Once Mike took decisive action, he agreed enough to go along with it. As the person who often ended up taking decisive action in my social group in college, I’ve seen it a lot.
This means, by the way, that in addition to being an asshole, Mike is showing leadership potential here. Via impatience. 🙂
I just find it asinine to make a list of things that happen in stories and give them a name. People who know stories can recognise them already, what is the use of looking at lists. It makes the stories seem less special.
Not to mention all the spoilers.
Blech, it’s just another time-sink. I’d rather be adding to my own stories than reading arbitrary lists.
Jen Aside
You can be someone who does X and not need a tool that categorizes X. It’s informative (but mostly entertaining) for people who AREN’T experts at X.
I basically used TVTropes to write a whole book. Meet cute? Got it. Five Man Band? Check. Eigen plot? WHOO BOY.
Notebooked
“People who know stories can recognise them already”.
Yep. A lot of people recognised them in stories and compiled them. Thus, TVtropes.
I dunno, but I think it’s good to have a thing for people who want to talk about the construction of stories and draw parallells between them.
Oh God, TV Tropes. I had to cut cold turkey just so I could get all my work done, but recently it’s been successfully reintroduced. So does that make me a functioning tropeaholic?
See the time in Its Walky! when Dina tried to make Mike her boyfriend by keeping him intoxicated. It ended with Mike sobering up and trying to choke Dina, only being stopped by Walky.
There was also the Shortpacked strip (one of my faves) where Mike finally met his match: a customer who was so innocent and dense (kinda like Charlotte of Making Fiends) that he didn’t understand any of Mike’s increasingly blatant “your mom” insults. By the second-last panel, Mike was quivering with rage.
I agree… and a wee bit more tempermental. I think I’m used to a more stoic, less flapable Mike
but it is funny to see him freak once in a while, and this is why he and amber are perfect together
238 thoughts on “Drag”
Jen Aside
Whoa, like. Deja vu.
Joebo
personal Deja vu, or my avatar deja vu?
jaredTSF
Both?
Heather
I love the fact it looks like you want to murder the person you replt to in your icon.
Cassidy
Dina makes my life.
i amthinking of becoming dina.
but that requires a sex change.
David Herbert
Maybe a wig will be all that’s necessary if you look girly enough.
captainswift
If Dina is who you are inside, free her! Free her!
Jen Aside
Haha, I didn’t get it at first that Dina’s saying goodbye XD
*short attention span*
Lycinder
Just be a boyish version of Dina
Haven
Man. Been awhile since I’ve seen frustratedly angry mike.
Arthur
Maybe mike has been having anger therapy in the DoA universe and Amber made him fall of the wagon.
Arthur
YES! Finally got an alien avatar!
Sakimei
I like how Ethan kind of just drags her as well…
Loki
Once Mike took decisive action, he agreed enough to go along with it. As the person who often ended up taking decisive action in my social group in college, I’ve seen it a lot.
This means, by the way, that in addition to being an asshole, Mike is showing leadership potential here. Via impatience. 🙂
David Herbert
Oh God I love that Mike face.
Also Dina.
Jabberwocky
Oh, hey, Jason!
Tomb
Your Mom + A Nickel = Prostitute
Warner, Mike
Grrt
^ Winning Comment.
Chrisby
And they didn’t even need the crowbar.
Jabberwocky
Oh, Dina.
Chrisby
Oh, me!
katie01
…Replace “killing spiders” with “Just one more TVTropes page!” and that would be me.
Wackd
And me.
Bickendan
Guilty.
R
I’ve almost considered getting netnanny just so I can block TVTropes and Wikipedia.
R
Awww, I’m no longer Leslie. Much sadness!
Jabberwocky
Netnanny is crap.
Blightning
If you’re on Windows, you can block them with the hosts file:
http://www.overclock.net/faqs/44143-how-use-hosts-file-block-websites.html
Redirect it to something like your school or work website to guilt trip yourself every time you try to go there.
Malph
That sums me up perfectly. I’m amazed I managed to tear myself away from it long enough to read SP and this.
TheAlucinaut
I hate TV tropes.
I am a writer, too.
I just find it asinine to make a list of things that happen in stories and give them a name. People who know stories can recognise them already, what is the use of looking at lists. It makes the stories seem less special.
Not to mention all the spoilers.
