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Kirk at Secret Fun Blog has updated the S. S. Adams Co. website of vintage pranks and magic tricks with actual photos of their products juxtaposed with the great clip art from the company's classic catalog. Order your fake dog poo and dribble glass today!
[Link: S. S. Adams Co. Catalog]
Unfortunately, bidding has ended on the eBay auction for this (full) can of vintage Hobo Soup, “...the brainchild of a small-town newspaperman from Ortonville, Minn., who in 1953 went into the local hobo camps in search of a feature story. As a result he was treated to old-fashioned homemade hobo soup and felt the world should share in this down-to-earth cuisine. Made with beans, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, celery, onions, and turnips, and flavored with bacon to give it a satisfying smoky taste, this thick and hearty vegetable soup is literally a meal in itself. Simply heat and eat.”
Don't feel bad that you missed out on a chance to bid for a can of 45-year old soup though, because as it turns out, they still make it!
Hanford over at Junkyard Clubhouse says he's "...hoping for a return of mainstream hobo vernacular." So running with that thought, I say let's retrofit all of the tired old Internet memes of the past couple of years with a colorful tramp motif:
All Your Derelicts Are Belong to Us
Bum-nanaphone
The Flying Bindlestiff Monster
Hobos Vs. Ninjas
Smell like a Hobo Day (thnx, Humu!)
Vagabonds with Pancakes on their Heads
and, may the Hobo King have mercy on my soul...
Hobotse.cx
[Link: Hobo Soup][via Junkyard Clubhouse]
Thanks again to TroyZIM for pointing me the steampunk weblog, Brass Goggles [Link], which in turn led me to NemoTechnik, a French site showcasing some truly jaw-dropping models and dioramas of various vehicles and scenes from the novels of Jules Verne. Shown above is the coal-powered rocket (complete with first and second class compartments) from his book, From the Earth to the Moon. The galleries of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea models are stunning as well.
[Link: Jules Verne Gallery]
And while you're there, don't miss NemoTechniks' gallery of amazing 2001: A Space Odyssey models. The incredibly detailed Discovery model pictured above comes complete with a functioning pod bay!
[Link: 2001: A Space Odyssey Gallery]