Hey, I remember him!! He was a trip!! But everybody knows I'm older than dirt! LOL Yup, born during WWII. Pat Childs wrote: > My dad had a couple of small hardback books of Sad Sack (about 100 years > ago). I remember dad's younger brother thought they were hilarious. I > think we are both dating ourselves, Kath! I was born DURING WWII. > > Hey, Asa! Remember Sad Sack??? Anyone else remember him? > > Pat > Las Vegas > > Kath wrote: > > > Neat Janis. (not that he un-subbed) > > I think I remember Sad Sack..... ??? > > This is a nice bit of history. > > akth > > > > > THIS WEEK'S HONORARY UNSUBSCRIBE > > > > > > goes to Hartzell Spence. A writer, Spence was a founder and > > executive > > > editor of Yank, a weekly magazine for American troops during World > > War > > > II. The magazine boosted the morale of the overseas soldiers not > > just > > > with its cartoons such as "Sad Sack", which Spence commissioned from > > an > > > Army sergeant, but also with something Spence called a "pinup" -- > > > photographs of lightly-clad beauties of the time, such as Rita > > Hayworth, > > > Betty Grable and Hedy Lamarr. When Spence was designing the > > magazine, he > > > said "We've got to have a pinup," Yank's cartoon editor, Ralph > > Stein, > > > remembers. "None of us had ever heard the term. I think Hartzell > > might > > > have invented it." The Oxford English Dictionary agrees. Spence died > > May > > > 9 in Connecticut at age 93. > > > > ==== FOLKLORE Mailing List ==== > > "Folklore Family" Listresses: > > Missi Richiele3@aol.com & Kath mzmouser@home.com > > »§«:*´`³¤³´´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§« > > ==== FOLKLORE Mailing List ==== > "Folklore Family" Listresses: > Missi Richiele3@aol.com & Kath mzmouser@home.com > »§«:*´`³¤³´´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«