El Goonish Shive

I am more confused as to why Justin seems to be sneaking a peek, though.

You can enjoy the aesthetics of nudity without any sexual interest.

I don't think this is a artistic thing.

*shrug* It's not even always an art thing. I know a number of gay guys who are obsessed with women's breasts. They're not sexually attracted to it, but they love the way breasts bounce and deform.

Edited by FuzzyBoots on Feb 10th 2020 at 11:35:03 AM

Also, I just now realized the Eureka joke! Nice touch

120.

The young couple is still blinded by science magic.

The distinction gets kinda blurry when Tedd is involved.

And tbh that one has already seen her boobs plenty and more already.

Ah yes, overexplaining and fanservice.

Comic Party 121

Fight the recap.

NP Parable 67

Fresh chumps in the water...

I actually really like that NP.

There's an exposition / exposing yourself joke here I can't quite articulate.

Anyway, you can't get more EGS than these last few pages.

FWIW, there's an NP #66 that doesn't look to have been linked where the Monk!Rhoda tried to order a pitcher of whiskey.

I'll go get the chopping block and knife. Don't worry, I'm ambidextrous.

Edited by fredhot16 on Feb 14th 2020 at 8:39:04 AM

Shive is confused about the inner mechanics of alcohol.

I knew a guy that was a heavy drinker. He said that once after a bunch of whiskey, an uncle insisted that he drink some cheap beer and he did feel rehydrated.

Hmmm... well, alcohol is a genuine diuretic. Theoretically, a cheap beer might contain enough liquid to be hydrating you at the same time, say if you were watering the beer heavily. I want to say that's what a "small beer" is in historical and RPG contexts, beer that attempted to hit that middle ground between actually dehydrating you by drinking it, and being full of pathogens not killed by the alcohol.

On a side note, caffeine does not act as an actual diuretic. Yes, it will make you have to urinate more often, but the total volume is unaffected, so it's just as good for hydrating as water is (although water, without salts to help you keep it in, isn't actually all that great for keeping you hydrated, and sufficient watering without other supplementation will actually lead to Bad Things).

Side note, there's some small truth to the "Beer before liquor, never sicker. Liquor before beer, you're in the clear", but it has nothing to do with the alcohol composition, but rather that, if you're already inebriated, you're worse at judging how much you're drinking, and it's easier to over-drink, which is easier if you're consuming more potent alcohols. So if you start with liquor, then switch to beer, you're still drinking more liquid per alcohol content, but if you start with beer, and then get buzzed, you're more likely to start slamming shots of whiskey, and thereby winding up more dehydrated.

Oh, actual diuretic is that what alcohol is. And tea and coffee aren't? I just know you need water when having alcohol and it might help avoid a hang-over. I do not drink and don't have the patience to babysit drunk people so it's never been very useful information, just information I have.

Comic Party 122

NO ONE EXPECTS THE EXPOSITION! Our chief weapons are...

NP Parable 069

Do the Brew.

I remember first tasting alcohol and absolutely hating it, I still hate it and I don't understand why people put enough of it in their mouths to get drunk.

I love that Shive had to be told the comic has been too much on the technical side lately, like he took a look at a thirty-odd chunk of exposition pages and thought "nah, it's not too much, they'll barely notice it".

I'm not a fan of alcohol and have no idea why someone would willingly get themselves drunk, but some drinks I absolutely love the taste of (in manageable amounts) despite the alcohol, like whiskey and wine.

Edited by TheLovecraftian on Feb 17th 2020 at 10:32:57 AM

I've found some alcoholic drinks I enjoy the taste of, but I still don't drink. Having experienced being drunk, I've found it to be very unpleasant. Inebriation of any sort does weird things to my ADHD.

When I'm inebriated, I become hyper-aware of my own inebriation. It's like there are parts of my brain that don't slow down with the rest of it, or something. I can actually measure the difference between input time and action. If you've ever played a game with lag, where you input a command and then a second later your character does it, that's what it's like but in real life. I'm aware of the lag in my body's movement, and it freaks me the f*ck out.

FWIW, I'll put forward my positive experience with moderate drinking. My brain tends to race from topic to topic and alcohol is as useful for slowing that down for me as is meditation, and it's a lot easier to do on demand. It lets me let go. I'm not someone who can be creative while drinking, but it makes repetitive tasks much more tolerable.

Well, I didn't like my first taste either, but I like certain types of beer a lot. And certain mixed drinks. But having accidentally gotten blackout drunk once (sugary alcoholic drinks suck), I vowed to never have such a miserable experience again.

For me, I like that alcohol helps me loosen up a bit socially. Maybe a bit too much sometimes, as I start talking about my anxieties with anyone in earshot. But I sometimes do that sober, so maybe not. At this point, I generally find that I never need more than four drinks in a night, usually just two. It also helps me be more receptive to doing chores.

It does eff up my ability to follow a conversation though, even if I haven't had much. I have trouble with that sober too, but sometimes with alcohol it feels like I have aphasia or something. Kinda freaky. That it is just the loudest of the bars. Maybe that's just it.

Edited by DatLonerGirl on Feb 17th 2020 at 9:59:54 AM