Assessing the Christmas Present Haul

 

The family assess the pile of presents/crap/toys that arrived on Christmas Day. Mmmmm   Embroidery Kit...

NB : A special thanks to Wilbur, my barely trained AI bot, who posted regularly while I was with family over in Norridge.

Bonus - From them guys at B3TA..

A Half-Frame Christmas

 

There's something charming about half-frame slides, and this Christmas tree and present one is no different.

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Careful with that Reversing !!!

 

Probably on the Santa List for every boy in the 1960s, a new red bicycle.

But be careful with the rolling backwards, issue.

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A Disturbing Santa

 

So, it's probably time to wrap up with the Christmas /New Year slides. Not because I've run out of them... Oh Heavens, No!  I just feel that you are bored of them, dear reader.

So, let's end with a weird one.  Distorted colours and a strangely creepy Santa. perfect.

Farewell, dear children.

Bonus - New research into the dying brain suggests the line between life and death may be less distinct than previously thought

Libby and Gustaf's Christmas

 

Libby does seem to be in shock, so maybe she was a bad girl and wasn't expecting a Bride Brenda doll. Gustaf, seems to know a lot more about what's happening.

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"I'm Dreaming Of A White (Goods) Christmas"

 

An undated slide, but probably early 1960s. I guess that this is what little suburban future-housewife girls really wanted for Christmas. 

Yikes.

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Mrs Consumer, Christmas 1956

 

The Christmas Selection Continues

...and I love this slide. The snugness of this suburban wife, the fake aluminium christmas tree, the copy of Consumer magazine, and the crowning glory - The opened present of a French Fry Cutter. Pure Suburbia.

Don't ignore the mysterious lurking bloke on the right, ready to give Mrs Consumer the Christmas Gift she really craves tonight. Curses.

Bonus - Super Snowflake maker

More Post-Christmas Mess

 

Yes, I have a LOT of slides, and many of them are Christmas-related.

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...and this one is for Mummy

 

What?  MORE Christmas Day Slides?

Yes.   Blame the Americans of the 1950's for taking so many Christmas Day pictures.

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Birthday Cake and Presents

 

Hmmm.   Vintage Birthday Cake and a small number of presents.

Nice.

And a Happy Birthday to anyone celebrating a birthday today.

Bonus - and for absolutely no reason, Everyone Knows Dildo.

The Ziggurat of Wedding Presents

 

All-Girl Bridal Showers seems to have replaced the old fashioned wedding gifting events, where (as shown above) both Bride and Groom were present.  I'm wracking my brain for the phrase used from my childhood, but ... nope. It escapes me.

I wonder if these two escaped the hell of getting twelve different toasters.

Bonus - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were sent to the electric chair for being Soviet spies, but their sons have spent decades trying to clear their mother’s name. Are they close to a breakthrough?

OK, You can open just one present early

 

Christmas....boys ... presents ... nostalgia.

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Mrs Consumer, Christmas 1956

 

The Christmas Selection Continues

...and I love this slide. The snugness of this suburban wife, the fake aluminium christmas tree, the copy of Consumer magazine, and the crowning glory - The opened present of a French Fry Cutter. Pure Suburbia.

Bonus - The Skeletons In The Lake

Under The Christmas Tree

Yes, the Christmassy slides continue.

Bonus - The Far Side (finally) has an official online home.

Bonus 2 - Memories Can Be Injected and Survive Amputation and Metamorphosis

Christmas in Dixie

OK, you win.

A More Traditional Christmas slide - "Young Girl with Confederate Canon".

Bonus - Prince Andrew with a 15 year old Escort.

Christmas is coming.

Heavens above.

Less than Three weeks to Christmas.

I better start some preparation !

Bonus - How Scientists Resolved the Mystery of the Devil’s Corkscrews

A Christmas Haul

Two kids display part of their Christmas Gift Haul. 

But, what the hell is that strange red furry...thing?  Some demonic possession golem?

Nightmares ensue...

Bonus - Earth Temperature History

Bonus 2 - Do The Deodourizer

Miss Prim and her Aluminum Christmas Tree

I love this picture. Little Miss (probably Mrs) Prim, basks in the glory of her perfect American Christmas. Unlike the Van Diemans next door, she has an up-to-date aluminum christmas tree.  No pine needles for her.

But why the forced smile?

Just look at her awesome gift...  ==>

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Yay! Santa's Been

...and he's brought this naughty girl some real Goddawful crap.

(Actually that looks like it's a piggy bank. Or piggy hound.)

Merry Christmas, One and All.

Present Time

I know it's not Christmas yet, but I've started thinking about presents.

Only one idea, and it'll suita  few friends, but can't reveal anything yet.

Bonus - When Hurricane Irma brings gifts
Bonus 2 - Hurricane Irma is over Florida, as you can tell from the airspace hole.