Topic: WCDT Nov 1 - Nov 5th (4646-4650) (Read 9337 times)

shanejayell · « **on:** 31 Oct 2021, 16:35 »

Happy Halloween! Anyone dressing up?

Farideh · « **Reply #1 on:** 31 Oct 2021, 17:40 »

And a good All Hallow's Eve to you, too!

No dressing up here, alas. I'm wary about going out for trick and treating with COVID on the loose...

shanejayell · « **Reply #2 on:** 31 Oct 2021, 18:41 »

Comics up! Maybe Claire will learn Faye's SCORN move....

Farideh · « **Reply #3 on:** 31 Oct 2021, 18:46 »

Nicely played Claire, you need to keep Marten on his toes! Re. Hannelore, will we soon have a discussion between her and Brun about the best deodorant brands? Is Hannelore also using 'Megadry Fresh Laundry Scent'? So many questions!

Claire will have a way to go before she can do the SCORN. That's a Boss-level move.

Mr Intrepid · « **Reply #4 on:** 31 Oct 2021, 18:49 »

Plaid pajama pants, a T-shirt and a robe.
So Big Lebowski? Hairs nor right for fat thor.

TV4Fun · « **Reply #5 on:** 31 Oct 2021, 19:04 »

Do I detect a hint of jealousy towards Dora on Claire's part? She'd better be careful. CoD baristas have been known to mysteriously disappear for less than that.

BenRG · « **Reply #6 on:** 01 Nov 2021, 00:15 »

Something about this 'aura of wholesomeness' thing makes me wonder if it is going to be a running joke: That, if Hannelore spends too long in any given environment, people will just naturally start acting nicer? Will we see that happen at the Robot Advocacy Group?

Meanwhile, will Dora remind Claire that there is no flirting with the SO whilst on shift?

Farideh · « **Reply #7 on:** 01 Nov 2021, 01:25 »

I doubt it. Dora flirted with Marten before and during their relationship.

snubnose · « **Reply #8 on:** 01 Nov 2021, 03:33 »

Quote from: BenRG on 01 Nov 2021, 00:15

Meanwhile, will Dora remind Claire that there is no flirting with the SO whilst on shift?

Whow. That would be so weird and uncool on so many levels. So hopefully not. Though by now we might have given Jeph ideas ...

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #9 on:** 01 Nov 2021, 05:20 »

Quote from: Farideh on 01 Nov 2021, 01:25

I doubt it. Dora flirted with Marten before and during their relationship.

She still does it with Tai.
Such a rule would be arbitrarily petty and probably cause a rebellion.

shanejayell · « **Reply #10 on:** 01 Nov 2021, 18:42 »

New comic.

I think she texts better than I do, at least.

Not that that's saying much.....

Oenone · « **Reply #11 on:** 01 Nov 2021, 18:58 »

I feel like the emojis need more 🐮 🐄 cow 🐮 🐄

Farideh · « **Reply #12 on:** 01 Nov 2021, 19:14 »

I kinda get where all the animal emojis come from, but I can also imagine why Claire is basically going "WTF?"

Tova · « **Reply #13 on:** 01 Nov 2021, 20:12 »

what is your nom de pot

jesslc · « **Reply #14 on:** 01 Nov 2021, 20:52 »

Dunno what Claire is talking about - that was a great use of metaphor (and emojis) in my opinion

I love Aurelia!

Gyrre · « **Reply #15 on:** 02 Nov 2021, 02:34 »

Hmmmm..... Might be able to get away with this now.

(click to show/hide)

snubnose · « **Reply #16 on:** 02 Nov 2021, 08:14 »

This would be so much more fun if we didnt already knew what mon is going to tell her.

But I fully agree with Claire - there are by far not enough emoji in those messages !

Pseudowolf · « **Reply #17 on:** 02 Nov 2021, 09:45 »

I'm guessing the news she has to tell her is that she's been picked up a vtuber company, like whatever the QC equivalent of Hololive is.

Baz_Yat · « **Reply #18 on:** 02 Nov 2021, 11:56 »

Okay, he's no longer Slab he's the Minilith. I love that name.

shanejayell · « **Reply #19 on:** 02 Nov 2021, 18:40 »

Comic's up.

Yeah, I don't wanna know about murders either.

Farideh · « **Reply #20 on:** 02 Nov 2021, 18:48 »

'Blood cult'... Sounds like the start of a B horror movie. Something like 'Midsommar' meets 'Deadpool'.

BenRG · « **Reply #21 on:** 03 Nov 2021, 00:10 »

Why is Jeph blaming Ubisoft for this? Was this some kind of obscure Assassin's Creed reference that I'm too much of a non-fan to understand?

SmilingCat · « **Reply #22 on:** 03 Nov 2021, 00:31 »

Quote from: BenRG on 03 Nov 2021, 00:10

Why is Jeph blaming Ubisoft for this? Was this some kind of obscure Assassin's Creed reference that I'm too much of a non-fan to understand?

I assume that he's not a fan of Ubisoft. There's a lot to not like about them.

Gyrre · « **Reply #23 on:** 03 Nov 2021, 01:49 »

Well, I like the way Jeph drew Claire's expressions today. Especially panel 2.

