Wikipedia: The dog days or dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the “Dog Star”), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck. They are now taken to be the hottest, most uncomfortable part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. (Heliacal means it rises with the sun.)
a sage about 1 month ago
Wikipedia: The dog days or dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the “Dog Star”), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck. They are now taken to be the hottest, most uncomfortable part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. (Heliacal means it rises with the sun.)
Kimmies01 about 1 month ago
Well our past July was a very hot month on the East Coast and the nation.
david_42 about 1 month ago
Sirius, the Dog Star, becomes visible in the northern hemisphere in late summer.
cuzinron47 about 1 month ago
Because they’re always blaming things on dogs.
BlueIris Premium Member about 1 month ago
I think that last panel’s thought balloon is going to the wrong dog.