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Fake news. It was in 1949, and it was Bugs Bunny! Here's the evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_9U1NH6Mj4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_9U1NH6Mj4
by ggambetta 3y ago
Fake news. It was in 1949, and it was Bugs Bunny! Here's the evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_9U1NH6Mj4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_9U1NH6Mj4
I grew up watching these cartoons (much later, in the 80s). I had read this article before, but I never thought of looking up which came first, the cartoon or the actual event - I had always assumed the cartoon was contemporary to, and inspired by, the actual event. Now it turns out the cartoon predates reality by 20 years! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Rabbit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Rabbit
- whartung 3y agoMy Mother used to live in Buffalo. She would recount tales of the harsh winters up there. Using cross country skis out of her second floor window. She mentioned that there were times when the Niagra river would freeze up and shut down the falls.
- cf100clunk 3y agoBuffalo's winter weather is subject to occasionally strong, harsh, cold winds coming directly off Lake Erie, sometimes bearing massive amounts of snow. The end result is that the conurbated area of Buffalo can be hit hard and take days of digging to clear, while only just a bit north, west, or south the snowfall might be much less. This is not a regular phenomena; when it happens it becomes part of the urban folklore. In the aftermath, residents reminisce about it for years and/or buy tee shirts with the slogan "I survived the great snowstorm of (insert year here)."
- theandrewbailey 3y ago> while only just a bit north, west, or south the snowfall might be much less. I don't want to go west of Buffalo during a snowstorm.
- cf100clunk 3y agoYes, Fort Erie, ON (a bit west, as I say) can also get the same snowstorm trouble.
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