Saturday March 12th

The comic:

Ha ha, they're cliches!

They don't care about things that matter to their partners. That's so funny.

Tuesday June 29th

The comic:

Sent in by a man.

Did he do this in secret, so the woman he hates so much wouldn't see it?

I'm going to say yes.

It's one thing to show respect for your partner, it's quite another to meekly do what they say, secretly hating them the entire time. And for the dominating partner, it's important to ask their opinions on doing things, though since it's always the man being meek around his wife in Pluggerville, and men in Pluggerville don't talk about their feelings...

Hey wait, if they live stereotyped gender roles, shouldn't he have already mowed the yard? It's not like women do that!

Plus, Hank Hill is a Plugger, and he has a tiny yard and a riding mower and he loves his lawn.

She's treating him like a moody teenager, and he's acting like one.

Wednesday June 16th

The comic:

I think I've seen this.

Anyway, I remember my dad settling down to polish his shoes... on dress days... when he was in the military.

The average white-collar worker does not polish their shoes. Especially tennis shoes. And flip-flops - which, if made of the right material, can be washed with a hose.

Anyways, this is his job. He's probably been doing it since 18, since his dad and grandfather worked there. He's most likely part of a union.

But he looks so dejected - does he think she's going to change her mind one day and say, sure make the house muddy - it's not like I've been working all day and just cleaned up after our kids!

Of course, the cynic would say a little mud wouldn't be noticed in a Plugger household. Except, Pluggers love stereotypes, especially sexist ones. And we all know wives henpeck their husbands and are so picky they don't want a bit of dirt in the house!

Also, washing his shoes won't help - maybe hose off the bottom, but unless they're waterproofed on the outside, they'll take some time to dry and he needs them for work tomorrow. So why not just kick them off outside and put on indoor shoes?

When my shoes are too nasty or I got caught in the rain, they sit on the porch. And they take a bit to dry out.

Also, that lunch box is too ridiculous and old fashioned - Plugger men love them!

Saturday May 29th

The comic:

This looks familiar.

Of course, the premise is so old and insulting.

Ha ha, men can't cook! Ha ha, they're eating pizza!

And take-out? I guess you save on a tip.

Meh. Stereotype, not funny, rerun not marked as such - grade F.

Friday May 7th

The comic:

Pluggers have butts?

Pluggers have curves?

Pluggers don't have a Hank Hill butt? (And he is such a Plugger - so smug. He and Andy Griffith are total Pluggers - "real" folks and so damn smug.)

I think the point is "Pluggers are fat" and the drawing says "Pluggers are fat and it depresses them."

Or maybe this has something to do with guy jeans I don't get?

Anyways, Pluggers are fat! Hoo doggie, what a knee-slapper! Fat people are funny! I tell jokes and make people laugh, and I'm fat. Now I know they only laughed because I'm fat. (Or when I was sick and skinny, because they could tell the future and knew I'd be fat one day.)

Thanks Pluggers for clearing up my misconceptions! Now I know I'm nothing more than my hilariously fat body.

If "Pluggers are fat" wasn't funny, why would it be repeated on a regular basis?


That still doesn't mean this comic makes a lick of sense. Oh well, Texans. What can you expect.


ETA: Ha! "Fat jokes" are funny - Hagar the Horrible writer Chris Browne agrees with me! Or he wouldn't make one every week as well. It's so much fun breaking things and possibly hurting yourself, oh man, I'm going to laugh so much I might cry. Or punch the monitor.

Saturday April 10th

The comic:

The caption says "Pluggers' 'don't ask, don't tell'." And features the female chicken Plugger standing in front of an open fridge, looking towards the male dog Plugger (and the audience), asking, "Did you take the last piece of cake out of the fridge?" The dog has a guilty look on his face, food on his mouth, and he's holding a plate with a piece of cake on it. And he's using a fork.


This hurts my head. He can't tell right now because his mouth is full, but WTF? Is she going to kick him out of the house once she finds out he did take the cake? Because he was foolish enough to use silverware, leaving a trail behind.

So do stereotypical wives (as if there are any other in Pluggerville) not ask if their stereotypical husbands eat "bad" food?

But she did ask.

THIS MAKES NO SENSE!!!

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.

Wednesday November 4th

The comic:


Chocolate has an expiration date?

And talk about your generic generics! "Milk Choklit"? Surprised they spelled Milk right.

I can't tell what that's supposed to be - it looks like either an extra larger chocolate bar or some kind of (usually bitter) baking chocolate. So they bake a lot?

Or they like chocolate.

Sent in by a man, illustrated with a female creature. Bien sûr.

Actually, I think I've had Hershey's Kisses past their "best eaten by" date. They'd melted and fused with the wax paper and/or they were rock hard.

Anyways, what sets Pluggers apart from the rest of us? Chocolate - except for baking chocolate - isn't meant to last. It's for eating.

But no, this is supposed to suggest that Pluggers eat a lot, especially the ladies, ya know what I mean? Ha ha ha. Isn't it HILARIOUS? Why aren't you laughing?

No, wait, what was it in MAD's parody of Mad About You (Too Bad About You)? They replaced the laugh track with a "how true, how true" track. (Don't have book with me.)

But Pluggers can't make up its mind - either we're busting a gut laughing at ourselves, or we're nodding thoughtfully, how true, how true. That's the intent.

My reactions are divided into two categories - WTF?! and ::sigh:: Occasionally I get "inspired" and read something dark into it - treason, murder, cannibalism - but usually it's me blathering on about how little sense/how boring it is.

And then we all suffer.

Friday April 10th

The comic:


It's funny because he's whipped! Ha!

