tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post3507524447414567548..comments2024-03-06T00:01:06.897-08:00Comments on Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie: 367. The Draft Horse (1942)Steven Hartleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-39814039838513045922015-02-14T16:53:35.125-08:002015-02-14T16:53:35.125-08:00Two points of interest: (1) the soldier that gives...Two points of interest: (1) the soldier that gives the horse the rub-down is very similar to Private Snafu, whose shorts for the Army-Navy Screen Magazine were just being developed at this time; (2) there's a small irony in the timing of the cartoon, in that by mid-1942, the U.S. Army was in the process of phasing out not only horse cavalry regiments, but horses for nearly any usage.Eric O. Costellonoreply@blogger.com