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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 100 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I took both of their eyes that are off of their faces', in the 1st panel, to be an invisible person between them, at first glance...

Thank you for making me notice. I cannot not see it now.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Second glance for me. First was just WTF, only understood the intention on third glance.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 37 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Misread it as "The poops are rising up", which made this very confusing...

[–] sxan@midwest.social 11 points 5 days ago

It's the same thing, dahling.

Tosses $120 champaign flute into the fireplace

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

It's poors . You idiot!

[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 days ago

I read the same and it made it even more hilarious

Mr Hanky was the compromise

[–] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

(They found irregularities in the pension fund)[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cEpKcBkkVMY&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD]

[–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 days ago
[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Love his comics but the "sike" kills me

β€œChalmers, is that you?”

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 days ago

Bone apple tea, right?

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Ancient GenX slang for "just kidding". Zoomers, don't let GenX make fun of you for "rizz" or whatever. They were doing shit like that long before you were born.

[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Huh? It's the incorrect spelling

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

So I'm actually right but for the wrong reasons, a sike is a small stream.

https://grammarhow.com/psych-or-sike/

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, to psych someone out was to mentally trick them. Was going to say Gen x made a TV show called Psych, but I never watched it so I'm not sure that the name corelates here

[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

I've heard it both ways.

Does it hold up? Maybe I'll try it out this weekend

[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

Oddly enough I don't think he was talking about a stream in this comic

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sike is on dictionary.com so its really up to the individual if "sike" or "psych" is the correct spelling

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

sike a less common spelling variant of psych.

That's dictionary.Com politely saying that enough people misspell it that they'll felt compelled to put it here. If your definition points to the real spelling, it's not really "up to the individual" which is the correct one.

[–] jackr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

That's dictionary.com pointing out that it is now in common enoudh use to be a word. English isn't French, we don't have a language police that comes to chop off your head if you use a newer spelling, and I don't think we should either. Sike is correct now.

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

What is Maroon in this context?!

[–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Condescending word for naΓ―ve person

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

Seems it has quite a few meanings, I was only aware of the explosive one, thanks!

[–] svtdragon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

It's how Bugs Bunny said "moron".

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This comic would be better with only three panels. I love their work, but on this one the last panel seems to think the readers are imbecile and need the action explained.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The joke isn't that he offed himself, the joke is no one gives a shit because they're empathy-free ghouls, they're just mad at Sike guy because it has inconvenienced them.

[–] Charapaso@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

I especially like that it's a recurring bit

[–] rothaine@lemmy.zip 14 points 5 days ago

"Now Chalmers did his head in you maroon" is a fairly humorous sentence on its own.

[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

Fucking shout it from the yacht tops.

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

i remember hearing about long-termism people and how theyre all insane tech industry freaks that talk about keeping their post apocalypse personal security forces in line using electric collars

They really are nervous. Legitimately.

[–] Hismama@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago
[–] eighty@aussie.zone 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Jeez, I thought 5 Second Films only did 5 Second Films.