tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post5381892239707490873..comments2024-03-28T11:45:24.378-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: A Beer on the JobYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-89013921429235714512020-10-08T18:21:09.905-07:002020-10-08T18:21:09.905-07:00See, for example, a later Fleischer cartoon from 1...See, for example, a later Fleischer cartoon from 1939, "The Fresh Vegetable Mystery," where the Irish potato-cop does something similar (at 1.20 ff).EOCostellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068413130915640819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-36498893872733754012020-10-08T18:19:17.123-07:002020-10-08T18:19:17.123-07:00It's actually older than Prohibition. Cops sn...It's actually older than Prohibition. Cops sneaking around to the back of saloons to have a free beer is something that was commented on as long as New York City has had a police department (which goes back before the Civil War). Ditto cops taking an apple from a fruit-seller's stand. What's going on here is an old, traditional New York City joke.EOCostellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068413130915640819noreply@blogger.com