Bittersweet Candy Bowl

52. Unrequited, chapter posted 12/21/09

Page 5 of 12

Author Commentary

This page started on a new book, I remember. Funny how things like that can always be recalled, I kept bouncing between really loving this particular page and getting annoyed with the fluctuating quality by the end of it.

Paulo is our own Dr. Phil, durpadurp.

Whoa, guess what. This is the last page of 2009 since the next page is posted on Friday, January 1st! Happy New Year!

53 Reader Comments On This Page

Comment ID #367

hi my name is lil and i have the handwriting of a sloppy joe made of slop

Taeshi December 30, 2009, 5:37 AM EST.

Comment ID #368

Doctor Paulo is in the house.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TAESHI!

SereneHeaven December 30, 2009, 5:57 AM EST.

Comment ID #369

I love how realistic you make everything! Can’t wait for the next few pages!

Happy New year!

Alison December 30, 2009, 6:34 AM EST.

Comment ID #370

My heart broke at panel 7. Poor Lucy!

Zel December 30, 2009, 7:05 AM EST.

Comment ID #371

Not thinking that her feelings arenÂ´t big deal?
She should check the previous pages, lol

Heh, Lucy is hard-headed, if the girls will make her talk, then I give them a cookie!

Ana (Knux-the-killer) December 30, 2009, 10:37 AM EST.

Comment ID #372

Boys talk now!! xDD

Happy New Year!!

Helen December 30, 2009, 10:54 AM EST.

Comment ID #373

Ah, the coven springs into action. Girls are messed up creatures, and now they’re all gonna round on Mike for being a jerk. Or else they’ll round on Lucy for trying to get between a guy and a girl he’s faithful to.

BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO BECAUSE THEY’RE GIRLS OH GOD

Skyen December 30, 2009, 11:28 AM EST.

Comment ID #374

Though I can guess easily enough what the boys are gonna do: they’re gonna grunt for a while, punch each other and then go out bowling.

Skyen December 30, 2009, 11:29 AM EST.

Comment ID #375

Lucy is holding a double standard against Mike.

SqueezyCheeze December 30, 2009, 4:05 PM EST.

Comment ID #376

“Girl talk!” & they are dragging Lucy away… LOL. I feel really sorry for her.

Greenpool75 December 30, 2009, 5:45 PM EST.

Comment ID #377

Ok, Lucy confuses me…But at the same time I can understand how shes feeling.

TakuniChan (Lindsay) December 31, 2009, 12:58 AM EST.

Comment ID #378

NO BOYS ALOUD

'Rixx December 31, 2009, 4:21 AM EST.

Comment ID #379

hmmm why are they only using half of the table?

seadogs123 December 31, 2009, 4:28 PM EST.

Comment ID #382

Your handwriting is ace compared to mine. The End.

DavCube December 31, 2009, 10:06 PM EST.

Comment ID #384

HAPPY NEW YEAR! IT’S NEW YEAR NOW BECAUSE IT’S NEW YEARS IN THE STATES. I SAY THESE THINGS BECAUSE NOW IT’S NEW YEARS EVERYWHERE

Gabriel Kaxbe January 1, 2010, 7:10 AM EST.

Comment ID #1759

I noticed Abbey is the only one who puts 2 and 2 together, all the other guys (Mike excluded of course) are all like “huhwha?” and Abbey is like “Oh ****…OH ****” and then he gets all sad for Lucy.

jelloman March 19, 2010, 3:27 PM EST.

Comment ID #2409

EMERGENCY GIRL TALK! ALPHA FORMATION! GO!!

Solario the Visored April 2, 2010, 8:41 PM EST.

Comment ID #6869

wow when this kind of thing happend (someone saying girl talk) id yell, FIRE IN THE HOLE because if it needs a girl talk then its best to get away from the guy of which the talk is about and to find some cover cause he’s about to get FRAGGED

Austin Smith April 22, 2010, 2:19 AM EST.

Comment ID #7474

i hate it when girls do dat -.-

bored April 23, 2010, 2:58 AM EST.

Comment ID #9580

still hate it when girls do dat,

bored April 28, 2010, 6:40 AM EST.

Comment ID #20727

Guy Talk! Show those girls how it’s done!

Cuddle Bear May 12, 2010, 2:54 PM EST.

Comment ID #29179

Fantastic cat comic is fantastic and about cats.

Tautology Man May 27, 2010, 3:27 PM EST.

Comment ID #30498

Guy Talk? I’d even settle for Dude Talk. T’would be humorous.

Hannibal May 29, 2010, 3:00 AM EST.

Comment ID #39971

At panel eight, everyone has David’s default face. It’s contagious.

Rock Kenaro June 8, 2010, 8:54 PM EST.

Comment ID #65622

@ Rock: Rofl, it’s inevitablllleeeeee!!!

Daisy’s a total lifesaver.

Rofl, I love how in the second-to-last panel Paulo’s glaring down at Mike. You can tell that even if he’s silent, he’s still screaming “WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?????!!!” in his head xD

Skygaze July 27, 2010, 10:07 PM EST.

Comment ID #69637

Well Mike, say your last words. They’re about to murder/kill/maim/decapitate/anythingelseviolent you

Skykitsune August 4, 2010, 9:27 PM EST.

Comment ID #87010

Mike in panel 13 is funneh lookin

Kenny September 6, 2010, 12:59 PM EST.

