Boop-oop-a-Plunder
This is essentially the next slide in my Google Slideshow presentation of why Betty Boop performing in the role of a plundering buccaneer is an amazingly funny concept to me. One that I always question on why neither King Features nor the current version of Fleischer Studios ever attempted the idea for any form of media (And no, a SINGLE plush from the mid-2000s doesn't count). Betty would absolutely be the type of girl who, when it comes to anything valuable, will make sure she’ll either get it herself or “”convince”” her boyfriend in getting it for her, even if it really doesn't have as much high value as she thinks it does. Does she NEED a $2000 78rpm record? Absolutely not. Does she enjoy putting Bimbo, who consistently tries to get on her nerves, in his place by being the powerful captain of the ship and making him walk the plank? Absolutely the hell yes. That and she LOVES the idea of being in a new outfit. It… It’s kinda her thing, especially once the Hays Code rolled around.
This was thought up by one of my closest friends, Corey, who also just happens to be a HUGE fan of Louis Armstrong. This story began when we were looking around for any records of his for sale on Ebay, as we somehow stumbled across a listing for one of his regular Victor records, “Mississippi Basin”. Now, from what Corey’s told me upon research from different listings of the record, it’s not valuable in the slightest, with it being worth about $30 at most. So, you can imagine the absolute SHOCK on our faces when we found out the seller had it up for $2000! It wasn’t any kind of rare unissued take or test pressing. It wasn’t even the British imported version, under The His Master’s Voice label. No, it’s JUST the regular Victor 78rpm record. Can someone please tell me why on God’s green-planted earth that shellac records are being scalped online like god-damn Pokémon cards?! These are NOT that valuable to you guys! I bet you $10 you fuckers don’t even own a proper record player, let alone one that has 3-speeds can you actually play the damn things!
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