Haley "May Become Pregnant"?

[Babale]

In this (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0324.html) strip, (Yes, I know I'm a little late) Haley has the "eek" expression on her face when she hears "Nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant". Considering her relationship with Elan when this strip was current, why is she scared?

[Bibliomancer]

Maybe she's just surprised, given how sexist that is. Technically, any human female of Haley's age 'may become pregnant.'

[Zanaril]

I think it's just generic eek-ness, not about anything thing said in particular.

[Ridureyu]

Well, since we have already proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that Haley is half-celestial half-dragon, I think that we also now have proof that she is carrying twins. Half-vampire twins.

[Kish]

Ridureyu wins the thread.

[Zanaril]

Which half is vampire?

[Bibliomancer]

More importantly, why would anyone want to play 1/2 vampire 1/4 celestial 1/4 dragon players in about 20 years' time? It's not optimized at all, and the backstory's overdone.

[Poppy Appletree]

More importantly, why would anyone want to play 1/2 vampire 1/4 celestial 1/4 dragon players in about 20 years' time? It's not optimized at all, and the backstory's overdone.

In Soviet Dungeons & Dragons, race picks you. :smallbiggrin:

[[TS] Shadow]

(I know I'm being the lumberjack here, but there are too many epileptic trees.)

She's probably just shocked at the mouth in general, not just at the pregnant part. Though I wouldn't be surprised if we saw Haley pregnant in an epilouge.

[Babale]

Now that I think about it... Maybe she just takes a Remove Disease Potion more then once a month.

[Bibliomancer]

That theory doesn't work, given that she has a normal expression for the first three panels.


In Soviet Dungeons & Dragons, race picks you. :smallbiggrin:

Do you mind if I sig this, Poppy Appletree?

[Poppy Appletree]

Do you mind if I sig this, Poppy Appletree?

Feel free. :smallsmile:

[Bibliomancer]

Great, thanks.

[MickJay]

She's a rogue, with so many warnings and disclaimers she just knows something is afoot. Like, for example, a 1/4 celestial, 1/4 dragon, half-vampire, half-goblin and 2/3 dalmatian.

[CarpeGuitarrem]

Which half is vampire?
Both halves.

[spectralphoenix]

In this (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0324.html) strip, (Yes, I know I'm a little late) Haley has the "eek" expression on her face when she hears "Nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant". Considering her relationship with Elan when this strip was current, why is she scared?

This strip takes place at least two months before Kasumi gets pregnant (she's eight weeks pregnant after four months at sea.) Haley would probably need a month or two to find out in the first place. If she was pregnant in #324, she would have delivered by now.

[Kish]

Both halves.
Haley's twins are half-vampire.

Other half, also vampire.

[Kurald Galain]

More importantly, why would anyone want to play 1/2 vampire 1/4 celestial 1/4 dragon players in about 20 years' time? It's not optimized at all, and the backstory's overdone.

Because by then, we'll be running on 6th Edition and this combo will be t3h uber!

[King of Nowhere]

By the same reasoning, we may infer from the same strip that Roy has erection lasting longer than 4 hours.

[Flickerdart]

No, just the bottom half. So, you know, they don't get any of the useful powers.

[Moff Chumley]

...

This section of the forum either wins or fails epically... I can't decide.

[Poppy Appletree]

By the same reasoning, we may infer from the same strip that Roy has erection lasting longer than 4 hours.


No, just the bottom half. So, you know, they don't get any of the useful powers.

Roy's erection doesn't gain any of the useful powers? :smallwink:

[Kish]

Roy's erection doesn't gain any of the useful powers? :smallwink:
Aw, Celia must be really disappointed. Not that Roy himself is likely to be thrilled.
:celia: "Don't worry, Roy, this happens to every man occasionally..."

[EmeraldPhoenix]

I thought it was the panel previous to that one that Haley was shocked at.

"Feelings that they are but insignificant dust motes in an uncaring universe" seems more like the kind of thing you'd be scared of.

[Belkster11]

I thought it was the panel previous to that one that Haley was shocked at.

"Feelings that they are but insignificant dust motes in an uncaring universe" seems more like the kind of thing you'd be scared of.

First time I've done this in a forum.

This one wins.

[Boaromir]

Maybe she's just surprised, given how sexist that is. Technically, any human female of Haley's age 'may become pregnant.'

How is that sexist?

[Babale]

First time I've done this in a forum.

This one wins.

Belkar=awesome...

Belkster...

DUPLICATE ACOUNTS LOL ZOMG!!!111!!! ELEVEN!!!111!!11!1!!1!!

