Peer Reviewed Romance
Added 2024-10-08 01:03:10 +0000 UTCwait, who's funding this research anyway
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No P-hacking the bodies!
Leak
2024-11-04 09:37:04 +0000 UTCRigor more this...
Leak
2024-11-04 09:30:35 +0000 UTCNo I had access from a wreck.
Opus the Poet
2024-10-13 17:26:20 +0000 UTCDid they cut you up to count your rings too? (cf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npcGql9Ir6Y)
Leak
2024-10-13 12:27:50 +0000 UTCI mean, Willow is short, but calling her "so down to earth" is a bit much...
Leak
2024-10-13 12:25:36 +0000 UTCIt's funny that Faye wasn't actually right about how Sven would "woo" Hanners (given that Sven talked about going to a sketchy hole in the wall if this were a real date), but she *was* spot on about how Hanners would like to be wooed :D
enchantedsleeper
2024-10-13 08:16:40 +0000 UTCYou definitely could have made the last clause in Hannelore’s bubble “Double-blind date!”
will davison
2024-10-10 00:56:24 +0000 UTCYou mean you weren't talking about the AI?
Clifton Royston
2024-10-09 19:15:40 +0000 UTCAnd she just said she would waive the height requirement!!!
Adarsh Nednur
2024-10-09 14:36:16 +0000 UTCI spent the last 20 years as a professional lab rat, I was probably in at least one dating trial...
Opus the Poet
2024-10-09 09:04:49 +0000 UTCSimilar pronunciation, different spelling: rigor.
Opus the Poet
2024-10-09 09:02:47 +0000 UTCI'm sending this thread to Food Network for a barkeep challenge.
Opus the Poet
2024-10-09 08:58:35 +0000 UTCChat got my back as always. Thanks all! Also, interestingly, Hannelore's been on about Sven's height w.r.t. dating since the beginning: https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1760
Pejo
2024-10-09 05:08:09 +0000 UTCMomo? A delicious little dumpling. Not spicy enough for Sven. Oh. You were talking about the AI?
Todd Ellner
2024-10-09 02:32:13 +0000 UTC♫ Peer-reviewed romance Low-P rendezvous ♫
ValdVin
2024-10-09 01:08:06 +0000 UTCdon't even know where to start here. @Daryl/jonesnori & yet there are any number of couples out there doing just fine when he paid for extensive plastic surgery. not buying it. @Pejo May is exceptionally kind, patient, & good at communicating in her role as Marigold's business manager. again. not buying.
Joe
2024-10-08 23:57:07 +0000 UTCAlas. I have long clung to the illusion that all comics are hand-lettered.
Ursus Ridens
2024-10-08 22:16:13 +0000 UTC"wait, who's funding this research anyway?" The, um. Coffee of Doom Foundation, "...helping sentients dree their weird since 2003".
Ursus Ridens
2024-10-08 22:09:14 +0000 UTCSpellcheck is important.
Timothy Roller
2024-10-08 21:17:10 +0000 UTCClinical trial. So apt.
Carol Metzger
2024-10-08 20:20:29 +0000 UTCI can see where it is, I don't know what it's supposed to mean in this context.
alphanor
2024-10-08 19:37:28 +0000 UTC"What, never?" "Well, hardly ever."
prettydragoon
2024-10-08 17:33:33 +0000 UTCTai can probably get them funding: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3752
Hugh Eckert
2024-10-08 16:29:06 +0000 UTCGood luck buddy. that's a mad rough time.
CaseyAEC
2024-10-08 16:00:45 +0000 UTCAlso how about Momo??
Anya Lienau
2024-10-08 15:51:11 +0000 UTCWhat's it called when you have a flashback, except it's to something you're currently going through? Because Hanners talking about "preliminary screening leading to interviews etc" is way too similar to my current job search, and I find myself hoping she doesn't actually put anyone through that.
Matt Pedone
2024-10-08 14:20:24 +0000 UTCHanners and Anh having an illicit hookup together is one of the weirder possibilities :)
Stephen Wells
2024-10-08 14:09:11 +0000 UTCI think Hanners is suggesting that she'll start evaluating Anh now for future reference.
