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    Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break

    Glowing Jetpack Kitty Commands You to Love Science
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    I really enjoy Kate Beaton. #katebeaton
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    Image of Quilt Quilt
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    Ah yes. Kate Beaton is great. One of my favourite online web cartoonists. #katebeaton
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    Image of t3knomanser t3knomanser
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    Is that Wonder Woman? Or is it American Maid. Because, I read that in American Maid's voice. #katebeaton
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/10/09

    @t3knomanser: Hmm...looks at ti again....

    Oh, it totally works that way, good call! #katebeaton
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    Image of Akitsu Akitsu
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    Sorry gents and ladies, but this is hysterical. Perhaps it's your humor glands that are failing to register the funny. The very fact that WW is shown to be a normal person is the gag in this one, and if you've ever been dragged off your smoke or lunch break to do something absolutely unnecessary... you can sympathise.

    I suppose it's a failing of modern meta-humor to rely on the intelligence of it's audience. To "get" this you have to be familiar with the character, the stereotypical response a hero would give in such a situation, and the subtle art form known as sarcasm. #katebeaton
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    Kpibca promoted this comment Kaila Hale-Stern approved this comment Akitsu was starred Akitsu was unstarred
    Image of Allele Allele
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    I absolutely adore Kate Beaton. #katebeaton
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    "If you're not familiar with Kate Beaton and her hysterical (and often historical) comics"

    That's not what "hysterical" means.
    -Kle. #katebeaton
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    Image of ParryLost ParryLost
    11/10/09

    @Klebert L. Hall: It is one of many accepted definitions!
    hys⋅ter⋅i⋅cal /hɪˈstɛrɪkəl/ Pronunciation [hi-ster-i-kuhl]
    –adjective
    1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by hysteria.
    2. uncontrollably emotional.
    3. irrational from fear, emotion, or an emotional shock.
    4. causing hysteria.
    5. suffering from or subject to hysteria.
    6. causing unrestrained laughter; very funny: Oh, that joke is hysterical!
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    Edited by ParryLost at 11/10/09 8:36 AM ParryLost was starred ParryLost was unstarred
    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/11/09

    @ParryLost:

    Must be a new dictionary. How unfortunate; words should have fixed meanings.
    -Kle. #katebeaton
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    Image of B B
    11/11/09

    @Klebert L. Hall: No, in fact they should not. Language is meant to evolve, or else we'd all still be gruntig like cavemen. #katebeaton
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/12/09

    @B:
    Yeah, I've heard that line before.

    Thing is, language can evolve by creating new words, instead of just making a mess of the definitions of old words. It's a superior model.

    Take science, for example. What is the advantage of redefining "tungsten" to also mean "gerbil" and "I want to see a movie"? Clear communication is enhanced by words with stable, limited definitions. Enshrining slang and incorrect usage is a bad idea, even though it is common practice.
    -Kle. #katebeaton
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    Image of CarrerCrytharis CarrerCrytharis
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    ...I don't get it. Where's the joke? #katebeaton
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    ParryLost promoted this comment CarrerCrytharis was starred CarrerCrytharis was unstarred
    Image of ParryLost ParryLost
    11/10/09

    @CarrerCrytharis: It doesn't have a punchline. It's just amusing and humorous. Things don't have to have an explicit joke and a laugh track to be funny.

    This reminds me of people who play SimCity and ask, "how do you win?"
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    Edited by ParryLost at 11/10/09 7:50 AM ParryLost was starred ParryLost was unstarred
    Image of CarrerCrytharis CarrerCrytharis
    11/10/09

    @ParryLost: I know all about things that don't have explicit punchlines. (That's pretty much the only way to enjoy 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force'.) I just don't see the humor in this though. I guess Wonder Woman's smoking? And the cat has a tacky name? And everything's badly-drawn? I dunno, it just seems... random.

    Then again, you could make the exact same arguments about 'Aqua Teen', so to each their own. #katebeaton
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    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    11/10/09

    @ParryLost: Some camels you just have to lead to water. #katebeaton
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    Dresan promoted this comment Im_your_Huckleberry was starred Im_your_Huckleberry was unstarred
    Image of ParryLost ParryLost
    11/10/09

    @CarrerCrytharis: I think the joke is that Wonder Woman is sick and tired of being bothered by people who need help getting cats out of trees (and the like). It's amusing because on the one hand, she is acting like a normal everyday jerk you might meet on any street, which you'd think is out of character, but on the other hand, how many cats named Nibbles could *you* rescue out of trees for little old ladies before losing your sunny disposition?

    Furthermore, it's random, but also sort of makes sense. Seemingly random things that sort of make sense can often be funny.

    Of course, no-one really knows what makes humour funny I guess, so at the end of the day, yeah, "to each their own."

