Topic: WCDT Strips 3051-3055 (21th to 25th September 2015) (Read 30499 times)

Omega Entity · « **Reply #100 on:** 24 Sep 2015, 23:29 »

Quote from: BenRG on 24 Sep 2015, 23:19

Steve's living in Canada now, huh? Does that mean he's broken up with Cossette or has she moved with him? Maybe Coffee of Doom really is losing all its children? Well, there is always a new intake of Freshmen at Smif...

Pretty sure he was just visiting. "How was Canada?" has a connotation of him returning from a trip, whereas if Marten had said 'is' instead of 'was' it would infer that Steve's visiting from there.

Truec · « **Reply #101 on:** 24 Sep 2015, 23:52 »

Quote from: BenRG on 24 Sep 2015, 23:19

Steve's living in Canada now, huh? Does that mean he's broken up with Cossette or has she moved with him? Maybe Coffee of Doom really is losing all its children? Well, there is always a new intake of Freshmen at Smif...

Marten asked him "How was Canada?", so presumably he was just there temporarily.

QuestionableIntentions · « **Reply #102 on:** 24 Sep 2015, 23:59 »

Jeph is going to torture us forever with Hallifax without revealing what is being build there, isn't he?

BenRG · « **Reply #103 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 01:36 »

Quote from: Truec on 24 Sep 2015, 23:52

Quote from: BenRG on 24 Sep 2015, 23:19
Steve's living in Canada now, huh? Does that mean he's broken up with Cossette or has she moved with him? Maybe Coffee of Doom really is losing all its children? Well, there is always a new intake of Freshmen at Smif...

Marten asked him "How was Canada?", so presumably he was just there temporarily.

I dunno... There's a lot of luck in this scheduling, no matter how you look at it. Faye declares a party just after Steve gets back from Canada, so soon after his return, in fact, that he hasn't had a previous opportunity to give her his gift? That's a lot of plot-driven convenience there!

[edit]
Anyway, thought I'd pass on my headcanon.

Steve was looking for a new job, being at a loose end what with Cossette starting school again. It turns out that the CIA remembered his good work and, armed with a personal recommendation from Tortura, he was able to get a sweet ride as deputy shift supervisor for the security team in Halifax. Cossette, when she gets out of 'finals crunch time' mode, will probably notice he's been gone for six months apart from the occasional long weekend together.

So, how did he get back in time for the party? It's no coincidence. When he got Marten's "Emergency Party" text, he was able to talk one of the hypersonic UCAVs doing air security to give him a lift back to Northampton (14 hour drive becomes a 1-hour suborbital flight). The price? He has to get it Hannelore's autograph.

What is the big project? Well, President Trump was visiting one of his grandkids and caught them watching Macross. There followed an interesting conversation in the Oval Office during which the Secretary of Defence was not able to answer the question "Why can't we do things like that in real life?" to the satisfaction of a scowling President. A couple of years and several hundreds of billions of dollars later, NATO are building a real-life Macross City in Nova Scotia. The geeks are having nerdgasms.

jwhouk · « **Reply #104 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 04:14 »

BenRG, come on, man. You gotta start being grounded in reality.

First of all, there is NFW that Trump is ever going to win the Presidency. Not with Hanner's mom around.

Tichy · « **Reply #105 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 04:16 »

Jeph pulling another "where was this character the whole time" made me laugh - also from relief, since I would have been sad to see Steve written out of the strip. Next week, most people will be waiting for Bubbles to arrive. While the arc seems to curve in that direction, to me it doesn't feel plausible.
I like BenRG's headcanon! It also makes it possible that he got the gift right between receiving the invitation, and hopping down to Northampton. Not that it's the only possibility. Marten is in the honeymoon phase with Claire, and might not have seen his friend very much, and Faye in turn even less so.

cesium133 · « **Reply #106 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 05:43 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 25 Sep 2015, 04:14

BenRG, come on, man. You gotta start being grounded in reality.

First of all, there is NFW that Trump is ever going to win the Presidency. Not with Hanner's mom around.

Yeah, in QC's universe Hanners' mom is the one leading the Republican primary polls.

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #107 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 06:09 »

.... I'd still rather have her as president than Trump. At least she's an evil mastermind instead of just being supremely self absorbed and arrogant.

Akima · « **Reply #108 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 07:00 »

We have metric photons in Australia too. Tonnes and tonnes of photons.

osaka · « **Reply #109 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 07:41 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 24 Sep 2015, 19:19

This is farfetched, but what if Steve recognizes Bubbles from his work?

