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Where’s the Beef Gum

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This is hamburger shaped gum that was out the same time as the “Where’s the Beef” promotion. Sadly, it wasn’t hambur...

September 23, 2009 by jack

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A Go Go Hair Pomade!

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for those of you who have that Paul Newman meets Gina Lollobrigida look!...

by Howie Pyro

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Wig out!

We are talking SERIOUS fun here…...

by Howie Pyro

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I am a cat. A magnetic cat.

Hello, I am a cat. This is the cover of my latest album “This Mouth”. Some say… “kitsch”. I don’t know. ...

by Gilles Snowcat

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Andre The Giant Beer Mug

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I like to fill this up with beer from my kegerator & go to our block parties or to go visit a neighbor. I tell my wife I’m only ha...

by SL8RDUDE

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Go Go Girl Drink Mixer!

Fill your glass, put in her belt, turn her on & let her shake up your world!!! Repeat…...

September 22, 2009 by Howie Pyro

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Doll Baby

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One of many vaguely big-eyed cutie-pie paintings by Igor Pantuhoff. The story goes he paid for his lodgings with paintings. I like to think ...

by Sandi V.

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Vintage McDonalds fast food containers

A nice little tower of the old styrofoam containers from the McDonalds fast food restaurant. Most of them are from the mid 80s, but the pink...

by jack

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Rambo Candy Wrappers

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Do you think David Morrell ever envisioned his character on food marketed to children. Then again, I doubt he ever pictured a movie sequel t...

by jack

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South of the Border Big Eye Art

Adding international flair to the 60’s doe-eyed girls....

by Sandi V.

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Vincent Price Shrunken Head Apple Sculpture Kit

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Seeing horror legend Vincent Price on the box so pleased with his apple heads makes this priceless to me. This was out in the 70s at the tim...

September 20, 2009 by jack

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Mr. T Gold Chain Bubble Gum

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I didn’t take advantage of the gold colored chain offer, so Mr. T pities this fool. The gum is still in the wrapper, but it has become...

by jack

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Adjusta-Cap and its many, many miraculous uses.

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So this always amazes me- all the drawings of the heads wearing the caps. That is a gift. What really kills me is the advertising on the sid...

by Lasagne Lady Fitch

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“Cher, A Pop-Culture Fairy Tale” by Lauren Duarte

Almost a year ago, I was lying in bed with my Chihuahua Schmoopy, suffering my first big Hollywood heartbreak. The animated short I created ...

by Lauren Duarte

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Cosmic Candy and Space Dust

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Here is some of my favorite candy growing up. I have many packages of vintage candy, but the designs on these are by far the most interestin...

by jack

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Hand Chairs

I love the look of these chairs, but unless they are the only option available I never actually use them for sitting. They are not the most ...

by jack

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Wooden sculpture of a deer and mountain lion

This is a hand carved figure that I picked up a few years ago for a pretty cheap at a thrift store. If you look at it from the corner it doe...

by jack

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Various and sundry

Various and sundry items, mostly from estate sales. My personal favorites are the Shinola shoe polish (which I can differentiate from sh*t) ...

by kookykitsch

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A lotta lunchboxes

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Lunchboxes have been considered collectible for quite a while now, which makes them hard to come by at affordable prices. These are some of ...

by kookykitsch

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Velvet paradise

This velvet painting of a beautiful tropical scene hangs on a chartreuse wall to highlight the golden hues of sunset in paradise. A lint bru...

by kookykitsch

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Thank heaven for little girls…

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Big eyed girls (and one boy, or perhaps cross-dresser) by several artists, touching on some of the major themes in the big-eyed child world ...

by kookykitsch

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Hopalong Cassidy milk glass mug 1950’s

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by Markydoodle

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Eddie Murphy gives a ride to tranny hooker

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Chivalry is not dead! Eddie Murphy opens his heart and his car to give rides home to TS sex workers who work the late shift in Hollywood! We...

by normajeana

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Jell-O for salads

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When I was young my grandparents had cook books from the 50s and 60s that gave 1001 ways to make a meal out of Jell-O. It always seemed so s...

by jack

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Cheezilla

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In 1998 I came across an ad in Newsweek announcing that the National Dairy Association was hosting a nationwide cheese art competition. The ...

September 19, 2009 by Mark Blackwell

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