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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Items plucked from the great revolving drum of 20th century culture.</description><title>Lint</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @lileks)</generator><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>One day they’ll realize he hardly drinks anything at all...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/76f79312c6353f01e46b420ecca76c3f/tumblr_mnbgxvhHar1qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;One day they’ll realize he hardly drinks anything at all while they pound it down,  and also over the last few years a lot of jewelry’s gone missing&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/51240790921</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/51240790921</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:03:31 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>So the aviatrix imagines the Smoke-Weary Mouth gremlin and...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ead12d3d8afa76c59afc7f05e669862/tumblr_mn9ifedDOu1qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;So the aviatrix imagines the Smoke-Weary Mouth gremlin and neglects her instruments, slams into a mountain. That’s never going to show up on the accident report. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/51158858422</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/51158858422</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:40:26 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Don Draper protip: vary your technique to fit the situation. </title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/81f7deefeff1ef7c53745b26e8103ee3/tumblr_mn88dvrmUV1qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don Draper protip: vary your technique to fit the situation. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/51112458660</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/51112458660</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:55 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>“All right, team, we’re supposed to come up with a...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/896cbd5c526a7a1dd0e36b57845baeb1/tumblr_mn5tfvZ9a91qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;“All right, team, we’re supposed to come up with a campaign that appeals to male smokers. Don’t over-think it.”&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/51000701902</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/51000701902</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:55 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>But wouldn’t that mean he was shrieking with pain as the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d707407d27de9f7601977fe49f89cd5/tumblr_mn447uEa0x1qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;But wouldn’t that mean he was shrieking with pain as the vestigial dentition poked through his gums? He seems rather calm about it all. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50926873635</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50926873635</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:45:30 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>It seems to cry out for captions, so here’s the first. </title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/73d2dcf48c1e0bb1c9cf54cf73554042/tumblr_mn2qlvMsIA1qbaleqo1_400.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;It seems to cry out for captions, so here’s the first. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50872852746</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50872852746</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:53:55 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Mike Hammer has bad breath.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7c499b23200c02fbba143ff87c0c7bfe/tumblr_mn184thkdV1qbaleqo1_400.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mike Hammer has bad breath.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50793904250</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50793904250</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:17:17 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Let’s confuse ‘em with the old cranial ping-pong...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/72b04f8bd2b4c34a37d91660baf22b08/tumblr_mn14tgRnEz1qbaleqo1_400.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let’s confuse ‘em with the old cranial ping-pong bit, dollface.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50789997172</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50789997172</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:05:40 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>If you interrupt Mike while he’s enjoying a beer,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/246176043a02f80b8b65844fd216097a/tumblr_mn13jjsMtu1qbaleqo1_400.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you interrupt Mike while he’s enjoying a beer, it’s as good as ruined. Here. You have it.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50788235955</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50788235955</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:38:07 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Interrupt Mike while he’s tossin’ your apartment?...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f32709069418b3d81dc412dd711cce91/tumblr_mn11xlrQwV1qbaleqo1_400.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interrupt Mike while he’s tossin’ your apartment? That’s a slappin’. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50785837300</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50785837300</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:03:21 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Don’t come up behind Mike when he’s bracin’ a...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/43c5f4c0e4250cfa0f05ee7cc252e244/tumblr_mn10vy5fvN1qbaleqo1_400.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don’t come up behind Mike when he’s bracin’ a guy. It’s just rude.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50784289486</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50784289486</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:40:46 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Mike Hammer don’t like those dishes and that guy, well, he...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/19369644e47f505fba40662786ff360e/tumblr_mn105pQS9Y1qbaleqo1_400.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mike Hammer don’t like those dishes and that guy, well, he was handy, dat’s all&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50783183957</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50783183957</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:25:01 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>This 1949 ad got nearly everything right -  except for the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0e9e6db40adc95d3a655e56decbc5111/tumblr_mmygb7v0Jy1qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;This 1949 ad got nearly everything right -  except for the adding machine, and the preference for Canadian whisky.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50664792504</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50664792504</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:21:07 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Back then the ability to saw through the goitered neck and...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e6bb3b5f60429140a8114819e761f509/tumblr_mmwp8zzF2W1qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Back then the ability to saw through the goitered neck and decapitate the user was considered a real plus in the razor biz. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50594157690</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50594157690</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:38:59 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>I GOTTA LOTTA RAW MEAT THAT MATCHES MY JACKET HOLY HELL...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3e414b1eae7b4cb9889cd40be53da322/tumblr_mmus7d9wdm1qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;I GOTTA LOTTA RAW MEAT THAT MATCHES MY JACKET HOLY HELL WHAT’S IN THIS STUFF&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50510262225</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50510262225</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:47:37 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Stands to reason the pants might have a mouth, too. Wonder if it...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d9938b58d772ef3145a5df300c053b13/tumblr_mmsudp5kl61qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stands to reason the pants might have a mouth, too. Wonder if it was contagious. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50430304589</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50430304589</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:39:25 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Because God forbid you should be sick and not have a matching...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fbc515c3727d6546968f0daf0357f4f2/tumblr_mmr0l8CD371qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because God forbid you should be sick and &lt;em&gt;not have a matching hair ribbon&lt;/em&gt; when people come over for a rote, quick, uncomfortable visit.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50353303025</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50353303025</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:58:20 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Happy Mother’s Day!</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e0d0a3d2bc8bd34e81d877e1672c5b76/tumblr_mmp1tll2Q01qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Happy Mother’s Day!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50266949127</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50266949127</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 11:29:45 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Hold that pose, folks; gotta slam a cold one.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/62471b42146ea627b7d25c3b335c4eae/tumblr_mmldrpkIfF1qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hold that pose, folks; gotta slam a cold one.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50097122582</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50097122582</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:57:25 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>No need to close your nose to offensive odors when you remember...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/275f96fe29fa6db6f1745a5fa9698590/tumblr_mmka2xMuZ41qbaleqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;No need to close your nose to offensive odors when you remember you’re creating more of a stink than anyone in the room!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50061742699</link><guid>http://lileks.tumblr.com/post/50061742699</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 21:40:09 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
