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One character I used to like a lot was skinny, bald, and not at all refined. yet he was superhuman when he fought and also had a keen detective’s mind. He had a pipe, and this ingenious bloke would use it as a torch or periscope. In fact, he rarely used that pipe to smoke! With goons and Bluto he would always cope by using it to suck a spinach can! His forearms bulged, for he got strong that way. Strong to the “finich,” was this sailor man from eating spinach when he saved the day! To Olive Oyl and Swee’pea he stayed true - *Pupeye, Pipeye, Peepeye, and Poopeye too! Written 5/20.2015 for the Cartoon Character Contest of Shadow Hamilton * The four nephews of Popeye who resembled little Mini-Me’s of Popeye.

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Date: 8/7/2015 10:12:00 AM
Yes used to love that cartoon although never liked spinach. lol love phyl
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Date: 6/8/2015 6:22:00 AM
Love it! Congratulations :-)
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Date: 6/7/2015 7:08:00 PM
Popeye deserved this fun write...Such a timeless cartoon. Cool facts on his four nephews, too!
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Date: 6/7/2015 6:04:00 PM
This one really made me smile - great tribute to one of my all-time favorite comic characters! All hail to Popeye! Congrats on a top-of-the class great win!
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Date: 6/6/2015 11:02:00 PM
LOL, Andrea, awesome win
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Date: 6/6/2015 9:53:00 AM
When I was a kid, this cartoon character was one my mom would mention to get us to like spinach !! (I prefer mine fresh, in a salad !!....ha ha!) Congrats on a number 1 win !!!!
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Date: 6/6/2015 7:05:00 AM
Pleased to be back with congrats, Andrea! Superhuman Popeye put you at the top of the winners' list:) // paul
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Date: 6/5/2015 1:36:00 PM
Dropping back with my congrats Andrea a worthy top placement with this very cute poem:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Date: 6/5/2015 10:20:00 AM
Love the Popeye Sonnet, Andrea! Congrats on your First Place win! Sandra
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Date: 6/5/2015 8:11:00 AM
You must have ate all your spinach Andrea :>) ...Congrats on a great win
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Date: 6/5/2015 7:55:00 AM
Back to congratulate you on your first place win. Hugs dear friend Eve
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Date: 6/5/2015 7:35:00 AM
Congratulations
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Date: 6/5/2015 6:54:00 AM
superb Andrea a great sonnet congrats on 1st place hugs 7
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Date: 6/1/2015 7:36:00 AM
Who could possibly go past a sonnet about Popeye? Not me! Reading it proved to be a greater pleasure than I had anticipated.
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Date: 5/30/2015 7:08:00 AM
This is great, Andrea! You captured him so well with your descriptive Sonnet! It's a winner for me! Sandra
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Date: 5/29/2015 12:23:00 PM
I can see you ate your spinach today! Wonderful poem!
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Date: 5/26/2015 11:47:00 PM
Ohhhh, I see a winner written all over this entry Andrea. Do post at PFT. I thought it was delightful! I was always a Popeye fan and loved the messes he always got out of by eating his spinach. Great pic's too.
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Date: 5/26/2015 2:38:00 PM
A winner by one of my favorite poets. Remember J.Wellington Wimpy and his plate stacked high with burgers? And George W. Geezil, soup lover. "Bah!" he says, "This soup not even fit for fish swimming!" Love, daver
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Date: 5/25/2015 3:11:00 PM
Popeye to a T Andrea. I can't remember the last time I saw Popeye on T.V. here in Scotland. Good luck in the contest, you have a winner here, James :)
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Date: 5/25/2015 11:33:00 AM
You can write on anything can't you?
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Date: 5/25/2015 11:21:00 AM
I really like this sonnet of Popeye. Can tell that you have used your good memories of the subject to inspire poem, so it is interesting, not merely informative on the subject. Excellent!
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Date: 5/25/2015 10:36:00 AM
I loved Popeye! Did you know Chester Illinois on the Mississippi is considered the home of Popeye?
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Date: 5/25/2015 7:39:00 AM
An excellent sonnet on Popeye! I hated spinich as a kid, but now I love it...must be something with the changing taste buds, as we get older.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 5/25/2015 3:25:00 PM
I despise spinach in a can, but I learned to enjoy the fresh leaves of it in my salads or in green smoothies!
Date: 5/24/2015 8:35:00 PM
G'day Andrea... popeye introduced me to asking questions about spinach when I was a kid. I imagined how its value would help me until I ate some... love it nowadays though. Enjoyed your sonnet Andrea - Lindsay
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Date: 5/24/2015 3:18:00 PM
Great one.. I used to enjoy enjoy watching Popeye and Olive Oil..There was once a teacher who had been teaching expository writing to her students when finished she asked the classroom now students why can't you write a paper on snakes? One little boy in the back of the room raised his hand and said because they might bite?..The teacher should have said why can't you write a paper about snakes? The answer is too broad of a topic..Thanks for dropping by..Sara
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