Comments on: Vintage Christmas (1955) & New Years (1952) Snipes

By: goofermom

goofermom — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:01:01 +0000

@frodo08830 “Snipe …
@frodo08830 “Snipe” is the correct term. It applies to the short lengths of film spliced into a show with general announcements like “Coming Soon” and “Our Feature Presentation,” or advertising clips like you see for drive-in food. It’s possible the term came from “snippets,” but they’ve been called “snipes” as long as I can remember.

By: frodo08830

frodo08830 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:01:01 +0000

@GTVAlfaMan I think ...
@GTVAlfaMan I think js4653 meant to put "snippets"

By: GTVAlfaMan

GTVAlfaMan — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:01:01 +0000

It’s great to see …
It’s great to see these videos, but what the heck is a “SNIPE”?

By: ashleybunify

ashleybunify — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:01:01 +0000

Unfortunately that ...
Unfortunately that charm is now gone! I know it wasn't perfect then but it was all so wholesome.

By: basser294

basser294 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:01:01 +0000

what happened to ...
what happened to this kind of stuff?