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Feb 24, 2021 17:19
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Club life in Moominvalley
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Feb 24, 2021 17:20
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Comic Strips 2021: It Wasn't My Fault, It Was The Cow... Also: goddamn, GET ON WITH IT, Zorro. You're the most long-winded of strips, I swear, the protagonist has been dueling these two guys for what, a week now? Two? Also also: Modesty and Willie didn't have to bail Guido out of trouble! This is a first I think!
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Feb 24, 2021 17:34
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In today's Blueberry: I just want to let you know that the dialogue for Cochise was very stereotypical in the original text, e.g. 'so long as the white man's tongue remains unclouded by lies', 'crazy as a prairie-dog', etc. I think my translation work conveys the general feeling/emotion/specific information without being so hackneyed, or Bascom handles things with tact and dignity, or I think this is what's described as 'the talks breaking down'  
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Feb 24, 2021 17:46
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Mikl posted:Also also: Modesty and Willie didn't have to bail Guido out of trouble! This is a first I think! The strip having him pull off a well planned intelligence operation instead of walking up to the front door shouting "Who order-a tha pizza-pie?!" before getting immediatly captured is an odd character choice for him.
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Feb 24, 2021 17:47
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amigolupus posted:Here I thought Atte was a good kid with a terrible friend, but no, they're both creeps. I'm gathering that Atte's supposed to come off as a decent guy struggling with his hormones and peer pressure. He seems to understand that his friend's behavior is wrong, but he doesn't know any better ways to show his interest in someone. But maybe I'm wrong; this comic makes a habit of bending reader expectations. LazyQ posted:Mämmilä For example, I really didn't expect Sulo's story about murdering someone to be framed with an almost comical depiction of the victim. It's like an Everett True strip with actual consequences. Thanks for bringing us Mammila, by the way. It's great, and I never would have known about it if wasn't for your posts.
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Feb 24, 2021 18:05
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Kid Fenris posted:For example, I really didn't expect Sulo's story about murdering someone to be framed with an almost comical depiction of the victim. It's like an Everett True strip with actual consequences. Is that comical? I found it grotesque. The author/artist is very good at caricature.
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Feb 24, 2021 18:38
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Docks  Retail   Popular Comics  
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Feb 24, 2021 19:13
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In this installment of The Timid Soul (May 4, 1936), look at all those reflections and ripples. Caspar is trying to drive during the 1936 spring floods. "C.B.G." is presumably the person who gave Webster the idea for this strip. 
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Feb 24, 2021 19:22
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Bad Machinery
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Feb 24, 2021 19:32
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Holbrook's strips do a LOT of plotlines where a character is forced into a new body or persona against their will and after some initial grumbling, is super cool with it. Fine, I get that there are transformation fetishists out there and I'm sure a bunch of them read the strips, so do what works for your audience, I guess. I just wish that Holbrook hadn't also used these as metaphors for being gay or trans in the past because then that makes the part where the characters decide they're cool with living as a shape that they've been forced into pretty icky. Yeah, I know I'm assigning more depth to the thing than Holbrook intended or is capable of. Oh, good. Bernice is here to disapprove of everyone.
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Feb 24, 2021 19:50
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Darthemed posted:Retail You're doing that thing where you're projecting company ethics instead of sensible opinions, Marla. (Though the missing receipt and missing packaging muddles the point a bit, those are reasonable to complain about. It just feels like she has the most issue with the 'I don't want it anymore' part.) I dunno how it is in the US, but here in the Norway we have a period where customers can return a product regardless of reason. (With the exception of some products like hygienic stuff, underwear, etc.) (Angrerett, literally 'The right to regret'.) I'm well within my rights as a consumer to buy a thing, try it out, realize I don't actually like it, and return it to the store within 2 weeks. There'll only be an issue if I've damaged the product or whatever. Some stores will also happily extend that period to a month+, or even let you price-match for products within that period as a way to attract more customers. (and get the resulting charge as a gift card. I got ~50$ back when I bought a headset once, and it went on sale at a different store 2 weeks later.)
