tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post6800259098831985185..comments2023-11-30T02:39:02.047-06:00Comments on Comics Make No Sense: But Mommmmm... I NEED Those 350 Used Popsicle Bags!Adam Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-37122603210986911172013-02-15T15:28:29.071-06:002013-02-15T15:28:29.071-06:00I had wondered if "banned" was a pun on ...I had wondered if "banned" was a pun on the word "damned," but I thought... naw, not in a 1945 comic. It sure looks like that was the case, though... Didn't know that "points" thing. Good eye!Adam Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-2718140383981380022013-02-15T08:22:21.195-06:002013-02-15T08:22:21.195-06:00I think banros is right. "Banned thing" ...I think banros is right. "Banned thing" was a stand-in for "damned thing", which I guess was pretty daring innuendo for a comic in the 1940s.Aaron Carinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694155469435310102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-30027831311386483172013-02-15T02:59:42.081-06:002013-02-15T02:59:42.081-06:00I think the whole joke turns on "It has its p...I think the whole joke turns on "It has its points", which refers to the "points" system in rationing. Also, Slat wants to eat a goat, maybe. No idea why Fat passes out, or puts in a plug for a comic book that won't exist for thirty years.D.B. Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797128570217627410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-86094920747449321052013-02-15T00:49:39.258-06:002013-02-15T00:49:39.258-06:00I google searched "Life is just one * thing a...I google searched "Life is just one * thing after another" and "Life is just one damn thing after another" was a popular result.<br />So...that, I guess.<br /><br />On the subject of popsicle sticks:<br /><a href="http://www.framebomb.com" rel="nofollow">frame bombs</a>Joey Collardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241703348218260183noreply@blogger.com