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Autistic...social groups?

ringorin wrote 11 months ago: Okay, so the obvious question is…why?! This from a conversation my mother had with my godmothe … more →

Kay Learns A Lesson9 comments

Lidian wrote 2 years ago: The lesson Kay ought to have learned is that her husband gossips about her dishpan hands to the gues … more →

Tags: Retro Marriage, 1930s ads

Get Into the Circle of Joy!10 comments

Lidian wrote 2 years ago: Just grab your hula hoop and your fabulous new Xylorimba, and define your Circle of Joy, why don … more →

Tags: Retro music, 1930s Retro, 1930s ads, Retro Chicago

The Accidental Wine Expert16 comments

Lidian wrote 2 years ago: Well, the boss is coming to dinner and everyone is nervous. Maybe he won’t like the dinner. Ma … more →

Tags: 1940s ads, Cartoon Retro

Saved By the Bob5 comments

Lidian wrote 2 years ago: Alice and BiffScott, Zelda and MonicaSit glum at this partyWhich lacks a harmonica From New London t … more →

Tags: Retro music, 1930s ads, Retro Novelties, Popular Mechanics

The Comedy of Kitchen Errors5 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: You know, Sally, it isn’t just those dishwashy hands that are giving you away. Because most pe … more →

Tags: Retro Beauty, 1930s ads, The age of Anxiety

One Girl Getter Card Short of A Full Deck10 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Here’s a sensational new way to meet women! They are guaranteed to work quick and easy – … more →

Tags: 1960s ads, Retro Guys, The dating game, a very bad idea, Kitsch-o-Rama

The Nervy Neighbours8 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: So I have these neighbors, Millie and Madge. And they make me nervous, because – well, my good … more →

Tags: Retro Drinks, 1960s ads, The age of Anxiety

Tennis Fun With Dick and Jane12 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Dick and Jane are playing tennis. But they are not having any fun. Even though tennis is quite good … more →

Tags: Retro Marriage, 1930s ads, good hygiene, Retro Guys, Fun and Games

Touché, Trushay!15 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Mind that plate, won’t you, while you’re checking out your manicure. And just so you kno … more →

Tags: 1950s ads, Retrogirlworld, Retro Beauty

The Kleenex Habit9 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: If only Helen had made a habit of Kleenex, instead of – goodness, what HAS she been using to b … more →

Tags: Retrogirlworld, 1940s ads, The age of Anxiety, Party Central.

Social Blunder No. 18 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Much may depend on dinner, but even more depends on card tables. Imagine this: you’re a 1940s … more →

Tags: Retrogirlworld, 1940s ads, The age of Anxiety, Cartoon Retro

Get This Party Started8 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Other Things This Party Needs Besides Cheap Drinks 1. Guys who don’t use orange self-tanner.2. … more →

Tags: The Cocktail Lounge, retro celebrities, Retro Drinks, 1960s ads, Party Central.

A Likely Story!11 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Imagine this: you’ve just moved to a new neighborhood and you don’t know anybody and … more →

Tags: It's My Party And I'll Serve What I Want To, The Peanut Gallery, 1930s ads, Cartoon Retro, Fun and Games

Innocent Until Proven Quilty10 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Here we have a little bridge party going on. Well, the girls are really trying. Although I think you … more →

Tags: 1960s ads, Crafty Retro, The age of Anxiety

The Sales Hit Of 195220 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: What sort of parties are these people going to, anyway? Look at them all clustered around a guy with … more →

Tags: 1950s ads, Retro Novelties

No Musical Knowledge Needed12 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: You know the drill, right? Buy this pathetic novelty that will no doubt break after the first time y … more →

Tags: Retro music, 1920s ads, Retro Novelties

The Prince of Ties21 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Everything about this is weird and wonderful. The crude cartoony people. Their ridiculous expression … more →

Tags: 1940s ads, Retro Guys, Retro Novelties, Party Like It's 1949, True Romance

A Face Gone Sour9 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Joe, let’s just get one thing straight: those are not hickies all over your face. The technica … more →

Tags: 1930s Retro, 1930s ads, The age of Anxiety, Retro Guys


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