It’s amusing to see “bollocking” (twice!) in a comic strip. It used to be that the only comic book that used the word “bollocks” was D.C.‘s Hellblazer, a comic in their Vertigo imprint that carried a “For Mature Readers” advisory on the cover. (That comic series was about the character John Constantine, whose profanity-laced dialog used it a lot.) However, a few years ago D.C. rebooted all their titles, and they brought John Constantine from their Vertigo line into their “mainstream” comics line (that doesn’t carry a “mature readers” advisory), and he brought the word along with him (as well as some other rather salty expressions). It spread from there through other “T”-rated (for teenage readers) titles, and now it has shown up in unlikely places such as Marvel’s Spider-Man comics. I wonder whether it will spread from its use in today’s strip to other comic strips as well. Who is next in line for a bollocking? Will that be used to describe what Sarge regularly does to Beetle Bailey, or what Mr. Dithers regularly does to Dagwood?
Pharmakeus Ubik over 5 years ago
Wisdom beyond her years right there.
Tom_Tildrum over 5 years ago
Those ulcers are bacterial! And entirely treatable! See the doctor!
scyphi26 over 5 years ago
Me thinks Bostwick is going to be trouble. Or not up for the task. One or the other. Maybe both. Whichever comes first.
celeconecca over 5 years ago
Got a kick out of the suspendered fan-boying teacher! (If they call it fan-girling, then there’s an opposite, right?)
Aladar30 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Hooray! The old man is out!
seismic-2 Premium Member over 5 years ago
It’s amusing to see “bollocking” (twice!) in a comic strip. It used to be that the only comic book that used the word “bollocks” was D.C.‘s Hellblazer, a comic in their Vertigo imprint that carried a “For Mature Readers” advisory on the cover. (That comic series was about the character John Constantine, whose profanity-laced dialog used it a lot.) However, a few years ago D.C. rebooted all their titles, and they brought John Constantine from their Vertigo line into their “mainstream” comics line (that doesn’t carry a “mature readers” advisory), and he brought the word along with him (as well as some other rather salty expressions). It spread from there through other “T”-rated (for teenage readers) titles, and now it has shown up in unlikely places such as Marvel’s Spider-Man comics. I wonder whether it will spread from its use in today’s strip to other comic strips as well. Who is next in line for a bollocking? Will that be used to describe what Sarge regularly does to Beetle Bailey, or what Mr. Dithers regularly does to Dagwood?
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 5 years ago
bol·locks /ˈbäləks/ noun
VULGAR SLANG•BRITISH
plural noun: bollocks
1. the testicles.
2. used to express contempt, annoyance, or defiance.