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[–] Soup@lemmy.world 158 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You mean catwoman, right? That is not Batgirl.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 48 points 1 month ago

Yeah!

Speaking from experience, bats shit all over the front of your house not in nice boxes like cats.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] BanjoShepard@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We are all mammal people on this blessed day.

[–] QT1@lemm.ee 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Gumbyyy@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I am all mammal people on this blessed day.

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 5 points 1 month ago
[–] bastion@feddit.nl 7 points 1 month ago

Right? licks eyeball

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 53 points 1 month ago

Nice bait in the post title.

[–] M137@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How do you not understand that's catwoman? I know the top voted comment is about this but I still feel like it hasn't been pointed out enough. I have no real interest in any of this and know very little about comics, and even to me it's painfully clear that it's not "batgirl" (I don't even know if that's a thing that exists).

OP, how did you fail this so badly?

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago

If I were to conspiracy theory anything, I would say OP made the mistake on purpose. Or at least found a post that someone made the mistake on purpose.

It's like those mobile game ads where the player keeps getting to stage wrong. It's supposed to frustrated you into posting and driving engagement.

[–] ivonalanna@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

batgirl” (I don’t even know if that’s a thing that exists)

Did you forget about Alicia Silverstone ?

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Does that mean her tongue also full of spiny little papillae...?

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

At least he didn't take it out.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

"Dear Penthouse..." 😆

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, which is why it's extra gross. A human tongue on bare skin isn't up to the task.

[–] SanicHegehog@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago

Not with that attitude it’s not

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] SavoryBaconStrip@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

This was the punchline I was expecting.

[–] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

if this were to be true to form, batman would be dangling upside down from the ceiling.

and the next morning, after exchanging fluids intra-species, the two of them would embirth a whole new coronavirus.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I can't remember where, but I've seen batman using one of those bars where you hang with special shoes to stretch your back.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

Did we really expect anything different from the crazy cat lady that runs across her roof at night?

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

He’s just mad the air freshener is in his spot.

He guano have to wait.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 16 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Pedants: He asked if she minded. She responded saying, "Sure thing," which is an affirmative response, meaning that she did mind. He still attempted to use the bathroom despite her saying she was uncomfortable with that.

I have difficulty with interactions in which people use "do you mind" that I have to be extra clear. Anyone else?

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pedants: He asked if she minded. She responded saying, “Sure thing,” which is an affirmative response, meaning that she did mind.

So... when you analyze language, you can think of an utterance's semantics (what it means "at the dictionary level") and pragmatics (what it means in context.) For example, if you're having dinner, and someone asks "can you pass the salt?" in terms of semantics it's a question, but in terms of pragmatics it's generally a command or request for an action.

Similarly, I'd say Batman's first utterance in terms of pragmatics is a request for permission, which is granted by Catwoman's first utterance.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the help! I can understand it retrospect, but in the moment, I will be unsure and request confirmation. It's just how it is 🤷

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What does that mean about your preference with the use of "do you mind"-like questions?

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yes?

Seriously though, the 'do you mind' questions like the one in the comic are really annoying to me because they are a two part question phrased for the part they don't care about. It makes the answer confusing depending on whether it is tsken literally or not, since sometimes it is used that way.

"Do you mind if I use...' is asking both if you can use and if the person minds. The general social expectation is that the person won't admit to minding, and will allow the use. So in this comic catwoman is answering yes to using the bathroom, and not answering whether she cares, because the question is being asked indirectly in this context.

The 'do you mind' question a great example of why many neurodivergent people have such a hard time in social settings, keeping track of all of the contradictory social expectations that don't make sense is tiring and not everyone is consistent.

[–] bastion@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month ago

Circumvent. "Do you mind?"

"Go ahead" or "I'd rather you didn't."

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 2 points 1 month ago

The 'do you mind' question a great example of why many neurodivergent people have such a hard time in social settings, keeping track of all of the contradictory social expectations that don't make sense is tiring and not everyone is consistent.

Yes! Thank you very much. It's at least a triple-effect because (1) we get confused about what the response means so we have to focus on solving the riddle, (2) solving the riddle consumes more mental energy so we have less in reserve, and (3) we miss out on everything that occured while we were figuring out the riddle so we have to catch up when we already run slower.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

While on a pedantic level it sounds confusing, if someone responds “sure thing”, they are not necessarily directly answering the original question, but more so saying “go ahead” or “do it”. It’s weird, but sometimes people answer in the affirmative despite the answer needing to be negative.

[–] PunchingWood@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Reminds me how annoying it is when English speakers use "ain't no" in a sentence.

Which is just a double negative that practically almost always means the opposite of what they mean.

[–] __dev@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Double negatives affirming one another instead of negating is a common thing in language, known as "emphatic negation" or "negative concord". Middle English used emphatic negation and various English dialects still use it to this day including African-American English. They're saying exactly what they mean, just not in Standard English. Just like they're probably not pronouncing the words the same way. No reason to get annoyed.

[–] infinite_ass@leminal.space 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not as bad as you, but ya, a little.

My pet peeve is interrogative greetings : how are you? how's it going? What's up? etc.

It's like a preemptive attack.

[–] yyyesss@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

this is exactly why I switched - "I hope you're well" requires no response

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can understand your discomfort with "do you mind" type requests. It's fitting that the full answer would have been, "It's fine with me, but you're not going to like it!"

When one is asked "do you mind...?" it's perfectly correct in both grammar and politeness to avoid a simple yes or no and phrase your answer unambiguously. But sometimes it's more fun to lean into the ambiguity with a firm "No."

[–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Or an enthusiastic yes.

Do you mind if I use your ___? Yes! 😊

[–] Dav09@mander.xyz 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Marilise leguana

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This both disgusting and cute at the same time.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

How does she clean her....bits, Batman?? That's bacteria city, Batman! Don't go near that mouth, Batman!

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Do bats pee upside down?

[–] blibla@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

would you prefer a thief to be typecast as black?

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