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More Brunee hijinks

Brun and Renee run into Clinton

Fun at the Unemployment Office

Bubbles sniffs the Whiskey - She sees Klingons

Faye comes clean to Marten - Hugs ensue

Faye returns to CoD and has 'The Talk' with Dora

Brun goes to CoD with Renee in tow to find Clinton - Renee freaks

Pintsize with more butts

Nothing in this Poll

Spathe Pizza with Waffles, Spathe Ham and Lattes

Purple Monkey bar wiper

[retrosteve]

I just thought out, what sort of associations does "Brun" brink to a native English speaker? Fart/digestive noices?

Sounds like short for "brunette", that's about it.

[retrosteve]

Righty'o. How would you pronounce it? IPA alphabet even maybe please?

The other association I get is "bran" as in all-bran. "Pieces of grain husk separated from flour after milling." So it's saying she's but an empty shell or something?

Nah, Clinton tries to repeat it as 'broon', so ipa /brun/ or /bryn/, depending if there's an implicit umlaut.  Brunhilde would start with one of those syllables too.

[Case]

I just thought out, what sort of associations does "Brun" brink to a native English speaker? Fart/digestive noices?

None at all for me.

Or

?

[brasca]

Or even the same name - I know a couple where both are named Bradley (though the guy goes by Brad.) I also used to know a Martin and Martha who went by Marty and Marti (they have since split.) Then there are my friends Christine and Kristin. 

It's not that unusual I have a friend named Christine who's husband is named Chris.

[Kugai]

Well, that was ....... interesting

[Near Lurker]

The associations of "Brun" in my head I find highly appropriate.

[Zubaba]

The bro's names should have been Brad, Robert, and Oscar. Then their Bro chant would be about themselves!

[chaospersonified]

The bro's names should have been Brad, Robert, and Oscar. Then their Bro chant would be about themselves!

New person, I see what you did there. Welcome! Say more things!

[FunkyTuba]

One of them is Chad.

Clairemom had sex with a Bro.

 

I would love to make this part of my headcannon but square-jawed buff Chad: http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3225 and blonde bent-nose chunky Chad-bro in http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3263 aren't the same Chad barring significant surgery/working out/etc

[SubaruStephen]

And is Pintsize trying to claim that he's "hung like a horse" in that ad?

Yes, and strangely, he kept it classy by not spelling it Beauce-phallus.

[KOK]

My mother's maiden name is Jensen, Denmark's most common surname until overtaken by Nielsen a few months ago. One of her brothers married a woman named Jensen. This is not at all uncommon.

[SubaruStephen]

I really hope someone in your family is named Interceptor.

[Carl-E]

Fourgy? 




Ewwwwww.....

Edit: New comic!  And...

I used hat attachments line in the fanfic I wrote a few years ago. 



Should I sue Jeph for copyright infringement? 

[lawoot]

...and through this strange, but innocent twist of fate, Brun leads Renee and Pintsize down the road of domestic bliss...
 

[Case]

Wouldn't she have to (be shown to) actually connect with an AI in order to base conclusions regarding her psyche on (the observation of) said connection?

Desire to do a thing often tells us just as much if not more about a person than actual capability to do that thing. Brün feels no attraction to the extrant examples of carbon based life forms, but is attracted to a profane bucket of bolts. Though, to be fair, she doesn't (yet) realized how profane he is, though his choice of moniker should be a clue.

...
Also, I don't really see much indication about Brun's intentions to "do a(ny) thing" - it's Renee's phone, and likely her Tinder account. I'd think it more likely that she doesn't intend to meet with any of them, and is merely curious about Pintsize being ... a curiosity?

I should have added that the term "curiosity" also covers that strange impulse - particularly common amongst young members of the species - that, when faced with a wall socket, sends them searching for a pair of knitting needles ... (Survivors of that evolutionary bottleneck quickly learn not to forget looking for "somebody else to test how far the needles will go down the socket")


Normally, that one is called "imp of perversity", but that could lead to some confusion when the object of "curiosity" is the proverbial imp of perversity.

