Settin’ On The Stoop
Walter Duplantis and daughter Clara Ann, Louisiana 1947 Whether it’s a father-daughter moment like the one above, or a soldier on leave from WWII, the general store porch stoop offered a place to...
View ArticleAds Of Endless Summer
I can’t say as I’ve ever spent a beachside evening rallied ’round the campfire, but it sure looks swell. Good job, 7Up. But you’ve got stiff competition. And while we’re on the water, check out this...
View ArticleYou Bet I’ll Hang The Housework
You can bet Dad takes coffee breaks at his office job, so why not Mom? After all, nothing tastes or smells as good as coffee. Before happy hour, that is. And Mom works super hard. “Such a mellow,...
View ArticleTide Pride Gives Neighbors Inferiority Complex
When it comes to housework, men often don’t pay attention to details. They’re busy dealing with man-sized problems at the office. That’s why they married you in the first place, to deal with domestic...
View ArticleSkelly Tagolene: Bad Stripper Name
I’ve never heard of Tagolene, much less Skelly Tagolene. That sounds like a crimp-haired, Newport-smoking, jean skirt-wearing trollop who works the graveyard shift at The Waffle House. Like Skanky...
View ArticlePretty Sure That’s The Skipper From “Gilligan’s Island”
No, of course it’s not. It’s just a nobody in a Kodak ad. Interesting tidbit: The Skipper’s real character name was Jonas Grumby. I never heard his Little Buddy call him Jonas....
View ArticlePeace Out
Oh, you guys, I just hate it when my old magazines get too brittle and crumbly to keep. Such is the case with my February 1939 The Progressive Farmer. So I post this ad from it before it hits the...
View ArticleMore Ads From The Now Dead 1939 Progressive Farmer
I was able to salvage a few ads from The Progressive Farmer before I chunked it yesterday. These were too cute to pass up. Those are some nice curves, if I do say so myself. I can almost hear her...
View ArticleBreed Your Own Foghorn Leghorn
These are the last of the salvaged Progressive Farmer ads, and two of the only color ones in the otherwise dull beige magazine. It sure enough does catch the eye. The girl with the twinkle in her eye,...
View ArticleGood To The Last Drop
The menfolk are jamming out in the parlor, the Irish Setter is setting, the rain is falling outside. Isn’t it time for coffee?
View ArticleTopless Ladies With Dice On Their Heads
I came across this gaming guide from a relative’s 1954 visit to Vegas. It had everything one would expect of a Saharan theme. Arab sheikh? Check. Sand and camels? Check. Hedy Lamarr in transparent...
View ArticleCar-Baby Convertible
Holiday magazine, June 1952 What could possibly go wrong in this topless trunk, balancing on the back seat? This next one looks like little more than cardboard and a strap....
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