Gag gifts and novelties, circa 1932

Sep 06, 2011 10:29


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sillyliss September 6 2011, 15:30:05 UTC
Midget Bible? SCANDALOUS!

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tenthz September 6 2011, 20:32:00 UTC
I think that might be my favorite one... a close second is the Ventrilo!

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zebulen September 7 2011, 03:43:59 UTC
Fool the policeman!

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zebulen September 7 2011, 03:31:13 UTC
Make good money selling them to your friends and churches (so it says).

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parrotthead September 7 2011, 00:37:08 UTC
Sign me up for some anarchist bombs.

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zebulen September 7 2011, 03:32:46 UTC
Apparently, a really bad smell = anarchy!

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parrotthead September 8 2011, 03:20:32 UTC
It's...a start. *shakes fist*

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neptunia67 September 7 2011, 03:01:27 UTC
I wonder what itching powder was made of?

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zebulen September 7 2011, 03:33:45 UTC
I'm guessing some kind of poison. You could send anything through the mail back then!

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neptunia67 September 7 2011, 03:49:49 UTC
Maybe it was poison ivy powder!

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zebulen September 7 2011, 14:12:53 UTC
I was thinking more along the lines of Permethrin or some other newly invented petrochemical they assumed was safe!

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