jephjacques : Typification

@OldGoat • It’s not just for thanksgiving or any other holiday. It is one of the things that will taste good regardless whether you got the ingredients from a Dollar General, an ALDIs, to all the way at the rich ends of the grocery store spectrum, that is a Whole Foods or an Erewhon.

Miyaa

2024-05-24 15:05:16 +0000 UTC

I have never seen of or heard of it in a can. That's a horrific thought. 😳

Carrie

2024-05-23 16:46:32 +0000 UTC

Thank you. Questionable Content helps me remain relevant in my dotage.

OldGoat

2024-05-23 13:53:54 +0000 UTC

Mac and double cheese. The fat slows the absorption of the starch in the pasta.

OldGoat

2024-05-23 13:48:20 +0000 UTC

Iriz.

OldGoat

2024-05-23 13:44:55 +0000 UTC

Parmesan? I hope you mean freshly grated and not that mummified stuff in a can. Fresh Romano or Asiago would work well, too.

OldGoat

2024-05-23 13:42:46 +0000 UTC

@Miyaa Thanksgiving at every meal?

OldGoat

2024-05-23 13:40:52 +0000 UTC

Ugh, you are so not down with the youths. You mean to say she took a hit off that sweet mary jane bud flower! https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5300

BookBeard

2024-05-23 05:09:01 +0000 UTC

For the squeaky h8rs, a bit of olive oil solves it while adding another subtle layer of flavor. For Parmesan, Kraft is my minimum acceptable quality if it's freshly opened. (I think is okay but not even close to some properly stored wonderful.) Adding parmesan to almost any appy or entre then is total wonderfulness.

Carrie

2024-05-23 00:14:18 +0000 UTC

Roast veggies whenever you can.

William Burns

2024-05-23 00:06:33 +0000 UTC

Dust them with grated parmesan while still quite hot, before serving. The good stuff, not Kraft. No more squeaky.

William Burns

2024-05-23 00:05:24 +0000 UTC

damn. another webcomic to read??

Joe

2024-05-22 23:55:05 +0000 UTC

been there. done that. as one of the kids. I'm not THAT old.

Joe

2024-05-22 23:48:20 +0000 UTC

I’m sure she had goals after she finished college but cube town is such a mess that it would be easy to lose your center. There’s an AI guy running around causing mischief on purpose and nobody would notice because the entire area is so goddamn chaotic. That’s not to speak of the realtor chameleons that may or may not have the ability to sell you space.

Jose Alfredo Villalobos

2024-05-22 22:13:51 +0000 UTC

@Magic Chopstick Games Today I learned! I enjoyed this article https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/30/773457637/from-culinary-dud-to-stud-how-dutch-plant-breeders-built-our-brussels-sprouts-bo which also gave me a new preparation method to try :D

enchantedsleeper

2024-05-22 21:21:33 +0000 UTC

It's also possible that what she "had" before was less curiosity and more academic ability and drive. You don't necessarily need curiosity to achieve a lot academically. But once you get out of education... now what?

enchantedsleeper

2024-05-22 21:12:25 +0000 UTC

@eduardo It's a reference, in that specific wording ^^ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/why-not-both-why-dont-we-have-both

enchantedsleeper

2024-05-22 21:05:57 +0000 UTC

I love the Dumbing of Age reference here!!! Well played!

Brad

2024-05-22 20:04:55 +0000 UTC

I thought slashes were illegal?

dcy665 .

2024-05-22 18:36:26 +0000 UTC

I feel like it’ll be the former, but it could easily come off as the latter

KingAtticus

2024-05-22 17:16:55 +0000 UTC

I think I hit a nerve with the brussels sprout mention!

alphanor

2024-05-22 16:49:57 +0000 UTC

Well this was in the late 60's, early 70's and they had five kids to feed. Boxes of Kraft mac & cheese and cans of green beans was probably affordable. Feed the entire family for a couple bucks.

SilverbackRon

2024-05-22 16:49:33 +0000 UTC

OK, you had weirdly creative parents. But on your recommendation I'll try it if I can get my wife to agree. (Which is a big if; she'll probably insist on fresh green beans.)

