It occurs to me, though, that a good sense of the difference between confidence and bragging is in how much of the TAUGHT material you demonstrate, vs. how much you ALREADY KNEW.
For instance, I have a buddy who drew comics to illustrate his homework for a foreign language class. The teacher couldn’t give him bonus points, because that wasn’t part of the lesson plan.
Similarly, Amber is (unintentionally) making it harder for Alex, job or no. Amber turning in her assignment separate from everyone else means he has to keep track of it independently, and “I could do that in five minutes” is a universal dismissal of difficulty.
This isn’t to point fingers and who is “right” and “wrong”–just to point out that Hell is other people, so fuck socializing.
Yeah — the rule seems to be that if you’re female, you’re not allowed to accept a compliment directly given to you; and god forbid you volunteer a thing about yourself that you’re good at, even if it’s relevant to the situation.
It’s worth noting that, between the two universes, Danny has had Dorothy, Amber, Ethan, and Sal interested in him physically or romantically, if not more.
He’s not as much of a slouch, physically, as we might think he is by his self-deprecation.
Danny is merely self-deprecational to an unhealthy degree- I know that feeling myself, actually. I constantly insult aspects of myself that are perfectly fine, and therefore my companions seem to get some impression it’s true, despite the obvious joking.
Estron
Yup, yup, and yup over here, too.
Disloyal Subject
At my worst, I mostly just come across as a bloodthirsty nutter with an overinflated ego, like some kind of real-life munchkin.
It’s usually funny, until I glance at the wall clock and some poor girl thinks I’m glaring at her with a nonverbal promise to murder her.
MrSpkr
You only do that because you stole the technique from me. Stone cold low self esteem and self deprecatory remarks since 1967.
Okay, okay, 1976. It took a few years to develop.
If my clients knew how little I think of myself I’d never have another case.
Krell
Avatar relevent? y/n
Thad guy
And Billie!
t00lishness
I would posit – with the premise that I am perhaps extremely wrong – that many writers picture or somehow, at least put a bit of their own personalities into anything they do. As I do not know the writer/drawer of this in real life, and as such, I can only suppose, but.. I picture Danny as the superimposed version of Willis, were he in any of these situations. Perhaps he has another, perhaps none are correct, and all are simply various reflections of various traits of his personality (which, upon retrospect, seems more correct). But.. Danny is commonly the one who fucks things up, and seems powerless to correct them and, again, mentioning the “I might be wrong” thing – but with how many things are fucked up in this universe, especially amongst the individuals, I’m thinking perhaps it is a little of both – Danny fucks things up the most, but everyone else fucks things up in their own way.. this seems to be a comic based mostly on regrets. Now, mind you, I have been following this comic for a while now, yet only recently started posting semi-regularly – as I said earlier, I could be completely wrong. …holy shit am I Willis too? GAHHHHH!
democraticMayonaise
“In the Willis, part of the Willis.”
“In the Willis, part of the Willis.”
“In the Willis, part of the Willis.”
Do you believe in magic?
In a young nerd”s heart
And how dat ass can make it splutter to a start-
And it’s magic, if the hair’s just as groovy.
Spider-squshin’ takes a back seat to the movie (of danny)
I’ll tell ‘ya bout the haircut, it’ll free your soul.
but it’s like tryin’ to tell Ethan that his, crush ain’t sold!
(BUT THEY WILL BE)
(ETHAN X DANNY. THE SHIP SAILS PROUDLY.)
Do you believe in magic?
In a young nerd”s heart
And how dat ass can make it splutter to a start-
And it’s magic, if the hair’s just as groovy.
Spider-squshin’ takes a back seat to the movie (of danny)
I’ll tell ‘ya bout the haircut, it’ll free your soul.
but it’s like tryin’ to tell Ethan that his, crush ain’t sold!
(BUT THEY WILL BE)
(ETHAN X DANNY. THE SHIP SAILS PROUDLY.)
Discussion (197) - “Braggart”
Jen Aside
Everyone digs the mullet, it’s like the ’80s for your head!!
*can’t actually tell how much party is in the back these days*
MrSirk
Tame in the front WILD in the back! *air guitars*
Dirk Strider's Splinter Hopeself
RADICAL, YO!
Krell
SQUAREWAVE: YEAH DOGG!!!