BUBBLES: "You didn't tell me you were friends with this guy"
FAYE: "What do you know him from?"
STEVE: "THAT ABSOLUTELY DIDN'T HAPPEN HOW ABOUT SOME ICE CREAM"

pwhodges · « **Reply #110 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 08:08 »

I'm trying to picture Imperial photons and failing; perhaps that's why we don't have sun here.

BenRG · « **Reply #111 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 08:11 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 25 Sep 2015, 08:08

I'm trying to picture Imperial photons and failing; perhaps that's why we don't have sun here.

Imperial photons are what these things shoot at Rebel scum.

cesium133 · « **Reply #112 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 08:18 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 25 Sep 2015, 08:08

I'm trying to picture Imperial photons and failing; perhaps that's why we don't have sun here.

In metric countries, the average intensity of sunlight is 1350 W/m^2. In countries that use Imperial units, it's only 0.17 hp/ft^2.

Zebediah · « **Reply #113 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 08:37 »

Quote from: BenRG on 25 Sep 2015, 08:11

Quote from: pwhodges on 25 Sep 2015, 08:08
I'm trying to picture Imperial photons and failing; perhaps that's why we don't have sun here.

Imperial photons are what these things shoot at Rebel scum.

And that's why you don't have the sun. Because Imperial photons always miss.

chaospersonified · « **Reply #114 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 09:11 »

Quote from: Zebediah on 25 Sep 2015, 08:37

Quote from: BenRG on 25 Sep 2015, 08:11
Quote from: pwhodges on 25 Sep 2015, 08:08
I'm trying to picture Imperial photons and failing; perhaps that's why we don't have sun here.

Imperial photons are what these things shoot at Rebel scum.

And that's why you don't have the sun. Because Imperial photons always miss.

Only if you're a protagonist. Poor, poor Porkins...

hedgie · « **Reply #115 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 12:30 »

Quote from: Neko_Ali on 25 Sep 2015, 06:09

.... I'd still rather have her as president than Trump. At least she's an evil mastermind instead of just being supremely self absorbed and arrogant.

Well, she probably *did* write half of the Evil Overlord list personally.

Kugai · « **Reply #116 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 13:25 »

Naturally brewed eh?

Perfectly Reasonable · « **Reply #117 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 14:25 »

Robots? Halifax?
Hey, that's where they had nearly the Biggest Explosion Ever.

Akima · « **Reply #118 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 15:18 »

Quote from: cesium133 on 25 Sep 2015, 08:18

In metric countries, the average intensity of sunlight is 1350 W/m^2. In countries that use Imperial units, it's only 0.17 hp/ft^2.

In Vietnam, they not only have metric photons, but tons of pho.

~~geekd~~ · « **Reply #119 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 16:40 »

I had to register just to say:

Is Faye holding a sword in the first panel?

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #120 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 16:43 »

Stop making me hungry, Akima. There's no pho shop around that I know of, and I don't have stuff to make it...

chaospersonified · « **Reply #121 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 16:57 »

Quote from: geekd on 25 Sep 2015, 16:40

I had to register just to say:

Is Faye holding a sword in the first panel?

WELCOME and holy shit it is

~~geekd~~ · « **Reply #122 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 17:14 »

Quote from: chaospersonified on 25 Sep 2015, 16:57

Quote from: geekd on 25 Sep 2015, 16:40
I had to register just to say:

Is Faye holding a sword in the first panel?

WELCOME and holy shit it is

And Marten is mopping or sweeping. While Faye stands guard with a sword? Is there something to their relationship we don't know about?

Zebediah · « **Reply #123 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 17:33 »

Faye is simply putting away the weapons before her guests arrive. It's considered polite in some cultures.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #124 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 18:35 »

Pretty sure he was just there on vacation and/or work. Also Marten asked how Canada was.

cesium133 · « **Reply #125 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 18:44 »

He asked how Canada was, because Canada no longer is. Not after what Steve did to it.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #126 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 18:51 »

Or maybe he watched this week's South Park.

cesium133 · « **Reply #127 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 18:55 »

You're the second person who's mentioned this week's South Park to me. I suppose I should watch it to find out what it's all aboot, eh?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #128 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 19:05 »

Ehhhh, this season's been kinda disappointing.

cesium133 · « **Reply #129 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 19:06 »

I've been avoiding it because I don't have cable TV anymore and I hate Hulu.

