I’m sure I’ve posted this before, but this vintage New Year potato is my favorite greeting of all time for this day. Maybe I’ll make it a tradition to post him every year.
Wishing you all a wonderful 2016!
Category: vintage
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I couldn’t choose which link to post…so have a bunch!
What those dead bird holiday cards I posted the other day actually mean.
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Most of the pics in this post require no comment…but don’t skip this androgynous, anthropomorphic pothead (see what I did there?). I find its lean, wiry body very disconcerting.
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Can anyone possibly explain this to me?
At least this somewhat qualifies as “merry.”
THIS…on the other hand…
Not sure I really want to hear what anthropomorphic cats sounds like when they’re belting out Christmas carols.
Totally jolly.
Um…WHAT?
Nothing says joy like a dead bird against a stark background. One can feel the Christmas spirit emanating from his withered, dead feet.
This dog got the official Red Rider BB Gun he wished for.
Ah, the yuletide avian Frankenstein mob.
These ornaments have anger issues.
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Here are some unique Krampus illustrations from Rolf von Hoerschelmann. I’ve never seen Krampus with his offspring before!
These were originally published in the German political publication Simplicissimus.
Bonus illustrations:
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Hypnokitty says…you will read the entirety of this post…
I’m not sure if this was a recurring character or a one time thing, but it’s very unusual art for a motor oil ad.
The bow really makes this.
I love this kid.
I previously considered my own cats to be pretty well prepared, but I was quite mistaken.
The most projectile vomit I’ve ever seen in an antique colorized photo.
It’s funny…because it’s true.
I’m surprised this never happened to me when I was deep in my heavy metal phase.
Nature is incredible.
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Thank you, Monster Brains for posting a HUGE collection of Walter McDougall illustrations (click to enlarge).
McDougall was a prolific newspaper illustrator in the late 1800’s. His work is sublimely imaginative and bizarre, dancing on the border of surrealist children’s fiction…and nightmares. The captions are brilliant.
I confess, I saved all 86 images in the post because I plan to read them like bedtime stories. Each image is a vignette unto itself, often with a single sentence presenting a strange predicament and/or creature.
Somehow, these fragments coagulate into stories when I see them…hazy at first, but overflowing with possibilities.
See the collection of images HERE.
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Did anyone have these toys?
Inbread people…
This is an excellent shop concept because it enables you to shoot the people who disturb your reading without making extra store stops.
“BURST WITH THE TERROR OF A BREAKUP!” You better believe I’ll be turning this into a sympathy greeting card if my friends ever need it…but I hope they don’t.
Ah, I knew it. See you in hell.
This makes me cry like the ASPCA commercials. I want to rescue every one.
Pretty much the greatest photo of all time:
Love this rare art nouveau piece, complete with giant fish.
A bookstore sign in the Netherlands. Amazing…
Time to bundle up for winter! I’m always freezing. I don’t know how I’ve lived without a knit Facehugger in the winter.
I’m never going to be part of Tinder culture…but this would be useful in real life if it were possible.
Gorgeous painting by Megan Buccere.
Great advice!
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Who had these as a kid? (Thanks for reminding me of them, Colleen!)
Not sure if this is what The Weather Girls had in mind when they belted out “IT’S RAINING MEN! HALLELUJAH!”
Side note: if you haven’t seen the video for It’s Raining Men in a while (or ever), I highly recommend you go enjoy the neon chaos at the cardboard weather station.
There’s something I really love about this. Perhaps the simplicity.
Why didn’t I think of this? Next year…
That Pumpkin.
It looked so much cuter in her head when she thought she wanted to look like a doll.
I wish they still sold these!
Gorgeous Green Man.
The shading on Cruella is absolutely impeccable.
I feel this has meme potential. Why don’t more memes involve vintage monster illustrations?
Poor kitty…
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I’m sharing this before even listening to it myself, so I can’t vouch for…well…anything in this recording. But it’s Vincent Price, speaking dramatically (with ghostly sound effects) about witchcraft, so in my opinion there’s not much that can go wrong here.
You can read a little more info about it on Horrorpedia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFhFy3NJhhg
If you listen, let me know what you think!
SheWalksSoftly 