Comic #4189: how-to-pick-up-a-linguist

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Description

Comic Title: HOW TO PICK UP A LINGUIST AT A BAR

Panel Text:

• Speaker 1 (left): "IF I TOLD YOU THAT YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BODY, ACCORDING TO THE SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS, IT’S PROBABLE THE STRUCTURE OF MY LANGUAGE HAS AFFECTED THE WAY I PERCEIVE AESTHETIC STANDARDS."

Character Descriptions:

• Speaker 1: A person with short hair wearing glasses, a dark top, and a slight smirk.
• Speaker 2: A person with long hair and a smooth, neutral expression, wearing a sleeveless top.

Background Color: Light green.

The dialogue humorously references linguistic theory in a pickup line context.