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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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[–] [email protected] 51 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] _stranger_ 46 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This comic is so old, the general discourse hadn't arrived at a consensus on car horn onomatopoeia. That's kinda neat.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yep! I noticed something like this in an early-20th-century book I've been reading: the "hello" word we take for granted was spelled "halloa." I've been meaning to look more into the history of that one.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Who could be calling at this hour?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Oh pardon my intrusion, I may have dialed in error. I was attempting to contact number four.