Candy Containers: Holiday Edition

Last month I showed you an assortment of fun plastic candy containers HERE, and now with xmas on the horizon, I have a few more of them assembled into a nice little holiday theme. We'll start with xmas and a badly painted Santa, as well as a couple of neat examples of snowmen --one with a rather melty case of explosive, sugar ball diarrhea -- eeek! --and one you can make jump around when you push up on the level attached to his feet. I've also included some Halloween and Easter bunny containers because, yeah, those holidays are a long way away, --who knows if I'll even remember to post about them when the time comes! And yes, you can also make that wicked witch dance around by lighting the whole thing on fire. "Some traditions never die..." giggled the skull.

Super Track Pop Car

Scored another cool little Labubu item from an older blind box POP MART series called Super Track Pop Car. Of the 11 various toy autos offered in the set (including the "secret") two of them are Labubu, with the rest being an assortment of other various popular Pop Mart characters including Molly, Pucky, Dimoo, and the sensational Skullpanda (I believe I need her in that black cop car too!) The other Labubu car I still need is a Model T style classic-- hope to acquire it soon. But first I had to test the waters of this set and see what the Space Age Car was all about, and it seriously doesn't disappoint! These are absolutely top quality metal "Hot Wheels" style cars. The wheels spin and they glide smoothly across any flat surface. I definitely think this is the best one of the set, and Labubu is hilariously designed with a flat spot on his cheek because he's so smooshed inside and pressed against the glass dome, ears smashed back, and clearly sweating that cute little red nose off! This is yet another incredible, and somewhat obscure Pop Mart series that most casual Labubu collectors probably don't even know about. With wonderfully bright packaging, and stellar design, and as most things POP MART related, comes with a double sided collector card. (FYI the "secret" car is a Molly Mini Taxi, if interested, hit up Google to see what it looks like!

Venus Over-Eating

We're still trying to finish up all of those terrific Thanksgiving leftovers from last week around here! Yep, too much good food = too much added baggage around the 'ol midsection! Good thing New Years is coming soon so we can dive back into all of those unresolved resolutions that we left danglin' in the 2025 winter wind. You know, what we really needed was more of the Sure Way To Prevent Over-eating utensils method, and less shakins from the gay! practical! and amusing! "Venus" salt 'n pepper shakers! We seasoned that bird and all the trimmings too good, I tells ya! 

Also, vintage gag gift boxes o'kitsch like these make great xmas presents, just sayin'...

Dolly and Danny Duzit

Dolly and Danny Duzit stainless steel sponges have been a fixture in kitchens across America since the 1920's. And here's the proof, with each featured in their original, super cute, red / blue vintage, die-cut box! Still in production to this day in Laredo, TX, though packaged differently, here's some additional info taken right from their webpage: "Previously manufactured and sold by Springfield Wire, Inc., each scrubber is made from a special high-grade, stainless steel that will not rust. They retain their shape well after repeated uses and can be cleaned easily by simply placing them in your dishwasher." As mentioned, they've gone with a simpler package re-design recently for modern times, though it still maintains a somewhat fun, "vintage / retro" look. 

Death on Ice! / The Eskimo Murder!

Oh, for the luvva Mike! Just because 'ol Mother Nature decides to dump an avalanche of snow and ice on the midwest today, does it really mean that 'ol Mr. Karswell has to drop the chill (and some funny thrills) on you fine fellow readers as well?! You bet your frozen dollars, I do! But don't bundle up too warmly, because the two lovely leads in today's Super Saturday Matinee Double Feature are sure to warm things up rather nicely-- even if, and especially when, they are so inappropriately dressed in their frightful, frigid surroundings-- thankfully! Yes sir, Golden Age comic fan fave, Nina Albright proves to be the all-star illustrator of a nice pair wrapped in a titillatingly tight orange sweater, --uh, that is, if you can peel your poppin' eyeballs away from the simultaneously, magnificent Molly O'Moore leg show! From the July 1944 issue of Terrific Comics #4, and followed by another beautiful babe, Toni Gayle, as she bearly makes it out alive (get it?) in an icy tundra of terror, via the September - October 1949 issue of 4Most Vol.8#5. More superb illustrations and the coolest ever cover art by legendary, L. B. Cole, --and if that name doesn't ring a bell, then you my friend need to head over to THOIA and learn some facts, ASAP!