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May 25th is...

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:11:13 GMT

International Jazz Day -with the Queen of Jazz.

And

National Missing Children's Day

And

Tap Dance Day

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/may.htm

BBQ weekend -1951

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:42:16 GMT

Leftover Underwear

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:28:08 GMT

1901

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And speaking of Wallace & Gromit,...

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:22:27 GMT

Harbutt's Plasticine, circa 1900

Cool article HERE

Wallace & Gromit "A Grand Day Out"

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:15:40 GMT

Wallace & Gromit were always vintage in a way, but "A Grand Day Out" (dir. Nick Park, 1989), counts as vintage for us.

May 25th is also March Against Monsanto Day

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:22:32 GMT

Was there a time when this company didn't suck? If you're interested: http://occupy-monsanto.com/march-against-monsanto-may-25-2013/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/147274678766425/

Vintage Hildesheimer Easter Greeting Card ~ Kids with Large Egg & Spoon

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:21:42 GMT

Description: Wonderful Hildesheimer vintage greeting card for Easter: "May yours be a joyful Easter." Two children struggle with a huge cracked egg. The girl stands on a stool and inserts a large spoon into the egg. A couple of toys lie on the ground next to them. Reverse side is blank.

Red Scare and military service propaganda ad for Canadair published in Maclean’s (March 19, 1955)

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:20:59 GMT

May 25th is . . .

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:55:02 GMT

International Jazz Day

Not sure the year on this one. 1930s?

Tap Dance Day

National Missing Children's Day

I've never seen this. I'm sure it's really sad.

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/may.htm

Barbecue weekend!

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:21:17 GMT

BBQ weekend

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:46:31 GMT

Yesterday was....

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:56:17 GMT

Lucky Penny Day

May 24th is...

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:33:43 GMT

National Escargot Day

...well, he'd be escargot if you put him on a plate ;)

BBQ Weekend!

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:40 GMT

As I posted yesterday here it's BBQ weekend thru MONDAY!!! Also on the aforementioned link, is the link to vote for Contest #2 finalists (I'll post the winner Monday morning!!!) AND PLEASE help me gather up some movie trailer day theme ideas!! As it stands Monday is gonna be a movie trailer day and I picked PIRATE MOVIES!!! Do you really want ME to be picking theme ideas all by my lonesome? I'm weird and who knows what I'd think of!!! HAH!

May 24th is . . .

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:23:19 GMT

National Escargot Day

Ads after dark

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:03:58 GMT

More Ice Cream! Ice Cream for Everyone!

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:58:59 GMT

Sealtest, Borden (and Lady Borden), Foremost & Meadow Gold, 1950s & 1960s

Lou Rawls for the US Navy

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:26:10 GMT

20-some minute infomercial/recruitment ad for the US Navy, narrated by soul singer Lou Rawls

May 23rd is Lucky Penny Day

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:12:51 GMT

Reminders: Weekend Event Starting Tomorrow, Contest Finalists and Movie Theme Day Topic Ideas Please

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:25:35 GMT

Starting tomorrow (Friday) thru MONDAY!!! BBQ Ads: It's Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial kick off to BBQ season!!

Also, please keep voting for our 5 finalists for our Underwear Contest #2!! On this entry here.

Let's have a movie theme day Monday, haven't had one in while and let's gather up themes for movies so I don't have to think of them and I can just put them in a baggy in the hat and then pull one out in the future! I was thinking of a pirate movie theme for Monday, does that sound okay?

May 23rd is . . .

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:10:05 GMT

Lucky Penny Day

Armstrong

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:25 GMT

This was an Armstrong linoleum ad in American Home.

I love the windows and all that natural light.

Hump-Day Hunks

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:33:04 GMT

Taking notes...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:35 GMT

60 second workout!

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:13:12 GMT

"Time".. has that been a contest/weekend theme?