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🕑 Added 2018-04-13 19:37:05 +0000 UTC I personally think this is a thousand times more interesting than Susan physically transforming, but your mileage may... Hey, hang on a sec. "Mileage" is a clearly non-metric expression. Is there a "Kilometerage" in other countries, or does that still get thrown around? Does the expression even exist overseas? Does it confuse anyone born past a certain point in countries where metric is taught, or do they still cover it so they won't be confused by us Yanks? What's the deal there?Also, what was I talking about? Ah, well.
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WillowD
We still use the word "milage" in Canada too, despite the fact that Canada went metric over 40 years ago when our biggest trading partner, the United States, announced it was going metric.
Doriima
Australian here who can confirm "Milage" is in relatively common usage (mostly from that specific phrase). I do believe the term "Ks per litre" is also pretty common when talking about the original concept.
Mark
While I realise that this probably isn't canon as such, perhaps Susan will discover after all what it's like to go on a date with cute little Catalina, and cute little Rhoda into the bargain <a href="http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=930" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=930</a>
Drew "Ununnilium" Perron
This is absolutely an interesting Take.
Halbereth
No, this is awesome! And very in-character for Susan. *And*, replying to the commentary you put on the website, this seems like a totally in-character bra for Susan as well. Like many other Susan things, it gets enthusiastic "Yes good taste is good" nods from me, because plasticy/wire-y stuff is just less comfortable, and there are lots of wireless variants that are actually more comfortable than some sports bras. I'm like Susan re: comfort, and the only reason I wear *anything* (being small enough that support isn't a factor) is because (a) it makes things fit better and (b) dealing with social disapproval or unwanted attention is more trouble than wearing a reasonably comfortable bra--and so I'm totally on the same wavelength with Susan re: layers vs summer heat.
ZekeStaright
SHE DID THE THING!
James C
And road speed is still measured in mph, height usually in feet & inches
Daryl Sawyer
Oh hell yeah.
Foradain
So I hope, through life, you never will decline, in spite of philistine defiance, to do what all good scientists do.... <a href="http://www.metrolyrics.com/experiment-lyrics-delovely.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.metrolyrics.com/experiment-lyrics-delovely.html</a>
Anthony Wilson
Australia hasn't used Imperial in decades but we still use the term "mileage".
M.
...followed immediately by Rhoda's frantic whispering for Catalina to use a form that makes Susan blonde. :)
Copper Hamster
Technically, they have been metric since the 60s. Realistically, I see live interview shows with people referring to their or other people's weight in 'stones', which are units = 14 lbs, or ~6.4 kilos.
Nibelung
In brazil, when talking about the car mileage (usually for the maintenance checkups), we actually say "quilometragem", which is pretty much "kilometerage" in english. We don't have an expression that directly translates with yours. Usually it just gets replaced in translation with your "may vary" variants.
Ellen Kuhfeld
Actually, "mile" <i>is</i> a multiplier unit. It comes from the Roman "<i>mille pacem</i>" for a thousand paces, the same linguistically as a thousand meters. The pace is two steps, so you count each time your right (or left) foot hits the ground. This depends, of course, on the length of your pace. But when the Roman Legions marched out, by Jupiter, they all marched to the same pace. And there were trained pacers who could get a reasonably accurate and repeatable distance from point A to point B. Those Romans wanted to be sure about things like distances.
Kyman201
Prepare for an avalanche of suggestions in the Pinup Suggestions for "Lifeguard-Mind Susan With Transformation X"
Emtu
Well, "mile" isn't a multiplier unit like "kilometer", so maybe the more generic "your metric may vary"? That said, more Susan character development, even if artificially induced, is always a good thing. And yeah, I could see Susan wearing a sports bra-type bra. It's simple, practical, and functional, not frilly and uncomfortable. I would imagine she's not particularly fond of underwires too, much like dresses. (Unlike dresses, bras are basically a necessity for breasts bigger than A or so.) Edit: Also, in before that last panel gets the predictable edit.
Fenrir
I agree with Dan's original thought before getting distracted: this is infinitely more interesting than just another physical transformation. THAT SAID: I'm not against this being paired with physical transformations now that "body-casual" Susan doesn't need to worry about the mental consequences of different morphs (which were her primary concerns back when she was "body-conscious" Susan)
Fenrir
Didn't England officially transfer to metric a while back? I know most "brits" talk about distances in kms, as opposed to miles...
Matt R
Let's hope this science continues with more...experimentation
Stephen Gilberg
No matter what happens in the comic, Dan can get distracted from it with his overactive mind.
John Trauger
She blinded me with Science!
Tiogshi Laj
As a metric-breathing Canadian... we either call it range or efficiency when actually talking about driving cars, depending on what part of the equation is being discussed. But we also use the idiom of how your mileage may vary, because America's primary export is Overwhelming Noise... I mean, "media".
Simon Magid
Dan, 'Your mileage may vary' is an English term and most English-speaking countries I am aware of stay loyally wedded to Imperial measurements. So not a real problem. :)
McZed
This is now my favorite NP strip. For reasons.
