The mote in Boh's eye

July 8, 2009 3:29 PM

Why does Mr. Boh, the face of National Bohemian beer, only have one eye?

Does anyone know why he was originally drawn this way?

posted by josher71 to grab bag (10 comments total)

I always thought that Mr. Boh - or Natty, as we used to call him - was winking.

Now I'm craving UTZ chips. And wondering if they still put rebuses inside the bottlecaps of Hafenreffer.
posted by bartleby at 3:37 PM on July 8

Gunther’s got it.
posted by rokusan at 3:39 PM on July 8

From the looks of his hair and moustache, I'd say it's because he lost his monocle.
posted by gally99 at 3:48 PM on July 8

LMGTFY: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/bal-nattyboh031106,0,7089627.story

"... you can find Mr. Boh's winking face ... "
posted by mmw at 3:52 PM on July 8

He's drunk and has to close one eye because of the double vision. That's usually the reason I do it.
posted by orme at 3:52 PM on July 8

1. Who is Gunther?

2. I guess I was confused because there was no iconic line that indicates winking on his face.
posted by josher71 at 4:14 PM on July 8

Sure, make me find a goddamn reference. Nothing's worse than explaining your own (bad) jokes...

The company's mascot, the one-eyed, handlebar-mustachioed Mr. Boh, has been a recognizable icon since the 1950s. In an era when National Boh’s main competition was Gunther Beer, whose slogan was “Gunther’s got it,” schoolchildren would ask: “What happened to Mr. Boh’s other eye?”

Answer: “Gunther’s got it.”

posted by rokusan at 4:29 PM on July 8 [3 favorites]

I'm glad you explained it. For some reason, I was thinking that a Mefi user named Gunther made some kind of joke comment that had since been deleted.
posted by box at 4:50 PM on July 8

bartleby: And wondering if they still put rebuses inside the bottlecaps of Hafenreffer.

Last time I had a Haffenreffer, about a year ago, the rebus was still there. What a fine drink.
posted by Kattullus at 4:59 PM on July 8

He's a Pirate who's lost his eye patch?
posted by patnok at 5:27 PM on July 8