Popeye "The Sailor Man"
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Given that Popeye was born of the Great Depression, I would venture to guess that he smoked the ubiquitous plug found under glass in many of the druggists of the day. From speaking to people of my grandfathers generation, it was the go-to smoke for many a working man...harsh, laden with nicotine, and cheap. Plus, you could take a bite if you were unable to light up.
here's a little-known fact: a long time ago, when measuring the nutrient contents of spinach, someone accidentally put a decimal point in the wrong place, erroneously reporting that spinach contained ten times the iron it actually contained, hence the myth that spinach would better combat anemia. it wasn't until years later the error was found but i guess by then conventional wisdom was that spinach was really more nutritional than other dark leafed produce.
oh here's another one: Bing was a jazz drummer before he made it big as a crooner.
oh here's another one: Bing was a jazz drummer before he made it big as a crooner.
Maybe he smoked the original navy flake/plug
It originated that the crew would keep bales of tobacco cut in ribbons and pressed together for storage, and then stored in sacks, usually next to fruit or even in the same sack to impart different flavor...he either smoked that, or pot haha
It originated that the crew would keep bales of tobacco cut in ribbons and pressed together for storage, and then stored in sacks, usually next to fruit or even in the same sack to impart different flavor...he either smoked that, or pot haha
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Be easy with my hero, I grew up watching popeye. I really like the boat propeller comment. :rofl:
My grandfather was in the same frat as Bing, and was good friends with Bob. I asked him one evening, as we watched Bing melt a young starlettes heart on the tube, if they were that slick in person. My grandfathers reply? Smoother...
Watch it matees, I have it on good authority that he never smoked anything in his pipe. Especially whacky weed. ( are you listening Dana Larson!)
Olive just told him he looked distinguished with a pipe stuck in his face, so he always had it with him. It did come in handy for other things too though. Like a propeller, flame thrower, to suck up spinache, a snorkle, periscope and jet exhaust.
You gotta admit, it was a lot more useful than Blutto's stogie. Kinda like the original "which is better? pipe or cigar".
Sort of self evident. No?
Olive just told him he looked distinguished with a pipe stuck in his face, so he always had it with him. It did come in handy for other things too though. Like a propeller, flame thrower, to suck up spinache, a snorkle, periscope and jet exhaust.
You gotta admit, it was a lot more useful than Blutto's stogie. Kinda like the original "which is better? pipe or cigar".
Sort of self evident. No?
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