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AUTOLITE SHOCK ABSORBER AD WITH DICK TRACY COMMITTING ATTEMPTED MURDER?

APPARENTLY, THE INFAMOUS COMIC STRIP DETECTIVE IS A CRIMINAL AT HEART.

TRACY NEEDED TO STOP A TRUCK CONVOY WITH COUNTERFEIT AUTOLITE SHOCKS. 

TRACY & SAM INTENTIONALLY COMMIT A FELONY, WHILE TRYING TO SOLVE A CRIME.
(TYPICAL COP MENTALITY - TWO SETS OF LAWS) 

IN THIS 1966 COMIC STRIP ADVERTISEMENT, TRACY TELLS SAM TO BLOW UP A TRUCK.

APPARENTLY, DICK TRACY AND SAM HAVE COMMITTED ATTEMPTED MURDER.

SERIOUS AND LONG TERM PHYSICAL, OR PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM - 30 YEARS

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THE "ALLEGED" SHOCK ABSORBER COUNTERFEITER WAS THROWN 100 FEET AWAY.

HE LANDED IN A TREE, WITH LIFE CHANGING INJURIES.

DUDE, TRACY SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN 50 YEARS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.





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THE MAIN REASON WHY HARRY REID DIDN'T CHANGE THE FILLIBUSTER RULES - HE DIDN'T GET WHAT HE WANTED FOR X-MAS

SENATE CAST OF CHARACTERS:

HARRY REID - MAJORITY PARTY LEADER (CONSTANTLY BLOCKED BY THE MINORITY)

MITCH McCONNELL - MINORITY PARTY LEADER ("RUG IMPERSONATOR")
(IN MY HUMBLE OPINION) 

HINT: WHAT DOES A RUG DO?
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HARRY REID HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH A CONSTANT STREAM OF GOPee FILIBUSTERS.

THE FILIBUSTER WAS DESIGNED TO GIVE THE MINORITY PARTY A VOICE.

IT IS BAD POLITICS FOR THE MAJORITY TO RUN ALL OVER THE MINORITY PARTY.

IT IS ALSO BAD POLITICS FOR THE MINORITY PARTY TO BLOCK EVERYTHING.
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THE SENATE GOPeers ARE RIDICULOUS FOR CONSTANTLY USING THE FILIBUSTER.

IN THE OLD DAYS, THE FILIBUSTER WAS DIFFICULT TO BE USED SUCCESSFULLY.

THE OLD FILIBUSTER USED TO REQUIRE TALKING NON-STOP.

IT WAS SO DIFFICULT THAT BOTH PARTIES AGREED TO CHANGE THE RULE.

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THE NEW RULE SEEMS TO HAVE GIVEN THE MINORITY PARTY TOO MUCH POWER.

IF THE MINORITY PARTY WAS RUN BY A MAN OF "INTEGRITY", THERE WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.

IN THE PAST, A LIMITED USE OF THE FILIBUSTER WAS THE RULE - NOT ANYMORE.

ALMOST 100% FILIBUSTER USE IS NOT A SIGN OF INTEGRITY.

ALMOST 100% FILIBUSTER USE IS DEFINITELY A SIGN OF AN A-HOLE POLITICIAN.

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REID IMPLIED A RULE CHANGE WAS COMING, WITH THE NEW 2013 CONGRESS.

THE RULE MIGHT HAVE GONE BACK TO THE TALKING FILIBUSTER.

WITH REID AS MAJORITY LEADER, IT WAS GOING TO BE A COMPROMISE.

CAN ANYBODY SAY THE WORD W*I*M*P*Y?

HARRY WENT INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE GOPeeeee, AND HE GOT PROMISES.

PROMISES CAME FROM THE MINORITY PARTY LEADER TO "LIMIT" THE USE OF THE FILIBUSTER.

THE SO-CALLED RULES CHANGE WAS A BUST.

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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION:
THE SENATE MINORITY IS DEFINITELY A "RUG IMPERSONATOR" 
(CAN YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT A "RUG IMPERSONATOR" IS?)

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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION:
HARRY REID  WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE THE RULES FOR ONE MAIN REASON:


HARRY DIDN'T GET WHAT HE WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS.

SUPPOSEDLY, THIS IS WHAT HARRY WANTED.

IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT HE DESPERATELY NEEDED.


