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It's not just women.
Posted by Mashuren at September 30, 2006 02:17 AM
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I call those 'locationships'
Posted by india at September 30, 2006 02:19 AM
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Acquaintance? You know of them, you see them around, but you don't really have a deep meaningful or trusting friendship in any way. I just call them friends because I like to sound more popular than I actually am.
Posted by Amy at September 30, 2006 02:21 AM
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Traditionally? Acquaintance. I'm sure there's a hipper term. Me, I just call it "Oh, him."
Posted by Nick Fagerlund at September 30, 2006 02:37 AM
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Yup, aquaintance. My question is, what do you call someone you've talked to online but are unlikely to ever meet in real life? I've got too many of those now to not have a term for them. "Friend" doesn't seem to cut it. I'm tempted to go with "imaginary friends."
Posted by jdalton at September 30, 2006 03:37 AM
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Yay, stage make up! Does the fake blood taste disgustingly minty? 'Cause mine sure does.
Also: Does everyone in Templar have those pickle-phones..? I kind of want to be super hip and get one myself.
Posted by Giovanna at September 30, 2006 09:00 AM
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That first panel was an excellent little surprise, by the way. (Even if the black eye wasn't real.) My first thought was "Boxing. No wait - DIESEL. YAY, DIESEL."
(I am so excited for Diesel to show up in the comic. If it ever does.)
Posted by Magnolia at September 30, 2006 09:44 AM
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There's a bit about relationships like this between men in the underrated UK raver movie "Human Traffic," which everyone should, incidentally, see.
Posted by thee mysterious nanojath at September 30, 2006 11:41 AM
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Oooh, "locationships!" I like that one!
Posted by spike at September 30, 2006 11:55 PM
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What about 'coworker'?
Posted by Pyrthas at October 1, 2006 01:10 AM
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I tend to go with the term "Friendly Strangers". You don't know anything about them, don't particularly care to, they have one to many habits that bug you just a little to ever consider thinking of them as a friend, and if they died the next day all you would think would be "Well, thats a shame. Never got to know them that well. Oh well."
I'm quite familiar with those deals. Being a navy brat that moved once every 18 months(15th of every April and September) for the firt 10 years of your life tends to be a strain on your social development. Only 'friendships' I've ever had that lasted longer than a few months have always been that kind.
They have a certain appeal in the low risk of getting hurt by that person, but still are very stagnent and unsatisfying, no?
Posted by K.C. at October 2, 2006 01:59 AM
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No, it ain't just women. Join any social group, committee, event, class, situation etc. and there will always be at least two people who don't gel. Thank god people are different. And thank god most people are civil enough to coexist in the same social circles even if they don't really click with each other.
BTW, if you do find yourself in a situation where you are in perfect harmony with every single other person there, you've joined a cult... and should mix your own drinks.
Posted by Anon, A Mouse at October 2, 2006 07:06 PM
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