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. It rose trade tariffs, with intent of protecting domestic industry, but this just | + | **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. It rose trade tariffs, with intent of protecting domestic industry, but this just lead to foreign countries imposing tariffs of their own on American goods in return, further harming the US economy. |
*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. |