“‘How do I do it?’ I get the kids to do it. They made the mess in the first place. Now get up off the floor, honey, and bring me a beer. Oh, and by the way, you missed a spot.”
Scene II – The Hospital
Surgeon: “Wow. I’ve never seen a beer bottle embedded so deeply. Nurse, hand me the Frobischer extraction clamps along with the Overnight Open Thread.”
Although the sign says “Mockingbird Heights Drag Strip,” the photo was probably taken at the NHRA Drag Strip in Pomona California in the early 1960s. Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster was accompanied by Grampa Munster (Al Lewis) for a publicity stunt.
I watched the show as a kid for obvious reasons, but especially to see Marilyn Munster. All the little chicks with the crimson lips fawned over 10 year old Eddie Munster, and one of his fans finally tracked down Butch Patrick.
In any case, it seems like a good intro for an Overnight Open Thread.
[WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGE AFTER THE BREAK.] (more…)
I hope that I shall never see
A raygun as in Figure 3;
For if I do I must decide,
To laugh at him, or run and hide.
I wouldn’t want this to be aimed in my direction. I don’t want my atoms dispersed and rearranged as little stinky catfood pellets, but Mr. Shaible scoffed at all the naysayers and went ahead to patent this evil Weapon of Mass Destruction in 1953.
Previously posted here. More fascinating patents are archived in the Patent Room. Other captivating information will undoubtedly be revealed in tonight’s Overnight Open Thread.
“Guys! Check it out! Babs just showed up with a Tootsie Roll and she’s chewing it! Dump your skanky dates, you’re missing the best part! Man oh man, look at her go!”
True Fact: Tootsie Roll, see, is the life of every party… for wherever Young America gathers… Its popularity is acclaimed by all.
Acclaimed by all 13 dweebs in the advert, that is. The next best thing, besides watching Babs seductively remove her fillings with a chewy brown phallus-shaped wad of sugar, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, condensed milk, cocoa, whey, soy lecithin, orange extract, and artificial and condensed flavors, is an Overnight Open Thread.
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