Wild BillM to Everett True [email protected] • 20 days agoDo not negate my fishing skills, sir (June 3, 1907)midwest.socialimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down14file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-6•20 days agoWhy? Sometimes he makes it hard to root for him.
minus-square@Rampsquatchlink27•20 days ago It’s a comic strip, not real life Never insult a man’s fishing abilities.
minus-squareThe Snark UrgelinkfedilinkEnglish5•20 days agoI think society back then had way different norms around violence. They used to hit kids for misbehaving.
minus-squareBlackoutlinkfedilink9•20 days agoYeah and just 50 years prior you could still challenge a man to a duel to the death just for insulting your hat.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•20 days agoBack then? Hell just had a co worker tell me she beat her kids if they get out of line.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•19 days agoIt’s much much more rare. At least in the west.
minus-squareSpacewizard! (Ed H)linkfedilink4•20 days 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
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!