Editing Ballad of The Sneak
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[[Image:Boss Tweed.PNG|thumb|right|150px|Boss removes Sneak from Hall]] | [[Image:Boss Tweed.PNG|thumb|right|150px|Boss removes Sneak from Hall]] | ||
*A {{wp|Editorial cartoon|political cartoon}} appears briefly which features The Sneak getting booted out of a door by a foot that says "Prohibition?" The Sneak has dropped a paper that says "Hoot-Smalley Tarriff" and the caption reads "{{wp|Boss Tweed}} gives The Sneak what-for!" | *A {{wp|Editorial cartoon|political cartoon}} appears briefly which features The Sneak getting booted out of a door by a foot that says "Prohibition?" The Sneak has dropped a paper that says "Hoot-Smalley Tarriff" and the caption reads "{{wp|Boss Tweed}} gives The Sneak what-for!" | ||
- | **The "'''Hoot-Smalley Tarriff'''" is a [[Spoonerism|spoonerized]] play on the "'''{{wp|Smoot-Hawley Tariff}}'''" that was enacted during {{wp|Great Depression|The Great Depression}}, widely considered to be one of the most inept pieces of legislation ever passed by Congress | + | **The "'''Hoot-Smalley Tarriff'''" is a [[Spoonerism|spoonerized]] play on the "'''{{wp|Smoot-Hawley Tariff}}'''" that was enacted during {{wp|Great Depression|The Great Depression}}, widely considered to be one of the most inept pieces of legislation ever passed by Congress. |
*The scene with The Sneak and the record player is a parody of the famous Victor (later {{wp|RCA}} Victor) trademark which features a dog named {{wp|Nipper}} sitting in front of a Berliner Style 5 gramophone, listening quizzically to "{{wp|HMV|His Master's Voice}}", the title given to the original painting by artist Francis Barraud. | *The scene with The Sneak and the record player is a parody of the famous Victor (later {{wp|RCA}} Victor) trademark which features a dog named {{wp|Nipper}} sitting in front of a Berliner Style 5 gramophone, listening quizzically to "{{wp|HMV|His Master's Voice}}", the title given to the original painting by artist Francis Barraud. | ||
*"{{wp|Moxie}}" is the name of a soft drink popular during the early 20th century. The name became a slang term meaning liveliness and daring in the late 1920s. | *"{{wp|Moxie}}" is the name of a soft drink popular during the early 20th century. The name became a slang term meaning liveliness and daring in the late 1920s. |