Ursus Ridens

2024-05-22 16:44:49 +0000 UTC

It's an indicator of 'has been using Willow's pot vape.'

Melissa

2024-05-22 15:35:58 +0000 UTC

Is it just my monitor, or maybe my vision, rendering the whites of Liz's eyes a pale pink?

OldGoat

2024-05-22 15:33:35 +0000 UTC

Joyce/Dorothy/Joe. Or Joyce/Dorothy.

Andrea Andrew

2024-05-22 14:01:37 +0000 UTC

Woah!!! That reference! Who will be the Dorothy to Liz’s Joyce?

Andrea Andrew

2024-05-22 13:25:11 +0000 UTC

Thing is, brussels sprouts used to be terribly bitter, nasty things—like for a significant chunk of my not-all-that-long lifetime—but someone figured out how to breed out the bitter and made them one of the better-tasting veggies out there today. All they need these days is a little olive oil, salt, and a nice hot roast, and they’re delightful

Magic Chopstick Games

2024-05-22 12:41:53 +0000 UTC

¿Por qué no ambos?… might be better spanish

eduardo

2024-05-22 12:27:56 +0000 UTC

I love roasted Brussels sprouts, but something I've also done a few times, especially with smaller sprouts, is pickle them. Very tasty.

Sean Kinlin

2024-05-22 11:07:05 +0000 UTC

I realise that it's not the point of the strip, but DAMN Iris looks good from that perspective. Maybe she should spend more time facing away from Willow and see what happens :)

Stephen Wells

2024-05-22 10:50:15 +0000 UTC

My parents do Brussels Sprouts like mashed potatoes. Comes up a treat 😋

David Paul

2024-05-22 10:49:54 +0000 UTC

She misinterpreted people ordering fresh ground coffee.

David Paul

2024-05-22 10:44:09 +0000 UTC

A bit of salt prior to steaming helps retain flavour.

David Paul

2024-05-22 10:42:23 +0000 UTC

Iris is either about to say something gruff yet endearing or she's going to say something very mean.

Jim

2024-05-22 10:40:32 +0000 UTC

Dina is Becky's girlfriend and now lover, Becky was Joyce's BFF when they were both homeschooled. And Joyce is the autistic homeschooled girl of Fundy upbringing who is now agnostic tending atheist who yesterday in-comic slept topless with a boy after getting drunk on whiskey flights at Hooch Place. And everything is like that program within a program on Dinosaurs, "Way Too Complicated".

Opus the Poet

2024-05-22 09:41:19 +0000 UTC

I read this first thing in the morning, before finishing my coffee. My sleep-addled mind wondered if Iris had worked at Indiana University.

Steve DeGroof

2024-05-22 09:39:48 +0000 UTC

I understood that reference dot gif. Joe x Joyce OTP.

Opus the Poet

2024-05-22 09:23:28 +0000 UTC

fuckin MOOD Liz ~<3

Mitsuki Ayane

2024-05-22 07:02:07 +0000 UTC

Fresh green beans chiming in, I've definitely had some tooth squeaking. It was just a curiosity to me but I could see it being a big issue for folks w/ sensory stuff.

Pejo

2024-05-22 07:01:56 +0000 UTC

Sonofagun, I accidentally stumbled on it. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3766

Clifton Royston

2024-05-22 06:49:59 +0000 UTC

Damn, now that's going to bug me until I find it.

Clifton Royston

2024-05-22 06:16:16 +0000 UTC

Porque no los dos?

Clifton Royston

2024-05-22 06:13:15 +0000 UTC

Dina's from a different webcomic, Dumbing of Age, although she made a brief guest appearance in Coffee of Doom here.

Clifton Royston

2024-05-22 06:12:34 +0000 UTC

Newton didn't actually stop doing scholarship IIRC, he became obsessed with alchemy and spent decades experimenting to try to discover the Philosopher's Stone.

Clifton Royston

2024-05-22 06:08:52 +0000 UTC

Geez, I know she's out of work since Hex Mex closed but that seems a bit harsh.

