Christmas – Never Jet Hot

U&I Gingerbread boy does not know that he will be eaten.

Gingerbread boy is oblivious

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November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

The Advertising

Christmas, Mascots

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...

The QFC King mascot

QFC King deposed? Ads are fickle.

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August 7, 2023August 7, 2023

Back in My Day, The Advertising

ADS, Christmas, Mascots

This 1963 "Prudence Penny" insert in the Seattle PI indicates that this is the first Christmas for the little QFC king.

Matchbook picture of unkempt Santa Claus

A red and green bandwagon to jump on

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December 21, 2020October 14, 2021

Here's another Santa matchbook, this one from the nice people at Du-par's, whoever they are. You have to admit, back when most people smoked,...

Merry Christmas Santa matchbook

Merry Christmas, you old savings and loan!!

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December 14, 2020October 15, 2021

Back in the day, folks didn't have credit cards. If they wanted something that was more than they could swing this week, they saved for it....

Santa Claus promotional matchbook

Think ahead, Santa.

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August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

One would think someone that is in the habit of climbing into chimneys on cold winter nights, would not distribute matches. Maybe he should...

Sequim Santa and chicken display

Over Already???

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January 1, 2018June 17, 2021

Highways and Byways

Christmas, Holidays

I had Christmas week off but have to go back to work tonight. What a drag! I didn't even care about Santa arriving on a huge chicken, God knows we...

■ 7/4 Teresa says some dude blew his thumb off, but I don't know where. That dude will never hitchhike again!
■ A "Life hacks" email I get says to relieve headaches, eat a teaspoon of mustard! Can you imagine? Maybe Grey Poupon will do something for constipation? ("poupon")
■ I cleared the bathroom sink drain with Liquid Plumber. It was very effective, but now the bathroom smells like a poorly run municipal swimming pool.
■ HOW DO DOGS TELL TIME- Our dog has a huge appetite, the vet advised us to give him a mid-day treat of frozen vegetables, which we do at 2:30- Now the dog pokes me with his nose PRECISELY at 2:30 every day. It makes me wonder what other things he can perceive that I cannot.?
■ Sept. 11 2023 ANACORTES WA • Anonymous party called stating that an elderly female neighbor was beating several carbon monoxide detectors with a hammer. Officers located smoke detectors in the garage smashed next to a frying pan with bacon in it. The homeowner stated she was cooking bacon and all the alarms started going off. (Don't they have reset buttons?)
■ More warped prose in this old Stephen King book; "Opal! Diamond! Sapphire! Jade! I smell Gary's Lemonade!" I wonder what his parent-teacher conferences were like?
■ I WAS on YT and ran across an outfit called "TypingDNA" - Serious big brother stuff here! Here is what it does. "By continuously authenticating your workers’ identities by the way they type on their devices, ActiveLock mitigates threats that arise with remote work such as fraud, device sharing, and unattended devices — giving you peace of mind that only trusted users are accessing your company’s computers."
GEEZE LOUISE I am SO GLAD that I am retired, discarded from the rat race back when rats stood a chance of winning.
■ I have half a mind to make some Jello, but put grapes, carrot peels, and other kitchen castoffs in it. Like they do at the juvenile detention facility.