Directember: Of Course She Uses Celsius
Added 2024-12-11 02:06:32 +0000 UTCAI lore AND a cute Bubbles face? This is a perfect comic. I forgot about Faye’s old sleeveless hoodie, I should bring back that look now that it’s fall/winter in QC again. One of the many weird aspects of the comic’s pacing is how long it takes for seasons to change. The girls in particular went through multiple real-world summers’ worth of fashion trends over the course of the last in-comic summer. It’s super wild that as I write this, huge baggy jeans are back in style. I’m very mad about it actually, I didn’t spend all that time figuring out how to draw legs for nothing! (Nevermind that 90% of my panels are composed from the waist up lol)
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Oh my God I wanna re read the comic so bad! Why does the sight have to be broken
Egos
2024-12-21 21:19:57 +0000 UTCWillow is so open with her feelings I can’t picture her dropping Iris hints. And she does love Iris, but I’m not sure it’s distinct from the love she seems to feel for everyone she meets.
Taigan
2024-12-13 10:37:22 +0000 UTCI had to hunt for it: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5319, the last 3 panels.
Clifton Royston
2024-12-13 09:58:24 +0000 UTCI commented quite a while back, the last conversation we saw between Willow and Iris was when Iris is asking for permission to sleep in Willow's room (again), and Willow says to Iris, "I always say yes." My interpretation of that was very much like "As you wish." in 'The Princess Bride'. (Or you could also reasonably conclude that Willow is dropping some pretty strong hints for Iris, and Iris is completely missing them.)
Clifton Royston
2024-12-13 09:51:50 +0000 UTCShe might have just barged her way into Jeph's head and refused to leave.
Mark
2024-12-12 13:19:02 +0000 UTCOf course my point is I would become a nuisance w/o meaning to. You think pintsize is bad ,.....
Darnel D Cooper
2024-12-12 04:17:55 +0000 UTCThere are many people in *our* world all over the spectrum who are not into men and I find myself happy to just be friends. I think Bubbles would make an awesome friend. I am remembering the page where she helped Claire move in with Marten.
SilverbackRon
2024-12-12 02:46:39 +0000 UTCHappy to read this
Sparky
2024-12-12 02:27:53 +0000 UTCAt the time this came out, I assumed her superior senses were due to her military background. I think the tea thing with A.I. is more like synesthesia. They just process the input differently.
SilverbackRon
2024-12-12 02:22:02 +0000 UTCI love the Willow/Iris ship! 💖
SilverbackRon
2024-12-12 02:16:33 +0000 UTCI do not remember that! In fact, it seems impossible to me. hahaha
SilverbackRon
2024-12-12 02:15:53 +0000 UTC@Anton I agree! Watching these goobers actually start making good decisions that leads to smoochin'! It's been fun watching Marten, Faye and Dora all find their special someone. All new characters that we didn't know how they would fit, or if they would. The Faye/Bubbles ship is the one I was the most hyped for, in all of my webcomic journeys.
SilverbackRon
2024-12-12 02:11:41 +0000 UTCMine too!
SilverbackRon
2024-12-12 02:06:04 +0000 UTCLinestory? Or enilyrots? Sorry, I will show myself out.
SilverbackRon
2024-12-12 02:05:26 +0000 UTCThat is a good one! Maybe before his next vacation he will have us vote and he will just take the top 30.
SilverbackRon
2024-12-12 02:03:28 +0000 UTCAre we allowed to nominate strips for commentary? https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4247 The People Demand insight into the development and future of Brunfeuille!
Auros Harman
2024-12-12 01:40:47 +0000 UTCYep, you are.
Claudia D.
2024-12-12 01:10:09 +0000 UTCNow I am wondering if "Punchbot" was a model of AI body.
Captain Button
2024-12-11 22:44:06 +0000 UTCMy pants have become fashionable again? I never thought it would happen.
Chris Warren
2024-12-11 22:31:30 +0000 UTCI could fit something like 4 or 5 MREs into mine, basically everything but breakfast for a long day on the march.
Opus the Poet
2024-12-11 21:14:56 +0000 UTCNurse Chapel from ST:TOS.
Opus the Poet
2024-12-11 21:06:02 +0000 UTCAnd walnuts between her butt cheeks.
Opus the Poet
2024-12-11 21:04:39 +0000 UTCYes, I see that as having a high sensitivity to the BC parts of NBC warfare. Mostly as a safety thing because she doesn't have to mask up like people do and can continuously monitor air quality until it's safe for humans, then go decontaminate. Source: I was Army during the Cold War and had to do frequent drills, sometimes with teargas substitution for other chemical agents.
Opus the Poet
2024-12-11 21:03:37 +0000 UTCIf this had been a manga the only response would be, "Kawaii!"
