Comic Strips 2020: Sumpin Arful

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Hempuli: Nov 15, 2011

ANSU

(Will post Virtanen later)

# ? Aug 26, 2020 20:03

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# ? Dec 10, 2024 00:05

How Wonderful!: Jul 18, 2006; I only have excellent ideas

Parahexavoctal posted:

In this installment of The Timid Soul, I have no idea how Caspar could have gotten himself into this situation.

I'm fairly sure that the word "sissy" always had homophobic and misogynistic connotations, but I doubt Webster took that into consideration, just like the use of "gyp" to mean "cheat", without any consideration of it being anti-Romany.

"Sissy" had come to mean "weak, foppish, or effeminate boy or man" by the mid 19th-century. The OED has attributions from the 1870s onwards, and the sense seems to be "lacking manly qualities that are associated with brawn or grit" e.g. a "sissy" could be a boy who was afraid of getting dirty or too fastidious about his clothing. Sometimes this meant "like a girl," but at other times the sense seems closer to "like a modernized, domesticated man," like in this little bit from the 1916 Rhymes of a Red Cross Man:

quote:

We're only beginning to find ourselves;
we're wonders of brawn and thew;
But when we go back to our Cissy jobs,
Oh! what are we going to do?

I don't think the implication is that the speaker here is going back to work necessarily coded as feminine, but perhaps to something white collar and sedentary.

That being said, the very earliest uses of "sissy" in English were applied to women and girls. From the 1750s at the very latest it was in use as a term of endearment-- often a condescending or coddling one-- for a sister. In the mid-20th century "sissy" was even applied to pieces of womens' clothing that were especially frilly and ornamented: the sissy dress of the 30s or the sissy dress of the 50s, with lots of frills and ruffles and bows and stuff.

# ? Aug 26, 2020 20:10

My Lovely Horse: Aug 21, 2010

EasyEW posted:

This comic's got my number and no mistake. I'm reading this thread lounging on the couch in that exact same position.

# ? Aug 26, 2020 20:21

Nenonen: Oct 22, 2009; Jos mulle annettaisiin ase, ruumiita tulisi ihan lähijunassakin, you see.

Woebin posted:

Also, I got this coffee cup at a thrift shop a while ago and I love it a lot.

I've always wondered what her cup size is. Is it medium or large?

# ? Aug 26, 2020 20:43

Transmodiar: Jul 9, 2005; You're a terrible person, Mildred.

Modesty Blaise

Destroy History

# ? Aug 26, 2020 20:51

Mister Olympus: Oct 31, 2011; Buzzard, Who Steals From Dead Bodies

The subject of eye dialect is something that makes me really wonder about Out Our Way too. The "young suburban boy" eye-dialect is pretty much similar to a wide range of "standard" US-american registers as understood today, but it's very distinct from the "sister," "mother," and "father" ways of speaking that are just regular printed English without any alteration. It always makes me think that the boys are speaking like 20th century people and everyone else is enunciating really hard.

# ? Aug 26, 2020 20:59

catlord: Mar 22, 2009; What's on your mind, Axa?

Woebin posted:

Also, I got this coffee cup at a thrift shop a while ago and I love it a lot.

That's awesome!

kidcoelacanth posted:

Mr. Boop ENDGAME

Holy poo poo.

Samovar posted:

Not soon.

NOW

Yes! It's sad to hear about the art, but honestly I'm real down for incomprehensibly dream-like.

Conan the Barbarian Sept. 29th- Oct. 5th, 1980

# ? Aug 26, 2020 21:45

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Transmodiar posted:

Destroy History

Why hello dear Fellow in Black Who Is Normal and Not Alarmingly Suspicious

# ? Aug 26, 2020 22:43

FrumpleOrz: Feb 12, 2014; Perhaps you have not been to the *Playground*.
The *Playground* is for Taalo and for Orz, but *Campers* can go.
It more fun than several.
You can go there for too much fun.

