Wikipedia: The dog days or dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the “Dog Star”), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck. They are now taken to be the hottest, most uncomfortable part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. (Heliacal means it rises with the sun.)
a sage 4 months ago
Wikipedia: The dog days or dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the “Dog Star”), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck. They are now taken to be the hottest, most uncomfortable part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. (Heliacal means it rises with the sun.)
Kimmies01 4 months ago
Well our past July was a very hot month on the East Coast and the nation.
david_42 4 months ago
Sirius, the Dog Star, becomes visible in the northern hemisphere in late summer.
cuzinron47 4 months ago
Because they’re always blaming things on dogs.
BlueIris Premium Member 4 months ago
I think that last panel’s thought balloon is going to the wrong dog.