They're Such Good Friends
the prisoner's dilemma (how much sugar to put in coffee)
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It’s not just a setup and punchline or even a once back and forth between two friends, they run circles around each other, and especially around Liz insecurities.
More like marshmallow experiment
This is an incredibly accurate depiction of friend jealousy. I have a high school bestie (HSB) who got a different college bestie (CB), and I never minded (HSB is very charismatic, she has a lot of close friends) but CB hated me for literally decades. It wasn't until the last two years that CB finally eased up and realized I'm not some sort of friend hoarding monster. She even told HSB that she wanted to be my friend but was scared she burnt that bridge with 20 years of cold shouldering. Nah, silly, we're almost 40, lets hop on that friendship train. The real lesson Liz might actually learn that its okay to be friends with your friends' other friends, and that there's not just ONE friend slot for every person.
What IS the outcome of the experiment, anyway?
Urine, mostly...
I like my Splenda converted to liquid via coffee.
Ewww
"Jesus Christ, I'm burning up inside" "It's coffee, it's supposed to do that"
I like my sugar gently moistened with coffee.
I wonder if Philip Zimbardo was The Master in disguise?
He didn't regenerate as far as I know (if we're talking about the same Master), but otherwise it would actually explain a lot about him
Better not let Claire hear you say that, Marten. She's *very* passionate about ethics in coffee-based experimentation. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4706
Keen sense of ethics, or keen sense of upselling? Who can tell.
"There's more sugar than coffee at this point" All part of the experiment
Disclaimer: I’m in a bad mood. Is anyone else a bit sick of Liz’s constant self deprecation and sour attitude towards everyone? I don’t fully understand why Marten et al continue to make an effort with her when it seems extremely one-sided. I’ll stop projecting now.
I have one friend who is incredibly pessimistic...but amusingly and interestingly so. It is like having a grumpy cat
"Keep that up, Liz, and I'll tell all the participants to turn the dial up to 11." "That's Milgram, you fool!"
Some coffee with that sugar?
Ah, so Liz has the Nanny Ogg method of sweetening things: A spoonful set aside and dumping the entire sugar bowl into the cup.
Okay, I gotta ask. I don't know what a Nanny Ogg is. Is it anything like Eggn Og?
The "Stanford Prison Experiment" larp was _not_ sanctioned by the Nordic Larp organizations.
What about the Finnish Larplanders?
This does make me speculate that we will see trios as relationship models. Liz, Emily & Evan feel solid.
That would be very fun although I imagine Evan would get tired of trying to rein in the chaos xD
The sibling rivalry that Marten never knew he needed.
... God she really does read like his poorly socialised younger sister, doesn't she? Honestly though, low grade roasts like this can be good for your self esteem because it helps you shrug off people who actually want to hurt you. The trick is that you need to still feel like you can ask your friends to stop and trust that they will.
Liz, if you don't want the burns you gotta stop dousing yourself with gasoline.
She sets herself up for burns, so does that mean she's drinking burnt coffee, with burnt sugar?
No, I'm pretty sure Marten's java is better than $tarbux.
The coffee is free, but the sugar costs a mint.
Indeed, she does not have mint in her coffee. Because it cost her that mint.
When will Liz get over Marten so she can go to Evan’s boobs?
I should mention that I ship the three of them.
This strip kinda has older QC vibes with the witty mild barbs going back and forth in the whole comic. Hilarious/10, enjoyed with eyeballs would enjoy again
Ahhhhhh yeah that's the stuff. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5073
I love the banter they have 😂
Someone get Liz an insulin shot right now.