Stephen Wells
2024-10-08 14:07:21 +0000 UTCLast panel.
Timothy Roller
2024-10-08 13:38:01 +0000 UTCLightning rough?? Am I missing something? Or it just an auto-correct error?
alphanor
2024-10-08 13:32:01 +0000 UTCThat's an obvious outcome, especially given their previous 'practice' dating experience.
alphanor
2024-10-08 13:31:17 +0000 UTCWell bulldozing past 'some other time' drops Hanners from the 'good at communicating' requirement.
Randall Norman Pick
2024-10-08 13:29:14 +0000 UTCThat's been pretty obvious since the conversation began.
alphanor
2024-10-08 13:27:44 +0000 UTCLightning rough.
Timothy Roller
2024-10-08 13:15:43 +0000 UTCBut, despite yak-based desensitization, is she up to smooching yet, or will she ever be? https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4048
Mark
2024-10-08 12:47:11 +0000 UTCThis is where my mind is going...
Carl Cravens
2024-10-08 12:24:07 +0000 UTCOh gods yes. The Greek and Roman (and most other) gods seemed to specialize in being enormous jerks. As Lord Vetinari famously said, if we really believe in the gods it should be our aim to be their moral superior*. I mean was there anything, anything at all, they did which was thoughtful, fair, or kindly? If people were rewarded or compensated at all for their sufferings, generally they just got turned into constellations. "Here you go, you can be cold, bright and distant for a few billion years, just what a mortal human would wish for." No wonder there are so many stars - it’s the fault of the pagan gods. — * about halfway thru Unseen Academicals, IIRC.
Holly Nelson
2024-10-08 11:52:05 +0000 UTCArgument ends with Anh yelling "If you like him so much why don't you date him yourself" and the light bulb goes on :)
Stephen Wells
2024-10-08 10:53:23 +0000 UTCTheir date was one of, if not the cutest thing ever done.
David Paul
2024-10-08 10:51:05 +0000 UTCAccording to Vonnegut's classic "Galapagos", you do not in fact want to see that.
Stephen Wells
2024-10-08 10:51:05 +0000 UTCShe sent Tilly to be her dad's assistant alongside Station: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3647 https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3929
David Paul
2024-10-08 10:38:24 +0000 UTCNope. That test is indeed rough *Hanners wheels out mobile Tesla coil*
David Paul
2024-10-08 10:28:46 +0000 UTCAHA! This is exactly how Dick Cheney was selected to be George W. Bush's Vice President choice - by Dick Cheney!
William Burns
2024-10-08 09:59:08 +0000 UTChey i know someone like that!!
Boots McGoot
2024-10-08 09:39:42 +0000 UTCYeah, I wouldn't go to "he basically bought it", that's not really fair
enchantedsleeper
2024-10-08 08:42:26 +0000 UTCHanners, plz... Respect Sven's agency on this one 😅
enchantedsleeper
2024-10-08 08:41:26 +0000 UTCHanners also acted as Sven's confidante on the May thing (chipping in to support her new body) and gave him advice, which was a pretty big deal. He couldn't/didn't tell Dora about that one.
enchantedsleeper
2024-10-08 08:39:17 +0000 UTCSomehow this ends up with Sven getting Hanners, Momo and May in a harem, and they're all very confused.
Stephen Wells
2024-10-08 08:21:30 +0000 UTCFYI panel 4 has a typo, the "lightning rough" should presumably be "the lightning round"
Devinity
2024-10-08 08:00:03 +0000 UTC(((Shudder))) Doesn't she have a handler?
Darnel D Cooper
2024-10-08 07:46:08 +0000 UTCGo for it Hanners!
