Talk:3057: Excusing Yourself

Hey look, a new comic! YAYYYYYYY! DollarStoreBa'al (talk) 16:39, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

Added the starts of a new explanation for people to edit in the future. It's nice being the very first stepping stone. DollarStoreBa'al (talk) 17:00, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

I have to say, I was actually at the receiving end of something similar to the last panel-sequence. At a meeting, I was reading the minutes of the previous meeting (or some other administrative thing that even bores me), and one of the people sat opposite me deliberately pushed themselves back onto the floor (though didn't roll away, content to have made their 'point')... Clearly unimpressed with my contribution. But it was standard meeting stuff that needed to be done so... I can't remember quite where I went from there (it was 30 years ago!), but I probably gave 'a look' and continued. Possibly extemporised/varied my delivery as he got back up and everyone else recovered from being temporarily distracted by his antics. (Which I suspect was planned, not totally spontaneous.) 172.71.26.36 01:24, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

I've found the 'shoes' thing to vary by region and culture within the USA. In Hawai‘i, "ay, no leave shoes on in da house, brah!" In New England, and perhaps in northern-tier states generally, the shoes stay on, though the polite thing is to leave the overshoes on the porch, and/or make sure that the shoe soles get passed over the door mat. 162.158.90.24 05:56, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

Absolutely loving the 'citation needed' after the sleep note. --DollarStoreBa'al (talk) 06:07, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

Was wrongly positioned, regarding punctuation, though. Fixed that. 172.70.86.157 08:44, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

I would argue that Black Hat claiming to speak for everyone doesn't necessarily make him less impolite. I've known people who always talk as if their opinion represented a consensus, and it can come off as very arrogant. Bicorn (talk) 18:10, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

I agree! Feel free to add that to the explanation --FaviFake (talk) 21:08, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

I wonder where on the scale is leaving under the cover of smoke bomb, ninja/batman style. Or the beaming out / turning off the projection. -- Hkmaly (talk)

Is it Danish?

I labeled the panel 4 character as Danish, since she's being more rude than Black Hat and Megan is already present. Remind me, are there definite stylistic differences between Megan and Danish's hairstyles that are/aren't present here? --Jack (t|c) 18:05, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

I don't know. From what I can tell, there are no stylistic changes between Megan and the Mystery Woman in this comic. Edit: I've just looked at 2608: Family Reunion. Both Megan and Danish are present. Danish appears to be slightly shorter than Megan. However, I can't really see any difference in height between them. In 1014: Car Problems, Danish is the one reacting to Megan's slideshow. Danish appears to have longer hair than Megan in this comic. I also see no difference in hair length. DollarStoreBa'al (talk) 18:29, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

I can't see any major differences at the moment in this comic, but it makes sense for it to be Danish guess who (if you desire conversing | what i have done) 19:24, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

well, I changed it and ... well, just look Bb777 (talk) 02:28, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

are there definite stylistic differences between Megan and Danish's hairstyles that are/aren't present here?

Yes, there are! Here are some quotes from the Danish and Megan character pages:

Megan is distinguished by her black shoulder-length hair which generally appears to be parted in the middle in front and is draped behind what are presumably her (undrawn) ears. It is shorter than the character of similar appearance, Danish.

[Danish] is similar in appearance to Megan but has distinctly longer hair.

Here, Megan has short hair in both panels.

[Danish] mainly appears in comics together with Black Hat, which is the most certain giveaway that a long-haired woman is Danish rather than Megan.

In this comic, she isn't accompanied by Black Hat. I have edited the page to fix this issue. --FaviFake (talk) 08:40, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Came here to ask the same thing in the hope that the beloved Danish had returned. I agree it's double Megan, so a missed opportunity by Randall. In addition it's not caustic misanthropy in the final panel, merely introvert desperation. 162.158.33.252 08:44, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Agree, her last proper appearance was 3 years ago. Maybe he used Megan because the hair would have been too hard to draw? --FaviFake (talk) 08:52, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

imagine drawing a stick figure with long hair rolling out the door - Bb777 (talk) 03:00, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

yea hahaha --FaviFake (talk) 15:35, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

Black hat: Wtf is with Megan ⯅A dream demon⯅ (talk) 15:55, 3 March 2025 (UTC)