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Emersons Old Timey Custard Suckin Band 1970 ESP 2006 LP

Emersons Old Timey Custard Suckin Band 1970 ESP 2006 LP

US $49.00

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MOUNTAIN FROLIC RARE OLD TIMEY CLASSICS 1924 37 MOUNT7

MOUNTAIN FROLIC RARE OLD TIMEY CLASSICS 1924 37 MOUNT7

US $28.89

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The Starbucks “Chubby Mermaid”

mermaid logo Originally uploaded by mo pie
If you’re a regular Starbucks-goer, you may have noticed the switch to retro brown cups, with a return to the old Starbucks logo. (For reference, here is the more familiar green logo.)
As with every development at the [...]

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Some Advice

Yesterday I ran across two great posts that I wanted to share; first, Rachel’s, which details some advice from magazines of the 1950s. (One magazine from the 70s that I sometimes bring into my classes has an article about how to raise your son to be a “real man” and contains the line, “Do you [...]

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Venus

venus of willendorf Originally uploaded by mo pie
Last week, I was in Vienna. One of the things we did there was to visit the Museum of Natural History, specifically to see the 25,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf. (I had no idea this piece was in Vienna; [...]

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Another Girlcrush

Talk about a drop-dead gorgeous curvy girl. This music video for “Superwoman in the Making” features a burlesque dancer called Miss Sugarpuss (among other lovely people of all sizes). Check it out:

Thanks for the heads up, Donna!
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It’s A Slightly Bigger World, After All

Reader Dina alerted us to this story about Disney increasing the weight capacity of some of their rides, most notably Pirates of the Caribbean and It’s A Small World. Check out the mean-spirited tone of this article, though:
Disney just reeks of America. You know what else reeks of America? Fat people. Mix the two together [...]

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Weirdest Courtship Ritual Ever

Thanks to Pop Culture Junk Mail, I discovered a very funny site dedicated to mocking sexist, illogical, badly drawn, and otherwise ridiculous Stupid Comics. I thought of you guys when I read this one, in which a woman loses 56 pounds in 5 weeks, then hooks up with the boss who ordered her to lose [...]

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