Søren
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Post by Søren on Dec 10, 2012 8:02:41 GMT
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Post by GK Sierra on Dec 10, 2012 8:03:31 GMT
Did you hear that? Tom called us friends. Lets go have kegger at his house while he's away and surprise him!
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alexh
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Post by alexh on Dec 10, 2012 8:05:21 GMT
Now if that wasn't a thought-inspiring chapter, I don't know what is.
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Post by smjjames on Dec 10, 2012 8:05:53 GMT
Hrm, it's a bit unusual for him to end the chapter on a Monday, then again, this chapter was kind of a lengthy one.
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Søren
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Post by Søren on Dec 10, 2012 8:06:06 GMT
Now if that wasn't a thought-inspiring chapter, I don't know what is. I know, man, I'm almost glad its over. Almost. |
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Post by alexh on Dec 10, 2012 8:08:35 GMT
Hrm, it's a bit unusual for him to end the chapter on a Monday, then again, this chapter was kind of a lengthy one. The comics are written without regard as to when they'll be released. |
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Post by Corvo on Dec 10, 2012 8:10:34 GMT
Did you hear that? Tom called us friends. Lets go have kegger at his house while he's away and surprise him! Be there in twenty! Don't forget, it's apartment 113. |
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quoodle
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Post by quoodle on Dec 10, 2012 8:11:57 GMT
This page is worth a smile. Good ending.
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Post by durpdurp on Dec 10, 2012 8:18:33 GMT
we r fwiends!
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Post by smjjames on Dec 10, 2012 8:20:30 GMT
Hrm, it's a bit unusual for him to end the chapter on a Monday, then again, this chapter was kind of a lengthy one. The comics are written without regard as to when they'll be released. The chapters tend to end on Friday with the new one starting on Monday or wenesday anyways. |
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Post by rafk on Dec 10, 2012 9:14:58 GMT
Awwww. A truly human moment A great moment of empathy between two not-quite-humans both trying to feel like they belong (and having more empathy than many full blooded humans).
Also, if anyone doubts Annie's temperament and suitability to be medium, we shall now point them first to this page.
Speculation: It's a Monday chapter end because we're going to get the next treatise (which I predicted yonks ago would come after this chapter). If we're really really lucky, we'll also get City Face 3!
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Post by legion on Dec 10, 2012 9:19:09 GMT
Hrm, it's a bit unusual for him to end the chapter on a Monday, then again, this chapter was kind of a lengthy one. No? Final page on monday, bonus comic on wednesday and title page on friday has been the pattern for at least 5 chapters now. |
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Post by pasko on Dec 10, 2012 10:33:29 GMT
next page: jones taking tea with dinosaurs.
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Post by ctso74 on Dec 10, 2012 11:15:37 GMT
Deep chapter, as well as informative. Hopefully, the bonus comic will be a bit of comical relief. Another flashback. Jones at the first Greek comedy, watching and going, "Meh."
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Post by arf on Dec 10, 2012 11:35:30 GMT
Though Jones' heart may be of stone,
Withal she is a rock.
Quite possibly time for mid-tetm break, just when the Medium is about to be annoi.ced
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Post by TBeholder on Dec 10, 2012 11:52:39 GMT
Aww.  |
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Post by Nnelg on Dec 10, 2012 12:11:55 GMT
Or, she's just saying that because it's what's socially expected of her in the situation.  Oh, and it looks as if we're going to have to wait until the Court announces the new medium. I'll bet that will be either next chapter, or several chapters down the road. (I hope it's the latter: I want another chapter about Kat first!)  |
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Post by Earin on Dec 10, 2012 12:19:09 GMT
next page: jones taking tea with dinosaurs. Gunnerkrigg Court / Dinosaur Comics crossover time! |
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Post by exuberancium on Dec 10, 2012 13:16:07 GMT
Don't chapters always end on Mondays? Then there's the bonus page then the new chapter "cover page", then the new chapter starts on Monday. At least I think that's how it happened the last few chapters.
