| Vintage Pulp | Aug 4 2012 |
Come into my lair, said the spider to the fly.
The hottest days of summer bring some of the sultriest entries of the Goodtime Weekly Calendar of 1963. This week, Ron Vogel presents an unknown model giving what we’d say is a definite come hither stare. The quips are back to where they started—with basic observations about men and women, including one from Alex Dreier. An interesting fellow, Dreier was a seven time Emmy winning newsman who earned his most lasting fame for using his Chicago newscast in 1956 the slam the city’s bigots. It cost him his job, but put him on the right side of history. His quip doesn’t hold up quite as well, but nobody’s perfect.
Aug 4: “The trouble with doing nothing is that you can’t stop and rest.”—Sam Cowling
Aug 5: “A bachelor is a guy who is crazy to marry—but realized it on time.”—Alex Dreier
Aug 6: Never argue with a woman; it’s your word against thousands of hers.
Aug 7: The tongue of a woman is their sword, and they take care not to let it rust.—Chinese Prov.
Aug 8: Men ask for permanent hair but women ask for permanent waves.
Aug 9: Joint account: a handy little device that permits your wife to beat you to the draw.
Aug 10: Bachelor’s apartment: hi-fidelity in one corner and infidelity in the other.
