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Started by rj
Tue, 04 Feb 1986 01:55
Finding Our Boarding House
Author: rj
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1986 01:55
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1986 01:55
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I am looking for any information about an old comic strip entilted
OUR BOARDING HOUSE WITH MAJOR HOOPLE. I think the strip began in the
mid 1920's and ended sometime in the 1970's. It may even have been
a radio show at one point. I think the strip went through many
writers and one of them was George Ahern. Does anyone know a good
book for research on this subject or have any other information?
John Moulton
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Re: Finding Our Boarding House
Author: neutron
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1986 19:12
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1986 19:12
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About "Our Boarding House":
From _The Comics_, by Jerry Robinson, p. 229:
_Our Boarding House_, later to star the bombastic, stuffed-shirt
Major Hoople, was created by Gene Ahern in 1921 with the _Squirrel Cage_
as the top. NOV SHMOZ KA POP, a nonsense line that was widely parroted,
originated in the _Squirrel Cage_. _Our Boarding House_ was continued
after Ahern's death by Bill Freyse for many years and recently by Les
Carroll and Tom McCormick. Ahern, who previously did _Auto Otto_, left
Newspaper Enterprise Association and created _Room and Board_ for King
Features in 1934 with Judge Puffle taking on the Major Hoople persona.
Jack Applin
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Re: nonsense line
Author: Col. G. L. Sicherman
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1986 17:56
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1986 17:56
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> From _The Comics_, by Jerry Robinson, p. 229:
> _Our Boarding House_, later to star the bombastic, stuffed-shirt
> Major Hoople, was created by Gene Ahern in 1921 with the _Squirrel Cage_
> as the top. NOV SHMOZ KA POP, a nonsense line that was widely parroted,
> originated in the _Squirrel Cage_.
What do you mean, "nonsense line"? I'll bet somebody on the Net can
identify both the language and the meaning.
A tougher one is "NOTARY SOJAC," from _Smokey Stover._ I'll bet nobody
figures that one out!
Captain Buffalo: "You see, Tommy ... When a freak laboratory accident
made Mudman what he is today, something happened to his mind as well.
He's not evil, he's sick!"
Tommy Thrush: "Does that mean he can be cured?"
Captain Buffalo: "Well ... probably not."
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Re: nonsense line
Author: Jim Gillogly
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1986 05:36
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1986 05:36
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In article <831@ellie.UUCP> colonel@ellie.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) writes:
>> Major Hoople, was created by Gene Ahern in 1921 with the _Squirrel Cage_
>> as the top. NOV SHMOZ KA POP, a nonsense line that was widely parroted,
>
>What do you mean, "nonsense line"? I'll bet somebody on the Net can
>identify both the language and the meaning.
>
>A tougher one is "NOTARY SOJAC," from _Smokey Stover._ I'll bet nobody
>figures that one out!
NOTARY SOJAC anagrams to "JAY'S CARTOON". I wonder who wrote Smokey Stover.
(It also anagrams to "A COSY TROJAN" and "JARS A TYCOON", but those aren't
very compelling.)
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Jim Gillogly
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Re: nonsense line
Author: Per Starb{ck
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 1986 19:13
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 1986 19:13
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> > NOV SHMOZ KA POP, a nonsense line that was widely parroted,
> > originated in the _Squirrel Cage_.
> What do you mean, "nonsense line"? I'll bet somebody on the Net can
> identify both the language and the meaning.
I am almost sure that the phrase is not to be found in any of the
languages of the world.
As for meaning; the only excert from The Squirrel Cage I have read is
three strips in the first NEMO Annual (Screwball Comics) so I may be
wrong, but it looks as if it means "Can you give me a lift, please" or
something like that.
Note 1: This is my first posting to the net, so I except it will turn
out I did everything wrong...
Note 2: Don't write follow-ups in net.comics only if you intend me to
read them, since we unfortunately don't get net.comics in Europe. Sob!
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Re: nonsense line
Author: Roger Klorese
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1986 17:27
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1986 17:27
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In article <77@randvax.UUCP> jim@randvax.UUCP (Jim Gillogly) writes:
>In article <831@ellie.UUCP> colonel@ellie.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) writes:
>>
>>A tougher one is "NOTARY SOJAC," from _Smokey Stover._ I'll bet nobody
>>figures that one out!
>
>NOTARY SOJAC anagrams to "JAY'S CARTOON". I wonder who wrote Smokey Stover.
>(It also anagrams to "A COSY TROJAN" and "JARS A TYCOON", but those aren't
>very compelling.)
>--
> Jim Gillogly
> {decvax, vortex}!randvax!jim
> jim@rand-unix.arpa
Bill Holman... now there goes THAT idea...
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