Comment ID #98878

<< GIRL TALK! >> And off she goes, kidnapped one again… LOL

Come to think of it, Lucy’s last kidnapping ended with her almost having to admit that she didn’t want to go on the trip in order to stay with Mike (remember, chapter 42 “Invitation” - page 8 and the following). Lets see what she has to admit to this time…

Jimbo October 2, 2010, 12:30 AM EST.

Comment ID #105103

LOL

The “Girl Talk” line had be in stitches! Daisy to the rescue!

Paulo? ….. You.. just keep doin’ your thing, man.

TheNightRider October 14, 2010, 3:26 AM EST.

Comment ID #110165

Dammit Lucy,
you couldn’t really expect him to open himself so immediately to you…

You’re making this all worse >_

Lyucs October 24, 2010, 2:37 AM EST.

Comment ID #110282

lol and by “girl talk” they mean….
i’v seen a picture of what this “girl talk” involves >.>

Steve October 24, 2010, 10:58 AM EST.

Comment ID #128817

It’s the Smooth Doctor.

SushiJaguar November 18, 2010, 8:16 AM EST.

Comment ID #137859

I have to say, Mike is really well drawn in the last 2 panels.

Mikenator December 21, 2010, 9:34 PM EST.

Comment ID #138341

Prisoners delema

Godless December 23, 2010, 9:35 PM EST.

Comment ID #142342

Lucy is really hating on Mike here.

Baeleox January 17, 2011, 8:20 AM EST.

Comment ID #143404

This is probably one of my favorite pages.

Bakuryukun January 23, 2011, 1:49 AM EST.

Comment ID #148568

I remember that, when I first saw this, I totally though Mike was being a jerk… Still, now I really see that Lucy’s the one at fault.
Gotta love Mike in the last two panels.

Not_Anonymous February 19, 2011, 6:09 PM EST.

Comment ID #158664

Five minutes later…

A wild group of ******-off girls appear! (pfft… pokemon reference…)

Nishakun April 25, 2011, 2:49 PM EST.

Comment ID #161520

awwww taeshiiiii

your handwriting is really nice and readable :3
dont be so hard on yourself ^.^

macaron May 16, 2011, 7:51 PM EST.

Comment ID #162545

Wonderful. Everything is going great for the two of them, wouldn’t you agree?!!

NintendoSegaSonyGuy May 21, 2011, 3:01 PM EST.

Comment ID #162548

I’d love to see Paulo sing the song “This Boy” by The Beatles in front of all them.

“That boy took my love away,
He’ll regret it someday,
But this boy wants you back again.

That boy isn’t good for you,
Tho’ he may want you too,
This boy wants you back again.

Oh, and this boy would be happy,
Just to love you, but oh my-yi-yi-yi,
That boy won’t be happy,
Till he’s seen you cry-hi-hi-hi.

This boy wouldn’t mind the pain,
Would always feel the same,
If this boy gets you back again.
This boy. This boy. this boy.”

I think the lyrics fit the love triangle between Lucy, Mike, and Paulo to a tee. Literally, everything fits perfectly. Lucy is the girl, Mike is the jerk who wants to hurt the girl, and Paulo is the one with his love stolen away.

Do you agree, Taeshi?

NintendoSegaSonyGuy May 21, 2011, 3:12 PM EST.

Comment ID #172576

They just drag her away LOL

APerson July 14, 2011, 6:04 PM EST.

Comment ID #179469

And thus the Councel of the Five BFFs came to order….

Redneck August 30, 2011, 3:28 AM EST.

Comment ID #180625

Total LOL at the We Must Talk Now abduction.

Chicks are always more organized about this stuff.

Fruvous September 5, 2011, 5:12 PM EST.

Comment ID #182592

I like how Tess is the only one who doesn’t look embarrassed. She honestly looks as PO’ed as she can get.

Camolotthe23 September 20, 2011, 7:21 PM EST.

Comment ID #184523

****** looks more like she’s going “I’m totally not sure what’s going on here.”

Luigifan October 8, 2011, 12:45 AM EST.

Comment ID #188581

i love Paulo’s face towards Mike in panel 12, three from the end. its that face that “your in troble now”

Joshua Roberts November 5, 2011, 1:43 AM EST.

Comment ID #208720

i can imagine the next strip involve interagation

the fry pwnr February 11, 2012, 4:06 AM EST.

Comment ID #215998

Mike’s ignorance and fast mouth really make him the bad guy at times don’t they?

The Guy in the Background May 8, 2012, 2:24 AM EST.

Comment ID #216012

omg! I love Daisy~”girl talk”

Cassandra May 8, 2012, 4:16 AM EST.

Comment ID #228561

Whenever Paulo picks at his ear he makes me think of Sonic… hah

Knuc September 15, 2012, 9:37 PM EST.

Comment ID #234018

Well, there you have Lucys personality. Lash out if you don’t get what you want.

thedragon133 December 11, 2012, 12:49 PM EST.

Comment ID #236158

“Alright Lucy, we ALL love Mikie, and I even obsessed over him for a while, but you are the only one who still needs to let go and we are going to teach you how the same way we did it!” I can totally see Daisy saying that before getting into a talk about how there is probably some other boy who likes her and she just hasn’t noticed him yet.

I'll Eat Yourself January 8, 2013, 8:13 PM EST.