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As for this comic…
At least one person called this a few months ago. I forget who, but if it was you, good call. Either that or my by-the-numbers storytelling is easy to predict. Probably the latter.
For those who are confused, Puck and Colin were never formally married. That’s been discussed at length in other strips, but it’s been a while since those comics ran, so newer readers might not be aware. Now you know. And your life is in no way different thanks to that knowledge.
Merry Christmas, y’all.
Huh. I never knew that.
Well, now you do!
And knowing is half the battle!
The other half is battling.
G.I. Jooooooooooooe!
He’s already gotten the milk from you Puck, might as well make it official and give him the…errr…cow.
Ew.
Say that to Puck and she’ll beat you up…!
Up, down, sideways, and to within an inch of your life!
I think Colin is the cow in this scenario.
Wow, Colin, you’d make a terrible used car salesman. But hey, at least you’re honest and…is this decisiveness?
This may or may not be decisiveness, depending.
I suspect the drugs have a lot to do with it. A lot of patients in hospitals make promises that they regret, later…and don’t keep. But some do!
Well, the ‘under the influence’ plea can work in some legal scenarios, but it don’t hold water in the court of Puck. So I think there’s no way out of this.
“In vino veritas.” Or, in this case, “In Versed veritas.”
Don’t press your luck, Colin. She’s bound to remember all the really stupid and annoying things that you’ve done all these years—if her memory starts working right, that is. (But she’s sure to remember the incident at the Second Happiest Place on Earth.)
Well, no one said it was a good car in the first place.
So she might start acting the are married? I thought they already do?
Nah, they never got married, really. Just sort of fell into the usual married routine without the paperwork.
Well, with a romantic proposal like that, I would immediately arrange a babysitter for Miranda and run out an totally get s**t-faced. If MY bf ever proposed (I don’t expect it) I would…heck, I don’t know. But then my bf is still technically married to his ex, even though we have been living together for ten years come next week. I am happy like I am, and like we are are. But…yeah, It would be kinda nice to be a wife. But, Like I say, I don’t expect it.
Yeah, complicated ‘technically married to former wife’ scenarios abound in life. But Colin and Puck really had no excuse.
Honestly, to my mind, marriage is most useful for the terminology. You can confidently say ‘my wife’ or ‘my husband’ and everyone knows what you’re talking about. They get it. It’s clean, easy social code. ‘Boyfriend’ or ‘girlfriend’ are nebulous words that people can take a few ways. And they always kind of sound like you’re sixteen. But what other options are there? Not many. I mean, you could do the ‘my partner’ or ‘my mate’ thing, but that always sounds very wrong to me.
“Significant other” has a nice, semantic ring to it, but nobody I know uses it. Though I have heard “insignificant other” used, mainly when I am out drinking with the girls.
I can deal with ‘significant other’, though it’s a bit awkward. Probably the best option, really.
Bed-Buddy ?
@Salem: Over my dead body. Or yours.
@Susan
“Over my dead body. Or yours.”
Hmmff ….
I was talkin’ to EG.
I hear he has a nice Electric Blanket, and plenty of room at the foot of his bed.
And his cupboard is bursting with TUNA !
(at least that’s what my human pet Baldie tells me. he even gave me directions to Canada.)
I work with someone who refers to her live-in boyfriend as her “hetero-life-partner”…
I’m fond of “Significant Other” as well. Its a nice side-step when interacting with folks whose relationships don’t necessarily conform to society’s expectations. I prefer it over “Life Partner”, which just sounds odd to me. No idea why, it just does.
“Life Partner” *shudder*
How about the various non-standard configurations like ‘life mate’ or ‘soul partner’. I found this list:
http://www.swimmingly.com/relationships/relationships-2/47-better-ways-to-refer-to-your-significant-other-than-boyfriend-or-girlfriend/
It’s pretty dang funny, actually.
Been away for a while, but I still love this comic. I’m glad that Colin (and his real life counterpart) pulled through. Can’t wait to see where this goes from here.
Well, thanks for checking back in!
You told us this story arc was partially autobiographical… Did you ask your missus like that?
It makes sense btw, but if a man were a car, I wouldn’t say the loss of a +es+icle is tantamount to the loss of a wheel.
I did NOT propose to my wife in this situation. At that point, I’d already been married to her for a long while and my son had already been born.
But yeah, I’d agree that the loss of nut is not exactly the equivalent to loss of wheel on a car. Cars really don’t have the whole ‘two redundant components so if the first one breaks everything will still go the same’, but maybe they should.
They don’t? I though most cars have spare wheel for case one goes flat …
Well, true.
@EG
A likely story – NOT !
Next you’ll be telling us that, unlike Robin and Colin, you neva “did it” in the Laundry Room, surrounded by voracious CENTIPEDES.
