We Buy Universal Remotes Just In Case

August 19, 1967

Note the date. Note the date.

Brutus and Gladys sleep in separate beds? Was that something the syndicate/newspapers said should happen or is it because that's what they did in TV shows. Although Darren and Samantha Stevens had been sharing a bed on Bewitched since at least 1964.

"How can you not know how to turn on the TV without the remote. Goddamn, what a moron!" you may be thinking. But let me tell you this: Neither of my TVs have buttons on them to do anything manually on the TV so blame bad UX, not Wilberforce.

Thursday Slog

I think one of the things I hate about Trump the most--though not as much as the stupidity, lies, hatred of people he was elected to serve, and corruption--is this face. It's a face he uses when he seems proud of something (although he has done nothing to be proud of). To me, all it looks like is the face a toddler makes when he shits his pants or a smug asshole preteen who just did something you specifically told them not to do.

 

 

 

August 18, 1967

We never see Brutus get kidnapped anymore😞 I don't think anyone I know could scrape together a ransom for someone--even one as low as $25,000.

I love the line "cement galoshes and a snorkel with a cork". I'm going to start saying that when I threaten people.

You probably just dozed off and someone came in and plopped down more work for you. They didn't wake you because you looked so cute napping at your desk.

Ha Ha Laugh

August 17, 1967

I don't know about you, but I feel Wilberforce needs to be beaten up after this game. It must be a light rain with no lightening. Although it is the 60s. Being struck by lightening probably built character or something.

How does Wilberforce not know what a laugh track is? Was he born yesterday? I mean, I agree. Laugh tracks are the Devil and unnecessary, but I don't know, maybe it's a short-term memory thing...

 

 

 

 

 

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Skipping Work

August 16, 1967

Now Teeny is Brutus and Gladys' daughter? I guess 'folks' is all encompassing and can include parents or guardians.

Look, I never (usually) complain about someone's looks, mainly because I look like me. But I think I know why Brutus and Gladys don't like Harold and it's not his hair. It's because he seems like a lump of nothing. Teeny's other guys look boring but also look like they have a future.

Ha ha! He's old!

It's nice that Brutus and Uncle Ted are going to be spending some outdoors time together. I like seeing Brutus play golf with someone other than Veeblefester because that makes little sense.

Slightly bothered by the lack of shadows in the second panel though.

Monday Quickies

August 15, 1967

If that young woman is really enjoying herself, she won't care that Brutus is bald.

If Veeblefester wants his employees to read the Wall Street Journal then he should pay for a subscription for his employees.

I Do Not Like This Guy's Mustache

June 19, 1988

Did this guy pay for a pineapple soda or did the soda jerk just give him the soda? At least Brutus got a couple sips in. This is why I always spit in my drink when given one.

I was going to say "I've been saving up to get a pool"? No, you haven't. You are possibly the poorest man on the comics page, Brutus with the exception of Snuffy Smith.

Angry Brutus Saturday

 

August 14, 1967

I don't know what Art looked like back when he was 18-22. I do know what Chip looked like. I'm sure Brutus looked fine in 1942. Teeny and Wilberforce don't seem to think so, and Gladys appears to be giving up some secrets. Hmm.

What does this have to do with anything? I don't even understand Brutus and Mother Gargle's arguments anymore. Brutus doesn't interact with enough for us to know if he's a yes man or not. At least outside of his job.

What's Mother Gargle Got Against Charles Laughton?

August 12, 1967

This time it's just traffic cones. Next time, people might not be so lucky.

I'm assuming Mother Gargle watched the 1939 version starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara. I don't care who stars in that story, everybody is ugly--Quasimodo, Frollo, the gargoyles. If someone wants to compare you to something in The Hunchback of Notre-Dame just turn around and leave.

Candy Boy

August 11, 1967

How come parents of a certain generation absolutely hate teaching their children things? Is it because they don't know the answer and it makes them upset or are they just jerks? Explaining gravity is one of the easiest things to tell people, right? It's right up there with "Why is the sky blue?". Right?

Chocolate's expensive. It's getting rarer, right? Because of the chaos and destruction of the rain forest in South America? It's also why coffee is getting more expensive if you use South American beans. But enough about money and global instability, is Brutus a Left Twix person or a Right Twix person?

Bad Meat or Bad Cook?

August 10, 1967

What a piece of shit Wilberforce is. Does Brutus have Park Place, because that's the only reason you would want to make this trade. He's crying. There's no crying in Monopoly. But this is a good example of how capitalism works: Some mean jerkass owns all the properties and companies and then makes the poorer general public poorer and sad.

I guess Brutus does have all the utilities, but still...

I'll give you my review if you take off that stupid hat.

When you ask for a review, you can't get mad. If you don't want to listen and learn from the critique, then don't go asking for critiques.