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31 - Animal, Vegetable,
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24/08/07
Commentary 55378008 |
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I'm updating a bit late today. Don't worry though: this
isn't the beginning of a terminal slide into inactivity
and weeks between updates. Webcomic tradition dictates
that I must first build up a large, dedicated following
before I can start pointedly ignoring them. So, this
comic is safe for a good long time to come, I would
think...
Anyway, I want to put aside the recent trend for crude,
wee-based humour and discuss something far more mature
and sophisticated: the subject of breasts. Someone
recently pointed out in the shoutbox that there's a
story regarding Amazons removing one of their breasts to
make it easier for them to use a bow (or javelin,
depending on the version of the myth you subscribe to).
The story goes that the Amazons did this mad thing, and
that's where they got their name from, since 'Amazon'
can mean 'without breast' in Ancient Greek. It does seem
that the later Ancient Greeks did indeed hold this view,
but the consensus nowadays is that the etymology is
actually the other way around: the Greeks weren't sure
where the word 'Amazon' actually came from, so they
picked up on one of the potential meanings of the word,
and developed a story to go with it.
In developing this comic, I've dipped into various
legends concerning the Amazons. A lot of them contradict
each other, so I've generally just adopted the parts I
felt would work well with the story. The breast-removal
thing wasn't something I was ever keen on including:
aside from its suspect origins, I did feel that ritual
mutilation was perhaps a slightly tricky subject for a
mainly humour-based comic (unlike the whimsical topics
of war, misandry and slavery, of course). And quite
aside from that, the story is just completely ludicrous.
I mean, who'd do it? When you're having to chop off body
parts in order to use your weapon properly, it's
probably time you thought about finding a different type
of weapon.
If you'd be interested in discussing breast removal and
other fun things in more detail, why don't you join the
forum? I'll tell you why
you don't: it's because there aren't many people posting
in there, and it looks a bit dead. But go on, join the
forum. It'll be good. At some point over the next few
weeks I'm going to develop some brilliant incentive for
joining. So if you join now, before the inevitable tidal
wave of new members, in years to come you'll be able to
refer to yourself as the 'old guard'. You'll be able to
boss newbies around, and complain about how this place
has really gone downhill recently. Newer members will
treat you with deference, although they'll view you with
hidden disdain. Wait a minute, that sounds horrible.
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You've really got to
love guinea pigs to dig up a corpse. |
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