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The Humping Turtle

1 (2.6%)

Tai spills the Beans

0 (0%)

Marten's Sense of Humor Getting the Best of Him

4 (10.3%)

The Ice Pack

0 (0%)

Dora consoling Marigold (D'awwww)

5 (12.8%)

Internet Drama and Goatse

1 (2.6%)

Marigold's Amazing Rack

12 (30.8%)

Faye and Angus in "Time Out"

7 (17.9%)

I... I am OK!

9 (23.1%)

Total Members Voted: 34

[JackFaerie]

[...]

Also, average cup size in the USA: B. Average cup size in the UK: D.

and people go on about "beeg amereecan tee-tees."  

But are the sizing conventions the same in both countries?

Pretty much, except that the original poster got his facts wrong. Average American size was a 34B back in the 90s. It is now a 36C, last time they conducted a study.  I am not sure where the UK average Switchblade got came from either, because as far as I know it's the same: used to be a 34B in the 90s, now 36C.  About the same number of sources say that if a study were to be conducted *right now* it might go up to 36D, but that's in both countries.

Source 1.
Source 2.
Source 3.
Source 4.

[Mad Cat]

I think what you've discovered is age-related boob deflation there in Source 2. TMI ALERT! My mother and I wear exactly the same size.

[pendrake]

Wow, missed quite a week of good strips, but such is RL...


For strip #1682: Damage Control...

1. "Elder" Dora to the forefront of damage control, always cool to see.  Would that I had more friends like that.

2. Angus may or may not have deserved his punch, but Marten certainly did .


For strip #1683: Don't Call Faye a Nazi...

3. Internet Drama is bad, but is mostly is just "farts on the wind" in the end (i forget who said that about internet drama).  Real Life Drama hurts because you are there &/or involved.


For strip #1684: Painfully Honest...

4. Nothing like a sexy (and humorous) non sequitur from everyone's favorite monogamous bi-sexual to halt a downward spiral of depression .


For strip #1685: fifteen minutes

5. Ah epiphany moments ("I...I am okay!").  Or perhaps just self-realization?  (yes, there is a differnce)

6. Girls' day out shopping for bras?  I see next week's (or whenever the YouTube party ends) potential line of strips.  (If not a bit of potential fan-service... )


In general...

7. I follow the guideline of Firefly's Captain Malcom Reynolds, "if anyone tries to kill you, you try to kill them right back."  This also works for people hitting (or trying to hit) me.  Playful punches or "love taps" may (or may not) be gotten away with, but anyone hits you in anger, with intent, or just plain careless with their fists, absolutely return the "favor" regardless of gender, age, or social class (rich, nun, pop. star, brigadier general, etc).

9. "Baps," "Bristols," and "Tetons" were new terms for me .

[Somebody]

And I love that Marten thought putting Angus and Faye in Time-Out in a bedroom with Pintsize, aka He Who Would Be Porn King and Future Wanglord.     Not that it looks like anything's gonna happen, it's just among the things that are funny in that last shot.

No, he put them in a bedroom with Pintsize, aka "The universe could undergo heat death and it would still be too soon." Moreover, he put the little bugger IN CHARGE.

What better way to ensure that Nothing Will Happen?

[Kugai]

Looks like Professor Pintsize has things well in hand with these two recalcitrants.

I wonder if they'll wind up shutting him off and making out?   


I think Dora would have gone into brain freeze if Marigold had fallen out of her dress.

[HiFranc]

JackFaerie,

You do realise that the Daily Mail is a tabloid and, as such, has less veracity than a politician?  Hell, I would even pay more attention to what Dubya says than a British tabloid!

[Akima]

Gosh! I'm away for a couple of days, and miss out on a massive troll, and boobs!

The average shoe size is larger in America than the UK. And the fuel economy for a car in the UK is better than the fuel economy for the same car in the US.

Shoe sizes! Don't get me started! In Australia we have a mixture of UK, Americain, and "European" (originally French) systems. At least the Euro system is obviously different, but American and UK sizes look the same while actually differing by anything from half (men) to  two-and-a-half (for women, roughly) sizes:



The totally messed up state of global shoe sizes is the reason we haven't been contacted by intelligent aliens. They don't want to catch the stupid virus. Unit confusion could lead to, I don't know... a space-probe being lost or something? Not that any competent organisation would ever let that happen...

