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Venti

Upside-down

Caramel

Macchiato

Four splenda

Three raw sugar

187 degrees

Lack of butts

[Method of Madness]

Happy (soon to be*) new month, everyone!


*I guess it's already February in parts of Australia, sorry for living in the past, Felix.

[BenRG]

"Lack of butts". I mean, let's face it, in the end, the order was doable and that was unexpected of her!

[chaospersonified]

I do not understand why Faye might want her coffee to include butts, so that is an answer I could discount. Butts are beautiful, I could understand if she asked for a favorable view while Emily made the order, but otherwise, why.

Butts are literally the standard for bad taste. Nobody says 'this tastes like butt' and means it as a compliment.

[Method of Madness]

but otherwise, why.

Because of Jeph and his...affliction.

The coffee itself need not contain butts, there could simply be a butt drawn on the cup.

[chaospersonified]

but otherwise, why.

Because of Jeph and his...affliction.

The coffee itself need not contain butts, there could simply be a butt drawn on the cup.

I would accept this compromise.

I appreciate butts for their aesthetic value, not the flavor. I do not eat the booty like groceries, or for that matter, slurp up the booty.

[Kugai]

YOU SHALL NOT BUTT!!!!

[Is it cold in here?]

Well, someone must eat rump roast, otherwise there wouldn't be a Fanny Farmer's Cookbook.

(Not original, that's an old Feghoot).

[Nepiophage]

Coffee with butt

[Tova]

I'm becoming concerned about the spread of this disease.

Contagion II: Butts

[Mr_Rose]

Which works better, "the buttdromeda strain" or "the andromeda butt"?

[Kugai]

You could go with Twelve Buttkies

I wonder if the cure to the Drakh Plague is CoD Tea?

[Zebediah]

Maybe Bubbles should try the tea. If it sets off any of her sensors, I'm sure the Northampton Health Department would like to know.

[TheEvilDog]

Yesh, butt where's the fun in that?

[mustang6172]

[Deadcoder]

There are people who enjoy the flavor of butt. These people are gross, but pleasurable.

I love when Bubbles and Hanners are together, because for once, Bubbles isn't the awkward one. The result is funny.

[cesium133]

Well, there are people who really enjoy coffee flavored by a civet's butt...

[chaospersonified]

There are people who are into everything, and we shall not shame them for their things, because we are ourselves guilty of loving something they might find disgusting, whether we know it or not.

That said, butts are amazing, but for the love of god, keep them away from my coffee.

[electromgneticDstroyosaur]

Butt for the love of God?

Let's face it, the entire webcomic community has butts disease.

[Is it cold in here?]

This was the smoothest-running social interaction we've ever seen anyone have with Bubbles, isn't it?

[neurocase]

I think being so close to Marigold has helped Hanners inadvertently become an expert at swanning gracefully through otherwise awkward conversations. It's like sending a ballet dancer into a minefield; sure, they might eventually blow up, but their abilities will no doubt make them last a little longer than most.

[mustang6172]

Butt for the love of God?

Let's face it, the entire webcomic community has butts disease.

I have to admit I'm ashamed of some of the things I've done for butts.

[cesium133]

Butt for the love of God?

Let's face it, the entire webcomic community has butts disease.

I have to admit I'm ashamed of some of the things I've done for butts.

"I will do anything for butts -- but I won't do that"

[Carl-E]

I'd like to mention that, in panel 1, Bubbles' feet - pointed slightly inward, one toe trying to creep over the other  - speak more to me of her emotional state than any other part of her physiology

[BenRG]

Normally, I mentally assign Bubbles a fairly deep voice. However, panel 4 made it go up an octave in alarm in my head! Welcome to Coffee of Doom, kiddo!

Yeah, sitting awkwardly in the corner, desperately trying not to be noticed is very in-character for Bubbles. Hannelore knows what that's like and she's unlikely to want to stand by and just let it happen. I think that Bubbles will leave CoD with her second post-demobilisation friend!

[anahata]

I'd like to mention that, in panel 1, Bubbles' feet - pointed slightly inward, one toe trying to creep over the other  - speak more to me of her emotional state than any other part of her physiology

Nicely observed, but the defensive position of her hands conveys that message more obviously to me.

