Drabble by Kevin Fagan for March 18, 2013
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Transcript:
Patrick: Groups of animals are referred to by different names. A "herd" of bison, a "gaggle"of geese... A "colony" of badgers Wally: Badgers?? Rowf (x6) Penny: Never say "badgers" in front of a dachshund! Patrick: Or "bath" or "vet"!
Proginoskes over 11 years ago
Badgers? We don’t need no stinkin’ badgers!
RonaldDavis over 11 years ago
Another word to use with care is “walk”.
californicated1 over 11 years ago
On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!Plunge right through that line!
route66paul over 11 years ago
I didn’t realize that Dachshunds went to the Snoopy school for surprised dogs.
comicnut4636 over 11 years ago
Origin of the nameThe name “dachshund” is of German origin and literally means “badger dog”, from Dachs (“badger”) and Hund (“dog”). The pronunciation varies widely in English: variations of the first and second syllables include /ˈdɑːks-/, /ˈdæks-/, /ˈdæʃ-/ and /-hʊnt/, /-hʊnd/, /-ənd/. Although “dachshund” is a German word, in modern German they are more commonly known by the name Dackel or, among hunters, Teckel. If dachshund were the common name in German, this word would be pronounced [ˈdakshʊnt]. From Wikipedia
milano99 over 11 years ago
Same thing for my daughter’s Cairn Terrier — they go after badgers as well, even though they weigh all of 5 pounds soaking wet.
hippogriff over 11 years ago
Geese are in gaggles only on the ground. In the air, they are a skein and a raft on the water. Badgers are also a sett, like otters.
comicsboi Premium Member over 11 years ago
I notice that this strip seems to be featuring more and more of Wally. Sort of going the way of Peanuts (which focussed more and more on Snoopy over the years)? Not that I am complaining, I do love the Wally bits.
hippogriff over 11 years ago
whmIII: I learn a lot from reading the comments. Why shouldn’t you?