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Post by aaroncampbell on Dec 10, 2012 14:05:10 GMT
For the record, chapters always end when the alchemical symbol for antimony shows up in the lower-right corner. New ones begin with a title page. Tom likes to stick awesome stuff in between chapters, like bonus pages and Treatises and whatnot. I like swords, do you like swords?
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Post by bansheekitty on Dec 10, 2012 14:15:19 GMT
Don't chapters always end on Mondays? Then there's the bonus page then the new chapter "cover page", then the new chapter starts on Monday. At least I think that's how it happened the last few chapters. Tom has stated that he writes the comics a few months in advance, and doesn't know what days they will actually "air". It may be that the last few chapters have all been the same length, or it may just be a coincidence |
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Post by drzhivago138 on Dec 10, 2012 14:17:40 GMT
Don't chapters always end on Mondays? Then there's the bonus page then the new chapter "cover page", then the new chapter starts on Monday. At least I think that's how it happened the last few chapters. Well, let's see here: not counting bonus pages, the chapters have ended on: Chapter 40: Mon 10 Dec Chapter 39: Mon 17 Sept Chapter 38: Mon 25 June Chapter 37: Mon 16 Apr Chapter 36: Mon 20 Feb Chapter 35: Fri 16 Dec 2011 Chapter 34: Mon 17 Oct Chapter 33: Mon 27 June Chapter 32: Wed 13 Apr Chapter 31: Mon 31 Jan Chapter 30: Wed 20 Oct 2010 Chapter 29: Mon 16 Aug Chapter 28: Mon 5 July Chapter 27: Wed 5 May Chapter 26: Mon 1 Mar Chapter 25: Mon 28 Dec 2009 Chapter 24: Mon 19 Oct Chapter 23: Mon 27 July Chapter 22: Mon 11 May Chapter 21: Mon 16 Mar Chapter 20: Wed 31 Dec 2008 Chapter 19: Wed 22 Oct Chapter 18: Mon 4 Aug Chapter 17: Wed 23 Apr Chapter 16: Mon 4 Feb Chapter 15: Mon 26 Nov 2007 Chapter 14: Mon 10 Sept Chapter 13: Mon 18 Jun Chapter 12: Mon 9 Apr Chapter 11: Wed 31 Jan Chapter 10: Tues 19 Dec 2006 (This was when Tom updated Tuesday-Thursday.) Chapter 9: Tues 24 Oct Chapter 8: Tues 29 Aug Chapter 7: Tues 23 May Chapter 6: Tues 28 Feb Chapter 5: Tues 17 Jan Chapter 4: Tues 22 Nov 2005 Chapter 3: Tues 18 Oct Chapter 2: Thurs 14 July Chapter 1: Thurs 19 May So I don't know. For saying he doesn't consciously end the chapters on Monday, Tom does it an awful lot. |
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Post by 0o0f on Dec 10, 2012 14:35:49 GMT
Aww, that's a really sweet end to this chapter (assuming Annie is right).
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Post by Nnelg on Dec 10, 2012 15:33:23 GMT
So I don't know. For saying he doesn't consciously end the chapters on Monday, Tom does it an awful lot.I think it's just a function of chapter length. If most chapters are 36 or 42 pages in length, (after filler) then most chapters will end on the same day of the week. Account also for the small sample size, and such coincidences aren't unheard of. |
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Post by Marnath on Dec 10, 2012 15:36:43 GMT
I don't think she believes Annie, but it's something for her to consider at least.
