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alan-l · 09-07-2005, 04:30 PM

it was made to increase spinach comsumption due to his low price, easeness of serving/packaging and nutritive values. AFAIK, this wasn't made up by farmers, but US government itself. Popeye was the stereotypical propaganda hero, later, he was used by UK propaganda as well

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0152556/
http://www.mtcnet.net/~bierly/popcarball.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/s301760.htm

however, there's a theory about spinach being another name for marijuana, which is quite funded. Either way, the first Popeye's strips had little use of spinach, and it became a central feature of the character in 1931

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09-07-2005, 04:30 PM
alan-l Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Location: look behind you Posts: 2,477	it was made to increase spinach comsumption due to his low price, easeness of serving/packaging and nutritive values. AFAIK, this wasn't made up by farmers, but US government itself. Popeye was the stereotypical propaganda hero, later, he was used by UK propaganda as well http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0152556/ http://www.mtcnet.net/~bierly/popcarball.htm http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/s301760.htm however, there's a theory about spinach being another name for marijuana, which is quite funded. Either way, the first Popeye's strips had little use of spinach, and it became a central feature of the character in 1931 woot-wooooot!!