Topic: WCDT Strips 3155 to 3160 (15-19 February 2016) (Read 36707 times)

pwhodges · « **Reply #100 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 05:46 »

Quote from: Penquin47 on 17 Feb 2016, 05:37

Quote from: Tova on 17 Feb 2016, 00:33
Quote from: chaospersonified on 16 Feb 2016, 22:07
Quote from: neurocase on 16 Feb 2016, 22:05
streets ahead

Pierce?

You got that from the ordinary expression "streets ahead"?

I have never heard the expression "streets ahead" outside of your use of it here.

The OED marks it as specifically British.

DrBear · « **Reply #101 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 06:50 »

OK, now I want to see Jeph do one of those "Claire picks a dress" multi-panel comics where she's comparing matrimonial corsets.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #102 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 07:04 »

Quote from: Penquin47 on 17 Feb 2016, 05:37

Quote from: Tova on 17 Feb 2016, 00:33
Quote from: chaospersonified on 16 Feb 2016, 22:07
Quote from: neurocase on 16 Feb 2016, 22:05
streets ahead

Pierce?

You got that from the ordinary expression "streets ahead"?

I have never heard the expression "streets ahead" outside of your use of it here.

Then you're streets behind.

Quote from: President Peaches on 17 Feb 2016, 05:36

Quote from: Undrneath on 17 Feb 2016, 05:11
It would seem to me that anytime a woman is discussing her hypothetical wedding with her son's girlfriend inevitably the discussion will turn to the son's hypothetical wedding.

My technique for dealing with that is to steer the conversation towards Game of Thrones.

I should point out that the wedding you're referring to is her brother's wedding, not her son's.

cesium133 · « **Reply #103 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 07:06 »

Quote from: chaospersonified on 16 Feb 2016, 22:07

Quote from: neurocase on 16 Feb 2016, 22:05
streets ahead

Pierce?

We Polked 'em in '44, we'll Pierce 'em in '52?

chaospersonified · « **Reply #104 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 07:55 »

I was unaware it was a British term at all. That... actually fits perfectly with the character who 'invented' it.

Carl-E · « **Reply #105 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 07:59 »

Veronica's boots. Specifically, the curled up pointy toes.

Elven Goth?

It just grabbed my eye, that's all. Move along. Nothing to ~~see~~ say here!

Deadcoder · « **Reply #106 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 09:23 »

Quote from: MrNumbers on 15 Feb 2016, 20:19

Meanwhile, Hannelore is wondering how that coffee mug ended up in her apartment.

Considering the same thing happened to Faye and Angus at one point, I'm going to assume there's something quantum going on between those two apartments.

Perhaps Hannelore and Raven set it up. Knowing Raven, it's probably part of the refrigerator.

Deadcoder · « **Reply #107 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 09:53 »

And as the supreme fabulous one, I decree that "Goth Bride" be made a real magazine.

Zebediah · « **Reply #108 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 10:49 »

Quote from: President Peaches on 17 Feb 2016, 05:36

Quote from: Undrneath on 17 Feb 2016, 05:11
It would seem to me that anytime a woman is discussing her hypothetical wedding with her son's girlfriend inevitably the discussion will turn to the son's hypothetical wedding.

My technique for dealing with that is to steer the conversation towards Game of Thrones.

♪ It's a nice day for a red wedding... ♪

chaospersonified · « **Reply #109 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 11:03 »

Quote from: Zebediah on 17 Feb 2016, 10:49

Quote from: President Peaches on 17 Feb 2016, 05:36
Quote from: Undrneath on 17 Feb 2016, 05:11
It would seem to me that anytime a woman is discussing her hypothetical wedding with her son's girlfriend inevitably the discussion will turn to the son's hypothetical wedding.

My technique for dealing with that is to steer the conversation towards Game of Thrones.

♪ It's a nice day for a red wedding... ♪

WELL, that escalated quickly. I feel like jumping to murdering people from wedding talk is making The Mountain out of a molehill. Stark change of subject. Arya sure you wanna go there?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #110 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 11:05 »

No need to Hound us. Be Sansable.

chaospersonified · « **Reply #111 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 12:05 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 17 Feb 2016, 11:05

No need to Hound us. Be Sansable.

Oh, you're Jon-ing us with the punds now? Snow need to be accusing me of acting repetitive, you're just Robbing the world of more GoT-connected puns!

