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Marten's dads
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Faye's mother
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Claire and Clinton's dad
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The Bianchi parents
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VespaVenger (now a member of the QC-verse's own Suicide Squad)
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Jimbo
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Brun's family
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Arthur the alcohol self-help group moderator
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One or more of Veronica's former "professional collaborators"
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Padma (and her fiancé)
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Wil and Penny
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Author Topic: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)  (Read 22838 times)

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WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« on: 08 Mar 2020, 11:58 »

I admit that I'm running low on poll ideas but this is a nice one.

Jeph has a large back-catalogue of characters, both ones previously seen on-screen and those whose existence has only been mentioned. Which new/returning character would you like to see make an appearance, perhaps in a specific arc driven partly by their presence?

I had to think about this one for a while but in the end, I opted for:
  • The Bianchi Parents - Dora is getting married and, for some reason, Sven keeps on loosing his hair. Will the Bianchis want to work out what is happening with their kids?
  • Arthur the moderator - I just liked how he interacted with Faye and Hannelore. Now Hanners is getting interested in helping in the community, is it possible that she might want to help out with the self-help groups? He might be a mentor or a work-place crush! The self-help groups could easily turn into a significant location in the strip!
  • Wil and Penny - I really want to see how that hopeless romantic poet and his very, very outspoken and strong-willed GF are doing.
Who do you want to see? Select up to three choices and don't forget to make a comment to specify who if you select 'Other'!
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #1 on: 08 Mar 2020, 12:15 »

I went with Faye's mother and the Bianchis, but I'd also like another cameo by Marigold's father.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #2 on: 08 Mar 2020, 12:45 »

Jimbo has been MIA for a long time now. And we need to finally meet Claire and Clinton’s dad. (I will be severely disappointed if he is not named Claudius. ;) )

And maybe a glimpse of how O’Malley is doing at the PD.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #3 on: 08 Mar 2020, 12:49 »

My choices:

1. Claire and Clinton's father, just to see how much violence Jeph thinks Google can tolerate.

2. Ellen.  Not necessarily an encounter with Steve, but just to she how she's getting along.  In a similar vein, Raven.

3. Brun's family, if it exists.  (Both her parents are deceased, right?)  Or maybe Renee is the closest thing she has to family.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #4 on: 08 Mar 2020, 15:00 »

There's a story line hanging fire about how Mrs. Whitaker will react to her other daughter being in a lesbian relationship, and on top of that a cross-species one. I'm confident it will work out, but it won't be easy for her. At least she'd already given up on grandchildren.

I'd like to see her again anyway.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #5 on: 08 Mar 2020, 17:32 »

I do really wanna see how Faye's Mom reacts to Bubbles. :D

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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #6 on: 08 Mar 2020, 18:06 »

New Comic!

Oh, this is not going to end well...
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« Reply #7 on: 08 Mar 2020, 18:45 »

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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #8 on: 08 Mar 2020, 18:54 »

They will now play a drinking game whereby they binge read QC and take a drink for every panel where a character is drunk.

Luckily they will most likely fall unconscious before they catch up to the latest comic and cause a feedback loop that destroys the Internet.

(Seriously, Jeph’s characters get drunk very often)
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #9 on: 08 Mar 2020, 19:55 »

.... how does it work, that the robots are drinking liquids and such?

Or is it virtual drunkness via app?

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« Reply #10 on: 08 Mar 2020, 20:25 »

.... how does it work, that the robots are drinking liquids and such?

Or is it virtual drunkness via app?

The latter.
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« Reply #11 on: 08 Mar 2020, 20:31 »

Also, do they actually drink it?

"We have a internal storage tank, for when we have to consume food or drink in social situations."

".... and then you just empty it later?"

"Yes."

"You're peeing out PERFECTLY GOOD BEER?!"

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« Reply #12 on: 08 Mar 2020, 21:01 »

If you'll notice, the caps are still on the bottles that they're holding.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #13 on: 08 Mar 2020, 21:18 »

"You're peeing out PERFECTLY GOOD BEER?!"

I doubt it's "perfectly good beer" after it's gone flat and been mixed with anything else that was also in the tank.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #14 on: 08 Mar 2020, 21:31 »

They will now play a drinking game whereby they binge read QC and take a drink for every panel where a character is drunk.

Luckily they will most likely fall unconscious before they catch up to the latest comic and cause a feedback loop that destroys the Internet.

(Seriously, Jeph’s characters get drunk very often)

Many of them are young adults, and drinking yourself stupid(er) is a favorite pastime of that cohort.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #15 on: 08 Mar 2020, 21:32 »

Code: [Select]
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #16 on: 08 Mar 2020, 21:41 »

Are the folks voting for Clinton and Claire's dad doing so because they hope to see the various characters line up and take turns decking/smacking him?
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« Reply #17 on: 08 Mar 2020, 22:52 »

Also, do they actually drink it?

"We have a internal storage tank, for when we have to consume food or drink in social situations."

".... and then you just empty it later?"

"Yes."