[DarthCyberWolf]

Belkar=awesome...

Belkster...

DUPLICATE ACOUNTS LOL ZOMG!!!111!!! ELEVEN!!!111!!11!1!!1!!

Don't forget B. Bitterleaf.

[Babale]

Either that, or the REAL Belkar has them all chained to computers and forced to type good things about him in the forums.

[Prak]

Shadow;6304583'](I know I'm being the lumberjack here, but there are too many epileptic trees.)

She's probably just shocked at the mouth in general, not just at the pregnant part. Though I wouldn't be surprised if we saw Haley pregnant in an epilouge.

I think it's more of a "Visiting the oracle can cause pregnancy complications? Holy $#!%!" than a "Oh $#!%, I could become pregnant!"

[Babale]

Actually, I was thinking she was pregnant or nursing at the time. :wink:

In any case, I can see how visiting the oracle would complicate pregnancy! It's obviously because... er... I don't know.

[Janmorel]

Actually, I was thinking she was pregnant or nursing at the time. :wink:

In any case, I can see how visiting the oracle would complicate pregnancy! It's obviously because... er... I don't know.

Visiting an Oracle definitely complicated Jocasta's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocasta) pregnancy.

[Babale]

God, that is the sickest family tree EVER.

[ericgrau]

You mean one with a loop in it?

[Babale]

Wha? How does THAT work?

[Coidzor]

Pretty well for uncle Creon, what with getting to become king.

Anyway, yes, Haley "may become pregnant" now that she's reunited with Elan. Now whether this is like faerun where birth control is both easier to get and more reliable than on this material plane.... Well, that's all left up to the power of the plot.

hehe... Plotdoms....

[Babale]

Hey, you're right. Birth control IS better, especially if you're a wizard.

"I cast Prismatic Wall... down there."

Even Elan can buff normal... Items... with Mending.

[The Dark Fiddler]

I'm saddened. There is no trope I can find for "Rogue gets pregnant".

TvTropes has failed me.

[EmeraldPhoenix]

Either that, or the REAL Belkar has them all chained to computers and forced to type good things about him in the forums.

Belkar is awesome. Belkar is awesome. Belkar is SAVE ME HE'S GOT A KNIFE TO MY THROAT awesome. Belkar is awesome. Belkar is awesome.

[Mando Knight]

I'm saddened. There is no trope I can find for "Rogue gets pregnant".

You mean like this one (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitlehrgctnd7), where the character declares that she definitely can't be pregnant (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitlehrgctnd7)?

Or possibly this one (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MySecretPregnancy), where she hides the fact that she might be/is pregnant?
Or this one (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SurprisePregnancy), where everything's going along fine, and... surprise! Pregnant (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SurprisePregnancy).

There is an entire index on pregnancy-related tropes (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PregnancyTropes).

[mec]

Aw, Celia must be really disappointed. Not that Roy himself is likely to be thrilled.
:celia: "Don't worry, Roy, this happens to every man occasionally..."

:roy: No worries ... I have shillelagh oil.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0443.html

[Rev. George]

Anyone else notice the two potions he DID have would have come in handy for Elan and O'chul, respectively?

-+G

[Lissou]

How is that sexist?

While I don't personally find that warning sexist (just stupid) I think the point is that saying "don't visit the oracle/take medication X if you may become pregnant" is like saying "don't visit the oracle/take medication X if you're a female under age 50" since technically, they all (well, almost all, at least) "may become pregnant" (and since there is no time given, that even applies to newborn females).

[TheYoungKing]

While I don't personally find that warning sexist (just stupid) I think the point is that saying "don't visit the oracle/take medication X if you may become pregnant" is like saying "don't visit the oracle/take medication X if you're a female under age 50" since technically, they all (well, almost all, at least) "may become pregnant" (and since there is no time given, that even applies to newborn females).

It generally means "if you've been trying to get pregnant, and thus may be in the stage before you can be identified as pregnant."

[Poppy Appletree]

Anyone else notice the two potions he DID have would have come in handy for Elan and O'chul, respectively?

-+G

I never noticed that. Great job. :smallbiggrin:

[Lissou]

It generally means "if you've been trying to get pregnant, and thus may be in the stage before you can be identified as pregnant."

I realise that. I just think it's not phrased very well. They're not saying "if you're trying to get pregnant", because that wouldn't cover their asses for unplanned pregnancies that the woman isn't aware of. And they don't want to just say "if you're active sexually" because (argh!) there is the word "sex" in it! So they go with something vague that can save them if something goes bad but probably won't reduce their sales too much because nobody has any clue what it's supposed to mean anyways.

