tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post3756372287526989644..comments2024-03-06T00:01:06.897-08:00Comments on Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie: 303. Holiday Highlights (1940)Steven Hartleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-4914533911525538942013-10-22T19:08:24.851-07:002013-10-22T19:08:24.851-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-68663672233199893362013-10-22T16:04:15.067-07:002013-10-22T16:04:15.067-07:00During the 1930s, there was a move to bring the ce...During the 1930s, there was a move to bring the celebration of Thanksgiving one week earlier than was traditional, in order to lengthen the shopping season. Republicans generally regarded this skeptically, as tinkering with a long-standing holiday for not a particularly good reason. Hence why the Republicans are celebrating on the 28th, and the Democrats on the 21st. It had nothing to do, directly, with the election.Eric O. Costellonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-64284066399527940262013-10-22T08:07:29.244-07:002013-10-22T08:07:29.244-07:00The college student looks like a caricature of som...The college student looks like a caricature of someone.<br />Here's the background behind the Thanksgiving gag: http://history1900s.about.com/od/1930s/a/thanksgiving_2.htmYowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-48989839900837375162013-10-22T06:29:07.015-07:002013-10-22T06:29:07.015-07:00Wasn't the caricature featured in the 'Arb...Wasn't the caricature featured in the 'Arbor Day' sequence? Sorry, those caricatures did not cross my mind when watching the short.Steven Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-21478343814325059912013-10-22T01:24:36.935-07:002013-10-22T01:24:36.935-07:00I'd sure like to know who the Warner caricatur...I'd sure like to know who the Warner caricatures are in this cartoon.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-79218564178103929082013-10-21T18:10:03.911-07:002013-10-21T18:10:03.911-07:00Dollar Days were a Depression-era promotion with m...Dollar Days were a Depression-era promotion with many hard-hit business districts. A dollar was a substantial amount of money, back then, for many, it was half-a-day's wages. But during dollar days, many items that were usually sold for multiples of $1 were on sale. Today's equivalent would be a Grand Opening event at a 'Dollar' store, where the first 100 visitors could get a big-screen TV or other high-ticket items for a dollar. People would camp out in front of the store, sometimes for days before, to satisfy there need for material possessions they normally could not afford to have.<br />Jay Sabicernoreply@blogger.com