[Timemaster]

I'd like to mention that, in panel 1, Bubbles' feet - pointed slightly inward, one toe trying to creep over the other  - speak more to me of her emotional state than any other part of her physiology

Speaking of posture: working with Emily has certainly influenced Hanners too. The way she is holding her hands in panel three is typical for her workmate. Emily is of japanese origin (as far as I remember) and often does this when she is making an offer or a request. A classic posture of politeness in Japan.

Roiboos is nice. But it is mostly aromated with fruit or spices here in Germay. To me pure Roiboos lacks the distinctive slight bitterness of "real" tea, which I enjoy very much. A fine black tea with a drop of milk and a few crumbs of sugar. Or a very good Earl Grey. Yummy. 

My favourite tea in the world: Classic Earl Grey by Fortnum & Mason of London. A fine Earl Grey with a hint of smoky Lapsang Sujong. 

TM


EDIT: Superfluff Hanners! Fluffy fluffy fluffy!
Maybe Emilys hands would stuck in Hanners hair too, if she would let her play with it. 

[osaka]

While the sales pitch is certainly disturbing, I think that Hanners just doesn't want Bubbles to feel left out. I'm pretty sure that the CoD tea isn't lethal, or at the very least not categorized as a chemical weapon.

[Lubricus]

Rooibos is nice.

Sorry, had to fix your spelling. 

[hakko504]

Roiboos is nice. But it is mostly aromated with fruit or spices here in Germany. To me pure Roiboos lacks the distinctive slight bitterness of "real" tea, which I enjoy very much. A fine black tea with a drop of milk and a few crumbs of sugar. Or a very good Earl Grey. Yummy. 

My favourite tea in the world: Classic Earl Grey by Fortnum & Mason of London. A fine Earl Grey with a hint of smoky Lapsang Sujong. 

You must be a good person: Your taste in tea almost completely matches my own as I find most form of fruits in tea to be an abomination. Some citrus (lemon) can be quite nice though. I really need to check out the brand of Earl Grey you recommend.

[War Sparrow]

According to some guy on Jeph's Twitter, menthol is used to calibrate chemical weapons, so Bubbles might like mint tea. I am trying to verify the fact of this.

[ThePerilsOfDan]

Today's strip just helps to solidify my adoration of Hannelore.  Are there any character fan sub-forum?

[Neko_Ali]

Roiboos is nice. But it is mostly aromated with fruit or spices here in Germany. To me pure Roiboos lacks the distinctive slight bitterness of "real" tea, which I enjoy very much. A fine black tea with a drop of milk and a few crumbs of sugar. Or a very good Earl Grey. Yummy. 

My favourite tea in the world: Classic Earl Grey by Fortnum & Mason of London. A fine Earl Grey with a hint of smoky Lapsang Sujong. 

You must be a good person: Your taste in tea almost completely matches my own as I find most form of fruits in tea to be an abomination. Some citrus (lemon) can be quite nice though. I really need to check out the brand of Earl Grey you recommend.

Try a bit or orange as well. It is a trick I learned from my grandmother... she would make iced tea with orange and lemon in it, and it's wonderful. The sweet orange counterbalances the tart lemon. I'm personally fond of orange flavored hot teas as well.

[Carl-E]

I'd like to mention that, in panel 1, Bubbles' feet - pointed slightly inward, one toe trying to creep over the other  - speak more to me of her emotional state than any other part of her physiology

Nicely observed, but the defensive position of her hands conveys that message more obviously to me.

I noticed that, but the feet drew my attention first, and said it all. 

Don't know why... and no, I'm not normally a foot guy. 

[Is it cold in here?]

Today's strip just helps to solidify my adoration of Hannelore.  Are there any character fan sub-forum?

We don't have any now.

What strikes me about Hannelore is that she has the courage of a bullfighter just to get through every day.

[WareWolf]

Today's strip just helps to solidify my adoration of Hannelore.  Are there any character fan sub-forum?

If there is, I'll join. I love Hanners, in part for the reason cited above by Is it cold in here?

[Timemaster]

Yes, OK, you´re right of cause. Rooibos not Roiboos. 

I really need to check out the brand of Earl Grey you recommend.