And at any rate, I just think that's what the person who said "it's sexist" meant. As I said, I don't personally find it sexist.

[Pyron]

Anyone else notice the two potions he DID have would have come in handy for Elan and O'chul, respectively?

-+G

Not to mention that those potions would have actually came in handy for Roy, at some points in the strips.

[shadzar]

It's Belkar's.

[Poppy Appletree]

It's Belkar's.

Will it inherit the Shoeless God of War template? :smallconfused:

[DoctorJest]

In this (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0324.html) strip, (Yes, I know I'm a little late) Haley has the "eek" expression on her face when she hears "Nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant". Considering her relationship with Elan when this strip was current, why is she scared?

Elan looks almost equally as "eek" in that panel and isn't quite smart enough to be worried about Haley being pregnant... so obvious Elan must be pregnant too!

Hey it makes just as much sense as anything else.

[ImmortalAer]

It's Belkar's.

Half Halfling?

[Spiky]

Elan looks almost equally as "eek" in that panel and isn't quite smart enough to be worried about Haley being pregnant... so obvious Elan must be pregnant too!

Hey it makes just as much sense as anything else.

Actually, Elan's look always means confused in this comic.

[foxtrotpenguin]

Actually, Elan's look always means confused in this comic.

Mildly befuddled or "I can haz baybees??" confused?

[Poppy Appletree]

Half Halfling?

Quarterling. Or Three-quarterling. Something like that. :smalltongue:

[foxtrotpenguin]

Quarterling. Or Three-quarterling. Something like that. :smalltongue:

Maybe a Partialing...
or a Fractite.

[shadzar]

Will it inherit the Shoeless God of War template? :smallconfused:

No because it will inherit the Lime Green Boots of Speed.


Half Halfling?

Due to its size and being raised only by its mother, her class and available weapons will actually determine its race to be a.....Saproling.

:smallbiggrin:

[David Argall]

As far as we know, Haley does not have any from the time the party organizes to strip 400. So it is unlikely that Haley was worried about being or becoming pregnant at that time.

[factotum]

I think Haley is looking shocked simply because it's a pretty broad warning. I mean, "May become pregnant"? As Lissou said, that covers most females between puberty and menopause, and I think Haley definitely falls into that region!

[Morquard]

I think its the general Oracle's dislike of anyone.
They walk away early, it was just starting on erections, so in addition to "If you're female, don't bother me" it could have essentially said "If you're male, go away too".

Hm, lets see how could the sentence have ended?
"Erections lasting longer than 4 hours are required to make your woman happy" (hoping it throws guys inot depression and they turn around)
"Erections lasting longer than 4 hours are absolutely normal for the oracle" (however that might make the females from earlier want to visit now...)
"Erections lasting longer than 4 hours have been known to cause brain damage"

Its early, I can't come up with more right now...

[shadzar]

As far as we know, Haley does not have any from the time the party organizes to strip 400. So it is unlikely that Haley was worried about being or becoming pregnant at that time.

:smallconfused: With all those bags of holding and the things they could possibly contain, you don't think one may have something in it for JUST that occasion?

This is Haley we are talking about here!

[Zevox]

Hm, lets see how could the sentence have ended?
"- while rare, require immediate clerical attention." (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0564.html)

Zevox

[shazza95]

or maybe should end with:
are a sign to close your eyes, spin around and when you stop, journey in that direction. or a sign to just have sex already or stop watching porn.

i apologise to anyone offended by this.

[Scarlet Knight]

Hm, lets see how could the sentence have ended?
"Erections lasting longer than 4 hours are required to make your woman happy" (hoping it throws guys inot depression and they turn around)
"Erections lasting longer than 4 hours are absolutely normal for the oracle" (however that might make the females from earlier want to visit now...)
"Erections lasting longer than 4 hours have been known to cause brain damage"

"Erections lasting longer than 4 hours may appear in fan fic...":smallredface:

[Zanaril]

"Erections lasting longer than 4 hours may appear in fan fic...":smallredface:

Ah, so that's why Aarindarius is so fixated on (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0630.html) that book (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0634.html).

[Spiky]

Mildly befuddled or "I can haz baybees??" confused?

Well, I wouldn't assume I could guess what Elan is thinking. But that's what the look always means, on any character.

[Dixieboy]

Which half is vampire?

both :smallbiggrin:

[Carteeg_Struve]

both :smallbiggrin:

Nah. The back half.

[Flame of Anor]

Haley's twins are half-vampire.

Other half, also vampire.

