Some more comic strips from yesteryear.
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eye and when things were not to going well Phil would stay in bed all
day hiding out.
One of my favorites was Pop Groggins (Abbie An' Slats) alias bathless
Groggins who nostalgically recalled where he got each of his dirt
spots from years past and wore the geezers' full complement of
despicable ear and nose hairs.
Another classic was 'Our Boarding House' starring 'everybody knows
one' Major Hoople. Major Hoople was the bs symbol of his time, he did
everything, knew everything and was a hero(all in his imagination).
I've met people who may have started out exaggerating but developed
into full blown liars who I think came to believe their lies were
true...Major Hoople lives.
Wasn't Gasoline Alley the only comic strip that allowed the characters
to age?
On Sat, 09 Sep 2000 21:52:32 -0700, Old_Timer wrote:
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>Henry
>Little LuLu
>Iodine
>Tiller Toiler
>Jiggs and Maggie
>Felix the Cat
>Katzenjammer Kids
>Sluggo
>Smiling Jack
>Don Winslow in the Navy
>Joe Palooka (sp)
>Barney Google
>Gasoline Alley
>And Alexander in the Blondie strip was known as Baby Dumpling
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>Old_Timer
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1st Pvt Moore
>Gasoline Alley
>Old_Timer
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Terry says,
I still read Gasoline Alley daily in the Houston Chronicle
on-line
Walt Wallet is now in his late 90s. Skeezix is in his early 80s
At present, Nina is on a small Island. She waded out there, then the
tide came in and she is stranded. Meanwhile, Skeezix is eavesdropping
on some gangsters and it sounds like they "rubbed out" the lady with
the short hair and her husband is next.
Terry
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James L. Copeland
Scorchy Smith
Terry and the Pirates
Steve Canyon
Smokey Stover
Wash Tubbs
Out Our Way (with the Willets)
Maggie anbd Jiggs was, I believe, called "Bringing Up Father" (remember
Jiggs passion for corned beef and cabbage, et al.?)
Jim C.
ros...@westworld.com
> Little LuLu Iodine Tiller Toiler
This is fun researching "my memory bank". Trying to remember, some
comic little girl, Little LuLu, Iodine or ?? had an aunt - -
Fritzie or Frizzy Ritz.
And then there was the career woman "Brenda Star". Believe she was a
red head, very stylish. Don't remember if she was a girl reporter or
what, similar to "Tillie the Toiler". Mostly I stopped following
the strips in the 50's.
Rosanne
James L. Copeland
author.
Jim C.
1st Pvt Moore
>Maggie anbd Jiggs was, I believe, called "Bringing Up Father" (remember
>Jiggs passion for corned beef and cabbage, et al.?)
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>Jim C.
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Terry says,
Not just ANY Corned Beef and Cabbage - - It had to
Dinty Moore's Corned Beef and Cabbage - - and some of
Dinty Moore's suds to wash it down.
Maggie was pretty disgusted that her "High Society" Jiggs would
patronize a sleazy place like Dinty Moore's.
James L. Copeland
Dr. Wonmug (a play on the name of Dr. Einstein), the evil Dr. Bronson
(can't remember his 1st name), etc., etc.
Also I miss "Little Orphan Annie," with Daddy Warbucks, the Asp, Punjab,
Sandy the dog, etc. Good always triumphed over evil (albeit often
violently) in that strip.
Don't forget "Li'l Abner" by Al Capp! A great, sometimes satirical
'toon.
Jim C.
Old_Timer wrote:
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> Henry
> Little LuLu
> Iodine
> Tiller Toiler
Joan F (MI)
http://www.nandotimes.com/nt/comics/brenda/today/
<ros...@westworld.com> wrote in message news:39BBB5C0...@westworld.com...
1st Pvt Moore
>This is fun researching "my memory bank". Trying to remember, some
>comic little girl, Little LuLu, Iodine or ?? had an aunt - -
>Fritzie or Frizzy Ritz.
>Rosanne
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Terry says,
Little Lulu was a comic strip and animated cartoon
character in her own right.
