Whatt-sis-face is a real bundle of joy ! I wonder if he would lose the affected “vintage speak” if he were to find himself in long term confinement. P.3. They look their witchy worst.
It seems that he’s very traditional. Linotype, as the name suggests, casts an entire line of metal type line by line. Those are all locked into a form and the page is printed from that. So, it seems that the TTTT publication is produced on letterpress. Practically no-one prints anything that way anymore except maybe some wedding invitations and business cards.
Oh, not just a humorous anachronism. Actual linotypes are interesting machines. In high school, I was on the newspaper staff. We had a field trip to The Sporting News. At the time, they were switching from linotype to computer-generated offset printing so we got to see both.
Enquiring minds want to know why use a Linotype instead of a computer. Because computers make great evidence for prosecutors in court. 2 stars for today.
I’ve lost track of exactly what the heck is going on in this story… started with a suicide, then crypto currency, then some outdated printing methods with some “tracyness” sprinkled in between….this round and round storytelling is making my vertigo worse
Is it just me, or are comments not appearing by certain comics? (Obviously, I see the comments here. And the Tracy commentators are a good bunch, so I figured they’re as good to ask as anybody.)
From today’s Comics Curmudgeon:The newspaper comics are a fundamentally great medium because there are days when you don’t know you want a whole panel of some guy with a comically archaic mustache seen from a weird angle, but then you get it and you think, “Yes, this is what I wanted. Thank you for this.”
1-BEAUREGARD PECKR TISK: Leave me now and do not tarry for I feel one of my wallpaper peelers about to strike!
2-… HO! GET THE LEAD OUT! HO: You have used that joke one thousand times now, Mr. Tisk. I will respectfully laugh as is the wont of my culture while silently hating you. Ha. TISK: Good man. Now chop chop!
3-CHERRY RED: Linotype! Old fool! SARAH SKNK: At least we’re not using tonsured monks anymore. I got tired of those old horndogs lifting their robes to show us their pious peenies! CHERRY: I kind a miss it. Plus they were amazing illustrators!
fs is an old presser of flesh alright ! Just ask my livestock about all the times they have been “pressed” and were forced to endure a maleficent, malicious odourous funk, as he ‘relieved’ his tensions into nether cavities.
We’ve met our villain, who seems “veddy British” to me. I’m waiting for him to order in 4 O’Clock tea and then charge off on a fox hunt.But he also seems like one of those “entitled” people who t hinks he has enough money to get away with anything.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray about 1 month ago
Good morning™, Old Fashioned Dictators
Whatt-sis-face is a real bundle of joy ! I wonder if he would lose the affected “vintage speak” if he were to find himself in long term confinement. P.3. They look their witchy worst.
avenger09 about 1 month ago
A very slow day indeed. Illustrations fine as usual. A very forgetful strip today.
1 1/2 goatheads.
Neil Wick about 1 month ago
Good morning™, all!
It seems that he’s very traditional. Linotype, as the name suggests, casts an entire line of metal type line by line. Those are all locked into a form and the page is printed from that. So, it seems that the TTTT publication is produced on letterpress. Practically no-one prints anything that way anymore except maybe some wedding invitations and business cards.
Brian Premium Member about 1 month ago
Oh, not just a humorous anachronism. Actual linotypes are interesting machines. In high school, I was on the newspaper staff. We had a field trip to The Sporting News. At the time, they were switching from linotype to computer-generated offset printing so we got to see both.
notmoving Premium Member about 1 month ago
Gizmo? Clanky? Perhaps you use it because your vocabulary lands you squarely in the distant past.
IvanB.Cohen about 1 month ago
Does this guy favor clanky smelly gizmos as to minimize paper trails? No wonder his workplace lacks a computer.
IvanB.Cohen about 1 month ago
I must give Tracy his props…he knows how to delegate assignments. Witnessed it in yesterday’s strip.
BreathlessMahoney77 about 1 month ago
Enquiring minds want to know why use a Linotype instead of a computer. Because computers make great evidence for prosecutors in court. 2 stars for today.
eced52 about 1 month ago
They aren’t hackable.
Tradewinds309 about 1 month ago
Did he just call one of them a ho?
