November 03, 2012
Bloody Marys For All
"Are we really going to eat breakfast on this Indian burial shroud, Daddy?" implores little Daisy, as her sight-impaired father places her nowhere near her bowl. Meanwhile, little Bobby--who has been starved for attention ever since adorable Daisy intruded upon the family--is about to smash his developing testicles at the bottom of the banister. That'll teach 'em for forgetting his birthday AGAIN!!
The Pre-Norman Rockwell Era
Here's an unintentionally hilarious advertisement for a company called Libby - Owens - Ford Plate Glass, from the April, 1949 issue of Better Homes and Gardens. Unbeknownst to the wild-eyed candy enthusiast future diabetics with their noses pinned to the glass, creepy old Uncle Silas is rubbing one out right behind them. The first rule of "Perv Club" is "Distract people with a top hat and watch fob so they can't see you frantically pawing your groin bulge."
November 01, 2012
You needed a room
From the January, 1953 issue of "The American Home."
Nowadays, all 25 volumes come pre-loaded as a .PDF file on new laptops and tablet computers. Actually, you can probably buy the whole library on a keychain thumb drive. You know what? You can more than likely find the library for free somewhere on the Cloud, so just forget about paying for this altogether.
The Pre-Internet Wayback Machine
Continuing on my odyssey of scanning old publications for mocking amusement here, I recently acquired a couple dozen home decor magazines (including Better Homes and Gardens) from 1947 - 1955. I hope to post several scans with mocking commentary over the next weeks and months, content willing.
I'll be starting with a January, 1953 issue of a magazine called "The American Home," which had a healthy run from 1928 - 1977. A thin monthly tome compared to its behemoth "Better Homes and Gardens" cousin, it nevertheless features some entertaining advertisements and home decor ideas for the time.
