And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
"Distributed Exclusively in the U.S.A. by Wham-O." The toy company in CA that brought you the Frisbee™, the Hula-Hoop™, and the Wrist Rocket™. IOW, a total gag item which would now be worth a bit less than $255, and purely a collector's item from the Stupid '60s. Not a lot of people know that.
Frankly, Brains wore it better on the Thunderbirds: https://i.imgur.com/efseAeB.png
"Mr. Caine, those glasses are ridiculous!" "Right you are, but the royalty checks are fantastic!"
I can just see Michael Caine agreeing to do this ad on the premise that it's so outrageous, nobody but Michael Caine could get away with it - maybe.
ReplyDeleteLove that guy. Google his appearances on Johnny Carson on YouTube. Very down to earth.
ReplyDeleteSophia Loren had some big glasses too. Must have been a "thing."
ReplyDeletegotta have a stout snoot to support a rig like that
ReplyDeleteOh man, they would be perfect if they had the hearing aids in the ear pieces.
ReplyDelete"Distributed Exclusively in the U.S.A. by Wham-O."
ReplyDeleteThe toy company in CA that brought you the Frisbee™, the Hula-Hoop™, and the Wrist Rocket™.
IOW, a total gag item which would now be worth a bit less than $255, and purely a collector's item from the Stupid '60s.
Not a lot of people know that.
Frankly, Brains wore it better on the Thunderbirds:
https://i.imgur.com/efseAeB.png
"Mr. Caine, those glasses are ridiculous!"
"Right you are, but the royalty checks are fantastic!"