[tinkerbell]

Shoe sizes! Don't get me started! In Australia we have a mixture of UK, Americain, and "European" (originally French) systems. At least the Euro system is obviously different, but American and UK sizes look the same while actually differing by anything from half (men) to  two-and-a-half (for women, roughly) sizes:

Tell me about it! When I go to a shoe shop and the sales assistant asks for my size, they are met with an "uuuuuuuuuuhhh... about a nine... maybe?"

[laizeohbeets]

There's a whole big mess, because I wear a 7-7.5 US. That should be a 6-6.5 in the UK. Nope. I wear a 5 there, typically.

[jwhouk]

Or is Marten simply a facilitator?  Or just not paying attention to detail?

Could become a "Seemed like a good idea at the time" moment.

Oh, you mean that It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time?

[raoullefere]

And I love that Marten thought putting Angus and Faye in Time-Out in a bedroom with Pintsize, aka He Who Would Be Porn King and Future Wanglord.     Not that it looks like anything's gonna happen, it's just among the things that are funny in that last shot.

No, he put them in a bedroom with Pintsize, aka "The universe could undergo heat death and it would still be too soon." Moreover, he put the little bugger IN CHARGE.

What better way to ensure that Nothing Will Happen?

Other than directing a continuous stream of icewater at them, I'm not sure. But Marten should've made sure Pintsize had a monitor so he could show 'em his 'collection.'

[CEOIII]

And I love that Marten thought putting Angus and Faye in Time-Out in a bedroom with Pintsize, aka He Who Would Be Porn King and Future Wanglord.     Not that it looks like anything's gonna happen, it's just among the things that are funny in that last shot.

No, he put them in a bedroom with Pintsize, aka "The universe could undergo heat death and it would still be too soon." Moreover, he put the little bugger IN CHARGE.

What better way to ensure that Nothing Will Happen?

Other than directing a continuous stream of icewater at them, I'm not sure. But Marten should've made sure Pintsize had a monitor so he could show 'em his 'collection.'

Dude. 2 minutes into the first Hentai, they'd both dive out the window. And I don't think they have a fire escape.

I love panel 5 of the Friday comic. "I.....I AM OK."

Yeah, Mari, you're OK. You're still a little introverted, you're not gonna get over Angus real soon, you only have two bras and one's broke.

But you have friends who like you and include you, wearing outfits like the one you have on now could get you a guy to get you over Angus(Word of advice: Consider "Alliance SCUM!". Just because he's a night elf rogue, that don't make him all bad), and hopefully you, Dora, Faye and Hanners will get you proper holsters for your cannons.

You're OK. And even if you're not, I have a sense you will be. 

[Nodaisho]

That shoe size chart is completely different than my experiences, I just bought some shoes a few days ago. Size 10.5 UK, 12.5 US, 44.5 Euro, 29.0 CM That doesn't match up with the table at all. The funny thing is, even in the US, Converse are measured in UK sizes. And they are an American company.

Of course, boots also have their own sizing, usually one size up from their labeled size, probably for foot expansion after walking around for a while. Yeah, it's a mess, that is why I don't buy shoes online. It usually takes me 20 minutes to find the right size shoe. Thankfully I don't go shoe shopping often.

[Is it cold in here?]

I'm glad Marigirl says she's OK now, but she sure seems like someone whose self-esteem problems run way deeper than can be fixed with a few social outings.

That neglect of grooming and maintenance of living space could be absent-mindedness, could be cluelessness, but it's also a classic symptom of clinical depression.

[HiFranc]

I have a confession to make: I'm a Dalegold[1] shipper.

[...]

Yeah, it's a mess, that is why I don't buy shoes online. It usually takes me 20 minutes to find the right size shoe. Thankfully I don't go shoe shopping often.

It's even worse for those like me who have odd shaped feet.  My feet are slightly wider than normal.  In my experience it's usually the more expensive shops that have half and wide/thin sizes so it normally takes me close to an hour or two to find something that fits in an unfamiliar shoe shop.

I have found one shoe that I can buy on-line.  It's got a lot of elastic in the design so it fits a reasonable range of feet.

I'm glad Marigirl says she's OK now, but she sure seems like someone whose self-esteem problems run way deeper than can be fixed with a few social outings.

