# ’Tis a pity that I have no gravy to put upon Uncle Hymie

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**Created:** [October 24, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-a-pity-that-i-have-no-gravy-to-put-upon-uncle-hymie/1034113 "2026-10-24T01:55:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-a-pity-that-i-have-no-gravy-to-put-upon-uncle-hymie/1034113/1 "2026-10-24T01:55:00Z")

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I asked about the verbiage of this quote recently. Well, I’ve found it. Now…

Can anyone link to the _Popeye_/_Thimble Theatre_ cartoon?

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-a-pity-that-i-have-no-gravy-to-put-upon-uncle-hymie/1034113/2 "2026-10-24T02:44:19Z")

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This took a lot of digging but here you go.

[![](https://web.archive.org/web/20160424010405if_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/Thimbletheat.jpg) ](https://web.archive.org/web/20160424010405if_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/Thimbletheat.jpg)

_Thimble Theater_ from Sunday, August 20, 1933.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-a-pity-that-i-have-no-gravy-to-put-upon-uncle-hymie/1034113/3 "2026-10-24T03:02:15Z")

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> [@Atamasama](#):
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> This took a lot of digging

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-a-pity-that-i-have-no-gravy-to-put-upon-uncle-hymie/1034113/4 "2026-10-24T06:08:11Z")

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Mick Jagger said, _“But I just ain’t got that much Jam!”_