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Spark9 Since: Nov, 2010
#1: Sep 16th 2020 at 1:49:59 AM

This strikes me as a textbook JAFAAC; the picture of the woman's face adds nothing to the illustration, and her text balloon should be the page quote (it's better than the current page quote). Anyway we can do better for a page pic.

Suggestion, last panel, or this one.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#2: Sep 16th 2020 at 4:36:38 AM

Not crazy about the current, but I don't think 1.1 will resize well and 1.2 will need a caption of some sort for full context.

Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#3: Sep 18th 2020 at 3:31:36 PM

1.2 at least looks like nookie is about to ensue, but agreed that it would be stronger with a solid caption.

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petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#4: Sep 19th 2020 at 2:21:10 AM

1.1 is way too texty, and otherwise is not an improvement over the current. 1.2 might work, but it needs a quality improvement.

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PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#5: Sep 19th 2020 at 7:26:42 PM

1.2 would work the best. Current is textbook JAFAAC.

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6: Sep 24th 2020 at 10:49:32 AM

the picture of the woman's face adds nothing to the illustration

I don't think I agree with this assessment; she at least looks like a smug seducer.

Anyway, it's not the exact same cap as 1.2 but I found this on the wiki:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/futuramaliquor.png

This is the most nookie-esque quote from the scene, if we're talking potential captions:

"You look like a woman who enjoys the finer things. Come over here and feel my velour bedspread."

Edited by Synchronicity on Sep 24th 2020 at 12:55:48 PM

Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#8: Sep 27th 2020 at 5:18:14 AM

[tup] 6+caption.

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#10: Sep 28th 2020 at 7:04:36 PM

Not really feeling 6, TBH.

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#11: Sep 28th 2020 at 11:51:33 PM

1.1 is too text-dependent. And as much as I adore Futurama, I don't think 1.2 or 6 provide enough context. Yeah, he's in a short sort-of-sexy robe, and the candles add some sexual subtext, but it's not perfectly obvious from the image that he wants to sleep with her. With his pathetic facial expression, he kind of just looks like a pathetic guy who wants to share a drink with her to ease some pain. I tried perusing the Morbotron engine for every possible screencap from that scene, but nothing is much clearer.

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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#13: Oct 1st 2020 at 12:10:28 PM

Been two weeks since this thread was started. Crowner?

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#16: Oct 9th 2020 at 6:55:13 PM

Votes bump; two in the green right now.

petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#17: Oct 9th 2020 at 11:51:32 PM

The two leading ones are practically the same image, but the one with worse quality is winning. Huh.

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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#18: Oct 10th 2020 at 6:05:40 AM

[up]Yeah, I don’t get it. I’d bring 1.2 to IP for that quality.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#19: Oct 10th 2020 at 8:50:32 AM

There's so little difference between those two pics, plus 1.2 having objectively worse quality, that I'm tempted to throw it out.

TheUnsquished Filthy Casual from A youngun between two oldies Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
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#20: Oct 10th 2020 at 9:37:22 AM

I'd be fine with that.

(Annoyed grunt)
Lindo-Honorindo WOOOOOOW Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#21: Oct 10th 2020 at 10:17:28 AM

6 is good.

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Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#22: Oct 11th 2020 at 4:34:53 AM

Why wasn't the current included in the crowner? There's some dispute about it being JAFAAC in the first place.

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#24: Oct 12th 2020 at 1:24:18 PM

Well, this would've been ready to call...I'll give it another couple of days.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#25: Oct 12th 2020 at 2:04:54 PM

Well, whoops...I forgot I'd said I was gonna give this some more time and closed the crowner. Then again, the current picked up a -3 vote tally since it was added so I'd say that's good enough. I've put in 6; we can either go with it or do another crowner between the current and 6. I'm good to go ahead and call it, though.

Edited by Willbyr on Oct 12th 2020 at 2:05:08 AM

ImagePickin: ButLiquorIsQuicker
5th Oct '20 2:06:23 PM

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