Opus the Poet
2024-10-08 07:44:11 +0000 UTCDEFINITELY don’t want to be in the control arm for that date…..
joe velsher
2024-10-08 07:10:37 +0000 UTCAlthough I expect it involves full body latex, disinfectant, and a "No Tapirs* button
Todd Ellner
2024-10-08 06:43:08 +0000 UTCI think Hanners is Hanners and is content not to make decisions about which label to wear. She has enough on her scrupulously clean plate
Todd Ellner
2024-10-08 06:41:11 +0000 UTCThat embarrassing radio lab moment when what you thought was a strong falsetto turns out to be a soprano. Or vice versa
Todd Ellner
2024-10-08 06:22:14 +0000 UTCI wondered why she always called me "Sugar"
Todd Ellner
2024-10-08 06:20:17 +0000 UTCWould that be scientific rigor mortis?
Donald R Woods
2024-10-08 05:12:51 +0000 UTCHannelore meets those criteria...
Anya Lienau
2024-10-08 04:18:26 +0000 UTCAt the right party it's a great way to meet someone and see how they treat you when shibari is being displayed on you.
Carrie
2024-10-08 04:15:02 +0000 UTC😂🤣😂🤣 👩🔬⚗️🧪is important to Hanners!
Carrie
2024-10-08 04:08:18 +0000 UTCIt's a race to see who gets to bonetown first: Hanners or Joyce?
Uniquitous
2024-10-08 04:01:03 +0000 UTCYou know, there are several points in my life where I could have used Hannelore's matchmaking skills. I'm great now though.
Yelling Bird
2024-10-08 03:52:00 +0000 UTCI bet the sticking point will be whether to use Turbian style (Chicago with extra footnotes) or APA (avoids footnotes like it’s an STD).
Miyaa
2024-10-08 03:49:41 +0000 UTCSecond date: Mongolia. Let Hanners teach Sven how to hand milk a yak.
Miyaa
2024-10-08 03:47:43 +0000 UTCXKCD: Oh look, it's 6 of the guys from control group B!
adrian koren
2024-10-08 03:47:23 +0000 UTCIris would have exploded and now Iris will need a new sexier robot model.
Miyaa
2024-10-08 03:46:19 +0000 UTC14 years ago. That would explain why I was automatically given an AARP membership when I rechecked the capitalism box last February.
Miyaa
2024-10-08 03:45:05 +0000 UTCI'm pretty sure it's supposed to be lightning round, but you never know with Jeph.
JCfromNC
2024-10-08 03:39:21 +0000 UTCWillow would totally be open to a thruple, but Iris would NEVER.
Jake Robb
2024-10-08 03:35:26 +0000 UTCSMBC?
Trip Space-Parasite
2024-10-08 03:31:06 +0000 UTCMaybe wear a bell with the blindfold. 😁
Dean Reilly
2024-10-08 03:02:07 +0000 UTC“Sorry hun. Turns out you are just the placebo.”
legobil
2024-10-08 02:57:57 +0000 UTCWhat is a new relationship, if not, a randomized controlled trial.
legobil
2024-10-08 02:57:20 +0000 UTCWait. Was that an honest reply? I just don’t know…!
legobil
2024-10-08 02:55:40 +0000 UTCOh boy. Is Hannelore gonna interact with the sourly heiress, Anh? I can see this go at least a couple of different ways. Looking forward to it!
legobil
2024-10-08 02:54:28 +0000 UTCI tracked down the strip starting the fake date arc! Posted only 14 short years ago. https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1752
Adarsh Nednur
2024-10-08 02:53:17 +0000 UTCIf you like placebo coladas / and getting caught in a solution that may or may not be rain...
Diptych
2024-10-08 02:44:41 +0000 UTCI typed this bolndfolded too and it turned out OK. Eyy, only one letter off! Blondfolded could be having my hair over my eyes except I haven't been blonde for years and years.
Diptych
2024-10-08 02:41:55 +0000 UTCAnd it was one of the sweetest dates I’ve ever heard of. - chef kiss -
Holly Nelson
2024-10-08 02:41:21 +0000 UTCWell, he contributed a good chunk, anyway. Enough to make it awkward.
jonesnori
2024-10-08 02:41:00 +0000 UTCTai experimented with poly relationships but they didn't really suit her, and we didn't get to know her partners. Also Clinton tested the waters on Clinton/Elliot/Brun and discovered that, while Brun liked the idea of Clinton/Elliot, she didn't want to be personally involved.
