The inventor of Sea Monkeys died (he was a Jewish KKK member?) - GoFuckYourself.com

Mr.Fiction · 12-22-2003, 03:59 AM

Harold Von Braunhut, invented Sea Monkeys

Harold von Braunhut, who used comic-book advertisements to sell whimsical mail-order inventions like Amazing Sea Monkeys, tiny shrimp that pop to life when water is added, died on Nov. 28 at his home in Indian Head, Md. He was 77.

Von Braunhut was to quirky inventions what Barnum was to circuses. His X-Ray Specs, which advertisements said allowed wearers to see through flesh and clothing, are still selling after 50 years of guffaws. Hermit crabs as a pet? Thank von Braunhut for Crazy Crabs.

But von Braunhut's piece de resistance was Sea Monkeys, which come from dried-up lake bottoms, not the sea, and are not monkeys but brine shrimp. His extravagant claims for the crustaceans - for example, that they come back from the dead and that they can be trained and hypnotized - are convincing because they are sort of true. (The shrimp do follow light.)

In a radically different sphere, von Braunhut's hard right-wing beliefs drew notice. According to a 1996 Anti-Defamation League report, he belonged to the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nations.

The Washington Post in 1988 published an article on him and his affiliations, adding that his relatives said he was Jewish. He repeatedly refused to discuss his beliefs on race or his own religious background.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...hutobit21.html

That guy was a marketing genius, what kid didn't want some Sea Monkey at one time? I never knew he was an extreme right winger. I thought the KKK didn't like Jewish people?

RIP

Pad · 12-22-2003, 04:05 AM

Fuck him and his motherfucking monkeys

Stomped · 12-22-2003, 04:10 AM

Another fucking asshole than nobody will miss

klik · 12-22-2003, 04:16 AM

fuck sea monkeys.. scammed every kid on earth at least once.

i know i fell for it once a while back

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eroswebmaster · 12-22-2003, 04:46 AM

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Originally posted by Mr.Fiction
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That guy was a marketing genius, what kid didn't want some Sea Monkey at one time?

RIP

No kidding. Man back when I was a kid all that stuff in the novelty ads in the middle or back of the comic was like whack off material for me...LOL

Even as an adult I still get a kick out of the stuff. I used to have an ant farm and sea monkey's on my desk at my old commercial production job.

MaryJaneGraphix · 12-22-2003, 04:47 AM

no one invented sea monkeys, there brime shrimp, the only thing this guy did was introduce how to use sea monkeys as pets. you can't invent nature. thats Gods work

eroswebmaster · 12-22-2003, 04:47 AM

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Originally posted by MaryJaneGraphix
no one invented sea monkeys, there brime shrimp, the only thing this guy did was introduce how to use sea monkeys as pets. you can't invent nature. thats Gods work

apparently you don't quite understand...the guy invented "sea monkeys," a trade marked product...not the actual creatures.

Mr.Fiction · 12-22-2003, 04:50 AM

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Originally posted by MaryJaneGraphix
no one invented sea monkeys, there brime shrimp, the only thing this guy did was introduce how to use sea monkeys as pets. you can't invent nature. thats Gods work

Do those look like brine shrimp to you? Those are Sea Monkeys!

pamphage · 12-22-2003, 04:51 AM

fuck
thats sad news

MaryJaneGraphix · 12-22-2003, 04:53 AM

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Originally posted by Mr.Fiction

Do those look like brine shrimp to you? Those are Sea Monkeys!

the only thing this guy did was introduce how to use sea monkeys as pets. sea monkey we use to use as fish food to feed our oscar fish. there nothin more but baby brime shrimp

eroswebmaster · 12-22-2003, 04:55 AM

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Originally posted by MaryJaneGraphix

the only thing this guy did was introduce how to use sea monkeys as pets. sea monkey we use to use as fish food to feed our oscar fish. there nothin more but baby brime shrimp

dude you gotta stop hitting the pipe.

pamphage · 12-22-2003, 04:55 AM

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Originally posted by MaryJaneGraphix

the only thing this guy did was introduce how to use sea monkeys as pets. sea monkey we use to use as fish food to feed our oscar fish. there nothin more but baby brime shrimp

lol. you're entertaining in your own retarded way!

