Thursday April 14th

The comic:

But no Plugger have a job where they need to wear a suit and tie. I call shenanigans!

Friday April 1st

It is 1:30pm on April 1st. In Memphis, Tennessee. And it is only 55 degrees. Talk about April Fools!

The comic:

Aw.

I like this.

I really do.

I really really do. It's sweet.

Tuesday March 29th

Do you even notice when I miss a day and don't make it up?

The comic:

Pluggers don't understand inflation. I know it's not all inflation, but come on. The dollar was worth a lot more when gas was a quarter a gallon.

Also, yes, Pluggers remember things. I am shocked. Again.

Friday March 25th

The comic:

Yes, you remember things from the past. That is newsworthy.

Thursday March 24th

The comic:

Pluggers are hipsters?

Thursday March 17h

The comic:

You're a senior plugger if you recycle a joke from the '80s and botch it - normally people say "child proof," not "tamper-proof" because ha ha, only a child can open it.

They used it on the Simpsons recently, when they went to a pharmaceutical company and Homer couldn't figure out how to open the door.

You know, I take a lot of medication, I've seen many a prescription bottle in my day and I've never thought about the child proof thing while opening one. Though I do gripe about the tamper stuff in OTC bottles - the mouth is so tiny and there's so much cotton and I can't get it out and I can't get the pills out until I get the cotton out and why is it the aspirin? My head hurts.

Monday March 14th

The comic:

Naps are nice, I don't want to see them attached to Pluggers.

And apparently Pluggers are in college!

Saturday March 5th

The comic:

Wow. I saw the picture before the caption, so I figured it was taking place at a hardware place and he was giving directions to some tool aisle.

Is this an "old" thing? Well this is depressing. Or reassuring. Knowing where the bathrooms are when your stomach is about to explode is always a good thing.

Friday March 4th

The comic:

But they use too many - what's wrong with "senior discount" - is it trademarked or something?

And someone who does not "mince words" is generally not considered polite, so the please is unnecessary as well.

Also, this isn't even... what does this mean? What the hell is this about? Besides being old and saving money, of course.

Thursday February 24th

The comic:

Because Scooters are used by people who cannot walk or stand for long periods of time.

Isn't that funny? I'm dying here.

No wait, I'm not.

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 9th

The comic:

Ha ha, he has trouble walking!

Heartwarming? No.

Funny? Hell no, especially to those in that situation.

Familiar? For some people.

From Reed Hoover? Yes. Publish it!

Saturday June 26th

The comic:

I know dogs can get sunburns - hairless breeds, dogs who got their summer shaves, but I have never heard of putting sunblock on them. The normal thing is to keep their outside time to a minimum when the sun is out.

And, forgetting the animal aspect for a second, why do older Pluggers need more sunblock? Because they lose the hair on their heads and a head sunburn is mighty uncomfortable? (Only thing stopping me from shaving my head. That, and I like it when it's braided.)

My first thought was that it was a fat "joke" - they have more body to cover because they got fat, see?

But balding is probably it.

However, this is just wrong, wronger than anything else involving these creatures and I am going to pet a real dog and pretend this never happened.

I suggest you all do the same if you want to survive the weekend.

And wear your sunblock! Despite what my ignorant sister thinks, people with all shades of skin color can get burned and damaged, so get the strongest SPF you can find if you want to go out in the sunniest part of the day! I lost my uncle to skin cancer, I need to take my own advice next time I go out after 10am.

Wednesday June 23rd

The comic:

And you vote for somebody who wants to slash social security, which means you have to get a job when you thought you'd be done. But if you vote for the other guy, gays could get married!

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!

Tuesday June 1st

The comic:

Dixie is 13.

She still has a full coat.

Er, she would if we didn't just get it shaved for the summer.

Drawing FAIL.

And did he have Shawn Cassidy hair?

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!

Saturday February 20th

The comic:



Good for him.

The point?

Also. It is February. This is from Wisconsin. Even in Memphis we don't do yard sales in February.

This is smart - yard sale tips (newspapers and news sites reprint them every spring to fill up space) tell you to plug in electric things. And if I were buying a CD, I'd check to make sure it wasn't horribly scratched.

But no, eight-tracks. Of course. Did she test the lamps, or is this all about ha ha, no one listens to eight-tracks anymore?

It is. Move along.

Monday February 15th

Did you enjoy Valentine's Day? I didn't get any chocolate, but I finally got itunes working and organized just right! Also, horrible horrible pain. Pretty typical. If I didn't have horrible horrible pain, I'd walk to Walgreens this afternoon and get me some cheap chocolate! That's what holidays are all about!

Also, if you have today off (President's Day) shut up! I have... like one class, it's an hour long, o the misery.

Oh yeah, you don't care. Onto the comic:

That is one tiny kid!

And it's called preschool, thank you very much! I went to preschool and kindergarten. Don't most schools start with kindergarten now?

But yes, you're a Plugger if your grandchildren live in a different world than you do. Alert the media, things change.

This is funny? Or maybe some lucky brat who has today off will see this because they like to read all the comics (shut up) and ask their parents if it's true. Is that the point?

Of course, it makes me sad, because Grandpa Plugger grew up in a world where both parents didn't have to work, so he didn't need to be shoved out as soon as possible. (I'm assuming Grandpa Plugger was middle class, stable and above all, white.)

Wednesday February 10th

The comic:


The smart thing would have been to take the magnifying glass to the store so you'd buy the low sodium canned object, instead of buying what you wanted.

I'm not sure what this is saying.

Pluggers have trouble seeing, even with glasses, and require magnifying glasses to do every day tasks? Or they only used said glasses to read food labels and have food everywhere? I'm lost.