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An ad found in Astounding Science Fiction, December 1956:  “HOW IS YOUR ROBOT SUPPLY HOLDING OUT?”   Is last year’s model broken, or have they all just wandered off?  I suppose there’...

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From the January 1982 Howard Binford’s Guide, an ad for the sporting event of the season – women’s mud wrestling, “Like You’ve Never Seen It!”   I don’t know exactly how much wome...

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Collector’s Weekly has a well-thought-out article about a ‘revival’ that defies modern explanation, and tries to identify why Grandma’s House, for those of us in our thirties and forties,...

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Look, a “TV” brand — as in a branding iron to imprint “TV” onto your cattle. Or your couch potatoes? Spotted at one of our local antique malls. I am finally getting through all the rand...

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Every so often I get a VHS urge; I have boxes of old VHS video tapes that I’ve gotten from relatives, exes, rummage sales, and who-knows-where.  Many have no labels, and many aren’t what the...

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There’s few things that make me go, “What’s that – I need one!” than when I saw this guy: Three wheels, a space-age half-steering wheel, and a grill off a muscle car? This is the Probe ...

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Melinda’s napkin folding skills were so great, she was no longer content to confine her skills in the dining room. Via.

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The 1980s were a golden time for cartoons: they came on at 6am, ran until you had to go to school, then as soon as you walked through the door after school, more cartoons until dinner.  At least...

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He certainly seems to enjoy it. When quiet time is a silent prayer for it all to end. Vintage LP spotted at a local thrift shop. See also: How To Pray & Stay Awake.

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This graphic covers the plates from cars in films from 1964 to 2008. I’m not really a gear head, but I would have preferred photos to the illustrations myself. Via.

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