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Originally published 1905-08-06

This concludes the horse track arc. When I find another good theme I'll share with you all. It's been fun!

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[–] andyburke@fedia.io 45 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I read this differently than others in the comments:

This just shows Everett walking away. He doesn't need tons of money, let alone ill gotten gains from money that he had borrowed or stolen to use.

This is Everett saying "fuck off."

[–] Sewer_King@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

I saw it this way too. Money is important for stability which is why he looks so glum, instead of taking the payout of a lifetime he did the right thing in his eyes and walked away. I know I would have a lot of conflicted feelings if I were in his shoes.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I read it as Everett made a killing, then had to leave town real quick.

Although suppose another read might be he took the bet, was scammed/misinformed, then couldn't even afford a train ticket home.

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The cow looks so sad for him.

What happened? Was he scammed? I kinda thought Everett would somehow make the fixing stop by hitting someone on the head, not be taken in by a dishonest bet...

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

And now he's walking back along the train tracks, hoping to be splattered by a locomotive.

Quite sad.

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is that a chunk of ginger taped to his back???

[–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)
[–] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago

Today I continued to learn that humans are cruel. Gonna go cry now

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

It's like we keep finding ways to not understand animals.

[–] odium@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago

You've ruined my day

[–] classic@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago

wtf. Humans, man.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago

It’s an onion, which was the style at the time.

[–] CuriousRefugee@lemmy.ml 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's a bit different from his typical "hit people who bug him" style, but I enjoyed this arc. Thanks!

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 15 points 7 months ago

Maybe this is his origin story.

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He definitely looked like a come-on or a rube.

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

He also slips up every time he enrages his wife.

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 12 points 7 months ago

Maybe walking along the tracks is Everetts' standard trick to hide his prints after he's disposed of another body

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 7 points 7 months ago

I think this is the most serious one I’ve seen.