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** It's mostly for comic relief. |
** It's mostly for comic relief. |
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** My guess is that, back when Dagwood first went to work for Mr. Dithers, treating one's employees that way was [[Values Dissonance|socially and legally acceptable]] (well, apart from the kicking bit, which would've constituted assault even then), so it's simply grandfathered in as a recurring motif. Also, just because employers can no longer dismiss you without warning, or demote you from executive to stock boy or whatever, without risking a lawsuit, doesn't mean that a [[Bad Boss]] can't find all sorts of other non-actionable ways to abuse you. |
** My guess is that, back when Dagwood first went to work for Mr. Dithers, treating one's employees that way was [[Values Dissonance|socially and legally acceptable]] (well, apart from the kicking bit, which would've constituted assault even then), so it's simply grandfathered in as a recurring motif. Also, just because employers can no longer dismiss you without warning, or demote you from executive to stock boy or whatever, without risking a lawsuit, doesn't mean that a [[Bad Boss]] can't find all sorts of other non-actionable ways to abuse you. |
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** Interestingly, I had a relative who had a boss that had an uncanny |
** Interestingly, I had a relative who had a boss that had an uncanny resemblance to Mr. Dithers's personality, his name even ''rhymed'' with "Dithers" |
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* Why do Dagwood and his son look like identical twins? |
* Why do Dagwood and his son look like identical twins? |
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** Cloning, duh. [[Wild Mass Guessing|Why do you think that Dagwood has looked the same for 70 years?]] Whenever "Dagwood" gets old "Alexander" replaces him. |
** Cloning, duh. [[Wild Mass Guessing|Why do you think that Dagwood has looked the same for 70 years?]] Whenever "Dagwood" gets old "Alexander" replaces him. |
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** [[Suppressed Mammaries]]. Since she's no longer really a flapper, she doesn't feel like taking the effort to hide 'em. |
** [[Suppressed Mammaries]]. Since she's no longer really a flapper, she doesn't feel like taking the effort to hide 'em. |
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