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B.B. Inglis's avatar

I’ve laughed harder, and more times, at this gallery over the years than I care to admit. James Lileks is a gift to the world.

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Melissa Rushing's avatar

Me too. I used to read it on his site years ago and laugh out loud. My kids would say, “Mom’s looking at the weird food pictures again😂.”

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ktrip's avatar

I keep them all nearby (I bought every one that was available on Amazon many years ago) when I need sure laughs or I visit the Gobbler site or one of the others Institute of Official Cheer sites.

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Melissa Rushing's avatar

I do the same. James has brought me a lot of happiness for many years.

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Fr. Ronald Hatton's avatar

These posts always remind me that my dad’s mother had no filters when it came to these concoctions!

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Eric Brown's avatar

This post makes me ask yet again why aspics were so popular in 1950s. Anyone know?

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B.B. Inglis's avatar

Some kind of debauched fad.

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Flange Creature's avatar

Too many people enjoyed the movie The Blob?

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Here comes a regular.'s avatar

Beatniks.

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Evan Maxwell's avatar

Danged tomfoolery, James. Just danged tomfoolery. But the world needs tomfoolery much more than it needs hysteria, so thanks.

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Kim McAllister's avatar

First rule of the Gallery: Never read while you are eating lunch!

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Buchs's avatar

Every other dinner visit to my grandmother's included a heaping of aspic...she passed in 1985. I have not had Aspic since 1985.

Satan also created the post hole digger.

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Darrin's avatar

Dear God. I remember that dish proudly displayed at large dinner gatherings in my youth. Spicy tomato jello. Oh three humanity!

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Robert C Culwell's avatar

Regretting even seeing that! 🫒🤢

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Becky M's avatar

I have these recipe cards. My mom didn’t have a full set but I’m pretty sure I’ve got this one.

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Keith Francis's avatar

Looks like Jabba the Hutt in his later years after became a wino.

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ktrip's avatar

When I was a kid, my mother was a very successful Tupperware dealer (actually, a Golden Galaxy Manager with a station wagon to prove it). She sold a lot Tupperware Jello molds. I would help her pack the orders (and build a city of Tupperware in our family room). For the life of me, I didn't know what they were for and my mom certainly never used them. It was not until the gallery that I put two and two together. I wonder how many of her (1970s) customers actually used them or bought them because their mom's made some concoction like this in the 50s or 60s?

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Here comes a regular.'s avatar

"IT is alive. And IT knows you know."

Tomato Aspic - what doesn't IT know?!

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jim norman's avatar

Well, it would surely be nifty if it could be decorated to resemble the Jupiter 2!

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jim norman's avatar

50s Sci-Fi movies? Well, if you see that pictured offering at a table, then you can be certain that the pod entities have not taken over that particular household. ALERT!!!>>> "Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)" is now a freebie on youtube! <<<ALERT!!!

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