Shake it all about
When my grandfather died, I begged my relatives to search for his JFK salt and pepper shaker set. They didn’t find it (or so they said) but every now and then I look on ebay for one. Yesterday I found one cheap, but I should have guessed that crazy Kennedy collectors would soon outbid me.
This was made before the assassination, and it’s pretty twisted:
the rocking chair is the pepper shaker.
And look where the salt comes out:
On the bright side, I did manage to get the “WELFARE” game I’ve been looking for - sealed in box! I hope to have a rockin’ game of welfare at Chez Lethal soon.
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When I was in high school I had a teacher named Mr. Kennedy. He died and I wore my DEAD KENNEDYS t-shirt asap. It caused more trouble than it was probably worth. Those who can’t get elected with mob-backing teach.
Comment by Christopher — June 20, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
HA-hahahahaha. Yes, so wrong on so many levels.
Comment by Eve — June 20, 2008 @ 12:56 pm
am i relieved or disappointed the holes aren’t in his head?
Comment by kiki — June 21, 2008 @ 1:58 pm
Oh Christopher I would have followed you down the hall, secretly crushing-out on you.
Comment by Donna Lethal — June 21, 2008 @ 3:28 pm
in 1967, the Prime Minister of Australia, Harold Holt, went for a swim and disappeared (probably drowned, although there was a fantastic rumour that he was picked up off-shore by a Chinese submarine and spirited away to Peking, as it was then. Even more improbable when you factor in that he was a Conservative PM and had coined the phrase “All the way with LBJ”) . Anyhoo…. I wonder if there are a set of Harold Holt fishknives floating (if you’ll pardon the expression) around eBay somewhere.
Comment by mark down under — June 22, 2008 @ 5:57 am
Well, if you’re in a wistful mood you can get the rocking chair… http://cgi.ebay.com/JFK-ROCKING-CHAIR-SALT-PEPPER-SHAKER_W0QQitemZ250261129336QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4051QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Comment by Coop — June 23, 2008 @ 1:05 pm
Wait - a Conservative from Australia coined the phrase “All the way with LBJ”?!
Let me know what you find.
Comment by Donna Lethal — June 23, 2008 @ 10:22 pm
Well, WE assumed he’d coined the phrase. Of course, I was a child then so I may not have got the full story…okay… a teenager (but that’s my final offer).
Comment by mark down under — June 24, 2008 @ 2:00 am
yep… it looks like we were conned.
“As president of the University of New South Wales Labor Club, the most politically radical student organization of the campus, I was apart from engineering studies near full time organising protest actions against the Vietnam War and conscription.
That year the ruling conservatives, the Australian Liberal Party, were facing an election. “All the way with LBJ!” was their campaign slogan and as a campaign strategy they had invited Lyndon Baines Johnson to be the first US President to visit Australia. LBJ, eager to make the second Indo-China War Vietnam War appear to be more than just another US was, accepted.
When I heard the news announcement I was appalled by the cynicism and was inspired to convene a campus meeting of what I called the “Welcome LBJ Committee”.”
Memoirs of a 60’s Australian anti-Vietnam War campaigner
Comment by mark down under — June 24, 2008 @ 5:56 am
The irony is that the Liberal Party is actually the conservative party (well, we ARE upside down at the bottom of the world)
Comment by mark down under — June 24, 2008 @ 5:59 am
Maybe P.M. Holt was weighted down with too much Vegemite.
Comment by Jim-Jim — June 24, 2008 @ 8:14 am
Well, with the amount of salt in Vegemite, his arteries probably hardened on contact with water and sent him to the bottom. Nevertheless, Vegemite IS one of life’s yummiest experiences.
Comment by mark down under — June 24, 2008 @ 11:54 pm
Is Marshmallow Fluff available in Australia?
Comment by Jim-Jim — June 25, 2008 @ 7:39 am
I may have to move this to a blog - I want to know more!
Comment by Donna Lethal — June 25, 2008 @ 8:54 pm
I’ve never heard of Marshmallow Fluff, but I’m off to San Francisco in a couple of weeks, so in which part of the supermarket should I look: confectionary? salad ingredients? cleaning products?
Comment by mark down under — June 25, 2008 @ 11:03 pm
Fluff should be where the peanut butter and jelly are. The peanut butter and Fluff sandwich is a staple of New England cuisine.
Comment by Jim-Jim — June 27, 2008 @ 9:41 am
My cousin has to ship it to me out here in LA b/c it’s only on the east coast. Beware the “Puffed Marshmallow Creme” that you’ll probably see on your SF visit. I know I’ve blogged about Fluff in the past; let me check!
Comment by Donna Lethal — June 28, 2008 @ 11:27 am
Here’s some: http://www.flickr.com/photos/donnalethal/2345422165/in/set-72157604165492588/
Comment by Donna Lethal — June 28, 2008 @ 1:29 pm
May I’ll move to L.A. and open a store that just sells Marshmallow Fluff and Wise Potato Chips.
Comment by Jim-Jim — June 30, 2008 @ 10:06 am