Click here to view full size. I scanned this from a 1942 Woman's Day magazine.
Am I reading this right? The grandmother reads that a fairy gave the children all sorts of good things to eat... and instead of shouting "lollipops!" or "ice cream!", the kid shouts "wieners with no skins!" Wow.
Kids weren't used to sugar back then. You know, with war rationing and everything, so she just went with what she knew.
ReplyDeleteYeah kids love weiners.
ReplyDeleteUgh - that plate of food looks like the opposite of appetizing!
ReplyDeleteSo many jokes....nah, too easy
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell is that other crap on the plate? It looks like shredded coconut on red pepper jell-o molds.
ReplyDeleteThat's how to make skinless wieners look appetizing... By comparison!
SCTV had a field day with this, I had no idea it was real. "Honey I'm gonna skin your wiener" is one of my favourite skits.
ReplyDeleteWell what girl *doesn't* want a skinless wiener?
ReplyDeleteHmm. I don't remember the SCTV skit- interesting. Sort of an early precursor to the "Schweaty Balls" skit on SNL.
ReplyDeleteAnd, yes C:, the only way to make skinless weiners appetizing is to use them as garnish for gelatinous peppers.