BookBeard

2024-05-22 06:05:58 +0000 UTC

That sucks. but yeah, cake is the answer there.

Yelling Bird

2024-05-22 05:25:03 +0000 UTC

Damn, now I want a double helping of mac & cheese. How could you!?

Uniquitous

2024-05-22 05:10:36 +0000 UTC

That is funny, I grew up on Mac & Cheese with canned green beans. In fact mac & cheese just doesn't seem right without them.

SilverbackRon

2024-05-22 04:53:09 +0000 UTC

This chapter should have a 5th panel, which is just the Mortal Kombat "Friendship!" scene with both Liz and Iris looking away from each other awkwardly 🤣

Kurist Zero

2024-05-22 04:47:45 +0000 UTC

Yemisi: “Eating Willow's ass would just make you envious! Your taunt remains meaningless!”

Graydon Armstrong

2024-05-22 04:31:18 +0000 UTC

Irisabeth?

BookBeard

2024-05-22 04:29:28 +0000 UTC

Yes.

BookBeard

2024-05-22 04:28:08 +0000 UTC

In a big pile next to the coffee machine. It's why they asked her to leave.

BookBeard

2024-05-22 04:27:36 +0000 UTC

Nah, Liz is short because of evolution. For gremlins, being small and concealable is a vital survival trait.

BookBeard

2024-05-22 04:26:06 +0000 UTC

Liz so desperately needs to learn that she doesn't suffer from some kind of special genius-burnout, but something that's pretty common for young adults her age

Bagge

2024-05-22 04:24:03 +0000 UTC

Did Iris live in Bloomington, Indiana?

Populuxe

2024-05-22 04:15:10 +0000 UTC

Who's Dina? I'm missing a reference from this strip

enchantedsleeper

2024-05-22 04:13:21 +0000 UTC

Can't tell if you mean Iris or Liz xD

enchantedsleeper

2024-05-22 04:12:29 +0000 UTC

Mmmm. Mac and cheese

enchantedsleeper

2024-05-22 04:09:49 +0000 UTC

Brussels sprouts are only bitter and unpleasant if you overcook them. Steamed, they're delightful, though possibly a bit boring. But mostly their reputation comes from bad preparation. One of my favourite recent discoveries is shredded Brussels sprouts. As the name implies, you shred them up and fry them until they're crispy. I had some made by my cousin the Christmas before last and they were A-MA-ZING. I tried to recreate them myself and they weren't AS good, but I still really like the concept. Further experimentation required.

enchantedsleeper

2024-05-22 04:08:36 +0000 UTC

I don't, bc diabetic =( (I mean, if I'm gonna have carbs, CAKE)

Minzoku Bokumetsu

2024-05-22 03:50:10 +0000 UTC

she kept the grounds in the cafeteria

Minzoku Bokumetsu

2024-05-22 03:49:12 +0000 UTC

It looks like Iris is about to impart some good advice to Liz, who won't remember this conversation at all the next morning.

Scott Haley

2024-05-22 03:45:35 +0000 UTC

I must be eating different sprouts to everyone else, because I've never found them bitter or unpleasant, even when just steamed and served without any seasoning. I'm told that sprouts were bred to be pleasanter-tasting a few decades ago. Are the old varieties still in circulation? If so, either I've never had them, or I lack the genetic marker that makes sprouts bitter or something.

Diptych

2024-05-22 03:37:11 +0000 UTC

This is basically the theory behind bonsai. I wonder if lack of social contact is the reason why Liz is so short. The "Great Man" theory is one of the most destructive beliefs, both on a personal level and for society as a whole, imo.

Clarence the Liar

2024-05-22 03:36:01 +0000 UTC

I've heard that interpretation, but... if it was a slam, it's a bit of a weak one, y'know? Attributing your own success to the foundational work done by those who have come before you using an existing quotation, but the quotation mentions tall people so you're actually using it to dig at someone who isn't very tall? Not exactly the zinger of the century. I certainly wouldn't assume that was the only reason he was using that quotation.

