The Mystery Of Shitty Dan
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OMG PANEL 4 why did it take me so long to have that realisation? Trying not to be a nerd when you’re a nerd is exhausting and depressing.
I like playing with the Magic Cards...
As someone who runs and lifts, and also loves playing tuba and D&D, this rings so true.
Before introducing him to Brun, Renee should ask if any of them are actually replica harpoons.
Probably owns 16 but two are from a game and 1 is from a show
I own a couple swords, and I don't even play magic cards.
no replicas. one French bayonet from the 1870s, one machete from somewhere in Central America, and a US Naval Officer's sword. oops, wait - I do have replicas - a set of Japanese swords - crap blades, but nice decoration - a katana and a wakizashi. I guess at least I bought them in Japan.
HEY KIDS! Remember: The 'w' in "sword" is silent! A public message from the kind clans on Medieval Street!
They can be real swords, just made as replicas from history or fantasy. One of my metallurgy projects was to make an accurate replica of a historical short sword. We got to pick the stock (as opposed to making our own steel) and it turns out that Plymouth (look it up in Wiki) had a torsion bar front suspension as opposed to a coil spring (found in junk yards). We had to analyze the steel, and it turns out we couldn't buy stuff that good unless you paid stupid cash. Flatten, fold and repeat.
One very real Oakeshott type XII, a bunch of rattan wasters, a 6’ Dane axe and a boar spear made by a very dear friend.
25? 26. I'm going with 26 replica swords.
I ship it, more nerds for the nerd pile! 🔥🔥🔥
*Deep inhale* Swept-hilt broasword, Celtic anthropomorphic short sword, cutlass, katana/wakizashi/tonto tourist set,15th C. axe, tomahawk, and more daggers/knives than I'd care to count including an authentic Indonesian knife set with hand-carved wood scabbard that a buddy in college brought me back from a mission trip. The axe is the only one I'd actually trust for home defense, though. :-)
One pretty lousy replica sword. One US Army sword, circa 1860. And a couple of machetes.
no shame in replica swords.... as long as they're -real- and not just decorative sword-shaped objects*. *squints-in-sword-nerd* (*actually who gives a hell if they're decorative or not, love what you love boo)
I thought for a second that Renee said "adorable" in the last panel, which would have been a rapid escalation.
So, it can go this way - Renee moves in with Dan, leaving town, Brun needs new companion, Millie moves in with her (just changing apartment is pretty easy), Clinton moves in to now fully committed Elliot, and Yay visits them sometimes to pet Hercules. Everybody is happy.
Dammit, you just blew 2 years of plot!!
Okay, this guy is all kinds of boyfriend material.
If he has that kind of money he can farking get real ones, not just replicas
Wow, I wonder, who can afford a real Frostmourne?
It's an important lesson that's unfortunately pretty hard to learn properly- The one person you're going to spend 100% of your time with is yourself, so you better be cool with who that is. Looks like Dan had to go pretty far to either side before finding the middle ground, but serious props to him for finding it. Also, owning replica swords is extremely admirable. Think about how much safer you are during a home invasion with a sword. You charge a guy with a crowbar yelling at the top of your lungs clad only in your whitey tighties and Frostmourne- they're not gonna wanna come back.
It also took me a long while to figure out exactly that. Kudos to Dan!
I’m just waiting for the smash cut of Renee and Shitty Dan in bed together post-coitus.
I have swords. Is it really that weird?
If you LARP enough, they're not replicas.
The only one I have is from Assassination Classroom. :/
WHAT THE FUCK ARE ELLIOT AND CLINTON DOING?
Let them fuck in peace!
Depends on the number of fireplaces you have in your home Dan.
He’s gotta have two fireplaces, an outdoor pool and heated hot tub that looks like the hot tub from the movie “Hot Tub Time Machine.”
I don’t have any swords. Got a lot of LEGO Star Wars models though. Including a metre long Star Destroyer.
This question HAS to be asked: Jeph, how the HELL do you come up with such interesting, so REAL characters for QC? Inquiring minds need to know!
I have seven replica fantasy swords (eight if you count the Legolas "White Knives" set as two, but... they're a set), three touristy-replica European swords (actually my partner's), and one non-replica fencing foil from my one-semester stint in the UofT fencing club.
Renee seems to have recovered nicely without having to play Magic cards. Go Renee!
1 < number of replica swords I own < 100
Shitty Dan's a sword bro...oof.
Yeah, yeah. But does he have a harpoon?
next up, the ballad of shitty dan
Oh great, ANOTHER new character to fall in love with. When will it end, Jeph? WHEN WILL IT END?
I vote NEVER. Jeph is not allowed to die without passing the QC torch onto a well-trained and talented apprentice.
HOW MANY SWORDS, SHITTY DAN??????? THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW.
I mean, I have 4 and it isn't even a collection, I just sort of ended up with them.
I own one replica sword. Actually, it is supposed to be pretty much on a par with the original materials wise, so it could probably be used as a real sword. The Model 1913 Cavalry Saber, or Patton Saber. It is not pretty. It is a mass produced pointy thing for killing people. It isn't even designed to be worn, it is designed to be attached to your saddle.
Shitty Dan is more or less me, except I never went through a phase of not being myself.
OMG I just realized I am "shitty Dan" in RL"
*you wish. Well, I certainly do.
I myself have definitely never spent $300 on swords for SCA fencing well not more than 3 or 4 times
Is Shitty Dan is one of the BROS? Part of me thinks he’s too old, but then again Renee and Brun may be younger than Marten and Faye. Do we know?
This is the first time I've seen you here! Hi Eric!
OMG THIS MADE ME SO HAPPY I LOVE SHITTY DAN
Oh no I kinda love this dude.
Why is this my life???
Dammit Jeph, you already have too many likable characters. Stop making more.
Much as I appreciate how Jeph draws the ladies, given that one could populate an entire new comic with the female *robots* in this strip, a new male character is a nice change of pace.
I fucks with Dan. 😎👍🏽
Oh they fuckin.
I kinda have a small feeling he's gonna shuck Renee's flesh oyster.
That is a horribly awesome expression.
Oh no a self aware geek
I've always had a thing for knives. Every single carrying bag I own has a knife in it. I have to work to dig things out if I travel anywhere it's going to be a problem. My eldest child went on a Student Ambassador trip to Europe, and while in Toledo, Spain, bought a sword. I was like... I don't have a sword. I WANT A SWORD. And, while at a scifi convention art auction (a safe, low-key thing to do while trying to wake up on a Sunday Morning at the con...) a friend was listening to me being amused as I griped about how my KID has a SWORD from TOLEDO in SPAIN and I DON'T HAVE A SWORD... and ended up helping me win the bid on a replica sword from the first Highlander movie. So... I only have 1 replica sword. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!!!! (My kid's sword isn't a replica...)
Convention auctions are dangerous things. I also have a sword I bought at one of them.
I’m surprised he hasn’t spent considerable time and money buying authentic swords or building the crafting barn to make his own swords. And then Renée titters.
How many are real-sword replicas of other swords (fictional or non-)? P sure that's a thing one could do
Hell yeah shitty Dan.
He isn't the only sword owner she knows.
Sam has at least one.
While you were studying the computational fluid dynamics,
Ahahahahhah
But does he watch Ass Swordsman Tetsuro?
Ass Swordsman Tetsuo is loosely based on Shitty Dan's life.
That fucking smirk. Oh I KNOW that fucking smirk.
Was he called "Shitty Dan" because of that shit-eating grin? :D
Fermi estimate of how many swords Shitty Dan owns?
6. He has at least 6.
Screw that mystery, THE BALLAD OF SHITTY DAN