Rob Crotty

Rob Crotty
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I've always been interested in the fringe story ... you know those Mexican fishermen that were lost at sea for 270 days? It's likely they were muling drugs and their ship was scuttled by a worried druglord ... Stories like that ... or the one about the world's deadliest geyser ... or the 10 billion rabbits in Australia. That's what the Fourth Corner is about. Went to Iraq, worked on Afghanistan, got out, road tripped, traveled around the world(ish), wrote a few books, working on a few others. I believe country is just another word for rock and roll, that North Dakota is better than South Dakota, and that America is an alright place, but certainly not the only place.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009 6:18PM

Dr. Seuss, You Racist Funny Man You

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 The US Army Signal Corp made 26 Private SNAFU (Situation Normal All Fucked Up) cartoons to educate and entertain soldiers on behavior overseas. 

 The brainchild of Dr. Seuss and voiced by Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny, and pretty much any other cartoon voice you heard growing up), these old fashioned cartoons hit on the important subjects: spies, alcoholism, stereotypes, and, for this one in particular, the old addage 'Loose Lips Sink Ships.'

The National Archives has another one posted on their YouTube channel,  which is also pretty classic (http://www.youtube.com/usnationalarchives). 

 If you're so inclined, I'll shamelessly plug their Facebook page, too (US National Archives) because some of the posts are just damned interesting shit I've found there, and it's stuff I think a taxpayer might be interestd in knowing about strange, odd US History. 

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entertainment, old cartoons, wwii propganda, snafu, us history, world war, movies, politics, comedy

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Loved this, Rob. Thanks for posting. I remember when I first learned about SNAFU and TARFU from my World War II vet husband, and understood fully the meaning of "loose lips sink ships."
Kathy Riordan
November 04, 2009 06:27 PM
Rob thanks for the link. The other day someone shared the London School of Economics Flicker page. They have tons of political posters, really cool art, loads from the soviet union in the early 30's.
Stellaa
November 05, 2009 02:31 AM
I find it interesting that hell awaits all those who give away US military secrets. Although racist by today's standards, it shows that there was no ambiguous PC speak when it came to our enemies during WWII.

I will never read Dr Seuss the same again. I wonder if he felt pressure because of his German sounding name to create the film?
M Todd
November 05, 2009 11:31 AM