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eroswebmaster · 12-22-2003, 04:57 AM

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Originally posted by pamphage

lol. you're entertaining in your own retarded way!

check out these mad design skills...dude seriously has to stop hitting the pipe.

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pamphage · 12-22-2003, 04:59 AM

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Originally posted by eroswebmaster

check out these mad design skills...dude seriously has to stop hitting the pipe.

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holy shit

eroswebmaster · 12-22-2003, 05:00 AM

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Originally posted by pamphage

holy shit

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chodadog · 12-22-2003, 07:52 AM

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Originally posted by MaryJaneGraphix

the only thing this guy did was introduce how to use sea monkeys as pets. sea monkey we use to use as fish food to feed our oscar fish. there nothin more but baby brime shrimp

You are so very stupid.

KRL · 12-22-2003, 08:01 AM

I had sea monkeys when I was a kid. It was a big thing back in the 60's.

- AFN - · 12-22-2003, 08:03 AM

I remember that bullshit. I was 8 years old and I'd bug the fuck out of my uncle to get Sea Monkeys for me. I put the pack and some salt into an aquarium and I'd wait.... and wait... only to see brine shrimp. Ah.... getting pimped at only 8 yrs old. LOL

Greg B · 12-22-2003, 10:10 AM

Yo, this shit is so Twilight Zoney... Just last night I went into Bill's "Y Que" store and was just about to buy the "Sea Monkeys" space set. I dunno I just stared at it.

I remember as a kid getting them.

You gotta admit, the dude who invented this gag along with his others is what marketing and commerce are about. Adding bullshit to anything is like adding spices to a dish. Don't do shit but it makes it more appealing.

Rich · 12-22-2003, 10:33 AM

A bigot who got rich ripping off kids died, yeah what a sad day.

12-22-2003, 03:59 AM	#1
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	The inventor of Sea Monkeys died (he was a Jewish KKK member?) Harold Von Braunhut, invented Sea Monkeys Harold von Braunhut, who used comic-book advertisements to sell whimsical mail-order inventions like Amazing Sea Monkeys, tiny shrimp that pop to life when water is added, died on Nov. 28 at his home in Indian Head, Md. He was 77. Von Braunhut was to quirky inventions what Barnum was to circuses. His X-Ray Specs, which advertisements said allowed wearers to see through flesh and clothing, are still selling after 50 years of guffaws. Hermit crabs as a pet? Thank von Braunhut for Crazy Crabs. But von Braunhut's piece de resistance was Sea Monkeys, which come from dried-up lake bottoms, not the sea, and are not monkeys but brine shrimp. His extravagant claims for the crustaceans - for example, that they come back from the dead and that they can be trained and hypnotized - are convincing because they are sort of true. (The shrimp do follow light.) In a radically different sphere, von Braunhut's hard right-wing beliefs drew notice. According to a 1996 Anti-Defamation League report, he belonged to the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nations. The Washington Post in 1988 published an article on him and his affiliations, adding that his relatives said he was Jewish. He repeatedly refused to discuss his beliefs on race or his own religious background. http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...hutobit21.html That guy was a marketing genius, what kid didn't want some Sea Monkey at one time? I never knew he was an extreme right winger. I thought the KKK didn't like Jewish people? RIP __________________ Don't be lazy, protect free speech: ACLU \| Free Speech Coalition \| EFF \| IMPA Last edited by Mr.Fiction; 12-22-2003 at 04:02 AM..

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Greg B So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: EARTH (for the time being) Posts: 7,014	Yo, this shit is so Twilight Zoney... Just last night I went into Bill's "Y Que" store and was just about to buy the "Sea Monkeys" space set. I dunno I just stared at it. I remember as a kid getting them. You gotta admit, the dude who invented this gag along with his others is what marketing and commerce are about. Adding bullshit to anything is like adding spices to a dish. Don't do shit but it makes it more appealing.

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Rich So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,486	A bigot who got rich ripping off kids died, yeah what a sad day.