APRIL VOTING INCENTIVE! NOTHING INTERESTING!
Seriously, man, there’s nothing interesting to see if you vote. What, don’t you trust me? VOTE EVEN WHEN THERE’S NO REAL MOTIVATION FOR YOU TO DO SO!!!
ALSO…
And as for the comic…
If you’re confused as to why Puck is pouring out a perfectly good can of Coke-like beverage into the sink, see previous strip.
Oh, and I think we can safely assume that Tyler does not have weird religious parents who hate fun. Daphne is known for taking creative license with everything in life.
Poor Tyler, getting roped in the family “fun” fest.
In Canada.
Family fun fests are always traumatizing. But even more so when it’s not your family.
It sucks when you realize that you are the company that misery loves.
Well, she’s specifically stated that her misery hasn’t loved his company, but only when his misery is being distracted by hot chicks. This was my memory of being a teenage boy: “Miserable … miserable … so depressed … so WHOA, WHAT’S THAT? DAAAAAAAANG! … so miserable.”
Suddenly, I have this overwhelming urge to feel sorry for Tyler. You will look back on this moment 30 years from now, and realize… there never was any “good ol’ days”.
I have a huge soft spot for this type of young ‘couple’, the type that communicate like an old married couple. My daughter is five. Her closest friend is a boy. They constantly bicker and argue. Yet they’re still always together. I find it endearing.
Hmmm . . . . I wonder if you’ll be saying that ten years from now . . .
Well, it’s cute at five. Ten years from now, who knows?
Ah! Four years old’s romances…I had it with both my fav Jewish cousin AND the Governor’s curly haired blond grand daughter…frolicking in the “Château” with ten feet tall doors and windows, the carpets were so thick, rubbing our feet on them made four inches long sparks…
Have those two even had a first kiss yet?
I she wanted it, yes. I wouldn’t bet on it, tho.
Nope. There will be a lengthy story arc leading up to it, though. Eventually. Not yet, though. This story arc is just about sowing the seeds of discord.
Daphne also has some money making scheme planned here, or she wouldn’t be needing Tyler for a cover story.
I CAN’T WAIT!!!
You’ll have to, unfortunately. I promise a lightning fast update schedule of one measly comic per week.
Karacka
wait for it….
time for a submarine to torpedo the Tyler/Daphne ship. maybe a more… understanding… person of female persuasion.
Maybe then she will understand there is more to their relationship than what SHE wants.
Normally, I like her spunk and intelligence (Normally meaning when her target deserves her ire), but Tyler is definitely NOT deserving of her treatment of him. Kinda makes you wonder why he even hangs around her.
Notice she makes Puck think Tyler has never gone to that park, but Tyler’s statement proves not only has he gone, but he hates it. Just another point in the undeserved treatment she gives him.
Something like that (though now exactly like that) will be coming up in a ‘junior prom’ storyline. At some point in time. But yes, Tyler is treated awfully. I find it hilarious, but I also find it all too common. I certainly received similarly awful treatment at the hands of girls I was head over heels for, and I certainly witnessed girls treated awfully by guys they were head over heels for. Teen love is a dangerous, horrible brew. But sometimes we come out the other side with a greater understanding of the fact that our partners are actually human, with real needs. Sometimes.
Except of course that Daphne’s not human…at leaf not entirely.
And lo, the ancient prophecy has come to pass.
How much could Tyler cost to bring along? (Assuming everything goes like it would for normal people, of course.)
I dunno. Sixty bucks or something like that? Nothing too overwhelming, but Puck is really cheap when it’s something that’s not for her.
Well, if Puck put that $10k into a nice interest bearing account, such as a money market or mutual fund with a decent ROI before the soft time jump, she may have conceivably earned enough compound interest to cover Tyler’s entry to the park.
Oh, come on! Do you think Puck is financially with it? She’s probably stuffed those bills in a mattress for safe keeping.
Yeah. It felt wrong just typing that – like it didn’t mesh with Pucks’ mentality.
What’s the opposite of ‘preaching to the choir’?
The opposite of ‘preaching to the choir’ is ‘cussing at the #$%^ers’, I believe.
Sixty bucks, plus the cost of crappy theme park food that will likely give you food poisoning later, crappy drinks, and bathrooms that aren’t cleaned often enough because they can’t often enough with the number of people going in and out of them at any given time.
To be honest, the real world equivalent of Canada’s Funderland is actually pretty first rate. Food’s good (expensive but good), washrooms are clean, rides don’t break down. They’ve got an amazing safety record, actually. It’s worth the sixty bucks. But if you’re paying for a small crowd, it does get pricey.
Then it must not be as busy as the theme parks I’ve been to. I went to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio back in high school (Which is considered 35th best in the world, and 15th best in the US), and even in May, when the weather was turning favorable and it wasn’t as crowded as it would become, the bathrooms smelled as I expected.
I don’t remember the food, though. I haven’t been to Ceder Point in the time since.
Never been to Cedar Point, though I certainly know of its status. I’ve been to Darien Lake, though. I was … not impressed.
Honestly though, I don’t know why I even bothered singing its pedigree; I hate roller coaster parks, and Ceder Point is a roller coaster park.
…I literally laughed out loud after reading this comic. Which is impressive given everything that’s going on at my place at the moment (let’s just say, without Puck, I would have been depressed quite some time ago)…
Well, glad I can bring a little joy to your life. By presenting someone else’s misery.
Ah, the entire basis of humour.
That’s why soap operas are so popular. Those stuck in the home (making everything run smoothly) watch soap operas to feel ‘somebody else’s’ life is just a bit worse.
He has no chance.
Unless she gives him a chance. Sometimes she’s sporting.