Blech, it’s just another time-sink. I’d rather be adding to my own stories than reading arbitrary lists.
Jen Aside
You can be someone who does X and not need a tool that categorizes X. It’s informative (but mostly entertaining) for people who AREN’T experts at X.
I basically used TVTropes to write a whole book. Meet cute? Got it. Five Man Band? Check. Eigen plot? WHOO BOY.
Notebooked
“People who know stories can recognise them already”.
Yep. A lot of people recognised them in stories and compiled them. Thus, TVtropes.
I dunno, but I think it’s good to have a thing for people who want to talk about the construction of stories and draw parallells between them.
landbasered
3 open tvtropes tabs right now.
damn.
thatgirlwiththeglasses
6 open TV Tropes tabs for me. IT’S SO ADDICTING
karfsma
Forty tabs here. Send help.
JacquieH
Or “one more quest” in WoW 😀
JacquieH
Whoot! I’m Walky again!
David Herbert
Yep, I’m guilty of that too. Glad to see I’m not alone.
Osaru Sensei
There is no shame in joining the Cult. The Holy Church of TvTropes welcomes all.
[/creepychurchmissionary]
Osaru Sensei
… Noo! Not my Ruth! *sadface*
Nexa
Just when I thought I would be able to get to sleep soon, too. Oh well.
Ruth
That site is freaking crack for nerds like me. The withdrawal was crazy. I’m still recovering.
wynne
Oh God, TV Tropes. I had to cut cold turkey just so I could get all my work done, but recently it’s been successfully reintroduced. So does that make me a functioning tropeaholic?
mpark6288
Yeah, me too.
Ezzy
40 tabs of TvTropes open right now, but I consider it writing study.
Fyrewyre
Hello thar. (Feather duster wave)
Feenyksfyre
Hoo boy am I ever guilty of that. It’s like crack cocaine + wikipedia or something.
dchorror
I think it’s easy to say that everyone who’s ever been there can be considered an addict.
Wackd
Guilty.
Plasma Mongoose
In my case, it would be CRACKED dot com, that site is one hell of a time sink.
misagoth
Scribol…
JK9000
I feel like Mike missed the opportunity for a mom joke there, as old hat as it is.
Arthur
Oh god! What if Mike now somehow is Amber’s mom?!?!?
..
.. through time travel and gender switching rays or something…
Loki
I get the impression we’re kinda low on those sorts of things in this universe.
This is a a good thing, by the way.
Feenyksfyre
Makes me think of those Holiday Inn Express commercials… “I’m not your mom, but I DID fuck her (for a nickel) at a Holiday Inn Express last night!”
Jacob
Mike rage! Awesome
T Campbell
I don’t think we’ve ever seen Mike blow his cool so completely. I like it.
Plan D
Alt Mike, right? I’ve been wondering if this one is a little more of a no nonsense misanthrope than magnificent bastard.
NF
See the time in Its Walky! when Dina tried to make Mike her boyfriend by keeping him intoxicated. It ended with Mike sobering up and trying to choke Dina, only being stopped by Walky.
Alice Macher
There was also the Shortpacked strip (one of my faves) where Mike finally met his match: a customer who was so innocent and dense (kinda like Charlotte of Making Fiends) that he didn’t understand any of Mike’s increasingly blatant “your mom” insults. By the second-last panel, Mike was quivering with rage.
Fauxlosopher
Dina did that too. Or she was so depressed she just didn’t care, I forget.
Qaxis
I feel like Mike is nicer in this universe than he was in the other one.
Lawlz
I agree… and a wee bit more tempermental. I think I’m used to a more stoic, less flapable Mike
but it is funny to see him freak once in a while, and this is why he and amber are perfect together
Dedlok
Whoo! Twilight Zone Reference! 😀
Cholma
This. Burgess Meredith + Amber. OTP.
Matt
But her glasses didn’t fall off.
Touch Of Grey
It’s odd how familiar this seems. Almost reminiscent of my Borders intervention.
Yama
Wow Its like Ethan and Mike are Amber’s shoulder angel and devil. One’s a push over and the other isn’t.
Hythrain
Sad thing is, I know exactly how Amber feels.
Mike and Dina are awesome. 😀
Katy
MY GLASSES!!
Joebo
cuz after all, the entire world’s worth of optometrists offices was destroyed too.
Heather