Huh!..
you know, I had NOT anticipated this number of sourpuss replies upon a well-meant first-posting, but… okay… do you what you do, mates.

Seeya later, alligators,
unsubscribed, and you’ll never see me here again.
(thank goodness, right?! :D)

Assholes.

Thanks! And funny, I was kinda-weirdly thinking about you, the other day.
And no, I don’t come with crude-pitchforks, like some might.

So… it began with the idea of Brits changing up the meaning / pronunciation of “two pence” in to “tuppence,” over time. That is-- the “oo” vowel changing in to an “uh” sound, over time.

It’s… some real work to understand, especially going by a blockhead such as myself. Eh, over & out, mssr. Over & out.

Well, mssr, what would better-please yourself in future?

Is there a series of hoops and proving-points needed to actually gain your approval, @randomlegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com…?

Bushmiller was such a genius.

You ever read the “Little King?” It’s got some of that unique energy, anyway.
https://comicskingdom.com/vintage/the-little-king

And an overview:
https://newspapercomicstripsblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/20/little-king/

Understandable reaction, but I think it’s good to remember that most people are going to have fuzzy understandings of these things and will naturally ask somewhat naïve questions like this. Personally I think it’s better to find ways not to be too hard (or hostile) when responding with better information, else they get the swift idea ‘well, if they’re going to treat me like an arse then me mind’s made up,’ and all that jazz. And nothing changes.

Just my tuppence of course.

My original comment / response appears at the top of the thread, so feel free to critique, TBF.

What would be the entry point if the can’s only dented?

I most certainly do.

Don’t mess with dented cans and such.

What’s the danger there?

Yes, I understood your argument for that being how it works.

I’m saying I don’t recall seeing it work like that. Well, at least not recently. Maybe I’m forgetting from a few years ago or something.

I’ve been on Reddit for 10+yrs and can’t remember getting a notification without a comment sitting there to read. Based on that, I assumed that if the comment was deleted, that would cancel the notification. *shrug*

Dark Matter is just a placeholder AFAIK until something more proven comes along. It explains why galaxies hold together, but it’s just a stand-in for the time being.

I feel a lot of science has bogged it’s self down with theory and maybes for decades and decades

I mean, scientifically there’s a huge difference between the two. For example, the theory of gravity is so well-tested and supported that it’s about as close to proven as can be. A “maybe” isn’t even a hypothesis yet, but it’s perhaps an intermediate step. Maybes are good, because they represent relevant scientists coming up with ideas to help explain reality, which can then fade away or solidify as things unwind. Without maybes you don’t get well-supported theories… which is like science not able to get anywhere.

As a fan of Shatner (warts and all), I love that. 😄

Was the caption cut off? It looks like Gomez is saying something like “what a wonderful view.”

A sincere apology, absolutely not.

We’re a bunch of social, naked apes. We’re always screwing around with this or that.

Heaven help the local moron who thinks he’s better than the other ape.

Hahaha… it’s kinda got that Esther vibe…?
https://www.google.com/search?q=esther+verkest+comics&udm=2

That’s a solid comic, right there!
(I mean, looking over his prior work and all…)

I love Bird & Moon, but this is easily the funniest & edgiest of the B&M comics I’ve ever read. By a pleasant landslide, that is! :D

I was just reading the other day (I think it was “Sapiens”) that Homo floriensis, who were as tall as hobbits, actually hunted megafauna on their island!

No, I’m talking about birds like the Australian magpie, the Magpie-lark, Jay-thruses and the Black magpie. These and others are evidently named that way because they resemble Corvid Jays and Magpies, but aren’t actually Corvids at all.

In fact that kind of thing is quite ordinary when it comes to common names.

The hypothesis is that the Corvids / proto-Corvids came from Austalasia, really?

Btw, if I recall aright, there are other birds called magpies and jays that are not actually corvids.