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Originally published 1905-08-05

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

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[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

The owners of the tracks probably sent out these hustlers to talk people into making bad bets.

[-] criitz@reddthat.com 13 points 2 months ago

Everett throwing some shade at the Midwest corn belt

[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

ikr wtf I have some Midwest relatives who are farmers and they're amazing at budgeting money and time and very no-nonsense when it comes to talking business.

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

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 2 months ago

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

[-] RandomStickman@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

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

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

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

[-] RandomStickman@fedia.io 5 points 2 months ago

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

[-] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Problem is Everett never figured out he should be angry at the gambling industry, for using probability to fleece the majority - or the horse racing industry for their cruelty, whipping horses, too much tavel time, and killing horses so regularly.

They're contemptible industries - even today.

[-] MBM@lemmings.world 6 points 2 months ago

Yeah this is the third time he's run into gambling issues, you'd think he'd learn by now

[-] topherclay@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

What is tavel time? it's really hard to Google it and "tavel" alone seems to be a wine. It's either something specific to horse racing or a typo, but I'm really curious. either way.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
[-] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Interesting use of the word 'tout', I see it used as a verb but not how Ev used it

[-] m_f@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

Looks like there's a generic sense of "Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.", but even more relevant here it can mean "A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win."

[-] topherclay@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Looks like that horse racing use was also interestingly closer to the original use of the word. Fun that it was a thieves' cant as well.

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