The Picard Maneuver to Comic Strips@lemmy.world • 11 months agoMr. True can't help himself. [Outbursts of Everett True]lemmy.worldimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down112
arrow-up1266arrow-down1imageMr. True can't help himself. [Outbursts of Everett True]lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver to Comic Strips@lemmy.world • 11 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareThe Picard ManeuverOPlinkfedilink38•11 months agoHe tried his best to ignore the beggar but couldn’t because he has a heart of gold. It’s more wholesome than funny this time. I guess the humor is also that he’s frequently violent in all of the other comics but can’t help that he’s actually a big softie.
minus-square@dvlsg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish48•edit-211 months agoI read it as “the only method to discourage is to ignore them so I better not ignore them so they do not become discouraged”.
minus-square@samus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoYeah, I think this is what the author was going for.
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He tried his best to ignore the beggar but couldn’t because he has a heart of gold. It’s more wholesome than funny this time.
I guess the humor is also that he’s frequently violent in all of the other comics but can’t help that he’s actually a big softie.
I read it as “the only method to discourage is to ignore them so I better not ignore them so they do not become discouraged”.
Ooh, I like that take too.
Yeah, I think this is what the author was going for.
Everett is an angry Popeye