The current story arc started with this strip: There’s Still Hope.
That’s a really nasty bug in Richard’s brain. Using the wrong expression for the default: argument of a switch clause is just asking for trouble. 😉
But hey, at least Sandra is not that kind of girl that keeps all her anger bottled up inside. 😉
- Sandra: Larisa said at school today that I’m a five, out of ten.
- Richard: Uh-oh. Danger! Danger!!!
- Richard: She’s just mad at you. Only a blind idiot would give you anything less than an eight.
- Sandra: YOU’RE JUST SAYING THAT ’CAUSE YOU’RE MY DADDY!
- Richard: Sandra, you oughta know that it’s the character that matters.
- Sandra: DON’T CHANGE THE SUBJECT!
- Richard: Come on, you’re at least a three.
- Sandra: VERY FUNNY, IDIOT!
- Sandra: Well…!?
- Richard: Yeah, that sounds about right.
- Richard: I hope child protective services never finds out that Sandra is being raised by a guy without a single working brain cell.
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Now I lol’d at this one (mainly because I didn’t understand the rating system
(I grew up in a place where girls didn’t use numbers, they just went flat up and said if they hated someone…)
Oh, Gosh! I laughed SO MUCH with this one…
I can’t help feeling identified with Sandra’s dad. XD
(I too meassure the possibilities before messing things up)
see? That’s what you’d call a “Loaded question.” No matter what you say there’s a bullet in every chamber
Don’t be too hard on yourself, man. You’re second option was the best one out of the three! Seriously, very funny. Personally, I prefer gallows humor, or possibly gonzo style journelism.
More options:
“So? Do you want to date Larisa? Then don’t worry about her, worry about the people you want to date.”
“But she was probably using Russian numbers. In Mother Russia, she said you are 10 out of 5.”
“To be responsive at this time, though I will simply say, and therefore this is a repeat of what I said previously, that which I am unable to offer in response is based on information available to make no such statement.”
“Well, what do you want me to do about it? Break into her locker and fill it with fire extinguishers?”
… All of us men go through this… first we go through all our possible options, then, no matter how hard we try, we always manage to pick the WORST possible choice no matter how justified we feel it is.
So yes, I agree with Strife, that was in fact a “Loaded Question”
I would like to see more of Sandra’s dad though, he’s a great character.
this happens so much too me.. If I am asked to do the simplest of things, or choose between 2 things, Atleast 50 different consiquences go through my head at once.. and everything I do always makes my life a little bit more depressing =(… But i just read all you’re comics and loving them.
Internet comics help me so much, slackers, Penny Arcade, VGcats.. awkward zombie, kinokofry, and now this, thanks! =)
Poor Dad, He got the question that he cant answer without the answer being wrong. Her question was the equivalent of ‘Do these pants make my ass big??’ No mater what you say you are wrong.
@strife
its “Now that’s what you called a loaded question, no matter how I answer, I’m going to get shot.” Assuming you are quoting King of the Hill
Dang, someone got to the “Loaded Question” statement before me.
The 1st panel reminds me of Time Crisis. With Richard being a gamer and all. xD
Shame he had no cover. =P
And 2nd option would have been the best. Also if Richard knows anything about Larisa, he could have told Sandra that Larisa was probobly teasing her, exactly like she does all the time when she is around her and Cloud.
to richard: i think your shovel is gonna need a longer handle!
Girls can be SO mean. As long as Woo thinks Sandra’s top notch, that is enough.
+1 on that switch default. 😉
He still handled the situation better than I would have. MY default response to such a crisis usually involves screaming and leaping out of a window.
I don’t really face this problem because I focus more on saying what I really feel rather than worry about the “right” response. If he’d just said something like, he loves her, thinks she’s beautiful, and she shouldn’t let Larisa push her buttons like that, then he couldn’t really be faulted. Basically he overthought the situation.
And Sandra should feel priviledged to be able to dunk noodles onto her father’s head without repercussion. But I guess it’s not the same when it’s part of a comic.
Core rule: Think first, then talk 😀
Well, maybe he should have said that Larissa is just teasing her like she always does.
(or at least sometimes)
Or he could have said that these ratings don’t mean anything.
(which would be true)
But when forced to answer quick there is not much time to think about your replie.
From the artwork I can also see that he is still thinking while he’s already answering.
But this really was the worst he could say XD’
Oh, no no sir:
“In soviet russia, numbers rate you.” >_>’
Well, thinking about what a ten would be, I’d rather be a five, right?
Anyways. It really freaked me out when I overheard some girls at school talk about what makeup they use and one complained that she wasn’t allowed to – they where merely fifth-graders (about ten years old)!
Dang, as a programmer, I found the author commentary funnier than the strip. (-;
Oops.
