this day in bugg history
goooooooal!
I love that Mrs Bugg plays professional soccer and is adept at bicycle kicks, but I love her wee cleats most of all. LOOK YOU UPON HER CLEATS.
Transcript:
Mrs Bugg is upside down, belting the ball to the net in what is clearly a perfectly-executed bicycle kick, while a goalie stands before the net in what will be, I’m sure, a well-intentioned but ultimately insufficient defense.
The text reads: Munch 15, 1892: Buggerpool F.C. is the first football club formed in buggland. Mrs Bugg would start her sport career playing for their reserve team.”
I do not think that means what you think it means
I’m guessing the buggs are silly drunks. Also, gin out of champagne coupes? BRILLIANT.
(The magic trick bit refers to my habit of performing a stupid magic trick when I’m drunk, an idea I got from a comedian whose name I no longer remember.)
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A line of buggs approaches a still holding piles of what is presumably cotton. On the other side of the still, two drunken buggs are waving champagne coupes. We can only assume the magic trick is imminent.
The text reads: “Munch 14, 1784″ Eli Buggney is granted a patent for the Cotton Gin. A cheap way for buggs to make alcohol from fluffy stuff they find all over the place. Magic tricks were also invented on that day.”
astronomer buggs ftw
Apparently buggs have the exact same sense of humor as eight-year-old human boys.
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A buug, pointing at the stars, stands next to a huge telescope that’s also pointing at the stars, while a female bugg covers her mouth in horror.
The text reads: “Munch 13, 1780: William Hershbuggel discovers Uranus, the jokes never stop.”
it’s all about the cookies
Yay, cookies!
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A female bugg, holding a walking stick and brandishing a tray of freshly-baked cookies, is guiding some younger girl buggs in the subtle art of cookie sales.
The text reads: “Munch 12, 1912: The Girl BuGuides are created. Aside from earning badges, they also start a tradition of cookie sales.”
rock and/or roll
The bass player is always left-handed, isn’t he? Also, I kind of expected clogs on the club-owner, which is how club-owners always appear in my nightmares.
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A sunglasses-wearing bugg is standing outside a club with a huge marquee, as musician-buggs patiently await their turn at stardom.
The text reads: “Munch 11, 1927: Samual Bugoxy opens the Bugoxy Theatre in New Bugg City … musical buggs line the streets hoping to be the next big bugg music act.”
equality … or dinner
So according to Loki, if the women buggs don’t eat all of their mates, the bits they eat grow back.
Ew.
Transcript:
A smiling female bugg waves a flag featuring another smiling female bugg, while in the background, a male bugg covers his face in horror.
The text reads: “Munch 8, 1911: Clara Bugzenkin launches International Bugg Women’s Day in Copebugan. Most men buggs had no idea that women buggs didn’t feel equal, as they have always shared everything. Later this was proved to be unnecessary as women buggs actually have more rights, like eating their mates.”
temporal anomalies
Aww, poor Napoleon. Everyone wants alien warriors with staff weapons, don’t they?
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Napoleon Buggapart stands in the foreground, hand in his jacket and wearing a sporty hat, as other buggs rain canon fire upon a fortified city.
The text reads: “Munch 7, 1814: Napolean Buggapart captures the city of Jaffa hoping it will supply him with alien warriors using staff weapons. Sadly the SciFi Channel doesn’t exist yet.”
a truly terrible loss
We’re often flippant here, and yes, the drawing isn’t the most reverent thing ever, but we truly did lose a good friend on March 7, Thom Gabaldon, who lost his battle with cancer. We’re glad we got to say goodbye, honored that Reliquary was able to play his benefit show, and hopeful that Thom would appreciate the sentiment.
Transcript :
Mr and Mrs Bugg are wearing black armbands and anguished expressions, standing on either side of a much larger bugg with Xs for eyes, hands crossed on his chest.
The text reads: “This day in buggdom, the buggs lost an inspiration. You will be missed Thom Gbugg.”
“do they have a flag?”
Ah, eminent domain in Buggland. Also flags.
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A tall ship waits offshore as a bugg plants a flag on the beach. He’s clearly quite happy, waving to the camera (artist?).
The text reads: Munch 6th, 682 : “Ferdinand Buggellan lands on Buggnam. The natives are powerless to stop him from claiming the island as they do not have a flag.”
everything in Buggland has antennae
Veggilopes have appeared in earlier notes (which I’m still scanning … there are literally years of backlog for me to wade through … ), but this is the first time we learn how they came to be part of the Buggland food chain. I’m assured that one can eat them and still be vegetarian.
Yeah, I don’t know either.
Transcript:
A Bugg on a horse (possibly? it has antennae …) with a cowboy (cowbugg? buggboy? I could sure use a bugg-to-English dictionary) hat on swings a lasso at a herd of cow-spotted veggilopes … who have antennae. As you do.
The text reads: “Munch 5, 432: Kyle Bugg begins the first domesticated herd of veggilopes. An endless source of food for bugg society as the creatures regrow anything you eat off of them. Cannibalism rates almost disappear … except in some cult areas.”
a-feudin’ and a-fightin’
Buggs in love, plus Buggs with guns. What’s not to like?
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Two buggs hold hands, hearts of love erupting from their heads, while in the background, other buggs, presumably from the formerly-feuding families, wave their rifles.
The text reads: “Munch 4th, 1232, the long-running Buggfield vs. McBugg feud ends with the marriage of Bob Buggfield to Matilda McBugg. And so begins the age of cheesy bugg romances.”
fly, buggs, fly!
Oh, man, I have many, many jumping-off-the-roof memories of my own, only one of which ended badly, a fact that I know will be shocking to anyone who knows me IRL.
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One Bugg is standing on the roof of a house, arms in the air, apparently cheering — or possibly screaming — while the other Bugg is flying with what are probably cardboard wings taped to his arms.
The text reads : “Munch 1st, 1814, Orville and Wilbur Bugg become the first buggs to fly. And they would have made many more advances if their mom didn’t stop them jumping off the roof.”