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Post by Max on Oct 5, 2011 7:00:48 GMT
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Post by Eversist on Oct 5, 2011 7:11:08 GMT
Don't they need to get back to the dorms soon, anyway?
Edit:
Apparently, this was post 58,000. Holy crap, I never knew this forum had so many posts.
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Post by kefka on Oct 5, 2011 7:11:40 GMT
Maybe he doesn't need to sleep anymore, like Zimmy?
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Post by Max on Oct 5, 2011 7:20:53 GMT
So far Annie seems to be following him...
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Post by Alexandragon on Oct 5, 2011 7:27:31 GMT
Looks like, Annie likes him now)
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Post by Alexandragon on Oct 5, 2011 7:27:56 GMT
Maybe he doesn't need to sleep anymore, like Zimmy? I think so too... Also: look at his face - he is not droplets the sleepy. |
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Post by legion on Oct 5, 2011 7:38:11 GMT
Since this isn't the final page, this chapter is now at least as long as the two other longest chapters. WILL IT BE LONGER OR WILL IT TURN OUT THE NUMBER 43 IS OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR TOM? FIND OUT ON FRIDAY!
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Post by sharpey on Oct 5, 2011 8:50:59 GMT
Hmmmmm........I definitely hear the sound of a ship coming into port....... Also, hello everyone. I recently discovered Gunnerkrigg on a friend's recommendation and binged my way through the story in about 2 days. Been reading the forums for a week or so since then and decided to join in. I must say, it sucks going from just clicking next on the strip to having to wait 2 days for a new one  |
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Post by Cascal on Oct 5, 2011 9:10:22 GMT
Hmmmmm........I definitely hear the sound of a ship coming into port....... Also, hello everyone. I recently discovered Gunnerkrigg on a friend's recommendation and binged my way through the story in about 2 days. Been reading the forums for a week or so since then and decided to join in. I must say, it sucks going from just clicking next on the strip to having to wait 2 days for a new one Welcome! I don't know what kind of ship you are referring to though, the anniexjack one was sunk weeks ago |
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Post by sharpey on Oct 5, 2011 10:05:08 GMT
Hmmmmm........I definitely hear the sound of a ship coming into port....... Also, hello everyone. I recently discovered Gunnerkrigg on a friend's recommendation and binged my way through the story in about 2 days. Been reading the forums for a week or so since then and decided to join in. I must say, it sucks going from just clicking next on the strip to having to wait 2 days for a new one Welcome! I don't know what kind of ship you are referring to though, the anniexjack one was sunk weeks ago Oh sorry, I meant the people shipping AnniexJack will be continuing onwards. My understanding of shipping is that it occurs in the face of logic and evidence, so the metaphoric iceberg that is Jack's feelings for Zimmy may not actually sink this little Titanic. Exhibit A: Looks like, Annie likes him now) Also, thanks for the welcome! |
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Post by Eversist on Oct 5, 2011 10:33:12 GMT
I must say, it sucks going from just clicking next on the strip to having to wait 2 days for a new one I know that feel, man. Although I took quite a bit longer to get through the comic, the two years ago (wow, it's been that long?) that someone recommended this comic to me. You know how you remedy that? You buy the books, and read them over, and over, and over... And post too much in this forum, haha. |
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Post by todd on Oct 5, 2011 10:41:43 GMT
Don't they need to get back to the dorms soon, anyway? They probably forgot about that - though they'd better remember soon, if they don't want to get caught. Maybe they're too sleepy now to care. |
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Post by paxjax123 on Oct 5, 2011 10:55:29 GMT
Guys, stop sleeping like that.
It's bad for your backs.
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Post by mikeymikemikey on Oct 5, 2011 11:06:45 GMT
Huh, looks like this resolves all the theories about the misconceptions that may arise from Jack coming down with Annie while here hair is undone. But, damn, they literally spent the whole night chatting? Sore throats much? Guys, stop sleeping like that. It's bad for your backs. They're teenagers. Let them cherish the times where they can still sleep like that and recover from any backache within an hour. Gods, I feel old. Maybe he doesn't need to sleep anymore, like Zimmy? I think so too... Also: look at his face - he is not droplets the sleepy. But Zimmy mentioned that he could sleep now after squishing Whitelegs. Maybe he just sleeps through his morning classes since his Whitelegs-enhanced smarts makes him find classes boring or something. |
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Post by Cascal on Oct 5, 2011 12:58:11 GMT
Oh sorry, I meant the people shipping AnniexJack will be continuing onwards. My understanding of shipping is that it occurs in the face of logic and evidence, so the metaphoric iceberg that is Jack's feelings for Zimmy may not actually sink this little Titanic. Exhibit A: Looks like, Annie likes him now) Also, thanks for the welcome! Haha, i guess you're right  |
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Post by FlyingMug on Oct 5, 2011 14:17:09 GMT
The only reasonable explanation for so many torpedoes is that it is the one true pairing.  |
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Post by Cascal on Oct 5, 2011 14:18:53 GMT
Oh boy here we go |
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Post by Rafael on Oct 5, 2011 14:27:29 GMT
Max, I do think you detect a hint of shut your face.