Diptych
2024-10-08 02:40:17 +0000 UTCAlso they've just generally hung out! Hanners has crashed at Sven's place and such.
Diptych
2024-10-08 02:39:30 +0000 UTCTypo on lighting “rough”, assume that should be round.
erutan
2024-10-08 02:37:34 +0000 UTCI think the obvious answer to "who's funding this" is Cubetown, setting up a justification for moving much of the cast there.
William Cole
2024-10-08 02:33:30 +0000 UTCHanners has also kind of championed Sven to others, notably persuading Dora to reconcile with him when she'd cut off contact with him.
William Cole
2024-10-08 02:31:06 +0000 UTCHannelore is also tall.
Carl Fink
2024-10-08 02:30:01 +0000 UTCAce people can have sex. I was very pointedly corrected on that point in a QC comment thread.
Carl Fink
2024-10-08 02:29:04 +0000 UTCMay is good at communicating SOME things—like her lovd of scat porn.
William Cole
2024-10-08 02:24:42 +0000 UTC'Course, the next few days of Hanners talking with Anh has all sorts of potential for dramatic tension. (Is there a pool for one or both of them to get knocked into?)
That Blair Guy
2024-10-08 02:22:52 +0000 UTCY'know, with Hanners' lines in the first two frames .... I kinda wonder if she's deliberately describing herself. I'm still not sure how I feel about a "Svanners" (or would that be "Hannen"?) pairing, though I do have to admit, he's been on the right track so far, treating her as a friend rather than a potential conquest.
That Blair Guy
2024-10-08 02:20:48 +0000 UTCAlthough... Sven and Willow AND Iris? Have we had a relationship threesome in QC yet?
Doc Gumby
2024-10-08 02:20:09 +0000 UTCSven took Hanners on a “fake” date back in the day so she could experience what that was like
A Big Guy
2024-10-08 02:06:06 +0000 UTCI did steal it from a comic but not XKCD.
Taigan
2024-10-08 02:04:16 +0000 UTCCould someone remind me how Sven & Hannelore know each other so well? They seem a lot more familiar than just "they run around in the same circles & have some common friends/coworkers/siblings."
Pejo
2024-10-08 02:03:46 +0000 UTCMay is neither kind, nor patient, nor good at communicating lol
Pejo
2024-10-08 02:01:21 +0000 UTCRigger? He doesn't even KNOW 'er! (yet)
Pejo
2024-10-08 02:00:38 +0000 UTCScientific rigor when matchmaking is ok...unless the science in question is forensic pathology. (unless that's what you're into, I suppose)
Mad Marie
2024-10-08 01:55:37 +0000 UTCI tpyed this bilnfdnodled andit snot akwar data ll
Mad Marie
2024-10-08 01:52:20 +0000 UTCThe problem with dating when you're a down to earth person is that it's too easy for someone to walk all over you.
Mad Marie
2024-10-08 01:49:48 +0000 UTC^ favorite method of Zeus. (thank gods I don't live in mythological times)
Mad Marie
2024-10-08 01:48:25 +0000 UTCDamn, forgot about Iris. You're right.
Doc Gumby
2024-10-08 01:47:49 +0000 UTCEh. Control boyfriends get super jealous when they find out they're not the only ones in the study.
Mad Marie
2024-10-08 01:47:44 +0000 UTCThat's the version of the reality show that's only on the radio.
Mad Marie
2024-10-08 01:45:36 +0000 UTCBut she's already in a relationship (that she doesn't know about yet)
Alcaria Swain
2024-10-08 01:44:11 +0000 UTCI want to see those babies
Joseph McGrath
2024-10-08 01:43:48 +0000 UTC"Hi! Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?" "Never."
Mad Marie
2024-10-08 01:42:52 +0000 UTCOne time I ordered several pina coladas in a row. Got stupid silly drunk. It was only later that I realized I had mistakenly ordered the "placebo colada" off the mocktails menu. Chalk it up to further evidence that I have control issues.
