These "Ripple" shoes probably were fun and different to wear, and maybe changed a person's gait in a positive way. Years later, say...
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The Bricklayer’s Excuse- True story?
Fans of novelty music have all heard "The Bricklayer's Song", I have always thought of it as mere clever lyrics, so imagine my surprise...
Smoking causes WHAT??
STURGEON GENERAL SAYS SMOKING IS FISHY! Imagine it's March, 1957. You are relaxing after work, listening to a ball game on the radio,...
War is over, let’s go nuts
It's 1946, the war is over, and Look magazine asks people what they want. to buy. Because apparently everyone has piles of cash now. They want a...
Worst. Play. Ever.
I don't blame Mopsy for taking the theater seat to recoup some of her money for seeing "New Play". That was a real stinker.
Don’t let a broken leg slow you down!
P.W. Berge of Reno, Nevada, was not a man to let a broken leg slow him down- he just took the door off of his car and fashioned a support for his cast
Take your medicine, Gladys. I don’t see any horses.
Folks were flush with postwar cash in 1946, and they were asked what they would like to splurge on. This little girl wants a horse in the worst...
No bull!
Chuck saved his money and got an old Chevy. Not to be outdone, Jimmy Carpenter got a Cattle-ac.
The stuff of nightmares
I don't know how old I was when the television introduced me to the "Green Giant" with his booming refrain, "HO HO HO! GREEN Giant!" It...
Annette? Yogi? Fried Chicken?
The paper says the Mickey Mouse Club is on at 5:30 on channel 9, and Yogi Bear on channel 13. It's 1963, so no Tivo, no VCR. You stand there...