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Feb 24, 2021 19:52
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Mikl posted:
The day ain’t over yet. Even if they do...Guido has his ‘fiancée’ to reckon with
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Feb 24, 2021 19:55
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Parahexavoctal posted:In this installment of The Timid Soul (May 4, 1936), look at all those reflections and ripples. I'm surprised Caspar would even try to drive at all during a flood.
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Feb 24, 2021 19:59
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Weembles posted:The strip having him pull off a well planned intelligence operation instead of walking up to the front door shouting "Who order-a tha pizza-pie?!" before getting immediatly captured is an odd character choice for him. Like a fine wine. F Minus  Mark Trail  Mary Worth  The Phantom  Pooch Cafe  Rex Morgan MD  Andertoons  Apartment 3-G 
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Feb 24, 2021 20:05
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Technowolf posted:I'm surprised Caspar would even try to drive at all during a flood. He probably had some prior obligation, and it would have been rude to cancel.
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Feb 24, 2021 20:12
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Garfield Heathcliff  Overboard  Monty  Rae the Doe, which you can support by pledging to the author's Patreon 
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Feb 24, 2021 20:13
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Mämmilä Spoilered for brief nudity. Probably the most bizarre comic in the series. Maybe I'm missing something, I know there's a whole weird thing about popping zits but it's such an odd choice for a one-off joke.
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Feb 24, 2021 20:19
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I'm all in on Mark Trail right now. This is so strange that I have to see where it goes.
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Feb 24, 2021 20:23
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LazyQ posted:Probably the most bizarre comic in the series. Maybe I'm missing something, I know there's a whole weird thing about popping zits but it's such an odd choice for a one-off joke. 
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Feb 24, 2021 20:24
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LazyQ posted:Probably the most bizarre comic in the series. Maybe I'm missing something, I know there's a whole weird thing about popping zits but it's such an odd choice for a one-off joke. Yeah it's a thing. Yeah I'm gonna kinkshame on this one, ew.
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Feb 24, 2021 20:36
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CommonShore posted:I'm all in on Mark Trail right now. This is so strange that I have to see where it goes. The trail family works like popeyes family where you take on the physical traits by proximity rather than genetics
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Feb 24, 2021 20:39
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Give me the benefits of a hot oatmeal breakfast!Samovar posted:Ok, this may sound weird, but I think I may be hard of hearing, but only for speech? I've noticed a number of times that I can hear very faint sounds, sometimes before other people, but I can completely overlook someone speaking either around me or to me if I am otherwise distracted. I have a thing where I can hear just fine but I can't understand people talking if there's any sort of background noise. Since hearing tests are just "press a button when you hear a beep" I do really well at them, but sometimes when I'm talking to someone I can hear that they're saying things but I can't understand what they're saying. Even asking them to repeat it a couple of times doesn't help.
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Feb 24, 2021 20:45
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I think the "pimples" thing started off being literal in the first scene but morphed into some sort of innuendo by the second one, maybe?
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Feb 24, 2021 20:45
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I thought nerdy girl actually likes Rane and he calls her chest pimples to mock her so she's playing with it.
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Feb 24, 2021 20:51
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Cobalt-60 posted:I think it's a joke about how messy he left his room.
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Feb 24, 2021 20:54
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Doomykins posted:I thought nerdy girl actually likes Rane and he calls her chest pimples to mock her so she's playing with it. No, she actually does like popping zits. And the stuff about "all those that happen to be on your neck" is him trying to threaten her with violence.
