tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post1412465062345515989..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: A Cheap Laugh at the Innocent PastJRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-28997116022267471972009-10-05T05:14:50.911-07:002009-10-05T05:14:50.911-07:00That reminds me that there's a book of unfortu...That reminds me that there's a book of unfortunate book titles called 'Scouts in Bondage' that came out a copule of years ago. [Checks Amazon] Yes--'Scouts in Bondage: And Other Books from an Innocent Age' by Michael Bell. I haven't seen it, but it sounds like something I should get hold of.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-37885044429265924222009-10-04T08:15:45.654-07:002009-10-04T08:15:45.654-07:00Priceless post! Just found this blog. I love cover...Priceless post! Just found this blog. I love cover art, too. Someone once gave me a 1965 Boy Scout Handbook, copiously illustrated. The section "From Boy To Man" made me howl, even though it was quite innocent. Fun blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-40517795220304562452009-10-03T12:37:43.588-07:002009-10-03T12:37:43.588-07:00I must agree with Derek - there's no humour li...I must agree with Derek - there's no humour like unintended humour. Just this yesterday, I let out a schoolboy snicker in coming across <i>Away from Quebec: A Gay Journey to the Province</i> (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1937). There's a part of me that will always be ten years old.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-21271873514692916642009-10-03T09:02:04.451-07:002009-10-03T09:02:04.451-07:00I bought a nice copy of Dostoevsky's "The...I bought a nice copy of Dostoevsky's "The Dream of a Queer Fellow" the other day, and I didn't snigger even a little bit. A proud moment.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951955227326548340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-70020737075858037022009-10-02T20:00:55.484-07:002009-10-02T20:00:55.484-07:00They had a review page for it on Amazon for a litt...They had a review page for it on Amazon for a little while, but with comments like "It was dry and musty at first, but after a few hours of pounding away I really started to get into it, and it became a pleasurable experience" they decided to take it down.Matthew Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954050440829792514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-7568838191318491812009-10-02T18:11:41.315-07:002009-10-02T18:11:41.315-07:00Though that 'Penetrating Wagner's Ring'...Though that 'Penetrating Wagner's Ring' was published under that title as recently as 1991 hows a certain lack of judgement.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-8091119520673785022009-10-02T18:09:58.823-07:002009-10-02T18:09:58.823-07:00Thank you all: I have many fine titles to investig...Thank you all: I have many fine titles to investigate now. And no immature snickering to indulge in, obviously.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-26806193966522834902009-10-02T14:52:17.055-07:002009-10-02T14:52:17.055-07:00There is also the book with the rather promising t...There is also the book with the rather promising title Penetrating Wagner's Ring.Matthew Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954050440829792514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-64414327239636133822009-10-02T14:20:25.638-07:002009-10-02T14:20:25.638-07:00Funnily enough, I found a copy of Faggots this wee...Funnily enough, I found a copy of <i>Faggots</i> this week. <br /><br />Re: the 'gay' theme - I have <i>The Toff Goes Gay, The Gay Venture Stamp Album, Gay Legends of the Saints</i> and<i> Gold for the Gay Masters</i>. When accompanied by 'wholesome' jacket images featuring fine, upright young men, the humour value is doubled.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-9283881972746110952009-10-02T08:56:19.091-07:002009-10-02T08:56:19.091-07:00Let's not forget the ever popular "Faggot...Let's not forget the ever popular "Faggots for the Fireside"! http://bit.ly/9fwx7Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607373537468453985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-56561349269615755612009-10-02T08:51:08.113-07:002009-10-02T08:51:08.113-07:00I just realized "happy ending" is also a...I just realized "happy ending" is also a term that's undergone a transformation. Leslie Garis's book is in no way a double-entendre.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-18270971303731707102009-10-02T08:48:57.008-07:002009-10-02T08:48:57.008-07:00As we all know, the word "gay" has also ...As we all know, the word "gay" has also undergone a similar transformation. I almost bought an old book at a UBS with the title (I think) The Gay Life. Its copyright was from the mid-1920s and it seemed to be about Jazz Age Manhattan.<br /><br />Also, Leslie Garis (granddaughter of Howard Garis, author of the Buddy series, among many others) wrote a very good book about her family, The House of Happy Endings.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-59117055735024658342009-10-02T07:08:18.819-07:002009-10-02T07:08:18.819-07:00I have a lot of Joesph C. Lincoln books, but I'...I have a lot of Joesph C. Lincoln books, but I've never seen that one before! Most of JCL's books take place on Cape Cod.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-19535637287265661972009-10-01T22:14:48.203-07:002009-10-01T22:14:48.203-07:00I think the invisible man cover is really really c...I think the invisible man cover is really really cool! <br /><br />Wait--Who loves side-boob? Everyone loves a little side-boob!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-8262183843851112672009-10-01T21:29:27.579-07:002009-10-01T21:29:27.579-07:00"I'm off to the cape to do some duck carv..."I'm off to the cape to do some duck carving with the boys" was said by many a queer man in the old days.<br /><br />"I'm gonna carve me some wood at the old cod" was the phrase used by the less sophisticated but just as queer blokes.Matthew Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954050440829792514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-79942053550218245212009-10-01T20:02:03.786-07:002009-10-01T20:02:03.786-07:00Derek: Spot-on!
Bob: I NEED to see these labels.Derek: Spot-on!<br /><br />Bob: I NEED to see these labels.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-80651494468644290872009-10-01T19:11:49.205-07:002009-10-01T19:11:49.205-07:00LOL there's no humor quite like unintended hum...LOL there's no humor quite like unintended humor.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161696211557610509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-4730753005448483142009-10-01T18:49:33.811-07:002009-10-01T18:49:33.811-07:00I'll have to send you some snaps of old fruit ...I'll have to send you some snaps of old fruit crate labels I have from the 1920s that also suffer the whims of changing language. Yes, cheap yuks to be had.Bob Fingermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985924051708608925noreply@blogger.com