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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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Shame it isn’t a Norwegian Blue.

Shame it isn’t a Norwegian Blue.

This is my sammich. There are many like it, but th

This is my sammich. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

It’s not an imperial Ming vase but I found it to

It’s not an imperial Ming vase but I found it to be rather neat when I saw it at the last North Star Auction and it did in fact go home with me. Shot in Shakyphone (patent pending).

Every morning this week, I’ve told myself not to

Every morning this week, I’ve told myself not to take Rosser into town and then I forget and take Rosser into town. Welcome to the prairie pothole region.

Sometimes life is like when you've just started da

Sometimes life is like when you've just started dating someone and you really like them and it's their first time at your place and they see you have some bananas and they ask you if they can have one and then you find out they only eat the phloem bundles and throw the rest away.

Seen in the wild: Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Nic

Seen in the wild: Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Nice Fat Policeman by Johnny Gruelle

One of the things I was holding out for at the las

One of the things I was holding out for at the last North Star Auction - this stone chess set. Thankfully no pieces were missing, save a bit of the top of the green king. Dining table turntable powered by yours truly.

The first thing I won at the last North Star Aucti

The first thing I won at the last North Star Auction — The Grapes of Ralph: Wine According to Ralph Steadman. Certain ones of you might recognize him as the artist that illustrated some books and Rolling Stone magazine articles for Hunter S. Thompson.

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