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Absolutely Hilarious JCPenney Catalogue from 1977 (You HAVE to read!)

Thu, 11/08/2007 - 2:44pm by RCLdesigngirl
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My friend just emailed this to me and everyone in my office has been laughing for 20 minutes straight:

Last weekend I put an exhaust fan in the ceiling for my wife's grandfather. While my wife's brother and I were fitting the fan in between the joists, we found something under the insulation. What we found was this:

A JC Penney catalog from 1977. It's not often blog fodder just falls in my lap, but holy hell this was two solid inches of it, right there for the taking. I thumbed through it quickly and found my next dining room set, which is apparently made by adding upholstery to old barrels:

Also, I am totally getting this for my bathroom:

There's plenty more home furnishings where those came from, however I'm not going to bore you with that. Instead, I'm going to bore you with something else. The clothes.

The clothes are fantastic.

Here's how to get your ass kicked in elementary school:

Just look at that belt. It's like a boob-job for your pants. He probably needed help just to lift it into place. The belt loops have to be three inches long. And way to pull them up to your armpits, grandp a.

Here's how to get your ass kicked in high school:

This kid looks like he's pretending to be David Soul, who is pretending to be a cop who is pretending to be a pimp that everyone knows is really an undercover cop. Who is pretending to be 15.

Here's how to get your ass kicked on the golf course:

This "all purpose jumpsuit" is, according to the description, equally appropriate for playing golf or simply relaxing around the house. Personally, I can't see wearing this unless you happen to be relaxing around your cell in D-block. Even then, the only reason you should put this thing on is because the warden made you!

Here's how to get your ass kicked pretty much anywhere:

If you look at that picture quickly, it looks like Mr. Bob "No-pants" Saget has his hand in the other guy's pocket. In this case, he doesn't, although you can tell just by looking at them that it's happened - or if it hasn't happened it will. Oh yes. It will. As soon as he puts down his matching coffee cup.

Here's how to get your ass kicked at the beach:

He looks like he's reaching for a gun, but you know it's probably just a bottle of suntan lotion in a holster.

How to get your ass kicked in a meeting:

If you wear this suit and don't sell used cars for a living, I believe you can be fined and face serious repercussions, up to and including termination. Or imprisonment, in which case you'd be forced to wear that orange jumpsuit.

How to get your ass kicked on every day up to and including St. Patrick's Day:

Dear god in heaven, I don't believe that color exists in nature. There is NO excuse for wearing either of these ensembles unless you're working as a body guard for the Lucky Charms leprechaun.

In this next one, Your Search For VALUE Ends at Penneys.

As does your search for chest hair.

And this -- Seriously. No words.

Oh wait, it turns out that there are words after all. Those words are What. The. F*ck. I'm guessing the snap front gives you quick access to the chest hair. The little tie must be the pull tab.

Also, judging by the sheer amount of matching his/hers outfits, I'm guessing that in 1977 it was considered pretty stylish for couples to dress alike. These couples look happy, don't they?

And nothing showcases your everlasting love more than the commitment of matching bathing suits. That, and a blonde girl with a look on her face that says "I love the way your junk fights against that fabric."

Then, after the lovin', you can relax in your one-piece matching terry cloth jumpsuits:

I could go on, but I'm tired, and my eyes hurt from this trip back in time. I think it's the colors. That said, I will leave you with these tasteful little numbers:

Man, that's sexy.
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  • 2

    I know I just commented on a blog like this from my friend klynn. I friggin Love the matching outfits

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 3

    This is hysterical
    I saw this on another post, and it is still so funny!!!

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 4

    That is the funniest and most interesting thing I have seen in AGES! look at the prices! Thanks for sharing. You gotta hold on to that catalog for entertainment purposes.

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 5

    Wonderful! hahhaha. Man that was some good
    reading. Back in the day, I think I have an
    old catalog around here somewhere!

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 6

    OMG, that is hilarious!!!

    __

    “Fashion fades, only style remains the same.”

    —Coco Chanel

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 7

    My grandma had those damn fuzzy toilet dealys til I was about 15!!

