Can confirm…personal bias would suggest that I prefer Navy dress whites (yes, I still have mine), but there’s nothing that really compares to Marine dress blues.
Alt-text. The term you’re looking for is alt-text.
TheAnonymousGuy
and the phrase your waiting for is thank you, in 3…2…1 thank you.
Michael
Perhaps this is pedantic, but that is not actually the alt-text. The alt-text is the text that shows if an image fails to load. The text that is set to appear when you hover the cursor over the image is called the image title.
I’ve always seen it called hovertext, which seems both less precise and more accurate: most people don’t use it as an image title anymore.
Shiro
In this case it’s both. Not long ago something about the site didn’t play well with my connection, and I’d often have to kill the load before the page stopped responding. I saw the alt text first a lot.
…There’s alt-text?! I just, literally this moment, finished re-reading the entire comic for the second time and NOW you’re telling me there’s alt-text?? Ah, geez. That took like three days.
Slartibeast Button, BIA
The early alt-texts are just the strip titles, so you don’t have to reread them all. The meaningful ones started on [mumble].
And I’m honestly not entirely sure what that means? You might not get to see one of the other people in a small town? Does Joyce even live in a small town?
Yep. In close knit religious communities like that, people notice when you don’t go. I also imagine it might be a weird competition to see who’s the most devoted in Joyce’s parents social circle.
ExMas
That’s a little unfair to religious folks. I was raised pretty religious, and it’s not like that at all. Despite their somewhat twisted views, Christians really do like seeing each other, and church is often a very good way for them to do that.
Mav
Ah, sorry ! I was speculating in context of Joyce’s community. I stupidly worded it as a general statement. What you said and experienced is very valid and true.
Clif
Also Triston.
davidbreslin101
Though I suspect there is a bit of that in the less tolerant communities. I was reading an article about Shakespeare: a couple of members of his family were accused of being secret Catholics because they skipped communion or didn’t attend church often enough. (This being in a period where the Catholic church was supressed in England.)
hof1991
That’s the problem with a state religion. At that point, not attending meant you were in disagreement with the king about his authority and legitimacy = treason. get fined, get jailed. Those concerns show up in Shakespeare’s plays. Lying to authority and usurpers of kingdoms.
When I was younger there were a lot of people I only ever saw at the mosque so going was an opportunity to see them, which means that if I didn’t catch them it would be a week before I go to see them again. I can understand how that would be frustrating for her when she wanted to see a specific person.
She wanted to see Tristan at church. Not going to both sessions meant there was a chance that she wouldn’t see him, so she got into the habit of going to both.
It’s kinda weird that Tristan would randomly go to one or the other, tho ^^;
Conuly
Maybe Tristan is in some Saturday sport. On days when he has a game, he gets home late, sleeps in on Sunday, goes to the later service. On days when he doesn’t, he gets up early on Sunday and goes to the morning service. (He might even sometimes have games on Sunday if he’s not excessively strict – so maybe on those days he goes to the earlier service.)
“Does Joyce even live in a small town?”
Joyce`s hometown is La Porte, Indiana, population slightly above 22,000 people.
(funny, see also Sunny’s comment).
So it is a small town, but big enough that events for socializing become important.
My personal point of comparison is pretty different. A place when I regulary go on holidays,n where my grand parents used to live, it’s…
Well, the biggest “city” in the area is 500 inhabitants. Of course, people would meet outside the pre- and post-church conversation too, but that event is important to them.
I was the Tristan to a boy a couple years younger than me in youth group when I was like 16, it was adorable and he had no chance whatsoever because I was a budding agnostic.
My late brother and his family attended church in the morning and afternoon services every Sunday.
I never understood why. Even Jesus must think you’re overdoing it. But Joyce’s comment makes sense, since it was a fairly large social thing to all of them.
Well, one thing you have to consider is the role that religion plays in some people’s lives. For most (practicing religious) people in the 21st century, religion is sort of like a chore. You have to give what’s due; in a sense, you’re making a holy sacrifice of your time.
But for some people, religion plays a totally different role in their lives. Marx famously described religion as the opiate of the masses, but I think if he lived nowadays, he might have called it the internet of the masses. For some, religious practice is the best way to pass the time. A church service is like seeing a good movie, and you don’t have anything else to do on Sunday, so why not see it twice?
