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Author: Derek JanssenDerek Janssen Date: Jul 9, 2008 11:42
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Author: Don Del GrandeDon Del Grande Date: Jul 9, 2008 19:21
Derek Janssen wrote:
? - it looked like a mix of Bosko and Buddy shorts to me.
>The good news: An entire disk of wartime shorts
Speaking of which, I've always wondered - at the end of "Herr Meets
Hare", when Bugs appears as Stalin, he says in a Russian accent, "Does
your tobacco taste different lately?" - is that meant to be a
reference to anything in particular?
(While I'm asking - I've heard this one in a number of cartoons
(mainly Popeye); what was the origin of "Sold, American"?)
-- Don
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Author: Derek JanssenDerek Janssen Date: Jul 9, 2008 20:33
Don Del Grande wrote:
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> ? - it looked like a mix of Bosko and Buddy shorts to me.
(So...you can tell the difference, then?) :/
>>The good news: An entire disk of wartime shorts
(Plus the complete set of Economic educational Sylvester shorts, which
had masqueraded as "cartoons" for most of our TV-syndicated childhood!)
> Speaking of which, I've always wondered - at the end of "Herr Meets
> Hare", when Bugs appears as Stalin, he says in a Russian accent, "Does
> your tobacco taste different lately?" - is that meant to be a
> reference to anything in particular?
Also a commercial.
> (While I'm asking - I've heard this one in a number of cartoons
> (mainly Popeye); what was the origin of "Sold, American"?)
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Author: haywood jablomyhaywood jablomy Date: Jul 11, 2008 05:20
Derek Janssen wrote:
> Don Del Grande wrote:
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>> ? - it looked like a mix of Bosko and Buddy shorts to me.
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> (So...you can tell the difference, then?) :/
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>>> The good news: An entire disk of wartime shorts
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> (Plus the complete set of Economic educational Sylvester shorts, which
> had masqueraded as "cartoons" for most of our TV-syndicated childhood!) ...
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Author: Derek JanssenDerek Janssen Date: Jul 11, 2008 12:11
haywood jablomy wrote:
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>>> (While I'm asking - I've heard this one in a number of cartoons
>>> (mainly Popeye); what was the origin of "Sold, American"?)
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> The radio shows sponsored by Lucky Strike (Jack Benny, Your Hit Parade)
> usually began with a tobacoo auctioneer doing his spiel, which is
> unintelligible till he gets to "Sold to American" (i.e. the American
> Tobacco Company). Many phrases from Lucky Strike ads found their way
> into pop culture and WB gags... "L.S.M.F.T.," "With men who know tobacco
> best it's Luckies 2 to 1," "So round, so firm, so fully packed," etc.
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Author: Anim8rFSKAnim8rFSK Date: Jul 12, 2008 06:11
In article ALLTEL.NET>,
haywood jablomy yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Speaking of which, I've always wondered - at the end of "Herr Meets
>>> Hare", when Bugs appears as Stalin, he says in a Russian accent, "Does
>>> your tobacco taste different lately?" - is that meant to be a
>>> reference to anything in particular?
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>> Also a commercial.
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> During WW2 many cigarette makers used cheaper materials in the
> packaging. This caused a variance in flavor.
So was this a commercial for a brand of cigarette that supposedly still
tasted good, or a general "be patriotic and smoke whatever crap we give
you" piece?
--
Star Trek 09:
No Shat, No Show.
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