Opus the Poet
2024-12-11 20:48:55 +0000 UTCI cropped out that frame and used it as a profile pic a few times.
John Ridley
2024-12-11 18:33:41 +0000 UTCNah this is straight up emotional manipulation nothing luke-warm about it 🤣 if this doesn’t work ima spam him with sad puppy pictures lol
Gipepers
2024-12-11 18:17:49 +0000 UTCLuke-warm attempt to emotionally manipulate him into un-blocking you on Blue Sky, or inside joke?
Mikey Bear
2024-12-11 18:14:55 +0000 UTCWow, talk about tunnel vision. I was so enamored of the door that I completely missed the name placard on the desk. I don't know if there is any way to figure out how many Punchbots there are, unless Jeph deigns to inform us. It is a very minor point, and there is much more going on currently [e.g. where is (are?)Yay?].
alphanor
2024-12-11 17:01:37 +0000 UTCBig fan of your work man, sad you blocked me on Bluesky…
Gipepers
2024-12-11 16:41:09 +0000 UTCIt's pretty small, but the placard on his desk seems to read "Bartholomew Punchbot, CPA" which at least hints at the existence of a Punchbot family. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3414 As for the face dicks, given that he considers getting his arm and part of his torso torn off a "work accident", I'm thinking professionalism may not be high priority in his office. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3594
BookBeard
2024-12-11 16:03:43 +0000 UTCI hope everyone will excuse this extreme digression, but I was going through the archive (again!), and one panel towards the end of the Corpse Witch arc piqued my curiosity. When Yay is (are?) tying up the loose ends, they give Punchbot a suggestion for setting up a legal fight organisation which seems to excite him, as he's tired of being a CPA. In the panel you can see a partial view of his office door which appears to have the CPA firms' name on it. It looks like Punchbot 's name is on the door at least twice. My question is: Does anyone know if there are multiple AIs in the comic named Punchbot who are also CPAs? Also, one further thought, wouldn't it be unfortunate for a CPA to have dicks drawn all over his head, particularly if he had many human clients?
alphanor
2024-12-11 15:27:06 +0000 UTCThis is why I couldn't live in that world. I find bubbles extremely cute and eatable and she is not into men. Sigh.
Darnel D Cooper
2024-12-11 15:06:39 +0000 UTCAgreed. It may not have the cute embarrassed Bubbles face, but it's still my favorite panel.
James A. Whitney
2024-12-11 14:53:21 +0000 UTCI lost the fight, I just loaded up comic 3,000 and started reading from there.
Bridgette Ryan
2024-12-11 14:26:49 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite bits of QC dialog is Faye's conversation with Marten after she runs away from the "Tetris" moment.
Boris Pelakh
2024-12-11 14:20:02 +0000 UTCThe length of time that Jeph draws the development of some of them out just to torture us! 😁
Mark
2024-12-11 14:19:48 +0000 UTCI have the "Tetris" comic specifically bookmarked for just this occasion
Uniquitous
2024-12-11 12:34:48 +0000 UTCI remember this one well - it made my heart go pitter-pat!
Sean Kinlin
2024-12-11 12:15:06 +0000 UTCWhen Faye says "Kiss-ass" Bubbles is trying very hard not to say "...absolutely would if you'd let me" :)
Stephen Wells
2024-12-11 12:06:10 +0000 UTC"Brian....I want Brian!" "moaning.... Moaning!"
Duncan
2024-12-11 12:06:09 +0000 UTC"Robots who want to smooch" becoming the central theme :)
Stephen Wells
2024-12-11 10:56:32 +0000 UTCMelon is a boddhisattva, she has reached enlightenment and perceives the true nature of reality. It is silly.
Stephen Wells
2024-12-11 07:57:12 +0000 UTC"Pansexual in the Spanish sense" :)
Stephen Wells
2024-12-11 07:49:00 +0000 UTCYeah, that was a tipping point and no mistake :)
Stephen Wells
2024-12-11 07:48:11 +0000 UTCCelsius is still Centigrade in my head. We used Rankine instead of Kelvin. When the UK switched from fryingheat (Fahrenheit), the new numbers didn't mean anything to most people. We were given this rhyme : - 5 & 10 & 21 Winter, Spring, and Summer Sun. Then I moved to Oz - From Maritime Temperate to Continental Extreme - and 40°+ summers.
Charles Hirst
2024-12-11 07:44:15 +0000 UTCIt's been a weird month so far. For some reason, I keep reading storyline in reverse
Sarah Peper 🏳️⚧️
2024-12-11 07:29:20 +0000 UTCNegative Kelvin temperatures are sort of a theoretical thing, but describe a matter that is hotter than matter at an infinite temperature. [/physics_geek]
Captain Button
2024-12-11 06:24:04 +0000 UTCI thought Roko was pansexual, at least in French.
