Nostalgia – Page 156 – I Don't Get It

Places To Go, People To See, Part I

Have a hankering to visit the Sunshine State? No, not the Australian state of Queensland!

But before you start packing, please review the following:

http://visual.ly/50-insane-facts-about-florida

Where does one get a license to skateboard? The same place you procure a license to ill?

Never more than an hour from the ocean? Fresh seafood, here I come!

Superfecta: Knock Knees, Incontinence, Bowling, And The Uncola

It wasn’t Red Bull that gave her wings.

Let’s not go overboard, Cindy. It’s only a spare.

Not everything can be the pause that refreshes. Now where’s the Seagram’s?

So wholesome? Is that so? Can babies drink it?

Splendor In The Raked Leaves

Is he wearing two button-down shirts, one right over the other?

Another triple digit day, week, and month here in the Lone Star State with zero precipitation and not a chance of rain as far as the eye can see. I can’t wait until the temps drop down to 95 and we ladies can wear just one brassiere per day. You try walking a dog/doing dishes/trimming hedges at 8am and see if your bra doesn’t wind up ready to wring out by 9am. October can’t get here too fast!

Winner Of Ugliest Font Contest

If I were a few decades older, had a poodle dog blue-tint permanent, cats-eye glasses, and support hose, I would jump up and yell, “Bingo!” because this font is hideous. By golly, this font is downright repellent, like a Gwyneth Paltrow quote or Kevin Smith himself.

Indeed, the letters themselves appear to be wearing bellbottoms, or be suffering from pedal edema. As close as I can find, it looks like the Karloff Negative font, but my research was minimal. It would make sense, however, as Borlis Karloff was known for his horror movie roles, and this is horrific. Gee, this font looks horrific.

The 1971 catalog itself however, is the bomb. The cat’s meow. The bee’s knees.

Who can resist the poor man’s James Garner, wearing his not-a-wedding-ring and sporting a polyester/rayon blend? Do you see that “brown stripe” sample? That is legit cloth. I’m touching it. It has the feel of a fine silk blend.

Yep, this catalog, preserved for four decades in a midwest basement, is in excellent condition, with a crisp mint green envelope inside.All you had to do was affix a SIX CENT stamp, until May of that year, when they jumped up to an atrocious eight cents. You, too, could order tailored clothing.

Prior to the convenience of online shopping, all you had to do was pick your fabric, have your wife measure you, and send in your check. Easy-peasy, right?

To complete the look, black Roy Orbison-inspired prescription sunglasses are suggested. P.S. Roy Orbison was not blind.

Ditch The NoDoz And Hit The Pipe: Habits Of Successful Students

Bad Bang Theory 1962

Well, if that’s the way you feel about it, Janis, don’t smile. No matter. The 1962 Hardin-Simmons University annual offers up plenty of ladies more than happy to flaunt their bangs, including the “inverted heart.”