[brasca]

Okay so we can now confirm that this is Renee's tinder account.  And with naivete like that I'm starting to see why she's so protective of Brun.

[Tova]

What with attachments in QC and genetic material in Alice Grove, Jeph's mind has certainly been to some interesting places recently. 

[Akima]

I just thought out, what sort of associations does "Brun" brink to a native English speaker? Fart/digestive noices?

Well, I'm not a native English speaker, but I worked for a while with a Geordie who pronounced brown as "broon", at least to my ear, especially when rhapsodising about "broon eel".

My first thought about anyone who called themselves Bucephalus, would be that they were frightened by their own shadow.

I really hope someone in your family is named Interceptor.

Or Adam.

And Pintsize is obviously not a good Buddhist.

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He has Attachments.

[Case]

Not much of a Jedi, either

[blue5]

Wait...if yellerbird had an account, would she swipe right?

[freeman]

Nah, Clinton tries to repeat it as 'broon', so ipa /brun/ or /bryn/, depending if there's an implicit umlaut.  Brunhilde would start with one of those syllables too.

I can't help it, I would like to pronounce Brun with straight /a/ like the a in "hard" pronounced in the stereotypical American accent. (I know some of you Anglos pronounce "hard" almost with o.) Damn your vowels are unstable.

What with attachments in QC and genetic material in Alice Grove, Jeph's mind has certainly been to some interesting places recently. 

When you think of Jeph's mind, always remember the  twitter account that Pintsize used to have. I mean some one had to look those pictures up.

He has been traveling with the missus though, so "bottled up pressures" shouldn't be a problem.

[cesium133]

Wait...if yellerbird had an account, would she swipe right?

Alas, poor Yelling Bird. I knew him well, Brun.

Too well. 

[blue5]

Brun might be secretly just like Pintsize...or might outdo pintsize. We need Steve!

[JimC]

On english pronunciation I came across this recently...

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2016/02/17/english-pronunciation-poem/

I've heard it said that:
Some of the english spelling peculiarities is because english pronunciation went through a major shift after spelling started to firm up. And:
American spelling is mainly down to one chap with some strange bees in his bonnet plus a number of archaisms.

[oddtail]

Some of the english spelling peculiarities is because english pronunciation went through a major shift after spelling started to firm up.

It's absolutely true. Two other major factors are:

1) English has a very complex vocabulary history, with not only major influences from languages like French, but also a strong historical linguistic divide between the ruling classes and the common people (this is basically why, for instance, unlike in most European languages, the names for types of meat and for the animals the meat comes from are completely different, e.g. mutton/sheep, cow/beef, pig/pork), which led to a crazy mix of words with inconsistent spelling based largely on the historical spelling of the words in parent languages.
2) Most early printers in England were immigrants (e.g. from the Netherlands), and in the pre-industrial world, without standardized nationwide spelling being a thing, they added their own layer of what they thought "looked/felt better" spelling-wise, contributing to the overall mess.

The fact that the United Kingdom reflects tradition of multiple nations probably influenced the development of standardized spelling too, but I'm unaware to what extent that had an impact.

[BenRG]

Okay, so I'm thinking that I can see Brun's strategy here. She isn't looking for a date, she's looking for a kitchen-optimised robo-help for some reason. Does she want to start her own bar?

[TheEvilDog]

I'm starting to see that Renee is beginning to regret letting Brun stay with her.

[Kugai]

I always thought they were the three J's.  At least we'dve known what they got up to after they graduated Laaaawndale High   



Too late Renee, you have been Messaged by Pintsize - there's no going back 

[Toe]

Juicer attachments? Is Pintsize related to Fruit Fucker?

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[Kugai]

[BenRG]

New comic up!