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 8

    There's nothing sexier like coordinated swimsuit patterns...

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 9

    hahaha I think I am speechless!! I am not sure which one I think is the worst looking outfit!! That terry dress on that guy OMG!!

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 10

    I laugh every time I see this

    _________________________
    "LINE THE PAN WITH CRISCO WHEN I DANCE THIS DISCO."

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 11

    The matching bathing suits are my favorite

    _____________________________________________________________
    Behind every great man, there's a woman rolling her eyes

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 12

    Mr. Bob "no pants" Saget looks more like the guy from Quantum Leap. This is hilarious!

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 13

    That DOES look like Scott Bacula! If that guy wasn't short(er), I would think that was him.

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 15

    I love the one with the easy access buttons on the front and the pull tab!

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 17

    After watching the Folgers commercial, I am more convinced that is indeed him in the striped terry dress

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 18

    I must have block out this part of my chilhood....

    Just thing what people will wonder about the 80's in the future.

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 20

    Oh.My.God! The matching his and hers is hilarious!

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 21

    I have to say that I graduated from high school in 1977 and I NEVER EVER EVER wore clothes like this nor did my friends. Not even my parents. I guess we just weren't cool..

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 23

    wow. dressing like my husband! why didn't I think of that??? Smiling

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 26

    omg! that was just too funny and such insight into the horrible dressers of the 70's. lol, now I know what decade NOT to travel back to.

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 27

    I love the pensive facial expression on the man in the seafoam green suit...like "Do you know who I am?"...OMG..and the matching swimsuits are a scream!

    1 year 33 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 28

    You know, in 30 years or so your children will be laughing at pictures of you in wannabe-ironic post-retro hipster clothes from the 'noughties', the decade that fashion might well forget.

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 29

    FYI, Gossip sites usually share/rip off stories all the time. Get over yourself.

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 33

    Actually, this is the second time I have seen this posted. It has probably been posted all kinds of places. So, you should take it as a compliment.

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 34

    Hey johnnyvirgil--I went to your blog and I have to say
    the pic of you and your brothers, well sorry man! Why
    our parents dressed us like that I will never know! I
    feel your pain! lol. Thanks for sharing that with us
    all!

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 35

    Holy Crap! I think I blew a blood vessel from laughing! My wife and I were reduced to gut-wrenching laughter... to the point where we couldn't breathe and our 6 & 7 years olds called down to us from upstairs asking if we were alright... they actually sounded concerned which made us laugh even harder. Then I farted involuntarily which just made the whole situation worse (no pun intended). I actually have one of those dairy queen "Mr Freeze" type of headaches from laughing so hard. My wife swears she had that his-hers matching farmers patches blouse sometime in the 70's. Come to think of it, my Jr high school prom suit was eerily similiar to the mint green suit that loser is wearing in the all-green group shot. OMG, I'm dyin' here! I feel like I just did a hundred crunches! I'm going to the kitchen for a beer.

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 36

    Thanks, I didn't mean to sound snotty or anything. That post somehow went into a viral e-mail without any link or anything, and some people actually changed it and posted it as theirs, which sorta ticked me off a little.

    Didn't mean to come off pissy. Sorry!

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 37

    Forgiven froggy I understand your frustration. It happens to great writers all the time and they never get credit or sourced. I just reacted to your first introduction here which came across abrasive.

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 39

    Aud, I went to the link, then clicked on the source and it opened a whole other realm of cheesiness!!!

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 41

    I want to know where all those clothes when to cause you know they'
    were polyester and that has got to be in a landfill somewhere!

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 43

    Oh, I'm sure we can find clothes like that at a Salvation Army or something...Now I don't want anyone to get any ideas!

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 44

    Oh man! That would have been a great idea for a contest!
    Go find the clothes and dress up like the pictures!
    Bring back the 70's man!

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 45

    I recently picked up a Wards catalog at a flea market from 1977... hilarious,definitely

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment
  • 50

    My uncle has 4 of those Whiskey barrel chairs in his finished basement. But it looks cool because it's paired with a poker table.

    1 year 32 weeks ago Report Comment


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