I bought something from someone in the Netherlands, and they helpfully included this instruction manual. Apparently the process of opening a pack...
Month: November 2023
Don’t tell me what to do, license plate!
It's bad enough that these smarmy slogans like "LIVE LAUGH LOVE" have infiltrated the world of home decor, I saw it on a CAR today. This...
Gingerbread boy is oblivious
U&I Sugar had a mascot, maybe only at Christmas? A gingerbread boy, smiling because he doesn't know that his fate is sealed. This guy was in...
Gnarly Carrot
A while back, we went to a produce stand that advertised “big ugly local carrots” – In other circumstances I would have thought it was a...
Be nice to your mechanic!
It was 1903 that this Packard was driven from San Francisco to New York, in 51 days. The world's biggest ball of twine was still just a paperweight.
Read the fine print!
It specifically excludes farming equipment, reapers, mowers, wagons, buggies, and the like. Animals are out also; Horses, mules, and colts, cattle,...
Barrel of Fun 1953
I think the lady has been sampling the "Barrel of Fun" assortment.
These socks are made for walking!
Teresa C:AIMS that the socks used to create this whimsical stuffed toy had a hole. I remember no holes among my blue socks. It's very cute...
Ethyl has gas.
If I was a gas station attendant back then, and if someone asked for the gas with Ethyl in it, I would have been obligated to mutter "If Ethyl don't...