Jul03
JULY INCENTIVE ON TWC!!!
It’s fresh and summery and it’s something to do with lemons or something. I dunno.
VOTE TO MAKE A TALL, COOL GLASS OF PIEMONADE!!!
As for this comic…
I had to seriously think about what word I used to refer to that big blue thing in this comic. Because I know that (alas) someone somewhere is going to get angry with me no matter what I call it. To some, it’s a sofa. To others, it’s a couch. And to a very small number of very old Canadians, it’s (wait for it!) … a chesterfield. Seriously.
In my neck of the woods, we use ‘couch’ and ‘sofa’ interchangeably. But in the end, I went with ‘couch’. Because Americans like that word. Please tell me how wrong I am in the comments.
Well this is going to be a difficult time for Phoebe to go through…
It’s not eaby being Phoebe. I mean easy. But it sounded better with the ‘b’.
I’m pretty sure we all figured out who was getting the
“squishy brown” end of the stick in this scenario.
Satan and Tracee – place to stay
Puck – babysitter
Miranda – Auntie Twacee
Colin, Daphne and Tyler – staying well out of it
Phoebe – Yup, she got the stick
Umm, It’s a chaise longue
Chaise Lounge is classy because it’s got a bit of French in the name.
I’ve always heard couch and sofa used interchangeably, with the slight exception that sofa is used to sound fancier.
I think that’s a lot of Americans. And Canadians. Though many Brits will say that the word ‘couch’ refers to a very specific piece of furniture that is not this – it’s more what I’d call a lounge. For me, though, ‘couch’ feels right for this.
Naw, it’s a chesterfield! : )
That looks more like a Davenport.
Re: the incentive. DAMN, that’s tart!
Real lemons.
Freshly squeezed. Oh HELL yes.
Sofas generally seat two (aka loveseat) whereas a couch seats three+
You also can have a divan.
Well, this one has two seat cushions but seats three comfortably. So … a cofa?
Does anyone else get a wood of that new couch smell?
*whiff. Whiff, not wood. Stupid phone swipping keyboard.
But getting wood is much funnier.
Hehe. Ohh yeah.
New couch? Blasphemy! I won’t hear of such a thing!
I’m having difficulty expressing my admiration for the voting incentive without reiterating what is already implied (Freshly Squeezed, indeed) so I’ll just say how much I like lemons and leave it at that 🙂
It’s one of my favorite incentive images as well.
Woot! Glad people like it.
It’s all about the citric acid.
It can also be a settee, at least in the UK. Chesterfield is a particular type of sofa in the UK.
A settee? I feel like that’s a particular type of sofa over here. Whereas Chesterfield is a broad term amongst very old Canadians. Like, you gotta be over 90 to call it a Chesterfield in Canada.
Puck’s room has a crib and baby stuff. So where do Colin and Daphne and Miranda sleep?
Colin is with Puck. Miranda is in the crib beside them. We have never seen Daphne’s room. Not sure it exists.
Lucky guy, Colin, after all he’s done and all that’s been done to him…
To a small number of very old Americans, it’s a Davenport.
I’m assuming the furniture at one point came from Davenport?
Okay, theory I’ve come up with on the spot.
Her new living conditions push Phoebe out of her ‘All around good person’ mode and into ‘Satan’s Daughter’ mode (maybe picking up her own shadow). She hatches a plan to seek out and destroy the Cabal that displaced Dear Old Dad, in a reign of terror that makes Ivan the Terrible look like Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm, restore’s dad to his proper role in life, and returns to her normal self and terrifies the entire cast (except Miranda), especially Dear Old Dad.
Probably not going to happen, but it would be funny as hell.
It’s a good idea. I do like. I feel like it might break Phoebe’s character a bit too much, but it IS a fun concept.
Just make her wear a goatee like Evil Spock.
Some people would be into that, I guess.
I won’t “couch” my words; “so fa” as I know, y’all have covered most of the names for that piece of furniture except for “davenport.” Down here, a sofa bed was often called a davenport.
Somebody already said davenport. So we DID cover them all!
Oops, sure did. Apologies.
I missed it… well done.
The incentives for Phoebe to get Dad and Tracee back to their former lives simply keep coming! I wonder if Papa Shnorf will make an appearance; he and Phoebe teaming up ought to have the Cabal begging Satan to come back.
We shall see. We shall see.
This seems like Puck pushing Phoebe’s complaisant nature beyond reason.
Seriously, is Puck the only friend Phoebe has ever had?
Not sure. Phoebe might definitely be the only friend Puck ever had, though. And we can see why.
I always pictured a Chesterfield as one of those overly-ornate, uncomfortable pieces of furniture in the “formal living room” that is there strictly for display purposes and rarely used unless it’s for visiting dignitaries (which, in Hamilton, could be one of the scions/dons of a “family business” if you catch my meaning); and in the vast majority of Italian households (in Hamilton, at least) they are still vacuum-sealed in their protective plastic – and that plastic gets REPAIRED if anything happens to it.
“Couch” is, IMHO, used more in the regions of Canada I have been, and “sofa” seems to be more “American” – almost like “pop” and “soda”, when it is really a “soda-pop” (soda water with a pop of flavour, is my guess).
Heh. My older Italian relatives had that plastic covering on their furniture. I thought it was so bizarre.
I looked it up beforehand, and it seems that the couch/sofa divide is somewhat regional rather than national. But yes, ‘sofa’ sounds American to me too.
I’m with Phoebe here. Management doesn’t get to say some things. I wonder if anyone has any laundry going?
I’m sure the laundry will start soon.
Well, since it’s not against the wall, it shan’t qualify as a divan… So couch I’ll grant. But put that bad boy against the wall, and words will be had, yo!
I think a divan can’t have arms. But I may be wrong.
She does have a four star hotel she’s stayed at before…
Very true. Always an option.
Puck has gone too far.
Air Mattress in the Living Room is adequate for uninvited guests.
That’s when pooping in peace isn’t on the table.
Exactly. Can’t lowball this.
If those were combustible, I’d be the happiest man.
We have extra sleeping bags in the event of needing extra sleeping arrangements. I’m no stranger to sleeping on floors. (We’d literally crash at my great-grandmother’s place up north on the floor).
I have a futon couch sleeper in the basement. Very comfortable. No one ever stays over.
The couch also pulls out into a bed, and I’ve got a futon in the game room (also good if I just want to crash there, but usually I zombie my way to bed without issue). I suppose the futon’s a good fallback when the dog decides to pin the pillows (and thus the bedding) down and claim it all.
The Davenports I encountered in my younger days
had more of that basic “plain jane” appearance.
Puck’s sofa seems to be a rescue from the Goodwill
reject bin… a significant step up from a Davenport.
Luxurious comfy torn cushions.
Votie incentive has a soundtrack by Led Zepplin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gWbKAcuzN8
Let’s hope not. Because I don’t want to drink the lemonade in that case.
I guess the comic’s running late this week?
Yep. It’ll drop in a moment.
Geesh Puck, put down a sheet at least!
That would have required foresight.
Poor Phoebe! I guess “no good deed goes unpunished.” I don’t see why Satan couldn’t sleep on that couch. He’s neither tall or fat, and it sure beats lying on flaming brimstone! :p
Tracee on the floor, then?