.

And that means trouble. Poor Clinnnnnnnnntonnnnnnn.

[SubaruStephen]

Honestly, who reads "The Art of War" as pre-first date preparation?

Oh, right, I did. Glad to see I'm not alone in that bit.

[Perfectly Reasonable]

Huh. What von Moltke actually said was more like "Two minutes after you meet the enemy, your battle plan is verscheissen."

[hedgie]

Well, this build-up of innocent Clinton is making him much more sympathetic than he would come across as just from previous strips.

[mustang6172]

Aren't Clinton and Claire twins?

[SubaruStephen]

Aren't Clinton and Claire twins?

Nope, she's older than him by a couple years.

*edit* arg, too slow. Here's something else:

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2281

[ASB84]

Clinton's roommate is nothing but dismissive and mocking. Douche bro, not supportive bro. Only question now is whether there are more.  A group of douchebros is probably called a 'grope.'

I like it. Alternatively, how about a "trilby"?

[Gladstone]

Aren't Clinton and Claire twins?

Edit: dang it, valkygrrl!

[tywren]

In panel 5, those are the eyes that have gazed into the outer dark, and witnessed the stirring of unknowable elder things. That is the face of madness.

[Rghfrgl]

I always figured they were GOING to be twins and then he realized that'd be taking a stance on nature vs nurture.

[chaospersonified]

Aren't Clinton and Claire twins?

 I'm not sure where I'm getting this from, but I'm fair sure Claire is 22, while Clinton is 21

Edit: incorrectness occurred. Claire is 24. Clinton's still 21, though.

[valkygrrl]

*edit* arg, too slow. Here's something else:

Edit: dang it, valkygrrl!

Sorry sorry, I'll delete the post.

[Rghfrgl]

Also, Claire is a elf.

[Gladstone]

Edit: dang it, valkygrrl!

Sorry sorry, I'll delete the post.

Aww, you didn't have to.  I just wanted to be fancy and add a screenshot, but my archive-fu (and screenshot-fu) wasn't fast enough.  You may keep the tiara for now.

[wlewisiii]

No plan survives enemy contact. Especially where a beautiful person is concerned.

Sweet lord, that is so F***ing true. 

I now have serious sympathy for Clinton.

[CaptainFish]

Emily looks like she's going to eat Clinton up. She's also adorable in that dress. He's in trouble.

Also, Claire is a elf.

100-hands hiss.

[Half Empty Coffee Cup]

In panel 5, those are the eyes that have gazed into the outer dark, and witnessed the stirring of unknowable elder things. That is the face of madness.

Beware those who have gazed in such manner, witnessed uncomprehendable things, and come back sane. They are well worth fearing.

[ankhtahr]

Anyone else getting flashbacks to their first date?

Wait, actually my first date was half a month ago and fantastic. It was the day afterwards, when she told me she's back together with her ex, when all hell broke loose.

[Undrneath]

I love Emily's body language in panel 3. She looks like she is ever so slightly insecure which in my opinion may actually be a good sign. I just hope whatever happened to Clinton was post-date.

[aliensporebomb]

I had chaospersonified's vision issues.  Danger to myself and others if I wasn't wearing prescription lenses.  It took until I was in my late 40s before laser eye surgery evolved to deal with a set of eyes like mine.  Which introduced new challenges. 

Anyway, Clinton.  Sigh.  Everyone has to start dating somewhere.

He probably told her that her eyes were like precious stones and she now has a shrine to him somewhere.

[Natswash]

I'm guessing Clinton somehow got new glasses at some point during the night, because they went from round to rectangular.

As I have said before, I've got the feeling that the 'date' turned into Emily trying to 'upgrade' Clinton in aesthetic terms because, in her humble opinion, that's what girls are supposed to do for their guys.

I like this theory; if you notice he's wearing blue pants as opposed to grey (Unless that's my bad eyes or lighting), he's wearing boots (they have what appear to be toe caps) as opposed to whatever shoes he was wearing earlier, and he appears to have had his hair cut.

Anyone else getting flashbacks to their first date?

Down to my brain failure at the sight of my date in a sundress.

Warning - while you were typing 2 new comments on the date have been posted. You may wish to review yours.

[Omega Entity]

I had chaospersonified's vision issues.  Danger to myself and others if I wasn't wearing prescription lenses.  It took until I was in my late 40s before laser eye surgery evolved to deal with a set of eyes like mine.  Which introduced new challenges. 

Anyway, Clinton.  Sigh.  Everyone has to start dating somewhere.

He probably told her that her eyes were like precious stones and she now has a shrine to him somewhere.

Or she punched him in case he was going to try and harvest those 'precious stones' 

[FunkyTuba]

I think after this date, Clinton will be the sharper for it.

The process of sharpening seems uncomfortable for the axe, and enjoyable for the grindstone.

Sparks are going to fly, and it's going to heat up for Clinton.

[Kugai]

May God have mercy upon his soul

THIS is going to be ...... interesting.

[BenRG]

Yep, he's in love alright! I'm pretty sure that he's going to do most of this stuff to himself in a desperate, testosterone-addled need to impress "the pretty girl in a sundress". Y'see, panel 4 strongly suggests his higher brain functions may have been knocked offline!

I agree that Emily's body language is extra cute in today's strip. That doesn't make Clinton's situation any easier!

[Pilchard123]

Last panel:

[rfrank dodelijk]

I don't understand the character Emily or Clinton's attraction to her.
you've got to feel a bit sorry of the poor bloke though. I think he's on a hiding to nothing.

[Zog]

Smart and crazy is a hard combination to resist, add pretty and I can definitely see how it could jam his circuitry.

[Thrillho]

Anachronistic dress senses are nothing new in this comic.

that being said, dating advice from websites? i would have credited Clinton with more intelligence than that, unless he was truly desperate. i get that he's a social novice/total prick, but i didn't think of him as, you know, intellectually naive enough to resort to "doing it by the book/yahoo answers".

He has no friends and no experience. What else would he do?

[BenRG]

I've suspected for a while that Emily is somewhere on the Autistic Spectrum. Although I generally disagree with almost everything rfrank posts, in this case, I will agree as far as to say that any relationship with Emily will be high-maintenance, just because social conventions that you or I would consider automatic and intuitive might be a mystery of sorts to her.

Clinton isn't necessarily on 'a hiding to nothing'. However, if he does decide to pursue a relationship with Emily, it will be a difficult process that will require bucket-loads of empathy and patience.

[snubnose]

Jeph's Vendetta against courting tips from the internet continues. 

I just hope whatever happened to Clinton was post-date.

I cant help but admire your optimism... I think thats highly unlikely.