Questionable Content 10: La Li Lu Le Lo

[eee]

Sherlock and Mr. Darcy? As in Holmes and Pride and Prejudice???

What is this, I don't even... O_O

[Mith]

Sherlock and Mr. Darcy? As in Holmes and Pride and Prejudice???

What is this, I don't even... O_O

The power of the Internet, that's what it is.

As for my thoughts on the comic, I will say that Claire irked me a bit there. But I have problems with people shipping actual people, so there's that.

[AvatarVecna]

The power of the Internet, that's what it is.

As for my thoughts on the comic, I will say that Claire irked me a bit there. But I have problems with people shipping actual people, so there's that.

It's irksome, but at least it's an established character trait, as opposed to just a set-up to a joke.

[stsasser]

I have no problem with fictional characters imagining the motives and feelings of another set of fictional characters.

[Mith]

I get that it is silly and an established character trait. It just didn't work so well for me.

As for Sherlock and Mr. Darcy, I heard that one before.

[Thufir]

The power of the Internet, that's what it is.

As for my thoughts on the comic, I will say that Claire irked me a bit there. But I have problems with people shipping actual people, so there's that.

I have to ask: why? Literally all it is is "Hey, those two look like they're getting pretty close. They'd make a cute couple if they start dating." What's to have a problem with?

[Kato]

I have to ask: why? Literally all it is is "Hey, those two look like they're getting pretty close. They'd make a cute couple if they start dating." What's to have a problem with?

Not rarely it develops into influencing people TO be a couple. When it happens with real people. Or sabotaging other relationships because it is not your ship. Obviously not saying it always happens but it does once in a while.

As for Faye and Bubbles... I don't see it. Maybe I'm old-fashioned but... it takes a lot more for me to start shipping a human and a robot. *insert obligatory Futurama clip*

[Thufir]

Not rarely it develops into influencing people TO be a couple. When it happens with real people. Or sabotaging other relationships because it is not your ship. Obviously not saying it always happens but it does once in a while.

True, but this is not happening here.

And, well, sabotaging other relationships is bad, but that's not something I've ever come across in this context. Trying to set people up with each other though, I also don't really see how that's inherently bad. It can certainly be mishandled (see: Clinton and Emily), but that certainly doesn't invalidate the whole concept, and sometimes it works out much better (see: Marigold and Dale).

[Mith]

I realize that it is silly on my part. Maybe it's because I am not seeing it on my end, and we just had an arc that shows Claire does meddle other people's affairs.

I know it is just an observation at this point. I guess stuff like this has become a personal pet peeve of mine due to other factors within my own life.

[AvatarVecna]

...well then. I can't remember if supernatural elements have been hinted at before in QC, but this would be corroborating evidence, potentially.

[eee]

...well then. I can't remember if supernatural elements have been hinted at before in QC, but this would be corroborating evidence, potentially.

Off the top of my head...

Dora was part of a coven, and she brought in the head of her order to examine Collette and see if she was under a curse, since all the businesses she'd work for before had failed soon after she went to work for them.

Dora and Hanners have apparently been possessed by eldritch spirits and spoken in non-human tongues during periods of extreme irritation.

At least one of Emily's computer projects went so wrong it began to show Etheric manifestations and the government had to send haz-mat suited workers to contain it.

So the supernatural is THERE, but it's not a major element.

So far.

[Cikomyr]

...well then. I can't remember if supernatural elements have been hinted at before in QC, but this would be corroborating evidence, potentially.

Also, the concept of Eldritch Beer is fun to think about.

The word is also cool to say.

[Keltest]

So, my german was never exactly amazing, but is that beer called "Wormfather Death's-head-birthday Dark Brown?"

Oh, yes it is. He left a note.

[Eldan]

Worm-father Skull-birthday dark-brew.

Sounds a bit like random dark-sounding words strong together, really. No one would ever say "Totenkopfgeburtstag".

[Keltest]

Worm-father Skull-birthday dark-brew.

