Word: dogpatchers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Club. From the first Sadie Hawkins' Day episode in which L'l Abner wriggles out of Daisy Mae's arms into those of a jackass, to the last where he is "hopelessly, permanently, (maybe) married," nothing is certain in this uselessly enjoyable book where all the natives of Dogpatch gleefully race "their (gulp!) destiny to a (sob) stalemate...
...down fine a spoonful a day in a newspaper could sadly pall as an evening-long drink on the stage. On the stage, accordingly, Li'l Abner has been swamped with plot, which not only palls but plods. Also, by never letting anyone relax, the plot robs Dogpatch of its homey, day-to-day, ferocious charm. Something extra is frequently needed...
...Dogpatch, U.S.A. has jumped from the comic strips to the stage. Luckily Dogpatch loses little of its good-natured fun in the transition, even if the world of Li'l Abner becomes a bit more finite and less imaginative...
...story begins in Dogpatch, where residents are threatened with eviction from their ancestral homes to make way for a nuclear testing ground. Dogpatchers, led by Mammy Yokum, decide to market their own alcoholic distillate, which will make them indispensable to the nation. Their product becomes a security matter and involves the mercenary interests of General Bullmoose. Only Mammy's triple whammy and a herd of relatives save Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae from disastrous marriages and actually end an egregiously complicated story...
...queen. Society reacted with murmurs of pleasure and squeals of outrage. Just about 50% of Athlyn's 2,000 sent in their ballots. Day after day, the News breathlessly reported the latest tabulations. Thirty-five of Chicago's hostesses were nominated, and even Mammy Yokum, of Dogpatch, received six votes. The old Chicago wheat-pit spirit raised its head. Laughed International Harvester Director Chauncey McCormick: "I've been offering a dollar apiece for votes for my wife, but I heard Ed Cudahy is offering $1.25, so I'm upping my offer...