Friday, January 17, 2014

1/17/14

During the domestic manpower shortage of WWII, it wasn't unusual to see underage workers helping to meet the demand of consumers and homeowners, demonstrated by this shot of electrician in training Sparky Tompkins, connecting a household to Springfield Light & Power.
Having handily disposed of both Grandma and Grandpa McCormick, Beatrice could now turn her evil energies to eliminating the next generation of family members, thus ensuring her place as sole beneficiary of the certificates of deposit, stock in nylon futures and the rare stamp collection that had been intended for disbursement to all of the heirs.
The coup a ripsnorting success, the new government of Omnivia gathered together for their first official meeting and portrait, though, even at this juncture, some felt that Prime Minister Jose Spiriva (front row, second from right) was a little long in the tooth to head a nation...
Now a tad cloudy in their old age, Arthur and Howard had spent a long, long day fishing, but all they had managed to catch were two repeat offender jaywalkers, a flasher and one rather disgruntled court stenographer.
Reggie loved living with his owner Verna Fay, but had learned by now that when she broke out the Chinese apron, it meant that his doggie dish was going to have a bit too much peas, carrots, onion and rice for his liking.
Carolmarie enjoyed her afternoons being sat by great aunt Roxie, though her mother didn't always appreciate her coming home saturated by the scent of Salem cigarettes, Miller High Life and Charm-Kurl perm solution...

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