Michael.E.Hutton about 1 month ago
He doesn’t have to worry about hackers!
tsull2121 about 1 month ago
I’ve lost track of exactly what the heck is going on in this story… started with a suicide, then crypto currency, then some outdated printing methods with some “tracyness” sprinkled in between….this round and round storytelling is making my vertigo worse
Null Island about 1 month ago
Wait, that one lady is from Judge Parker, isn’t she?
Gent about 1 month ago
Nice artworks but me no gets what on earth be going on in story. Please gets better writer.
iggyman about 1 month ago
Guess he is “Old School”?
Ignatz Premium Member about 1 month ago
So is Tracy going to solve the case by a stray “ETAOIN SHRDLU” printed somewhere?
Don Bagert Premium Member about 1 month ago
“The boss really likes that old lettering style – I heard that he recently bought some old books with linotyping at some big auction.”
Solomon J. Behala Premium Member about 1 month ago
Is it just me, or are comments not appearing by certain comics? (Obviously, I see the comments here. And the Tracy commentators are a good bunch, so I figured they’re as good to ask as anybody.)
jim_pem about 1 month ago
From cryptocurrency to linotype. Heave ho.
kurtoons.wilcken about 1 month ago
“And now I must write a scathing editorial about what latest outrage that scamp Teddy Roosevelt has committed this time…”
BeniHanna6 Premium Member about 1 month ago
No digital trail to follow.
David Rickard Premium Member about 1 month ago
From today’s Comics Curmudgeon:The newspaper comics are a fundamentally great medium because there are days when you don’t know you want a whole panel of some guy with a comically archaic mustache seen from a weird angle, but then you get it and you think, “Yes, this is what I wanted. Thank you for this.”
Another Take about 1 month ago
Is Ho the Asian linotype operator then? Or is the bossman referring to himself as Ho or a ho?
markwillman4 about 1 month ago
Wow! This dude is living in the past. The girls need to educate him on current technology, even though that could be a full-time job in itself.
adekii about 1 month ago
This guy seems to be very particular about his peculiarities!
Another Take about 1 month ago
1-BEAUREGARD PECKR TISK: Leave me now and do not tarry for I feel one of my wallpaper peelers about to strike!
2-… HO! GET THE LEAD OUT! HO: You have used that joke one thousand times now, Mr. Tisk. I will respectfully laugh as is the wont of my culture while silently hating you. Ha. TISK: Good man. Now chop chop!
3-CHERRY RED: Linotype! Old fool! SARAH SKNK: At least we’re not using tonsured monks anymore. I got tired of those old horndogs lifting their robes to show us their pious peenies! CHERRY: I kind a miss it. Plus they were amazing illustrators!
b2plusa2 about 1 month ago
1. This guy reminds me of Tabby Angus of April 2014.
2. Linotype is so old and obsolete that this guy would need to hire his own shop and repairmen to keep it repaired and to replace broken parts.
JPuzzleWhiz about 1 month ago
“Beats me why we use those clanky, smelly gizmos. What’s wrong with a computer?”
Because he’s a Luddite?
[Unnamed Reader - bf182b] about 1 month ago
Sounds like someone doesn’t want to leave electronic evidence around, or accessible remotely.
MDRiggs Premium Member about 1 month ago
“Ho”?
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray about 1 month ago
@ General Trelane (Ret.)
Firestrike and me are old pressmen
fs is an old presser of flesh alright ! Just ask my livestock about all the times they have been “pressed” and were forced to endure a maleficent, malicious odourous funk, as he ‘relieved’ his tensions into nether cavities.
Don Bagert Premium Member about 1 month ago
Some random questions:
1. That shield on the wall (also partially seen on Sunday) looks awfully familar. Any ideas?
2. Is the company’s phone system on analog?
3. Where is the ink and quill for the pen laying on the desk?
Aladar30 Premium Member about 1 month ago
Nice mustaches.
fourteenpeeves about 1 month ago
We’ve met our villain, who seems “veddy British” to me. I’m waiting for him to order in 4 O’Clock tea and then charge off on a fox hunt.But he also seems like one of those “entitled” people who t hinks he has enough money to get away with anything.