There was a 6-7 meme joke in Pluggers today, go look it up if you dare, I refuse to deal with it
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Hi and Lois, 11/18/25
Sorry, Lois. The latest Gen Alpha trend is eldermaxxing. Kids are putting on their grandpa’s clothes, and they’re so young they don’t even remember the Macklemore song so they don’t think it’s cringe. They’re shoplifting Ben Gay from local pharmacies so they can get the smell right. They’re setting off airhorns near each other’s ears so they can get into the “Eh? What’s that, sonny?” vibe. It’s happening all over the country and there’s nothing you can do about it. You’ll beg for skibidi toilet or “6-7” or whatever when Chip starts demanding dinner at 4:45 p.m. so he can finish in time to doze off in front of the local news.
Archie, 11/18/25
Sure, yes, Jughead’s hat is dumb-looking, or at least extremely out of date, but here’s the thing, Reggie: he’s been wearing it, depending on how you think of the chronology, either since 1941 or the whole time you’ve been in high school together. Everyone has already arrived at an opinion about it, and probably has pretty much stopped thinking about it, years ago! What made you think this would be a successfully sick burn that would raise your clout amongst your peers?
Dennis the Menace, 11/18/25
Now, Reggie, this is a sick burn. This is genuinely the most menacing thing Dennis has said in years, in that it’s simultaneously very funny and also if he said it to me I would die inside. The face he’s making is also great! Kudos all around.
Hagar the Horrible, 11/18/25
I love that she distinguishes between “the god Baldr” and just plain Thor. I assume this means she’s referring not to Baldr’s brother, the storm god, but just some guy named Thor, maybe one of their neighbors. His face is enh but he’s extremely ripped.
Beetle Bailey, 11/18/25
Hey, now, Killer — Otto walks around on two legs and wears human clothes! He’s not stupid at all, and honestly I’m not 100% convinced that he’s a dog.
52 replies to “There was a 6-7 meme joke in Pluggers today, go look it up if you dare, I refuse to deal with it”
Rex Morgan: Talk to the hand…because the artist won’t draw the rest of me!
The Flagstons and the Horribles decorate in the same style.
@Josh: I fear you are a bit unstuck in time here. Chip is somewhere between 15 and 17 (doesn’t have his driver’s license yet but is also going on college tours, on which he asks whether the college girls would date a high school senior–a true-to-life detail and also no way), which puts him at the tail end of zoomerism. And kids that age are just old enough to remember the Macklemore song and find it cringe. Hopefully Lois never had to explain to him why R. Kelly’s sheets smell.
Beetle Bailey : man, domestication did a number on Otto : he’s so busy fantasising about having human hands with opposable thumbs so he could use an assault rifle and go on a killing spree in Camp Swampy, he forgot he has TEETH and can just jump up and tear out Killer’s throat right there if he wanted to!
…Too far?…************
Crankshaft : Wow, look at how TERRIFIED Cranky looks in those panels. He is PERSUADED that both of his “friends”
(for lack of a better word)having insomnia is a surefire sign they’re not only going to die, but SOON!***********
Hagar the Horrible : Helga means having the body of not The God Thor, but one of his avatars; like Donald Blake, Eric Masterson, or Jane Foster.
B. Bailey: Walker Inc. has abandoned any motivation for initiating their situational jokes. Why is Killer calling Otto stupid? Who cares. Tomorrow, Sarge pummels Beetle into a formless heap. Why? Because it’s funny.
Beetle Bailey:
See? — Otto can’t get past “five.” Killer was right.
In sociology class I learned that trends amongst what are now called tweens tend to die out as they are discovered and used by either younger kids or adults. So, as pluggers have discovered 6-7, it’s officially and blessedly over. I never thought I’d be grateful to Pluggers yet here we are.
Phantom:
Her pistol is ready; Dai Lu sleuths around
Examining structures with nary and sound
You have to expect there’ll be rigamarole –
The coin of the realm while on Jungle Patrol!
Look there! In the alcove! — the strangest of sights
A putative hero with garish, striped tights
She’ll gladly embrace, though, her fact-finding role —
It’s in “Job Description” for Jungle Patrol
“I guess there’s two ‘Hero’s!” reflects thoughtful Han
“But look at that outfit! — what is that guy on?
He must have some sort of significant role —
Could he be the leader of Jungle Patrol?”
*Props to Uncle Lumpy for inventing this rollicking, sea chanty-esque genre, with hopes that this pale imitation will inspire the usual superior effort on his part.
H&L I like the little touches that Chip brings time that outfit, like keeping that tie super loose. He’s not just grandpa, he’s drunk grandpa!
DtM The most impressive part of that display in the advanced ventriloquy Dennis learned to say that line while maintaining that face.
HtH “Also I don’t seem anything here about the heroine gagging from the smell of helmet sweat and lutefish breath, or wiping loose back hairs from her hands after the act…”
BB Ha, is Otto planning a mass shooting? I mean…it sure sounds like it…
Archie: The moment that set the tone for the Riverdale series was Cole Sprouse’s Jughead declaring “In case you haven’t noticed, I’m weird. I’m a weirdo. I don’t fit in. And I don’t want to fit in. Have you ever seen me without this stupid hat on? That’s weird.” I think the universe would be a much better place if the Riverdale dialogue was printed in this strip, and this strip’s dialogue appeared in Riverdale.