Captain Button
2024-12-11 06:19:51 +0000 UTCI see robot chassis as similar to cars. Wide range of sizes and styles, wide range of manufacturers' options, and all manner of aftermarket accessories available, with price ranges similar to automobiles. Olfactory upgrades would be very popular add-ons for less tricked out models.
OldGoat
2024-12-11 05:13:18 +0000 UTCPanel 5... damn though
Uniquitous
2024-12-11 05:11:12 +0000 UTCStages 2-4 May was cuter.
OldGoat
2024-12-11 05:06:55 +0000 UTCPintsize. Although I'm sure he's pansexual. Or in his case, omnisexual.
OldGoat
2024-12-11 05:04:32 +0000 UTCI suspect that Bubbles' chemisensor suite is different from that of other 'bots (and from ours).
Ursus Ridens
2024-12-11 05:04:25 +0000 UTCStage 7: Best dang manager that a chaos trash goblin (see: Marigold Stage: 4) could ever have. (but don't forget the tits)
Michael Steamweed
2024-12-11 05:02:28 +0000 UTCI prefer to think of it as a bunch of sticky notes scattered about.
Ursus Ridens
2024-12-11 05:01:53 +0000 UTCI'm so glad random came up with this comic. It might be one of the best, quintessential QC comics of all time.
pseudoclever
2024-12-11 04:51:30 +0000 UTCOh god, I am going to end up re-reading that entire arc again, aren't I?
Bridgette Ryan
2024-12-11 04:45:00 +0000 UTCSuper-cute Bubs face there, indeed. This randomized trip through memory lane is worth it for that alone.
Karel P Kerezman
2024-12-11 04:43:27 +0000 UTCStarted here and worked backwards? https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4341
Andrew
2024-12-11 04:27:28 +0000 UTC*Church voice* *sigh* Yeah... that's right... I'm a gay robot.
BookBeard
2024-12-11 04:14:57 +0000 UTC*Caboose voice* "…so that… would make you …a gay robot"
Fart Captor
2024-12-11 04:03:41 +0000 UTCWebcomicTime
TV4Fun
2024-12-11 03:56:38 +0000 UTCHonestly, the romance of QC is one of those things that really hits for me. The depth of the relationships! The details! The delight of moments like this.
Anton
2024-12-11 03:32:19 +0000 UTCI'd like to think that somewhere there is a sticky note with: "New character: May Stage 1. Virtual reality ghost Stage 2. Unemployed convict Stage 3. Clown boys 'n watemelons Stage 4. Busted-ass charity case Stage 5. TITS! Stage 6. New job?"
BookBeard
2024-12-11 03:24:18 +0000 UTCThis is just one of many comics that gives me an answer to those weird "If you could be transported to any fictional world" shorts you see all over the place. I would want to be an AI in this universe just because post-singularity digital existence sounds fucking awesome.
Anthony Gaglianese
2024-12-11 03:20:16 +0000 UTCI bet Melon sees & hears some interesting things, but they probably can't even be imagined by human minds.
William Cole
2024-12-11 03:19:17 +0000 UTCThat's right!!! I got it mixed up
Luis Padilla López
2024-12-11 03:11:24 +0000 UTCJames Blunt. 😂
Dan Isaacs
2024-12-11 02:59:31 +0000 UTCAnd meteorologist because we don’t like operating the physics-math with negative numbers, hence why Kelvin temperatures exist.
Miyaa
2024-12-11 02:59:12 +0000 UTCI would love to know what was Jeph’s thinking behind the evolution of May.
Miyaa
2024-12-11 02:54:57 +0000 UTCNext time QC springtime rolls around, can I please request Faye in bouncy pigtails again? It was adorable, though it only appeared in maybe one arc.
Holly Nelson
2024-12-11 02:47:07 +0000 UTCProbably why I’m enjoying the occasional Willow/Iris moments.
Taigan
2024-12-11 02:40:41 +0000 UTCAs wonderful as Faye and Bubbles relationship has become, I do get a kick out of these old strips building up to it with Faye in denial and Bubbles utterly failing to hide her attraction.
Taigan
2024-12-11 02:39:14 +0000 UTCAlso Yay. Yay uses Kelvin. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4594
BookBeard
2024-12-11 02:38:34 +0000 UTCThe bottom two panels are each gorgeous in their own way 😍
Drazi
2024-12-11 02:38:22 +0000 UTCActually that was earlier, while they were still at the fighting ring, shortly after Bubbles' first visit to CoD. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3166
BookBeard
2024-12-11 02:36:09 +0000 UTCDown with the pants-triarchy!
