tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post79458799050115198..comments2024-03-27T08:23:33.621-04:00Comments on Go Retro!: Absolutely Atrocious Craft Books From the 1970sPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-88068794213299426242016-01-06T23:15:33.755-05:002016-01-06T23:15:33.755-05:00Thanks for sharing your hilarious observations. I ...Thanks for sharing your hilarious observations. I laughed so much, my stomach hurts. Miss Tower Flowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299367793847108378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-83765645019726101202014-06-20T13:26:04.648-04:002014-06-20T13:26:04.648-04:00Wow, great finds!! No wonder there were commercial...Wow, great finds!! No wonder there were commercials about baggy pantyhose in the 70's look at all the stuff people put in them!! Panythose crafts!!<br />Way Out Wearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11806794241952158361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-19295275690076453972014-06-20T10:32:54.757-04:002014-06-20T10:32:54.757-04:00Michael O'Donohugh, one of the early Saturday ...Michael O'Donohugh, one of the early Saturday Night Live writers, wrote an article for the National Lampoon in 1974 or 1975 titled "Owls and Lugers" which was a quiz designed to rate your worth as a human being based on what you had in your dwelling. Each item you had in the (quite lengthy) checklist resulted in points off your score. So, if you had any kind of representation of an owl, or macrame, or a candle that you made yourself, it was major points off. Pretty much everything represented in these books was on that list.Bobby Trosclairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-89192858540381890442014-06-20T08:56:36.804-04:002014-06-20T08:56:36.804-04:00I laughed so hard, I snorted coffee - and that is ...I laughed so hard, I snorted coffee - and that is high praise!<br /><br />At girl scout camp, we made the macrame belts that were required fashion of the 70s. A friend saw it and asked if I could make a plant holder. She promptly provided an example: a picture of the most hideous owl plant holder a la macrame madness.<br /><br />It haunts me still.(Great post!)<br /><br />Cherdo<br />www.cherdoontheflipside.comCherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-63007004933410518712014-06-18T10:57:00.920-04:002014-06-18T10:57:00.920-04:00That Hot Tub book is disturbing. It looks like the...That Hot Tub book is disturbing. It looks like there is more than one minor in that tub along with the guy with the neckbeard. Makes you wonder how many people in that photo got arrested later in life?<br /><br />The other books are just disturbing aesthetically rather than morally. I remember making a bunch of those type of candle crafts as a kid with my sister, and mistakenly putting the entire vial of concentrated strawberry scent we had bought at the craft store in one candle, which made the entire house smell stomach-wrenchingly sickly sweet for weeks.Bobby Trosclairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-18274047442424130192014-06-17T22:19:16.018-04:002014-06-17T22:19:16.018-04:00I just threw up in my mouth a little, Pam! :) The...I just threw up in my mouth a little, Pam! :) These crafty catastrophes really are disturbing and your captions are a riot. Looks like Shady's sense of humor is rubbing off on you.<br /><br />That craft book on how to build a hot tub creeps me out. I assume it depicts a family of nudists, but with that waaay underage girl climbing around nekkid on that man, perhaps the book should be called "How To Build a Rap Sheet."<br /><br />Hey, dear friend. I really appreciated our recent banter about The Blacklist. I like you, Pam, and love your blog. Therefore, I nominated you for a blog award. I will make the announcement on my blog this Friday. If Go Retro! is an award free zone or you don't feel like dealing with the award rules, answering a list of questions, etc., then I completely understand. I just wanted you to know that I appreciate what you're doing here. Take care!Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839935472941264414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-38175654148037130632014-06-17T20:08:49.235-04:002014-06-17T20:08:49.235-04:00These really are disturbing, aren't they? Wha...These really are disturbing, aren't they? What is even more disturbing is that I probably owned one or two of them.<br /><br />Best line of your post:<br /><i>Note to parents: if your kid really needs a book to show them how to make a paper mustache you better be prepared for them to repeat a grade or two.</i>DrJulieAnn - The Modern Retro Womanhttp://modernretrowoman.comnoreply@blogger.com