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Post by King Mir on Dec 10, 2012 15:54:41 GMT
Don't chapters always end on Mondays? Then there's the bonus page then the new chapter "cover page", then the new chapter starts on Monday. At least I think that's how it happened the last few chapters. Tom has stated that he writes the comics a few months in advance, and doesn't know what days they will actually "air". It may be that the last few chapters have all been the same length, or it may just be a coincidence Before Tom quit his day job, he worked on 3 pages a weekend, presumably in order. So Monday's page would always be the first one he worked on on a particular weekend, a month before it's due to display. Just pointing that out. That's not to say that the pattern isn't coincidence. |
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Post by disarticulatethis on Dec 10, 2012 18:01:10 GMT
Best ending to one of the best chapters yet. And screw everyone who was whining that the chapter was too long*. TOTALLY worth it. End of story. *(no offense though ) |
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Post by aaroncampbell on Dec 10, 2012 18:03:53 GMT
Don't chapters always end on Mondays? Then there's the bonus page then the new chapter "cover page", then the new chapter starts on Monday. At least I think that's how it happened the last few chapters. Well, let's see here: not counting bonus pages, the chapters have ended on: Chapter 40: Mon 10 Dec Chapter 39: Mon 17 Sept Chapter 38: Mon 25 June Chapter 37: Mon 16 Apr Chapter 36: Mon 20 Feb Chapter 35: Fri 16 Dec 2011 Chapter 34: Mon 17 Oct Chapter 33: Mon 27 June Chapter 32: Wed 13 Apr Chapter 31: Mon 31 Jan Chapter 30: Wed 20 Oct 2010 Chapter 29: Mon 16 Aug Chapter 28: Mon 5 July Chapter 27: Wed 5 May Chapter 26: Mon 1 Mar Chapter 25: Mon 28 Dec 2009 Chapter 24: Mon 19 Oct Chapter 23: Mon 27 July Chapter 22: Mon 11 May Chapter 21: Mon 16 Mar Chapter 20: Wed 31 Dec 2008 Chapter 19: Wed 22 Oct Chapter 18: Mon 4 Aug Chapter 17: Wed 23 Apr Chapter 16: Mon 4 Feb Chapter 15: Mon 26 Nov 2007 Chapter 14: Mon 10 Sept Chapter 13: Mon 18 Jun Chapter 12: Mon 9 Apr Chapter 11: Wed 31 Jan Chapter 10: Tues 19 Dec 2006 (This was when Tom updated Tuesday-Thursday.) Chapter 9: Tues 24 Oct Chapter 8: Tues 29 Aug Chapter 7: Tues 23 May Chapter 6: Tues 28 Feb Chapter 5: Tues 17 Jan Chapter 4: Tues 22 Nov 2005 Chapter 3: Tues 18 Oct Chapter 2: Thurs 14 July Chapter 1: Thurs 19 May So I don't know. For saying he doesn't consciously end the chapters on Monday, Tom does it an awful lot.Wow, nice work! I was trying to relax and take it easy about the whole when-do-chapters-end thing, but dangit now you got me thinking. Okay, so here is the definitive (mathematical) answer, for those so inclined: Since Tom switched to M-W-F updates back in 2006, he has ended 30 chapters. Of those, 22 have ended on the same day. Presumedly we would be having this discussion regardless of which day that is, so it doesn't really matter that it happened to be a Monday; just that it is the same day. The odds of that happening are represented by the following equation: (30 choose 22) * (1/3) 22 * (2/3) 8which reduces to give us the odds of 5549440 in 7625597484987, or 0.000072773838521185210433484532095735% probability. If you don't mind being a little imprecise, it's close enough to say the odds are about 1 in 1 and 3/ 8 million -- fairly close to the same odds one has of being struck by lightning at some point over those same six years (which comes out to a little shorter than than 1 in 125,000.) Given the number of viewers GKC has, I imagine someone ought to be able to come forward claiming to have been personally struck by lightning strike since 2006... |
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Post by disarticulatethis on Dec 10, 2012 18:05:05 GMT
I was wanting to say "Guys. Seriously. Get a life." but this was TOO awesome.
But still, using common sense it probably simply has something to do with the number of pages per chapter.
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Post by aaroncampbell on Dec 10, 2012 18:25:05 GMT
I was wanting to say "Guys. Seriously. Get a life." but this was TOO awesome. But still, using common sense it probably simply has something to do with the number of pages per chapter. Thanks. I totally failed, though. That's what I get for not checking my numbers I looked at it after I hit submit and and something didn't seem right, so I crunched the numbers again. Turns out you're actually about twice as likely to have been struck by lightning in the last 6 years as I thought, 1 in 25,000. (The rule of the high probability of a low-probability event, duh. The odds are only 1 in 750,000 for just 1 year. Worse if you wear tinfoil hats.) But you're right, it probably has something to do with the number of pages per chapter. ;D |
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