I bought knee-high insulated snake boots for snow shoveling weather. In six winters I have seen too little snow to wear them. I wore them once to make sure they fit well.
“Rubbers” were the low-top pull-ons that just covered your shoe.
We just called them “boots,” because who had money for extras like dressy boots or cowboy boots? And they had these clunky metal clasps running up the front. Wellies have no clasps.
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Baslim the Beggar Premium Member about 1 year ago
Brilliant!
Erse IS better about 1 year ago
Calvin has galoshes and from him, we know that the name is onomatopoetic.
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sandpiper about 1 year ago
Seem to remember rubbers are low quarters while galoshes are ankle or mid-calf high and Wellies are knee high. Beyond that, mud wins.
rshive about 1 year ago
Dignification is the name of the game.
Michael.E.Hutton about 1 year ago
You have to be careful with sizes when buying rubbers. They’re all marketed as XL.
Doug K about 1 year ago
How about “Overshoes”? Simple and basic, to the point, and not weird or objectionable.
eced52 about 1 year ago
I think the guy in the last frame proved him wrong.
PeaceWouldBeNice about 1 year ago
I bought knee-high insulated snake boots for snow shoveling weather. In six winters I have seen too little snow to wear them. I wore them once to make sure they fit well.
chuck about 1 year ago
Now I’m going to have this stuck in my head all day:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uuCNAwXGaQ
goboboyd about 1 year ago
Gum Boots?
Bill Löhr Premium Member about 1 year ago
I always liked the word galoshes, along with other words from my youth like bumbershoot, and babushka.
Bill Löhr Premium Member about 1 year ago
My dad had a pair of lace up boots he called high-cuts.
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe about 1 year ago
A Wellington is also a dress boot (hated mine, thin sole, no support, only taken out for mess dinners)
kc5qnk about 1 year ago
Nice one with the “Xtra Toughs!” AKA “Kodiak Sneakers”…
car2ner about 1 year ago
I like my Muck Boots, although technically that is a brand name. But the name fits.
Rick Smith Premium Member about 1 year ago
The first three are worn as a boot. Goloshes/overshoes are worn over a shoe. Yes, the first three are more dignified.
T Smith about 1 year ago
“Rubbers” were the low-top pull-ons that just covered your shoe.
We just called them “boots,” because who had money for extras like dressy boots or cowboy boots? And they had these clunky metal clasps running up the front. Wellies have no clasps.
Charlie Tuba about 1 year ago
Rubbers is another name for condoms!
poppacapsmokeblower about 1 year ago
Oh to be at the age where “rubbers” are an innocent name.
If I were in charge they would be called, “ga-sloshes.”
MT Wallet about 1 year ago
After several seasons of O’Leary and Minogue I don’t respect the name “Wellington”.
Richard Perry about 1 year ago
We just called them snow boots.
Jhony-Yermo about 1 year ago
On my Pilgrimage though Frazz, starting 2001-04-02 in gocomics, I am now in 2022-01-01 What a wonderful trip it has been. Even the comics I have seen twice are still some of the greatest in the history of cartooning for me. Thank you Jef. I don’t know how you do it—But mighty glad you do. Great comic strip. Great Cartooning art
Billy Yank about 1 year ago
Do they still make 5-buckle galoshes? That was a big thing when I was in elementary school.
Seed_drill about 1 year ago
Does anyone actually wear those anymore? Down here you can’t get boys to not wear shorts even if it’s below freezing outside.