▲ 315 ▼ xkcd #3309: Dogcatcher (imgs.xkcd.com) submitted 1 month ago by xkcdbot@lemmy.world [B] to c/xkcd@lemmy.world 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments xkcd #3309: Dogcatcher Title text: People out here catching strays out here catching strays Transcript: Transcript will show once it’s been added to explainxkcd.com Source: https://xkcd.com/3309/ explainxkcd for #3309
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (3 children) I feel like I'm missing something. permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 month ago (2 children) Catching strays can refer to stray dogs- the job of the dogcatcher, or stray bullets- that is to say they were caught up in something unrelated to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) Hmm, I've never heard that usage before, thanks for teaching me something new! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago I think “catching strays” actually predates bullets and refers to getting accidentally punched or kicked when people nearby to you start fighting and get messy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 month ago (2 children) Catching strays can refer to stray dogs- the job of the dogcatcher, or stray bullets- that is to say they were caught up in something unrelated to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) Hmm, I've never heard that usage before, thanks for teaching me something new! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago I think “catching strays” actually predates bullets and refers to getting accidentally punched or kicked when people nearby to you start fighting and get messy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) Hmm, I've never heard that usage before, thanks for teaching me something new! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago I think “catching strays” actually predates bullets and refers to getting accidentally punched or kicked when people nearby to you start fighting and get messy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago I think “catching strays” actually predates bullets and refers to getting accidentally punched or kicked when people nearby to you start fighting and get messy. permalink fedilink source parent