You know why this is a classic? "Retired" Pluggers now have to go back to work. Ha!

I'm dyin' it's so funny!

Saturday January 17th

The comic:


Is cast a word for some other word, god I'm dumb today. All I could think was "don't barf, don't barf" and then in my speech class we had to an ice-breaking exercise and I couldn't remember anything about the 2 people I was supposed to remember anything about. But other people? Oh, totally! Like this one guy is GOING TO THE FUCKING INAUGURATION.

And then in the next class, I was the only one who knew the three ethnic groups in Iraq. My stomach had settled down by then.

Pluggers have time to fish, but I wonder if they're purist douches who act like people with boats that don't leak are sellouts. Ok, I have no idea what the fishing world is like, I just know that fishing is quite boring, at least to me. I can't cast the damn things and hook your own damn worms, I'm going on a walk.

Friday December 19th

The comic:


Okay, I definitely don't remember this. Maybe it ran on a Sunday?

Of course this was sent in by a man (this is Pluggerville, where stereotypes run wild). He's heard his wife talk about his embarrassing clothing, and this is what he does.

Notice the look in her eyes. She's given up. She knows he will only write down what she said in exasperation, laughing, and never change. I bet he chose this afternoon's venue, too.

Plaid pants? They make those outside of the pajama section? Really?

Also, this was a more important Pluggers than yesterday's. Keep that in mind. Something about plaid that repeats nonsense about how no men care about clothing was more important than hero-worship.

I think I'll repeat that for the rest of this insipid countdown.

Friday September 26th

The comic:

You're a Plugger if you obsess over your neighbor's possessions to the point that you know what they sound like, down to the age and measurements.

Pluggers are very jealous people. Which makes sense, considering how broke they are.

And look at this poor schlub! He can't work with table saws, no he's planting flowers. Because it's what the wife wants. So he envies more than his neighbor's possessions, he wants his life. Be careful, Ted Sobocienski's neighbor! Watch out!

Friday September 12th

The comic:



Pluggers are stupid.

Thursday September 4th

The comic:


Pluggers are lazy, lazy, lazy, but act like they work harder than a... miner.

If they really worked as hard as they claim, they wouldn't have time for this.

RhinoMan has moved up in the world! He has a significant other telling him what to do, and a checkbook!

Why does he look so sad, though? Is he henpecked? Has the chicken lady left her hubbie? Ooh, scandalous!

Tuesday August 12th

The comic:


Oh, the women! They love the ice cream so much, am I right guys?

Saturday July 5th

The comic:


Pluggers are walking stereotypes and are happy about it.

And when ordering pizza, it's a delivery order. Come on, get it right.

Wednesday June 11th

Dude, I'm all caught up! And just in time for Good Eats!

The comic:

I've seen this before.

But I can't find it because my labeling system sucks. My best clue is "common phrases" and there are 160 posts with that!

Found it! I searched the blog for many terms, but "kid" got the return. After many posts. But I found it. Josh covered it as well. (Much easier to find - I searched his site for Pluggers, and just clicked previous entries until the date came up.)

This comic is exactly a year old.

It still ain't right.

And Brookins knows this, or he wouldn't have made her look so harried, so miserable, so trapped.

But it's celebrated as a good thing - much better than what a non-Plugger considers a well-balanced life - not just your family.

And that makes this one of the twisted Pluggers ever! And it's considered good enough to be rerun.

Ew.

Monday June 9th

The comic:


Okay, I can handle the caption.

But if having a coupon is so damn important, why don't you put it where it's easy to find?

Well, she is a woman. And our purses are the most disorganized things in existence. It's true.

Bullshit. (Don't look in my sister's purse. Or room. Or car. But look in mine - neat, no?)

This comic is insulting, even though it's only making a simple statement.

It also makes the Plugger in question look annoying, since she's holding people up by not having her coupons ready.

Thanks, Brookins!

Monday June 2nd

The comic:



When Pluggers hit a certain age, they act older than dirt.

Milk is gross without cereal in it and warm milk sounds scary.

You notice they're all alone? If your marriage lasts 50 years, don't you have kids and grandkids around, throwing you a big party? Or if you never had kids, friends?

Of course, this could be after the big party, and they're winding down after a busy day.

Pfft. These are Pluggers. They live depressing lives and are damn proud of it.

Wednesday May 7th

The comic:





Another classic? What gives.

And this ran right before school as well.

So Pluggers don't pursue education on their own - they only go to school when it's required.

Big surprise. I mean. Really.

But I wonder if they've realized that their economic position might be elevated by taking just a few classes? Or going for two years?

Pluggers are broke, they've got to qualify for financial aid.

But I bet they hate school because they never applied themselves, because who needs algebra anyways? (I happen to like math.)

Eek, I am coming off as judgmental.

No, college is not the right thing for everyone. It's probably worse to go when it's not right for you - all that money, and then the frustration that comes from being in the wrong place.

I'm just saying that Pluggers never considered college when they were 18, and probably never will not because they thought long and hard on what to do about their future, but because they don't need no book larnin' after high school graduation.

My mom never considered college, none of her siblings did. They all went into the military after graduating from high school, except for mom's only sister - she got married.

However, mom learned things in the military - she was a corpsman (kinda like an EMT) for 8 years! She drove an ambulance! She saved lives! And after the divorce, she went to the local community college to take classes (English and Math are all I remember) to get her certification updated for her job.


But it's just sad to think that Pluggers never learned or had any training after 12th grade, besides traffic class.

Hank Hill had to go to one, but he considers his training with propane education. I'm going to assume.