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submitted 4 days ago by Maven@piefed.zip to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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Alt Text: Panel 1:
A witch and a man are at a bar, flirting. The witch says, "I'm not wearing any underwear..." The man holds a drink and looks intrigued.
Panel 2:
The man responds in a flirtatious way, "Then maybe we could go to my place..." He is still holding his drink.
Panel 3:
The man continues, "...So you don’t get a cold."
Panel 4:
The man is in the process of sitting on the couch next to the witch, who is holding a warming bottle on her lap. On the TV, a show about witches is playing. The witch looks content, and the man appears satisfied with the cozy scene.

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[–] BootyEnthusiast@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 4 days ago (2 children)

YOU DON'T GET COLDS BY BEING COLD I HATE THIS TROPE SO MUCH REEEEEEEEE

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

See, the problem is that science tells us you don't, but living in a cold climate tells the opposite story. Being very cold usually results in getting sick.

My theory is the in the winter, viruses are pretty much always present and getting very cold for a while weakens the immune system.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Exactly that. Happened to me this summer. It was really cold the whole summer and I was outside one day underdressed for a couple hours and I was freezing. Got sick a day later and was out of it for 3 days with all the symptoms of a cold. I had not been sick for a couple years like that. To me at least that was definitive proof you can get sick by being too cold and weakening your immune system.

[–] bestelbus22@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

It's a combination of having to spend more energy staying warm and germs being able to spread quickly because you stay indoors with the windows closed a lot

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nope, the relationship between cold weather and getting sick is that people are indoors more and in close contact. The germs spread more easily.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

Well, at least some studies seem to agree with me. And even just anecdotally, I live in a country where it can get pretty cold. -20C is not uncommon, -30C with windchill is completely normal. It can be a matter of hours from a proper cold exposure to having a fever. I've had that happen to me as a kid. Now as an adult I'm pretty much immune to short bouts of cold (I could throw myself into a pile of snow in shorts and a t-shirt right now, it's only -20C outside), but if I sleep in a 12C room all night, I WILL have a cold by the morning.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

George Washington literally died from being cold and wet.

[–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 67 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"I'll let you borrow my panties ❤️"

[–] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

Oh, thanks, but I have enough undies.

[–] anyhow2503@lemmy.world 53 points 4 days ago (1 children)

An evening spent admiring how thin that TV is.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 13 points 4 days ago

Thin enough to fit a witches hat.

[–] starchylemming@lemmy.world 34 points 4 days ago (3 children)

the guy in the background of first panel is done

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 days ago

"I'm not as think as you drunk I am, occifer!"

[–] Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

No, you see, there's a cat behind the bar and he's trying to pss pss pss to get its attention.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

He's just bad at Pool.

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

What's the giant sperm looking thing in the last panel meant to be?

[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Same irritation here. But I think it's the steam of a hot drink.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's kinda weird that it isn't coming out of the mug...

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 days ago

this is not a comic where you want to look closely at any of the spacial details

[–] robobrain@programming.dev 11 points 4 days ago

Her gaze is completely parallel to the screen given its placement relative to the couch so she’s really just watching the side of the TV

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

Those giant pointy hats are surprisingly warm

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 11 points 4 days ago

What a gentleman.

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

Netflix, but no Chilling, because if you don't have underwear you'll just freeze to death