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You Sure Can’t Do, Buddy Guy (1958) An homage to Guitar Slim‘s The Things That I Used to Do.
Band lineup:
Buddy Guy – Guitar and Vocals
Ike Turner – Guitar
Willie Dixon – Bass
Odie Payne – Drums
Harold Burrage – Piano
Carlson Oliver – Tenor Sax
Eddie Jones – Tenor Sax
Jackie Brenston – Baritone Sax

Clam lick.

Vibrating salt.

Do Not Hug the Tree.

1945 computer data cable.

Pops Coffee on the Four Leaf.

Beetle wing embroidery (tutorial).

Signs found on Google Street View.

Rationing of food, petrol, etc., ended in Britain nine years after the end of WWII. [h.t Possum]

A 23 year old auditioned for the Monkees on 7 October 1965. R.I.P. Michael Nesmith.

[Top image: I wasn’t shopping for socks but I found those here.]


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Regular perspiration steaming out of body stain with steamed foot mouth

Regular perspiration steaming out of body stain

Self-Stretch Zipper, Scarf Design, Large Pocket Design & Steamed Foot Mouth

Presumably designed for sweaty odoriferous people, it allows your friend with stinkfoot to join you. Details with video here; more fun photo captions in here.

The Back Of Peter Falk’s Head Board Game

“My favorite part about the Columbo Board Game is that they wouldn’t pay Peter Falk what he wanted to be involved, so they had to work around showing his face.”

[Found here.]

Another Great Gift Idea: House Cleaning Pleasure

“Do you like the present I got you, Honey?”
“It sucks. Now GFY.”

[Found here.]

Elsie’s Tavern

Michael E. Long makes and sells shadow boxes of curious/derelict building exteriors and interiors.

[Found here.]

Stuff What My Kid Drew


Child’s Own is a company that takes children’s pictures and turns them into stuffed animals things. Unfortunately, it’s too late to order for this Christmas, but it’s still a cool idea.

[Click on any image below for larger examples of awesome.]

[Found here. Related post here.]

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