“The makers of Minute Maid orange juice are strongly denying suggestions that its television ad campaign featuring Popeye the sailorman promotes a homosexual agenda,” WorldNetDaily reports. “‘”There’s nothing hidden in our intent,’ company spokesman Dan Schafer told WorldNetDaily. ‘There’s no hidden message to it.'”

The issue gained worldwide attention after a report in the Daily Star of London featured the headline: ‘Oh Buoy! Popeye’s gone gay!’ The report analyzed a recent juice commercial starring cartoon characters Popeye and his traditional nemesis, Bluto.

‘Beefy Bluto squeals with joy as he pushes muscle-bound Popeye back and forth on a swing in a children’s playground,’ the report said. ‘Then the two tough guys lark about on a see-saw before heading off to the beach. Their new-found affection for each other is sealed when they get the words ‘Buddies For Life’ tattooed on their bulging arms.’

The sudden chums also ignore a sexy pose by Olive Oyl and ride off into the sunset together on a tandem bike.

Reached for comment, the Arab street noted, “We drop walls on such people. That is how we get our ‘juice,’ infidels.”

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