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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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The Outbursts of Everett True. Hey, Mr. Butcher, Come Back Here / Condo. (Date Unknown) (lemmy.world)
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Two panel comic strip shows Everett True in a butcher shop, after receiving his parcel he beckons the butcher, when the butcher returns True pushes his head down to the counter so he can get a closer look at the change he has left after the transaction. True asks the butcher if, perhaps, he shouldn't "wrap up the change, too?" He complains that "it's all smeared over with blood and grease" and tells him to "Clean it off!!!"

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[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

Enforcing standards of cleanliness is based as always, and he doesn’t even harm the target of his ire this time

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ahhhh, and here we see the truth of True.

While he may one day go after capitalists for abusing labor, he has no compunction about abusing a regular working man for his own preferences.

Could it be that Everett is just a bully and perhaps a narcissistic abuser? Only time will tell.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You’d probably enjoy The True Story of Everett True then.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago

Much appreciated :)

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The more of these I read the more confused I get when people say they always sympathize with Everett

[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

I think he's kind of a Seinfeld character where the things he's upset about are relatable but the character is still a jerk.

Kind of interesting that this would've been relatable. Its funny if you cook and read old recipes and they'll say "have your butcher cut it like this" or "most butchers will give this away for free." Most people no longer have access to an independent butcher at all and now the stuff that was free is a "specialty item" with a high price tag.

[–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

Well I think of lot of us only saw a few comics where he was just blatantly in the right, but then more and more get posted that's way more ambiguous

Though I have to say I would also refuse to touch change if a butcher gave it to me like that