![[0437] Cloud Under Pressure](/comics/2012-12-13-0437-cloud-under-pressure.png "[0437] Cloud Under Pressure")
Never has a single large sweat drop been more appropriate than in this comic.
From Monday, 3 December, to Sunday, 9 December, the English website for Sandra and Woo had slightly over 1,000,000 page views! This is mainly because a large number of our new visitors read the entire archive instead of leaving the website again immediately.
- Yuna: Have you proposed to Sandra yet?
- Cloud: Yuna!
- Sandra: I read that you can get married at 16 in our state.
- Cloud: Sandra!
- Ye Thuza: You better marry this respectable girl or I’m gonna whoop your butt!
- Cloud: Mom…?!
- David: Listen to your mother, Cloud! She knows what’s best for you.
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Avian Moaquito wrote:
Well about the only real point is to stop pedophiles (you know… like Sandra 😀 http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2012/11/01/0425-pervy-perv/) going for little girls and find something to hold them against.
If both persons are younger than age restriction there is usually noone to blaim… having one just over, and one just under is pretty much waste of any judical effort…
The law is not THAT useless. But letter of the law in this case generaly defeats it´s spirit.
Funny actualy… most countries that have general issues with it are those where they don´t try to teach kids anything….
(Although I must admit- the 15 limit for marriage is purely theoretical in my country… byrocratic inertia will usually take that one year to 16 :D)
At least Sandra’s face in the last panel shows she feels somewhat sorry for all the teasing.
@ Malchus:
And one shotgun pointed at his chest from the loving bride.
@ m is for wolf:
It’s too bad, though… Cloud doesn’t want to be a groom.
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Well, that’s good that you have a lot of new readers that are all caught up. It took me a little while to catch up with your archive a few months ago when I started following Sandra & Woo. ^_^
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@ Bill Murphy:
It appears to be Monopoly, considering the two decks of cards on the board.
@ Avian Moaquito:
No more than age restrictions on firearms perpetuate the idea that self-defense is dirty. Rather, they indicate that sex and the handling of firearms are adult responsibilities and need to be treated as such, because treating them casually can kill you or somebody else.
Cloud- >///< Uuuuuuuh
@ myth buster:
“Next stop, ageism!” Followed poor planning and likely circular logic.
Seriously, what you are saying that that kids having no preperation for the possession of firearms before they hit a magical number that turns them into an adult and suddenly being allowed to have them is better than if they were raised around them and taught proper safety procedures and respect for the weapon.
Sex is the same way. “Let’s just keep them from it and everything vaguely related to it during their childhood, where they could afford to screw up without negative repurcussions, then let them go for it when they hit a magical number that turns them into an adult, having no clue how to handle it or do it safely.” Yeah, there’s a recipe for sucess.
Seems to be the main theme of american parenting. Making sure their kids don’t get any experience with “mature” subjects until they hit a magical number, then expecting them to somehow know what to do. No wonder this nation is failing.
@ Paeris Kiran:
Wrong. (Well, you’re certainly on a roll.)
Age of consent laws are enforced even when both people are under the age of consent and similar in age. In this case, the sentences are light and usually amount of community service or “counseling.” The male gets the blame in these instances and most of the punishment, while the female gets treated like a victem. Who actually initiated it doesn’t matter one iota to the law.
The reason is the purpose of this law actually has NOTHING to do with paedophilia. That’s the bullshit justification provided by the conservative assholes keeping it on the books. The real reason it exists is to reduce promiscuity. Because the religious laws on which most modern nations were based and the cultures of those nations enforce a notion that promiscuity is somehow bad, even in an era with contraception. (Because, you know, an old book of desert fairy tales is the best basis for your nation’s laws.) The laws are intended to find a way to punish underaged (and thus unmarried) couples who engage in sexual intercourse in order to discourage others from doing so. (Because that’s so effective.)
