The outbursts of Everett True

[Meister]

Basically, what this (http://www.barnaclepress.com/comics/archives/comedy/outbursts_of_everett_true/) is is a comic from the beginning of the 20th century about a man with both a strong sense of civil courage and a hair trigger temper. I think of him as a turn-of-the-century Spider Jerusalem. It's far ahead of its time and a great, if almost depressingly short, read.

[Fifthfiend]

I really wanted to say something snotty and jackassish about Meister posting his thread in the wrong place, but nothing I can think of sounds particularly good.

Midday doldrums, I don't know.

Anyway, moved.

ALSO -- dudes actually used to ogle women's ankles? (http://www.beyondbelief72.com/comics/outbursts/oet018.jpg)

Oh man, the olden days sucked ass!

[Meister]

Well whaddaya know. Shortly after posting this I wanted to go to Off Topic and got to General, too, so either the forum's borked or I am. Thanks.

Ankles must've been like porn back then. (They still are, but only for more specialized people.) Calves, I'm informed, were unimaginably hardcore. In fact, just the other day I came across a song from the 1930s at work that was about watching a woman in the bath, and the calves were pretty much the only thing mentioned in the text. Actual genitals must have been that era's goatse.

[Fifthfiend]

Apparently it's 3:40 here in America, but over in Germany it's Drunk O'Clock.

There, finally got one.

... Nah, still feels kind of forced.

[Solid Snake]

All I have to say is, there's something about Everett True that distinctly reminds me of Fifthfiend.

[Fifthfiend]

I have to admit, I've always been enraged by Theodore Roosevelt's attempts at revising our spelling standards (http://www.beyondbelief72.com/comics/outbursts/oet029.jpg).

The nerve of that man.

... You know, if I were ever to write a comic? I think it would pretty much wholly comprise

1. People being stupid,

and

2. Me hitting them.

[Krylo]

I don't mind the premise of him hitting stupid people, however, about half the time he's hitting people for doing their jobs (peanut boy and the clerk trying to sell him something of another brand come to mind immediately) and the other half he's smacking people for things his wife smacks him for later.

Basically he comes off as a violent hypocrite.

Plus there's no wit or punchlines. Just punches. Random violence hasn't been funny for 80 years. Of course, this was the early 20th century, so I guess it was funny then.

[FenrisWolf]

Of course, this was the early 20th century, so I guess it was funny then.
I think it's a good comic for it's time period. You just look at it and you can tell that it's from the 1900's. You can't really compare an old horse and buggy to a shiny sportscar and say, "My word, why would anybody use the horse and buggy ever when they could use this sportscar?" Besides, the horse and buggy saves gas money.

[Fifthfiend]

No, I mean, I would totally take the horse and buggy.

But then, I drive a Honda Civic. So it's probably not that much of a step down.