November 11th

He's only 17!

Veteran's Day - bah!

Good song for today - 500 Miles - it's featured in the Vietnam War documentary Hearts and Minds.

Ah, those patriotic Pluggers!

Um...

Again, no thoughts besides "gee, are Pluggers dumb".

Where is her beak?

How come we never got to see the Plugger "iPhone"?

That would be awesome.

November 10th

As I said in September.

Hey - it was only 8 days. I'm sure you suffered.

Today's comic:



My physical reaction: left hand on top of head, holding it, saying, "I... wha? what?"

Ron Milton, this is the most unique Pluggers I have ever seen.

You win.

Eyebrows? Do guys really worry about them?

I know Becky likes to pluck them, but I don't.

Barbers cut eyebrow hair now?

My head hurts.

I'm going to watch Malcolm in the Middle now.

I'm scared.

November 9th

Finally!

2 weeks from now will be the day after Thanksgiving, also known as the start of the Christmas season.

Except... you'd think it was December 9th, by the commercials on TV and the Christmas tree (undecorated) in the school bookstore, along with the rack of Xmas cds.


Gag me.


Speaking of gag-me, today's comic:



Josh already turned this into a meth binge - which applies to every Pluggers - but I still get to try.

I'm going with my general impression of every cheap non-chain motel - YOU'RE GONNA DIE!

Good for Pluggers, bad for me.

Do motels actually brag about this anymore?

The sign should also say that all rooms are air-conditioned, fancy!

November 8th

Two weeks until Thanksgiving - I will go to one class - French, and then a doctor appointment, and then house/dog sitting all weekend. Hopefully, mom will bring me some food.

I had another paper to perfect - we always get 2 peer reviews, and one girl always gets my paper and always hates it. This one was boring! Bah.

The comic:



Yeah, only Pluggers try to save money.

Get bent, Roger Knox.

November 7th

Skipped French this day - too hot. Didn't skip ACAD, we toured the library, and I was the only one brave enough to volunteer to be the typist. It was fun - we found this site, and it's hilarious. (And a warning to not trust the intertubes. We got to it by entering ' Women AIDS facts documentation' and hitting 'I'm feeling lucky' on the Google.)

I also finished my '1000 word' paper for UNHP - we did a peer review on Thursday with the option of taking it home and redoing and turning it in Tuesday if the peer found problems with it. I never talked to the guy before, so we weren't just being nice. But we had the same response - turn it in now, it's great. Which shocked me.

And that building was SO HOT, my little fan did little to make it better - no fresh air, windows don't open.

Onto the comic -



I like 'oldies', but this goes under 'old people'. The illustration, folks.

But one of my favorites - even if I learned the language, I'd never understand, and I don't want to. It's beautiful as it is. Chaiyya Chaiyya by Dil Se

I think this is about rap, which stands for young people, especially young black people.

So it was submitted by an old racist fart.

The drawing, surprisingly, redeems it.

That sigh just looks so sad... this song means something to him. Bravo Brookins, for once. Caption's still shitty as hell.

November 6th

A note about this day - it was so damn hot in the CFA building during my UNHP class, but worth it. We saw a professional belly dancer perform and then we all danced. The guys were less shy about it, but we were better. And a cool thing to me - the steps we did involved small kicks, and almost everybody I noticed (big mirror across the wall we faced; I looked down) wearing long - not capris or shorts - pants had a slight flare at the ankle.

Please, no Plugger belly dancing, EVER!

The comic:



Disco dancing, now, that would be just fine.

As long as I never see it.

Being a child of the '90s, I have no idea what the deal is with leisure suits - I've seen pictures, they must have been doing a lot of blow.

Which would explain why RhinoMan is now so poor!

As for the caption, blatant Foxworthy ripoff alert! (Though Foxworthy probably didn't come up with the phrase, he did make it famous.)

Are they Pluggers or rednecks?

Also, as a girl, I'd like to wear a tie for the sake of wearing something girls don't normally wear, since I don't have to.

Ha!

But I did see a reference to 'skinny '60s ties' in one Mad, so I know the width probably varied with the fashions.

November 5th

The comic:



John Radford of Chester, Virginia: You are not getting any for a long, long time.

At least they look similar - I have nothing against interracial marriages among humans - Pluggers are a sin against God.

My Cage has animals that act human and LOOK LIKE F!CKING ANIMALS! Take a lesson, Brookins. (And it is awesomely good - most of the comics obsessed over at the CC are awesomely bad.)

