How to Get Better Medical Care from Your Doctor

I think this lady had the solution to the health care crisis back in the 1950's - she just made sure her doctor treated her like a person instead of a walking prescription slip..

(apologies to any doctors out there - I know most of you really do care about your patients)

A Word of Appreciation

I just want to take a moment to say how grateful I am for all the interest and kind support I've received since starting up this blog. Even though the overwhelming majority of the visitors the blog receives remain lurkers, there are plenty of people willing to chime in too.  I am sorry I don't have the time to respond to every comment sent, but I assure you that I read every one and appreciate every one deeply. They are what inspire me to keep going forward.

Now here is some friendly inspiration for those of you who still have yet to let themselves be heard...

"STOP TOUCHING YOURSELF AND PUT THOSE FINGERS TO BETTER USE TYPING OUT A COMMENT OR TWO - OR DO YOU NEED ME TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE 'ENCOURAGEMENT' OVER MY KNEE?!

The New Toy

I noticed my posted illos so far have all displayed women with tempers aflame. But as pulse-pounding as bearing the brunt of a lady's outrage can be, sometimes there is nothing so arousing as a cool, casual, vixenish taunt...

So wrong on so many levels...

As appealing as some aspects of the '50's might be for fans of retro-spanking, it was also a time of blatant prejudices and chauvinism toward women as well, as these reprints from a 1950 issue of Beauty Parade (a girlie pulp) demonstrate. The author was trying to suggest that how a woman chose to seat herself was a message intended for the libido of every passing male. 
I've no doubt that humans, being primates, employ body language to some extent, but these are just ridiculous....

source: vintage scans

Maybe the guy who put this tripe together shoud have a go at interpreting what message can be derived from this pose:

or this one:

OK, OK - I have to admit I am picking up the signals these last two are sending loud and clear.