Mad Marie
2024-10-08 01:41:15 +0000 UTCDouble blind date is how I figured out I was doing kink wrong.
Bridgette Ryan
2024-10-08 01:37:54 +0000 UTCThey broke that off because he basically bought her body for her.
Daryl Sawyer
2024-10-08 01:33:19 +0000 UTCWhen was Hannelore ever confirmed to be asexual? She has suffered from issues with cleanliness and the associated touch issues, but that's not the same as being ace.
Daryl Sawyer
2024-10-08 01:28:31 +0000 UTCShould have been titled "Love is Double-Blind"
Todd Ellner
2024-10-08 01:27:22 +0000 UTCBasically the plot to "Science Fell In Love So They Tried To Prove It".
Daryl Sawyer
2024-10-08 01:26:56 +0000 UTCLifted from XKCD if memory serves
Todd Ellner
2024-10-08 01:26:22 +0000 UTCIf they're waiving the height requirement I nominate Willow. She's so down to earth, some of it would have to rub off on Sven.
Doc Gumby
2024-10-08 01:26:21 +0000 UTCDouble blind date is excellent :p
SingingTurtles
2024-10-08 01:24:47 +0000 UTCKinda awkward if you both are blindfolded.
Alacrity Fitzhugh
2024-10-08 01:21:09 +0000 UTCJeph said his long term plan is "Everyone has sex, and I retire."
Todd Ellner
2024-10-08 01:17:37 +0000 UTCDating a scientist: “the sex was good, but we should perform more trials to be sure.” Also dating a scientist: “the sex was good, but I should try it with a control boyfriend to be sure.”
Taigan
2024-10-08 01:17:07 +0000 UTCThe lightning rough, Sven’s version of the lightning round. It involves rough sex and actual lightning
Daniel S
2024-10-08 01:17:03 +0000 UTCI note Hanners' hand is the same altitude as Sven's... ;)
Daryk Zirkle
2024-10-08 01:15:11 +0000 UTCWell, I was going to say to some commenters: "Hannalore is canonically asexual, so what you hope for is never going to happen". But, given the last few episodes, even I have to think "They gon' fuck".
Neil Moore
2024-10-08 01:15:01 +0000 UTCHannelore is rigorous.
Doc Gumby
2024-10-08 01:14:30 +0000 UTCI mean, kind, patient and good at communicating sure sounds like Momo... It also sounds like Marten but I don't think Claire would like to share.
David Durant
2024-10-08 01:11:53 +0000 UTCYou don't get to act surprised by this Sven, you know how Hanners is.
Shawn K. Younkin
2024-10-08 01:10:56 +0000 UTCStep 43: maroon them on the Galapagos for several generations
Andrew
2024-10-08 01:10:54 +0000 UTCLittle did Hanners recognize the Amazing Rhythm Aces as the wedding band. "Third Rate Romance" was going to throw off all their meticulous scientific findings.
ValdVin
2024-10-08 01:10:37 +0000 UTCI went to a scientific method speed dating event. I thought I was getting on really well with one of the subjects, but they turned out to be in the control group so it was just the placebo effect. :(
Diptych
2024-10-08 01:08:49 +0000 UTCStill love Hannalore so freaking much.
Vilinda
2024-10-08 01:07:56 +0000 UTC"Kind, patient, and good at communicating" is definitely swinging me in one direction on the Hanners vs May pendulum. HANNERS LOOK IN A MIRROR
Adarsh Nednur
2024-10-08 01:07:16 +0000 UTCTypo: "lightning rough"
Jeremy J Nickurak
2024-10-08 01:06:32 +0000 UTCFunding? First date they should go Dutch.
Tudza
2024-10-08 01:06:13 +0000 UTCLightning rough? XD
magus424
2024-10-08 01:05:41 +0000 UTCDoesn’t Hanners know Sven had a thing with May? Where is May!?
Andrea Andrew
2024-10-08 01:05:33 +0000 UTCGotta follow scientific rigger to be sure
Michael
2024-10-08 01:04:56 +0000 UTC
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