From a purely practical standpoint it’d be best to keep the law out of sex and make sure kids are taught about it as early as possible. This way they get more time to learn the important things related to safe sex practices, such as contraception, at a time where they can afford to screw up. (No pun intended.) But since when did people in law or politics think practically? (Well, for others. They think practically for themselves, which means playing to the emotions and prejudices of others.)
Yeah, Cloud, what’s the big deal? Succumb to the peer pressure!
* doesn’t notice anything but the cookies and drools over them for a while then reads strip * :O
cloud is under alot of pressure lately! GIVE IN CLOUD, before they make it worse…
Thinks of future comic:
* Sandra and cloud going through a mall, holding hands *
*signs* “Kiss her Cloud!” “Go, cloud, Go!” “Cloud, go to the jewelry shop!”
In the panel would be like, yuna running with a whiteboard in her hands.
@ Avian Mosquito:
That is really off-topic, but since you brought it up, I won’t let it go unanswered. Of course promiscuity is bad, and contraception does nothing to mitigate that fact. If anything, contraception aggravates the problem due to false sense of security. Did you know that half of all women seeking abortions were using contraception when they got pregnant? And of course, among all contraceptives, only condoms offer any protection against STDs at all, and even condoms don’t protect against the most common STDs: herpes and HPV. Besides which, they don’t make contraceptives that counteract the effects of oxytocin. Sex will alter your body chemistry in ways you don’t anticipate.
@ myth buster:
And that’s the most rediculously, laughably incorrect piece of uber-conservative bullshit since “reefer madness.”
myth buster wrote:
I question viability of those numbers… first – were they using the contraceptives correctly? (you know… right pill, right time, each day… not drinking something that counterfits it? it has very non trivial working. (I am male and I do physics and have knowledge mostly of non-organic chemistry, biochem I simply aproach from rudamentary point that human body is simply chemical machine and break it down to fact that chemical substance XX has a list of desired effects- given complexity you have to balance it right if you want defined set of results).
You know… ignorance and stupidity of the user is not the fault of the pill. (Hell even heroin can be used as cure in extremly limited dose and rather special cases). Most of humans on this planet don´t bother to read the simple note next to their pills. So they suffer and quite rightly.
But well the second mistakes and stupidity seizes to cause pain and suffering to the one who did it human kind is finished for good.
Abraham wrote:
Well I doubt this is a tactical move Grand Admiral Thrawn would consider brilliant but it would probably do the trick:
Cloud: “Okay mom, I have seen nice rhodium ring with the most amazing set of saphires and rubies on it, it just costs 250000 dollars… and I need pocket money rise to get it.”
I’m new here, so I’m just wondering, when does the comic usually update?
EmilyAnonymous wrote:
usualy sunday-monday midnight and wensday-thursday midnight CEST. (UTC+1)
but sometimes it takes few hours more… I think author has to sleep sometimes.
I just read through all of the comics instead of studying for a final. I feel like it was more productive and definitely more entertaining.
@ Paeris Kiran:
Did… Did you and I just AGREE?
firedome wrote:
Smart Man. Always side with the wife.
Ye Thuza knows that Cloud isn’t going to find any better. Sandra is *quite* the catch.
“You marry that respectable girl… and not that one that starts fires. She scares me, and I killed people for a living!”
@ Chelsea:
Oh – he HAS allies! They’re just all on HER side at the moment (and probably for the best – I get the feeling that both could do an awful lot worse…)
I’m just screwed up enough that I’ve spend my life chasing girls like Larisa instead – I don’t like to be bored…
@ Nick/Tyrong:
JFTR, there is NOTHING wrong with Larisa!
(And yes, I did kill people for a living for a few years. This may have some bearing on my opinion…)
@ Paeris Kiran:
Some people, at twelve, are mature enough to form a stable long-term relationship (monogamous or polyamorous.)
Some people are not mature enough to form a stable long-term relationship – of whatever sort – at ANY age.
