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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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What even is the grip?

[–] kaboom36@ani.social 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Did a quick google, seems to have been a term used for the flu

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Also the cold. In my parents Spanish (Central America), we still use "gripe" to refer to any disease with flu like symptoms.

[–] SurfinBird@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

Still to this day means flu in Quebec

[–] Rexelpitlum@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

"Grippe" is the German word for flu.

I know that some German words have become unpopular during WW1.

I read about e.g. the term "German Measles" being more widely used, but this literally contains the word "German"...

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Better catch that than "the evil", which refers to leprosy!

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

"Grippe" was still used in American movies in the mid-1950s.