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The Brutus fact is actually the least interesting part. Spinach was meant as a metaphor for the agrarian-based Progressive party that energized Teddy Roosevelt -- the fighting Rough Rider who was the inspiration for Popeye.
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Thomas Bailey, at February 14, 2008 3:09 AM
I don't know about Brutus, but the inspiration for Popeye was probably Frank "Rocky" Fiegel, a scrappy pipe-smoking fellow known to Elzie Segar, not Teddy Roosevelt.
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Popeye Fan, at February 18, 2008 9:13 PM
I thought Popeye's enemy was named Bluto?
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Anonymous, at October 20, 2008 10:29 AM
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