Everett True Comics

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A place to appreciate the twentieth century comic character Everett True of "The Outbursts of Everett True." Feel free to check out the sticky.

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Woe betide those who prank Everett True (August 4, 1916) (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Rolando@lemmy.world to c/truecomics@midwest.social

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Seek what is True here: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/results/?date1=1777&rows=50&searchType=basic&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=Outbursts+of+Everett+True&y=13&x=19&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1&sort=date

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[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dude wasn't very bright. Everyone in town must know about True temper. Bet be last time he pranks someone.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Let’s be honest, he TRUEly deserved to get his ass kicked for blowing out dude’s match. I know this was the early 1900’s, but you don’t fuck with a smoker’s nicotine. Just don’t.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

As a former smoker I agree. I killed someone who fucked with me getting my smoke on.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

"It's just a prank, bro!" But 100 years ago

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 18 points 2 months ago

I'd destroy a guy who smiled at me like that too. I don't feel like being the victim of a horror movie.

[–] verity_kindle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Love to see the proper use of "Woe Betide", let's bring it into more frequent use. Example: Woe betide she who spills my pumpkin spice latte!

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

"O gentle Aaron, we are all vndone. / Now helpe, or woe betide thee euermore." -shakespeare
"Woe betide the Subſcribers, their Children and Wives, / This Action ſhall coſt 'em five hundred Folks Lives." -w.pittis
""God save us!" cried the captain, / "For naught can man avail; / Oh, woe betide the ship that lacks / Her rudder and her sail!["] -jg whittier

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/woe_betide

[–] clark@midwest.social 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

lol i love this one. do you know why this is so lq? do you screenshot them?

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Yeah I screenshot and crop. When I include the title, I use the pdf so the title search words aren't highlighted.

I usually don't do any further editing, but In this case the scanned image was a little "faded"-looking, so I messed with the contrast and brightness a bit in GIMP. Maybe it wasn't enough.