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Thoad, you're smart, I'm sure you can understand what I'm saying. Non-sequitur, translated simply, means "doesn't follow". You're right in that the "that's what she said" joke is now overused and stale, so these days the only time it's used effectively is when in fact there is a certain appropriateness to it (i.e. when the phrase actually has some bearing to the subject at hand). xkcd has implicitly pointed this out in a strip a while ago, actually...
Who's that? and I mainly just cut into the conversation between the neighboor and I (I did not actually attack him with a knife, but if it really matters to all of you, I was talking about assembly of a bed and "Slot a to slot b" and he said "yeah that's what she said" instead of killing 'im, I just walked away with a grunt)
So maybe it might be worth telling us whether frames 1 and 2 had anything to do with frames 3 and 4?
Yes, yes they do. frame 1: I get pissed off, and a little paranormal stick figure comes out of my monitor (like the one right here > ), saying "never say can't" at me when I say that I can't do it.
frame 2: I think hard about what the stick figure said.
Timeskip
frame 3: talking with my neighboor, he makes a terrible joke that's stale and overused by huge amounts. I have an apathetic look on my face.
frame 4: I suddenly go out and grab him by the neck, with a large knife in my hand, he's yelling "OMG You can't do this!" Linking to frame 1, I yell "NEVER SAY CAN'T"
That explains things greatly. The reason I called it a non-sequitur is because there was no indication that there was a time lapse between frame 2 and frame 3. That's where the art of comic strip framing comes in to play.
... Is it odd that I immediately knew Thoad had skipped some time? Like... There was a change of setting and all... Maybe I'm just weird like that. Didn't even think about the lack of indicator before I saw Strop's post... Then again, he does more comic pages than I.
I'm used to reading comics as comics i.e. the style and technique matters. Uniform frames almost invariably implies uniform time distribution- in this case I would have expected either something explicit (a small frame that said "some time later", though this would have compromised the punchline), or some change in the frame style- in manga, a concertina of frames would commonly be used, or in this case, putting the bottom two frames in a thought bubble seems to be the strongest approach.
putting the bottom two frames in a thought bubble seems to be the strongest approach.
You see, the only problem I find with that is that the thoad attacking the neighboor wouldn't be as extreme, and less likely to make you laugh. If it was just a thought, it would be more of a giggle. However, if it's in context of it actually happening, then it could make some full blown laughter (I tested this out on several different students with a comic similar to this one, I threw it away as most drawings of old). So yeah.
You see, the only problem I find with that is that the thoad attacking the neighboor wouldn't be as extreme, and less likely to make you laugh
You're right, it seems like a bit of a dodge.
Well, I gave it a bit of thought. I encounter framing issues all the time, and this is one of the commonest sorts- how does one keep the punchiest delivery while minimising risk of people missing it altogether?
In this case I would suggest making the random stick figure pop out of the screen in the 2nd frame and say "never say can't!" then. That way the narrative flow will follow a regular one-two pattern, which will make the link more intuitive. That way you don't even need to convey that there's some kind of time-lapse, the structure will tell the reader that the two events are paralleled and it will be clear that this is a joke based on displaced contexts.
In this case I would suggest making the random stick figure pop out of the screen in the 2nd frame and say "never say can't!" then. That way the narrative flow will follow a regular one-two pattern, which will make the link more intuitive. That way you don't even need to convey that there's some kind of time-lapse, the structure will tell the reader that the two events are paralleled and it will be clear that this is a joke based on displaced contexts.
that is true, the reason why I didn't do that (even though it crossed my mind) is because I did this in sake of lazyness. It was a pain to make the 1st panel because the desk had alot of detail to it, along with the position that I was in (I tend to actually take the position I'm in, and actually re-enact what I'm trying to do in these kinda comics). I didn't want to take the time and finish the 2nd panel, making all those details, which is why you see the change in scnerey of the 2nd panel (thoad backed up where his chair was, stick figure is up on the front of the desk). So basically, what I'm saying is that because I was lazy, that's where all the confusion came from, I think.
Hey guys I'm BACK!!!!!!Its only been three days so I wonder if anyone even noticed I was gone.....Anyways update my team lost....badly and I just got a huge gory nose bleed so I am in such a great mood...seriously I am since I now have another free shirt from the team, a name tag, a free hat, and enough buttons and beads to look like I got attacked by the robotics Mardi Gras.....anyways I look forward to judging as this has had some interesting entries in it...so far.
So basically, what I'm saying is that because I was lazy
Hm, if you're doing line sketches, you could easily pick it up with a mouse, then do copy-paste!
Redrawing copies is a pain in the a**, I can identify with that in the days before I used a computer. I wondered how the manga-kas rehashed all their detailed linework until I learnt they have templates set on cel which they just recycle and get the rest of the team to clean up lol.
