Panic Pete
Panic Pete, also known as Jo-Bo, Obie, The Martian Popping Doll, The Martian Popping Thing, Popping Martian or Bug-Out Bob is a novelty rubber squeeze toy invented by John M. Auzin. History John M. Auzin, born in 1889 in Kandava, Latvia, travelled to various countries during his early years before immigrating to Boston, Massachusetts at 16. There he took residence in Providence, Rhode Island and was later employed as a foreman at the Davol Rubber Company, a manufacturer of catheters and other rubber medical equipment. On May 24, 1947, Auzin filed a patent for a "squeezable pop-out action toy" with the ability to have protruding eyes, ears, and mouth when squeezed. Other designs, such as one with teeth or another squirting water, were also included in the patent. Though the patent was not accepted and published until February 9, 1954, the toy was being sold in stores as early as 1950, being named Jo-Bo and manufactured by Blake Industries. Marketed as a kiddy toy and party gim ...
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Panic Pete Being Squeezed
Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reaction. Panic may occur singularly in individuals or manifest suddenly in large groups as mass panic (closely related to herd behavior). Etymology The word "panic" derives from antiquity and is a tribute to the ancient god Pan. One of the many gods in the mythology of ancient Greece, Pan was the god of shepherds and of woods and pastures. The Greeks believed that he often wandered peacefully through the woods, playing a pipe, but when accidentally awakened from his noontime nap he could give a great shout that would cause flocks to stampede. From this aspect of Pan's nature Greek authors derived the word ''panikos'', “sudden fear,” the ultimate source of the English word: "panic". The Greek term indicates the feeling of total fear that i ...
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