I’m sure in 11 more years my daughter and I will have conversations like this. And just like Sandra’s dad I too will go down in flames never finding a right answer. 😀 Ah, the joy of being a father.
Out of all the possible ways to respond to that question, he probably picked the worst. Unfortunately there IS no correct response, and he likely would have ended up wearing his dinner no matter what he said.
I myself really hate loaded questions. Just gotta do it though. It’s like a trap pit you can’t escape from! 😐
btw…:
~ I got my post merged! from yesterday and I also noticed I make to many typos! i seriousally need to get spellcheck. -_- xD
I think he was talking to himself when he was thinking of all the scenarios and (stupidly) said his thoughts out loud. Yes, it is a “Loaded question,” there is no way to survive.
I have to say, I think Sandra’s a definite 9.
Great comic as always Novil.
ouch ouch ouch ><
One of the worst positions to be in ever, I feel for Sandra's dad
Taking looks alone into account, I’d say she’s a seven. Factoring in her personality, she’s a 9.5.
Well, he couldn’t complement her, couldn’t change the subject and couldn’t mess with her with an even lower number. Dear ol’ Dad knew he couldn’t win and just decided to give up and accept the hit. 🙂
if only there were a proper answer to every loaded question…ah well, there are some things in life that we can never be rid of. i always try to avoid failing hard at loaded questions by answering said question with a question…it prolongs my demise…
anyway, i love the worried expression in first panel, when he’s thinking ” uh oh, danger! danger!!”; priceless XD
Should of thought that one and said number two. XD
If only Sandra was a little younger…
“Honey…Let’s go out for ice cream. Daddy can make it all better.”
Alas, she’s old enough to evade distraction. In a word, he’s screwed. No winning this one. So, I have to disagree about him putting his ‘working brain cells’ down. He just never stood a chance.
@Iron Ed: How about…
Sandra: “YOU’RE JUST SAYING THAT ‘CAUSE YOU’RE MY DADDY!”
Father: “Exactly. And, I’m always going to have a father’s opinion. Remember, Sandra, I’m here to help you in any way I possibly can.”
Probably another *BANG* response to that is possible…
There’s only one way to survive such a question:
drop dead immediately
I dunno why people think number 2 is such a great option. It basically amounts to what he actually said. :p
Um… hm. When I was a little girl… wait a minute… okay, I’ve got nothing.
That is without a doubt the WORST thing a guy can say in that situation. I would say, “Ask [insert name here] what [insert gender here] thinks?” just to throw somebody under the bus and save my skin.
In that situation, the best thing you can do is try to change the target or get the hell out of there!
Heh. Girls have threes and fives and eights and tens. Guys have zeros and ones. Zero: “I would not do her.” One: “I would do her.” You might extend it so that “I would do her” is a two and one is kind of in between somewhere, but that’s just overcomplicating things. Personally, I like to reserve two for threesomes.
this reminds me of a mark twain quote, that I will now paraphrase badly.
It is better to remain silent and give the impression of stupidity, than open your mouth and dispel all doubt.
Actually, Nivarion, i think that one can be found in the book of proverbs in the Bible, as well…
anyway, my responce to Sandra’s question would have started with ‘and what, exactly, are we rating here?’ and lead through a chain of logic eventually debunking the whole system.
worst case scenario she gets lost, gives up, and decides my opinion’s useless.
Best case she realises that the entire thing stems from a combination of jealousy and teasing.
so, even if it doesn’t work, one doesn’t get shot, and if it does, the whole thing’s resolved.
it’s like Russian roulette… if the gun has thousands of chambers and only one or two aren’t loaded, but maybe ten are loaded with blanks. 😀
My biggest fun time was ‘Cartoonist knows C programming language’, though it may have be just any programming language. Cool Dude.
‘Otter
As it happens, I’m in a Java course at university right now. This is relevant to my interests! 8D
I think his failure is due to averaging all possible responses.
DAD INSTINCTS A-GO-GO!
Hehe, that strip was one of the funniest so far 😀
By the way, I coincidentally found this comic and like it very much. Keep on with it, my compatriot 😉
That’s when of course not dear your beautiful and shoving as much food in your mouth as you can as fast as you can is the best answer.
Correct answer:
And you care about what she thinks because?…
It at least gives you some time to think of something better, and gathers more info.
I hate these situations, It’s like there is no right answer for them.
Gearscore. It’s everywhere :O
@ MrGBH:
Not always going to work, an experienced girl/women will smell that you’re trying to avoid answering the question by a mile and repeat the question.
After reading this, i asked my dad what he would say if I told him somebody had said that about me. Answer: “Five out of ten on what?” …..Thank god I have an older sister to go to with these things. My dads one of the guys that just don’t get it. lol