Rock 'n' Roll Martian

Post Treat-Pak cereal - 1957

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Budweiser beer - 1953

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Dubble Bubble Gum - 1952

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Milky Way - 1954

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Kraft Caramels/Kraft Chocolate Fudgies - 1959

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Kool-Aid - 1959

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Weeny Witch hotdogs Halloween party - 1953

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Champion spark plugs - 1940

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Bells Telephone System - 1942

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Camels cigarettes - 1940

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Milky Way chocolate - 1953

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Olin Batteries - 1955

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Old Gold cigarettes - 1950

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Ballantine ale - 1955

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American Meat Institute - 1950

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Camel cigarettes - 1950

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PM De Luxe blended whiskey - 1950

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Pelgram & Meyer Satin Francais - 1920

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Coty Muguet des Bois perfume - 1942

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Holeproof Fine Stockings - 1942

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Lucky Strike cigarettes - 1930

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Pompeian Day Cream - 1920

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Chick Mask is angry...and he knows where you live!

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RIT Easter egg color and moon kit - 1950s/60s

Ah, Easter; the traditional time to traumatise li'l children by dressing up as scary-ass Easter Bunnies and letting them play with psychotic face masks. Why is he so angry? And where does the moon fit into Easter egg celebrations?*

Either way, Chick Mask is clearly not happy about it.

*Ah, thanks to the magic of Google, it appears that these Easter eggs were destined for a moon visit. Thanks, that makes so much more sense now.

Slang term of the month: ‘L7’

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Those of you of a certain age will no doubt see the term ‘L7’ and have it immediately conjure up the phrase ‘riot grrl’ and these lovely ladies:

L7 - famed for telling punters to 'eat uterus' and dropping
their trousers on the TV show 'The Word'. Legends.

Jeez, I so hated the term ‘riot grrl’; it just meant that any girl dressed remotely alternative and wearing Doc Martens was automatically labelled as such. BAH!

Anyway, it may interest you to know what exactly the term ‘L7’ refers to. It’s when you put your thumb and index finger of both hands together to make a square, to use as an insult against somebody. To call somebody an ‘L7’ is telling them that they’re a square (i.e. deeply and unashamedly unfashionable).

Check out Bettie here; she's way too cool to be hanging out
with Jimmy Olsen and is no doubt dreaming about Jimmy
Dean instead. Beat it you L7, you're no match for Bettie!

So, this month, whenever somebody totally uncool starts trying to hang out with you, give ‘em the L7.

And ignore what Huey Lewis says.

This Valentine's message has been brought to you by the NRA

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OK, so maybe you don't go for all that soppy roses 'moon in June' stuff, but you still want to tell your special gal (or guy) that you really, really like them. What's the best way to get your message across?

'"I aim" to please you!' vintage Valentine's card.
Because nothing says 'I love you' more than a child holding a gun.

Ahhh, there you go, problem solved. Although for some reason the gun appears to be bigger than li'l Johnny's head. Where did he get a gun that big? Also, that gun must be pretty heavy...and he looks like he's got some Jeremy Beadle thing happening with his hand.
I'm unsure of the year of this card, but judging by the Enid Blyton-esque illustration style I would assume 1930s/40s.

Anyway, happy Valentine's Day guys and gals and IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME BACK I'LL GET A REAL GUN AND HOLD IT TO YOUR HEAD UNTIL YOU DO!!

Nah, only kidding...or am I?*

* I am, 'cos for one I'm in the UK and everybody knows we don't know how to get hold of guns over here; unless you're in the army, or know dodgy people.