"You're peeing out PERFECTLY GOOD BEER?!"

".... I suppose?"

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« Reply #18 on: 09 Mar 2020, 00:12 »

There is so much to unpack in this comic that I'm not sure where to start. Firstly, are the pairings coincidental? They didn't really have to pair off to toast the new apartment like  that. However, they did and I can't help but wonder if that's significant.

As an aside, I can't help but think Brun's response to Clinton is cute!

So, we go onto Drinkr and two features that interest me. Firstly, that the freeware version is it impossible to get fully drunk or even to get to its' reduced limit quickly. I'm guessing from the page title that the upgrade to Drinkr Pro is $19.99 and I puzzled for a while why anyone would pay $20 to get inebriated and fast. Then I remembered that there are a lot of humans who pay a lot more to do the same thing and realised that Millifeulle is actually somewhat ahead of the curve, financially speaking.

I guess it says a lot about Millie; I suspect that she's one of those very socially nervous personalities who needs to be tipsy to not feel nervous at parties. Unfortunately, she's either a quiet wallflower or shes a wild force of nature!

Finally, Millie and Beepatrice's smiles for most of the page feed into my 'we enjoy watching humans exist' mindset held by some Synthetics.
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« Reply #19 on: 09 Mar 2020, 03:32 »

The Freeware Version only lets you get tipsy, and the buzz wears off really fast. Also, there's no way to kill the hangover process, and is always at 75% no matter how much you simulated.
Pro version let's you get drunk faster, and in fact, the default is sped up quite a bit.

Milly seems to be the kind of person who is in maximum drunk party mode after a single shot.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #20 on: 09 Mar 2020, 05:47 »

So, we go onto Drinkr and two features that interest me. Firstly, that the freeware version is it impossible to get fully drunk or even to get to its' reduced limit quickly.
I'm not convinced that Beeps'.... lack of acceleration is due to it being the free version, so much as her not hammering the "drink" button like Millie clearly is.
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« Reply #21 on: 09 Mar 2020, 06:07 »

So, we go onto Drinkr and two features that interest me. Firstly, that the freeware version is it impossible to get fully drunk or even to get to its' reduced limit quickly.

I'm not convinced that Beeps'.... lack of acceleration is due to it being the free version, so much as her not hammering the "drink" button like Millie clearly is.

If you're right then Millie ending up with Faye in the self-help group is going from 'if' to 'when' in my book.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #22 on: 09 Mar 2020, 06:25 »

Are the folks voting for Clinton and Claire's dad doing so because they hope to see the various characters line up and take turns decking/smacking him?
I voted for him. Not precisely for the reason you propose, but in hopes of seeing a resolution of some sort. I know life isn't that orderly or neat, but Jeph's world frequently is, and since Claire has become such an important character, that seems like something that might happen.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #23 on: 09 Mar 2020, 08:04 »

Random question that came to mind: if robots smell tea, why wouldn't they smell beer?

Bonus question: if the Revelation sells Robot Beers, how do they coexist with Drinkr?
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #24 on: 09 Mar 2020, 10:10 »

Random question that came to mind: if robots smell tea, why wouldn't they smell beer?

Bonus question: if the Revelation sells Robot Beers, how do they coexist with Drinkr?

Different smell profiles than human beer? There is that one strip where Marten offers Bubs to smell his IPA, and the answer was about it smelling kind of disgusting to a robot.
Also, the Drinkr App probably is the drunk simulation alone, and no outside stimulus.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #25 on: 09 Mar 2020, 10:30 »

Smells seem to elicit visual and auditory hallucinations. That's generally not a reaction one is seeking when consuming alcohol. Drinkr is there to simulate the mind state one typically is seeking from booze. Thus, there is no conflict.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #26 on: 09 Mar 2020, 16:48 »

If you'll notice, the caps are still on the bottles that they're holding.

Drat....

I might still use that idea if I do another fanfic, tho.

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« Reply #27 on: 09 Mar 2020, 17:41 »

Random question that came to mind: if robots smell tea, why wouldn't they smell beer?

Bonus question: if the Revelation sells Robot Beers, how do they coexist with Drinkr?

Different smell profiles than human beer? There is that one strip where Marten offers Bubs to smell his IPA, and the answer was about it smelling kind of disgusting to a robot.
Also, the Drinkr App probably is the drunk simulation alone, and no outside stimulus.
Because most beers (especially pale ales) smell vile.
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« Reply #28 on: 09 Mar 2020, 18:32 »

New strip up.

"Who wants to check out my new butt!" is nearly her catchphrase now.

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« Reply #29 on: 09 Mar 2020, 21:01 »

New strip up.

"Who wants to check out my new butt!" is nearly her catchphrase now.
Oh right, Brun is a fighty drunk.
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« Reply #30 on: 09 Mar 2020, 21:04 »

Maybe we can turn crazy into something like they did with shellshock? Just keep massaging it until it's so vague it doesn't mean anything.

