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Irregular Webcomic! #2490 Rerun

https://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2490.html

I wonder why it's mostly just flame that comes in gouts.

Apparently a "gout" is supposed to be just a drop or a splash, but it sounds like a lot more. I suspect the meaning is in the process of shifting, since most people seem to use it these days to mean a huge burst, not a small spurt.

2023-10-07 Rerun commentary: Apparently blood comes in gouts too. Where it probably makes more sense that it's relatively small splashes or spurts, rather than huge, vast plumes of fluid. At least hopefully. Eww.