Diptych

2024-05-22 03:31:03 +0000 UTC

To the Brussels sprouts haters—try them drizzled in olive oil and salt, then roasted on a baking tray or grilled. It takes that sulphuric funk away and leaves them crispily tender and fragrant in a much milder and more complex way. It's hard to describe so you'll have to try it yourself if you like to try out different foods.

Clarence the Liar

2024-05-22 03:28:57 +0000 UTC

robutts :3

Fart Captor

2024-05-22 03:23:33 +0000 UTC

Yes. But it's awfully hard to tell the difference from inside the depression (as me how I know).

William Cole

2024-05-22 03:16:24 +0000 UTC

Hey, don't knock the all-cereal diet. Steve seems to be doing alright.

BookBeard

2024-05-22 03:13:37 +0000 UTC

The "shoulders of giants" thing is probably a slam at fellow scholar Robert Hooke, who was quite short. At least, one biography of Newton that I've read said that. (Hooke came up with the inverse square idea, although it was certainly Newton who fully worked it out. They bickered over that for decades.)

Carl Fink

2024-05-22 03:11:06 +0000 UTC

As unhealthy as double mac and cheese with no vegetables is, it still seems much healthier than Dina's diet of cereal (and only cereal) for every meal. Also, I wonder if Liz's dislike of vegetables is in any way related to her height?

Alex H.

2024-05-22 03:02:58 +0000 UTC

I like 'em all.

jonesnori

2024-05-22 02:41:59 +0000 UTC

And also not control-return. Dammit. Shift-return. So: Mac and cheese and cherry tomatoes chopped in half. Mac and cheese and olives. Mac and cheese and steamed broccoli. Mac and cheese and black beans. Mac and cheese and croutons (or stale bread broken into bits)

Amelia Lewis

2024-05-22 02:39:50 +0000 UTC

Argh, dammit, keep forgetting not to hit return by itself.

Amelia Lewis

2024-05-22 02:37:09 +0000 UTC

Mac and cheese is the joyous foundation of any number of feasts:

Amelia Lewis

2024-05-22 02:36:48 +0000 UTC

You know what is surprising good with mac & cheese? Those beyond meat sausages. Way better than hotdogs!

Miyaa

2024-05-22 02:33:07 +0000 UTC

Newton spending the last half of his life as the “Epic Rap Battles of History” puts it “on some Harry Potter business.” (Weird Al rapping as Newton was just genius. Genius.)

Miyaa

2024-05-22 02:31:44 +0000 UTC

Only with cream of mushroom soup and fried onion strips.

Miyaa

2024-05-22 02:28:26 +0000 UTC

He did also famously write that he only saw what he did by standing on the shoulders of giants.

Diptych

2024-05-22 02:28:19 +0000 UTC

Maybe it could be «Sugardaddy» the most popular Dutch song of 2024 thus far.

Miyaa

2024-05-22 02:27:21 +0000 UTC

Sure, double Mac and Cheese is nice, but have you considered Nug Night

Magic Chopstick Games

2024-05-22 02:23:55 +0000 UTC

I too do agree with Hanners’ conclusion that day old macaroni and cheese is superior to pizza and Chinese takeout, in that order.

Miyaa

2024-05-22 02:22:48 +0000 UTC

I do love a double macaroni and cheese, but as bad as my university cafeterias were, I was happy with a grilled cheese/macaroni & cheese combo. (Always wanted that metal box with a roller that you put a Texas toast on to roll melted butter on the toast before you toasted on the griddle and add your cheese.)

Miyaa

2024-05-22 02:21:16 +0000 UTC

Iris: "Eat My Ass!" Yemsi: "You don't poop! Eating your ass would be perfectly sanitary! Your taunt is meaningless!" iris: "Eat Willow's ass then!" (Meanwhile, Pintsize, witnessing this, vibrates with the intensity of a sentient who has Found His People.) https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4545

Elf Sternberg

2024-05-22 02:20:43 +0000 UTC

Solitary geniuses are kind of a thing, historically. Newton hated almost everyone on Earth. He did have friends, but he spent most of his time in isolation or with one assistant when he was doing his best work. Then he stopped doing scholarship to run the Mint.

