tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post112256846502186864..comments2023-10-22T03:45:04.749-05:00Comments on the Constant Observer: The Legend of Spap OopTish Grierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-10707453909207985862010-01-03T01:20:53.813-05:002010-01-03T01:20:53.813-05:00Howdy! Found your 'blog looking for reference...Howdy! Found your 'blog looking for references to "Spap Oop." I couldn't find a picture of the original Doo-Dads box to flip over, so I tried to recreate it using the same font for the product name, here:<br /><br />http://6-bleen-7.livejournal.com/49805.html<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />RobProf. Bleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04119897813755448758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-39144558508754525962009-01-21T11:41:00.000-05:002009-01-21T11:41:00.000-05:00When I saw that years ago in a supermarket, I kept...When I saw that years ago in a supermarket, I kept on pushing the grocery cart, but thought: did I really see a cereal called 'spap-oop'? So I went back and sure enough, there it was.<BR/><BR/>The interesting thing was that they had deliberately designed the box so that it would look 'correct' if it was upside down.<BR/><BR/>I mean that instead of having DOO-DADS in big letters at the top, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-48513940640631043372008-12-24T11:33:00.000-05:002008-12-24T11:33:00.000-05:00Thanks for reviving this!Thinking of my grandmothe...Thanks for reviving this!<BR/>Thinking of my grandmother this holiday season...she used to bring us spap oops years ago when i was still a child....pre- Rich Hall...early 70's....but then again n, she was somewhat of a grammarian....thanks for keeping the memory alive....now someone call nabisco and bring 'em back!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-25141689247866491502008-07-10T10:12:00.000-05:002008-07-10T10:12:00.000-05:00Strike that...it's titled Vanishing America. It's...Strike that...it's titled Vanishing America. It's still by Rich Hall.Ken Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205103048160457249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-87369060719401023592008-07-10T10:09:00.000-05:002008-07-10T10:09:00.000-05:00I had the book Snigglets by Rich Hall which has a ...I had the book Snigglets by Rich Hall which has a great photo of a convenience store owner, maybe just arrived in this country, smiling into the camera in front of a whole shelf stocked with Spap-Oop.Ken Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205103048160457249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-4498935514720991512008-01-25T09:26:00.000-05:002008-01-25T09:26:00.000-05:00thanks, Chuck! It's funny how, over the past two ...thanks, Chuck! It's funny how, over the past two years, so many people come to this blog entry because of the reference. Apparently, there are a lot of us who very fondly remember "spap-oop" :-)Tish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-74128304959226770082008-01-24T15:12:00.000-05:002008-01-24T15:12:00.000-05:00Rich Hall did indeed introduce the world to Spap O...Rich Hall did indeed introduce the world to Spap Oop, on Not Necessarily the News, which was a comedy show on HBO in the mid 80's.<BR/><BR/>After seeing the show, my friends and I took to turning the boxes upside down whenever we were at the grocery. Great fun in high school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-1122568570003733562005-07-28T11:36:00.000-05:002005-07-28T11:36:00.000-05:00Editor's note: just so I don't want Ed's head to ...Editor's note: just so I don't want Ed's head to get too big and have y'all believe that he was the first guy who thought of this, the true credit, I believe goes to comedian Rich Hall, who mentioned it, I think, in connection with Sniglets. Ed knows this part of the legend much better, and, hopefully, will fill the gap in when he returnsTish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.com