The Lockhorns

Brewster Rockit Space Guy

On The Fastrack

Safe Havens

Kevin & Kell

Mother Goose & Grimm

Hagar The Horrible

Sherman's Lagoon

Ella Cinders

Zorro

# ? Aug 27, 2020 00:29

RandomPauI: Nov 24, 2006; Grimey Drawer

So this is a set up for two Samantha's right?

# ? Aug 27, 2020 00:49

catlord: Mar 22, 2009; What's on your mind, Axa?

RandomPauI posted:

So this is a set up for two Samantha's right?

I have no idea how you got that from this set up, but gently caress, probably. It's a little difficult to predict Holbrook.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 00:56

fondue: Jul 14, 2002

B Kliban

censored for singular tit

# ? Aug 27, 2020 02:10

Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; Moralists don't really *have* beliefs. Sometimes they stumble on one, like on a child's toy left on the carpet. The toy must be put away immediately. And the child reprimanded. Centrism isn't change -- not even incremental change. It is *control*. Over yourself and the world. Exercise it.

Bruceski posted:

I did it because of this comic.

Evil Mastermind posted:

Super-Fun-Pak Comix really makes you think.

I recall we found this was based on a specific historical comic.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 03:03

Ghostlight: Sep 25, 2009; maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me

キューライス

# ? Aug 27, 2020 04:38

Selachian: Oct 9, 2012

Discendo Vox posted:

I recall we found this was based on a specific historical comic.

The Small Society, IIRC.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 04:40

RandomPauI: Nov 24, 2006; Grimey Drawer

catlord posted:

I have no idea how you got that from this set up, but gently caress, probably. It's a little difficult to predict Holbrook.

The shapeshifter is in outer space and Samantha is at big risk of being sucked out into outer space.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 05:06

Strontium: Aug 28, 2009; Dexter didn't much care for the party.

Daddy Daze

Take It From the Tinkersons

Dark Side of the Horse

Angry Birds

# ? Aug 27, 2020 05:11

amigolupus: Aug 25, 2017

Professor Wayne posted:

These are all amazing. :allears:

LazyQ posted:

I gotta say, the cop stopping the mail lady and going "How would it protect your head if you make a little detour to a ditch?" sounds really threatening in 2020.

FrumpleOrz posted:

The weasel being considered legally dead and given a new identity by the hedgehog really makes this entire story look like a loving cult indoctrination.

Somebody fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Jul 26, 2022

# ? Aug 27, 2020 05:17

catlord: Mar 22, 2009; What's on your mind, Axa?

RandomPauI posted:

The shapeshifter is in outer space and Samantha is at big risk of being sucked out into outer space.

I suspect you're putting more thought into it than Holbrook did but like I said, it is so hard to predict where he could possibly go, so there is a non-zero chance you absolutely got it.

There's also a pretty good chance we do end up with two Samanthas, but it comes about in a totally different way that'll give us all whiplash.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 05:19

JethroMcB: Jan 23, 2004; We're normal now.
We love your family.

Strontium posted:

Take It From the Tinkersons

Use a chimney dumb-dumb

# ? Aug 27, 2020 05:23

Howard Beale: Feb 22, 2001; It's like this, Peanut

Discendo Vox posted:

I recall we found this was based on a specific historical comic.

That'd be the Small Society. Hoo boy!

# ? Aug 27, 2020 05:28

Yvonmukluk: Oct 10, 2012; Everything is Sinister

Bad Machinery

# ? Aug 27, 2020 05:31

Selachian: Oct 9, 2012

Rhymes with Orange

Get Fuzzy 8/26/00

Brenda Starr 10/18/42

The plot seasickens!

Smokey Stover 5/23/37

Jam This Is Terrible

Note, in the first panel, the super professional way Jam got the plane's serial number on its wing.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 05:37

RandomPauI: Nov 24, 2006; Grimey Drawer

Selachian posted:

Jam This Is Terrible

Is that J Jonah Jameson before he became an editor?

