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Agreed. My favorite part was the male and female outlier labels and the random lengthy descriptions at the end.
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I have a theory about why men were able to identify salmon and women just lumped it in with pink.
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*grin* now that you mention it, that is kinda funny... but yes, there are definitely some good arguments to be made about that!
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I don't know if it was just the kind of week I've had, but when I read the "creative" name results, I actually laughed until I cried.
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quote:Originally posted by AvidReader: I don't know if it was just the kind of week I've had, but when I read the "creative" name results, I actually laughed until I cried.
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It's all the more poignant when you know that he HAS been dealing with difficult sickness-related issues in the recent past.
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quote:Originally posted by Raymond Arnold: It's all the more poignant when you know that he HAS been dealing with difficult sickness-related issues in the recent past.
Oh, didn't think of that. I half-thought it was referring to Hitchen's struggle with cancer. Makes more sense your way.
But nice either way.
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quote:Originally posted by The Rabbit: As a scientist who has been involved in medical research and who is religious, all I can say is
Did you miss the part where he says, "I begrudge nobody their sources of solace"?
This strip isn't a blanket condemnation of religion, but a rebuttal to the idea that "even atheists believe in God in times of trouble/ sadness/ sickness." This is a rather pervasive idea in our society - and one that you must be able to see can be deeply offensive to non-believers.
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