tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post4897498655792212111..comments2024-01-09T13:55:46.379-05:00Comments on 15 Minute Lunch: Electronics and ExerciseJohnny Virgilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-52703152767528500422018-02-27T23:00:10.350-05:002018-02-27T23:00:10.350-05:00Would you be willing to sell it?Would you be willing to sell it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14055482452278969831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-81606038437702115222017-03-29T06:34:45.182-04:002017-03-29T06:34:45.182-04:00YES!! They basically made you sweat into puddles i...YES!! They basically made you sweat into puddles in your socks and you lost all sorts of water weight because you were basically dehydrated!Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-39608489713069721062017-03-29T02:00:13.539-04:002017-03-29T02:00:13.539-04:00My mother had like a silver suit for weight loss a...My mother had like a silver suit for weight loss and some other contraption.Can't remember much about it but it went around the waist. What a waste!Nightowldwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727526846701909023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-28381383215832068862017-01-04T15:54:38.528-05:002017-01-04T15:54:38.528-05:00Met my husband as a result of the "new techno...Met my husband as a result of the "new technology" digital watch. Ah, 1977.<br />Amylizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139601409189208099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-81664366881859512612013-11-23T08:30:03.968-05:002013-11-23T08:30:03.968-05:00I had this really dumb uncle who owned an 8-track ...I had this really dumb uncle who owned an 8-track deck. He must have learned all his songs on that thing. At parties, he would sit there belting out tunes on his guitar, and hollering at the top of his lungs "Oh...It's...crying time again, you're gonna leave me....I can hear that far away loo.....(and then he would pause and say KaChunk...) and then go on with the song...the nut thought it was part of the song!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-91036487360070779482013-01-25T18:21:43.152-05:002013-01-25T18:21:43.152-05:00Awesome, and welcome. Got any ten rd AR mags you w...Awesome, and welcome. Got any ten rd AR mags you want to unload before April 15th? Our governor is a crook...Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-58716346514667748432013-01-25T18:11:04.793-05:002013-01-25T18:11:04.793-05:00I not only got the Talus 4 reference, I thought of...I not only got the Talus 4 reference, I thought of it before I scrolled down and saw the Talusians. Just discovered your blog and have been trying to catch up. ASM826https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017388670319590449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-38883769554884026892012-09-18T19:58:05.580-04:002012-09-18T19:58:05.580-04:00We had the safety couch too!We had the safety couch too!Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-78170350789135111722012-09-18T18:13:29.319-04:002012-09-18T18:13:29.319-04:00I just had to revisit this post 'cuz I needed ...I just had to revisit this post 'cuz I needed a laugh, and of course it provided. I had a lovely "harvest gold" velour sectional couch, ca. late seventies, that I acquired second-hand in 1988 to furnish my first apartment. It was three pieces and I usually had the middle one across the room so there was somewhere else to sit. This left a 2-piece, ahem, "love seat." The problem was, if you did try to get a little love going on it, the pieces would start scootching apart across the hardwood floor and you'd wind up falling into the crack. Very annoying! I had a BF who accused me of setting this up on purpose, and dubbed it the "safety couch." AWESOME! :DRiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-5703448285894165202012-02-26T08:45:27.780-05:002012-02-26T08:45:27.780-05:00Welcome Terri!Welcome Terri!Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-61143672188407763822012-02-26T05:58:09.347-05:002012-02-26T05:58:09.347-05:00The Juicemobile made me scream in laughter. It'...The Juicemobile made me scream in laughter. It's late at night and I have just discovered you. It started with the dangerous metal heat toys...baked insects, but, the film we dipped wire in and it dried in place? was that the 'film' stuff? I haven't found anything online about that old craft toy. Holy shit, your stuff is so funny. And the admonition of your mom, so 70's!<br />They were drinking cocktails at 5 and could care less what we were up to..as long as it didn't ruin the avocado green or gold appliances or carpet...terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-55061895722858705032010-09-08T07:00:07.481-04:002010-09-08T07:00:07.481-04:00Got the Pike reference ... all three of these JC P...Got the Pike reference ... all three of these JC Penny chapters had me laughing so hard my abs hurt (does that replace the exercise/torture machines?), and you've messed up my eye makeup!<br />I live in Italy; my only problem is that it would be SO HARD to to share this. You had to LIVE the 1970's JC Penny catalogs to understand ... ! (My Uncle kept Montgomery Wards catalogs in the bathroom ... I'm sure they helped immensely!)<br />Keep 'em coming!Melinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-17133842988535890752010-04-01T17:44:09.849-04:002010-04-01T17:44:09.849-04:00I'm #17 that got the Capt. Pike reference. He...I'm #17 that got the Capt. Pike reference. Here from You Suck at Craigslist in case you're wondering why all the new traffic on old posts. The comment with the links is here: http://www.yousuckatcraigslist.com/?p=4288#comment-34645<br /><br />I was crying from laughing after reading those 3 catalog posts in a row. Off to explore more!