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Post by mikeymikemikey on Oct 5, 2011 14:35:16 GMT
Just make sure all this playful banter doesn't turn into a real argument.
That's the core thing about shipping that I don't like.
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Post by Cascal on Oct 5, 2011 15:08:07 GMT
That's the core thing about shipping that I don't like. Wait, the arguments? The playful banter? The actual shipping? The language barrier is a bit too high for me this time  |
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Post by mikeymikemikey on Oct 5, 2011 15:14:00 GMT
The arguments that turn into serious business. Like that guy here who got banned for essentially calling Tom a homophobe when page 927 came out and it looked like JackxAnnie was confirmed (boy, did that guy look even stupider by the next page).
Arguments like that ruined the Harry Potter and Avatar: The Last Airbender forums for me. I actually don't mind the act of shipping itself (I'm not particularly invested in any one ship here).
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Post by Cascal on Oct 5, 2011 15:18:14 GMT
Hahaha, oh wow, must have missed that. I can't honestly belive how horrible a Harry Potter forum would be with shipping discussions EDIT - that turn into srs bznz, of course. I don't mind the shipping either |
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Post by Rex on Oct 5, 2011 16:02:40 GMT
Wow, they talked all through the night. Sounds like Annie may have a new friend.
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Post by Elaienar on Oct 5, 2011 16:04:31 GMT
Welcome! I don't know what kind of ship you are referring to though, the anniexjack one was sunk weeks ago Oh sorry, I meant the people shipping AnniexJack will be continuing onwards. My understanding of shipping is that it occurs in the face of logic and evidence, so the metaphoric iceberg that is Jack's feelings for Zimmy may not actually sink this little Titanic. Exhibit A: Looks like, Annie likes him now) Also, thanks for the welcome! Ooh, can I be exhibit B? I think there's still a chance of some JackxAnnie at some point in the future since they're acting pretty friendly right now and I kind of doubt that Jack's thing for Zimmy is going to last forever. But I don't know if I'm very good at shipping 'cause I haven't got my heart set on it. I'll probably be happy no matter what (I've never yet been disappointed in any development in this webcomic). Glad you joined us. |
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Post by crater on Oct 5, 2011 16:58:19 GMT
The only reasonable explanation for so many torpedoes is that it is the one true pairing. it's too bad the author didn't join the Navy, he'd be an admiral right now because he's so good at sinking ships |
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Post by Spades Slick on Oct 5, 2011 19:04:50 GMT
Am I to assume that that was the plan? For them to sneak out at night a) because they could and b) just to chat?
Man I miss being that young ;_;
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Post by penguinfactory on Oct 5, 2011 21:03:07 GMT
This page is the most adorable page. I love the way Tom can write and draw the characters just hanging out and being themselves and make it utterly engrossing.
Looking back over the last few chapters, I'm really surprised at how important Jack has become to the story. When he was first introduced I never dreamed he'd go through so much development.
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Post by gary on Oct 5, 2011 22:00:36 GMT
The thing about Jack's crush on Zimmy is it's bound to remain unrequited. I mean Zimmy not only already has a girlfriend but she seems to hate every single other person in the world. She's really really not available. And I would kind of hope Jack would have enough respect for Gamma to not even try and make a play for her.
Which doesn't mean I particuarly want to see him end up in a relationship with another character instead (I don't) but if I knew him in real life, I'd be advising him to look elsewhere.
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Post by todd on Oct 5, 2011 22:47:21 GMT
Am I to assume that that was the plan? For them to sneak out at night a) because they could and b) just to chat? It's hard to believe that they considered that worth the difficulties of both sneaking out and back in (especially the latter, given the flaw in the girls' plan that they recognize at the beginning of the chapter), but then, I'm not a teenager. At least they didn't go anywhere dangerous this time. There might be one advantage (storywise) to Jack's attraction towards Zimmy; it might give Zimmy and Gamma more integration into the webcomic. They seem largely independent of the story, too engrossed in their own concerns to pay attention to the rest of the people at the Court. I think that Tom's having created them independently of "Gunnerkrigg Court" has a lot to do with that; their presence in it reminds me of the presence of Tristram and Iseult in the legends of King Arthur or Tom Bombadil in "The Lord of the Rings" - an originally independent story that was pulled into a larger story, but never quite settles into it. (Note, for example, that nearly all the dramatizations of "The Lord of the Rings" - the Bakshi movie, the BBC radio adaptation, the Jackson movies - leave Bombadil out.) But maybe Jack could anchor them more in the main story. (Maybe - I certainly don't think that Zimmy will reciprocate his affection.) |
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Post by sharpey on Oct 6, 2011 3:36:41 GMT
That's an interesting idea, although my feeling about Zimmy is that her effectiveness as a character is centred around her sporadic appearances and her mysterious background.
At the moment, we don't really know what is going to happen when she shows up, but we know it will be exciting. If she were to enter the story more frequently I think the shocks that she provides to the story would diminish. Perhaps it is better if that doesn't happen.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to know more about her. I just think that from a narrative perspective, she works better as an unknown entity
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