Those lucky future boomers! I’ve never gotten free popcorn from a passing helicopter. Why, with all the money they saved, they probably were all able to put a down payment on a house
Twice this week we’ve had popcorn. It happens that I saw on Youtube a bio of Orville Redenbacher. It said while Orville was experimenting with corn, popcorn, which was very popular during the 30s and 40s because it was cheap during the Depression, and stood in for sweets during war rationing. The bio said popcorn sales slid in the 50s with the resurgence of unrationed and cheap sugar, and the decline of movies to TV. Maybe, but I remember popcorn always being in the house. It was also at this time Jiffy-pop came along. And apparently it was readily available in the Nancyverse!Orville revitalized popcorn, as well as improved it to such a degree that all popcorn has improved. Thus I don’t plunk down $8-9 for a jar of Orville, when a bag of the store brand kernels do quite well!
billyk75 10 months ago
The kid’s version of Manna.
Calvinist1966 10 months ago
I see that today’s Classic is from 1955. Recent ones have been from 1950.
snsurone76 10 months ago
Notice that Irma is absent. Catching popcorn in her open mouth must be beneath her dignity. Or maybe she’s cautious of the genuine risk of choking.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member 10 months ago
This is a work of genius.
Billavi Premium Member 10 months ago
Those lucky future boomers! I’ve never gotten free popcorn from a passing helicopter. Why, with all the money they saved, they probably were all able to put a down payment on a house
gsawyer101 10 months ago
" I swear I thought turkeys could fly" Arthur Carlson WKRP
phritzg Premium Member 10 months ago
Good thing there aren’t any seagulls around, or some of the white stuff falling would not be popcorn.
The Orange Mailman 10 months ago
Nowadays drones could do this.
christopherburton Premium Member 10 months ago
That’s just corny…
Zebrastripes 10 months ago
Was it buttered, Nancy?
brklnbern 10 months ago
Nice fantasy, but probably the birds will steal it all before it reaches the kids.
jossy138 10 months ago
There seems to be three Sluggos
AMBER1 10 months ago
I noticed that Nancy is the only girl in this group.
anncorr339 10 months ago
Free popcorn for Nancy and friends
[Unnamed Reader - b6b8d2] 10 months ago
Wild turkeys CAN fly.
countoftowergrove 10 months ago
Twice this week we’ve had popcorn. It happens that I saw on Youtube a bio of Orville Redenbacher. It said while Orville was experimenting with corn, popcorn, which was very popular during the 30s and 40s because it was cheap during the Depression, and stood in for sweets during war rationing. The bio said popcorn sales slid in the 50s with the resurgence of unrationed and cheap sugar, and the decline of movies to TV. Maybe, but I remember popcorn always being in the house. It was also at this time Jiffy-pop came along. And apparently it was readily available in the Nancyverse!Orville revitalized popcorn, as well as improved it to such a degree that all popcorn has improved. Thus I don’t plunk down $8-9 for a jar of Orville, when a bag of the store brand kernels do quite well!