<br /><br />Also started following you on Twitter (I'm KYouell there too).kyouellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-88971834243357330412009-11-06T19:04:49.000-05:002009-11-06T19:04:49.000-05:00Your 1977 catalog comments are SO f-ing hilarious....Your 1977 catalog comments are SO f-ing hilarious. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-49711051346582730382009-06-21T22:04:15.714-04:002009-06-21T22:04:15.714-04:00I had a stereo system, also from J.C. Penney, very...I had a stereo system, also from J.C. Penney, very similar to the one in this catalog. All three of your J.C. Penney catalog blogs are very funny! Thank you for the laughs!Elyse Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03502861625601599205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-2777939609073484312009-04-15T16:57:00.000-04:002009-04-15T16:57:00.000-04:00Spend too long in that sauna and you'll end up lik...Spend too long in that sauna and you'll end up like Capt. Pike.Kongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-71890243969447479962009-04-06T17:09:00.000-04:002009-04-06T17:09:00.000-04:00My grandmother's basement was a mind-bending museu...My grandmother's basement was a mind-bending museum of hideous junk ranging from the 1920's up to the 1970's. She had a manual crank laundry machine, no kidding. She would never tolerate an electric one. You want to encourage your kids to torture each other? Keep one of those in the house. Strangely, she had no objection to an electric-powered butt-jiggling belt exerciser.<BR/><BR/>It goes without saying that my basement is free of heavy, space-consuming dust collection systems.Dan Nuttlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140788295771112646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-69754871197739406032009-04-01T14:56:00.000-04:002009-04-01T14:56:00.000-04:00PLEASE don't post any more of the JCPenny stuff......PLEASE don't post any more of the JCPenny stuff... If I launch one more sip of soda out of my nose from hysteria my wife will kill me.<BR/><BR/>Going to clean up... again... and yes got the Capt Pikd reference.mike khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678676414903545901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-55105417737348019972009-03-13T16:51:00.000-04:002009-03-13T16:51:00.000-04:00First... The sauna and assheads on Talos IV. I a...First... The sauna and assheads on Talos IV. I am ashamed and proud to note that I totally got the Christopher Pike reference. In fact, I had that same thought back in the '70s when I saw that sauna in a catalog while Penney's still sold it!<BR/><BR/>And, I had those exact juicemobiles! Of course, I used them for Soccer, like an idiot. But, hey, when you're nine, you want what you want!Mark of NOLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869162438957745656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-70283086610956570862009-01-10T09:56:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:56:00.000-05:00Sadly, I got the Capt. Pike joke instantly... in f...Sadly, I got the Capt. Pike joke instantly... in fact, before you even made it, I was thinking, hey, that looks like the thing Captain Pike was in. Sigh...Chris Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597143070367423404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-47437632925551161482009-01-09T18:33:00.000-05:002009-01-09T18:33:00.000-05:00OMG,you are too funny. Love the 1977 JCPenny all 3...OMG,you are too funny. Love the 1977 JCPenny all 3 I laughed my head off......by the way I am also from the 70's like 7,8,9,10 years old at he time but I still remember. The massage belts, I tried those onece when I was small....made me almost puke. Keep being funny. Also will never drink Dole drinks again.missthanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012950789076601456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-4032219925807572822008-09-30T12:56:00.000-04:002008-09-30T12:56:00.000-04:00My big aunt had both the belts thingie and the wei...My big aunt had both the belts thingie and the weird wooden roller thingie. My cousins and I were terrified to even go in the room.<BR/><BR/>Also--I thought the fade-out/kaCHUNK/fade-in was really a part of that Cars song.dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-85932061259782058662008-09-24T17:59:00.000-04:002008-09-24T17:59:00.000-04:00We had that stereo, that would be the stereo I use...We had that stereo, that would be the stereo I used when my sister was out of the house to listen to her Pink Floyd albums I was also not allowed to touch.<BR/><BR/>I went nto a restaurant in Bradford PA and they had the couch that went with those barrel chairs you put out in the first post.<BR/><BR/>As for the fitness equipment, I have my doubts about the exercise value (but not the VALUE value) of any exercise item that has the word 'vibrate' in the description. At least these days you can get a vibrator you don't have to build a wing (or wear a helmet) for.Shieldmaiden96https://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-45269506466910110422008-09-23T21:28:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:28:00.000-04:00The bike CB is one of the most ridiculous things I...The bike CB is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen. I am not real surprised that I have never heard of such an invention, as I am sure most attempts at using it resulted in serious injury or death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-90277975413500630702008-09-22T16:35:00.000-04:002008-09-22T16:35:00.000-04:00I had the white Juicemobiles! Thought they were a...I had the white Juicemobiles! Thought they were awesome. And i so get the Talos IV reference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com