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Awkward Spots.

January 8th, 2019 | by Trae Dorn
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  1. Abdiel
    Abdiel
    January 8, 2019 at 2:56 am | # | Reply

    Awkward passive aggressive comments at 30 paces!

    • Paul
      Paul
      January 10, 2019 at 4:29 am | # | Reply

      They need a new poster.

      “BorkCon
      We punch Nazis”

  2. Just Here
    Just Here
    January 8, 2019 at 9:16 am | # | Reply

    Any bets on how fast Jim gets nasty?

    • Langland
      Langland
      January 8, 2019 at 9:53 am | # | Reply

      Judging by how Jim looks right now, it will get Ugly quick. I bet Jim will try some smear campaigns to put a damper on Bork Con. But I think it might backfire too because people at cons don’t like Nazis and I’m sure that incident might come up.

    • Langland
      Langland
      January 8, 2019 at 9:53 am | # | Reply

      Judging by how Jim looks right now, it will get Ugly quick. I bet Jim will try some smear campaigns to put a damper on Bork Con. But I think it might backfire too because people at cons don’t like Nazis and I’m sure that incident might come up.

    • Shadow
      Shadow
      January 8, 2019 at 12:45 pm | # | Reply

      This is probably one of the only instances where passive aggressive comments are better than pretty much anything. Passive aggressiveness if fairly easy to ignore if you’re busy focusing on other things. Outright hostility and smear campaigns would make for a much more trying weekend.

  3. John Trauger
    John Trauger
    January 8, 2019 at 1:30 pm | # | Reply

    I’m actually surprised Jim is upset at all. Lynn burned the bridge between them by committing assault and battery while working for Jim’s con, then lying to Jim’s face about it.

    Was Garner really that effective as con staff that Jim resents Lynn poaching him?

    If Jim runs a smear campaign it will be because he’s gotten used to getting his way and hates a challenge to his power. He hasn’t been petty in the time we’ve seen him in the strip and smearing Bork con is definitely petty.

    • Langland
      Langland
      January 8, 2019 at 4:21 pm | # | Reply

      True it would be petty but he has managed to manipulate staffers to side with him and against anyone he opposes. So he could make some attempts to manipulate con goers to not go to Bork Con. But because he right next to Lynn, he’ll probably do something very childish in my opinion because even fully grown adults can act immature sometimes.

  4. Brina
    Brina
    January 9, 2019 at 2:06 am | # | Reply

    *lays out a lawn chair and breaks out the popcorn*
    Oh this is gonna be good.

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