Wild Bill@midwest.socialM to Everett True Comics@midwest.social · 3 months agoDo not negate my fishing skills, sir (June 3, 1907)midwest.socialimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1114arrow-down1imageDo not negate my fishing skills, sir (June 3, 1907)midwest.socialWild Bill@midwest.socialM to Everett True Comics@midwest.social · 3 months agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down13·3 months agoWhy? Sometimes he makes it hard to root for him.
minus-squareRampsquatch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down1·3 months ago It’s a comic strip, not real life Never insult a man’s fishing abilities.
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·3 months agoI think society back then had way different norms around violence. They used to hit kids for misbehaving.
minus-squareBlackout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months agoYeah and just 50 years prior you could still challenge a man to a duel to the death just for insulting your hat.
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoBack then? Hell just had a co worker tell me she beat her kids if they get out of line.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoIt’s much much more rare. At least in the west.
minus-squareSpacewizard! (Ed H)@mas.tolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months ago@Gradually_Adjusting @Fredselfish Different norms around *comedy* violence. Actual Everett True level violence would get you jailed then or now!
Why? Sometimes he makes it hard to root for him.
Women fear me
Fish want me
O//<
I think society back then had way different norms around violence. They used to hit kids for misbehaving.
Yeah and just 50 years prior you could still challenge a man to a duel to the death just for insulting your hat.
Back then? Hell just had a co worker tell me she beat her kids if they get out of line.
It’s much much more rare. At least in the west.
@Gradually_Adjusting @Fredselfish Different norms around *comedy* violence. Actual Everett True level violence would get you jailed then or now!