Back when low-tech ruled and alternately defying and giving in to gravity was the quintessence of excitement. We had…Hoppity Hops.
Things for which there should be a vaccine. Part 5.
Some people like them. Some people don’t. In any case, you’d think there’d be a vaccine for them by now. You got it. The scourge of Thanksgivings and varicose vein clinics everywhere: Turkey legs! Happy Thanksgiving!
Things for which there should be a vaccine. Part 4.
The question is whether a product like this could cure elbow grease or not. Maybe you need to inject it? Otherwise, there should be a vaccine for that.
If you know what these are, you are old. Part 17.
Sure, what is in the egg is composed of 65% dimethylsiloxane (hydroxy-terminated polymers with boric acid), 17% silica (crystalline quartz), 9% Thixatrol ST (castor oil derivative), 4% polydimethylsiloxane, 1% decamethyl cyclopentasiloxane, 1% glycerine, and 1% titanium dioxide. But did that help you any? Back in the olden days when newspapers (remember those?) were printed with… Continue reading If you know what these are, you are old. Part 17.
If you know what these are, you are old. Part 16.
You are probably thinking, “Hey, I know what those are! And I’m not old!” Really? When was the last time you took one then? When was the last time you actually did your baseball whistle to call one? Do they come in colors other than yellow? Do they? Famous actors who drove these in movies?… Continue reading If you know what these are, you are old. Part 16.
Things for which there should be a vaccine. Part 3.
The picture speaks for itself. Why? Why? Blame Ambrose Burnside for sideburns (“Burnside” became “sideburns” and off we went!) But you’d think there would be a vaccine for mutton chops by now.
If you know what these are, you are old. Part 15.
A long time before Doom and other video games escalated the ability to really knock someone’s block off there were these. It was not enough to sock ’em, you also need to rock ’em. I get to be red.
Things for which there should be a vaccine. Part 2.
If you enjoyed my first post on things for which there should be a vaccine, then I think you’ll enjoy this post. If you didn’t enjoy my first post, then it is my hope you will enjoy this post. Of course, that may make me a cockeyed optimist, and although there may need to be… Continue reading Things for which there should be a vaccine. Part 2.
Things for which there should be a vaccine. Part 1.
It struck me the other day, as these thoughts sometimes do, that there are a number of “conditions” for which there should be vaccines. This is all tongue in cheek, so there is no need to suggest that there are higher priority items in the world to be tackled. “Cotton balls.” This condition impacts both… Continue reading Things for which there should be a vaccine. Part 1.
If you know what these are, you are old. Part 14.
It didn’t matter how you wore them, because they were a tube stitched together at the bottom, not a sock with a formal heel. There were lots of different colors and combination. There may be imitations now, but they are not as tubular as these.