Keep It On The DL

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He’s got the pen, so he must be doling it out, but what is it? His digits? A prescription for antibiotics to treat an itchy rash? The name of a Sicilian hit man to take care of some unpleasant business? A list of television networks at the time?

Things They Did Before The Amazing Interwebs, Part II

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They dried dishes, while breaking down gender stereotypes and rocking festive aprons.

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They wrapped books in brown paper packages tied up with string and sent them to unfortunate children who would have preferred cookies or even oranges.

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They listened to “Fifth Street Blues” by The Royals on a Frisbee-sized 78, interpreting lyrics as related to the modern life of a 1950s housewife. Bye, baby, bye…

And on the weekends, they gussied up in dresses and sat in lawn chairs and pet dalmatians.

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Things They Did Before The Amazing Interwebs, Part I

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They read the newspaper until their fingertips were black with ink, often in groups referred to as “tree quartets.” Reading something made of a tree while touching a tree (and evidently a shoulder) connected them to nature.

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Vision-deficient boys inflated balls with adult supervision, while parents consoled themselves that, while their son would never make point guard, he made a heck of a ball boy. And look–it’s his third college admissions letter!

Comet51-019They gathered round the piano for a rousing good time, except for Mavourneen and Chester, whose dour faces reflect their recent break-up. Nothing a little “Come On-A My House” can’t fix!