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Subject: Betty James, co-inventress of the Slinky, passes on
Written By: LyricBoy on 11/23/08 at 7:12 am
Betty James, mother of six who was co-inventress of The Slinky, that coiled-spring source of endless fun, bit it on Thursday at the age of 90. :(
Betty famously took over the reins of the Slinky Company (James Industries) when her estranged husband Richard left her and their six children in 1959 to join a Bolivian religious cult. Not one to get wound up over her problems, Betty bounced back. :)
It was Betty who then launched the legendary Slinky ad campaign... She managed the company and the product line well, the first order of business being to generate enough cash flow to pay off the debts that Richard has racked up, as he had loaned mass quantities of company cash to the Bolivian cult. ::)
"What walks down stairs, alone or in pairs, And makes a slinkity sound?
A spring, a spring, a marvelous thing, Everyone knows it’s Slinky…
It's Slinky, it's Slinky, for fun it's a wonderful toy
It's Slinky, it's Slinky, it's fun for a girl and a boy :)
Subject: Re: Betty James, co-inventress of the Slinky, passes on
Written By: danootaandme on 11/23/08 at 1:30 pm
Cheers to a woman who came up with a simple idea that continues to bring joy to millions. RIP Betty
Subject: Re: Betty James, co-inventress of the Slinky, passes on
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/24/08 at 12:56 am
Slinky fortune? Spousal abandonment? Bolivian cult? This calls for a screenplay!
How'd she die? She didn't fall down the stairs, did she?
Ohhhhh!!!!
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