You might knock comics, saying they aren’t good for literacy, but this vintage copy of The Lone Ranger has complex issues of homophones and verb tenses right on the cover.
Via.
May 16th, 2012
The Lone Ranger: Read For Danger — Tense Over Homophones
Buy Back Your Childhood, Cowboys and Indians, Ephemera | 
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May 10th, 2012
Mr. Statistic Scarier Than Mr. Yuck?
Two Los Angeles police officers help Mr. Statistic warn drivers about traffic fatalities on the upcoming Labor Day weekend in 1952. (Via.)
But is he more compelling than Mr. Yuck?
May 10th, 2012
The Cat Was The Hat
Vintage Ralph Crane photo, for Life magazine; via.
And Some Sort Of A Hat, Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful | No Comments »
May 9th, 2012
For People Who HATE Jazz
You’ll learn to love it when a lady in a flimsy nightie instructs you.
Jimmy Rowles Sextet, Let’s Get Acquainted With Jazz. Via.
May 8th, 2012
This Mother’s Day…
Mom was never happier.
Illustration from a story, We Left Mommy Home, by Daniel L. Lionel; June 1952 issue of Woman’s Day.
May 4th, 2012
Fanny Brice
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April 27th, 2012
Too Busy To Write
So just check-off the boxes on this vintage postcard. (But honestly, we’ll be back soon with a better explanation!)
April 16th, 2012
Doll Heads, Doll Heads, Clink-y, Clink-y, Doll Heads In Your Cocktail
How To Make Ice Cubes Shaped Like Tiny Baby Heads is really more of a how to make a mold of small toys — molds you can opt to use to make toy-shaped ice cubes. Wouldn’t take much to turn them into popsicles or other frozen treats either. Individual Jell-O moulds. Or not.
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