BookBeard
2024-12-11 02:33:20 +0000 UTCAs others said this was a fave of mine I loved you diving into AI world building in QC land
Lyman Green
2024-12-11 02:33:13 +0000 UTC120.5 ℉ ≈ 49.1667…℃ ≈ 322.317… K which is 52 ℉ (11.111… ℃, 284.26 K) above the US conventional USA room temperature of 69 ℉ (20.556… ℃; 293.71 K).
Miyaa
2024-12-11 02:31:11 +0000 UTCIt's simple, but I really love panel 5. The composition, the sentiment, Bubbles herself - it's a favourite.
Simon Davis
2024-12-11 02:30:27 +0000 UTC🤯 All these years, we’ve been blaming the patriarchs of the fashion world & it’s been the government the WHOLE time!
Melissa Wilson
2024-12-11 02:27:56 +0000 UTCIsn't part of the benefot of writing an alternate world where robots exist is that you get to make up your own fashion trends?
Veronica Jane
2024-12-11 02:27:08 +0000 UTCEscalator temporarily stairs; sorry for the convenience! 🙃
Melissa Wilson
2024-12-11 02:25:23 +0000 UTCSigh, this is one of the reasons I totally fell for Bubbles. When she and Faye finally got together I posted on my Facebook "MY SHIP HAS COME IN!!!!!"
Packy Anderson
2024-12-11 02:25:22 +0000 UTCHands down one of my favorite comics in all five thousand plus. Bubbles is also quite beautiful.
Doc Gumby
2024-12-11 02:24:27 +0000 UTCOnly astronomers use Kelvin. 😝
Packy Anderson
2024-12-11 02:23:53 +0000 UTCAw yeah that's the stuff, love me some AI lore! I remember wondering at the time whether Bubbles' superior senses were shared by all AI or if it was a feature of her military chassis. Given how other robots react to smelling tea I think it's safe to say the olfactory sensitivity is widely available, but I'm still curious about sight and hearing. The only AI aside from Bubbles that I can recall mentioning superhuman senses are Yay and Moray, neither of whom are using anything resembling civilian hardware.
BookBeard
2024-12-11 02:23:52 +0000 UTCWhat does she sound like in your head?
Diptych
2024-12-11 02:21:25 +0000 UTCPay no attention to Bubs' solo panel five. It will mean nothing in the ongoing scheme of things.
ValdVin
2024-12-11 02:20:10 +0000 UTCBubbles can't eat an apple, but she can crack a coconut between her thighs. I'd call that a worthwhile tradeoff.
Dean Reilly
2024-12-11 02:16:09 +0000 UTCThe "you are beautiful," line cemented Bubbles voice in my brain for some reason and now whenever I read her dialog I hear that voice.
smack54
2024-12-11 02:15:34 +0000 UTCIve discovered military pants, turns out all the pockets from womens regular clothing? Military took em, for thier pants
Hope
2024-12-11 02:14:06 +0000 UTCThanks Mitch :)
Josh Greiner
2024-12-11 02:13:52 +0000 UTCWhy does she use Celsius? She should use Kelvin.
KiTA
2024-12-11 02:13:07 +0000 UTCI remember the next one where Faye realizes she's been a stink bomb around Bubbles and starts showering out of shame...
Luis Padilla López
2024-12-11 02:12:31 +0000 UTCOh God, JNCO jeans were all the rage then for us.
Ryan DeWeerd
2024-12-11 02:12:29 +0000 UTCAww!
Marshall Gates
2024-12-11 02:12:16 +0000 UTCI miss short hair bubbles, she was so dang cute. She still is, but she used to be, too.
Cancertopia
2024-12-11 02:11:40 +0000 UTCFaye just wants to hug Bubbles like a constrictor, but STRAIGHTLY!
Shawn K. Younkin
2024-12-11 02:11:01 +0000 UTCI love this strip so much. Watching their relationship grow was so wonderful. there is deep respect, trust and love between them. 🥰🥰🥰
Anne Marie
2024-12-11 02:10:24 +0000 UTCBaggy cargo jeans were HUGE when i was in high school (early 2000s) and i couldn't be happier they're back, i can fit a whole hardback novel in each pocket
Hope
2024-12-11 02:10:06 +0000 UTCI wonder if she can see Faye's stripes?
Ashlyn Crowe
2024-12-11 02:09:45 +0000 UTCLovely little moments like this is why I stay.
Tannerbot
2024-12-11 02:09:24 +0000 UTCThis is right before Faye starts showering! Also, unless you're skipping forward a year, it's probably late winter/early Spring by the time we get back into the comic.
Bill Silvia
2024-12-11 02:09:08 +0000 UTCAh! One of the greatest.
Matt Grayson
2024-12-11 02:08:50 +0000 UTCAwwww
Ting
2024-12-11 02:08:39 +0000 UTC
