Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCT: October 12-16, 2009
pwhodges:
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--- Quote from: Watched Pot on 12 Oct 2009, 13:11 ---B: Um...jumper is a rather British word for "sweater"...what else would it mean?
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B: A dress.
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Well, well - that's one usage I've not come across.
I note that Wikipedia is too po-faced to mention that the pinafore worn as an apron is commonly referred to as a pinny. For that matter, when I was young, I would call a sweater a pully (short for pullover).
the_shankmaster:
Strangely enough, the first time I heard the word "pullover" it was in Spanish and it meant t-shirt. My new (at the time) Cuban stepfamily kept saying "?no tienes otro pulover?" and I was like "what?"
zagraf:
Because no one else has said it:
I think Tai looks just adorable with those cat ears. And I say this as someone who's otherwise uninterested in the whole otaku "catgirl" thing. Or in any part of otaku culture for that matter.
Kross:
The look on Tai's face in the fifth panel was great. "wait-wha?"
smilesvssmirks:
Surely, I'm not the only person who upon hearing about a parental dinner possibility had sirens in her head going
MAYDAY MAYDAY PRIME OPPORTUNITY FOR DORA TO GET ALL INSECURE.
Course, then again, Dora might not even be in attendance. Which, I imagine would cause more problems, with her wanting to know why she was not there.
Or maybe Jeph is going to use the chance to show some growth and development in Dora's insecurities and faith in their relationship. We shall see, I guess.
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