Lethal Dose

same friend who sent me this claims he’s actually seen “Mickey’s Melon,” Rooney’s failed soda line … I can’t find any pix. If you do, please post.

In the meantime, enjoy this sicko site: The Mickey Rooney Experience.
They hate him as much as we do. (Nice photo of our Goddess Jayne being a good sport on the home page.)

From the fascinating Anecdotage.com site:

What a Weenie

Mickey Rooney’s record as a entrepreneur was not without its patchy spots. After investing in a cologne called “Me” (campaign slogan: “Put Me next to Him”) and a spray-on hair product (which worked fine until it got wet and turned into “something like cotton candy”), Rooney invented a round frankfurter which could be put in a hamburger bun. The product’s name? The “Weenie Whirl”!

Several Weenie Whirl restaurants soon opened on the East Coast, and soon closed. Among Rooney’s other business brainstorms: Disposable underwear and bras (called Rip-Offs and Tip-Offs, respectively) and pet drinks bearing such names as “Doggy Drink,” “Puppy Pop,” and “Kitty Cola.”]

[Trivia: At the height of his misfortune, Rooney earned extra cash by showing up at cocktail parties and pretending to be a friend of the host - at $500 a pop.]

How do I get a gig like that? Hell, if he showed up at my party, I’d pay him to leave!

Mamie ignorning Satan’s request to do the Weenie Whirl.