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RE: Meme challenge #53 - Entry #1 - What kind of Mickey Mouse outfit is this?
There is a lot of speculation, and even some informed-sounding
statements, on the Internet as to the origin of "Mickey Mouse" as a
derogative adjective. Some think that it relates to the poor quality
of Mickey Mouse watches. Another source traces it to American college
students of the late 1950s, who would describe an easy course as "a
Mickey Mouse course." Yet another goes back to World War II, where
soldiers apparently referred to absurd army routine as "mickey mouse".
And there is some pretty creepy subliminal stuff going on in Disney cartoons.