May 26th is . . .

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Sally Ride Day brought to you by the letter A:

I really tried to come up with a vintage ad with or about Sally Ride and I couldn't come up with anything.  Anyone have something?

Just so no one complains that this post doesn't include an actual ad, here ya go:


It's sorta related. 

The Adventures of Blimp Man

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Crash Comics Adventures, 1940

May 26th is...

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Grey Day

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A Sunday Sampler of Weekends & Contests

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( DOTS )

( DAIRY )

( WHITE )

( JEWELRY )

( PINK )

( CATS )

( 1980s )

( BATHROOMS )

( 1920s )

& EYEWEAR :D

The Many-Hued Future

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One of my favorite images is a spectrum of color, especially common in the forties and fifties with the explosion of artificial dyes, colored plastics, and the inks to print advertisements for them.

Monsanto, 1939



( FOUR MORE!!!  )

Headache? Allergies? This is for you.

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Bufferin, 1956

Gloriously minimalist.

Full size 1500x2054

( Anacin, Anahist, Super-Anahist, Bayer Aspirin, Aspirina )

Allerest, 1961

Contest Winner and Movie Trailer Day Tomorrow!

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Congrats to miss_warina for winning our Underwear Contest #2!!!!!



Reminder, BBQ ads are thru tomorrow, Monday. AND tomorrow is a movie trailer day!!! The theme is PIRATE MOVIES!!!! As with all designated movie trailer days, PLEASE put your movie trailers behind a cut so we don't slow down other community member's friend's page!!! (If it's NOT a designated movie trailer day, you don't have to put them behind a cut). AHOY!!!!!

BBQ

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It likes me, it really likes me!

BBQ

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BBQ means low and slow

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To make real barbecue at home, it helps to have something like this:



Or you can go to a place like this:


Or this:


Found at this awesome little site: http://bbqjew.com/2012/03/05/sauls-vintage-bbq-ad/

Who else is from a region where when the term "barbecue" is used to mean grilling or any kind of cooking out makes you cringe a little bit?