I can remember fragments (bits and pieces) of the song
that opened each of her cartoons.
Little Lulu, Little Lulu,
With freckles on your chin,
In and out of trouble,
But mostly always in.
Using Mama's lipstick for the letters she writes,
Using Daddy's neckties for the tail of her kite,
Though the clock says seven-thirty, It's really after ten.
Looks like Lulu been repairing it again.
Little Lulu, I love you-hoo just the same.
The same.
Little Lulu, I love you-hoo just the same.
Nancy had an Aunt Fritzy Ritz
ros...@westworld.com
> Brenda Starr is still going strong and has aged amazingly well. You can catch her strip at:
I checked it out. If we could only age half that well !!
Rosanne
ros...@westworld.com
> Nancy had an Aunt Fritzy Ritz
>
Nancy, that the one. Thank you.
Rosanne
James L. Copeland
Jim C.
Old_Timer wrote:
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> Baby Dumpling in the Blondie strip grew up to become teenager
> Alexander.
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> Old_Timer
James L. Copeland
imagining?
Jim C.
Old_Timer wrote:
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> Henry
> Little LuLu
> Iodine
> Tiller Toiler
Daisy
strip, had a sister named Moonbeam McSwine? This sister's
characterization appeared to be quite the opposite of Daisy's, and a bit
shocking for the day.
Daisy
James L. Copeland
relation to Daisy Mae. As I recall, Moonbeam lived with her equally
unkempt father in a cave somewhere. She was always smoking a corncob
pipe and,in all honesty, she was built like the proverbial brick
outhouse. Some other characters from Lil Abner: Pansy and Paw Yokum
(Abner's parents), Lonesome Polecat, Hairless Joe (who had so much hair
all you could see of his face was his nose), the pet pig (whose name I
forget, I think it was Salome), and Abner and Daisy Maes' son (Honest
Abe???)
Jim C.
jean sterling
> Some other characters from Lil Abner: Pansy and Paw Yokum
> (Abner's parents), Lonesome Polecat, Hairless Joe (who had so much hair
> all you could see of his face was his nose), the pet pig (whose name I
> forget, I think it was Salome), and Abner and Daisy Maes' son (Honest
> Abe???)
Weren't there some funny looking creatures called shmoos in Lil Abner?
Jean S.
1st Pvt Moore
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> Weren't there some funny looking creatures called shmoos in Lil Abner?
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> Jean S.
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Terry says,
Shmoos wuz TOO good fo' people. They's did all the work for them.
Fried, they tasted like Chicken, Boiled, they tasted like Ham - - -
They were shapeless white things sort of like Casper the Friendly
Ghost but not exactly.
I doubt that what I've said is accurate but its sorta in the
ballpark.
ros...@westworld.com
> They were shapeless white things sort of like Casper the Friendly Ghost but
> not exactly.
> I doubt that what I've said is accurate but its sorta in the ballpark.
Yes your description is correct. Way back when I was in Jr. High the little
shmoos were commercially made and kids would bring them to class (to disrupt of
course). The ones I saw and held were about the size of a mouse, and shaped
similar to Casper, the Friendly Ghost, made out of a soft squishy white plastic
material.
Rosanne
1st Pvt Moore
>Yes your description is correct. Way back when I was in Jr. High the little
>shmoos were commercially made and kids would bring them to class (to disrupt of
>course). The ones I saw and held were about the size of a mouse, and shaped
>similar to Casper, the Friendly Ghost, made out of a soft squishy white plastic
>material.
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>Rosanne
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Terry says,
Didn't they live "In The Valley Of the Shmoon"?
(Al Capp was playing with a song of a similar name?)
jean sterling
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> Terry says,
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> Shmoos wuz TOO good fo' people. They's did all the work for them.
> Fried, they tasted like Chicken, Boiled, they tasted like Ham - - -
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> They were shapeless white things sort of like Casper the Friendly
> Ghost but not exactly.
>
> I doubt that what I've said is accurate but its sorta in the
> ballpark.
