Pluggers by Gary Brookins

Pluggers

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  1. Stray9999

    Stray9999 said, 6 months ago

    Seriously? They’re called fuzzy sticks now?

  2. pcolli

    pcolli said, 6 months ago

    “They were used to clean what?”
    .
    I’ve just had a horrible thought that I’ll keep to myself.

  3. bpullin

    bpullin said, 6 months ago

    Please, do share. May be the funniest thing on this site today.

  4. david_42

    david_42 said, 6 months ago

    @pcolli

    I bet you could get someone to pay you to do that.

    (What you thought about, not keeping it to yourself.)

  5. PipeTobacco

    PipeTobacco said, 6 months ago

    As a person who is still a pipe smoker, I do regularly use pipe cleaners as originally designed. However, I also find them fun for craft things as well. I have to usually hide them, however, for a myriad of people (read as both kids and adults) like to “borrow” them and then when I need a few for their original intended purpose, I am out.

  6. BillWa

    BillWa said, 6 months ago

    At least one person here knows what a Dottle is.

  7. PipeTobacco

    PipeTobacco said, 6 months ago

    @BillWa

    You are correct, sir, I do.

  8. stukuls

    stukuls said, 6 months ago

    What kid calls them fuzzy sticks? Kids from the 1950’s?

    How old is that Plugger then?

  9. rw1h

    rw1h said, 6 months ago

    @BillWa
    I’m on board with “dottle”. It can be nasty stuff!!

  10. PipeTobacco

    PipeTobacco said, 6 months ago

    @stukuls

    The idea, I think, of the comic is that kids today do not know the original meaning and use of pipe cleaners as there are (sadly, IMHO) few pipe smokers today. I have not heard the term “fuzzy stick” used in my area, but have seen and heard the term “chenille stems” used in my area. I happen to prefer the traditional name.

  11. Woody 157

    Woody 157 said, 6 months ago

    @pcolli, “I’ve just had a horrible thought that I’ll keep to myself.”
    .
    Wouldn’t be involved in an activity involving ‘warm fuzzys’, would it?

  12. pcolli

    pcolli said, 6 months ago

    @Woody 157

    It’s something that gets done to you at “special” clinics.

  13. comicsssfan

    comicsssfan said, 6 months ago

    Pipe cleaners. I remember those!

  14. cwg

    cwg said, 6 months ago

    @pcolli

    No thank you, that particular pipe needs no cleaning.

  15. pcolli

    pcolli said, 6 months ago

    @cwg

    AH…so you know what I mean.

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