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1977 JC Penney Catalog...Priceless!!

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Will B

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OK...I'll admit that I'm lifting this from an email that I got yesterday, but it's one of the funniest things that I have seen in a good while. Here it is in all its glory now that I have uploaded the pictures...

The scary thing is that I can remember my folks wearing some of this stuff back in the day!!

LOL!!!

Last weekend I put an exhaust fan in the ceiling for my wife's grandfather. While my wife's brother and I were fitting the fan in between the joists, we found something under the insulation. What we found was this:

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A JC Penney catalog from 1977. It's not often blog fodder just falls in my lap, but holy hell this was two solid inches of it, right there for the taking. I thumbed through it quickly and found my next dining room set, which is apparently made by adding upholstery to old barrels:

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Also, I am totally getting this for my bathroom:

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There's plenty more home furnishings where those came from, however I'm not going to bore you with that. Instead, I'm going to bore you with something else. The clothes.

The clothes are fantastic.

Here's how to get your ass kicked in elementary school:

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Just look at that belt. It's like a boob-job for your pants. He probably needed help just to lift it into place. The belt loops have to be three inches long. And way to pull them up to your armpits, grandpa.

Here's how to get your ass kicked in high school:

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This kid looks like he's pretending to be David Soul, who is pretending to be a cop who is pretending to be a pimp that everyone knows is really an undercover cop. Who is pretending to be 15.

Here's how to get your ass kicked on the golf course:

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This "all purpose jumpsuit" is, according to the description, equally appropriate for playing golf or simply relaxing around the house. Personally, I can't see wearing this unless you happen to be relaxing around your cell in D-block. Even then, the only reason you should put this thing on is because the warden made you, and as a one-piece, it's slightly more effective as a deterrent against ass-rapery.

Here's how to get your ass kicked pretty much anywhere:

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If you look at that picture quickly, it looks like Mr. Bob "No-pants" Saget has his hand in the other guy's pocket. In this case, he doesn't, although you can tell just by looking at them that it's happened - or if it hasn't happened it will. Oh yes. It will. As soon as he puts down his matching coffee cup.

Here's how to get your ass kicked at the beach:

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He looks like he's reaching for a gun, but you know it's probably just a bottle of suntan lotion in a holster.

How to get your ass kicked in a meeting:

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If you wear this suit and don't sell used cars for a living, I believe you can be fined and face serious repercussions, up to and including termination. Or imprisonment, in which case you'd be forced to wear that orange jumpsuit.

How to get your ass kicked on every day up to and including St. Patrick's Day

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Dear god in heaven, I don't believe that color exists in nature. There is NO excuse for wearing either of these ensembles unless you're working as a body guard for the Lucky Charms leprechaun.

In this next one, Your Search For VALUE Ends at Penneys.

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As does your search for chest hair.

And this -- Seriously. No words.

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Oh wait, it turns out that there are words after all. Those words are What. The. F*** . I'm guessing the snap front gives you quick access to the chest hair. The little tie must be the pull tab.

Also, judging by the sheer amount of matching his/hers outfits, I'm guessing that in 1977 it was considered pretty stylish for couples to dress alike. These couples look happy, don't they?

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I am especially fond of this one, which I have entitled "Cowboy Chachi Loves You Best."

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And nothing showcases your everlasting love more than the commitment of matching bathing suits. That, and a blonde girl with a look on her face that says "I love the way your junk fights against that fabric."

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Then, after the lovin', you can relax in your one-piece matching terry cloth jumpsuits:

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I could go on, but I'm tired, and my eyes hurt from this trip back in time. I think it's the colors. That said, I will leave you with these tasteful little numbers:

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Man, that's sexy.
 
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Hey, Be careful talkin' like that!!!!

I still got most of that stuff:floor::rofl:

Remember Don Knotts on the TV show with the two girls? What was that name? Three's Company or something like that?!?!:idontno:
 
Hey, Be careful talkin' like that!!!!

I still got most of that stuff:floor::rofl:

Remember Don Knotts on the TV show with the two girls? What was that name? Three's Company or something like that?!?!:idontno:

Ralph Furley!!!

I thought the business suits were a dead wringer for Herb Tarlek from WKRP in Cincinnati!
 
The people who built our house had those barrel chairs! (in the rec room with a mustard and yellow mini-bar). It was so trendy/stylish it was in the paper!

No mention in the article of the blue toilet & tub in the master bath or the gold bug (houseflies the size of cockroaches in gold foil) wallpaper in the powder room!
 
:floor:Mr OL was a junior in HS then. We met in 87 and he had some of these things still in his closet.:shock: Not lime green mind you but some crazy stuff. Platform shoes, corduroy.eww::shiver::shiver:: His prom pictures were off the hook...powder blue ruffles....need I say more?:biggrin:

Now me? I'm an 80's child...hammer pants were way cooler.
 
OMG that was too funny! I sure needed that laugh, thanks!!
 
Ok, what did yall do to the link, I tried to open it and I got a file corrupted message and it won't open. :floor:
 
:idontno::idontno:I can't get to the link
 
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