Plug It Up

Wednesday July 22nd

2009-07-22T00:06:00.002-05:00

The comic:

I remember this one!

And it's just as stupid as it was back then.

"Earning" ice cream? Is ice cream their currency? No wonder so many are fat.

Tuesday July 21st

2009-07-21T00:17:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Why isn't this called a classic? Because it - or the drawing - has run before. I will never forget it. Most disturbing Pluggers ever.

Monday July 20th

2009-07-20T14:00:00.002-05:00

The comic:

How is that a paradox?

Saturday July 18th

2009-07-18T12:42:00.003-05:00

The comic:

She's so deluded - she's been married to him most of her life (shotgun wedding after graduation, ya know) and she still thinks he gives a damn about her wants!

HI-larious.

Friday July 17th

2009-07-17T00:04:00.002-05:00

The comic:

I thought he'd call her his remote control. This is better, somehow. At least she's not an inanimate object. (Unlike him.)

Thursday July 16th

2009-07-16T15:29:00.001-05:00

The comic:

RhinoMan... golfing? But how? Oh, he must be a caddie.

Wednesday July 15th

2009-07-15T01:43:00.003-05:00

The comic:

I am not going to google that - this is Pluggers, for fuck's sake! Down-to-earth, simple. No need for fancy internet searches.

Anyways, Pluggers are broke and have shitty cars. News to me!

Tuesday July 14th

2009-07-14T14:06:00.002-05:00

The comic:

All teenagers in Pluggerville are disgruntled, because they know what the future holds for them.

Monday July 13th

2009-07-13T00:13:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Get a better one, you idiot. They make ones where it holds more than one pill per day, in its own little compartment. As someone who has to take meds 3 times a day, trust me.

Wait... they said meds.

OH MY GOD

First the emotionally draining Rang De Basanti, now this? Oh when will the horror end?

Saturday July 11th

2009-07-10T23:57:00.004-05:00

The comic:

And the lights are probably off...

You should see me hunting for my glasses. I take them off and forget where they are like that. Once, I was looking for them while I was um... wearing them. No wonder everything was so clear!

But most of my "Since when do we have a door here?" bruises come when it is well-lit and my glasses are on.

Okay, I'm a million miles away. I watched Thelma and Louise tonight, I've got a song from Dil Chahta Hai in my head, and I'm thinking about rewatching Fanaa like now because Kajol is awesome.

But I'll go to bed and probably crash into something on the way there.

Friday July 10th

2009-07-10T00:08:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Do people still name their cars?

Yeah, I've got nothing. Not only are Pluggers old, but so is everything around them?

Thursday July 9th

2009-07-09T00:48:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Sometimes Pluggerisms get so particular, and other times they're too broad.

This is one of those times. That first part of the sentence clinched it. Also, why is it always the dad who has an emptied wallet? That used to bug me about the Jetsons - if it's the future, why isn't Jane working? If you're a married parent, your wallet is empty no matter what your gender. Especially these days. Way to stick to the sexist cliches, Brookins.

Wednesday July 8th

2009-07-08T08:17:00.002-05:00

The comic:

Does this mean their heads are likely to explode? Or just that they have no traction?

Tuesday July 7th

2009-07-07T09:05:00.004-05:00

The comic:

You're a Plugger if you have to force yourself to read a book. And you wouldn't read it if you hadn't put it on a list.

It can't be a good book or else you would have read the book instead of doing the chores.

Monday July 6th

2009-07-06T12:51:00.004-05:00

The comic:

Um, this took me a while to figure out.

He's wearing overalls and sometimes those are called bib overalls.

I hate that I know that.

Also, Pluggers outgrow everything - I've seen the comics that prove it.

And is he saying Pluggers never stop being as messy as little kids? Ew.

Saturday July 4th

2009-07-04T07:17:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Bullshit.

Pluggers are the assholes shooting off fireworks in their backyard whether it's legal or not, scaring my dog silly and pissing me off.

I hate fireworks.

Also, another shitty car? I assume it's American-made, in honor of the Fourth.

I'm sorry.

2009-07-04T07:13:00.003-05:00

I believe I looked at the Pluggers from the 17th and just said "fuck it".

At the time, I'd been spending less and less time online and more time asleep and reading. Also, I think I was getting a bit depressed, as I watched less and less Bollywood movies.

Writing about Pluggers is emotionally and creatively draining.

Also, that guy runs classics like every other week.

Happy fourth!

Unlike other times when I took off, this time I don't think I'll be covering the days I missed.* Sorry.

ETA: *This is subject to change, of course.

And this has NOTHING to do with watching two good Bollywood movies last night and seeing one in a MOVIE THEATER for the first time since February. Or maybe everything. Man, Omkara is awesome.

Tuesday June 16th

2009-06-16T00:17:00.003-05:00

The comic:

I got nothin'.

Except... she better not invite over that chicken lady!

Monday June 15th

2009-06-15T00:03:00.002-05:00

The comic:

Um, what is a non-Plugger "economic stress test"? If it's some government thing, how the hell did Pluggers hear about it?

I have a rule about this blog - no googling. Pluggers is a comic for the common man, dammit, and I should get the references.

Saturday June 13th

2009-06-13T15:10:00.005-05:00

The comic:

That's not outsourcing!

That's being lazy.

Even though I'd do it in a heartbeat. I just wouldn't call it outsourcing or even think of it as outsourcing.

I mean, it's still my yard - it's not the mower's yard.

Pluggers are lazy idiots.

Friday June 12th

2009-06-12T00:01:00.002-05:00

The comic:

Wow.

Not running away from technology (or towards it with torches).

Preparing for the future.

Shock.

Thursday June 11th

2009-06-11T00:12:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Pluggers are stupid.

My sister forgot how to ride a bike, or so she claimed.

She's driving me nuts, so I'll call her a Plugger.

Wednesday June 10th

2009-06-10T00:51:00.003-05:00

The comic:

I thought Pluggers were the scrapbookers!

Well my world is turned UP. SIDE. DOWN. I tell you what.

Can't do any more!

Since I have nothing else to add (have to stop doing these before going to bed), here is my ear worm du jour - Pardesi Pardesi from Raja Hindustani. I hope one of you Pluggers gets it stuck in your head!

Tuesday June 9th

2009-06-09T00:12:00.002-05:00

The comic:

Back to having shitty cars and doing nothing about it.

There's something almost selfish about that, you know? What if their cars breaks down during rush hour? What if something breaks off and flies into your windshield? Or sits on the road, waiting to puncture your tires?

What I'm saying is, take care of your damn cars!

Monday June 8th

2009-06-08T00:13:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Wow. That is a lot of brand names.

Product placement. That's how they can afford to live in the lap of luxury.