this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2023
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[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 year ago

Origin of 'breaking the fourth wall' ?

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These are great keep them coming.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I love vintage comics!

[–] Gerbert@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] GTG3000@programming.dev -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay, this needs some colours. Hard to read what's going on in the last two panels.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks like just "CHOW" for the last syllable of the sneeze, along with some artwork indicating it broke the comic strip panels (aka "the gag").

This is one of those ones that's really interesting as a historical artifact, but less compelling as a joke for modern audiences. Without decades of fourth-wall breaking in their cultural memories, it probably cracked people up in 1905.

[–] GTG3000@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

I get the joke, I just literally can't see what's going on in those two panels, turns into noise for me.