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Was William Howard Taft the inspiration for The Walrus?
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:30 am
by Jackoleen
Dear Disney Enthusiasts,
The following YouTube video will show you a TON of images of William Howard Taft:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckuCasCyvs4
The following image is that of The Walrus, from Disney's "Alice in Wonderland":
http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/alic ... lrus-1.jpg
Who else thinks that William Howard Taft might have inspired the look of The Walrus?
Thank you in advance for your replies.
Re: Was William Howard Taft the inspiration for The Walrus?
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:42 am
by disneyboy20022
And Taft Also had a scrumptious appetite......
Although I'm not sure Taft inspired the look of The Walrus...might have though....the book was made in the 1800s...
I think Wilford Brimley looks like the walrus...that mustache...
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:47 am
by Wonderlicious
I think that it's more just coincidence, and you could claim anyone with a bushy moustache inspired the Walrus' design. John Tenniel's illustrations, such as this one, on the other hand...
...are most certainly the primary source of inspiration.
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:13 pm
by Goliath
I think it was John Lennon.
He has said so himself.
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:21 pm
by Disney Duster
I'm sorry, but have to say it, right now.
I'm sorry Jackoleen, I'm really sorry because I don't want to sound mean to a member as nice as you, but you have to stop making so, so, so many new threads like these for all your big, interesting theories and thoughts. You need to search for the right threads to post about this stuff, be it the Alice in Wonderland Discussion thread or Pinocchio Discussion thread or Aladdin Platinum Edition Discussion thread or the Main Street thread in the theme park section.
Right now, the search function needs some fixing, it won't let you search for just the topic titles anymore, which is the best way to find these threads. But it doesn't matter, because even if the search is broken and you need to spend a lot of time searching very carefully, you must find the appropriate threads, instead of making countless new ones.
I hope that didn't sound mean. We can see your interesting ideas in the right threads!
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:37 pm
by SpringHeelJack
Goliath wrote:I think it was John Lennon.
He has said so himself.
But in "Glass Onion" he said the Walrus was Paul. This is too confusing for me.
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:37 pm
by Goliath
SpringHeelJack wrote:Goliath wrote:I think it was John Lennon.
He has said so himself.
But in "Glass Onion" he said the Walrus was Paul. This is too confusing for me.
But Paul was dead by then already.
Re: Was William Howard Taft the inspiration for The Walrus?
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:02 pm
by pinkrenata
disneyboy20022 wrote:
I think Wilford Brimley looks like the walrus...that mustache...
