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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 101 points 2 months 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...

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 37 points 2 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] sxan@midwest.social 11 points 2 months ago

It's the same thing, dahling.

Tosses $120 champaign flute into the fireplace

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

It's poors . You idiot!

[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

I read the same and it made it even more hilarious

Mr Hanky was the compromise

[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Love his comics but the "sike" kills me

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

β€œChalmers, is that you?”

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

Bone apple tea, right?

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months 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 2 months ago (2 children)

Huh? It's the incorrect spelling

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

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

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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.

[–] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

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

[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Fucking shout it from the yacht tops.

[–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago
[–] Hismama@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago
[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago

I especially like that it's a recurring bit

[–] rothaine@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

They really are nervous. Legitimately.

[–] eighty@aussie.zone 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

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

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

What is Maroon in this context?!

[–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Condescending word for naΓ―ve person

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

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

[–] svtdragon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

It's how Bugs Bunny said "moron".