Midcentury not-so-modern
Zoo Lou of St. Paul writes: “Subject: Vintage TV and the episode of ‘The Honeymooners’ that left me shaking my head and saying: ‘You’ve got to be kidding!’
Continue reading “Ralph, Alice, Ed, Trixie . . . and a big, ornery maid?”Dept. of Neat Stuff
The Best State Fair in Our State Division
Gregory J. of Dayton’s Bluff reports: “I attended my first Minnesota State Fair in 1958 and have been hooked ever since.
“At some point, I realized I wanted to be a participant and enter something to be exhibited at the Fair and possibly win a bona fide State Fair ribbon.
“It was a long journey. I finally got around to doing it in 2010.
Continue reading “How a collector of postcards became a collector of ribbons!”The simple displeasures
The Linguidiot writes: “Subject: Please, enough!
“Why do so many of our local merchants, restaurants, theaters and other public places hate summer?
Continue reading “Outdoors: Hot enough for ya? Indoors: Cold enough for ya?”Everyone’s a (TV) critic!
Game Show/Advertising Division
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back The Mighty Wickard (“Hailing from Blaine – Ask Your Doctor If It’s Right for You”): “Subject: Spin Class.
“‘Wheel of Fortune’ has always seemed to be a perfect targeting of a specific niche of viewers. One can determine the ‘bullseye’ of an audience by the commercials in any show. The ‘Wheel’ is packed end-to-end with commercials for newish medications named with 30 consonants and crowds of prancing and smiling people — but with half of every commercial warning you of side effects that sound more akin to the final stages of a Third World plague than the effects of something presumably designed to HELP you.
Continue reading “When Pat & Vanna are on the scene, he can’t stop yakking at the screen!”The Permanent Family Record
The Gram With a Thousand Rules writes: “Have you ever owned something that made you feel rich? We did. In fact, we had two somethings!
Continue reading “Who could feel poor, with opera glasses and a pencil sharpener?”
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