Every panel goes through a long process of selection for geographic region and originality.
It's up to Chief Plugger Gary Brookins to select the Pluggerism that best defines an aspect of Plugger life. Here's how an idea goes from Brookins' mailbox in Virginia to newspapers around the country. The best part of my job is going through all of these letters every week to pick the seven Pluggerisms to draw. It is also the hardest part. So many great ideas are sent in that it's difficult to decide which ones to use.