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130303043718/mspaintadventures/images/b/b7/SquarewaveYeahDogg.gif
Plasma Mongoose
The funny thing about the mullet is that I have never heard that hairstyle been called by that name before the ’00s.
thebombzen
Also, AFAIK the mullet is banned in Iran. Literally.
Random832
Of course, that also means it’s popular in Iran. North Korea didn’t have to single out the mullet as a hairstyle to ban.
Wasted
That make sense because the term was supposedly coined by the Beastie Boys in the mid-90s.
MIB4u
“Who can remember the 80s has not lived in them …!” -Falco
Opus the Poet
Naahh, it’s “If you can remember the ’60s you weren’t living the ’60s” Some old fart. (Keith Richards?)
Jen Aside
It occurs to me, though, that a good sense of the difference between confidence and bragging is in how much of the TAUGHT material you demonstrate, vs. how much you ALREADY KNEW.
For instance, I have a buddy who drew comics to illustrate his homework for a foreign language class. The teacher couldn’t give him bonus points, because that wasn’t part of the lesson plan.
Similarly, Amber is (unintentionally) making it harder for Alex, job or no. Amber turning in her assignment separate from everyone else means he has to keep track of it independently, and “I could do that in five minutes” is a universal dismissal of difficulty.
This isn’t to point fingers and who is “right” and “wrong”–just to point out that Hell is other people, so fuck socializing.
AHR
It probably doesn’t help that you’re a girl, Amber. Girls have a harder line to walk in the bragging area.
Mollyscribbles
Yeah — the rule seems to be that if you’re female, you’re not allowed to accept a compliment directly given to you; and god forbid you volunteer a thing about yourself that you’re good at, even if it’s relevant to the situation.
Law
Yeah- Mean Girls nailed it, to be honest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqqkeH5sEX4
Tikitori
Panel 3 for sure. Who DOESN’T want to throw on a mask right now?
Black Drazon
I was thinking five. If you like Danny’s hair, it’s factually true!
Ahighfunctioningsociopath
Based on Hijinks Ensue, I’d say two.
Lawzlo
It’s panel three, because in real life, Willis secretly dresses up in a costume at night to fight crime as Amazi-Girl.
Jen Aside
What!
CLEARLY, he’s Spider-Car
Jen Aside
[apparently, Candlejack]
The_Bionic_Doctor
that’s my head canon!
Vangeln
It’s all of them.
Mc
I agree, it’s 2
Andrusi
It’s panel 1. Everyone loves a silly computer trick.
MrSirk
Danny- “I knew you were just after me for my body!”
Mr k
If she was, then she needs new glasses.
dailybrad
It’s worth noting that, between the two universes, Danny has had Dorothy, Amber, Ethan, and Sal interested in him physically or romantically, if not more.
He’s not as much of a slouch, physically, as we might think he is by his self-deprecation.
Dirk Strider's Splinter Hopeself
Danny is merely self-deprecational to an unhealthy degree- I know that feeling myself, actually. I constantly insult aspects of myself that are perfectly fine, and therefore my companions seem to get some impression it’s true, despite the obvious joking.
Estron
Yup, yup, and yup over here, too.
Disloyal Subject
At my worst, I mostly just come across as a bloodthirsty nutter with an overinflated ego, like some kind of real-life munchkin.
It’s usually funny, until I glance at the wall clock and some poor girl thinks I’m glaring at her with a nonverbal promise to murder her.
MrSpkr
You only do that because you stole the technique from me. Stone cold low self esteem and self deprecatory remarks since 1967.
Okay, okay, 1976. It took a few years to develop.
If my clients knew how little I think of myself I’d never have another case.
Krell
Avatar relevent? y/n
Thad guy
And Billie!
t00lishness
I would posit – with the premise that I am perhaps extremely wrong – that many writers picture or somehow, at least put a bit of their own personalities into anything they do. As I do not know the writer/drawer of this in real life, and as such, I can only suppose, but.. I picture Danny as the superimposed version of Willis, were he in any of these situations. Perhaps he has another, perhaps none are correct, and all are simply various reflections of various traits of his personality (which, upon retrospect, seems more correct). But.. Danny is commonly the one who fucks things up, and seems powerless to correct them and, again, mentioning the “I might be wrong” thing – but with how many things are fucked up in this universe, especially amongst the individuals, I’m thinking perhaps it is a little of both – Danny fucks things up the most, but everyone else fucks things up in their own way.. this seems to be a comic based mostly on regrets. Now, mind you, I have been following this comic for a while now, yet only recently started posting semi-regularly – as I said earlier, I could be completely wrong. …holy shit am I Willis too? GAHHHHH!
democraticMayonaise
“In the Willis, part of the Willis.”
