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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[–] 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