I love that someone else knows that expression: l'espirit de l'escalier. What re the odds that you learned it in "Death, the high price of living" too?
Another reason why I absolutely love Octopus Pie. Strips like this, man. Also, strangely enough, I think I first heard of l'espirt de l'escalier through Chuck Palahniuk's story 'Guts'. Hurray for visceral horror, I guess.
It has to be photoshopped 'cause it says "Older Posts" right beneath it but it also has the top bar right there as well. It'd have way more posts before the older posts link if it was real. Very well-done photoshopping though.
Geez, I had to look that phrase up on Wikipedia. And had to face-palm as I've experienced this thousands of times in my life and never knew there was an expression for it.
Also, I didn't notice that Marek's response was 5 days delayed.
I wonder if I'm getting too old to understand web-comics anymore. — Nurse? I need another blanket here.
51 thoughts on “#467 – no idea what that was”
John
Ahahaha
Nice. That made me smile. 😀
@ScottBieser
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wykstrad
Humor is wasted on the humorous.
Yusaku777
Oh Eve, Facebook? Really?
ilvos
Alt-Text WIN.
Damien Walder
Le facebook – c'est parfait pour "l'esprit de l'escalier".
Glad that Toronto works for you even when you're fatigued, MG.
Darkond2100
It took four days for him to reply to a post on his wall? Laaaame. Also, SECOND POST!
Devon
This is why Ning deserves all her suffering…
Arkadi
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Noah
I love that someone else knows that expression: l'espirit de l'escalier. What re the odds that you learned it in "Death, the high price of living" too?
Kate
That's where I learnt it! ^_^ Yay for the Gaiman.
Arkadi
Ha ha XD That makes three of us! Yay indeed!
Mike
That does not make four of us, for I learned it in English class
Jeneva
There! Are! Four! Of! Us!
Sev
Seeing as she does comics, I would've guessed Peanuts (which also happens to be where I came across it).
action shakespeare
you are a beautiful person
rikushix
You know how people say that the eyes are the window to the soul?
I think you could say the same thing about Marek's beard.
Professional Mole
I think Eve just had a case of…
…wait for it…
…L'esprit de l'escalier! 😀
Sorry, I just get giddy when I notice visual puns. 😐
gormster
I'm guessing you didn't check the alt-text, then.
Professional Mole
I didn't even know Octopus Pie had alt-text. D:
Chris
I enjoy that Marek's facebook profile pic focuses so heavily on his beard
As it should
Ken Christopher Hill
I always wondered how to pronounce "snnkt".
Carl-E
A true case of l'esprit de l'escalier!
stjason
Drat.
Ever since that movie, I have an uncontrollable urge to punch something whenever I hear that phrase.
I just punched the printer.
🙁
Sarah
Does it feel good to be a gangster?
MerchManDan
I'm a moron because I need to ask: Which movie?
David
I have actually done this, come up with responses moments later and then said them, only for the person I was conversing with to have no clue.
Leith
The spirit of the staircase strikes!
Da5id
God dammit.
Frickin everything is on fb now.
Sharp
I had to laugh that it took him 5 days to respond
Arkadi
Actually, that's so Marek, if you think of it. Taking things at his own pace ^^
Ian
Ah, social networking. The cure for a slow wit.
Edison T. Allere
Okay, I translated the alt text (I assumed it was French due to the completely indecent amount of vowels) and I got…. Spirit of the staircase?
Rob
Its a word the french have that we don"t for when you think of a witty reply after the fact.
Imptheshrimp
Another reason why I absolutely love Octopus Pie. Strips like this, man. Also, strangely enough, I think I first heard of l'espirt de l'escalier through Chuck Palahniuk's story 'Guts'. Hurray for visceral horror, I guess.
Giglamelsh
OH MYGOD Eve's laughter face.
Louis
Panel 5: Another adorable Eve face
So do these characters actually have facebooks, or was the last panel all photoshopped?
Grimm
It has to be photoshopped 'cause it says "Older Posts" right beneath it but it also has the top bar right there as well. It'd have way more posts before the older posts link if it was real. Very well-done photoshopping though.
Nathanael
I think it's implying that people don't post on Marek's wall very often, including Marek.
Arkadi
Haha, you're right!
SlicedBread
oh my gosh, I've caught up to the present. Shoot.
Arkadi
Uh oh XD Watch out for the withdrawal symptoms.
Scott Bieser
Geez, I had to look that phrase up on Wikipedia. And had to face-palm as I've experienced this thousands of times in my life and never knew there was an expression for it.
Also, I didn't notice that Marek's response was 5 days delayed.
I wonder if I'm getting too old to understand web-comics anymore. — Nurse? I need another blanket here.
Bryy
Made me laugh out loud.
John
I believe in some circles you can get your ass kicked for that.
Erick
Please, make tutorials how to draw!
I love you art!! o/
seann
Man, Marek's cellphone service is TERRIBLE!
cattorney
Or he's not addicted to Facebook like Eve.
cattorney
Love panel 5. The return of the Eve tooth gap! Such a funny facial expression.
Sela
Eve's profile picture is too cute. MANUEL!
Lola
loool