Re:Gremlins
by codetrotter on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @03:54AM
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There’s a Bugs Bunny animated cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series that depicts a Gremlin like the one you mentioned.
Falling Hare (1943)
Gremlins sound like a Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.
Ummm what's bizarre is that link doesn't mention they probably were widely popularised by Roald Dahl.
Especially since they use pics in the article from his book?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gremlins
Certainly that's what I think of first, over the film. Especially when talking about aircraft.
In the book they were not bad luck demons, more mischievous. Roald Dahl was a fighter pilot.
"Gremlins were said to engage in such a myriad of bad behavior as sucking the gas out of tanks through hoses, jamming radio frequencies, mucking up landing gear, blowing dust or sand into fuel pipes or sensitive electrical equipment, cutting wires, removing bolts or screws, tinkering with dials, knobs or switches, jostling controls, slashing wings or tires, poking or pinching gunners or pilots, banging incessantly on the fuselage, breaking windows, and a wide variety of other prankish acts. "
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/07/the-real-gremlins-of-...