You're right. I've seen some references to The Thing over the years, but it was before my time.
However, Yosemite Sam wasn't!
We wuz too po! We din't have that pot to smoke, nor to pee in, nor a winder ta throw it outa!!!
Lemme tell ya sonny... We had ta walk ta school thru 12 foot snow drifts and it was up hill both to and frum our one room school with a coal stove!!! We had to bring all the coal from our Christmas stockings just ta keep warm!!!
You kids nowa days don't hafta do nuthin ta keep warm!!!