Li'l Abner

The Ladies Choice When verbalized by a man, the words “will you marry me?” signals a tradition that is accepted by all and ages old. Having this same saying spoken by a women however, is still exceptionally rare. Women should take charge of their decisions and ask first rather than the man. It is good to break tradition and be different. Who knows, maybe the marriage will be better in the long run. As stated by the New York Times, women are only allowed to pop the question once every four years according to an old Irish tradition. “The Ladies Privilege,” as it was known back then was first thought of in the fifteenth century by an Irish nun named St. Brigid. By her actions she decided that on February twenty-ninth a women should be able to ask the man to marry her instead of the other way around. She did this to balance traditional gender roles like how leap year balances the calendar. In reality having a women propose to her lover would be a great and empowering thing to do, but not everyone sees it that way. All though it may seem the leap year tradition was giving women opportunities it was actually keeping them in their place. Katherine Parkin an associate professor at the University Monmouth who was interviewed by BBC News says, “Back then women who asked men to marry were portrayed as ugly, mannish, crass or desperate.” Years later, women still see this holiday as an opportunity to get down on one knee and ask for their partners hand in marriage- on February…

Assignment #3 1. Babes in Toyland A hilarious family-friendly musical featuring the clumsy toymakers Stannie Dum and Oliver Dee (Laurel and Hardy) that help save the fairytale characters of Toyland. Li’l Abner The ladies flock towards main character Li’l Abner, originally from the comic strip; it is decided that the women will race to decide who becomes Li’l Abner’s wife. Buck Privates Slicker and Herbie (Abbott & Costello) bring their comedic antics to the military as they accidently…

The first appearance of Al Capp’s “Shmoo” was in the classic comic strip, “Li’l Abner”. As said by Life Magazine, the nation was instantly “Shmoo-struck,” and his “Shmoo” became a big hit. There are many stories, comics, and TV shows with and about the Shmoos, the story we’re focusing on is “The Short Life and Happy Times of the Shmoo.” Their life in the book goes through love and hate. With only the desire to please the humans of Dogpatch, USA, they lay eggs, give milk, and if you look at them…