I had huge teeth and long arms and was so skinny my friends called me Olive Oyl. They also called me “Hollywood,” thinking I was full of myself instead of just plain scared.

I’m convinced Olive Oyl started it all. Popeye had an impact on the psyche of a later generation. In the 70s and 80s, we found altruism too taxing and moral discipline way too tiring.

“And they used to call me Olive Oyl. And, you know, kids call each other names. My neck’s quite long, so I used to try to shrug my neck down so it wouldn’t be so long. I felt awkward.” ...

Canine celebrity: Olive Oyl, Lake County’s only rope-jumping Russian wolfhound, made her nationally televised doggie debut when she appeared with her owners, the Rothacker family of Grayslake ...

My initial thought was, Hmm. First of all, I assume he means Olive Oyl, and not the extra-virgin stuff that comes in the bottles with the funny spouts. My immediate next thought was, Hmm.

YouTube video stillWilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy, left, appears in animated form for the band's music video "Dawned On Me," stealing Popeye the Sailor Man's girlfriend Olive Oyl. The video is the ...

First Popeye was selected to front a a sex shop in Tokyo. Now, who better to represent a line of products using Extra Virgin Olive Oil than… the extra virginal Olive Oyl. Reader John Hall sent ...

The Olive Oyl/Dora Paskel ceremony follows the Popeye Parade which steps off at 11:30 a.m. This is the 50th anniversary of Dora Paskel's death. meta.minton@thesouthern.com 618-351-5033 ...

Mae Questel, a rubber-voiced veteran of stage, screen and vaudeville who played Woody Allen’s mother in the film “New York Stories” and was the cartoon voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, has ...

Olive Oyl may have been Popeye’s one and only, but we doubt he could have loved her any more than we adore olive oil — another of the odd omega monounsaturated fats. This one is mainly omega-9 ...