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[–] o1011o@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (1 child)

This hurts me. The term is 'yoked' as in strong as an ox that can bear a yoke, not 'yolked' as in somehow related to egg slime. Hugging gorillas is very wholesome though.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 2 days ago

Yolked because of all the albumin

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago (1 child)

That won't work. That guy is going to get his arms ripped off.

What a fucking idiot.

[–] Maroon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There are no known cases of Gorillas attacking humans.

[–] spykee@lemmings.world 7 points 2 days ago

Dicks out for Harambe!

[–] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago (1 child)

But humans attacking gorillas and getting their organs ripped out are a different story.

[–] MathiasTCK@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

He's got a hug!

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Ha. Nice. What is interesting about that scenario is the human would be loading up on protein (probably meat based diet) and working hard to gain that, and the gorillas sit around eating a vegetarian diet and have massive muscle mass just because.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 days ago (5 children)

gorillas sit around eating a vegetarian diet and have massive muscle mass just because they metabolize different kinds of protein MUCH more effectively than humans do and also are much more physically active than the average human

Fixed it for you.

[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)

This would, of course, change if said gorilla had to sit at a desk for 40 hours a week.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago

I mean... The zoo gorillas were looking pretty jacked the last time I saw them.

[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Definitely a little but probably not as much as you'd think.

Humans produce a protein that forcibly limits our muscle growth and its impact is kinda crazy. Gorillas produce a bit of it too, but it's a drastically lower amount. It's called myostatin if I remember right, there is a dog that sometimes has a mutation where they barely produce it too and the differences between a regular one and a mutated one is pretty extreme. Look into 'Bully Whippets' if you want some interesting reads.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

I've seen photos of super muscular cattle, it's crazy to the point that cows have difficulty birthing calves.

If this web search leads me to some fetish site I'm gonna get mad at you. Or a bit horny, depends on the kink I guess.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 child)

i dunno. a silverback gorilla would have much the same reaction as i would to PC LOAD LETTER

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 4 days ago (1 child)

Brb gonna go throw a gorilla into some nuclear waste and get it to bite me.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 child)

aw dude why waste all that nuclear waste on a gorilla when you could have a mandrill bite you

cool faces and inflatable asses. why would you pass that up.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 point 4 days ago (1 child)

Because mandrillman is already my tinder profile name.

it seems more like we've found a (dear gods gag me but it's the right word) synergy we could exploit

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 point 4 days ago

I don't know about the physical activity. Gorillas are known for not moving around much. But they lack the muscle size regulation that we have.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 1 point 4 days ago

But what if the gorillas stopped sitting around and actually worked to build muscle mass? We've never actually seen a gorilla that was trying to get as big and as strong as he could.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca -1 points 4 days ago

Well That was my point, we work at it they don't. And most of bro dude protein intake is wasted

[–] o1011o@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Bro vegan athletes win in the olympics, in strong man, in sprints, in marathons, all over the place. They have to work hard for it, sure, but there's nothing special about meat protein.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 point 4 days ago (1 child)

I was gonna object that it's a vegan diet, because they're presumably not gonna do eggs or milk, but apparently not strictly vegetarian either:

Mountain gorillas spend about a quarter of their day eating, mainly plants. Around 85% of their diet is made up of leaves, shoots and stems, but gorillas can also eat larvae, snails, ants, and even roots, barks and rotting wood (a good source of sodium/salt).

https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/gorillas

[–] scintilla@crust.piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

There is basically nothing that isn't a. opportunistic carnivore. Eating meat is just way more efficient (in terms of nutrition and calorie density) than eating plants.

[–] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Also being able to open that one pickle jar without the neighbor kid laughing at me.

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

Hold it upside down and strike it with the underside of your fist. It lets air in like the knife method while looking badass.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 point 4 days ago

Knive in jar lid side, wiggle until it bubbles.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Jane Goodall wasn't jacked.

EDIT: Actually, I should've used Dian Fossey as my example since Goodall studied chimpanzees. Fossey wasn't jacked either, though.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] Maybelline@lemmy.zip 1 point 4 days ago

I was looking for an egg joke. It's as egg as the nose on plain's face.

[–] PrimeErective@startrek.website 0 points 4 days ago (1 child)

I always thought from hearing it that it meant they ate a lot of raw eggs, since that is sometimes associated with bodybuilding. I guess it means you look like an animal that would normally be yoked together to pull a plough or some such

[–] Anivia@feddit.org 1 point 2 days ago

No actual bodybuilder eats raw eggs, raw eggwhites have significantly lower bioavailability than cooked ones. And if you live in the US they are a salmonella risk as well

[–] cardboardchris@lemmy.world 1 point 4 days ago (1 child)

So yolked! I bet he drives a souped-up car!

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 1 point 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Or that he beats his wife with a whisk.

^too^ ^far?^ ^too^ ^far.^

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 4 days ago

Because they want other guys to find them attractive.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 1 point 4 days ago

If you don’t train: “I love you, brother but you’re hug game is weak.”

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 days ago (1 child)

Are they fighting or hugging

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 3 points 3 days ago

Hugging, look at those smiles!

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yolked? Maybe that's part of the joke, but you can't trust anyone to use words right in a professional setting like webcomics.

[–] Anivia@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

I think it's just engagement bait, and it seems to be working