    I take issue with the "badly-drawn" comment. Beaton has a somewhat unique cartoonish style, but I certainly wouldn't say it's drawn badly at all. I rather like it.
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    Edited by ParryLost at 11/10/09 8:37 AM ParryLost was starred ParryLost was unstarred
    Image of Dresan Dresan
    11/10/09

    @CarrerCrytharis: Why does it say I promoted thi... awww damn...

    Anyway, Kate Beaton rocks, and I love those Crime-Solving Teens!
    It was the baker! #katebeaton
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    Image of Peppermint_m Peppermint_m
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    I read The Non Adventures of Wonderella for bitchy Wonder Woman. You Should Too! (In work, can't link it, go google for it.) #katebeaton
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    Lauren Davis promoted this comment Peppermint_m was starred Peppermint_m was unstarred
    Image of Lauren Davis Lauren Davis
    11/10/09

    @Peppermint_m: True. Wonderella is all kinds of wonderful: [nonadventures.com] #katebeaton
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    Image of Howard Blair Howard Blair
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    The last thing we need is comic books (even badly drawn parodies) promoting smoking. #katebeaton
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    ParryLost promoted this comment Howard Blair was starred Howard Blair was unstarred
    Image of ParryLost ParryLost
    11/10/09

    @Howard Blair: Badly drawn? ... Promoting?... Whut? Are we looking at the same comic?
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    Edited by ParryLost at 11/10/09 7:48 AM ParryLost was starred ParryLost was unstarred
    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/10/09

    @Howard Blair:
    Wonder Woman is from WW2. Everyone smoked back then, give an old lady a break.
    -Kle. #katebeaton
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/11/09

    @Howard Blair: Yeah, cause smokin' is bad mmmkay. And if you smoke, you're bad too, mmmkay. One of the things that makes it a parody is the smoking because, of course, the morally uptight superheroes of the DC Universe would never smoke anymore than they would act like jerks towards old ladies. #katebeaton
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    Image of josecanUC josecanUC
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    I'd like this comic a lot better if periods and commas were part of the cartoonist's word balloon pallette. It would make WW's deadpan much funnier in my head. #katebeaton
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    11/10/09

    @josecanUC: If that is preventing you from finding this comic hilarious, then I hate to be the one to tell you... but you aren't fun. #katebeaton
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    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    11/10/09

    @josecanUC: Man, chill out and take this for what it is, funny. #katebeaton
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    Dresan promoted this comment Im_your_Huckleberry was starred Im_your_Huckleberry was unstarred
    Image of ParryLost ParryLost
    11/10/09

    @josecanUC: That's just Beaton's style, and I like it. It makes all her comics sound different in my head from most things I read. I would very much miss this style if she started doing things the more grammatically correct way.
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    Image of firstanointed firstanointed
    11/10/09

    @josecanUC: well now what do you have against lack of punctuation #katebeaton
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    Image of josecanUC josecanUC
    11/10/09

    @Im_your_Huckleberry and all the rest: Sorry, no. I'm not ignorant of the style's existence in comics, web or otherwise - I'm just put off by it. Any writer should know that lack of punctuation alienates a good portion of the audience. It sounds wrong in my head if it isn't punctuated right and the experience is diminished for me. I don't like it, and said so.

    Take that, ee cummings!

    But thanks all of you for calling me humorless, which I wasn't I until I read the responses here, and neither did I accuse the comic of being.

    And as for not being kissable Goodnightbabytron; my ass, let me show you it. You may kiss that instead. ;)
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/15/09

    In reply to Glowing Jetpack Kitty Commands You to Love Science
    I have too many t-shirts already, but those first 3 call to me.

    Jetpack Kitty is sooo kawaii! #webcomics
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Tim Barribeau Tim Barribeau
    10/15/09

    In reply to Glowing Jetpack Kitty Commands You to Love Science
    Anything and everything done by Kate Beaton is amazing. Especially Fat Pony. #webcomics
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    Image of Shadowdagger Shadowdagger
    10/15/09

    In reply to Glowing Jetpack Kitty Commands You to Love Science
    I want a "Me Am Play Gods" T-shirt! #webcomics
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    Ruthless, If you let me promoted this comment Shadowdagger was starred Shadowdagger was unstarred
    Image of phoenix phoenix
    10/15/09

    @Shadowdagger: So much love for Dresdek Codak. I'm personally gunning for an "I will do science to it" t-shirt:
    [www.topatoco.com] #webcomics
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    10/15/09

    In reply to Glowing Jetpack Kitty Commands You to Love Science
    I want the jetpack kitty for my self and know my mother would kill for the Darwin and Dino shirts. I know what she will be getting for christmas. #webcomics
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    10/15/09

    In reply to Glowing Jetpack Kitty Commands You to Love Science
    *sniff, sniff*

    Your sacrifice will not be forgotten, oh great lizard.
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    Ruthless, If you let me promoted this comment Edited by BlueBeard at 10/15/09 8:20 AM BlueBeard was starred BlueBeard was unstarred
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