That neglect of grooming and maintenance of living space could be absent-mindedness, could be cluelessness, but it's also a classic symptom of clinical depression.

Depression attacks self-esteem and low self-esteem contributes to depression but I suspect the self-esteem came first.  I get the impression that Marigold's self-esteem is based too much on what people think of her.  She's going to have to learn how to rely on her own resources.


[1] I prefer Dalegold to Maridale as the former is close to "Danegeld".  Considering that WoW is loosely based on ancient societies, has raids, etc...

[laizeohbeets]

The funny thing is, even in the US, Converse are measured in UK sizes. And they are an American company.

They're not. A size 7 womens = a size 5 mens. If I buy men's sneakers in the  US, they are always a size 5.

[JackFaerie]

JackFaerie,

You do realise that the Daily Mail is a tabloid and, as such, has less veracity than a politician?  Hell, I would even pay more attention to what Dubya says than a British tabloid!

Yep. That's why it wasn't my only source, although it sure seems to be the most popular one to discuss on here. I think that says more about you guys than me. :-p  I used it to show that even sensationalistic British media isn't claiming the new average bra size is above 36C.

Re: other poster, about age-related deflation: nope. If you read the interviews, the women make it clear it doesn't just have to do with age. And if gramma is a B now, no way she was a DD when she was young--there's only so much you deflate. (If anything, sag usually adds a cup size. How perky and "full" breasts look has nothing to do with that cup size they are.)

[Nodaisho]

The funny thing is, even in the US, Converse are measured in UK sizes. And they are an American company.

They're not. A size 7 womens = a size 5 mens. If I buy men's sneakers in the  US, they are always a size 5.

I'm not quite sure what you are saying here. Converse might not be quite UK sizes, but all three pairs I looked at in my size range matched UK sizing, it could just be coincidental and their own in-house measurements just match UK sizes at that point. They definitely aren't normal US shoe sizing, though.

[jwhouk]

Most Likely to Do Something Incredibly Embarassing/Stupid This Week
Marigold    - 47 (46.5%)
Marten    - 10 (9.9%)
Dora    - 2 (2%)
Faye    - 5 (5%)
Hannelore    - 0 (0%)
Tai    - 22 (21.8%)
Cosette    - 12 (11.9%)
Other (please state)    - 3 (3%)

Total Voters: 101

I'm actually going to say Tai was the winner, with Marten second and Marigold third.

[HiFranc]

jw,

I take it you do the surveys?

Could you also put the option for "I...I am OK."

[jwhouk]

I just do the ones for the WCT's I make.

I'm actually thinking it should be the last poll of the week IMNSHO, but that's just me.

[HiFranc]

Thank you very much.

[LTK]

Did no one wonder how Pintsize is even holding that stick?

[Is it cold in here?]

Yes.

The occasional impossibility may be Jeph's way of splashing cold water in the face of people playing the "pretend it's a documentary" game.

Alternatively Pintsize may have done it with the aid of SCIENCE.

[evilbobthebob]

Or more likely, magnets.

[Carl-E]

Magnets are science. 

So is stick-um. 

[IanClark]

Not true! No one knows how magnets work, but it's a question that's been asked time immemorial. In fact, I often find myself wondering how fuckin' magnets work.

[raoullefere]

Wait, wait, wait. You mean the damned things fuck? Why has no one ever warned me about this? I mean, I have several of them on my fridge door right now. Have they been…copulating that close to my food every night?

[Mad Cat]

Not true! No one knows how magnets work, but it's a question that's been asked time immemorial. In fact, I often find myself wondering how fuckin' magnets work.

Magnetic fields occur whenever electrons move. Since electrons are constantly in motion about their respective nucleae, there are always magnetic fields. If the atom has an even number of electrons, then in the aggregate, for every electron orbitting in one direction, there's an electron orbitting in exactly the opposite direction and there is no net magnetic field, as the magnetic fields of the two electrons cancel each other out.

However, in some elements, notably, the metals, there is always an additional electron either present or missing, which allows individual atoms to possess a net magnetic field. However, just like the electrons around an individual nuclear, a quantity of atoms of a given element tend to be oriented randomly, which means the material is not able to build up a net magnetic field where all atoms are oriented int he same direction.

