Happy Boxing Day!

Wrestling is like boxing, non?

Vintage Tennessee Williams

Vintage Tennessee Williams was kind of hot.

'Nuff said.

Merry Christmas!

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Well, it's that time of year. So here it is:

This one is pretty good. All 1949-y with Red Skelton, but I really wanted to post the Louis Armstrong and Velma Middleton version. I can't find the whole thing online though (the link is only half of the song)... or even a clear version that isn't the "Mulato Beat Remix". Give it a listen if you can find it!

And speaking of Neptune's Daughter, I just have to say that Esther Williams as a phenomenon is awesome and super weird at the same time.

Vintage The Duke of Wellington

Vintage The Duke of Wellington was kind of hot.

'Nuff said.

Antique Heroine

Here is a rare funny Married To The Sea cartoon that I saved while ago. Don't get me wrong, they are hilarious sometimes, but not most of the time. Kind of like this blog. Yes.

Vintage Tesla

Vintage Tesla was much hotter than Vintage Edison.

Don't believe me? Check it out. 'Nuff said.*

*Wellll... I'd also like to point out that this post is vaguely Christmas related because of incandescent light bulbs. Get it? No? Whatever. Just remember to unplug your Xmas lights when the tree gets dry because that bitch is a fire hazard.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard Again

Wooooo! More Rococo!

La Gimblette

This one is pretty self explanatory too... or not. Oh Fragonard!

Vintage Prince Albert

Vintage Prince Albert was kind of hot.

He's also why we have Christmas trees... that's pretty hot as well. 'Nuff said.

Vintage Ludwig II

Vintage Ludwig II was kind of... crazy.

He was kind of hot too. 'Nuff said.

I Missed Krampus

It was yesterday. Merry Belated Krampus!

Though technically we still have a few more days of Krampus. So watch out!

via Monster Brains

Highly Patented

Oh, those roaring twenties!

Gin soaked, full of repartee and innuendo... much like grandma's last Sunday brunch.

via retrogasm

Vintage Bill Murray

Vintage Bill Murray was kind of hot.

'Nuff said.

I'm pretty sure this came via nerdboyfriend, but I have no idea how it got cropped as my technical skills are somewhat dodgy and I like John Candy.

Art Whores

Some art is more than STDs and ladies of the night. Some art is not.

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

I was going to post this later, but, once again, world events prompted an expedited art themed post. Check it out:

Cute Old French Couple Has $80 million Worth of Picassos in Their Attic.

via Nag on the Lake

A Lady of Letters

from Stage Door Canteen, 1943

Gypsy Rose Lee is much more entertaining than Natalie Wood.

Vintage Eisenhower

Vintage Eisenhower was kind of hot.

1916

'Nuff said.

Vintage Henri III

Vintage Henri III was kind of hot.

1570

'Nuff said.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Vintage Jack Nicholson

Vintage Jack Nicholson was kind of hot.

'Nuff said.

The End of an Era

The time-honoured practice of wearing nothing beneath the kilt has been condemned by an organization dedicated to upholding Scottish traditions.

via Neatorama

My Ding-A-Ling

Chuck Berry... some might say at his best. You might not have known he was an early proponent of gay rights otherwise. I also like how this is the UK version.

Vintage George VI

Vintage George VI was kind of hot.

'Nuff said.

Vintage Anjelica Huston

Vintage Anjelica Huston was kind of hot.

She's still kind of hot. 'Nuff said.

K.231 in B-flat Major

I named this post "K.231 in B-flat Major" because I thought Lech mich im Arsch might be a bit rude as a title... even if it is in German*. But then you might have already heard of this lovely little canon by Mozart:

Sorry it's cut short, but it was the only version I could find that was sung by a decent sounding choir as a canon.

And just for my amusement, here is an... um... inventive rendition of K.233 in B-flat Major, Leck mir den Arsch fein recht schön sauber:

(skip to 1:11 to avoid the awkward solo and hear the three voice part)

Scholars believe that K.233 might not actually be Mozart's music. We're pretty sure that he wrote the lyrics though, and these are some filthy lyrics.

*But for some reason I think obscenities in Latin are visually acceptable.

