I keep using more and more, but I just don’t get the same buzz. From Harper’s “Index” (June 1989): “Percentage change, since 1945, in the portion of U.S. crops lost to insects: +86. Percentage change, since 1945, in the amount of insecticide used on U.S. crops: +900.”
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“Let’s suppose that the roles of men and women were reversed in the business world,” speculates Sherren Leigh in Today’s Chicago Woman (May 1989). “Women’s groups could easily adapt to the transition simply by removing a few letters from their logo. For example, Women Employed could drop the ‘Wo’ and become Men Employed. Men in Management (previously known as Women in Management) would be formed to offer advice on how to advance in the corporate hierarchy. The National Associa-tion of Male Business Owners (NAMBO) would provide information on obtaining government contracts…. TV commercials would further stereotype men and movies such as Working Boy would parody their plight.”
“Weathervanes…Straightjackets… Carousel Horses… Bonsai: Rental…Foam: Thick Width… Beekeeping Supplies… Fans: Hand Held…Beachballs: Out of Season…Doilys: Paper…Fezzes… Cheese Wheels: Large… Water-falls: Artificial…” You can find all these and more in the Chicago area, if you know where to look, or if you have a copy of the 1989 Chicago Prop Finders Handbook, a 450-page, $50 guide for photographers, producers, designers, and people with strange tastes.
