Featured Application for a date with a Sailor

Discussion in 'Militaria' started by 916Bulldogs123, Sep 11, 2021.

  1. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Was this a real thing? i found three copy's of this application in a binder i purchased with furniture drawings from the early 1960's
    Just thought i would show it. "Does your Father have a gun" Really!
    Any comments welcomed.
    Mikey
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  2. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    Would be good for Fleet Week. LOL, that is interesting but that is all I got.
     
  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I'd think that is really useful information.
    And this one: "do you realise sailors are precious and loveable". (No, I didn't.)
     
  4. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    But are you capable of taking care of one? Lol
     
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  5. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    My "any comments"... It's mimeographed. Although jitterbug and swing dances are associated with the 1930s and 1940s, pedal pushers and toreador pants were fashionable in the 1950s and 1960s. So think not World War II related but a bit later. Just before rock 'n roll became mainstream. Contemporary to the other items in binder most likely.

    Debora
     
  6. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    That's more what i was thinking. Late 50's or early 60's
    Mikey
     
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  7. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    Well I know how to curse like a sailor... does that count?
    Just kidding.
     
  8. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    A very useful skill IMHO.

    Debora
     
  9. morgen94

    morgen94 Well-Known Member

    From a May 1942 newspaper:
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  10. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Love the language... "parlor" "icebox"

    Debora
     
  11. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Interesting. But surely not... The questions about the ‘boyfriend’ and ‘type of lipstick’ and ‘taste’ sounds dodgy and make things questionable (ha ha) And Vital statistics....! (come on!)In the 50’s and 60’s if you ask a lady her bust size didn’t they almost want to put you in jail...
     
  12. morgen94

    morgen94 Well-Known Member

  13. morgen94

    morgen94 Well-Known Member

    ...and this person apparently claims to have created the application (page 33)...

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  14. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    Hi Mikey, it would appear you have one of the original mimeographed copies! :cat:
    I enjoyed reading the forward questions on the original too! :joyful:
     
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  15. BaseballGames

    BaseballGames Well-Known Member

    We think the thing is hilarious. Everybody needs to lighten up and loosen up a little -- sheesh!
     
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  16. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    What?? Read again. Lots of humour and laughter going on here.
     
  17. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Awesome. I actually have three of them.
    By original what do you mean? 1940's? People buy these things?
    Mikey
     
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  18. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    By "original" - I meant you have (3) of the mimeographed copies spoken about in the articles above, so that's much more desirable than the remake! Yes, people buy old paper goods. I would list them online and would probably sell all 3 together in a BIN. ;)
     
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  19. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Can't be earlier than 1948 because that was the year pedal pushers were introduced.

    Debora
     
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