Carl Fink

2024-05-22 02:19:08 +0000 UTC

That’s what I was thinking!

Miyaa

2024-05-22 02:18:15 +0000 UTC

Scientific research and mac and cheese? Liz needs to talk to Hanners about this (after she finishes photosynthesizing, of course). https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2943

BookBeard

2024-05-22 02:11:06 +0000 UTC

Joyce? I don't remember Liz being homeschooled. Then again, I was homeschooled and everyone says I'm smart. Oh look, Iris Ass!

Drazi

2024-05-22 02:07:15 +0000 UTC

Green beans are the only one of those I had a kid, and I still find them a bit.... starchy? The rest I discovered as an adult. Big sprout fan; don't mind mac and cheese but it's not my very favouritest.

Diptych

2024-05-22 01:57:29 +0000 UTC

Yes, and it's very green.

alphanor

2024-05-22 01:54:27 +0000 UTC

You're from an alternate parallel universe, aren't you?

Captain Button

2024-05-22 01:52:35 +0000 UTC

I think I'm kind of freaky. I don't like mac and cheese, and I do like green beans, brussels sprouts, and lima beans.

alphanor

2024-05-22 01:51:06 +0000 UTC

Woah, Iris has some cake. Perhaps Willow and Liz would like a slice.

Andrea Andrew

2024-05-22 01:50:48 +0000 UTC

Get some veggies in your diet, young genius.

Commodore_Perry

2024-05-22 01:48:25 +0000 UTC

Yuuuussss, their social awkwardness meshes well.

Tannerbot

2024-05-22 01:46:03 +0000 UTC

Pro tip: sneak the veggies INTO the mac and cheese. Stealth nutrition.

joe velsher

2024-05-22 01:42:19 +0000 UTC

I mean, who doesn't want double Mac and Cheese?

Yelling Bird

2024-05-22 01:41:24 +0000 UTC

We are talking about Liz's cafeteria order, though. We don't know whether or not she orders vegetables anywhere else.

Diptych

2024-05-22 01:41:06 +0000 UTC

Sooner or later, Liz is going to have to face up to intelligence not working how she thinks it works. Being smart doesn't mean you unilaterally produce discoveries and inventions for everyone else to use, like the Sun producing light. It just means you have skills you can use as part of the big complex system of everyone relying on everyone else, past and present, to get things done. It's more like being a particularly healthy tree in the forest. If you take the tree out of the forest and lock it in a sub-basement, it's not going to thrive.

Diptych

2024-05-22 01:37:34 +0000 UTC

I understand that reference

Brittany Huckey

2024-05-22 01:33:47 +0000 UTC

Thanks, I'd forgotten that. But yeah, that's another job that'll reinforce that misanthropy :)

Tabby

2024-05-22 01:30:00 +0000 UTC

She didn’t lose her smarts she lost her curiosity. It turned into malaise and depression.

Jose Alfredo Villalobos

2024-05-22 01:29:56 +0000 UTC

Who said anything about it being from a cafeteria in this comment thread...., 🤦‍♀️

Carrie

2024-05-22 01:28:58 +0000 UTC

In a college cafeteria!? NBL.

Rich Holmes

2024-05-22 01:27:43 +0000 UTC

She was also a groundskeeper. Sounds like the college didn't know what to do with her.

Nathan Kinsey

2024-05-22 01:26:42 +0000 UTC

I never would have guessed these 2 would have chemistry but I absolutely love it.

NightAngel

2024-05-22 01:26:15 +0000 UTC

I'm actually seeing a bit of mutual understanding. A Iris/Liz friendship. A Lizis thing?

Michael Boettger

2024-05-22 01:25:00 +0000 UTC

What about fresh or frozen steamed ones or in soup or fresh in a garden salad? No squeaking...

Carrie

2024-05-22 01:21:32 +0000 UTC

Iris bum, that is all

Pejo

2024-05-22 01:21:03 +0000 UTC

Iris worked in a cafeteria? Explains why she hates interacting with people then XD

Tabby

2024-05-22 01:20:45 +0000 UTC

It's not easy, bean green.