I think that Jeph is responding to Faye/Bubbles shippers here. He's reminding us that, whilst we know of one Synthetic who is attracted to humans (Momo), she may be in a very tiny minority. The majority of AIs probably regard all the mechanics and emotions of human sexuality as varying between ridiculous and grotesque.

Remember what Bubbles said about form defining function. I wonder if, the more high-fidelity the human-illusion of their chassis, the more likely that an AI will find a human attractive? There may be an element of personal preference but this does suggest that being human-like greatly increases the likelihood of anthrosexuality in AIs.

Three other key learnings from this episode:

• Pintsize is in the AI support group (how did that happen?!?);
• May might have a sneaking attraction for humans at least on a sexual level, if not a romantic level;
• Like a lot of juvenile humans, Pintsize has never realised pornography is make-believe and does not reflect healthy human sexual behaviour.

[anahata]

Another classy end to the week. Well done Jeph!

[brasca]

Why is Pinsize in the support group?  Court ordered maybe.

[oddtail]

Gah. I love May as a character, but her current face colour, I physically can't look at it without feeling uneasy. It's so Uncanny Valley-ish for me, I can't get over it. I used to love any comic she was featured in, now I hope there are as few as possible, solely for that reason =/

Although I assume I'm alone in this strong negative reaction, because I do know on the "brain" level that such a strong repulsion is extremely silly.

[TinPenguin]

I'd forgotten about the face thing and hadn't even noticed it 'til you pointed it out.

Perhaps I had a sense that something was peculiar, but as soon as I read "shitdingus" it became 'oh hi May'.

[Earin]

Next week: May, Pintsize, and Brun start an AI fetish club.

[QuestionableIntentions]

So when will Pintsize finally buy an android body?

A really high end one. It would be hilarious if he was suddenly the most attractive male around.

[Mr. Skawronska]

This begs the question: why would anyone move TO Tahiti?

Tahiti used to be such a nice place in the 80's...

[blue5]

An ai comic! Wohooo! Thank goodness. One more with renee and i would have to call it questionable characters.

Pintsize has always frequented ai meetings. I am just waiting for the goldenrod quip. We all know its coming.

[Gyrre]

Okay so we can now confirm that this is Renee's tinder account.  And with naivete like that I'm starting to see why she's so protective of Brun.

She's helping Renee come out of her shell and get back on the dating scene.

[TRVA123]

What is up with Maye's hair? It looks as though her bangs are completely disconnected from the rest of her hair...

[Zebediah]

Headband. She's  wearing a headband that is close to the color of her face.

[heyjames4]

When did Momo change her hair to single pony from twin tails?

And, are she and May going to do a classical coming out story? Where May is the out and world weary senior who carries scars from the hazards and joys of the real world; and Momo is the closeted junior who needs to come out to herself first before coming out to the world?

[jheartney]

May might have a sneaking attraction for humans at least on a sexual level, if not a romantic level;

Nothing sneaking about it. Though it's intermingled with a fascination with excretory biology: all the profane language, the prolapse porn mag. Remember the request for Faye to photograph a sexual encounter with Bubbles? And she was looking forward to listening to Dale and Marigold having sex (she finds human sex noises funny).

[bhtooefr]

And, I mean, May's been rather openly obsessed with breasts (her own, as well as those of others ("LOOK AT THE CANS ON THAT ONE!")).

[Welu]

When did Momo change her hair to single pony from twin tails?

We've seen her hair down before. Seems she can easily change the style like human hair.

[sitnspin]

And, I mean, May's been rather openly obsessed with breasts (her own, as well as those of others ("LOOK AT THE CANS ON THAT ONE!")).

She was also dismayed at her Barbi-like absence of genitalia when we first met her.

[blue5]

Robot cans are literal cans?

[Kugai]

Pintsize is the 'That Guy' of the group.

And I wonder just how many he's been kicked out of before now?

[SubaruStephen]

Either ALL of them, or none yet (since it's his first time there).