Notice My Flowers

Music, Pink and Blue II, 1919

... when you took time to really notice my flowers you hung all your own associations with flowers on my flower and you write about my flower as if I think and see what you think and see of the flower - and I don't.

- Georgia O'Keeffe, 1943

Riiiight.

Anyway, I was going to post this picture yesterday, but then I found that ancient graffiti and decided to delay the art lesson. THEN I found out that yesterday was actually Georgia O'Keeffe's B-Day. So... happy belated Georgia! It's been weird!

Vintage Steve Buscemi

Vintage Steve Buscemi was kind of hot...

in that John Waters kind of way. 'Nuff said.

FVTVTA SVM HIC

Graffiti from the Lupanar in Pompeii

Where my Latin scholars at?

Vintage John Waters

Vintage John Waters was kind of hot...

in that Steve Buscemi kind of way. 'Nuff said.

Vital Statistics

Dig the graphics.

via Nag on the Lake

Vintage Trotsky

Vintage Trotsky* was kinda hot.

1905

No? Just me and Frida then? Right. 'Nuff said.

* The hotness of Vintage Trotsky in no way reflects the political views of this blogger.

Le mépris (1963)

Très cool, non? From If we don't, remember me.

via The Presurfer

"I'm A Dirty Old Man..."

Oh, that Tom Jones. All sweaty and Welsh. Love him.

Vintage Schubert

Vintage Schubert was kind of hot.

'Nuff said.

Oh Bosch!

Oh Hieronymus!

A very small portion of The Garden of Earthly Delights

Did you know that 16th century depictions of cherries in art represent pride? I can't find any reference from art history as to what people having sex in a giant oyster means though...

Vintage McCain

The hotness of Vintage McCain in no way reflects the political views of this blogger.

'Nuff said.

Happy Halloween!

Vintage Cary Elwes

Vintage Cary Elwes was kinda... well, he was really hot.

'Nuff said.

Stone Cold Dead in the Market

I was going to post a Betty Boop Halloween cartoon, but this was... better.

Vintage Anthony Perkins

Vintage Anthony Perkins was kinda hot.

via FilmFanatic.org

'Nuff said.

Vintage Josephine Baker

Vintage Josephine Baker was kind of hot.

Thought I was gonna use this picture, didn't ya?

J'ai deux amours. 'Nuff said.

Vintage David McCallum

Vintage David McCallum...

via Fuck Yeah British Men

as so greatly inspired young Sally Draper. 'Nuff said.

Teaserama

I've been trying to cut my hair this way for months now. It just don't suit me like it suit Bettie:

That's also exactly how I dance if I don't go to bed right away after taking my ambien.

Vintage Beethoven

... was kind of hot.

1801

'Nuff said.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Wooooooo! Rococo!

The Swing

I think it's pretty self explanatory.*

* Back in the day they didn't wear underwear.

Vintage Bryan Ferry

Vintage Bryan Ferry is kind of h... AWESOME!

Bryan Ferry is perpetually vintage though. This one does him more justice:

Don't stop the dance. 'Nuff said.

Hot Time in the Old Town Toniiiiiiight!

Eugène Atget (French, 1857-1927)

Boulevard de Strasbourg 1912

Bon Marche 1926-27

Tuileries - L'Aurore (Magnier) (1e arr) 1907

I saw this on flickr and then watched it make it's way through a couple of blogs I frequent so I thought I should join in. It is right up my alley anyway. So here is the link for your convenience.

Vintage Ruth Gordon

Also kind of hot.

circa 1919

You might recognize her better like this:

circa 1971

'Nuff said.

Computer Critters

via tumblerownpau

I want to make a comment on the filthiness of anthropomorphized animals in general, but the British-ish alligator is just too awesome.

Vintage Aykroyd

Vintage Aykroyd was kind of hot.

via Fuck Yeah Dan Aykroyd

'Nuff said.

Because I have nothing better to do...

James Mason with a cat.

H.P. Lovecraft with a cat.

Louis-Ferdinand Céline with a cat.

via almost famous cats

TB Blues

via Everlasting Blort

your friends will treat you so low down.

Cargo Cult

Apparently there is a tribe in the anthropologically famous (or infamous) Trobriand Islands that worships Prince Phillip.

Awesome. This is awesome.