# Weird Drawing by Slug (I acknowledge that's not very specific)

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [May 28, 2001, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-drawing-by-slug-i-acknowledge-thats-not-very-specific/66739 "2001-05-28T02:57:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-drawing-by-slug-i-acknowledge-thats-not-very-specific/66739/1 "2001-05-28T02:57:54Z")

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I have a question, but it relates more to a drawing by Slug than one of Cecil’s columns.

On p. 82 of _The Straight Dope,_\* there’s a strange drawing by Slug. It shows a man, in profile, with a bowler, black jacket and tie, long pointy nose, looking up and holding out his arms.

Instead of the usual bi-pedal anatomy, he has 11 spindly supports, ending in little cubes.

As far as I can tell, there is absolutely no connexion between this drawing and the three columns on pp. 82 and 83 - how to unplug your ears on an elevator; whether there is enough skin on the average human being to make a coat; and whether sumo can pull their testicles up into their body.

What the heck is this drawing, and why is it there? (Okay, I guess that’s two questions.)

😕

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**Author:** ![Swede\_Hollow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Swede\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swede_Hollow)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-drawing-by-slug-i-acknowledge-thats-not-very-specific/66739/2 "2001-05-28T03:25:01Z")

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The picture relates to the skin/coat question. The question asks “How many square feet…” thus the picture of lots of “square feet”. 😉

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**Author:** ![Swede\_Hollow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Swede\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swede_Hollow)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-drawing-by-slug-i-acknowledge-thats-not-very-specific/66739/3 "2001-05-28T03:34:18Z")

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I’ve never posted a link before but…

Here’s the article (sans picture) mentioned in this thread.  
[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_082.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_082.html)

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-drawing-by-slug-i-acknowledge-thats-not-very-specific/66739/4 "2001-05-28T03:37:55Z")

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genius! Thank you **Swede Hollow** - I never made that connexion!