Bluto his spinach. In yet other cartoons the two characters are evenly matched with Bluto eventually winning before Popeye eats his spinach, as in the 1934 short, "We Aim to Please". In some shorts Bluto is a match for Popeye even after he has eaten his spinach, as in 1935's "Pleased to Meet Cha". Bluto is often portrayed as having a glass jaw. He has, on occasion, been knocked out by Olive Oyl and even by Popeye's infant ward Swee'Pea. Bluto is generally portrayed as of low intelligence, typically acting without thinking and utilizing brute force, which often signals his defeat
Three Discourses on Imagined Occasions 1845. The Corsair Affair occupied some of his time and caused him some anxiety after 1845. Later, February 7, 1846, he wrote in his diary "it is now my intention to qualify as a pastor. For several months I have been praying to God to help me ..." He didn't want to preach in a huge church but rather in a small church where he could speak to the single individual. He had already preached one sermon at Trinitatis Church in Copenhagen on February 24, 1844 so he has some experience but is still full of imaginative constructions. David F.