In 1962, folks flocked to Seattle to marvel at the world of tomorrow, riding the monorail, the “bubbleator”, and checking out the push button telephones. You could get this hilariously impractical 12.75″ matchbook- it had to be long because the Space Needle itself was on the back. Sadly, I was only two, and my parents…
My wife is starting to think maybe a mask at the grocery store wouldn’t be a bad idea; I very rarely go so it’s a moot point for me. She wants to just sew up the masks from fabric she has laying around, I guess that’s better than nothing? It all feels so surreal. We…
I could have gotten a “world famous” burger at Micheal Dean’s Dining Emporium, but as far as I can tell they closed in the 80’s or early 90’s, and I didn’t have a pot to piss in then. Can you imagine how good a WORLD FAMOUS burger would have to be? So good, I could…
This card translates to either “This time, I’m full of the hood!” or”This time, I’ve got a lot on my plate.” I think this time, he is just too drunk. It’s a vineyard tragedy.
At first I was thinking, “OMG What is he going to do with that bottle of ketchup?” but apparently it’s fine wine. Google translates this to: On the wine route…. I make you taste my petit cru “AOC Class” 20 years of age? Even with that clarification… It seems odd that she is already baring…
Some years ago, we were fixing to go in the hardware store, but then I saw this in the parking lot; was there a zombie incident at the Home Depot? Or is he just picking up supplies? We took our chances. I did see a lot of glassy-eyed people shuffling around, but they didn’t seem…
I normally only collect old book matches, but this matchbox from The Great American Food and Beverage Co. Conglomeration (A SoCal chain but they had expanded to Seattle’s Lake Union in the 80’s) – It has the, uh, grooviest? Uncle Sam mascot. He looks like something out of “Schoolhouse Rock”. It all started in LA,…
I’ve been passing some of this “quarantine time” looking at matchbooks I have accumulated. There are some interesting collections on YouTube, and I have learned a few things today. Such as? In 1972, it was decided that the strike surface should not be in the area below the matches, because some people refused to “Close…
Mutant groundhogs! Giant boots! And a sometimes deadly virus. This is starting to sound like a movie Pearl picked out for the guys to watch on MST3K.
I was searching for toilet paper online (Finally found a prison-grade 18 pack for $50 at Office Depot) – I saw this novelty roll at Amazon. It is the truest thing I know…