Near Lurker · « **Reply #24 on:** 03 Nov 2021, 19:00 »

What happens when she does check Hannelore's spreadsheet, and finds "Claire"?

shanejayell · « **Reply #25 on:** 03 Nov 2021, 19:21 »

True fact: I've had at least one 'First Day Employee' go "Fuck it" and walk out.

Never burst into tears tho....

Farideh · « **Reply #26 on:** 03 Nov 2021, 20:31 »

Quote from: Near Lurker on 03 Nov 2021, 19:00

What happens when she does check Hannelore's spreadsheet, and finds "Claire"?

Ha, I was wondering that too!

DaiJB · « **Reply #27 on:** 03 Nov 2021, 22:46 »

Quote from: SmilingCat on 03 Nov 2021, 00:31

Quote from: BenRG on 03 Nov 2021, 00:10
Why is Jeph blaming Ubisoft for this? Was this some kind of obscure Assassin's Creed reference that I'm too much of a non-fan to understand?

I assume that he's not a fan of Ubisoft. There's a lot to not like about them.

Oh yeah. My daughter used to work for Ubisoft - left because of the toxic atmosphere.

Scarlet Manuka · « **Reply #28 on:** 04 Nov 2021, 00:36 »

Quote from: shanejayell on 03 Nov 2021, 19:21

True fact: I've had at least one 'First Day Employee' go "Fuck it" and walk out.

To the best of my knowledge (which is not first hand), the record at my workplace is lunchtime on the first day.

Cornelius · « **Reply #29 on:** 04 Nov 2021, 00:40 »

We got one at an hour and a half. Walked out, without a word, and didn't pick up the phone. Found out later they got a better offer elsewhere.

snubnose · « **Reply #30 on:** 04 Nov 2021, 01:39 »

...

Marten is joking, right ?

... right ?!?

BenRG · « **Reply #31 on:** 04 Nov 2021, 02:18 »

Quote from: snubnose on 04 Nov 2021, 01:39

...

Marten is joking, right ?

... right ?!?

Oh, he's joking and it shows that he knows his audience. Something tells me that Claire loves books whose romantic protagonist is cursed to eternal life until they find true love, redeem themselves from their past misdeeds or something similar.

snubnose · « **Reply #32 on:** 04 Nov 2021, 08:00 »

I was joking around.

Tova · « **Reply #33 on:** 04 Nov 2021, 15:18 »

I don't think Ben genuinely thought you were asking because you weren't sure, snubnose; he seemed to just be using your post to springboard to some musing about Claire.

badbum61 · « **Reply #34 on:** 04 Nov 2021, 18:20 »

That bass has either one string too many or three too few...

Farideh · « **Reply #35 on:** 04 Nov 2021, 18:40 »

Ay, chair pose! The most feared of all the poses.

shanejayell · « **Reply #36 on:** 04 Nov 2021, 19:48 »

One wonders if Marten has heard of vtubers yet?

DaiJB · « **Reply #37 on:** 04 Nov 2021, 19:58 »

Hey, Aurelia plays a five-string bass!

SmilingCat · « **Reply #38 on:** 04 Nov 2021, 20:41 »

Quote from: shanejayell on 03 Nov 2021, 19:21

True fact: I've had at least one 'First Day Employee' go "Fuck it" and walk out.

Never burst into tears tho....

I have seen people burst into tears.

The most notable was the one who threw a crying fit because I wouldn't stay on the clock to help her with a one person job because it was "soo much work!"

Now that I think about it, I'm actually kinda surprised I haven't seen anybody complete the trifecta, first day or not, considering the kind of people we got back at the newspaper mailroom. I've seen people break things, injure people (one guy almost dropped a pallet jack on my hand because he thought it'd be funny to goof around while I was pulling a fragment of wood out of a jammed wheel) and burst into tears, but I never saw one person do all three.

Roborat · « **Reply #39 on:** 05 Nov 2021, 12:46 »

Quote from: DaiJB on 04 Nov 2021, 19:58

Hey, Aurelia plays a five-string bass!

I have a question for the guitar types, why a 5 string bass, if a standard bass is not enough, why not just go with a baritone guitar?

DaiJB · « **Reply #40 on:** 05 Nov 2021, 19:25 »

Quote from: Roborat on 05 Nov 2021, 12:46

Quote from: DaiJB on 04 Nov 2021, 19:58
Hey, Aurelia plays a five-string bass!
I have a question for the guitar types, why a 5 string bass, if a standard bass is not enough, why not just go with a baritone guitar?

Yeah, some purists hate 'em

"Extended range" bass guitars extend the range of the instrument, usually by adding a lower B string. My son has one like that, but other examples use a high C string to extend the upper range instead.
Not a bass player myself, so I couldn't give you a definitive reason for this instrument instead of a baritone guitar - maybe it's just convenient? Maybe it's just a gimmick? ...Dunno.

I'm only guessing, but I suspect it's just a bassist's answer to achieving extended range, while a baritone guitar is a lead guitarist's answer $:-\$

Disclaimer: These are just the ramblings of an out-of-practice sometimes-guitarist, don't take 'em as gospel

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