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JukeboxfunPublished on Oct 10, 2017 "Sears Wishbook catalog from the 1960's. Toys for girls and boys! Merry Christmas. This video was made using information and photos freely found on the internet." (video is 3:31 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqCk1xB0jS0

Not long ago, the Sears, Roebuck and Co. mail-order catalog was the ultimate marketplace, much like Amazon is today. You could even buy a house straight from the catalog. Just pick out the home you like, and voila, Sears would deliver it just for you. (The best Amazon can do is either a DVD box set or houses that, uh, would have some size and space issues for most people.) These Sears homes weren't cheap low-end houses. Many of them were built using the finest quality building materials available during that time. It's not uncommon to find Sears homes...

Penn State Police confirmed today that they have filed charges against Nittany Lions basketball player Stanley Pringle in an incident involving public masturbation that occurred last Thursday in Pattee Library.

READY TO WEAR BY DAVE BARRY ( This classic Dave Barry column was originally published on Sunday, May 7, 1995) TODAY'S TOPIC IS: Fashion Tips for Men. This topic was suggested by a letter from John Cog of Norfolk, Va. Here's the entire text: "How come when I'm standing in front of a full-length mirror with nothing on but socks, white socks look OK, but dark- colored socks make me look cheap and sleazy?" This letter was passed along to me by my Research Department, Judi Smith, who attached a yellow stick-on note that says: "This is true." Judi did...