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Originally published 1905-08-06

This concludes the horse track arc. When I find another good theme I'll share with you all. It's been fun!

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[–] andyburke@fedia.io 42 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I read this differently than others in the comments:

This just shows Everett walking away. He doesn't need tons of money, let alone ill gotten gains from money that he had borrowed or stolen to use.

This is Everett saying "fuck off."

[–] Sewer_King@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

I saw it this way too. Money is important for stability which is why he looks so glum, instead of taking the payout of a lifetime he did the right thing in his eyes and walked away. I know I would have a lot of conflicted feelings if I were in his shoes.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I read it as Everett made a killing, then had to leave town real quick.

Although suppose another read might be he took the bet, was scammed/misinformed, then couldn't even afford a train ticket home.

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The cow looks so sad for him.

What happened? Was he scammed? I kinda thought Everett would somehow make the fixing stop by hitting someone on the head, not be taken in by a dishonest bet...

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

And now he's walking back along the train tracks, hoping to be splattered by a locomotive.

Quite sad.

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Is that a chunk of ginger taped to his back???

[–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)
[–] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago

Today I continued to learn that humans are cruel. Gonna go cry now

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

It's like we keep finding ways to not understand animals.

[–] odium@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago

You've ruined my day

[–] classic@fedia.io 2 points 3 days ago

wtf. Humans, man.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 2 points 3 days ago

It’s an onion, which was the style at the time.

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 11 points 3 days ago

Maybe walking along the tracks is Everetts' standard trick to hide his prints after he's disposed of another body

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He definitely looked like a come-on or a rube.

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

He also slips up every time he enrages his wife.

[–] CuriousRefugee@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's a bit different from his typical "hit people who bug him" style, but I enjoyed this arc. Thanks!

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 15 points 3 days ago

Maybe this is his origin story.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 7 points 3 days ago

I think this is the most serious one I’ve seen.