But, if enough of these "ferro-magnetic" elements are arranged together in certain molecular structures, the atoms are held in the same orientation, allowing the material to exhibit a static magnetic field unrelated to any external, physical stimulae. Such molecular arrangements fall into a number of families. Some of the most popular are AlNiCo, aluminum, nickel, and cobalt; Samarium Cobalt; and Neodymium. The magnetic properties of any of these naturally magnetic materials can be destroyed by heating, which liberates atoms from the molecular structure and thus destroys the magnetic field, and dropping or striking, which does the same, but on a much weaker scale. Likewise, ferro-magnetic materials which do not have net magnetic fields may have weak net magnetic fields imparted to them by striking them upon something hard, such as striking an iron rod on concrete. This is the result of the temporary alignment of atoms.

The technology of nMRI, or Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, is that of placing a living human in a large magnetic field, thus forcing any and all atoms which have a net magnetic field of their own to orient in place with the external magnetic field. Once so oriented, all affected tissues are bombarded by RF (radio) energy of various frequencies. Certain atoms in certain molecules will absorb the RF energy and then immediately reradiate it as a photon of light. Those photons penetrate the body to the machine's detector. Since the machine knows the frequency of RF energy it is emitting at the moment and can detect the direction from which the resonant photons are being emitted, it is possible to map the internal structures of the body without surgery by sweeping across a band of the RF spectrum and by imaging multiple slices of the body. It's like the way different colors of "neon" lights are formed by gases other than neon, xenon, flourine, hydrogen, argon, etc.

tl;dr: So, there you have it. Naturally occurring magnetic fields are the result of the alignment of atoms. No more mystery.

[Lost Coastlines]

Wait, wait, wait. You mean the damned things fuck? Why has no one ever warned me about this? I mean, I have several of them on my fridge door right now. Have they been…copulating that close to my food every night?

Magnets are homophobic propaganda from the religious right.  It's always north and south poles together, but two north or two south, nope!

[Newbia]

Thanks for the science lesson, Mad Cat.

Also, re: do men look big or small boobs? : it's not the boobs that matter, it's how you wear them. If a woman displays a lot of confidence and knows how to show off her body the right way, then she'll look sexy, no matter what body type she is.

[IanClark]

Not true! No one knows how magnets work, but it's a question that's been asked time immemorial. In fact, I often find myself wondering how fuckin' magnets work.

Magnetic fields occur whenever electrons move. Since electrons are constantly in motion about their respective nucleae, there are always magnetic fields. If the atom has an even number of electrons, then in the aggregate, for every electron orbitting in one direction, there's an electron orbitting in exactly the opposite direction and there is no net magnetic field, as the magnetic fields of the two electrons cancel each other out.

However, in some elements, notably, the metals, there is always an additional electron either present or missing, which allows individual atoms to possess a net magnetic field. However, just like the electrons around an individual nuclear, a quantity of atoms of a given element tend to be oriented randomly, which means the material is not able to build up a net magnetic field where all atoms are oriented int he same direction.

But, if enough of these "ferro-magnetic" elements are arranged together in certain molecular structures, the atoms are held in the same orientation, allowing the material to exhibit a static magnetic field unrelated to any external, physical stimulae. Such molecular arrangements fall into a number of families. Some of the most popular are AlNiCo, aluminum, nickel, and cobalt; Samarium Cobalt; and Neodymium. The magnetic properties of any of these naturally magnetic materials can be destroyed by heating, which liberates atoms from the molecular structure and thus destroys the magnetic field, and dropping or striking, which does the same, but on a much weaker scale. Likewise, ferro-magnetic materials which do not have net magnetic fields may have weak net magnetic fields imparted to them by striking them upon something hard, such as striking an iron rod on concrete. This is the result of the temporary alignment of atoms.

The technology of nMRI, or Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, is that of placing a living human in a large magnetic field, thus forcing any and all atoms which have a net magnetic field of their own to orient in place with the external magnetic field. Once so oriented, all affected tissues are bombarded by RF (radio) energy of various frequencies. Certain atoms in certain molecules will absorb the RF energy and then immediately reradiate it as a photon of light. Those photons penetrate the body to the machine's detector. Since the machine knows the frequency of RF energy it is emitting at the moment and can detect the direction from which the resonant photons are being emitted, it is possible to map the internal structures of the body without surgery by sweeping across a band of the RF spectrum and by imaging multiple slices of the body. It's like the way different colors of "neon" lights are formed by gases other than neon, xenon, flourine, hydrogen, argon, etc.

tl;dr: So, there you have it. Naturally occurring magnetic fields are the result of the alignment of atoms. No more mystery.

