Ultra-Super-Mega
not since The Incident, anyway
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If she's going to be kept away from Emmett for a while, might as well do the grounding at the same time. More efficient that way.
#1269, great observation Jeph. Well said: Carbon nanotube.: They are to modern half-assed science fiction what "radiation" was to half-assed science fiction fifty years ago
Well, being grounded may help you earn the "Grim" moniker...
Did some one mention panel 3 should read "I get IT if I'm in more trouble now"?
“I get that I’m in trouble” or whatever is surely ordinary casual speech.
These moments are what has kept me hooked on this comic for years. The heart, the warmth, the genuine character development, in a comic that also has fart jokes and the occasional naked boob. Why would I not pay to support it. 👍🏻
"I went over to Union Robotics cause Bubbles said she'd teach me to drive stick."
Extremely solid idea faye
aww, the cute lil' emo gettin all grumpy wumpy. ~<3
Well played Faye. 🙂
That would work on me. You went to talk to a trusted adult, that’s fair. And you turned yourself in so I don’t have to search the city because I think you’re shooting heroin into your eyeballs.
Yeah, inject it anywhere else and that's fine, but not in the eyeballs. You have to draw the line somewhere.
Honestly I wish someone taught alllll of us accountability at a young age.
I wish some of us were taught actual accountability and talked to like a human who made a mistake. Instead, some of us learned that lying or not saying anything was better than being screamed at and told we were embarrassing. Then again, the versions of "the talks" I got were "If you drink, have sex, do drugs, we'll kill you. And if you get arrested, being in jail will be a picnic compared to what will happen when you get home."
somebody's gotta go to jail, Ben.
It's mitigate, not absolve kid. Good luck
that is a really good idea actually. well done faye
She should emphasize that she went to talk to Faye and Bubbles. (Maybe that's implicit in "went somewhere safe.") Her father does think they (at least, Bubbles) are good people for Sam, and that might ameliorate her sneaking out.
Mate, not even an Emu can drive an Emu!! 😂😂 Bush chooks have gotta be the dumbest, most random bloody creatures on the planet (with the possible exception of a regular chook/chicken). Emus do not have a brain in their heads when it comes to roads, and *nobody* -- not even the Emu itself -- has any goddamn idea of what it's going to do on a road, or where it's going to run next. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
But they are *very* good listeners. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4075
I literally use that strategy with students when something happened and I need to contact their adults, but I am able to give them a bit of time. 'I'm going to call home about this, but not until tomorrow. That gives you tonight to talk to your adults at home and tell them *your* story, to tell your side first.' and it works!
Has Faye driven *anything* since The Incident? She didn't when she went home. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=609 Nor when they all went to Emily's lakehouse. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2293
It might be a source of PTSD that no one in their very walkable town has thought about
Very deftly handled -- hats off to you Bubs & Faye ☺️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Also -- check out Ahn's facial expression!! Probably the first time in her life she's ever seen somebody parent a kid properly. Lord knows (..or Jeph knows in this case 😂😂) that the poor girl was never treated that well by *her own* parents. (and hang on a minute... Is Ahn actually FILMING all of this??)
No would be more obvious. Anh is probably finding walking directions to the nearest Asian market to get metal bowls for washing and equipment to make one cup Vietnamese style coffee. She wants to make the best dang coffee in the apartment complex.
I see a future in where Samantha is an escape artist. She does it Houdini style, in where she will drown herself in the river and then somehow magically escape.
Wearing Veronica’s suits like she’s Zantana. With Emmett as the assistant and chaos wrangler.
Deadass learning to get ahead of the problem is one of the biggest life skills you can acquire. Bring it up with a direction and as long as your direction is sound and you can focus the conversation on what to do going forward, which lets the person who’s supposed to be yelling at you know that you’re aware of how you messed up and know how to not mess up again. The issue with doing this in professional settings is there’s always a chance they just shitcan your ass. Parents are supposed to avoid that
Parent: "You're fired!" Kid: "You can't fire me from being your child!" Parent: "Oh, yeah, well let's just go talk to HR about that." Other Parent: "I'm your spouse, dear. Stop calling me 'HR'."
Damn. I relate to every person in this strip, just from different points in my life.
Faye and Bubbles are giving Marten and Claire a run for "best parenting from non-parents". Mind you, this is a healthy competition.
The goblin-adopter group chat is a valuable resource!
Supergrounding prevents supershocks.
An earthy pun.
Faye is wise in the ways.
I wonder if Jim & Veronica knows Sam has fallen head over heels for Emmett?
I seriously doubt it has escaped Veronica's notice.
THE THREAT OF ULTRA SUPER MEGA GROUNDING IS NOTHING TO SKULLMASTER MASTER OF SKULLS! https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2346
No, Skullmaster! Don’t double down!
I think you missed a word in panel 3... Shouldn't it be 'I get it if...'? Still funny though.
"I get if I'm in more trouble" still works grammatically.
He might not super-ground if you're honest. Just moderate ground.
Sensible, reasonable and gives Dad a chance to know what happened and think about it carefully. Beats the hell out of quick reaction with no time to think. Also lets him run proposed solution past Mum - always a good idea.
As long as she doesn't get double-secret grounded.
... can Bubbles drive stick...?
Bubbles can operate any vehicle built by human kind, and a few not.
Don't do the crime Grim Samantha if you can't do the time!
True but also, I doubt that anyone who crimes is ever *hoping* to do the time.