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A place to appreciate the twentieth century comic character Everett True of "The Outbursts of Everett True." Feel free to check out the sticky.

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Everett True rejects empty talk (October 6, 1920) (lemmy.world)
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Printed 104 years ago today in The West Virginian. Image contrast/brightness modified, see the original.

Found on the Library of Congress site.

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[–] sundray@lemmus.org 22 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 8 points 4 weeks ago

Nah, that's a goat. The only thought now is "Freedom".

Never trust a goat.

[–] odium@programming.dev 14 points 4 weeks ago

I'm assuming the mark twain definition of lick which basically means beat up in a fight.

[–] smokebuddy 7 points 4 weeks ago

Has Everett perhaps been getting into the sawdust alcohol?

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 weeks ago

Tbf, if he fights, it isn't "empty." He said he'd fight, not necessarily "win."