[Groop]A multitude of replies or suggestions and topics to makethissubject line too long

[promethea]

I believe 'jeep' also appeared in the early Popeye cartoons...

I can't recall if it was a funny-looking minor character's name, but if
memory serves, it was either a phrase used by Popeye's child or the
funny-looking character [sort of a long-necked ...  thing]

-Chris


----- Original Message -----
From: "EUGENE PHILLIP" <ephillip at worldnet.att.net>
To: "GROOP" <groop at groo.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 8:13 AM
Subject: Fw: [Groop]A multitude of replies or suggestions and topics to
makethissubject line too long


> Chet and Gary,
>   Thanks for your responses.  I don't remember ever buying GROO stickers,
> but now I'll have to sort through my collection.
>   I thought Gary may have it right, because I do have Death of Groo.  It's
> the #51 that has me confused.  Did I miss 50 other items, whatever they
are?
>   Anyway, I'll have to take some time from my Spring chores and get that
> sticker back where it belongs.  Thanks for giving me some targets.
>   I know what "jeep" means!  It's a derivative of GP which stood for
General
> Purpose vehicle, which were funny, square, olive drab colored cars during
> WWII and after.  The forerunner to the HMMWV.
>   Coincidentally, "Jeep" is also part of my namesake.  E.C. Segar
> (1894-1938) created a comic creature with extraordinary powers called
> "Eugene the Jeep".  When I was named, "Eugene" was as popular as
"Britney",
> "Jennifer", or "Condolleezza" are today.
> Gene the Hummer
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grossmann, Gary" <GaryG at DOR.WA.GOV>
> To: "'EUGENE PHILLIP'" <ephillip at worldnet.att.net>; "GROOP"
<groop at groo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 5:24 PM
> Subject: RE: [Groop]Groo Trivia Question
>
>
> > Hmm.  My guess is it's for "The Death of Groo," but I'm not sure.  I'll
> have
> > to look at some stuff when I get home.  The things that came out in
1987,
> > according to my records, were that GN and the CBLDF T-shirt and the
price
> is
> > wrong for the t-shirt. The minis came out the year before and the mass
> > market poster came out the year after.  The price sounds about right for
> the
> > second printing of "The Death of Groo," because as I recall the Canadian
> > price was increased  and that was the only difference from the first
> > prinitng, but again, I'll have to check that out tonight. -Gary G.
> >
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chet Cox" <mormonyoyoman at juno.com>
> To: <Groop at groo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:25 PM
> Subject: [Groop]A multitude of replies or suggestions and topics to make
> thissubject line too long
>
>
> > 1.  The idea of Groo Groop cards sounds teriffic.  These would be
> > non-collectable and, I assume, recyled from mulch.
> >
> > 2.  Who is this chap who doesn't know what "jeep!" signifies?  It's
> > obviously not Eugene.
> >
> > 3.  The sticker which Gene found which says "#51 Groo the Wanderer (TM)
> > $4.95/$6.50 CAN Copyright (c) 1987 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.  All
> > characters and their distinctive likenesses are trademarks of the Marvel
> > Entertainment Group, Inc.  A New World Company" is #51 in a limited
print
> > of 50 stickers published by Marvel back when they were a New World
> > Company (as opposed to the Same Old Thing Company?).  The stickers
listed
> > for $4.95 each, unless you got the REALLY limited edition which came in
> > an aluminum can.  In that case, you had to pay $6.50.  It undoubtedly
> > came as a surprise to Sergio that Marvel Entertainment owned all the
Groo
> > characters which appeared on those stickers, but that's the truth or
> > Marvel couldn't have printed that statement right on the sticker.  By
> > that same logic, DC owns the name "Jack Kirby," which bears no
> > resemblence to living or deceased persons.  Said so, right on the indica
> > of every issue of *Jack Kirby's Fourth World* funnybooks.
> >
> > 4.  There's an Italian restaurant just off Iliff & Blackhawk in Aurora,
> > CO, which has a special on a groosagi platter every Tuesday night.
> >
> > *jeep!
> >   --Chet
> >
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