Incidentally, I've been shown 6 ads so far and the show hasn't started yet.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #130 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 19:07 »

Why do you hate hulu besides them making it really hard to rewind god damn it.

(I'm watching something on hulu now and I wanted to catch something and it went back THREE FUCKING MINUTES)

cesium133 · « **Reply #131 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 19:08 »

I prefer Netflix because I don't mind having to pay if I can avoid having to watch ads. The selection of stuff on Netflix has been getting crappier lately, though.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #132 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 19:13 »

I use both, Hulu is for new TV shows and Netflix is for binging older seasons.

Then again, I use my dad's Netflix and my sister's Hulu Plus (and they both use my Amazon video)

cesium133 · « **Reply #133 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 19:16 »

Have I missed like three seasons? Because there are characters I've never seen before and I have no idea of half of what is going on.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #134 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 19:19 »

Anyone in particular? I forget if we're fb friends, if we are message me there.

cesium133 · « **Reply #135 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 19:25 »

No, I don't have anyone from the forum on my facebook account.

The character I don't recognize is:

(click to show/hide)

Method of Madness · « **Reply #136 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 19:26 »

Did you not watch last week's episode? Stop watching right now and watch last week's first, it's actually a running story this year.

(click to show/hide)

chaospersonified · « **Reply #137 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 19:34 »

Netflix is the way to go. I can deal with ads in an unpayed service, but dammit hulu, the fuck am I paying for, that you can't afford not to advertise to me?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #138 on:** 25 Sep 2015, 19:36 »

Apparently if you pay $12 you can get no ads on all but the newest shows, and on those it's just one commercial in the beginning. Brand new feature.

Honestly it's still fewer commercials than actual TV.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #139 on:** 26 Sep 2015, 12:19 »

Quote from: Neko_Ali on 25 Sep 2015, 16:43

Stop making me hungry, Akima. There's no pho shop around that I know of, and I don't have stuff to make it...

Maybe not the real thing, but you could try for an ersatz version, faux pho.

DSL · « **Reply #140 on:** 26 Sep 2015, 12:52 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 26 Sep 2015, 12:19

Quote from: Neko_Ali on 25 Sep 2015, 16:43
Stop making me hungry, Akima. There's no pho shop around that I know of, and I don't have stuff to make it...

Maybe not the real thing, but you could try for an ersatz version, faux pho.

I'm against that. Call me a faux pho foe.

cesium133 · « **Reply #141 on:** 26 Sep 2015, 13:05 »

I'm a faux pho foe fo' sho'.

jwhouk · « **Reply #142 on:** 26 Sep 2015, 13:25 »

It's pronounced "fah."

Method of Madness · « **Reply #143 on:** 26 Sep 2015, 13:26 »

I thought it was pronounced "fuh".

Kugai · « **Reply #144 on:** 26 Sep 2015, 15:28 »

I think South Park may be heading for Overdone Syndrome, much like The Simpsons did four years ago.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #145 on:** 26 Sep 2015, 15:55 »

Quote from: Kugai on 26 Sep 2015, 15:28

much like The Simpsons did fourteen years ago.

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #146 on:** 26 Sep 2015, 16:57 »

Quote from: chaospersonified on 25 Sep 2015, 16:57

Quote from: geekd on 25 Sep 2015, 16:40
I had to register just to say:

Is Faye holding a sword in the first panel?

WELCOME and holy shit it is

Huh, haven't seen that weapon for a while, I thought thought that was Dora's sword, or at least one the many things that Coffee Of Doom's basement has collected over the years.

Undrneath · « **Reply #147 on:** 26 Sep 2015, 22:48 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 26 Sep 2015, 13:25

It's pronounced "fah."

Then would that be a faux pho foe's faux pas?

Jakk Frost · « **Reply #148 on:** 27 Sep 2015, 05:51 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 26 Sep 2015, 13:25

It's pronounced "fah."

Assuming you're being serious, it's properly pronounced "pho".

On another note, in Friday's comic, did anyone else read the first panel like "Cheers"? Maybe Marten is trying to get a "Norm!" thing started for Steve?

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #149 on:** 27 Sep 2015, 08:21 »

Wikipedia claims, though I haven't checked citations, "pronounced variously as /fʌ/, /fə/, /fər/, or /foʊ/;[2] Vietnamese: [fəː˧˩˧] ".

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