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Feb 24, 2021 21:36
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Vargo posted:
so glad that Curtis doesn't acknowledge Barry Bonds as the record holder either
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Feb 24, 2021 21:40
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You could post this after every Holbrook post. B Kliban Kliban's into eskimos  My avatar goes to the 1970s zoo 
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Feb 24, 2021 21:47
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Wow, where did the time go? (Brain problems is where) Catchup part 1: 2017 Spiderman        Footrot Flats       
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Feb 24, 2021 23:39
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Vintage Valiant (Dec. 05, 1943)  
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Feb 25, 2021 00:17
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Kid Fenris posted:I'm gathering that Atte's supposed to come off as a decent guy struggling with his hormones and peer pressure. He seems to understand that his friend's behavior is wrong, but he doesn't know any better ways to show his interest in someone. But maybe I'm wrong; this comic makes a habit of bending reader expectations. I remember someone mentioning this before, but every update of Mämmilä does a bit of a time skip, and there's never really in-between scenes to help transition from the old to the new status quo, so it can get a little jarring. Julet Esqu posted:
In the hands of a better writer, this would be the point where Luann finally has enough of Bernice's bullshit of not trusting her, and Bernice has to face the consequences of being a judgmental jerk. But this is Team Evans, so...
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Feb 25, 2021 00:26
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fondue posted:My avatar goes to the 1970s zoo Hola, angelitos!
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Feb 25, 2021 00:27
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Twelve by Pies posted:I have a thing where I can hear just fine but I can't understand people talking if there's any sort of background noise. Since hearing tests are just "press a button when you hear a beep" I do really well at them, but sometimes when I'm talking to someone I can hear that they're saying things but I can't understand what they're saying. Even asking them to repeat it a couple of times doesn't help. I have this as well. It's called Central Auditory Processing Disorder. As an adult, it really only gives me trouble in environments like loud parties or crowded restaurants (plus it makes it hard for me to understand people with unfamiliar accents), but as a kid it really interfered with my ability to deal with all sorts of stuff. It sounds like you have a relatively mild case, but if it's giving you trouble, you now at least know what to bring up to your doctor. There are hearing tests specific to it.
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Feb 25, 2021 01:38
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itt we discover we have diagnosable hearing disorders. Bogor 
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Feb 25, 2021 02:16
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amigolupus posted:I remember someone mentioning this before, but every update of Mämmilä does a bit of a time skip, and there's never really in-between scenes to help transition from the old to the new status quo, so it can get a little jarring. it’s so strange to me that the evanses know bernice is an awful, judgmental busybody, prude, and perpetual wet blanket, but they never give her any consequences. they write like they’re making a garbage sitcom, but even in sitcoms there’s some kind of balance
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Feb 25, 2021 02:33
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And He Did! (March 12, 1918) Outbursts of Everett True (April 20, 1918)  Hitz and Mrs. (December 6, 1923)  Gay and Her Gang (April 1, 1929)  Oaky Doaks (August 31, 1935)  Dark Laughter (December 20, 1941)  “Mr. Bootsie was tellin’ me that he was going to buy it but they wanted him to pay seven dollars an’ fifty cents more than he thought it was worth.” Mopsy Sunday (September 21, 1947)  Those Were the Days (October 18, 1951)  Wee Pals (May 22, 1965) 
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Feb 25, 2021 03:13
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LazyQ posted:Probably the most bizarre comic in the series. Maybe I'm missing something, I know there's a whole weird thing about popping zits but it's such an odd choice for a one-off joke. I guess my aunt will pop zits on her kids' backs, it's a little bit of bonding time where they talk and stuff, but she was surprised that my mum didn't do the same and that I thought it was a bit unusual. My mum has no idea where she got it from, so I guess it wasn't from my grandma. fondue posted:B Kliban I love Kliban's calaveras comics. Dinky Dinkerton and Flyin' Jenny Sept. 13th, 1940  I'm not really loving Dinky Dinkerton, but "you're a jackass-of-all-trades" is pretty good.  Axa  
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Feb 25, 2021 03:16
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fondue posted:B Kliban man grim fandango's a great game e: f, b: Hwurmp posted:Hola, angelitos!
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