Wild BillM to Everett True Comics · 6 months agoDo not negate my fishing skills, sir (June 3, 1907)imagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1114arrow-down1imageDo not negate my fishing skills, sir (June 3, 1907)Wild BillM to Everett True Comics · 6 months agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down13·6 months agoWhy? Sometimes he makes it hard to root for him.
minus-squareRampsquatch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down1·6 months ago It’s a comic strip, not real life Never insult a man’s fishing abilities.
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·6 months agoI think society back then had way different norms around violence. They used to hit kids for misbehaving.
minus-squareBlackout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 months agoYeah and just 50 years prior you could still challenge a man to a duel to the death just for insulting your hat.
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoBack then? Hell just had a co worker tell me she beat her kids if they get out of line.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoIt’s much much more rare. At least in the west.
minus-squareSpacewizard! (Ed H)@mas.tolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months ago@Gradually_Adjusting @Fredselfish Different norms around *comedy* violence. Actual Everett True level violence would get you jailed then or now!
Why? Sometimes he makes it hard to root for him.
Women fear me
Fish want me
O//<
I think society back then had way different norms around violence. They used to hit kids for misbehaving.
Yeah and just 50 years prior you could still challenge a man to a duel to the death just for insulting your hat.
Back then? Hell just had a co worker tell me she beat her kids if they get out of line.
It’s much much more rare. At least in the west.
@Gradually_Adjusting @Fredselfish Different norms around *comedy* violence. Actual Everett True level violence would get you jailed then or now!