Nancy Classics by Ernie Bushmiller for August 02, 2019
August 01, 2019
August 03, 2019
Transcript:
Nancy: How do you like your job here?
Sluggo: It's okay--Only it makes me hungry.
Nancy: HUNGRY?---How come?
Sluggo: LOOK.
Signs read: Sweet Potatoes $100. Licorice Sticks $50. Hot Platters $1.00. Drum Sticks 75 cents
It’s incredible that a record back then cost one dollar. There’s no date on this but it sounds like it’s from the 1950s, but even if we conservatively date this strip at 1960, that is $8.50 in 2019 dollars. It’s nice to know that music costs nowhere near that amount now.
I think this is still from the late 40s, (1949 was a date that we saw a lot)… I’ve not heard the term “sweet potatoes” applied to whatever instrument that is, but I think everyone knows drumsticks and even “platters”; I only heard “licorice stick” for the clarinet used in a movie: “The Benny Goodman Story”. :-)
3- SLUGGO: I don’t know the first thing about music so I just call stuff by what it looks like. I’m not always wrong though. That trick actually worked on the washtub bass we sell.
From what I was able to deduce, I believe this comic is from 1949. Here are what those prices would be worth in 2021: 75¢ would be worth around $8 or $9, $1 would be worth around $11 or $12, and $50 would be worth around $575.
retrocool over 5 years ago
clever.
Paul Gundlach Premium Member over 5 years ago
It’s incredible that a record back then cost one dollar. There’s no date on this but it sounds like it’s from the 1950s, but even if we conservatively date this strip at 1960, that is $8.50 in 2019 dollars. It’s nice to know that music costs nowhere near that amount now.
sheilag over 5 years ago
I think this is still from the late 40s, (1949 was a date that we saw a lot)… I’ve not heard the term “sweet potatoes” applied to whatever instrument that is, but I think everyone knows drumsticks and even “platters”; I only heard “licorice stick” for the clarinet used in a movie: “The Benny Goodman Story”. :-)
jagedlo over 5 years ago
I admit I had to look up the “sweet potato” reference…https://www.britannica.com/art/ocarina
romandogbird over 5 years ago
nice
Another Take over 5 years ago
3- SLUGGO: I don’t know the first thing about music so I just call stuff by what it looks like. I’m not always wrong though. That trick actually worked on the washtub bass we sell.
Deleted Account2623 over 5 years ago
If you’re a fan of The Legend of Zelda, you’ll probably recognize the “Sweet Potatoes” (Ocarinas) immediately
WCraft Premium Member over 5 years ago
Archaic nick-names for those instruments – interesting! I’m not familiar with them.
brklnbern over 5 years ago
The slang shop.
rgcviper over 5 years ago
Fifty bucks for a licorice stick? Sheesh!
C00Lskeleton95 over 3 years ago
whats with the ocarinas?
Diamonds&Roses Premium Member about 3 years ago
From what I was able to deduce, I believe this comic is from 1949. Here are what those prices would be worth in 2021: 75¢ would be worth around $8 or $9, $1 would be worth around $11 or $12, and $50 would be worth around $575.