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Default Food Psychology: Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons

Bobo Bonobo® said...

> On Aug 28, 5:32 pm, Andy <q> wrote:
>> Popeye (spinach)
>> Olive Oyle
>> Sweet Pea
>> Whimpy (hamburgers)
>>
>> Popeye (muscles)
>> Olive Oyle (skinny)
>> Bluto (fat)
>> Whimpy (fat)
>>
>> Did I forget any characters?
>>
>> The subliminal food psychology is there, except I didn't know what
>> olive oil was back in my youth AND I knew that I hated spinach but I
>> always enjoyed the easy-open can the way Popeye did it.

>
> When I was a small child, the only green thing I liked was cooked
> (from frozen) spinach. I loved it. I still like it. CANNED spinach
> is a whole different thing. It is seriously awful.
>>
>> )
>>
>> Andy

>
> --Bryan



Bryan,

I've loved spinach for decades since my youth and I go the frozen spinach
route too, mostly.

Sadly, spinach is a great big gout aggravator!

It ****s with my spinach, tomato, cheese omelette habit!

Andy