Oh you’re right, I interpreted that dash in the leftmost bubble as a pause dash rather than a continuation dash (though does Japanese use either of those? I understand it as “repeat the previous vowel”, but I am a novice).

Chat GPT also suggests that it might just be meant as a cute sound rather than having any literal meaning.

Also, do Japanese make puns based on sounds that can be interpreted in different ways depending on where one word is assumed to end and another begin, or mixing the end of one word into the start of another (eg using the n as both the end of “goman” and the start of “nyan”)?

It was while reading this comic that I finally understood that “nya” is the Japanese equivalent to “meow”.

Goman means 50,000, in case anyone else was curious.

It depends on the kind of bacteria, too. Just like with your gut, having a healthy skin biome is important. Not just for odours but also for various skin conditions and infections. Having a healthy skin biome can be the difference between an infection taking hold and giving a nasty sore or dying off due to too much competition (or maybe even predation) without you noticing anything.

Part of it is cleaning the textiles that come in contact with your skin. Especially towels, though clothes and bedsheets are also important. Towels are important to clean properly because their whole job includes absorbing water. Always hang them so that they can dry properly. But even with that, the frequency of them getting wet means bacteria or fungus can start to thrive over time. You can smell it when this happens, it’s one of the nasty BO smells. Let those get established on your towels and they’ll transfer that life to your hands or body whenever you use them. I use bleach with my loads of towels/washcloths (which also means they’ll go longer before they do start to stink, too).

I’ve come to believe that for those who often stink but do shower regularly that it might actually be their laundry practices causing the odours. Maybe there’s some piece of clothing they don’t wash regularly, like a coat or backpack, that is carrying the stink. Or maybe they aren’t washing their clothes effectively. A little bit of bleach once in a while can help with that, too. You don’t need much bleach to sanitize things and most clothing won’t fall apart or lose colour from one exposure. Air drying in direct sunlight could also help with that, since UV light can also sanitize. Also, don’t leave your clothes in the washer for a while before drying them. You’re sometimes better off not washing them at all than doing that.

And another reason why towels are important to maintain properly is that soap can mess with your skin’s pH and make it more difficult for the healthy bacteria to survive. And using hand sanitizer is just blasting away the good and bad so that whatever is the most aggressive ends up taking its place (hence the higher potential for infections). If you blast all the competition away and then rub a towel full of bacteria on your skin right after, you shouldn’t be surprised to discover you stink a short while later.

There’s pre- and pro-biotic soap and lotions that can help support and replace healthy skin biomes.

I’ve never seen it myself either. DBZ abridged is pretty good, though I think I appreciate it more having known the original version first (otherwise I would have suggested that one).

All I know is that I’m glad I watched DBZ as episodes taped on VHS instead of the weekly format I think they were on TV (I didn’t have cable growing up). There were literally entire episodes that were mainly Goku and opponent powering up, opponent telling Goku how fucked he was and Goku getting excited because fighting his way out of being entirely fucked is his favorite pastime. It was bad enough spending 23 minutes watching that without having to then wait a week to see what happens next (usually massive energy attack, whoever threw it acting smug until the dust clears to show their opponent still standing).

I’m not selling it great, but the real fun of the show was in the character interactions. The fights were fairly predictable but the characters were great.

Edit: forgot to say what Goku and opponent were doing for entire episode lol

I’ll just suggest some shows in the order I watched them (or some order, I don’t remember exactly):

• Dragon Ball Z (though the pacing is frustrating… You could try playing Kakarot instead though)

• Dragon Ball Super (much better pacing)

• One Punch Man

• Naruto (it’s long but worth it)

• Hunter x Hunter

• Sword Art Online

• Deathnote

• Seven Deadly Sins (though be aware that there’s some consent issues here, though they do craft an interesting scenario for it that I can’t give away without spoiling)

But it’s the only standard we have so, why not keep it for now.

Because making new standards is fun.

Yeah, android is a lot like Windows in that they make choices that might benefit users who don’t know what’s going on but interrupts or harms things power users are doing. They are just better at not being as annoying with it and don’t beg people to use their default programs.

Interesting that they give you more up than down. Are you on a server plan or something like that?

Edit: lol just noticed what community this is, server plan makes more sense now.