A SET OF BALLS !!!!!!!



I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT BOWLING BALLS.

  


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REMEMBER THOSE TINY BUILDINGS IN THE PARKING LOT OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING CENTER - FOTOMAT STORES?

FOTOMAT USED TO BE THE PLACE TO GET YOUR PICTURES DEVELOPED.

THAT WAS BEFORE EVERY DRUGSTORE GOT INTO THE INSTANT PICTURE DEVELOPING BUSINESS.

THAT WAS ALSO BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL CAMERAS.

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WHATEVER BECAME OF THE TINY BUILDINGS?

MOST WERE TORN DOWN.

THERE WASN'T A BIG NEED FOR 50 S. F. BUILDINGS, BUT SOME DID SURVIVE.




VERY GOOD QUESTION:
WHAT DID THEY DO OUT THERE IN THE PARKING LOT?

PARKING LOT VERSION OF THE "MILE HIGH CLUB?"

FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT, A COUPLE OF PHOTOS OF SURVIVING FOTOMAT BUILDINGS.

VILLA PARK, ILLINOIS - SELLING DISCOUNT CANCER STICKS



DES PLAINES, ILL - SELLING KEYS 


I BET MORK, FROM THE PLANET ORK, DIDN'T KNOW THAT MINDY WORKED AT FOTOMAT.

CLICK THE VIDEO, AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.




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REMEMBER BACK IN THE GOOD OL'E DAYS WHEN GAS STATIONS USED TO GIVE AWAY, OR SELL ITEMS AT LOW PRICES TO ENTICE YOU?

IN THE GOOD OL'E DAYS, GAS STATIONS ACTUALLY FOUGHT FOR YOUR BUSINESS.

THEY USED TO GIVE AWAY DINNER PLATES AND GLASSES TO GET YOUR REPEAT BUSINESS.

TEXACO ALSO USED TO SELL VERY HIGH QUALITY TOY TRUCKS FOR THE KIDDIES.

OF COURSE, IT WAS ONE BIG ADVERTISING PROGRAM - TEXACO WAS PRINTED ON THE TOY.

THE FUTURE-TO-BE GASOLINE BUYER WOULD HAVE THE TEXACO NAME INGRAINED IN HIS BRAIN.

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POSTED BELOW:

TWO TEXACO TANKER TRUCK COMMERCIALS - PURE AMERICANA ADVERTING.







I'M  GETTING IN MY DELOREAN TIME MACHINE - ANYBODY WANT A LIFT?

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DENNIS MITCHELL (DENNIS THE MENACE) HAS GOTTEN ENGAGED TO MARGARET. HE GAVE HER A DAIRY QUEEN "DENNIS THE MENACE" RING

DENNIS MITCHELL IS QUITE A ROMANTIC FELLOW.

HE GAVE A DAIRY QUEEN RING TO HIS FUTURE-TO-BE WIFE

HE HAS GOTTEN ENGAGED TO AN "ARCH-NEMESIS" OF HIS.

I AM SPEAKING OF MARGARET WADE - THE PIG-TAILED BARRACUDA.

THE WOMAN WHO WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO GET DENNIS TO "PLAY HOUSE."

AN INSIDIOUS, CONNIVING FEMALE.

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MARGARET HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET HER CLAWS INTO DENNIS FOR YEARS.

DENNIS WAS A CONFIRMED BACHELOR - SOMETHING MAJOR MUST OF HAPPENED.

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DENNIS AND MARGARET SITTING IN A TREE:

K-I-S-S-I-N-G

FIRST COMES LOVE,

THEN COMES MARRIAGE,

THEN COMES BABY, IN A BABY CARRIAGE

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DENNIS MITCHELL - MARGARET WADE ENGAGEMENT PHOTO.



RUFF IS GOING TO BE THE BEST DOG/MAN AT THE WEDDING




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DID YOU EVER WONDER HOW JOE NAMATH FINANCIALLY SURVIVED AFTER FOOTBALL? HE BECAME A SECRETARY TO A FEMALE BOSS!!!

APPARENTLY, JOE NAMATH HAD TO GET A JOB TYPING LETTERS FOR A FEMALE BOSS.

THE FOOTBALL LEGEND IS SHOWN, IN THE VIDEO POSTED BELOW, TYPING 1 MILLION WORDS A MINUTE.