(for most “normal” people, being corralled by critters would be a definite Deal-Killer)
My high school sex ed teacher, when asked (not by me!) if you can get VD in the bathroom: “Yes, but the floors are very cold and hard.” 😛
😛
Uh, no. Definitely not. That said, I’ve never lived with a baby in my bedroom. We’ve always had nurseries, and as much privacy as one can manage as parents, so Puck and Colin are different from us that way.
My bf and his ex- lived in a tiny apartment when they had their first. He had a crib in their bedroom. When he cried, he shoved the wheeled crib into the kitchen and closed the sliding doors. So he says. Me, I wouldn’t know cause I was still jailbait. 😛
Hope you had a nice Christmas, EG!
As for the comic, I somewhat saw this coming (though I can’t remember if I actually did write out that comment – probably not) but at the same time, it’s neat.
Now I’m curious in how many different ways this can possibly go straight downwards.
Probably a few ways.
Still.
Everything can always go straight downwards. Though it won’t go straight downwards yet. The wedding’s definitely not going to happen right away.
One way it can go straight downwards is if Phoebe’s sire and his harlot turn up…
Well, their appearance in the wedding arc is almost guaranteed.
@EG
Purrrrrrrr
Oooh…. Satan and Tracee vs Colin’s family, round 2!!!!
Place your bets folks, place your bets right here!
And Colin’s family. I look forward to an almighty row.
Technically, he didn’t lose a whole wheel, just one of the nuts …
—-
But seriously. Colin+Robin: I love you crazy kids, but you have a child to think about now. Unless Canada is ‘way different from the USA, what would have happened if Colin should have drawn the ace of spades is much different than if the couple were married.
For example, is Colin accruing a pension? If so, Married Robin would almost certainly have an automatic right to survivors benefits, but Unmarried Robin would typically not (…depending on the state, and the employment contract, et cetera.) While Child Miranda would get something that’s unlikely to be enough to support Puck, and if she goes to work does she have any idea what daycare costs?
Marriage is a wonderful romantic institution and this couple has the romance part down o.k., but it is also an economic institution plus something for the orderly care of children. It’s time they step up their game. Going through the paperwork might be amusing, it’s often absurd.
Pension for a high school teacher? HA! 🙂
I don’t know for sure about Canada, but in the US public school teachers get a quite good pension. Or perhaps I should say are _promised_ a quite good pension – there are a lot of local governments that have overpromised pensions to the point of bankruptcy, and I wouldn’t be surprised to find school districts in the same boat.
The GOOD thing with my pension is that it’s not tied to local governments. It’s tied to the provincial Ontario government, and Ontario’s a pretty big province. So the whole province would need to collapse in order to endanger the pension. (Which, sadly, IS possible, I suppose but at least it’s unlikely.) Also, we teachers have to pay into it a HUGE amount of our salary. It’s kind of depressing to see all that money disappear off your pay check, but retirement is a good thing, so I’ll accept it gladly.
Actually, Ontario teachers have one of the best-funded and robust pension plans in the world. (Teaching is an actual career that pays pretty well and isn’t a terrible garbage job like how it is in the US.)
Yeah, you’ve got a good point. It’s not very different up here. And yes, Colin would have a pension and life insurance and all that. It would be a smart move indeed.
@rewinn
“Technically, he didn’t lose a whole wheel, just one of the nuts …”
Pretty Good !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY
That was me who predicted that. I said something along the lines of “almost dying certainly makes you remember the things you forgot to do”. WAY back when this storyline started. 🙂
Yeah, I remember it was early in the arc. You, sir, are a super genius.
WOOHOO! Wedding arc! 😀 I love it!
And Colin actually produced a beautiful, heartfelt moment for the first half of the strip…! 😉
I’m glad the heartfelt moment worked. It’s tough to write heartfelt stuff. Took me about four drafts.
They could get married right here at Colin’s bedside. But Puck would have to change—she’d have some nerve wearing white.
When they get married, Puck can wear white if she wants to. Because it’s the 21st century. And that whole white equals purity thing was never actually a tradition anyway until someone cooked it up and tried to retcon the whole thing. Queen Victoria was the ‘bride in white’ trendsetter, and it represented wealth back then. Brides (even rich brides) couldn’t afford back then to have a dress exclusively for their wedding, so they’d wear their best. The statement of Victoria wearing a dress in impractical white was a real statement, and started the craze, apparently.
“I used to be as white and pure as snow…but I drifted.” – Mae West
@Susan
Mae West (awesome)
Now THAT is a romantic notion! You’re essentially immortal . I’m dying, [but I was going to do that anyway.] Lets make it official!
Your my Rock. I want to hold you a while longer.
Hey, why not? I mean, it’s not like she has anything to lose in the equation.
“Doctor! Doctor!
Will I die?