November 4th

The comic:



It was sent in by the wife!

Or the mistress.

Or a male Plugger named 'Ashley'.

Nope, the wife.

Because she likes controlling her husband's every move and counting the blue-collar money while doing something sordid all day - you know she doesn't work, women can't work.

This pisses me off. Stupid stereotypes about both genders are dumb as hell.

November 3rd

The comic:



Again with the tricks thing.

And they're calling Pluggers dogs!

Wait - she's comparing herself to a dog because she knows how to text and computers were the size of football fields when she was younger.

The presence of an old-looking Plugger makes me think it should say 'A grandpa...'

Nov 2nd

Yeah - I knew if I even started doing these, I'd procrastinate.

And I still did too much procrastinating.

Anyway - November 2nd, last Friday - I went home, even though I really shouldn't have, what with the papers due, but hey! Puppies!

The comic:




Oh.

My.

GOD.

Brookins can't even draw a real dog! That image will haunt me until I die.

This will help:



As for the bag of tricks thing, it's a bag of doggie bones - it may cause the dog to do tricks, but Pluggers are not dogs. They're not doing the tricks.

The real dog in the picture - meant to soothe the eyes and brain - will only go outside if he sees a bone go outside - the other 2 will run out at a gesture.

Thursday the 1st

Happy All Saint's Day!

Pluggers are religious, but I doubt they're Catholic, so if they mention dead relatives today on top of yesterday's Halloween-themed panel, damn. I won't know what to do.



Do guys only use toilets for urination?

Honestly.

Now, I live in a girl's dorm, so that's not an issue. And there are no men at home. (2 dogs, yes, but we're not going there - they never use the toilet.)

So I know nothing about this. However, whenever I visited my dad's house, I don't recall the toilet seat being up. Same at any house with guys.

Now for the bigger issue - the look on her face. She's got 4 sons - if this is all that's bothering her... Though I know that it can be the little things that get you, like the toilet seat being up.

Biggest issue - the name! "Tony" can be feminine, but Pluggers are all about stereotypes, hence the caption.

So this is the husband or one of the sons mocking her. Sick jerks.

Wednesday the 31st

Happy Halloween!

I got 2 lollie pops in English yesterday, and I bought a Butterfinger bar and a pack of Now and Later.

I heard there was free candy in the Tiger Den, but I didn't see any.

And the Colbert Report was so damn funny.

But none of that is why I skipped the comic - I wanted to start writing my English paper and couldn't get started, but I got 2 pages done today, so hey! (At least 5 needed, but once I get started, I don't shut up. And I have plenty to analyze.)

Happy Halloween - I'm sure it won't be topical -


OH MY GOD, IT IS!

Though most people carve pumpkins before the big day, but hey!

I think of Pluggers as farmers, or factory workers who live near farms, so wouldn't a Plugger pumpkin patch be a pumpkin patch?

And toothpicks? A patch covers a hole, it doesn't... prop it up.

Tuesday the 30th

Even the kid tournament is more entertaining than this comic. (The college one is insulting!)

Tomorrow is Halloween - I expect a cartoon about the Fourth of July.

Today? New NCIS and Halloween Monk rerun.

Of course, that's what today's comic is about, I mean, come on!

It's not. Either Pluggers don't know what cool is, or I don't.

Ha ha, it's funny because he's fat and too poor to get tailored clothes.

Gag me.

Poor rhinoman.

Wait... belt buckle in the right hole? The belt, sure, especially in the back... part of the buckle that er, buckles the belt, maybe, though you can tell by feeling...

This doesn't make any sense - the buckle is where you start threading your belt through the holes, as I recall. So... he doesn't know how to put on a belt?

There are better ways to say this that would still mean "Ha ha, he's fat."

I almost thought that RhinoMan was looking at a poster of himself.

Onto Jeopardy! You always win as an audience member. (Though not the online game.)

Monday the 29th

Ha!

I just wrote little essay for a little class.

We went to the Civil Rights Museum today, will that change how I look at today's cartoon?

Yes. Remember - I don't look at these until I click 'New Post'. And sometimes I'll type out some BS, and then look at the comic and give up.

But not today!


Young Pluggers drink Gatorade now.

And a young Plugger is around 60.

Yeah, Pluggers are old.

Yeah, he recycled this joke for teetotalers.

I'll recycle mine - Pennywise should kill all Pluggers.

Sunday the 28th

I looked at the clocks at 10, going "hmm, why isn't it 9? My computer should change automatically. What is going on?"