Kugai · « **Reply #112 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 13:16 »

It's a whole new world for Claire

SomeCanadianWeirdo · « **Reply #113 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 14:17 »

I love Faye's expression in panel one.

President Peaches · « **Reply #114 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 14:31 »

I'm terribly sorry for accidentally starting that string of awful puns.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #115 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 14:39 »

"Accidentally"

Tova · « **Reply #116 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 15:28 »

Quote from: President Peaches on 17 Feb 2016, 14:31

I'm terribly sorry for accidentally starting that string of awful puns.

Genuine remorse is the first step to rehabilitation.

Zebediah · « **Reply #117 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 15:36 »

Quote from: President Peaches on 17 Feb 2016, 14:31

I'm terribly sorry for accidentally starting that string of awful puns.

Not your fault. Happens all the time here, and you never know what's going to set it off.

DSL · « **Reply #118 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 15:43 »

Quote from: President Peaches on 17 Feb 2016, 14:31

I'm terribly sorry for accidentally starting that string of awful puns.

NEVER apologize for puns.

~~mustang6172~~ · « **Reply #119 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 18:44 »

Claire had never heard of a matrimonial corset? Bookish Claire? Access to Victorian Pornography Claire? Infinite Wardrobe Claire?

Tova · « **Reply #120 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 18:47 »

Quote from: DSL on 17 Feb 2016, 15:43

Quote from: President Peaches on 17 Feb 2016, 14:31
I'm terribly sorry for accidentally starting that string of awful puns.

NEVER apologize for puns.

Some people believe that no-one should ever apologise for an awful pun, and I respect that.

DSL · « **Reply #121 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 18:51 »

Quote from: mustang6172 on 17 Feb 2016, 18:44

Claire had never heard of a matrimonial corset? Bookish Claire? Access to Victorian Pornography Claire? Infinite Wardrobe Claire?

Up until now, it was purely academic.

DSL · « **Reply #122 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 20:43 »

Art note: Faye's new oval glasses make her facial expressions more accessible. The rectangular frames nearly always hid her eyebrows and turned just about every expression into a glower. When Jeph used to livestream his drawings, it always seemed to me Faye's expression changed and her face closed up as soon as J. added the specs. I wonder if that's why he gave her the style change.

hakko504 · « **Reply #123 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 22:35 »

Was I the only one who thought after Faye's comment in the first panel that this would end up with her (Faye) moving in to Veronica's apartment?

Carl-E · « **Reply #124 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 22:50 »

Still an open option...

Who else do we know that needs a place?

Bubbles?

neurocase · « **Reply #125 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 23:03 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 17 Feb 2016, 22:50

Still an open option...

Who else do we know that needs a place?

Bubbles?

I no longer care who else needs a place because this is the only option I want.

But also possibly Claire? We can pretty safely assume that she still lives at home; I seriously doubt Jeph would have moved her in off-screen. She's probably spending a lot of time at Marten and Faye's place, yes, but girl needs a place of her own! ...if she can afford it. It'll also give Marten the option of spending time with her out of Faye's way for...shenanigans. Though that might be a little weird for him to do in his mom's old apartment.

...especially if the big ol' whale phallus is still on the coffee table.

BenRG · « **Reply #126 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 23:08 »

They're making up all of those sites, aren't they? I mean, they don't even exist in-universe. The whole thing is just them teasing Veronica.

Understandably, she's leaving the 'children' to their games.

Quote from: Carl-E on 17 Feb 2016, 22:50

Who else do we know that needs a place?

Clinton, maybe?

Kugai · « **Reply #127 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 23:21 »

I'm not sure I want to know if those Sites exist or not.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #128 on:** 17 Feb 2016, 23:48 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 17 Feb 2016, 22:50

Still an open option...

Who else do we know that needs a place?

Bubbles?

Dora could shorten her commute.

USS Martenclaire · « **Reply #129 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 00:23 »

Well, if she wants to update her jokes, I recommend Titter - crappy jokes told in 140 characters or less.

Storel · « **Reply #130 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 00:32 »

Quote from: St.Clair on 16 Feb 2016, 21:50

New comic!

I laughed at the last line (and then wondered what her singing range is).

