13 Things Not To Say On The First Date

Funny and wise tips found on Twitter:
marceldavis #nottosayonfirstdate I love you
RyanDenyse #nottosayonfirstdate my ex cheated on me and gave me a STD
SecretSiren I’m sorry if I seem nervous. I don’t usually date outside the family #nottosayonfirstdate
rauldg DAMN YOUR MOM IS HOT #nottosayonfirstdate
Koolmojay #nottosayonfirstdate “Can i borrow $20?”
Thisrespekwear #nottosayonfirstdate my curfew is at 10pm
tejas74 How [...]

College Co-Ed Dating Humor, 1950

“The relationship of a boy and a girl is like the hands on a clock…”

The above was said by a student on NBC’s Halls of Ivy, a show which, according to Quick magazine (March 27, 1950), “twits life in a co-educational college.”
I’m not sure what the heck ‘twits’ means… I don’t think it was an [...]

Divorce: Is It Really Funny ‘Cuz It’s True?

At first glance, these “grounds for divorce” snippets from a 1949 issue of Quick magazine seem funny — but then you read them, and then…

You realize that it’s not funny when a husband controls and limits his wife.  Sure, painting a car so that it’s too embarrassing to be seen in it sounds funny (and [...]

Bad Dates Worth Writing Home About?

Then use this stationary with a printed reminder of bad dates: “His kitsch kisses left a bad taste in her mouth.”

Kitsch Kisses by kindnessofstrangers
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In The Cards: Ace of Hearts

It’s been ages since I’ve done one of these! (I guess that’s what happens when stuff gets buried on your desk!) Anyway, here’s another card described in rhyme from Fortune-Telling by Cards, by Professor P. R. S. Foli; this one the fortune for the one who draws the Ace of Hearts:
He that draws the [...]

Divorce From Too Much Affection?

Published in the July 31, 1950 issue of Quick magazine, Mrs. Le Roy Nichols of Paterson, N.J., sued her husband for divorce based on “cruelty” — because “he sat her on his lap and kissed her too much, kept her from doing the housework.”

Yoko & I Laugh — But We’re Serious Too

“I wonder why men can get serious at all. They have this delicate long thing hanging outside their bodies, which goes up & down by its own will… If I were a man I would always be laughing at myself.”
Yoko Ono
As women, we know how bad we have it, but have you ever stopped to [...]

Dating Advice From The Past (Or Female Dating Snark, 1940 Style)

This article, written by an anonymous female, was published in The Bedside Esquire, 1940 — just see how well it holds up today *wink*
The Wench Is Not Amused, by Anonymous
Any girl, if the body she possesses isn’t actually deformed and the face badly moth-bitten, is going to become acquainted with the gentle art of seduction [...]

Why Women Opt To Remain Single

A woman goes out with her friends, meets a guy named Dmitri and they talk for “at the most 2 minutes.” She hands him her business card and says call me… These are the voicemails he leaves her (with some images added for video appeal):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c06pinaKl8o[/youtube]

Supreme Wiener Marriage Humor

Deanna sent me this gem from a vintage 1950’s magazine called Quick: Supreme Frankfurter Supreme Court Justice Frankfurter responded negatively to a request to marry a couple saying, “A Supreme Court Justice does not have the authority to marry people. Perhaps it is because marriage is not yet considered a Federal offense.”

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