“In the Willis, part of the Willis.”
“In the Willis, part of the Willis.”
democraticMayonaise
oh wait that came out wrong
Dirk Strider's Splinter Hopeself
You mean VERY right.
Jen Aside
that hair sure does have some body
Plasma Mongoose
She wants his hair-care secrets.
newllend
Danny:” what am I just a piece of meat to you ?I’m not your Robin.”
Plasma Mongoose
One trope Danny never has to worry about is the So Beautiful It’s A Curse trope.
Nono
First Ethan, now Amber.
Is Danny’s hair magical?
Hoboturtle
There’s no such thing as magic.
No matter what effect gazing over Danny’s majestic hair has upon you.
Dirk Strider's Splinter Hopeself
Do you believe in magic?
In a young nerd”s heart
And how dat ass can make it splutter to a start-
And it’s magic, if the hair’s just as groovy.
Spider-squshin’ takes a back seat to the movie (of danny)
I’ll tell ‘ya bout the haircut, it’ll free your soul.
but it’s like tryin’ to tell Ethan that his, crush ain’t sold!
(BUT THEY WILL BE)
(ETHAN X DANNY. THE SHIP SAILS PROUDLY.)
Dirk Strider's Splinter Hopeself
Do you believe in magic?
In a young nerd”s heart
And how dat ass can make it splutter to a start-
And it’s magic, if the hair’s just as groovy.
Spider-squshin’ takes a back seat to the movie (of danny)
I’ll tell ‘ya bout the haircut, it’ll free your soul.
but it’s like tryin’ to tell Ethan that his, crush ain’t sold!
(BUT THEY WILL BE)
(ETHAN X DANNY. THE SHIP SAILS PROUDLY.)
tinfoil theory
If there is no magic, how did Amber hex the printer?
Arthur C. Clarke
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Opus the Poet
And as the real Mr. Clarke is dead now I’ll just give you credit for making an accurate quote.
Plasma Mongoose
But is Dan’s hair better than Sal’s?
Joyce doesn’t think so.
newllend
Damn straight
Plasma Mongoose
Sal certainly endeavours to keep her hair damn straight. ^_^
Dirk Strider's Splinter Hopeself
Danny endeavours to act damn straight, but he knows he wants some of that Ethan ass.
Plasma Mongoose
If only there was a LIKE button for your post.
Jen Aside
just try to navigate this ship through that damn strait
Ghola
Many a ship captain has managed to steer their ships through the Damnthey Straits, though it’s harder for others then the MM Ethanny.
Chris Phoenix
I see what you did there.
newllend
How magical are we taking about here, can it glow in the dark, heal all wounds, and reverse age like Rapunzel ?
timemonkey
It’s like the low self-esteem Olympics.
Doctor_Who
I thought of entering, but I’d probably just lose like always. 🙁
Opus the Poet
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/Eeyore.gif
Plasma Mongoose
Tripping over the 10,000m hurdles.
Doctor_Who
Which panel is autobiographical?
Got to be the first one. The Decepticon Hijack’s printer alt-mode IS awesome, and more people need to be aware.
Thank you Willis, it’s nice to know that even with Shortpacked! going away, you will keep us up to speed on important issues like this.
Cholma
Nah, it’s his hair. Maggie only married him because David’s hair is amazing.
Plasma Mongoose
Dan’s shampoo; cos he’s worth it. 😛
Dirk Strider's Splinter Hopeself
i need his shampoo right now
Dirk Strider's Splinter Hopeself
Sort of how like Ethan needs Danny, really.
Em
I like your name!
Jake
My guess is that Panel 3 is the autobiographical one. Willis secretly puts on a mask and fights crime to solve his issues.
Bagge
His twitter feed just got more awesome
Rachel Roth
Nooooo… he puts on the mask to do this stuff and live a normal life. He takes it off to fight crime and and solve his issues.
artemi