Pluggers: I have to admit: “How’d you know?” would be the funniest way to respond to 6-7. The only thing that can beat an annoying Zoomer blurting out a nonsequitur is an annoying Boomer blurting out a nonsequitur.
Beetle Bailey: If he’s such a stupid dog why does he outrank you?
MW: So, the only thing Toby had to remember to buy was PELLETS. I suppose the SUPPLY LIST she’s going to get from Stell on the way out will underscore that she should buy FOOD pellets, not pellets for guns, stoves, or hormone replacement therapy. Of course, Toby is just as likely to buy pallets or palettes, or even sign up for Pilates thinking that’s a little weird but Dr. Ed is a vet so he must know what he’s talking about. I guess when it comes to Toby, everyone in Santa Royale knows you can’t assume she has ANY idea what you’re talking about.
H&L- thats a pretty snappy comeback there Lois.
Using the term “hobo” is right up there with whoopie hats for kids these days. Who said that comics can’t relate to kids these days?
BB: Otto outranks these perennial Privates. Has he no power at all?
DtM: Mom puts Dennis in Time Out for an infinite number of transgressions, but sits like a lump while he insults her cooking. Is she hoping he’ll starve to death without any evidence of her actually starving him to death?
MW: Next up: Estelle, holding a letter opener to Toby’s jugular; “Don’t. Call. Me. ‘Stell.’ HE. Called. Me. ‘Stell.'”
H&L: When you consider that Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the Grandson of John Tyler, the tenth president of the US, only died this year. -That’s a span of 235 years. Couldn’t Chip’s Grandpa have been wearing something a bit more interesting? A stovepipe hat would really set the scene.
H&L: Poor Chip. He put in all that effort desecrating Grandpa’s grave with no resultant praise.
(Since Comics Kingdom is down for me….)
Pluggers: How many Pluggers will get the original reference.
BB: Knowing full well the fear and loathing this theory will induce, I herein assert that Otto is a ghastly chimera – the product of a long ago, but never forgotten night of unspeakable debauchery and sin involving Sarge and some unfortunate bitch.
So…”6-7″ is what Pluggers do (or more importantly attempt to do) because they’re too lazy and out-of-shape to do “69”, right?
Well, the Pluggers reference in today’s title gives me the opportunity to pass along my favorite bit of Dad/elementary school humor: Why is 6 afraid of 7? Because 7-8-9!!
[Crickets]
Sound it out, it works better that way.
@2+2=7: Thank you for that.
Dennis the Menace: Henry, frozen, keeps his eyes firmly on the center of the dinner table. Is that a speck of dust? A fruit fly, perhaps? There’s no way he’s getting involved in this family drama: the consequences for taking sides would be terrible, and last for weeks. If he were to rupture his eardrum, say with an air horn blast, could he plead deafness? He keeps eating, and contemplating.
H&L: So are the kids trying to look like they’re 67? I’m confused. (I’ll be 67 in June — I need to know.)
@Charterstoned: Also, notice that Dr. Mister Ed is treating this bird like a new pet someone’s bought. Clearly Toby neglected to mention the fact that the bird just randomly plopped down from out of the sky as she was randomly sitting on a park bench. Do you need a pet license for a bird like you would a dog?
JP: Sophie, would you rather be in a jail cell or rubber room for your criminal assault on a person of interest in an active police investigation? Pick your battles. (Also, how much you wanna bet that CIApril ‘N Randy are going to crash this ‘Friendsgiving’*?)
*Also also, who the $%&@ came up with the word ‘Friendsgiving’? You’re still giving thanks for people you care about, regardless of whether they are blood relations. Why make up a new word? What’s next, domineering patriarchs/matriarchs compelling offspring to attend ‘Familygiving’?
Hägar the Horrible: Harald Godwinson offers Hagar five feet of English ground, as he is shorter than most men, but seven feet deep as he is also fatter than most men.
@MKay: To me she will always and forevermore be ‘Shtelle’ in honor of that glorious drunken night, and she can’t do anything because she’s just a piece of pixels on my screen. Neener neener neener! No letter opener to the throat for me!!
Also! Sincere kudos to the Dennis the Menace artist who kept everything about the art generic 1950s, except for updating the light switch to a touchpad dimmer. A+, way to let us know you’re still in the game, buddy!
I was always confused by the fact that most of the days of the week are named after Norse deities, but that Saturday is named after the Roman god Saturn. I proposed renaming Saturday “Baldersday,” but it never caught on.
LUANN: Thank goodness for budget cuts, so that only 1/4th of the dorm-mates has to attend classes.
LUANN (2): Also, apparently in her infinite fountain of compassion and consideration, Dez (and whatever tax write-off scheme is posing as a foster pet agency, who I can’t emphasize enough would have done checks looking for this sort of thing) didn’t think to set a schedule for puppy care (I guess everyone in the Luannverse assumes you treat any creature in your care like Shannon, so that tracks.)
