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´`*:»§«