Sounds a bit like random dark-sounding words strong together, really. No one would ever say "Totenkopfgeburtstag".

I mean, stringing smaller descriptive words together is pretty much how the German language names things, so I find it rather plausible actually.

[Morquard]

Yes, you can create some crazy words in german, which technically are correct words, and then there's what people will actually use and say. Also there are still rules to that, and when you string words together, there are implications of which part means what. And "Totenkopfgeburtstag" falls under the "Technically correct but I can't imagine anyone saying that" category.

Not just because it sounds funny, but it doesn't even make a lot of sense either. It's not "the birthday of death's head" same as you'd not say "Frankgeburtstag" for "Frank's birthday" - it would just be "Franks Geburtstag". Yes, we're not stringing everything together. :)
It sounds more like the proper name for a very specific birthday as in "Silberhochzeit" for "silver wedding" aka your 25th anniversary.

[SaintRidley]

Totenkopfgeburtstag is a specific birthday, but not everyone gets to have one. It's the word for when your birthday is also the day you die. True facts ^{totally not pulled out of my ass, nosireebob!}

[Morquard]

Fun fact, when I googled for it, I found this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dekoration-T...-/400465171003

[Kato]

Fun fact, when I googled for it, I found this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dekoration-T...-/400465171003

Well, we Germans have a great sense of humour.

But yeah, I think jeph just had fun putting something metal sounding in google translate... Though I have seen far worse attempts.

True, but this is not happening here.

No, but I think you don't refer to any situation where someone supports a relationship as shipping. It usually only applies when it turns somewhat obsessive... No?

[Morquard]

And Claire does not have a history of sticking her nose into other people's relationship business where it doesn't belong, at all. So I can't see anything going wrong with this...

[eee]

This is an interesting aspect of Brun's personality. Both that she's a fighting - although very bad at it - drunk, and that she didn't warn Elliot of it, first.

And either it WAS a very evil beer, or she has no tolerance for alcohol. Which would be ironic for a bartender.

[Cikomyr]

Brun turned out to be a much more facetted character that Jeph probably intended from his initial shotgun-crazy bartender

[Fawkes]

I'm not really sure 'crazy and violent' is a new facet for Brun.

[AvatarVecna]

I'm not really sure 'crazy and violent' is a new facet for Brun.

One might go so far as to say that it was her first established character trait, regardless of what weapon it was she brought out from under the bar.

[Morquard]

Hmm, just realised over those last two strips, that I don't dislike Brun. She's actually pretty funny and cute with Eliot there. I apparantly dislike Renee so much however, that it rubs off on anyone nearby...

[Ibrinar]

Hmm, just realised over those last two strips, that I don't dislike Brun. She's actually pretty funny and cute with Eliot there. I apparantly dislike Renee so much however, that it rubs off on anyone nearby...

Yeah I have had it that I disliked entire shows because f one character. (The anime kill la kill for instance, I couldn't stand it but realized that scenes without Mako were actually watchable. I don'tthink I would have considered it great anyway, but I might have finished it if she wasn't there. Even if it would just have been because it was popular at the time.)

[Yana]

With regards to today's blurb, I fully support the second alternative.

[Beelzebub1111]

Hmm, just realised over those last two strips, that I don't dislike Brun. She's actually pretty funny and cute with Eliot there. I apparantly dislike Renee so much however, that it rubs off on anyone nearby...

Renee is the worst. Every time she opens her mouth it remeinds me how horrible she is, and at the same time she plays it off like she just said something adorable.

[memnarch]

Renee is the worst. Every time she opens her mouth it remeinds me how horrible she is, and at the same time she plays it off like she just said something adorable.

Well, she's meant to be the secret bakery equivalent of Faye if I remember right, so it makes sense that Renee'd be kinda like that.

[Shadow of the Sun]

It's worth noting that Renee was used to A, establish that Angus has a type (aka girls like Faye) and B, to establish that he and Renee broke up due to Renee being an absolute gorram jerk (his words).

So I think us disliking her could simply be Jeph being too good at writing characters that are terrible people.