Sean Kinlin

2024-05-22 01:20:01 +0000 UTC

Panel 1 kind of looks like an album cover.

Sean Kinlin

2024-05-22 01:19:24 +0000 UTC

If it’s that carrot-broccoli-cauliflower blend that’s had all the flavor steamed out, I’m with you.

Magic Beans

2024-05-22 01:19:07 +0000 UTC

Canned green beans squeak on the teeth! That's a huge no for me!

Grace Kieser

2024-05-22 01:19:05 +0000 UTC

Double secret mac & cheese.

Sean Kinlin

2024-05-22 01:18:39 +0000 UTC

Whee! Imposter Syndrome!

Sammitch

2024-05-22 01:17:48 +0000 UTC

The moment she started to feel superior she warmed up. Shocking.

Nathan Kinsey

2024-05-22 01:17:12 +0000 UTC

No green beans‽‽‽ 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️😳

Carrie

2024-05-22 01:17:04 +0000 UTC

Yeah, that checks out

Adam Friedlander

2024-05-22 01:16:55 +0000 UTC

Iris thaws a bit! Miracles do happen!

Doc Gumby

2024-05-22 01:15:03 +0000 UTC

Typification

Comments

@OldGoat • It’s not just for thanksgiving or any other holiday. It is one of the things that will taste good regardless whether you got the ingredients from a Dollar General, an ALDIs, to all the way at the rich ends of the grocery store spectrum, that is a Whole Foods or an Erewhon.

I have never seen of or heard of it in a can. That's a horrific thought. 😳

Thank you. Questionable Content helps me remain relevant in my dotage.

Mac and double cheese. The fat slows the absorption of the starch in the pasta.

Iriz.

Parmesan? I hope you mean freshly grated and not that mummified stuff in a can. Fresh Romano or Asiago would work well, too.

@Miyaa Thanksgiving at every meal?

Ugh, you are so not down with the youths. You mean to say she took a hit off that sweet mary jane bud flower! https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5300

Roast veggies whenever you can.

Dust them with grated parmesan while still quite hot, before serving. The good stuff, not Kraft. No more squeaky.

damn. another webcomic to read??

been there. done that. as one of the kids. I'm not THAT old.

@Magic Chopstick Games Today I learned! I enjoyed this article https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/30/773457637/from-culinary-dud-to-stud-how-dutch-plant-breeders-built-our-brussels-sprouts-bo which also gave me a new preparation method to try :D

It's also possible that what she "had" before was less curiosity and more academic ability and drive. You don't necessarily need curiosity to achieve a lot academically. But once you get out of education... now what?

@eduardo It's a reference, in that specific wording ^^ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/why-not-both-why-dont-we-have-both

I love the Dumbing of Age reference here!!! Well played!

I thought slashes were illegal?

I feel like it’ll be the former, but it could easily come off as the latter

I think I hit a nerve with the brussels sprout mention!

Well this was in the late 60's, early 70's and they had five kids to feed. Boxes of Kraft mac & cheese and cans of green beans was probably affordable. Feed the entire family for a couple bucks.

OK, you had weirdly creative parents. But on your recommendation I'll try it if I can get my wife to agree. (Which is a big if; she'll probably insist on fresh green beans.)

It's an indicator of 'has been using Willow's pot vape.'

Is it just my monitor, or maybe my vision, rendering the whites of Liz's eyes a pale pink?

Joyce/Dorothy/Joe. Or Joyce/Dorothy.

Woah!!! That reference! Who will be the Dorothy to Liz’s Joyce?

¿Por qué no ambos?… might be better spanish

I love roasted Brussels sprouts, but something I've also done a few times, especially with smaller sprouts, is pickle them. Very tasty.

I realise that it's not the point of the strip, but DAMN Iris looks good from that perspective. Maybe she should spend more time facing away from Willow and see what happens :)

My parents do Brussels Sprouts like mashed potatoes. Comes up a treat 😋

She misinterpreted people ordering fresh ground coffee.

A bit of salt prior to steaming helps retain flavour.

