Hagar the Horrible

 

PIERS MORGAN: The cartoon that Joe Biden told me helped him survive two devastating family tragedies – and the phone call that gave me a profoundly moving insight into the mind of the new President

By Piers Morgan For The Mail On Sunday

Published: 17:14 EST, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 21:03 EST, 7 November 2020

America's new President-Elect, Joe Biden, has a framed cartoon strip on his desk. It features Hagar the Horrible, the red-bearded Viking character created by American cartoonist Dik Browne, stranded on a rock in a violent storm as his ship sinks, lashed by thunder and lightning.

'Why me?' he shouts up at God.

And God replies simply: 'Why not?

I know how much Biden values this cartoon, and the message behind it, because he told me about it during an extraordinary phone conversation we had a few days after the tragic death of his son Beau in 2015 from brain cancer.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8924671/PIERS-MORGAN-cartoon-Joe-Biden-told-helped-survive-two-family-tragedies.html

 

Hägar the Horrible is the title and main character of an American comic strip created by cartoonist Dik Browne, and syndicated by King Features Syndicate. It first appeared in February 1973, and was an immediate success.^[1] Since Browne's retirement in 1988 (and subsequent death), his son Chris Browne has continued the strip.^[2] As of 2010, Hägar is distributed to 1,900 newspapers in 56 countries and translated into 12 languages.^[3] The strip is a caricature commenting on modern-day life in the United States through a loose interpretation of Viking Age Scandinavian life.

Overview

"Hagar the Terrible" was the nickname given to the late Dik Browne by his sons; Browne adapted the name to Hägar the Horrible for the purposes of alliteration. After his death, Dik Browne's sons changed the title of the strip to Dik Browne's Hägar the Horrible in tribute.^[1][2] The name is pronounced Hay-gar according to Chris Browne.^[4]

Hägar (sometimes written "Hagar") is a shaggy, scruffy, overweight, red-bearded Viking.^[5] He regularly raids England and sometimes France. Animation-industry writer Terence J. Sacks notes the juxtaposition of contrary qualities that make Hägar endearing to the reader: "Hägar's horned helmet, rough beard and shaggy tunic make him look somewhat like a caveman or Opera-Viking, but you also know Hägar has a soft underbelly occasionally exposed."^[1]

Setting and format

The strip is set in the Middle Ages in an unnamed coastal village somewhere in Norway. Hägar's Norwegian lineage was revealed at least once in a daily strip (July 18, 1984). Hamlet asks Hägar if he can tell people they're Norwegian. Hägar replies that it isn't necessary: "It might sound like bragging."

Although anachronisms are not unknown, they are not deliberate mainstays of the strip, as in other period burlesque strips like The Wizard of Id. The strip follows a standard gag-a-day daily format with an extended color sequence on Sundays.

Much of the humor centers around Hägar's interactions with his longship crew, especially "Lucky Eddie" (when on voyages or during periodic sacking and looting raids). Sometimes the humor would be at the tavern with the other Vikings, or Hagar dealing with his family, who are not like stereotypical Vikings. Supporting characters include his overbearing, nagging and occasionally jealous wife, Helga; their brilliant and sensitive son, Hamlet; their pretty but domestically hopeless daughter, Honi; Helga's pet duck, Kvack; Hägar's loyal and clever dog, Snert, and other secondary, recurring characters. 

 

Hägar the Horrible: the slovenly, overfed Viking protagonist. Hägar is both a fierce warrior and a family man—with the same problems as your average modern suburbanite. One running gag involves his exceptionally poor personal hygiene; for example, his annual bath (July 14^[7]) is a time of national rejoicing and celebrations. Another source of comedy is Hägar's simplistic, childlike cluelessness, often finding himself at odds with his more sensible family members. Much to Hägar's chagrin, on the few occasions where he behaves maturely (such as helping Helga in daily tasks or displaying self-control of his titanic appetite), the other characters are often caught off guard, since they are more accustomed to his bumbling and childish attitude. The most notable example was when Helga demanded that Hägar speak the truth at least one time, Hägar agrees and does so, something that pleasantly surprises even God himself, who promptly makes angels play the trumpets in celebration of this "miracle".

やっぱ鯖が好きだったんでしょうか？（爆ｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ 

Why Japanese connoisseurs love Norwegian mackerel

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Jun 17, 2014 — The MRI machine provided the researchers with beautiful pictures. They clearly revealed why the Japanese prefer mackerel from Norway.

佐天さんのDeiligな鯖カレーを食ったらha det bra - 匿名党

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2020/09/21 — 中国政府がノルウェーに「香港民主化デモの活動家にノーベル賞を与えるな」と警告 http://tokumei10.blogspot.com/2020/09/blog-post_28.html. 2018年12月30日日曜日フレンダと黒子＠Joseph's＠アレイスターの町と ...

holy mackerel

Etymology

Recorded from 1803 with uncertain origin, but possibly a euphemism for Holy Mary, with Mackerel being a nickname for Catholics because they ate the fish on Fridays. Another suggested explanation is the practice of selling mackerel on Sundays in the seventeenth century (because its quality deteriorates rapidly), so it was known as holy fish. 

で、Josephと言えばカトリック教徒のJoe＠Delaware。

英語の隠語やサブカルチャーが分からんと何も見えないんですよ、、、（爆ｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