IN FOOTBALL CIRCLES, JOE IS CONSIDERED A FOOTBALL GOD.

IN THE SECRETARY POOL - JOE IS CONSIDERED "A LIVING GOD" BY THE FEMALE SECRETARIES.

THE WOMEN LOVED HIS TIGHT FITTING SPORT SHIRTS.

NOT TO MENTION, THE PANTY HOSE SECRETS THAT HE SHARED WERE INVALUABLE.

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I WONDER IF HIS BOSS USED TO "ACCIDENTLY" DROP SOMETHING ON THE FLOOR.


REVERSE SEXUAL HARASSMENT PLOY - FROM A FEMALE BOSS.

STARING AT AN EX-FOOTBALL PLAYER'S TUSH, WHEN HE PICKS HER PEN UP FROM THE FLOOR.




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BUBBLE YUM BUBBLEGUM - SO POWERFUL IT BLEW UP A LIMOUSINE, MAYBE.

WHAT CAUSED THIS LIMO TO EXPLODE INSTANTLY?

YOU BE THE JUDGE.



I BELIEVE IT IS A POWERFUL EXPLOSIVE.

THE SECRET WEAPON OF TEENY-BOPPER SECRET AGENTS EVERYWHERE

EXPLODING BUBBLE YUM BUBBLEGUM




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TV SITCOM STAR, DON DEFORE ALMOST CUT HIS FINGER OFF, AND HOW THEY COVERED THE PROBLEM FOR THE TV VIEWING AUDIENCE

TV LAND IS ANOTHER WORLD.

WHEN THE REAL WORLD & THE "TV LAND WORLD" COLLIDE - LIES HAVE TO BE TOLD.

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THE 1960s TV PROGRAM, HAZEL HAD AN EXCELLENT ENSEMBLE CAST.

SHIRLEY BOOTH WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED SCREEN ACTRESS, PRIOR TO THE ROLE OF HAZEL.

DON DEFORE WAS ALSO A MOVIE VETERAN & WAS A REGULAR ON OZZIE & HARRIET'S TV SHOW.





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During the summer of 1961, Don Defore almost cut his finger completely off. Mr. Defore was an accomplished carpenter, and he made most of the furniture in his Brentwood, California home. A short time after filming began for his new TV series Hazel, a real life accident occurred when he was playing the role of a carpenter in a "real world" activity.

Defore was used to using a 7 inch saw blade, but had supposedly bought a 9 inch blade by accident. The different size of the blade meant that his hand was far too close to the spinning blade. His ring finger was sliced almost 100% through. Excellent surgeons were able to save the finger by utilizing a lot of metal rods.

A few weeks later, in the "TV Land" world, the bandaged hand was explained differently. Since Defore was playing a lawyer, and more than likely, he never would have been close to a saw blade, the writers had to explain the injury in a typical Hazel TV show method. Hazel always had the upper hand over her supposed boss - physically and mentally. The injury was explained by an event where Hazel had powerfully driven a line drive baseball towards Defore's character, and he had tried to catch the ball barehanded.

Watch the 1 minute clip, and find out what happened when the "real world" collided with the "TV Land" world.

CLICK THE ARROW TO PLAY THE VIDEO




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1949 MAGAZINE AD WITH LUCILLE BALL ADVERTISING A WINE - PROBABLY SQUEEZED WITH HER OWN STINKY UNWASHED FEET

I LOVE THIS AD.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIAL TO SAY ABOUT IT - IT IS JUST A COOL AD.

7 YEARS LATER, LUCY WOULD BE IN AN I LOVE LUCY EPISODE WHICH WILL MAKE THIS AD QUITE IRONIC

REMEMBER THE EPISODE WHERE LUCY IS VISITING ITALY, AND STOMPS AROUND IN A GRAPE WINE VAT?

MORE THAN LIKELY, LUCY IS DRINKING THE ESSENCE OF HER FOOT FUNGAL INFECTION.







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I WALKED IN TO FIND A GROUP OF NERF BASKETBALLS HAVING AN ORGY - FUNNY PHOTO, OR SICK PERVERSION: YOU BE THE JUDGE

I TOOK THIS PHOTOGRAPH SEVERAL YEARS AGO - WEIRD HUMOR, EXTRAORDINAIRE.


I AM GIVING IT TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB AS A PRESENT. 






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