I would guesstimate Veronica as a contralto: a deep, slightly husky voice, though not deep enough or husky enough to be mistaken for a man. Faye, Claire, and Dora: probably altos, although Claire might be a low soprano. Hanners: a slightly squeaky soprano.

Marten I would guess as having a baritone singing voice, but sounding more like a tenor in his speaking voice - I've known mild-mannered men who sound like that. (In fact, I am one.) Steve probably croaks like a frog when he dares to sing anything, in what might be describable as a baritone-bass if one were feeling charitable. Marten's dad Henry, hmm... a passable whiskey tenor?

Tova · « **Reply #131 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 00:43 »

Claire really ought to have known that Veronica was cracking wise, because she was doing that thing that all QC characters do when cracking wise, which is to point their index finger towards their chin and kind of cross their eyes.

hakko504 · « **Reply #132 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 01:26 »

Quote from: BenRG on 17 Feb 2016, 23:08

Quote from: Carl-E on 17 Feb 2016, 22:50
Who else do we know that needs a place?

Clinton, maybe?

Possibly also Emily. First, I don't think it has been said how/where she lives and since the time-skip we haven't seen if she and Clinnn-tonnn continued dating or not after their talk in 2999-3000.

BenRG · « **Reply #133 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 01:30 »

The last confirmed details we had were that Clinton was still living at the dorms and Emily with her parents. I could see Jeph deciding to use them as the protagonists when writing "The Odd Couple - The Nerd and the Cloud-Cuckoolander". As nice as Marten, Claire and Faye are as roomies, they've become somewhat predictable; Clinton and Emily's domesticity (whether or not there is a romantic angle) would be a new place for the strip to go.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #134 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 04:14 »

Anyone else have a "wait, when did Tai get there?" moment in panel four before realizing that it was Faye?

Roxtar · « **Reply #135 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 05:34 »

"problematic"
"fragile masculinity"
can't tell if characters are becoming tumblr clichés or are mocking tumblr clichés.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #136 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 05:41 »

Pretty sure they're mocking them.

Somebody · « **Reply #137 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 08:04 »

Seems a bit risky for Jeph to quote random URLs that are neither real sites nor owned by him. I mean, before you can say goatse.cx, anyone could register them...

osaka · « **Reply #138 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 08:51 »

twitter.com/jephjacques/status/700358997061275648

Ok people, I guess someone has to make the horses thread now.

pwhodges · « **Reply #139 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 09:04 »

You can show the tweet, you know, like this:
[tweet]700358997061275648[/tweet]

osaka · « **Reply #140 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 09:19 »

WHAT'S THIS BLACK MAGIC?

Kugai · « **Reply #141 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 11:32 »

It's that ol' style one

DonInKansas · « **Reply #142 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 18:06 »

powerdads.cool redirects to QC. I, as a dad, am sad it is not a real thing.

DSL · « **Reply #143 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 20:01 »

Quote from: Roxtar on 18 Feb 2016, 05:34

"problematic"
"fragile masculinity"
can't tell if characters are becoming tumblr clichés or are mocking tumblr clichés.

Assume "mocking."

neurocase · « **Reply #144 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 20:57 »

Comic.

Methinks CORPSEWITCH has had some kind of influence on the way that Bubbles has been sequestering herself since returning to civilian life. Maybe I'm jumping the gun a little quick, but given that she hasn't shown any express dislike for humans in the past, this particular interaction leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #145 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 20:59 »

Indeed. Manipulative as fuck, and this doesn't appear to be anything new. Bubbles seeing herself as deserving better? That seems to be new, and pretty much entirely thanks to Faye.

Tova · « **Reply #146 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 21:03 »

The plot thickens!

PopuluxeCowboy · « **Reply #147 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 21:07 »

1. Yes, Bubbles is being manipulated, and I think she is smart enough to see that.
2. Does manipulative boss lady robot have a name? I don't recall seeing one.

SomeCanadianWeirdo · « **Reply #148 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 21:07 »

It seems the next drama in the strip will come from an unexpected direction.

neurocase · « **Reply #149 on:** 18 Feb 2016, 21:15 »

Quote from: PopuluxeCowboy on 18 Feb 2016, 21:07

2. Does manipulative boss lady robot have a name? I don't recall seeing one.

CORPSEWITCH (Stylized without a space) as referenced in the title of this strip.

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