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Yay! Its back again! I stagger my reading of it to Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday cause there aren't enough good webcomics on those days, so I am not the best person to lead a real time discussion, but it really needs a thread. So in Monday's we see the mysterious return of the dark figure. (linky)

Who is starting to sound really, really desperate.

Also, is it just the art upgrade, or does Ellen's green ray seem more... jeeze, what is a same word to use? Powerful? More powerful then usual?

Edited by wingedcatgirl on Oct 10th 2025 at 12:46:21 PM

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#16076: Jul 24th 2014 at 6:40:50 AM

I assumed night long, but anyway Sam has definitly been to tournaments before, judging by Justin's reaction of 'every week'. Also to give Grace the time to look up stuff.

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#16077: Jul 24th 2014 at 7:24:18 AM

Indeed, Grace's right earlobe is a tiny bit larger. Well, played, Shive.

Also, i can understand neither Grace nor Justin knowing, but Rick Moranis is Canada's national treasure, not America's.

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#16078: Jul 24th 2014 at 7:29:22 AM

The Sam talk was a flashback. It's not the same day.

Regarding today's comic: I remember when Grace was sheltered and naïve about public perceptions of nudity. Now she uses her boobs to mess with people. We should have known that once she discovered the power that boobs possess, she would only use this knowledge for evil!

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#16079: Jul 24th 2014 at 8:08:49 AM

Rick Moranis is a national treasure and the world was lesser for him quitting the acting game.

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#16080: Jul 24th 2014 at 8:30:59 AM

Oh, I agree that he's a national treasure. But he's specifically Canada's treasure - heaven knows America is already terrible about cultural appropriation. No need to compound it.

Also, I may quote Spaceballs on a near-daily basis.

Also, seriously, am I the only one who noticed that Grace enlarged her earlobe?

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Elfive (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#16081: Jul 24th 2014 at 8:42:26 AM

Is that what they're calling those nowadays?

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#16082: Jul 24th 2014 at 8:52:36 AM

I was annoyed with this strip and then I realized it was probably as an indirect way to explain why no one would notice Tedd's hair change.

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#16083: Jul 24th 2014 at 8:55:33 AM

Wait, I'm confused, her ears look exactly the same.

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#16085: Jul 24th 2014 at 9:19:54 AM

Oooooooooooooohhhhh.

Man, I wasn't even paying attention to those. I guess that was supposed to be obvious, huh?

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Elfive (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#16086: Jul 24th 2014 at 9:21:46 AM

Not the first time we've seen her with such magnificent earlobes.

MousaThe14 Writer, Artist, Ignored from Northern Virginia Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#16087: Jul 24th 2014 at 9:45:12 AM

>_> I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing that I didn't even notice at all.

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#16088: Jul 24th 2014 at 10:37:54 AM

I caught onto what Grace was changing because of the layout. After panel 3, the panels were very careful to remain above Grace's shoulders; when the final panel zoomed back out to make her breasts visible, I immediately suspected that of being the change and went back to panels 1-3 to compare.

edited 24th Jul '14 10:38:26 AM by TobiasDrake

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#16089: Jul 24th 2014 at 12:04:27 PM

Literally the only thing he knows about her is that she's attractive
No. She's attractive and she likes the same card game he does. At the very least, there's one shared interest on top of physical attraction. (Now, I doubt this consciously entered his mind, but it is a counter argument.)
Rick Moranis is Canada's national treasure, not America's.
Maybe we claimed him through imperialism. tongue

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#16090: Jul 24th 2014 at 12:43:34 PM

No. She's attractive and she likes the same card game he does. At the very least, there's one shared interest on top of physical attraction. (Now, I doubt this consciously entered his mind, but it is a counter argument.)

Even that much can't be taken for granted; he's never seen her here before. This could be her first time playing. She may not have formed an opinion on the game yet.

Which is why, "How long have you played?" would have been a fine question if he didn't ask it in such a sleazy manner.

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#16091: Jul 24th 2014 at 12:51:02 PM

Knowing how experienced an opponent is can be useful information, certainly. It tells you how deep you need to take the I Know You Know I Know thing when predicting their moves.

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#16092: Jul 24th 2014 at 2:04:03 PM

So now I know what she changed. I was thinking I had to look in previous panels or she was somehow responsible for Tedd's hair changing colour even though it's clear that was Pandora giving Tedd the power (but it could have been separate from the turning female). To be fair that wasn't where the focus was? (Which I guess was the point).

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#16093: Jul 24th 2014 at 2:05:05 PM

So since Tobias compared me to an MRA member, I am obligated to make disparaging sexist comments about Grace using the power of boobs for evil.

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#16094: Jul 24th 2014 at 4:27:41 PM

he's never seen her here before. This could be her first time playing. She may not have formed an opinion on the game yet.
I could be biased here, but I find it hard to believe that anyone would make their first exposure to a game competing in a tournament for it. It's already been established that Moperville has multiple gaming stores, so the more likely assumption should be that she's a regular from another store who showed up for the competition.

Either way, we can all agree he's acting like a scumbag. smile

[up] But what else are they supposed to be used for?

edited 24th Jul '14 4:28:04 PM by BlueNinja0

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#16095: Jul 24th 2014 at 8:00:42 PM

I was joking before but actually, now it really annoys me.

If the "joke" is "oh hey, people don't notice incremental changes" that's seriously undercut by the fact that by virtue of having breast augmentation on the fly, it's something that if a guy DID notice it were to comment on it (... "hey, weren't your boobs smaller five minutes ago?") it would be deemed sexual harassment.

So while I approve of babambams, I disagree with the notion of using them as part of a change blindness experiment.

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#16096: Jul 24th 2014 at 9:03:40 PM

She's not using them as an experiment, she's "playing around" with it. There's no intended scientific merit. She's just adjusting her boob size when people aren't looking for lulz.

edited 24th Jul '14 9:03:52 PM by TobiasDrake

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#16097: Jul 24th 2014 at 10:42:26 PM

Actually, one other thing I noticed... it's a bit hard to tell because of motion, but did Grace shrink her height a little? It looks like the top of her head comes up to the middle of Justin's eyes in the first panel, but only to his nose in the last.

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Elfive (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#16098: Jul 25th 2014 at 12:52:38 AM

It's a good way to mess with people without having to explain anything. They'll notice, do a double-take (which grace will see because she's observant) and then not say anything because it would be awkward. Grace gets a laugh, people get confused, magic remains unknown.

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#16099: Jul 25th 2014 at 4:36:47 AM

Fine, but if someone notices her breasts have increased in size and mentions it, she'd better not sue for sexual harassment!

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