I'll tell you why - the Communists have changed the DST dates, that's why!

Bah! I say.

Onto the comic - I wonder if Pluggerville is in one of those areas that doesn't screw with the clocks. (Though they may screw the clocks, it is Pluggerville.)


I wish Pluggers were reptiles - it would make the relationships that much more Plugged up!

Are they covered in blood-red moths? Maybe they're vampire moths. That would be awesome!

*Ahem* I know little about 'seal[s] of approval' - the one on Comics to assure the gore and nudity isn't corrupting our children (Thanks Mad!) and um, I've heard the phrase 'Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval? That must be what this is about.

SWAK! Sealed With A Kiss!

That must make business in Pluggerville very interesting.

As for tomorrow, I may have an excuse - I'm going to the Civil Rights Museum around 3 for a class... thing. I love the museum. I love museums. I'm not normal.

Saturday the 27th

Comic -


Virginia sucks.

Any place with a clichéd fall sucks.

We just had a week of fall temperatures, but it was raining the whole time, a yucky drizzle that would have been better with snow.

As for the caption... the less said the better.

Leaves fall, wow that's why it's called 'fall'! *copious vomiting*

I feel sorry for the plants in the area - that was much needed rain, everything will be green, and the highs will reach 70 again... and then bam! one frozen night, bye-bye green. (I went out in a t-shirt, jeans, and flip-flops yesterday and I should have worn shorts. Weather!)

Oh, and now the kid can pronounce his 'r's?

Friday the 26th

Comic -



Why?

Why do Pluggers get to bowl more than me?

I love bowling.

But I don't think I talked to the ball, but I can't remember. I just remember having fun.

However, I have a lot of fun all the time, at least by my standards. I do appreciate the little things.

I miss my dogs.

Back to not-dogs, this guy is sad. Sure, he gets to bowl more than I do, but bowling is the only bright spot in his life.

Also - who says 'gutter talk' anymore? I've seen 'gutter mouth' or something along the lines of 'did you pick that up in the street/gutter?' but never in real life.

This is one delicate bowler.

I like the idea of 'gutter talk' filled with 'gutter language'. "You son of a biscuit-eating bulldog!" "What the french toast?!"

Thursday the 25th

Comic -


Josh has already covered this.

And he has a point, why should any Pluggers have fun?

Nothing I've seen indicates fun in any normal sense of the word.

That being said, I heard of the red hat society (but not the poem!) before they appeared on the Simpsons.

The 'mudgeons have already said this, but it bears repeating. A poem about being nonconformist has been mutated into a group of old clones. Sad.

Also, her closet is full of identical clothes! And she doesn't know what to wear?

I like that this is in black and white. It makes it just that more stupid.

And from what I've heard (never seen them myself), Pluggers make perfect Red Hat Society members. They want to be different and unique, but they're not, mostly because of their attempts to be different!

Wednesday the 24th

Comic link -



Gender sender bender alert!

Gender sender bender alert!

And an illogical one at that. Wouldn't it play into the stereotypes to have a guy throw whatever clean sheets are in the house in the general direction of the bed or make it, not caring about looks, only comfort?

I guess only women say 'bed linens' in Pluggerville, and only women make beds.

I didn't make my bed at home unless I was a little restless or going away for more than a day.

Now, I make it every time I wake up because there's a bed. And an uncomfortable wooden chair. Take your pick.

As for matching 'bed linens'... no.

I have a sheet that matches my fitted sheet, but I don't sleep with a sheet unless I'm really overheated. (No matter how overheated I am, I need at least a thin sheet - probably to protect me from monsters. They're not real, so what's the harm in pretending my sheet can shield me?)

I have a brown comforter and a blue one. Both are I don't know how old.

So yes, I mix and match my bed linens.

But I don't say or think of them as 'bed linens'! That should count for something, right?

I've only heard that phrase on a Macy's commercial starring Martha Stewart and some clothes designer guy.


This entry gets the 'cool' label, because mix and match sheets and comforters look cool and feel awesome.

Tuesday the 23rd

Yeah, no excuse.

Here's the comic -


RHINOMAN!!!!!!!!!

And he's broke!

This could be Brookins's racism shining through - Rhinos are from Africa, RhinoMan's always broke.

Or he can't draw people. Doesn't he also draw Shoe?

I know little about cars, but I do know about car insurance.

From commercials, but still!

That car looks pretty banged up - doesn't your insurance go up after an accident? Especially on Pluggerville insurance?