Monday July 26th

The comic:

They don't know how lucky they are to be able to retire. The next generation may not be able to. Or they'll be shoved out from their old job at 65 and have to supplement their retirement with a job at Wal-Mart. In fact, one of the first ones I covered showed a "senior Plugger" working there.

So Pluggers are elitists.

Or they got into their vaunted blue collar job with a great union. Commies.

Friday July 16th

The comic:

Pluggers care about fashion? No.

They care about being smug. Look at his face.

So this makes the intended audience quite happy.

Saturday June 19th

The comic:

Ha ha, people age! Isn't it funny!

And why is he confused? He had to know what movie/sitcom he was watching, right?

And why doesn't he just watch the classics and ignore the fact that actors choose different roles as they age?

Because then he'd have nothing to whine about.

I'm more shocked by my relatives aging, especially my cousins who are kids who I don't see that often. "What do you mean she's graduating from high school?!"

Pluggers don't like change. I get it. So why seek it out? I don't see anyone forcing him to watch it! And what actor is he talking about? Six shooters? An actor who did that is probably dead now! And if he's Clint Eastwood, I doubt he's done a movie with a minivan.

This would work better if he was reading about the new movie online or in the paper - or his grandchild was telling him about it - "Hey, your favorite star from when you were a kid is in this movie... as the grandfather."

Or I could be charitable and say he's watching a commercial for some "wacky" summer movie, but no, I've seen Pluggers put themselves in situations just so they can whine, so no charity!

Saturday March 27th

The comic:

That sick Plugger drawing is scary.

How is it true love? It's only true love if you believe that MILs will fight with their DILs until one dies, but that's a tired old stereotype oh never mind.

Monday March 15th

The comic:

Bully for them.

Actually, the increasing control computers have over our vehicles is pretty creepy at times, I'd want a manual override for my windows so my car couldn't suffocate me. (It's so obvious I don't drive.)

It is annoying to have to not start, but still grab the keys to roll up the windows of the truck in case of rain.

But they "know" this - I wonder how long it took for them to figure this out.

Friday February 26th

The comic:


She doesn't seem to care.

The caption is odd. "One solution"? No, we don't offer choices - this is the only solution, this is the Plugger way. Also - big TV, great. But I think new glasses would be a better investment because we don't spend all our time watching TV, not even Pluggers. They drive, for instance.

Also, they're totally rotting out their eyes!

Zoom Zoom

Today's strip is hip and topical.




Oh, I kill me sometimes.

So, let's see how this matches up to reality. I live in a rural area, so I see vehicles like that, but not 80% of the cars on the road.

I decided it was DogMan driving, because my dog Wickett likes to drive when he goes on a car ride. He stands on mom's lap (if Becky's driving, I've got him on a leash, in the backseat) and puts his front paws on the steering wheel. He doesn't have the strength to honk the horn, though, poor dear.

And Dixie likes to drive, as this picture shows.

Mikey, however, prefers to curl up in a ball and wait for it to be over. But but no one makes Captain Stupid get in there, he jumps in freely.


Back to the uglier dogs.

This strip can actually be used for some socio-political commentary. The average person doesn't care about hybrid vehicles, not because they don't worry about the environment, but because they can't afford to.

I'm in pain, my brain has short-circuited, is he wearing a driving cap?