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Would you like to buy a monkey?

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Back-of-the-magazine ad for mail order monkeys found in the August 1965 issue of Sports Afield

What was it like to get a monkey in the mail? Find out here!

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This entry was posted in vintage ads and tagged advertisig, animals, antique, bad ideas, history, magazine, mail order, marketing, monkey, monkeys, pets, squirrel monkey, vintage, vintage ad, wildlife on May 5, 2022 by Clayton Hove.

…and one thing to not make.

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This entry was posted in magazines and tagged antique, bad ideas, magazines, mechanics, old school, popular science, retro, science, vintage on August 14, 2019 by Clayton Hove.

What better way to show your mom how much she means to you…

…than by taking her to Hooters on Mother’s Day! Wait, what!?

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This entry was posted in going critical and tagged bad ideas on May 12, 2013 by Clayton Hove.

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Which one will you try first, and which one will y

Which one will you try first, and which one will you try last? No skippy.

#vintagefood #cannedfood #vintage #antique #chicken #pudding

Carefully framed so you can’t see most of the tr

Carefully framed so you can’t see most of the trouble areas.

The Fancy Fresca

The Fancy Fresca

Dear AI, please show me a giant monster sitting on

Dear AI, please show me a giant monster sitting on a mountain of floppy disks and looking at a dandelion.

#ai #monster #floppydisk #technology #dandelion

Tough Tattoo Boy is about to let out a high-pitche

Tough Tattoo Boy is about to let out a high-pitched shriek and start crying.

Porcupine Rock Guitarists #ai #porcupine #guitar

Porcupine Rock Guitarists

#ai #porcupine #guitar #guitarist #rock #rockmusic

KEEP WELL CORKED #auction #antique #vintage #medi

KEEP WELL CORKED

#auction #antique #vintage #medicine #rubefacient

Herrens barmhertighet är varje morgon ny. / The m

Herrens barmhertighet är varje morgon ny. / The mercies of the Lord are new every morning.

Some Swedish-ish mixed-media fancy work seen at Bismarck Antique Mall.

#vintage #antique #fancywork #decor

New drivin’ tunes. #electriccallboy #newtunes #o

New drivin’ tunes. #electriccallboy #newtunes #oldcar

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