Another fine comic drawn by guest-artist Glyph!
Diversity Saves Holiday
28 Friday Dec 2018
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Excellent work, Glyph!
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Glyph says “Thank you!”
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I hope that’s a Sopwith Camel on the right, with better power and maneuverability. 🙂
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Glyph says, “I don’t know what a Sopwith Camel is.”
Quizzer says, “Just how old are you, Psychokitteh?!”
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Even I. Ancient Creature that I am. took a while to realize that ‘Sopwith Camel’ was a sort of model (like Ford Edsel or A-model or Model-A) and NOT an actual camel… yeah, I was one seriously confused calf…)
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Old enough to read “Peanuts”, and old enough to have library access to books with pictures of the WW I Flying Ace’s aircraft doghouse.
“Curse you, Red Baron!”
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Excellent attention to detail on the goat’s eye and the giraffe’s tongue.
I’ve been involved in news events that were reported in much the same manner. Their motto truly is, “Narrative uber alles.”
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Goat eyes freak me out. So do giraffe tongues, now that I think about it. The headlines don’t freak me out; it’s the folks that believe them that do.
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I’ve heard a story that “Pappy” Boington, leader of the Black Sheep Squadron, after the war (WWII for those not in the know) went into “pro wrestling.” He was asked about that and said it didn’t bother him as such. What bothered him was people that believed it was ‘real’ (as in not “choreographed”.. maybe not *scripted* but certainly ‘choreorgraphed’) .,, AND those people had the vote!
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Gell-Mann amnesia effect is pervasive.
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As an (admittedly two rather than four -legged) ungulate, I must say that we are not interchangeable. We all have our strengths and weakness. For example, if speed was important, you really should consider the equines, but if you need a steady non-jarring pace then oxen are likely better. Anyone care to guess why early explosives were hauled by ox-cart and not by ponies? Yup, that’s why.
And if you want to weave, well, sure, it *can* be done with some horse-hair, but wool is the right answer. And so on.
And while I have mentioned it before, I will say it again, since it is advice that might be useful for some New Year’s Eve partying: Partying with centaurs can be fun, but do NOT try to match a centaur drink-for-drink.
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You are clearly not a recent college graduate with a business credential, a smart star, and a million dollar bonus from woke CEOs.
I second the partying-with-centaurs advice. I fear the pictures will show up online, despite assures they were all deleted. Ah, youth.
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I would not worry much about the photos, provided it was the *centaurs* assurances. They have been, in my experience, most honest (now, honest does NOT mean ‘nice’ – they will honestly tell you you’re “toast” – so to speak). Now, if it was some other party… you poor bastage.
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Ah, that’s a classic one.
(Azure Bonds)
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Orvan, I’m not sure if this comment will get edited or deleted in a family oriented blog. I’m considering that for low-quality beverages, the centaur is pouring it back into the horse portion. No effect on them, but on two legs? *bleargh*
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Observe:Swan, Crawfish and Pike, remaining proverbial since appearance in Krylov’s tale (1814).
«You think about us Russians: northern bears! But we got the terminology.» “Abroad”, M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin. ;]
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Huh. WP ate the link for some reason. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=“лебедь+рак+и+щука”&t=ffsb&iax=images
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Sorry, your comments got stuck in moderation heck! Fixed now 🙂
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