I vs i

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Know what I talkin' bout?

A long time ago, I did a "Pop i" that had big sailor forearms, but then the Roman I would've needed arms, too, but not a Gladius

I did a Pi vs. Pi comic years ago. I never did draw the followup.




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Romaine Numerals

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(C)Copyright 2018, C. Burke.

Actually, I guess 'CDC' would just be 'D'.

Now "lettuce" dispense with all the other puns, shall we?




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Super Bowl 50

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(C)Copyright 2016, C. Burke.

Let the discussion of Ordinal v. Cardinal begin now.

Seriously, I get comments from people who get it backward and/or think I got it backward.

As for our buddy, L in the comic, he is refering to last year's comic.




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XLIX

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(C)Copyright 2015, C. Burke.

For those not into football, enjoy pronouncing "x-lix" like a certain well-known brand name.

And, for what it's worth, I'd give it "even money" that next year will just be 50, and not L.

Roman LOGIC

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(C)Copyright 2014, C. Burke.

LOG 99 = 1996/1000.

Quick bit of research revealed that while the Romans had neither fractions (as we know them) nor decimal points (nor place values, for that matter), they did have expressions for certain parts of whole. In particular, they had words for 1/12, 1/24, 1/48, 1/72, 1/144, and 1/288. The names for the latter three are very similar according to one source, unfortunately, searching on the word for 1/72 (scriptulum), I was informed by several other sites that that word actually meant 1/288.

Whichever word it was, the Romans had a system for "one off", by putting a prefix like "de" in the front, it would mean one 1/72 off the whole, which would mean 71/72. In this case, whichever that word was, one plus that fraction would be the closest approximation to log₁₀ 99.

Well, it would be if they'd had logarithms.

Sure! If they actually had them, I'd love for you to post a link in the comment section! Thank you for asking!

Mode, Part I

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(C)Copyright 2013, C. Burke. All rights reserved.

The most exciting phrase to hear in humor, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'That's funny ...', but 'Eureka!'

And if you hate this comic, remember: Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Be competent. Don't hurt me.
And I still can't let you in without a badge.

Roman Elite Guard

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The Romans were the original 1337.