Oswald in the doorway: the blog of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, by Ralph Cinque

Now that I have placed them side by side, glance your eyes back and forth between her left shoulder and his. Do it repeatedly. Notice how soft and delicate her shoulder pad is and how raised and meaty and muscular his is. He is one old he-man.

And when you start comparing the size of the arms and wrists, forget about it.  And how about that elbow of his? It is gargantuan.  You know, I've always liked that word... "gargantuan"... so rarely have an opportunity to use it in a sentence.

And here's another thing: the chins. Holy Mother of God, does he have a big protruding chin.

It's one of the differences between men and women. Men have bigger, heavier chins than do the fairer sex. And his is particularly big. Compare him to the Stetson Man.

This time, I tried to even-out the perspective between them so that it is about even. Look at that massive protruding chin on Popeye. Look at the massive shoulder pad he has compared to Stetson Man. And look how square and angular his whole shoulder is (Popeye's). He is a much more rugged and masculine. Look at Popeye's massive wrist, which may be the biggest wrist I've ever seen.  And of course, his massive forearm and elbow are legendary.

How about the relative size of their hands? Look at the size of that hand vizoring Popeye's eyes compared to that of the other man.

Well, Popeye is definitely a man, but he is a freak of a man to have the proportions that he does. And he is a freak to be dressed the way he is. Which TSBD employee is he? None. I don't think they had any freaks working there. How did he get into the film? I don't know. It is just part of the freak show that that TSBD doorway is.