Everett True Comics

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A place to appreciate the twentieth century comic character Everett True of "The Outbursts of Everett True." Feel free to check out the sticky.

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Everett is no come-on or a rube (fedia.io)

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Originally published 1905-08-05

(I don't 100% get this one tbh)

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Had to look up these ones

come-on /kŭm′ŏn″, -ôn″/ noun

Something offered to allure or attract; an inducement, especially to buy. A sexual or romantic approach or proposal. Something intended to attract, as in an advertisement.

rube /roo͞b/ noun

An unsophisticated country person. A person of rural heritage; a yokel. An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Are these really antiquated? Cuz I knew them... Am I old?

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 3 points 4 months ago

I know about rube but I haven't really heard people say it

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Maybe I'm a rube. Kinda rhymes with noob.

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 5 points 4 months ago

Honestly my favourite aspect of Everett comic is the old timey vocabulary and word choices.