It’s ok! I don’t expect people to go back and read comments from previous days. Since you are new to this comic, I wanted to be sure you knew, so you can enjoy reading it. Don’t feel bad about it at all :)
I read it as @Stan McSerr was saying he didn’t want to Google the suggested terms (because of how awful it is), and wasn’t intending to imply disbelief. I could be wrong, but that’s how I interpreted it.
I don’t like to talk for other people, but I read some of Nancy’s comments from yesterday. She seems sincerely upset that this story has made many of her readers sad. She mentioned wanting to remove the rest of the story, but cannot because it’s already “sent”. I think that Nancy had no idea about the danger of sand holes (I didn’t know either, until yesterday, and I grew up in Florida, which has beaches everywhere!)
Nancy wouldn’t put something dangerous in the strip on purpose, to make it seem funny. She even avoids giving the animals in the strip foods that would be dangerous to real cats or dogs!
Nancy seems to be one of the few people in the world who only wants to bring happiness to others.
Next year, the USPS is releasing stamps honoring Betty White. I’m going to use those for cards next year. You know, to make sure it’s a White Christmas! :D
I had the same thought, only platypus :D