I’ve always wondered why the Mormons set out west, got to the top of the mountain where it’s the coldest, and then decided that would be the best place to live.
Maybe they were told by God how great the skiing would be (once somebody invented skis).
“Not too close to water, grounds kinda hard, neighbors are crowding in… Aw heck, the left lane on the freeway is a good enough place, we’ll settle in here.” Homesteaders. Every. Stinking. Day.
This comic just earwormed me with James McMurtry’s Levelland (not a bad thing, James is awesome and his pandemic facebook shows are the highlight of my year). Same concept, but spelled out over many more minutes and with guitar.
Some time ago, Comcast used Settlers in their commercials. Their lives were so sparse that most of the family used common nouns, (Wife, daughter, boy) rather than proper names. They made the Ingalls look like the Kardashians.
eolan59 over 3 years ago
And that’s why people live in the Dakotas
Bilan over 3 years ago
I’ve always wondered why the Mormons set out west, got to the top of the mountain where it’s the coldest, and then decided that would be the best place to live.
Maybe they were told by God how great the skiing would be (once somebody invented skis).
Avalon over 3 years ago
I believe we are witnessing the beginning of the “Okay” Corral.
Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 3 years ago
Second Best-er Nesters.
Qiset over 3 years ago
Is that Bill Gates in the wagon?
Kind&Kinder over 3 years ago
No matter where you go, there you are! Buckaroo was right. Sooo, just settle down and enjoy!
rexxster over 3 years ago
No need to worry about the grass being greener on the other side of the fence.
Out of the Past over 3 years ago
My Dad mentioned being somewhere around Goodenough Island in WWII
J Short over 3 years ago
In Oklahoma they settled sooner than in the other states.
Display over 3 years ago
“Not too close to water, grounds kinda hard, neighbors are crowding in… Aw heck, the left lane on the freeway is a good enough place, we’ll settle in here.” Homesteaders. Every. Stinking. Day.
zeexenon over 3 years ago
And this explains why none of their progeny were welcome as U.S. Congresspersons.
Indianapolis Smith over 3 years ago
“There’s no Wi-Fi! Can we keep going?”
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 3 years ago
Nevada Sooners.
uniquename over 3 years ago
They were a plain people.
cuteswan Premium Member over 3 years ago
Hey, why risk dying of dysentery?
l3i7l over 3 years ago
People came from all over the world, looking for a better life in the American west. Here we see the Godunov family, about to claim their homestead.
mwksix over 3 years ago
Somebody had to vote for Trump…
WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago
Now all of you just settle down..
cawingcrow over 3 years ago
This comic just earwormed me with James McMurtry’s Levelland (not a bad thing, James is awesome and his pandemic facebook shows are the highlight of my year). Same concept, but spelled out over many more minutes and with guitar.
Spence12 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Gallagher used to say people settled wherever their wagon wheel broke. And that’s why the town center often has a broken wagon wheel in it.
cuzinron47 over 3 years ago
They’re settlin’ for a place that doesn’t have a Starbucks?
Lablubber over 3 years ago
They havn’t even reached the suburbs yet.
sailor956 over 3 years ago
Or literally, Dunmovin, CA.
Obi-Haiv over 3 years ago
I guess the “late settlers” died of dysentery on the Oregon Trail.
jmcenanly over 3 years ago
Some time ago, Comcast used Settlers in their commercials. Their lives were so sparse that most of the family used common nouns, (Wife, daughter, boy) rather than proper names. They made the Ingalls look like the Kardashians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2d_5CCWlgo