Looks like their relationship moved all the way past boyfriend / girlfriend straight into husband / wife.
I’d like to think it’s always been there in spirit. Ever since they were seven, or however old they were in the old comic.
I’m confused. Did Daphne want Tyler to come along thinking she would be doing him a huge favor, or did she know he hates that place and wanted to punish him? Or maybe she does not care either way and wants him along as a matter of principle?
Answers will be given. She needs an accomplice. There’s a plan afoot.
*Rubs hands in anticipation* Barf and a plan that requires an accomplice? I have a good feeling about this… 🙂
And another subplot that hasn’t even been hinted at yet. It’s a three-sided story arc. Which means it’ll probably be another year before I finish with it. Sigh. Why do I always do this to myself?
Because you wuv us, your readers?
There you go.
So, how did Daphne have a chance to go to Canada’s Funderland without Puck noticing?
I think Daphne has a chance to do a great many things without Puck noticing. This is partly facilitated by Daphne’s own inherent craftiness, yet also facilitated by the fact that Puck really doesn’t care much.
Has Puck regained all the memories lost when she hit her head?
Daphne may be willing to take advantage of the gaps.
In keeping with my usual sloppy storytelling, we never really established whether she regained her memory or not. Evidence exists that she did. But maybe not.
It is possible that she only partially regained her memories, though, so that could work.
Something like that. Whatever explains the plot holes.
They aren’t plot “holes” – they’re storyline laminar flow enhancers – they reduce drag!
What just happened…? ó_ò I am rather confused. Does Daphne just enjoy going to Funderland with Tyler, or does she enjoy making him miserable?
Shame that such a nice smile concealed more trickery.
She has ulterior motives, beyond just enjoying his company. We’ll get to that eventually.
Ack. The little scam-artist has a plan… We’re not gonna love it when that plan gets together, are we?
You’ll find out the plan shortly. You might love it, but morally upright people who frown upon theft and destruction of property will likely not.
Well, that’s me out, then… ^^;
Theft and destruction of property? with THIS lot? SAY IT ISN’T SO!!!!!
Next you’ll be telling us there will also be infighting and a certain degree of emotional torture afoot!
What’s the World Coming To!!!!!!!!!!
I know. We’re constantly breaking new ground here.
somehow, that doesn’t seem ‘new’ when Daphne is involved… it’s expected.
Is Miranda going too or will someone have to babysit her?
Miranda’s going too. More on that later.
Looks like Miranda will be enjoying ‘momma’ having a good time while ‘poppa’ holds her.
You called it. I give credit to you for anticipating that one accurately.
I often wonder, how much of a bad influence Daphne will have on Miranda since Pucks never really paying much attention to either of them.
I hold out hope for Daphne. By the time Miranda is old enough to really get into trouble, Daphne might have morphed into a slightly more responsible individual. Puck’s a lost cause, but Daphne? She’s young. There’s still hope.
but Daphne’s always been mischeivious so can she really change?
Enh, probably not. I think we can actually just declare all of the primary characters a write-off and call it a day.
ok, I’ll just stop reading this webcomic and look for another…
wait, I already read 38 others. Guess I’ll just continue reading this one too.
I wonder if a college fund has been started for Miranda yet.
I don’t wonder. Because she hasn’t.
College fund? It’s free in Canada…That’s why the students are always on strike…College AND University…
Uh, not free. Subsidized, but not free. Much, much cheaper than the American equivalents, but with a less robust scholarship system. Of course, the various levels of government are always itching to cut those subsidies drastically, which is what the strikes are about. Though the strikes (in recent times) have only been in Quebec, where the system is even more subsidized.
At UBC there was a strike, and the protest tag was “I am a student.”
And one more thing, since when are Daphne’s eyes blue?
Her eyes have been blue since I first started coloring them (around strip 112 was the first time), but often the pictures are so small that you can’t see the color clearly in the webcomic’s image. They’re actually a really light blue. My inspiration was that bright light blue color you see on blue-eyed dogs.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/f6/8c/48/f68c48c70668ae69d09160e5a12f0d52.jpg
So, that’s Daphne, right?
That’s … pretty close, actually.
Way too cute to be related to Daphne.
(I’ve been temporarily assigned to the Daphne-Bashing Unit until work picks up at my real job as President of the Tracee Fan Club. sob.)
A college fund should be started for Miranda right away.
are you kidding? With Daphne, Phoebe, and Puck involved in her life, she’ll have a college-level education before going to kindergarten.
I suggest pre-law.
Specifically either prosecution or criminal defense 😉
and by the time she´s legal she´ll make more at hooters then most lawers
Miranda could be a D.A.
a B.A. as a D.A.? Ok
What’s a B.A.?
why pour out the drink? offer it to someone else.
That’s thinking of other people’s wants and needs. Puck (generally speaking) doesn’t do that.
I looked it up, and “Funderland” (Park) is in Sacramento, California — next to the Sacramento Zoo.
I believe it. Apparently there’s also a seasonal carnival called Funderland which operates outside Dublin, according to one reader. I can’t believe anyone would ever use such a doofy name, but there you go.
I can confirm; I grew up near Sacramento, and had many childhood trips to Funderland. Things may have changed, but at the time the only “roller coaster” was a fairly mild train-styled one on a short loop with a couple of ups and downs. The park is very much kid-oriented (or was a few decades ago).
I’m not sure the previous page justifies throwing away the drink on this page.
It is laughably pathetic of her to be put off her drink so very easily by a little talk of vomit… but just downright idiotic for her to pour it all away rather than just putting it, opened, back in the fridge.
I’ve even got a special slot in the fridge door reserved for cans of beverage I’m halfway through.