tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post1801843533242300026..comments2024-03-22T04:37:47.139-04:00Comments on Princess Sparkle Pony's Photo Blog: Art Collection: "Judge Rummy" Drawing By "Tad" Dorgan, 1920Peteykinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960842777164948590noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-4947669620337082742014-03-30T05:42:53.169-04:002014-03-30T05:42:53.169-04:00Tasha, the fact that you asked a question makes yo...Tasha, the fact that you asked a question makes you super-double-worthy to be reading this blog.<br /><br />Think of the "plop" as being part of the unique syntax of comics, like motion lines and sweat drops, things that really don't appear outside comics.Peteykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960842777164948590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-64704931279401424972014-03-29T18:51:04.997-04:002014-03-29T18:51:04.997-04:00Thanks for the explanation. It makes much more sen...Thanks for the explanation. It makes much more sense now that I knew they were falling backward/falling down/fainting from a bad joke. HA!!HA!! <br /><br />I hope i wasn't the only confused one...I'm not worthy of this blog, but I'm not going anywhere! <br /><br />-tashaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-15318994536781166362014-03-28T17:03:52.153-04:002014-03-28T17:03:52.153-04:00Well, that's what "plop gag" means. ...Well, that's what "plop gag" means. It's a vaudeville trope, I suspect, that Tad adopted, where you fall over backwards because of a particularly bad or striking pun or joke. Cartoonists still use it to this day!<br /><br />"Wins the carving set" refers to a very common prize (sets of carving knives) in raffles, contests, etc. It has the exact same origin as the phrase "That takes the cake".Peteykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960842777164948590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-57541806325203584962014-03-28T11:20:53.067-04:002014-03-28T11:20:53.067-04:00The last panel confused me. Why are the Judge and ...The last panel confused me. Why are the Judge and his friend upside down, and the carving set? So don't understand.<br /><br />-tashaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com