# I don't quite get today's "Questionable Content" strip **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-strips\ **Created:** [April 13, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967 "2010-04-13T17:48:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 90
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1781 "2015-04-03T13:46:38Z")
He also has a black eye, presumably due to some adorable Emily mischief and not him doing something punchable. Is that a tattoo of the 220v outlets on his arm or actual outlets? Neither makes much sense to me. Even for charging his hand, you’d think you could do that via micro-USB or a stiletto style plug like every other device in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1782 "2015-04-03T14:00:01Z")
Clair’s sass didn’t make sense to me this week - the words themselves seemed more hostile than funny - but it was good to see Faye get some of her mojo back. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1783 "2015-04-03T14:07:29Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Clair’s sass didn’t make sense to me this week - the words themselves seemed more hostile than funny - but it was good to see Faye get some of her mojo back. I noticed that too; but I had a completely different take on it. I just assumed that now that she has a boyfriend she’s starting to feel a little more confident in herself. I too am an curious about today’s strip. Vomit and a black eye? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1784 "2015-04-03T14:48:55Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Clair’s sass didn’t make sense to me this week - the words themselves seemed more hostile than funny - but it was good to see Faye get some of her mojo back. I don’t know, they didn’t seem hostile to me. If I saw someone gluing random dicks on things and calling it art, I think I’d have the same reaction. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1785 "2015-04-03T14:52:19Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > I too am an curious about today’s strip. Vomit and a black eye? And those pants!? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1786 "2015-04-03T15:00:44Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Is that a tattoo of the 220v outlets on his arm or actual outlets? Looks like a red area surrounding it, so I’m saying fresh tattoo. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1787 "2015-04-04T00:26:55Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > I too am an curious about today’s strip. Vomit and a black eye? I HOPE that’s vomit. AT first glance I thought Emily had peppered Clinton’s chest with birdshot. After blacking his eye, tattooing him, and rolling up his pants. I’m jealous. I seldom have dates like that. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1788 "2015-04-04T07:27:04Z")
Is that a black eye? Looks more like he was dressed as a droog, complete with mascara, and it’s run a little. No codpiece or hat, though, and the pants should be white. Maybe just a regular punk… But think about it - how is he going to get a black eye and still have his glasses unscathed? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1789 "2015-04-04T14:51:54Z")
Looks like he got a haircut, too. He doesn’t usually have those shaved sides, does he? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1790 "2015-04-04T21:01:00Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Looks like he got a haircut, too. He doesn’t usually have those shaved sides, does he? Well-spotted, didn’t notice that. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1791 "2015-04-04T22:13:16Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > I don’t know, they didn’t seem hostile to me. If I saw someone gluing random dicks on things and calling it art, I think I’d have the same reaction. I think the problem with Claire’s remarks were that they were too familiar. She thought that because she was the girlfriend she was automatically friends with his friends. If she were actually friends with Faye then what she said wouldn’t be considered bad. but she’s not. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1792 "2015-04-04T22:56:38Z")
I agree with Rand (especially since that’s exactly what Faye got on her case for). Faye obviously would have sassed back, even if Claire had ‘earned the right to sass’ her, but it would have been more in the same tone. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1793 "2015-04-09T03:06:09Z")
What is UP with Emily and cutting people’s hair? Wait…don’t answer that. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1794 "2015-04-09T03:34:53Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > But think about it - how is he going to get a black eye and still have his glasses unscathed? Those weren’t the same glasses he’s wearing on the date! ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1795 "2015-04-09T03:45:48Z")
Also boots. Whence the boots? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1796 "2015-04-09T06:24:38Z")
Hold your horses. All will be revealed in time, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1797 "2015-04-13T11:43:36Z")
OK, so … Remind me who [Elliott](http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2937) is? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1798 "2015-04-13T11:48:45Z")
> [@Cayuga](#): > > OK, so … Remind me who [Elliott](http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2937) is? He was the guy at the other bakery who had a quiet, unrequited crush on Padma. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1799 "2015-04-13T12:00:23Z")
> [@Cayuga](#): > > OK, so … Remind me who [Elliott](http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2937) is? Worked at Secret Bakery - apparently he’s got a new job now. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1800 "2015-04-13T12:39:42Z")
All told, this actually seems like a pretty good date, probably-broken nose aside. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967.md?page=89) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967.md?page=91)