Monday, November 05, 2007

This is Hilarious

One of my oldest and dearest friends, Amie, sent me this via email. I laughed so hard I cried, then I went online to find the original post:


Strap in, shut up and hold on. We're going back.
Last weekend I put an exhaust fan in the ceiling for my wife's grandfather. After a bunch of hours spent in The Hottest Attic In The Universe, he had a ceiling fan that ducted to the side of his house.While my brother-in-law and I were fitting the fan in between the joists, we found something under the insulation. What we found was this:

A JC Penney catalog from 1977. It's not often blog fodder just falls in my lap, but holy hell this was two solid inches of it, right there for the taking. I thumbed through it quickly and found my next dining room set, which is apparently made by simply adding upholstery to old barrels:

There's plenty more home furnishings where those came from, however I'm not going to bore you with that. Instead, I'm going to bore you with something else. The clothes.The clothes are fantastic.

Here's how to get your ass kicked in elementary school:

Just look at that belt. It's like a boob-job for your pants. He probably needed help just to lift it into place. The belt loops have to be three inches long, for god's sake. And way to pull your pants up to your armpits, grandpa.

Here's how to get your ass kicked in high school:This kid looks like he's pretending to be David Soul, who is pretending to be a cop who is pretending to be a pimp that everyone knows is really an undercover cop. Who is pretending to be 15.

Here's how to get your ass kicked on the golf course:This "all purpose jumpsuit" is, according to the description, equally appropriate for playing golf or simply relaxing around the house. Personally, I can't see wearing this unless you happen to be relaxing around your cell in D-block. Even then, the only reason you should put this thing on is because the warden forced you to at gunpoint.

Oh, there's more! Read the full post on 15 Minute Lunch.

4 comments:

Vetmommy said...

I saw a similar site once of all old knitting patterns. Marion and I were laughing so hard we practically wet ourselves. Especially when she admitted through the gasps, "I think I made that one!"

get2eric said...

I remember your grandad had a jump suit like that in 1972. I still like them.

You know, you'll be laughing at today's styles in 2040..............did you see the tunic top that Katie Couric wore today?. Huh?

Unknown said...

Oh, Daddy even you had some 70s duds that woulda fit right in there. I remember some serious wing collars, mutton chop sideburns and athletic-coach-high-waisted polyester pants. Ah, the 70s! THanks for the laugh Em

Anonymous said...

Hilarious!! Don't feel bad for the kid - you KNOW that was cool back then.