tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432079904664551988.post2208570280506940609..comments2023-10-28T11:22:22.588-06:00Comments on Whirled of Kelly: Equipment for the JobThomas Haller Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432079904664551988.post-80543430014571508212010-08-27T08:45:41.586-06:002010-08-27T08:45:41.586-06:00Tom,
Ah, I didn't realize that "bombazin...Tom,<br /><br />Ah, I didn't realize that "bombazine" meant anything in particular. Figured it must have been a misspelling or something.<br /><br />ChrisChris Barathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432079904664551988.post-53147211816521218262010-08-26T16:19:49.329-06:002010-08-26T16:19:49.329-06:00Chris--I know what you're saying, but Albert r...Chris--I know what you're saying, but Albert refers to a bombazine, and the little kid was known as Bumbazine, with a 'u'.<br /><br />Bombazine is an old time synonym for an umbrella or parasol.<br /><br />Ya gotta wonder what Kelly was thinking as he wrote that. Was he thinking of his character from 20 years before, and did he name the character that because 'bombazine fabric' was invariably black in Victorian times?Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432079904664551988.post-36111781896007107502010-08-26T15:44:06.488-06:002010-08-26T15:44:06.488-06:00Bombazine = the little black kid who co-starred in...Bombazine = the little black kid who co-starred in the original version of POGO in ANIMAL COMICS in the 40s! Is Kelly kidding his past here?<br /><br />ChrisChris Barathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432079904664551988.post-27704473482449386262010-08-26T11:46:32.135-06:002010-08-26T11:46:32.135-06:00perfect equiptment for this job-or is it?--charlie...perfect equiptment for this job-or is it?--charlieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com