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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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My family always used blockhead (still do sometimes). My grandfather was Norwegian.
I mean, they say "blockhead" in Peanuts. It can't be ludicrously insulting right? Or was Lucy essentially using the hard-R right in front of our eyes?
I wonder if that's where this character got his name from. He's from around the same time period
that's too close to porch monkey
Those terms seem to be unrelated, see here: https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/hugtd2y