@matt w, H&L: Zathras approves of comment! Also Zathras, Zathras, Zathras, and Zathras.
But not Zathras.
Zathras prefer Mary Worth and Tuesday’s Six Chix.
H&L: “Why can’t I wear Grandpa’s old outfit?” “We can’t leave him naked in the coffin.”
DtM: Most kids would just content themselves with expressing their revulsion at their dinner, but not Dennis. He makes it a point of telling his mother that his reaction is specifically to the quality of her cooking, which he has nothing but contempt for. Menacing level: pretentious food critic.
H&L: I would think Chip’s grandfather’s old sports coat would be less “shabby professor” and more “disco club owner.”
I never heard of “6-7 meme” before today. But since it’s been used in Pluggers, there’s no need to bother learning it.
“Mom, I’m quitting this strip and moving over to Rex Morgan. Do I look like someone who would enjoy roots country and neo-Vaudeville?”
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It’s 2025. I will judge Lois for unironically using the word “hobo”.
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I don’t know what it tastes like, just looking at the alleged food, I suspect Dennis is right. OH NO! Am I a menace now?
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To be fair, if Baldr was in the MCU Helga probably wouldn’t have to explain who he is to the readers.
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Is Otto just a short and very dedicated furry?
Dennis the Menace: So… there’s a 1951 strip where Dennis’s dad tries to teach Dennis how to box, and Dennis responds by attacking George with a baseball bat. Today’s strip isn’t attempted patricide, but it’s good to see the kid getting back to his emotional roots.
Hi and Lois-They buried Chip’s grandfather in that outfit.
This a egregious violation of Hagar’s lore! It’s a fundamental part of the characterisation that Hamlet is alienated from his family because he is the only literate member! Was it worth sacrificing a pillar of the strip for a joke “Women are horny but not about their husbands or normal homo sapiens in general”
HI & LOIS: “Also that’s the suit your grandpa was buried in.”
“I want you to see what it tastes like!” Interesting, Dennis has synesthesia! I don’t think he will up it to profit as much as Nabokov, but it’s something!
Comics Kingdom seems to be down…
DT: Hey, good on Ozob for finding a career path with room for advancement! That’s not easy these days, especially when you look like a cross between an out-of-work party clown and the maintenance manager for a trailer park.
GT: Dude, Tobias, you of ALL people should know better than to deadname Emily.
This is the funnies page, it’s entirely possible these characters just gained awareness of Macklemore.
I can think of one reason Helga would feel the need to explain Baldr is a god here, and that’s if she’s never heard of him before picking up this book. It’s taking care to explain to the reader about how lesser known Aesir are gods while assuming at least they know about Thor, and Helga repeats it, clearly assuming her husband wouldn’t know either, at least not offhand. I don’t think Hägar gives a damn about what we today might call heresy – mixing and matching gods to give the characters of this frivolous yarn impressive descriptions with no regard to what it might signify to religious people – but I imagine it would hurt his feelings to see his wife doesn’t know even a little bit about the particulars of his deeply held beliefs.
@Banana Jr. 6000: Eh, there’s nothing to learn; it’s basically meaningless. I didn’t think absurdism would be the new Gen Alpha trend but here we are.
Today is peak Pluggers. It shows the title character at the proper age and with the appropriate total disconnection from popular culture since disco. GenXers and older millennials know that 6-7 is a meme, yet they insist on trying to discern its meaning instead of just accepting its meaningless. Maybe I’m becoming a Plugger already – 1967 is not long after I was born, yet I regularly find myself assuming that “chonky boy” and “slay” are private terms my kids use among themselves instead of being generational slang.
HtH: That couch looks like it was pillaged from the end of someone’s driveway.
HAGAR The HORRIBLE: Helga’s probably differentiating them because she actually means “Chris Hemsworth.”
Pluggers – Thank God! I was born when pluggers graduated high school. I’m not a plugger yet!
H&L: “You look like a hobo!” [Whacks Chip with Grandpa’s bindle].
RMMD-“And a huge payday,” Summer says making the ‘give me money’ hand gesture.
Beetle Bailey-And a five, six, seven, eight.
MW-With Sunny in her life Toby doesn’t need Ian.
FC-Toby from ‘Mary Worth’ will visit with her parrot.
Dennis – That’s the Mr. Yuk face. When Dennis finishes eating, he’ll see the message printed on his plate: YOU HAVE JUST BEEN POISONED. (Yes, just like in The Prisoner episode “The Girl Who Was Death.” Same distinctive font and everything!)
Ah, yes, Baldr, the Norse god whose death showed that mistletoe is an asshole (collectively) and that you can’t trust Loki. Now, one of these things should be self-evident, but people keep kissing under mistletoe nonetheless.
Hagar should be grateful that the strip isn’t set in ancient Greece. Otherwise he might catch Helga having hot feathery sex with a swan, or getting inside a Trojan cow to conceive the Minotaur.