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WCDT Strips 3316-3320 (26th - 30th September 2016)
Gyrre:
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--- Quote from: BenRG on 28 Sep 2016, 23:19 --- Meanwhile, the real joke in this strip is Eliot, a 7-foot, 250lb bouncer, is perceptibly terrified to be in this situation.
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He's a full foot-and-a-half taller than me and he only weighs 20 lbs more!?
I know I'm stocky and barrel-chested (and ~20 lbs overweight), but wow! (ϾôϿ)
I wonder if we have the same lung capacity?
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People who have no reference point for large people often throw would absurd hypothetical height weight stats. Given his build if he was 250 lbs he'd be about 6'2" to 6'4". If he was 7 feet tall with that build he'd be about the same as Shaq who is 350lbs. Based on his relative height vs the other characters he's about 6'5" or 6'6" and 250 - 265 lbs. Essentially the size of a medium sized linebacker.
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Then the answer to my lung capacity question is either 'yes' or 'probably'.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: oddtail on 30 Sep 2016, 01:53 ---I'm struggling to understand Brun's thought process in assuming that a big person would be afraid of fewer things.
In my experience, most things in the modern Western world that one might be afraid of have diddly-squat to do with how strong or physically capable one is. Heck, that even includes many physical threats. And why would someone bigger be less afraid of Brun specifically? Does she think of herself as a source of immediate physical danger?
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Part of it could be as BenRg suggested with the anime thing. But another part of it could be how she perceives her own self.
Of course, that could just be my own personal bias. I still occasionally have to remind myself that I'm considered 'physically imposing' by some people. (Which is just really weird to me since I've always just been 'short' in my head).
hedgie:
--- Quote from: Neko_Ali on 30 Sep 2016, 10:18 ---Well, generally bouncers are seen as large, dour, intimidating individuals who are known to get physical and violent as part of their job. Some of that is true of course. Bars and clubs to tend to hire large and imposing people, who often do put on a serious look when on the job. But the idea behind all of that is to not get into fights or have to physically throw someone out. Less of a bad reputation and more of a scary one. It doesn't help that media often shows bouncers as big tough thugs in shows and movies.
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I tend to get mistaken for security at my local 'cos I'm big, and my entire wardrobe is black. The scariest bouncer I have ever met, though was tiny… like weighed 98 lbs tiny. He also pointed out that everyone has knees and insteps.
Method of Madness:
Being underestimated probably doesn't hurt.
Kugai:
Sometimes Renee, there is such a thing as too much exposition.
Especially for Brun.
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