Plug It Up

Saturday December 5th

2009-12-06T00:35:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Pluggers name their POS cars.

Ha?

I wonder if he got paid by Ford for this. (Ford is all American and they've got Mike Rowe!) I say the drawing is bad - and it is - but I can't draw this well. Think xkcd, but without that level of skill. (Straight lines are beyond me, even with a guide.)

Friday December 4th

2009-12-04T01:01:00.002-05:00

The comic:

How can he afford a coffee maker? Or the electricity to run it? I am confused.

Thursday December 3rd

2009-12-03T22:14:00.004-05:00

The comic:

Ha! Babies throw food. And dogs eat food of the floor, saving the mom about .5 minutes of cleaning. It's so funny!

Does anyone actually use a vacuum on food? That sounds like a recipe (ha!) for a busted vacuum, especially with wet food.

Wednesday December 2nd

2009-12-02T17:52:00.003-05:00

The comic:

And if your grandkids call you "Grammy." What do they call Grandpa? "Grappy?"

What the hell.

Tuesday December 1st

2009-12-01T01:09:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Ooh, new logo for the "classics"!

All Pluggers drive, and all Pluggers work from their cars. No Plugger works in an office. Wow. 80% of Americans work in their cars.

What a waste of a comic strip. What a waste of money.

It's so blah.

Monday November 30th

2009-11-30T20:10:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Pluggers have memory problems. Isn't that hilarious?

Or is it sweet?

I'm not sure. (I was going to say I forget, but that seems beneath me.)

Basically, what is the point?

Saturday November 28th

2009-11-28T22:08:00.003-05:00

The comic:

This is sweet.

Swinging is so much fun, except most swings are meant to be used before puberty hits.

I like the idea of "grown-ups" playing. Maturity is optional.

Friday November 27th

2009-11-27T01:09:00.002-05:00

The comic:

Man, those Pluggers are wild! Hand-holding! In the park!

I have the vapors.

Wednesday November 25th

2009-11-25T01:46:00.002-05:00

The comic:

First, this gag is older than me.

Second, I refuse to believe a Plugger, even a young one full of sass, is allowed to want things like that.

Third, ignore the second, because somebody thinks RhinoMan looks rich.

Fourth - "jean look" ??? Isn't the distressed look - does RhinoMan look like a pair of jeans?

Tuesday November 24th

2009-11-24T22:56:00.003-05:00

No, I'm not better yet, but I had a procedure today and I'm just killing time til I stop being kind of lazy and put a movie on. It wasn't kidney stones, just my chronic pain condition acting up. It still hurts to walk more than a few feet, but hey, I'm starting new medication!

But you don't care about me, you care about Pluggers. You're weird.

The comic:

Pluggers plan things out and then leave the things for the plans at home.

They forget things.

They are so unique.

I mean, I never forget things. No, not me. (Even before the drugs today, I couldn't remember the name of the procedure and I still don't.)

Try to contain your disappointment, people.

2009-11-09T22:02:00.001-05:00

I'm a sick person, that's well established, and everything is usually under control.

Not right now.

A kidney stone is attacking me, I feel like, in addition to the usual knives, I'm being ripped apart if I do something outrageous like get off my bed.

Something like that requires some pain medication. That pain medication makes me sleepy and foggy.

Also, I'm in pain.

So fuck Pluggers til I feel better/get bored.

Monday November 9th

2009-11-09T00:57:00.002-05:00

The comic:

But that only happens if you shave that spot in the first place - who shaves the top of their ears? What? This makes no sense at all. Maybe I'm hallucinating? Nah, I may be boring, but not that boring.

I hope.

Saturday November 7th

2009-11-07T01:12:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Pluggers are cruel, fickle beasts.

Friday November 6th

2009-11-06T01:03:00.001-05:00

The comic:

She'll just use the computer to watch movies, don't worry.

November 5th

2009-11-05T20:14:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Pluggers have trouble walking. That is sad.

But not so sad that I can't mock them on other times.

Like, I couldn't walk yesterday. But you could still bash me for other things. A disability does not define a person.

I can respect that Pluggers have trouble walking while still considering them idiots.

Also, didn't Cain kill his brother? Are all Pluggers in prison for fratricide?

Wednesday November 4th

2009-11-04T01:10:00.010-05:00

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.

Tuesday November 3rd

2009-11-03T00:58:00.003-05:00

The comic:

But that would require book larnin', wouldn't it?

Slide rules aren't that old - in one of my Bloom County books, a slide rule asks Oliver why he doesn't use him any more, and Oliver can't be more than ten. So... people younger than my mom used slide rules. Or could have. She's never mentioned them. Of course, Oliver is a special case.

Slide rules - the abacus heaved a sigh of relief when it was replaced as the go to "Old stuff good! New stuff bad!" punchline in "jokes."

Monday November 2nd

2009-11-02T00:59:00.002-05:00

The comic:

Glory be! I know ya'll were tense, lord knows I was. (Especially since on the day the first bit of horrifying news was published, the issue had already been resolved - aw, comics try to stay current! They're so cute! Except Mallard Fillmore - that delay just ugh.)

Anyways, wouldn't most Pluggers drive up to the post office dropbox?

Saturday October 31st

2009-10-31T00:05:00.002-05:00

The comic:

And they're a great source of protein, too!

Not that my dogs have eaten birds, they mainly kill them and carry/bury the corpses, growling at everyone until the wittle birdy can be disposed of. Then it's out of sight, out of - ooh, shiny!

OHEMGEE MY DOGS ARE PLUGGERS

*goes into a corner to weep*

Friday October 30th

2009-10-30T00:22:00.002-05:00

The comic:

So everyone is a Plugger.

Because we cannot escape "history" or the flow of time, though I just finished a Thursday Next book that says you can, but then I get a headache.

Okay, now I'm wondering if comics exist in BookWorld. I mean, there are book collections of most comics out there... Granted, it's a British series and... where'd everybody go? Hey, these books are not only funnier than Pluggers, they're funnier than I think I am!

Thursday October 29th

2009-10-29T07:22:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Pluggers don't need no guvmint help!

They'll rummage through rich people's furniture by themselves, thankyouverymuch!

Wednesday October 28th

2009-10-28T00:03:00.002-05:00

The comic:

This hurts my head.

Do Pluggers have no control over their minds? Bodies "know" with the mind...

I like RhinoMan's kicky little sweatband. Stylin'!

Tuesday October 27th

2009-10-27T07:28:00.003-05:00

The comic:

Most cars have change holders, you know.

This is better than I expected - I thought it would be about purses, because stereotypes are funny in Pluggerville.

But now I'm just.

Huh.

So.

Monday October 26th

2009-10-25T23:59:00.001-05:00

The comic:

Wow, timely.

Saturday October 24th

2009-10-23T23:56:00.005-05:00

The comic:

I'm glad they have their own barber shops.

And who knew Pluggers were so vain? Eyebrow trimming! Well, we discovered they were preppies this week, so who knows.

And yes, old men have hair in their ears. Isn't that the funniest thing you've ever heard? (If you can hear through all that hair.)