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“Watch out for that tree, you idiot! … And now you’re on the wrong side of the road. Crimony! You’re driving like you’ve been pithed or something.”
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Every time I don’t understand one of these comics and check Disqus, I regret it. Maybe I’m just grumpy or my sense of humor is different, but they’re always a bunch of the least funny, forced, terrible puns.
Apparently “pithing” is destroying the brain of a lab animal by inserting a metal rod into the base and wiggling it about. Often the other biological functions, like the heart beating, will continue and can be observed after this is done.
I mostly include that link because it’s annoying to have no trace of what comics they post and when after a few days, and the Disqus comment threads are one of the few “official” links that stick around.
It wasn’t a criticism of including the link! It’s definitely better to have it than not. I just wish the discussion was a little more useful and a little less trite, but c’est la vie.
Thanks for your contributions.
Pithed?
Pithing is a technique used to immobilize or kill an animal by inserting a needle or metal rod into its brain.
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Yeah.