Image: http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8765/gfel0.jpg

Finally, the explanation!

[Murdim]

"- while rare, require immediate clerical attention." (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0564.html)Zevox wins the thread... err, the off-topic. One of the various off-topics on this thread, anyway.


Half Halfling?That would make a quarter-Celestial, quarter-Dragon, half-god Threequartersling.


Image: http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8765/gfel0.jpg

Finally, the explanation!:xykon: It's funny because it's true

[Zanaril]

Image: http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8765/gfel0.jpg

Finally, the explanation!

This is why I both love and hate the Internet in equal parts. At the same time.


Edit: I feel sorry for that baby. It's probably gonna have to grow up around people like that.

[abishur]

As far as we know, Haley does not have any from the time the party organizes to strip 400. So it is unlikely that Haley was worried about being or becoming pregnant at that time.

And seeing as how the Kato (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0501.html)house has gotten pregnant and she's very visably pregnant while Haley has remaind completely unvisiably pregnant, I somehow doubt there's any danger there.

[Morquard]

And seeing as how the Kato (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0501.html)house has gotten pregnant and she's very visably pregnant while Haley has remaind completely unvisiably pregnant, I somehow doubt there's any danger there.
Being that Haley has been proven already to be half-celestrial, half-black-dragon (That half died of course in the familicide...), three-quarter pit fiend, and one-third-first-edition-thief, her pregnancy clearly takes 6 years, 6 months and 6 days to complete, instead of just 9 month, so she's right now in the equivalent of 2nd month, which is not really visible yet.

How could you not know this?
And for everyone who doesn't get it, this was a joke :P

[Xondoure]

I actually don't think it is unlikely that Haley will get pregnant in the strip. I just doubt it will happen any time soon.

[pjackson]

As Lissou said, that covers most females between puberty and menopause, and I think Haley definitely falls into that region!

I could also cover males, due to the existance of a certain type of belt :)

[Mysterio]

I think Haley is looking shocked simply because it's a pretty broad warning. I mean, "May become pregnant"? As Lissou said, that covers most females between puberty and menopause, and I think Haley definitely falls into that region!

What it covers really is:

1. Females
2. Who are fertile (both in terms of age AND bereft of all the other potential causes of infertility).
3. Are sexually active.

So it really says a bit more than some people might be taking from it. Yes, technically a girl who isn't sexually active MAY become pregnant, if she is raped or decides LATER to become sexually active, but c'mon, this is what they're getting at.

And by the way, anytime you hear what seems like a blatantly obvious and stupid warning like this, you can be sure it's to protect the company form an idiot lawsuit. Like from people that don't realize that hot coffee is hot or that you shouldn't let infants play with plastic bags unattended.

[factotum]

1. Females
2. Who are fertile (both in terms of age AND bereft of all the other potential causes of infertility).
3. Are sexually active.


I somehow doubt Haley was a virgin when the message was read...

[Worira]

Yes, but was she sexually active? As far as we know, she wasn't sleeping with any of the Order, and there wasn't really anyone else available to have sex with on a regular basis.

[SadisticFishing]

This.. is ridiculous. Why does no one mention any of the other billion things warned about?

It was a joke, guys, chill.

Notice that that's the panel that they all start looking confused.

[nihil8r]

This.. is ridiculous. Why does no one mention any of the other billion things warned about?

It was a joke, guys, chill.

Notice that that's the panel that they all start looking confused.

we've gone past ridiculous. this thread singes my intellect with Die-in-a-Fire™ brand charcoal briquets.

[Carnivorous_Bea]

we've gone past ridiculous. this thread singes my intellect with Die-in-a-Fire™ brand charcoal briquets.

Quoted for gol-danged ritza fritzin truth. :smalleek:

I can't even think of any comment to make on this thread, other than to say that it inclines me towards refraining from visiting any forums, anywhere, for at least a week .... to give me time to recover .... :smallwink:

[Draxonicar]

Wow... THIS is why I love this forum

That sentence is SO sigged

[Jaltum]

And by the way, anytime you hear what seems like a blatantly obvious and stupid warning like this, you can be sure it's to protect the company form an idiot lawsuit. Like from people that don't realize that hot coffee is hot...

Hot coffee is not generally served a temperature that will burn your skin off. The woman in that case had to have several skin grafts because McDonald's was serving their coffee at a dangerous temperature; they knew it was dangerous because they'd already paid off several other people who had been burned.

EDIT: here's a link - http://www.caoc.com/CA/index.cfm?event=showPage&pg=facts

This is a popular example for why we should have less power to hold corporations accountable for negligence, but not a very good one.