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Real Housedogs Of Atlanta
spoiledbratzwear.mysupadupa.com This morning on Animal Planet (the channel), they showed a water spaniel wearing a “snood,” so it could eat kibble without getting its ears dirty. God forbid. A...
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Can’t Say You Were A Little Saint
In my stack of vintage greeting cards, I found this cute birthday card manufactured by Gibson. Perfect for a parent who isn’t a perfectionist… They don’t make ‘em like that any more.
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When You Care Enough To Send The Very Kitschiest
What’s snazzier than this red retro television set? Perhaps this dapper turtle riding down a slide in his OWN shell? If you pull the lever at the bottom right, he really does slide. See? And in...
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Pass Me A Bottle Of P.C. Cola
I HATE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS. When I waited tables, I didn’t care if a customer called me “babycakes” and told me to “shake a tailfeather” as long as he ponied up a decent tip. For that matter,...
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Snap, Snap, Mexican Hat Dance
Toro! Toro! Toro! Let me count the ways I so love this ad. Okay, so this ad was in the back of the 1963 Comet, which I posted about earlier today. But I could not just drop this in to the post...
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Hippity, Hoppity, Easter’s On Its Way
In honor of the upcoming holiday, here is a 1957 Easter card, filled with well-dressed bunnies on their way to church.
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Emerging, Manifesting, And Other Wellness Crap
If nothing else, blogging makes you realize that you can appreciate (and even follow) blogs of those who don’t share your political or religious views. I don’t want to shove my beliefs down anyone’s...
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Ale In The Springtime
painting by Edward Augustiny Is Gramps exhausted from potting plants, feebleminded, or just overjoyed that the woman behind him poured just the right amount of head into his glass? To me, it appears...
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To Everything (Turniture! Turniture! Turniture!)
http://www.retronaut.com/ You know you want this. Toss this into your hatchback, head to the park, and bam–a picnic. Flip it over and bam–a playpen. Go back home, lob it on its side, and serve your...
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Smells Like Orville Redenbacher
At one of our favorite Mexican restaurants, the bathroom soap leaves something to be desired. Each time I wash my hands before eating, the smell emanating from my fingers makes me not want to reach...
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Manatee Insanity
Target should not have to apologize for stocking a plus-sized dress in “manatee grey.” If you get offended by that, you need to toughen up. Manatees ARE a greyish hue. Target has every right to...
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Cow Or Camo?
http://youdrivewhat.com Yes, it’s ugly as sin, but it still beats the daylights out of those damn omnipresent swooshes. I HATE swooshes! Swooshes belong on Nikes, not recreational vehicles. I had...
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The Princess And The Pee
http://www.homeinspiration.info/\ This is all well and good if you don’t have to get up twice nightly to pee. I would worry my child would fall out the opening at the top and tumble down the steps to...
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Soup’s On, Chubbies
This Lane Bryant model probably isn’t much bigger than the pin-up cowgirl, underneath that tent of a coat. http://www.fark.com/ I wonder how big “chubby” was when that Lane Bryant ad was printed? Who...
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1972: Year Of The Messed-Up World
From Pam to Renee in their 1972 yearbook: Actually, Renee, you may not have known it at the time, but it was gonna get a whole lot more messed-up. Reference the 2013 gas prices. What do you think...
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Bridging The Generation Gap
I had never seen this ad before today, and I had to do a doubletake. I saw the Paul Masson spokesman with a younger woman at his shoulder, and the words “generation gap,” and I cringed. Are they...
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Superfly Media Pie Chart
http://www.aaanything.net Just click to watch 30 years of music sales by media. Feel old yet?
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Pickle Parts & Pepper Carcasses
They look harmless, don’t they? When I purchase a package of bacon, I expect slabs of dead piggy, all red and white marbled and ready to fry. I do not anticipate random snouts and tails tossed in. In...
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Deep Fried Bottom Feeder
mmmmm catfish Over the weekend, we visited quaint little Marble Falls, Texas and dined at http://www.rivercitygrilletx.com/, a lovely restaurant overlooking Lake Marble Falls. Fortunately, we had a...
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Old People Wang Is Auspicious
Is it me–or does all WordPress spam read JUST like this sign? Spammers have a terrible grasp of English. It hurts my head to wade through the spam to make sure it’s not legit. “Your site my heart...
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