After World War II, the United States provided massive aid to Western Europe through the Marshall Plan. Perhaps you've heard of it. But have you heard of an earlier plan, specifically
The Rube Goldberg Plan for the Post-War World? Did you know the cartoonist
Rube Goldberg had devised schemes to rid us of race track losses and late-staying guests? What would you say to no more divorces? He even had a plan to control Sinatra-Squealers, a major scourge of the time.
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Rube Goldberg, The Rube Goldberg Plan for the Post-War World
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1944 |
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| Reuben Lucius Goldberg The Rube Goldberg Plan for the Post-War World |
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Rube Goldberg, The Rube Goldberg Plan for the Post-War World, New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1944
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| Acceptable mainstream humor in 1944: "You can't tell whether a midget is standing up or sitting down." |
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| J. R. Crumcake says: No More Fishing Around in Handbags |
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| No More Crowded Dance Floors No More Divorces |
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| No More Unlucky Fisherman Control of Sinatra-Squealers |
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| No More Clogging of Bus Entrances Asparagus de Lumbago says: |
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| Rumford M. Ashtray says: No More Gasoline Problems |
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| No More Summer Bugs No More Parking Troubles |
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Rube Goldberg
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Note: Now you know. Cartoon art by Rube Goldberg is full of ideas that can make this a better world. Got an example? Send it this way.
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