354 thoughts on “Help”
Anorak
Joe looks hot
Edhead
Easiest path to getting laid alot: Be hot.
Am ugly, can confirm.
chris73
I’ve heard having an excessive amount of money also helps but I can’t confirm that
qman
Correction: _spending_ excessive amounts of money helps. Doesn’t actually matter how much you have, as long as you’re throwing enough around.
Wizard
Have you heard about the new fashion, honey?
All it takes is looks and a whole lot of money!
Jay
Still rock ‘n’ roll to me!
Gareth
Top scientists once suggested that it must be funny in a rich man’s world.
TachyonCode
If you’re not in a position to use money or looks to get laid: use SCIENCE!
Nathan 223
Uniforms help too. But only if you have the right one
buckybone
Can confirm…personal bias would suggest that I prefer Navy dress whites (yes, I still have mine), but there’s nothing that really compares to Marine dress blues.
Rowen Morland
Hot and easy*.
*Offer may not be compatible with other lifestyle choices.
Falling Star
Am ugly, can also confirm.
Kinoko
There’s a lot of be said for self-acceptance and building confidence, though. Was ugly, gained the confidence to pass as hot, can can confirm.
de Combys
Yay!!! Anyway, being hot really is simply to be able to present yourself at your advantage, no matter what you start off with.
Geneseepaws
Yes! This! This is true, oh, so true. Can confirm, with ring to prove it.
Mav
I’m glad I’m not the only that’s noticed
GoogerGeiger
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Wheelpath
I agree, bed head Joe is nice
Edhead
That’s not the only bed head Joe’s got.
Madock345
We should file a complaint that he’s uncharacteristicly clothed to be in bed.
Doctor_Who
We haven’t seen pants yet.
Madock345
Joe sleeps shirtless, this is well established
Jumanji83
Maybe he sleeps shirtless in the beginning of the fall, when it’s still warm, but as the eather gets chilly, he wears a t-shirt?
AgentKeen
He wears less than Sal does in bed (no gloves).
He’s even more nude than Mickey Mouse.
Varorson
Given the bags under his eyes…
Who says Joe slept?
Pastafarian
I’d TAPTAPTAPPITYTAP that.
Reltzik
I have NO idea what autocorrect would do to your “tappity” session, but I’m sure it would be simultaneously horrific and hilarious.
de Combys
I cringed.
Ana Chronistic
yo Joe
does Joe have that permanent stubble that’s exactly sandpaper-made-of-needles length
that’s when my bf likes to shave, just as it’s long enough to start to feel nice instead of stabby
DarkoNeko
Yes, he does. I think The Author stated that at some point.
TheAnonymousGuy
yes, Willis stated in one of his (messages you see when sliding the mouse over the strip) that he’d decided to make Joe permanently stubbly
MisterGunpowder
Alt-text. The term you’re looking for is alt-text.
TheAnonymousGuy
and the phrase your waiting for is thank you, in 3…2…1 thank you.
Michael
Perhaps this is pedantic, but that is not actually the alt-text. The alt-text is the text that shows if an image fails to load. The text that is set to appear when you hover the cursor over the image is called the image title.
Lovely Monsters
I’ve always seen it called hovertext, which seems both less precise and more accurate: most people don’t use it as an image title anymore.
Shiro
In this case it’s both. Not long ago something about the site didn’t play well with my connection, and I’d often have to kill the load before the page stopped responding. I saw the alt text first a lot.
Needfuldoer
The CMS uses the same string for both values.
Amazi-Stool
Which means: Both terms are right!
Check the HTML and you’ll see: The same text appears in a title- and in an alt-attribute.
Use the source, Luke!
Chaucer59
I knew guys like that in the Navy. They’d shave first thing in the morning and have stubble before breakfast was over.
de Combys
Men in my family have to shave twice a day to stay smooth.
LaSerenus
…There’s alt-text?! I just, literally this moment, finished re-reading the entire comic for the second time and NOW you’re telling me there’s alt-text?? Ah, geez. That took like three days.
Slartibeast Button, BIA
The early alt-texts are just the strip titles, so you don’t have to reread them all. The meaningful ones started on [mumble].
LaSerenus
This helps. Thank you.
Ana Chronistic
no I mean is it the *nice* length or the *STABBY* length
DarkoNeko
Why would you go to BOTH serves. Why would you do that to yourself ?