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« Reply #31 on: 09 Mar 2020, 21:50 »

I must be sheltered. This is literally the first I've heard of crazy being a bad word.
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« Reply #32 on: 09 Mar 2020, 22:43 »

I try and use "wacky", instead.
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« Reply #33 on: 09 Mar 2020, 23:23 »

I try and use "wacky", instead.

Wacky is appropriate since she’s their neighbor albeit cliche.
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« Reply #34 on: 09 Mar 2020, 23:41 »

*raises hand*
I have, at a minimum, depression and anxiety.  Does that give me "c-word" privileges?
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« Reply #35 on: 09 Mar 2020, 23:50 »

I dunno.  I've been committed/sectioned several times, and some people still don't like me throwing the word "crazy" about with reckless abandon.  I think that the main reason that I still use it is to keep it from having (more) power over me.
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« Reply #36 on: 10 Mar 2020, 00:29 »

At some point, someone needs to tell Millifeulle that old warning to the class clown: "They're not laughing with you, they're laughing at you." I'm sure that she's only doing this because she needs something to 'break the ice' but, as we can see on everyone's faces, its also making her a negative spectacle. I'm pretty sure that the real problem is self image, based on how she keeps coming back to her recent modification. However, I don't think that how she's trying to handle the nervousness is going to work out for her.

Meanwhile, the way this spontaneous party is going has further convinced me that at least one new relationship will have begun by the end of the day! Drunk Millie and drunk Brun will likely lead to unguarded admissions.
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« Reply #37 on: 10 Mar 2020, 01:39 »

I feel a bit sorry for Elliot. It seems like he can't escape being the bouncer even at a casual gathering with a couple of friends.
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« Reply #38 on: 10 Mar 2020, 02:39 »

Not only friends, but colleagues, too!
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« Reply #39 on: 10 Mar 2020, 05:58 »

Also, do they actually drink it?

"We have a internal storage tank, for when we have to consume food or drink in social situations."

".... and then you just empty it later?"

"Yes."

"You're peeing out PERFECTLY GOOD BEER?!"

".... I suppose?"

"... but is it COLD beer?"
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« Reply #40 on: 10 Mar 2020, 06:01 »

Also, do they actually drink it?

"We have a internal storage tank, for when we have to consume food or drink in social situations."

".... and then you just empty it later?"

"Yes."

"You're peeing out PERFECTLY GOOD BEER?!"

".... I suppose?"

"... but is it COLD beer?"

"Do you want it to be cold? I'm equipped with next-gen active cooling technology." - "what? You're a walking fridge?" - "... Crudely put, yes."
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« Reply #41 on: 10 Mar 2020, 06:10 »

I must be sheltered. This is literally the first I've heard of crazy being a bad word.

First time, too. Altough I'm not a native english speaker... and the equivalent portuguese words for "crazy" are rarely used to describe actual clinically mad people, so I'm not sure if I get the real weight of the c-word.
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« Reply #42 on: 10 Mar 2020, 06:41 »

So what's the name of this beer? It could be simply 'GOOD' but I suspect there's more to it than that.
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« Reply #43 on: 10 Mar 2020, 06:59 »

I must be sheltered. This is literally the first I've heard of crazy being a bad word.

First time, too. Altough I'm not a native english speaker... and the equivalent portuguese words for "crazy" are rarely used to describe actual clinically mad people, so I'm not sure if I get the real weight of the c-word.

Not the first time I'd heard it. Nonetheless, thought I'd cast about for an article about it, and the Almighty Oracle provided:

A Brief Yet Fascinating History of the Word "Crazy"
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« Reply #44 on: 10 Mar 2020, 07:47 »

I only use the word to describe myself. I never use it about anyone or anything else.
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« Reply #45 on: 10 Mar 2020, 09:50 »

*raises hand*
I have, at a minimum, depression and anxiety.  Does that give me "c-word" privileges?

"How many traits must I have in common with a person to be an insensitive asshole towards them using a word that has been used to stigmatize and/or oppress people like them for generations?"
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #46 on: 10 Mar 2020, 10:29 »

So what's the name of this beer? It could be simply 'GOOD' but I suspect there's more to it than that.

It could certainly be.  After all, "BEER" brand beer has been available in Alberta for decades.

The generic beer that was too cheap for Saskatchewan
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #47 on: 10 Mar 2020, 11:02 »

I must be sheltered. This is literally the first I've heard of crazy being a bad word.

https://www.autistichoya.com/p/ableist-words-and-terms-to-avoid.html
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #48 on: 10 Mar 2020, 12:42 »

*raises hand*
I have, at a minimum, depression and anxiety.  Does that give me "c-word" privileges?

"How many traits must I have in common with a person to be an insensitive asshole towards them using a word that has been used to stigmatize and/or oppress people like them for generations?"

so that's a 'no', huh.
great.
another thing to feel bad about... guess i'll throw it on the pile.
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Re: WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
« Reply #49 on: 10 Mar 2020, 15:32 »

But calling people "dipshit" is okay.

And people wonder why I rarely speak.
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