PEDANTIC NOTE – Thanks to the news and popular pressure, “paedophile” has become misdefined and misused. A “paedophile” is merely someone who enjoys children, this enjoyment is not necessarily sexual. Someone who sits on a bench at the park just to watch children play, because he enjoys it, is a “paedophile” – it is not necessary to derive sexual enjoyment, merely psychological enjoyment.
A “paederast” is someone who pursues children for purposes of sexual desire and fulfillment. These are the people who have some deep-seated problems…
I’ve been known to sit and watch children play myself every now and again – probably equal parts lamenting the childhood I never really had and part pure enjoyment of innocence – “paedophilia” in its pure form. Yes, I’ve been approached by cops because I was sitting watching kids play, and that was all I was doing (except, occasionally, perving on some of the mums. But, definitely not the kids!)
So, I’ve had to explain this difference quite a bit…
@ Onihikage:
Bow chicka bow wow.
@ TheRhythmWorks:
Makes Me Happy!
That Guy Who Commented wrote:
as long as it’s the classic cybermen and not the new versions.
It really should have taken me longer to read every single comic. I just found this website a few days ago.
You know, I can totally see that in the next strip…@ Greenwood Goat:
Even the ads are telling Cloud he should marry Sandra.
Well, I just got done reading the entire archive, so your note is hilariously appropriate :3
@ Onihikage:
hahaha good one!
@ Avian Moaquito:
If a girl did this to me I would kick her off me and never return to the house or see her ever again.
Seriously, what is WRONG with you?
@ Dizzy D.:
…I think embarrassing people is funny, and I’m not half as sensitive as you?
Congrats on all the new people who read the comic
@ Avian Mosquito:
Then you need to rethink your sense of humor and grow to be more tactful. Imagine if you were on the receiving end of that? Hell, I’d be half-tempted to get a restraining order. Any girl that goes out of her way to shame a dude in front of his whole family is a 100% total bitch.
@ Paeris Kiran:
Well, once again, it varies state by state. On average, at 16 anything is allowed. Less than that, it can usually be legal if they are close enough in age, within two years or so.
oh crap ive reached the end of the archives this whole web comic is just forged of pure 24 carrot awesome woo ftw
Man I love Cloud’s parents I would really like to see how they met and fell in love
@ Bill Murphy:
It’s pretty obviously meant to be Monopoly, although perhaps because of copyright restrictions the name isn’t shown anywhere in the picture.
Monopoly is the only game I know of with that style board and two stacks of cards on the board. It’s certainly the most well known.
@ Alex:
Same here. I think I read from 1 to current in like 3 or 4 hours. I love this comic. So glad I followed the link from twogag here. Also, check out twogag.com. It’s a pretty funny webcomic that’s pretty much stand alone strips, just with reoccurring characters.
As a seventeen year old male from a mildly conservative background, I’m going to have to side with Cloud on this one.
Although I don’t agree with Richard’s statement that this is “puppy love”, I would suggest waiting until they’re both older until this is even mentionable.
True love may last forever, but its not a good idea to confuse anything for it and then act on a misconception.
Please don’t blast me for this comment.
You have no power here Cloud!
I was one of those people who read the whole thing, haha. It’s good!
@ Dizzy D.:
I have been. Grow a sense of humour, this is funny. You’re way too serious.
@ Avian Moaquito:
You know, angry socio-political commentary is really not appreciated in the comments section. Please stop
@ Who, me?:
Right. Like I’m going to stop just because you said so.
@ Onihikage:
Easy there! The little dude is 12!
Goodness! The comments section is just rife with people who want to talk about sex!
All fine and good in it’s proper place, but that has little to do with the actual comic today.
They’re teasing Cloud with the idea of Mawwiage! Twue Wuv!
They could just as well simultaneously all break into a chorus of “Cloud and Samantha sitting in a tree…”
In fact, that could have been an awesome 5th panel. ^_^