Anorak
Because the word of the lord is inconsistent so you need to hear it twice?
Pastafarian
Because you might miss someone.
And I’m honestly not entirely sure what that means? You might not get to see one of the other people in a small town? Does Joyce even live in a small town?
DarkoNeko
Church is a big socialisation mean.
Mav
Yep. In close knit religious communities like that, people notice when you don’t go. I also imagine it might be a weird competition to see who’s the most devoted in Joyce’s parents social circle.
ExMas
That’s a little unfair to religious folks. I was raised pretty religious, and it’s not like that at all. Despite their somewhat twisted views, Christians really do like seeing each other, and church is often a very good way for them to do that.
Mav
Ah, sorry ! I was speculating in context of Joyce’s community. I stupidly worded it as a general statement. What you said and experienced is very valid and true.
Clif
Also Triston.
davidbreslin101
Though I suspect there is a bit of that in the less tolerant communities. I was reading an article about Shakespeare: a couple of members of his family were accused of being secret Catholics because they skipped communion or didn’t attend church often enough. (This being in a period where the Catholic church was supressed in England.)
hof1991
That’s the problem with a state religion. At that point, not attending meant you were in disagreement with the king about his authority and legitimacy = treason. get fined, get jailed. Those concerns show up in Shakespeare’s plays. Lying to authority and usurpers of kingdoms.
Dean
If you aren’t visibly attending both services, your neighbours might think that your faith is wavering.
Riku
When I was younger there were a lot of people I only ever saw at the mosque so going was an opportunity to see them, which means that if I didn’t catch them it would be a week before I go to see them again. I can understand how that would be frustrating for her when she wanted to see a specific person.
TheOthin
She wanted to see Tristan at church. Not going to both sessions meant there was a chance that she wouldn’t see him, so she got into the habit of going to both.
David M Willis
diiiing
de Combys
We got a winner!
DarkoNeko
It’s kinda weird that Tristan would randomly go to one or the other, tho ^^;
Conuly
Maybe Tristan is in some Saturday sport. On days when he has a game, he gets home late, sleeps in on Sunday, goes to the later service. On days when he doesn’t, he gets up early on Sunday and goes to the morning service. (He might even sometimes have games on Sunday if he’s not excessively strict – so maybe on those days he goes to the earlier service.)
Amazi-Stool
“Does Joyce even live in a small town?”
Joyce`s hometown is La Porte, Indiana, population slightly above 22,000 people.
(funny, see also Sunny’s comment).
So it is a small town, but big enough that events for socializing become important.
DarkoNeko
22k people. A small town.
DarkoNeko
My personal point of comparison is pretty different. A place when I regulary go on holidays,n where my grand parents used to live, it’s…
Well, the biggest “city” in the area is 500 inhabitants. Of course, people would meet outside the pre- and post-church conversation too, but that event is important to them.
DarkoNeko
The one church service would rassemble people from all the surrounding hamlets, as well.
Conuly
Coming from NYC, the idea of anybody living in a community of under 50,000 is shocking to me. To me, even that’s pretty darn small!
Wolf of Words
Trust but verify.
Brute
because boys, apparently.
(as someone who had a lot of tristans growing up, it makes perfect sense to me)
Shiro
I was the Tristan to a boy a couple years younger than me in youth group when I was like 16, it was adorable and he had no chance whatsoever because I was a budding agnostic.
TheAnonymousGuy
why do I find myself wanting to see a tidbit where Mary drags roz to church.
Dana
I’d rather see Roz drag Mary to church.
Foxhack
My late brother and his family attended church in the morning and afternoon services every Sunday.
I never understood why. Even Jesus must think you’re overdoing it. But Joyce’s comment makes sense, since it was a fairly large social thing to all of them.
Paradoxius
Well, one thing you have to consider is the role that religion plays in some people’s lives. For most (practicing religious) people in the 21st century, religion is sort of like a chore. You have to give what’s due; in a sense, you’re making a holy sacrifice of your time.
But for some people, religion plays a totally different role in their lives. Marx famously described religion as the opiate of the masses, but I think if he lived nowadays, he might have called it the internet of the masses. For some, religious practice is the best way to pass the time. A church service is like seeing a good movie, and you don’t have anything else to do on Sunday, so why not see it twice?