$50 in 1917 is like $1,342.63 today.
Everett True Comics
A place to appreciate the twentieth century comic character Everett True of "The Outbursts of Everett True." Feel free to check out the sticky.
Dude has a monocle, he can afford it.
I have a monocle......wait, no, I have a pair of sunglasses with one lense popped out and lost.
Oh, Everett, if only more would use their imposing nature for good.
There's a group of guys near me who all look like bikers, body builders, ex-cons (pretty much just imagine "large and imposing"), some with more ink than a printing press, several with huge beards, and a couple clearly do piercings as part of their job... So basically, about 3/4 look like a stereotypical 80s gang. Not all are large, not all are muscley, not all are men. But they're all intimidating, for sure.
When called, they gear up in pads, vests and plate carriers, arm themselves (gotta say, I never thought I'd see a Trans flag on an AR-9 but it looked rad AF) , and they escort women to nearby clinics and stand guard outside if anyone if protesting that day.
Oddly, the MAGAts are a lot quieter when they show up and never get in anyone's faces...
Sounds like a lovely group of people that have some great stories to tell.
(Now I want an AR-9 with a pride flag.)
Theres a surprisingly large "WoKe" market for firearms and accessories. I'm all for it. And armed minority is harder to oppress. It's the reason why cops don't break up MAGAt protests like they do with others (that and they wouldn't want to potentially hurt your fellow officers).
100% they were the best collection of men and women I've ever met. Very "gay neighbors protect their weed plants with guns" type people for the most part.
Given my upbringing in deep red country, it's still a bit weird (as in "I'm not used to seeing this", not "ew gross") to see gay couples arming up and being affectionate. Bet you've never seen a blue-haired NB with a rifle slung over one shoulder kissing their rainbow-clad girlfriend (also with a rifle and sidearm)before.
There were two trans women who joined, and they LOVED it when the rebublicunts called them female-gendered slurs. I mean, I'm not a fan of calling women gendered slurs, but I can see why they might take a little satisfaction in it. You wouldn't know anything was different about them unless they told you, and of course that just can't compute to a right-wing cultists.
Sorry I'm rambling, I'm enjoying a smoke on my day off and I don't get to talk about them often. Great group, but we just didn't really keep in touch as we moved away.
Honestly next time I'm in town, I may drive by to see if they're there, and ask if they'd be okay with me getting a picture with faces blocked out
Mr. Fatwad
Nice
It ain't easy being an umbrella carrier
Manners. Maketh. Man.
Yasss
I wonder if 1917 umbrellas were made of cast iron or some such. Menacing somebody with a modern umbrella would be like threatening to beat them up with a freshly picked dandelion.
Hell yeah