You are absolutely correct. I could only remember rather vaguely what they
looked like and had forgotten all the rest about them tasting like chicken and
doing all the work. Your post brought all that back to me.
Jean S.
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http://www.lil-abner.com/
Lots of links and info.
1st Pvt Moore
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>Sure, I remember Moonbeam McSwine, but I am pretty sure that she was no
>relation to Daisy Mae. As I recall, Moonbeam lived with her equally
>unkempt father in a cave somewhere. She was always smoking a corncob
>pipe and,in all honesty, she was built like the proverbial brick
>outhouse. Some other characters from Lil Abner: Pansy and Paw Yokum
>(Abner's parents), Lonesome Polecat, Hairless Joe (who had so much hair
>all you could see of his face was his nose), the pet pig (whose name I
>forget, I think it was Salome), and Abner and Daisy Maes' son (Honest
>Abe???)
>Jim C.
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Terry says,
Don't never - - like in NEVER EVER - - forget Ol' Joe Mytzlplk
(Did I spell that right? Probably not)
James L. Copeland
remember that Joe was the world's worst jinx. A small rain cloud was
always over his head wherever he went.
I also remember Mammy Yokum's great words of wisdom:
"Good is better then evil 'cause it's nicer!"
I also seem to recall the Scraggs family (spelling?) It consisted of a
father and his 2 sons...the meanest threesome ever to walk the earth.
Jim C.
1st Pvt Moore
Absolutely right. I don't recall the exact spelling either. But I
remember that Joe was the world's worst jinx. A small rain cloud was
always over his head wherever he went.
I also remember Mammy Yokum's great words of wisdom:
"Good is better then evil 'cause it's nicer!"
I also seem to recall the Scraggs family (spelling?) It consisted of a
father and his 2 sons...the meanest threesome ever to walk the earth.
Jim C.
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Terry says,
All those years I read about Lonesome Polecat and Hairless
Joe and their "Kickapoo Joy Juice", I never realized that
the Kickappo Indians was a real, honest-to-goodness tribe.
It still exists to this very day. It migrates along either
side of the Rio Grande in the area around Eagle Pass, Texas.
Now - don't foget - - if'n that Kickapoo Joy Juice needed
more "body" - - they threw one in.
Lin Chambers (on this news group) lives in Jasper, Alabama.
My wife comes from near there. Everytime I go to that part
of Alabama for a visit, I think I'm in Dogpatch - - - it's
a really beautiful piece of the United States.
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wrote:
>......... never realized that
>the Kickappo Indians was a real, honest-to-goodness tribe.
ever hear tell of the town of Lower Slobovia where they had low flying
critters that flew so fast you couldn't seem em and the only way to
get em was to hold up a door and the critter would crash. Were they
the equivalent to the Dogpatch shmoo?
Daisy
known as the world's most loving friend and worst jinx who always
travels with a dark cloud over his head.
I discovered his name and one or two other surprises as I began a search
to find a sisterly connection between Daisy Mae and Moonbeam McSwine. I
have always thought they were sisters, but maybe not. I am awaiting an
answer by e-mail.
I discovered that Lil Abner had a 15 1/2 y/o brother named Tiny Yokum
and that Moonbeam was known as the beautiful pig girl. What a moniker!
Stay tuned,
Daisy
1st Pvt Moore
DMcGr...@webtv.net says...
Stay tuned,
Daisy
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Terry says,
I think you are real close Daisy. I don't think it had a vowel
in it. You said "Bfstpik" - - - I wonder if it was "Bfstplk".
Don't forget Lil' Abner's 15 1/2 year old brother - - Tiny. I wonder
how MANY of those 15 1/2 year birthday cakes he had?
Daisy
Maybe I need new glasses.
Daisy
NANCY FONTAINE
Kids. They always did things I never dared do and I think I envied them
a bit.
Nancy
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From: (Daisy)
James L. Copeland
Inspector, et al. It looked as if they were all living on some tropical
island. It wasn't until I took German courses in colege that I became
aware that Katzenjammer is the German word for a hangover!
Jim C.