“Yes,” said the doctor, “And so will I.”
-part of an old skip rope chant i skipped to as a wee girl
Mr T should be proud of you Colin, you’ve done what you were afraid to do.
Exactly. See? I sort of tie things up! Sort of!
Also I notice Colin asks, “Would you marry me?” If she answers “I would,” he’ll have to ask “Will you marry me?”
Happy WREN DAY with DINGLE !
DINGLE ON PARADE !
SAY YES! SAY YES! SAY YES!
@Buggle
Welcome back !
When I first read this wonderful strip, you’re the exact Puckster I thought would appreciate it.
She said ‘Huh.’ Isn’t that good enough?
@EG
When Baldie asked Janet he did not give her any opportunity to refuse.
While talking on the phone, he casually interjected a question concerning WHERE they should get married. As if it were already a foregone conclusion.
Genius ? Well, mebe not.
Janet confessed years later she was rather offended – and now never lets Baldie forget that.
(poor baldie)
You know, when you say baldie, I’ve been thinking of this guy and he’s really easy to spot in this video: https://youtu.be/hS_EhudhdZo
@pat
LOL !
I’ve never seen “Baldie” act that “tuff” even when he’s screaming at the TV during some Action Movie.
Plus that guy shaves his head. Prolly isn’t even bald at all !
Nope. Baldie = Homer Simpson. But just a bit smarter. (not much tho. let’s not go cray-cray)
Negotiate for a good deal, never take the sticker price!
You drive a hard bargain. Even in marriage.
Collin: “Prenup? What prenup?”
Hmmnnn….
Who really owns the house ?
Who really owes PHOEBE 150K ?
“car’s all busted up and missing a wheel”! Are you sure he’s Canadian? He talks like a Texan!
Uh, snowmobile’s all busted up and missing a … something that snowmobiles have?
“Eh, I’m sorry, but the pickup’s all rusty from salt that I hear some people put on roads when they get ice on them for some reason, kinda like cars get on the Gulf Coast from sea salt in the air, and the rifle’s gone from the gun rack.” -Texan trying to talk like a Canadian
Happy New Year, everybody in Puckland
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018 !
Health, Wealth & Happiness !
(and at least three TRACEEE arcs !!)
Sorry to say, but we might get zero Tracee arcs. We’ll just have to see.
Tracee has more parabolas than arcs. Or is it hyperbolas? Definitely hyper something curved 😉
@rewinn
Well said !
And we all know there is no way EG could resist drawing my sweet Fake-Blonde Angel for very long.
Salty water has a much lower freezing point than fresh water. So when you cover the road in salt, it makes it tastier AND melts the ice. Until it gets really, REALLY cold out, and then salt’s not going to help you.
@EG
Ok, ok, I know how negotiating works.
I’ll counter with two TRACEEE arcs.
Scanitly Clad.
Will Puck need to produce her Birth Certificate as proof of identity? That would be worth seeing….
It would surely be on parchment. Sort of reminds me of my wife’s birth certificate, which came from rural Quebec. It’s not even a birth certificate; it’s a certificate of baptism (which is apparently what they used for birth certificates) and it’s HUGE – like, 11″ x 14″ or something. She eventually had to mail away and convince them to give her a ‘real’ birth certificate after the fact. I seem to remember that it was an uphill battle to even convince the province that she was born.
Baptismal certificates are notoriously inaccurate—but you can use them as evidence that you were (a) born (b) somewhere close to a specific date (c) at or near a specific place. But you’ll have to have other evidence, like affidavits from relatives and birth notices and such. Hope your wife’s family were pack rats who saved everything…
It got sorted. It helped that the minister who baptized her was her dad.
Don’t know if the hospital’s computers would accept her birth date. If it was before the switch to Julian it would be off by 11 days anyway.
BIRTHER TALK
Can’t a person be born in TWO places ?
I self-identify as being born in Ulthar, and Salem, and Dunwich, and several other places.
Having NINE LIVES has its advantages.
How can you be in two places at once when you’re not anywhere at all? —Firesign Theater.
I was born in Fort Worth. There is no other 😛
Mary Janes alert. Went to brunch with my friend Cece and her bf, and she was wearing Puc’s Mary Janes. Tell Puck to check her closet!
https://imgur.com/a/uwNLE
Definitely look like Puck’s. If it weren’t for the geographic distance, she’d be suspicious.
Does Mary Jane ever wear Mary Janes ?
No.
Hehee. New fan art alert! My bf is working on his monthly challenge for Wet Canvas and was finishing his sketch, and I had him make her look like Puck. He says to tell you that this is just a sketch
https://imgur.com/a/5pC1P
Well, the sleeves are certainly green. I commend him.
Really? I can’t wait to tell him
Well… when Colin puts it like that, Puck…
How can one say no to a sales pitch like that?