Way better without the third panel

So you’re saying it is possible then? That was my only hangup. I don’t have a position on whether we have free will (leaning towards not) for the exact reason we can’t prove it.

How would perceived irrationality be counter to a deterministic universe? It just maybe seems irrational without all of the information, but is still perfectly part of the causal chain.

Everyone else read the last bit in the Mortal Kombat voice, right?

I get essentially the same, although not being familiar with the references makes some parts unclear.

I’m assuming Michaelmas is a name, but maybe it’s a celebration (like Christmas) and the word term here is implying the author’s feelings about it.

Same with the Chancellor part. What does sitting in the hall mean? It’s an Inn, so not in official capacity then? Is it a metaphor or common turn of phrase?

Is Holbern hill steep? Or is it a famously gentle hill? The use of “wonderful” here tripped me up at first too since it’s so different from how we’d use it now.

What are chimney-pots? Are they just chimneys or something else?

Click click boom beetle

It is pincers

Meh, they’re ok. There’s a spring inside that makes it have some “give” when writing so you’re less likely to break the lead. Eraser is ok quality. It’s a thicker lead too (0.7 iirc). They are meant to be disposable though which is dumb, although you can force it open and refill it if you’re stubborn about it.

It’s a Papermate Sharpwriter. A mechanical pencil that you advance the lead by twisting the end

(Yes I know this is a joke thread, but for those who genuinely want to know)

First time? Specifically for the LHC maybe.

Well said. Completely agree on all points.

There’s a sort of implicit hidden sexual aspect to motherhood only in the sense that sex is what makes children, and for some people even that tiny little connection is enough to override all ability to read social situations apparently…

Alrighty neighbour

(Awl, neighbour (Wilson) to the right)

Oldest results on a reverse-image search are 2014, so it seems like an older one

I don’t disagree with your point, but in fairness there is a particular way women tend to become mothers

“Tina, there are six of us. Learn to share”

Is that Savage Dragon?

Who doesn’t love a good loophole?

So it’s correctly labeled as a factoid then

Funny that the EB Games was changed to Gamestop just a few years ago to now change back.

What’s the third word? I’m guessing it’s “Hunting” but it looks like hnnting