Iris is either about to say something gruff yet endearing or she's going to say something very mean.

I read this first thing in the morning, before finishing my coffee. My sleep-addled mind wondered if Iris had worked at Indiana University.

I understood that reference dot gif. Joe x Joyce OTP.

fuckin MOOD Liz ~<3

Fresh green beans chiming in, I've definitely had some tooth squeaking. It was just a curiosity to me but I could see it being a big issue for folks w/ sensory stuff.

Sonofagun, I accidentally stumbled on it. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3766

Damn, now that's going to bug me until I find it.

Porque no los dos?

Dina's from a different webcomic, Dumbing of Age, although she made a brief guest appearance in Coffee of Doom here.

Newton didn't actually stop doing scholarship IIRC, he became obsessed with alchemy and spent decades experimenting to try to discover the Philosopher's Stone.

Geez, I know she's out of work since Hex Mex closed but that seems a bit harsh.

That sucks. but yeah, cake is the answer there.

Damn, now I want a double helping of mac & cheese. How could you!?

That is funny, I grew up on Mac & Cheese with canned green beans. In fact mac & cheese just doesn't seem right without them.

This chapter should have a 5th panel, which is just the Mortal Kombat "Friendship!" scene with both Liz and Iris looking away from each other awkwardly 🤣

Yemisi: “Eating Willow's ass would just make you envious! Your taunt remains meaningless!”

Irisabeth?

Yes.

In a big pile next to the coffee machine. It's why they asked her to leave.

Nah, Liz is short because of evolution. For gremlins, being small and concealable is a vital survival trait.

Liz so desperately needs to learn that she doesn't suffer from some kind of special genius-burnout, but something that's pretty common for young adults her age

Did Iris live in Bloomington, Indiana?

Who's Dina? I'm missing a reference from this strip

Can't tell if you mean Iris or Liz xD

Mmmm. Mac and cheese

I don't, bc diabetic =( (I mean, if I'm gonna have carbs, CAKE)

she kept the grounds in the cafeteria

It looks like Iris is about to impart some good advice to Liz, who won't remember this conversation at all the next morning.

This is basically the theory behind bonsai. I wonder if lack of social contact is the reason why Liz is so short. The "Great Man" theory is one of the most destructive beliefs, both on a personal level and for society as a whole, imo.

robutts :3

Yes. But it's awfully hard to tell the difference from inside the depression (as me how I know).

Hey, don't knock the all-cereal diet. Steve seems to be doing alright.

As unhealthy as double mac and cheese with no vegetables is, it still seems much healthier than Dina's diet of cereal (and only cereal) for every meal. Also, I wonder if Liz's dislike of vegetables is in any way related to her height?

I like 'em all.

And also not control-return. Dammit. Shift-return. So: Mac and cheese and cherry tomatoes chopped in half. Mac and cheese and olives. Mac and cheese and steamed broccoli. Mac and cheese and black beans. Mac and cheese and croutons (or stale bread broken into bits)

Argh, dammit, keep forgetting not to hit return by itself.

Mac and cheese is the joyous foundation of any number of feasts:

You know what is surprising good with mac & cheese? Those beyond meat sausages. Way better than hotdogs!

Newton spending the last half of his life as the “Epic Rap Battles of History” puts it “on some Harry Potter business.” (Weird Al rapping as Newton was just genius. Genius.)

Only with cream of mushroom soup and fried onion strips.

He did also famously write that he only saw what he did by standing on the shoulders of giants.

Maybe it could be «Sugardaddy» the most popular Dutch song of 2024 thus far.

Sure, double Mac and Cheese is nice, but have you considered Nug Night

I too do agree with Hanners’ conclusion that day old macaroni and cheese is superior to pizza and Chinese takeout, in that order.

Solitary geniuses are kind of a thing, historically. Newton hated almost everyone on Earth. He did have friends, but he spent most of his time in isolation or with one assistant when he was doing his best work. Then he stopped doing scholarship to run the Mint.

That’s what I was thinking!

Scientific research and mac and cheese? Liz needs to talk to Hanners about this (after she finishes photosynthesizing, of course). https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2943