[2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about it!

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Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by Eisbreaker » Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:05 am

Pitch Hitter wrote:what about all those people who get old and say that they drank red wine all the time?
I'd be more impressed if they drank red wine all the time and didn't get old.

Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by smiley_cow » Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:52 am

Yes, I'm pretty sure they were talking about the Disney version.
Quintushalls wrote:like that guy in "Hunchback of Notre Dame" (Disney version).

Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by ChaoticBrain » Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:45 am

smiley_cow wrote:
Quintushalls wrote:Also Quasimodo didn't get the girl in Hunchback of Notre Dame. She ended up with Phoebus and he was happy for her like a decent human being.
In the Disney version, yes. It ends slightly differently in Victor Hugo's original novel.

Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by smiley_cow » Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:41 am

I think there's a definite line. You're talking subtle manipulations that people probably do subconsciously every day. I'm personally thinking about all the various "strategies" I've heard guys talk about where they consciously manipulate women to have sex with them, usually for a one night stand while implying otherwise. Often through guilt, pity, or through being able to pinpoint the more emotionally vulnerable women in a room. There's a big difference between trying to get a girl to laugh because you know that will help endear you to her and purposely and subtly getting her to a certain level of drunk that she's less likely to say no to sex.*

*This would be wrong no matter who did it, I just see men doing it more than women.

Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by Lethal Interjection » Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:57 am

smiley_cow wrote: Effective or not, emotionally manipulating people to get them to sleep with you is really creepy.
What you call emotional manipulation, I call love.

Seriously, though, call my cynical, but isn't emotional manipulation a large part of love and other relationships? Granted it isn't usually concious or the like.

Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by Edminster » Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:27 am

Pitch Hitter wrote:what about all those people who get old and say that they drank red wine all the time?

Their anecdotes are evidence enough.
Exactly! As the saying goes, "the plural of anecdote is metastudy".

Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by Pitch Hitter » Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:36 am

what about all those people who get old and say that they drank red wine all the time?

Their anecdotes are evidence enough.

Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by Astrogirl » Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:27 pm

I want to remind everyone that both studies that found that red wine is good for your health were funded by the French wine industry, and no other studies ever found that any alcohol is good for you.

Also, the guy in the comic is pathetic.

Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by Pitch Hitter » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:58 pm

words we can add to that list

hipster
9gag

Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by UnclGhost » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:54 pm

this was the goodcomic i give it five star ofo the five star sacle

Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by Oldrac the Chitinous » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:30 pm

I would not be too upset if I never heard the words "friend zone" again.

Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by Quintushalls » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:15 pm

smiley_cow wrote:
Quintushalls wrote: She ended up with Phoebus and he was happy for her like a decent human being.
Not in my version. :'(

Re: [2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about

by smiley_cow » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:48 pm

Quintushalls wrote: It is too bad sympathy didn't work. I thought getting girls by being emotionally wounded was a decent strategy, like with Nightingale syndrome, where nurses fall in love with their patients, or being emo, like that guy in "Hunchback of Notre Dame" (Disney version). I mean, come on, do you really think Lorraine would have had sex with George McFly if he wasn't at his utter most pathetic state?

...Stupid Friend Zone!
OK, I haven't read the comic yet, but what?

Effective or not, emotionally manipulating people to get them to sleep with you is really creepy. Also the whole friend zone thing is really creepy. Also Quasimodo didn't get the girl in Hunchback of Notre Dame. She ended up with Phoebus and he was happy for her like a decent human being.

[2011-Dec-27] Hey, this comic was good! Let's talk about it!

by Quintushalls » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:28 pm

http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db ... 2474#comic

12/28s was so bad, that it makes this comic sooo goood. Let's just assume it is still 12/27.

BTW, anyone know of any journal the character could have actually wrote to? Would People Magazine count? I bet you could argue that People Magazine is a Sociology journal that focuses on attractive people, "like you, baby." I wonder how much you would have to pay Popular Science to run that? I bet you could have it in there as a 1 page ad, then she would HAVE to believe it is legitimate!

It is too bad sympathy didn't work. I thought getting girls by being emotionally wounded was a decent strategy, like with Nightingale syndrome, where nurses fall in love with their patients, or being emo, like that guy in "Hunchback of Notre Dame" (Disney version). I mean, come on, do you really think Lorraine would have had sex with George McFly if he wasn't at his utter most pathetic state?

...Stupid Friend Zone!

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