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offline Mickey Mouse from The Moon on 2002-09-11 08:32 [#00388006]
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Mickey is a "little fellow trying to do the best he could".
(Walt Disney)

"[Mickey's] so popular because he's such a nice little guy--
fiesty, but not pushy. He lets other people lose their
tempers." (Roy E. Disney, Walt's nephew)

"Mickey Mouse!" [Allied troops who landed on the beaches of
France on D-Day in World War II (that was the code word for
the entire Allied mission!)]

Mickey is "a hero; he represents all the good things in
people". (Charles Solomon, writer)

"Mickey Mouse is the quintessential symbol of innocence.
Subliminally, he represents a lot of things we've lost. He
represents how things used to be simple and fun and free of
darkness. If there's a more poignant symbol, I don't know
what it is." (Bob Greene, newspaper columnist)

Practically everyone loved Mickey... "the children who
thought he was funny, the philosophers who thought he
represented America's raucous individualism, the esthetes
who saw in him the first successful adjustment of linear
design to the fluttering motion of the films"... (Life
Magazine)



 

offline Mickey Mouse from The Moon on 2002-09-11 08:34 [#00388010]
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Mickey Mouse started his career as what has been described
as "at best a fresh and bratty kid, at worst a dimunitive
and sadistic monster". In Steamboat Willie, he honks ducks
with tight hugs, uses the teeth of a cow as a xylophone, and
winds the tail of a goat like a music box. Mickey wasn't
truly depraved; he just engaged in "pure, amoral, very
boyish mischief". Because Mickey was somewhat fashioned
after Charlie Chaplin, there were many similarities between
these two characters.

Parents were alarmed with Mickey's obnoxious and crass
behavior; a deluge of letters flooded Walt Disney's office,
demanding a "kinder, gentler" mouse. Accompanying Mickey's
physical makeover came a definite shift in behavior. Mickey
was no longer loud and brash, but more quiet and charming.
Mickey, then and now, is not particularly funny; he is
attractive in a pleasant and appealing fashion. This is a
trait that was inherited from Disney himself, who was not
known to be truly humorous. Mickey abandoned slapsick
comedy; he would forever be destined to be a "nice guy" with
this major alteration.



 

offline Mickey Mouse from The Moon on 2002-09-11 08:37 [#00388016]
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These days, Mickey is still widely known for his charm,
manners, and shy kindness. "Mickey" is synonymous with all
that is good and benign; he is the ultimate symbol of
happiness and delight. Mickey has survived through the
ravages of World War II (where his name was the code word
for the entire Allied mission) as well as the different
trends that the world has followed. Whether he is donning an
immaculate tuxedo or clad only in swimming trunks, Mickey
will forever be hailed as the greatest mouse to grace the
earth.


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-09-11 08:41 [#00388019]
Points: 7327 Status: Addict



I don't know...i never liked mickey mouse. donald duck
ruled and still rules. i love that guy!


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-09-11 08:43 [#00388024]
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you just gotta laugh when donald totally looses it when he
can't shut a door and it gets stuck..he goes berzerk and its
just halarious. he's always wanting attention and he never
gets it. i feel sorry for him. same as goofy...totally
halarious.

i also like daffy duck...my goodness...too funny. better
than bugs imo...although both have incredible wit, daffy
wins cause he dones't get the attention he deserves just
like donald.

no i don't have an obsession with ducks


 

offline Mickey Mouse from The Moon on 2002-09-11 08:45 [#00388028]
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"I rock..... and roll..... all day long..... sweet suzie!" -
WindBlow = Kung Pow


 

offline Vit C from Glasgow (United Kingdom) on 2002-09-11 08:52 [#00388035]
Points: 866 Status: Regular



Vitamin C
Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, a water-soluble vitamin, was
first isolated (from adrenal cortex, oranges, cabbage, and
lemon juice) in the laboratories of American biochemists
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi and Charles King in the years
1928–33. Szent-Gyorgyi found the Hungarian red pepper to
be an exceptionally rich source; citrus fruits and tomatoes
are also excellent sources. Other good sources include
berries, fresh green and yellow vegetables, and white
potatoes and sweet potatoes. The vitamin is readily oxidized
and therefore is easily destroyed in cooking and during
storage. All animals except humans, other primates, guinea
pigs, and one bat and bird species are able to synthesize
ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid is necessary for the synthesis
of the body's cementing substances: bone matrix, collagen,
dentin, and cartilage. It is an antioxidant and is necessary
to several metabolic processes. Deficiency of vitamin C
results in scurvy, the symptoms of which are largely related
to inadequate collagen synthesis and defective formation of
intercellular materials. Ascorbic acid is metabolized slowly
in humans, and symptoms of scurvy are usually not seen for
three or four months in the absence of any dietary vitamin
C. The use of megadoses of ascorbic acid to prevent common
colds, stress, mental illness, cancer, and heart disease is
a continuing subject of research. A study conducted in Great
Britain in 1998 found that 500 mg of vitamin C daily had
pro-oxidant as well as antioxidant effects and could damage
DNA, the genetic material. The recommended daily allowance
for adults is 60 mg.



 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-09-11 08:57 [#00388039]
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you learn something new everyday folks


 

offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2002-09-11 09:03 [#00388047]
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Everyday's a schoolday!


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-09-11 09:03 [#00388049]
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yep. hey giginger, the nurse wants to see you for a sec ;)


 


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