What I learned from the January/February 2017 Saturday Evening Post:
Gasoline Alley!
Philip Lieberma n says tht the longest American comic strip still in production is Gasoline Alley. That strip began in 1918! It is available on GoComics.com. That strip was one of those that I looked forward to when I was seven years old. I would copy it and then put it into a folder with its like.
However, today, the strip is kind of jazzed up and doesn't look like I remember from when I was a kid.
But, you have to visit GoComics.com. It is a fantastic place. All... and I mean all... of the comic strips you look at every day are there, plus others that you will really like. I think that the site owners will ask you for a few dollars donation, but it is worth it if you like comics.
Teeth
Philip Gulley writes about his friend, Jerry. Jerry had a slight overbite that fit perfectly under the knurled edges of the bottle cap. This allowed him to open coke bottles with his teeth.
Hot Air
Way back in 1899, a bicyclist noticed that one of his tires was going flat. He turned in at a repair shop and mentioned his problem. The repairman pumped up the tire and then asked for 5 cents. The bicycle owner did not have any money, so he promised to bring the 5 cents in the next day.
The repairman insisted on immediate payment. The bicycle owner told the repairman to take his old air back, but not a hair more, or he would sic the law on him. Irked, the repairman poked a hole in the tire and all of the air flew out.
The next day, court convened. The bicycle owner sued the repairman for damages in the amount of 5 cents. The repairman sued for the same amount. Each had brought a lawyer.
After a lot of evidence was submitted about the nature of air, the judge ruled. 5 cents damages for the bicycle owner and 5 cents damages for the repairman. Each lawyer earned $10.
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Quote
Alfred Hitchcock: "The television set now is like the toaster in American homes. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time."
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Battleships
In 1898, the battleship USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The battleship was made out of steel. Debate raged about whether in the future such ships should be made out of wood or steel. The Saturday Evening Post editor felt that since steel ships sink like stones, in the future, all such ships should be made of wood.
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Now, do you see why I like this gentle magazine? You can read it quickly and the topics are not such that will stir your juices. It also has lots of pictures by Norman Rockwell, like this classic..
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