Nancy Classics by Ernie Bushmiller for August 09, 2018
August 08, 2018
August 10, 2018
Transcript:
Sluggo: Carry your bag, mister?
Man: Okay, I'm tired.
Sluggo: Boy---This is an easy way to make a dime.
Boy: Hey, Joe---I brought the dynamite you ordered.
This guy is the most laid back demolition expert in history, though I feel I only get half the joke at best. I think I’m missing about half a century of necessary context.
Another reminder that Bushmiller’s Sluggo was traditionally always on the lookout for odd jobs to earn some pocket change, and that Gilchrist took it on himself to make him lazy and allergic to work—and proud of it.
Theory: Bushmiller named him “Sluggo” after how he slugged out Nancy’s bully in his introductory strip, but Gilchrist thought celebrating fighting was wrong, and decided that the “Sluggo” name should take after his acting like a slug.
Brilliant and wonderfully archaic too! The demolition guy is in a suit and tie! He is smoking while carrying dynamite! He has a fancy (non-baseball) hat! He lets ’lil Sluggo carry dangerous weaponry! This is so not 2018…. and I relish its glimpse back to an earlier time where this would have been the norm.
About the guy wearing a suit. It is interesting that in the U.S. anyway, from about the 1870s (I think) until the 1950s, ALL males wore suits as the standard dress of the day. There are photos of 1880s factory workers wearing suits on the job. Almost every time you see an adult male in a Bushmiller Nancy strip, he is wearing either a suit or some kind of uniform. I don’t think that was an affectation on his part; he was presenting the world that he saw.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 5 years ago
This guy is the most laid back demolition expert in history, though I feel I only get half the joke at best. I think I’m missing about half a century of necessary context.
astutepanther Premium Member over 5 years ago
Another reminder that Bushmiller’s Sluggo was traditionally always on the lookout for odd jobs to earn some pocket change, and that Gilchrist took it on himself to make him lazy and allergic to work—and proud of it.
Theory: Bushmiller named him “Sluggo” after how he slugged out Nancy’s bully in his introductory strip, but Gilchrist thought celebrating fighting was wrong, and decided that the “Sluggo” name should take after his acting like a slug.
atomicdog over 5 years ago
On this day, OSHA was born…
Max Starman Jones over 5 years ago
…in a day where a man would smoke a cigarette while delivering dynamite. Hilarious!
nbwddd over 5 years ago
I think that dime he was gonna make just turned into $10.00, ya know!
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member over 5 years ago
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Brilliant and wonderfully archaic too! The demolition guy is in a suit and tie! He is smoking while carrying dynamite! He has a fancy (non-baseball) hat! He lets ’lil Sluggo carry dangerous weaponry! This is so not 2018…. and I relish its glimpse back to an earlier time where this would have been the norm.
nggt413 over 5 years ago
There was a lot of tired people in those days.
atomicdog over 5 years ago
About the guy wearing a suit. It is interesting that in the U.S. anyway, from about the 1870s (I think) until the 1950s, ALL males wore suits as the standard dress of the day. There are photos of 1880s factory workers wearing suits on the job. Almost every time you see an adult male in a Bushmiller Nancy strip, he is wearing either a suit or some kind of uniform. I don’t think that was an affectation on his part; he was presenting the world that he saw.
bobfjr over 5 years ago
Even the bad guys wore ties…