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WCDT strips 4046-4050 (15 - 19 July 2019)
Inconsequential:
We learned back at Emily's lake house and IIRC a few other times that Hannelore tans unusually quickly.
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2300
Normally, a person with blonde hair, very pale skin and green eyes would quickly burn in sunlight.
I've sort of wondered if Hanners' Dad added some... enhancements. And what those might be. And what unintended effects they might have had.
Hmmmmm....
BenRG:
--- Quote from: Inconsequential on 16 Jul 2019, 10:37 ---I've sort of wondered if Hanners' Dad added some... enhancements. And what those might be. And what unintended effects they might have had.
Hmmmmm....
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My headcanon is that Beatrice wanted a 'perfect' daughter to be her heir. Dr Ellicott-Chatham carried out a lot of very unethical modifications to the embryo that he and Beatrice had conceived in vitro, which were only not illegal because no-one had ever thought they were possible so no-one thought to ban them. Hannelore's genes were changed to make her close to superhuman in terms of intelligence and physical condition with a borderline-sociopathic disregard for others so she could continue Beatrice's 'good work' without a flicker of conscience.
The problem was that most of these modifications simply didn't work. Yes, Hanners is a lot smarter than baseline but the multiple layers of gene alterations have left her with a string of genetic neurochemical disorders that leads to most of her mental health issues. I also suspect that the physical enhancements didn't work out either, beyond perhaps better senses that just makes her acutely hyper-aware of just how unsanitary the world around her can be. Indeed, I wonder if the genetic alterations may have made her somewhat weaker than baseline.
As was their nature, Beatrice and John tried to play god. Hannelore has spent her whole life suffering as a consequence.
Gus_Smedstad:
--- Quote from: sitnspin on 16 Jul 2019, 08:04 ---I's been my experience that dogs smell fucking terrible, no matter how clean they are. But YMMV.
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Dogs want to smell terrible. Dogs absolutely love to roll in filth. It's an evolutionary thing. They're predators, and they want their prey to think "there's a big pile of poo nearby" rather than "there's a big dangerous pack of dogs nearby."
Cats, on the other hand, don't want you to smell them at all. Which is why they are so obsessive about burying both poo and pee, and why they'll spend an inordinate amount of time grooming themselves.
I have no explanation as to why dogs love to rummage through catboxes for, uh, "treats." We had two cats and a dog in my house in my teenage years, and it was something I observed first hand far, far more often than I wanted.
NemesisDancer:
--- Quote from: dutchrvl on 16 Jul 2019, 07:56 ---
--- Quote from: Theta9 on 16 Jul 2019, 07:04 ---
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 15 Jul 2019, 15:10 ---I dunno about dog's ears - despite having a couple of dogs myself, I've never indulged - but I know that dog burps smell like a combination of whatever they ate or licked last and something dead.
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My cats' breath is typically a melange of ass and old spoiled fish.
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This is true, also for my cats. But, their chest and forehead in particular smell like heaven. I imagine dogs have similar spots, so perhaps their ears then(?)
Which reminds me: https://soranews24.com/2015/12/10/japan-finally-bottles-the-scent-of-a-cats-forehead-now-available-to-spray-on-your-belongings/
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This time of year my cat usually smells of coconut - white cats get sunburnt easily so we have to put suncream on her ears.
Very excited to see Hannelore back! Curious as to what else she's been up to while she was away.
Zebediah:
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 15 Jul 2019, 22:25 ---
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 15 Jul 2019, 16:13 ---I’m fond of the term “dog-breath humidity” which perfectly describes a particular kind of summer weather.
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So, south central Kansas or somewhere else?
When I lived there, our cousins from Texas would complain about the humidity and say that they could at least drive to the ocean back home.
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North Carolina originally, where it’s a typical summer day. Although we’ve had a few occasions recently to use the term in Massachusetts. I have a feeling that this weekend is going to be one of those occasions - Northampton is forecast to flirt with 100°F on Saturday.
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