Y'all motherfuckers be lyin' and gettin' me pissed!

[raoullefere]

tl; [although I did read it]: So, there you have it. Naturally occurring magnetic fields are the result of the alignment of atoms. No more mystery.

I see nothing in this explanation that tells me whether or not I need to protect my chilled viands from disgusting magnet-sex.

And on a crazier note, apparently there's some guy who claims that by applying magnets to a person's brain's right hemisphere, he can cause said person's brain to 'sense' the divine—or maybe tilt, I'm not sure which.

[HiFranc]

[...]

And on a crazier note, apparently there's some guy who claims that by applying magnets to a person's brain's right hemisphere, he can cause said person's brain to 'sense' the divine—or maybe tilt, I'm not sure which.

That was discussed in a recent episode of "All in the mind" from ABC Radio National.

[Binary]

I see nothing in this explanation that tells me whether or not I need to protect my chilled viands from disgusting magnet-sex.

Don't panic, raoullefere. It's magnetic flux, not magnetic fucks.

[J]

[...]

And on a crazier note, apparently there's some guy who claims that by applying magnets to a person's brain's right hemisphere, he can cause said person's brain to 'sense' the divine—or maybe tilt, I'm not sure which.

That was discussed in a recent episode of "All in the mind" from ABC Radio National.

if you know what you are doing you can make people sense just about any damn thing by stimulating the right part of their brains. and how exactly does one quantify that anyway? how do you know that what you are sensing is the divine, unless you have some sort of an established baseline for comparison? is the divine squishy? is it warm? does it smell like burnt toast, or taste like purple?

[HiFranc]

[...]

And on a crazier note, apparently there's some guy who claims that by applying magnets to a person's brain's right hemisphere, he can cause said person's brain to 'sense' the divine—or maybe tilt, I'm not sure which.

That was discussed in a recent episode of "All in the mind" from ABC Radio National.

if you know what you are doing you can make people sense just about any damn thing by stimulating the right part of their brains. and how exactly does one quantify that anyway? how do you know that what you are sensing is the divine, unless you have some sort of an established baseline for comparison? is the divine squishy? is it warm? does it smell like burnt toast, or taste like purple?

From what I remember of the podcast (you can use that link to listen or read the transcript), the theory goes like this:

The two hemispheres of our brain are semi-independent but we are one person.  We have cross connections to make sure that two sides are in sync.  By stimulating one side in the right place, it goes out of sync wth the other hemisphere.  As there are two sets of things going on in one brain (in a part that should shoudl be synchronised) the brain gets confused and interprets it as evidence for another entity being there.  In order to make sense of the confusion, the brain falls back on the personal belief system of the person whose brain is so disrupted.

Of course, when it comes to psychology/neuroscience we don't know if we're right or not, we can only make intelligent guesses.

{edit} The reason why it's reported that it causes people to sense the divine is because that's what lots of people have reported.  However, it's interesting to note the experiences of genuine atheists, such as the host of All in the Mind, when they try the experiment.

[raoullefere]

*Snip*
Don't panic, raoullefere.

First sensible thing anyone's said to me all week.

[The Duke]

Was it really all week?  Remember, time is an illusion.  Lunchtime doubly so.

[jwhouk]

*Snip*
Don't panic, raoullefere.

First sensible thing anyone's said to me all week.

(Hands you a copy of the HGTTG) Here, Ford had an extra copy lying about.

[raoullefere]

Oh, no! Last time I read that thing, the entry on my planet drove me into a ego-punctured tailspin. Two words?

[akronnick]

Well that's what you get for living in sector ZedZed9 plural Zed Alpha.










Dammit, I go AFK for a few days and when I come back I can't even use the goddamn internet!@#$%!

[HiFranc]

Oh, no! Last time I read that thing, the entry on my planet drove me into a ego-punctured tailspin. Two words?

Didn't you know that's been updated now?[1]

Ps.
Could a New Yorker tell me how accurate Ford's entry on New York is?

[1] I believe it was in book 4.