Why is Popeye on Google? E.C. Segar's Birthday

So you may have noticed Popeye's presence in the Google logo today and asked yourself 'why is Popeye on Google?' Google is paying homage to E.C. Segar, the creator of Popeye, 105 years after his birth. Born...

‘Wimpy Economics’ at Work in Nation’s Capitol

A Wikipedia entry describes him as “very intelligent, and well educated, but very lazy and gluttonous” and as “something of a scam artist” who “can be shockingly underhanded at times.”  While a...

On 'Japanese Microbrews'...and Tokyo Brewpubs...In Words and Video (IHT) via ...

No Pingmag connection for Tokyo Thursdays #6. I thought some of you might enjoy a break from my chatty self with this Video on Japanese Microbrews by Jeff Boda (International Herald Tribune).

E.Coli Claims Life of Beloved Hero

"Chester, IL - (Blog-o-blah.blogspot.com) -- Popeye the Sailor, beloved hero and celebrity, died yesterday as the result of an E.Coli infection. In an ironic twist of fate, the old sailor contracted the sometimes-deadly disease from the vegetable he has championed for almost...

E.Coli Claims Life of Beloved Hero

Popeye the Sailor, beloved hero and celebrity, died yesterday as the result of an E.Coli infection. In an ironic twist of fate, the old sailor contracted the sometimes-deadly disease from the vegetable he has...

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