# ? Aug 27, 2020 05:50

riderchop: Aug 10, 2010; av by @daikonquest!

spent all my posting time reading a certain thread, here's two days of

Garfield

Heathcliff

Overboard

Monty

Rae the Doe

im just doing two of Rae the Doe's web archives tho

Rae's New Job

The Game Last Night

# ? Aug 27, 2020 06:04

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

Zelda

# ? Aug 27, 2020 06:06

Samovar: Jun 4, 2011; When I want to relax, I read an essay by Engels. When I want something more serious, I read Corto Maltese.

Nenonen posted:

I've always wondered what her cup size is. Is it medium or large?

Boo!

# ? Aug 27, 2020 06:14

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

Surgeon's Tales

Nancy

Dustin

Mandrake

Pretty impressive that he's able to hypnotize whatever those creatures are.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 06:40

MariusLecter: Sep 5, 2009; NI MUERTE NI MIEDO

https://twitter.com/NoobtheLoser/status/1298775960272228353?s=20

# ? Aug 27, 2020 06:43

Pastry of the Year: Apr 12, 2013

Arlo and Janis

Tina's Groove Classic (January 9, 2009)

Arlo and Janis Classic (January 9, 1999)

Garfield Classic (January 9, 1989)

# ? Aug 27, 2020 11:48

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Pastry of the Year posted:

Arlo and Janis

Yeesh bad timing on that one

# ? Aug 27, 2020 12:15

His Divine Shadow: Aug 7, 2000; I'm not a fascist. I'm a priest. Fascists dress up in black and tell people what to do.

I don't get it?

# ? Aug 27, 2020 12:21

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

the horny man is watching a sportsball game, meanwhile most irl U.S. sportsballs are boycotting play due to U.S. police being slightly less vicious than MS-13

# ? Aug 27, 2020 12:24

Evil Mastermind: Apr 28, 2008

The Dinette Set may have misunderstood the instructions.

Working Daze GOD JUST loving END!

Super-Fun-Pak Comix is worth a pound of cure.

Cul De Sac has been published!

# ? Aug 27, 2020 12:38

My Lovely Horse: Aug 21, 2010

Evil Mastermind posted:

Cul De Sac has been published!

Grant Morrison eat your heart out.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 12:47

Selachian: Oct 9, 2012

Pastry of the Year posted:

Arlo and Janis

I assume the "ROWRR" is to suggest he's watching the Auburn University Tigers (Jimmy Johnson's alma mater)?

Fun fact: Both Johnson (class of 1974) and Bill Holbrook (class of 1980) are Auburn grads.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 13:10

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

I thought it was just meant to be the general roar of the crowd.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 13:12

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Selachian posted:

I assume the "ROWRR" is to suggest he's watching the Auburn University Tigers (Jimmy Johnson's alma mater)?

Fun fact: Both Johnson (class of 1974) and Bill Holbrook (class of 1980) are Auburn grads.

I think general roar of the crowd is right. A&J is generally at pretty timely, and there's been no college sports since March, and even under normal circumstances, football wouldn't have started yet, plus you wouldn't say "what a shot" for football. So he's watching either basketball, soccer, or hockey, and only hockey didn't boycott, so I guess it could be that.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 13:17

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

There's no live spectators and no crowd noises (although some leagues play them from tape, I think?), so he has to make those himself.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 13:20

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# ? Dec 10, 2024 00:05

kidcoelacanth: Sep 23, 2009

Endless Mike posted:

I think general roar of the crowd is right. A&J is generally at pretty timely, and there's been no college sports since March, and even under normal circumstances, football wouldn't have started yet, plus you wouldn't say "what a shot" for football. So he's watching either basketball, soccer, or hockey, and only hockey didn't boycott, so I guess it could be that.

i don't think the comic is timely enough to be referring to something that happened at like 6pm yesterday

# ? Aug 27, 2020 13:21

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