I just looked it up. F&N must have changed the names of their teas. The Earl Grey with Lapsang Sujong is now called "Smoky Earl Grey". The "Classic Earl Grey" is now a normal bergamot flavoured black tea. When I was in London the last time the names were different. It is difficult to buy F&N tea in Germany, I know of only one webshop that sells loose leaf tins.
Lemon in tea is very good in cold weather. And maybe I´ll try orange too.

TM

[SubaruStephen]

Hmm. I'm not sure if Bubbles is my spirit animal (despite being mechanical), or if I am Bubbles.

Seriously, she has literally done everything I'd do if I was in the same situation, exactly the way I would've done it.

[War Sparrow]

I wish my tea inspired unicorn sightings. I wonder what happens if it's steeped the correct amount of time? A Pegasus?

[Zebediah]

So, exactly what kind of herbs are in that herbal tea?

[Akima]

The scent of tea is very important. If one is going all out on preparing tea according to formal ritual, it is common to provide your guests with "scent cups", to allow full appreciation of the aroma. I confess, however that I have never seen a unicorn or even a qilin...

It is interesting that, given the nature of Bubbles' olfactory sensors, she and Hanners apparently share the same "vocabulary" of response to tea aromas.

[Kugai]

It is the Elven Mix

I didn't know Hanners had access to that yet.

[Is it cold in here?]

Hmm. I'm not sure if Bubbles is my spirit animal (despite being mechanical), or if I am Bubbles.

Seriously, she has literally done everything I'd do if I was in the same situation, exactly the way I would've done it.

It will be interesting if someday Jeph introduces an AI character who does not act just like a protein-based person.

Bubbles did just what you would have done, and ZoeB has had meatspace friends look at the comic and ask whether Momo was modeled after her.

[mustang6172]

Does ZoeB's hair change color when you press her bellybutton?

[TheEvilDog]

Hanners, be careful, there's a fine line when steeping tea, between tasty and stewed. Stew the tea and it tastes vile.

Which reminds me of a student we had working with us. It got to the stage that one of the permanent staff had to make the morning break tea because if he made it, it would be stewed to hell and back. No matter how many times we told him, he would stew the tea, which would kinda ruin the break. Long story short, do not make tea like you make coffee! The flavours need to be worked in different manners! Respect that!

[St.Clair]

[explicit]

Are drugs specifically for A.I. a thing?

... Is... is it just malware that goes away? Is it a virus that slowly builds a tolerance until the day the A.I. takes way too much and has to reboot? Am I just really drunk and have to ask dumb questions?

[Y]

Hanners, be careful, there's a fine line when steeping tea, between tasty and stewed. Stew the tea and it tastes vile.

I guess back in the days that I drunk tea, I always steeped my tea a long time I think, as I usually like my drinks strong. Then afterwards when I take the bag out with a spoon I wrap the cord around the spoon to squeeze the last drops out of the bag, otherwise it would seem to be wasteful.

[Is it cold in here?]

Are drugs specifically for A.I. a thing?

... Is... is it just malware that goes away? Is it a virus that slowly builds a tolerance until the day the A.I. takes way too much and has to reboot? Am I just really drunk and have to ask dumb questions?

Pintsize and friends got stoned on video drivers once.

[BenRG]

I guess that the most disturbing part of this is that Hannelore was expecting an outcome like this! Maybe not as extreme but certainly some sort of effect like it!

FWIW, I suspect that the hallucination was due to sensory overload rather than any intrinsic narcotic effect by the tea. Bubbles obviously doesn't use that system much, so the sudden burst of sensation caused a feedback loop! The subject matter is interesting, though; is she secretly a fan of fantasy literature? Or even a Pegasister?

@St.Clair,

"It's a pity she won't live...! But, then again... who does?"
-- Gaff
-- Blade Runner

Possibly a coded reply to those who query whether or not an effectively eternally-lived AI could hope to have a relationship with a very mortal human?

[Method of Madness]

Hanners, be careful, there's a fine line when steeping tea, between tasty and stewed. Stew the tea and it tastes vile.

I guess back in the days that I drunk tea, I always steeped my tea a long time I think, as I usually like my drinks strong. Then afterwards when I take the bag out with a spoon I wrap the cord around the spoon to squeeze the last drops out of the bag, otherwise it would seem to be wasteful.

You're supposed to take the bags out? I leave them in until I'm done drinking.