Friday, August 7, 2015

Early Castro

Image taken from page 579 of '[Travels in Mexico and Life among the Mexicans ... With 190 illustrations, etc.]'

The gay scene on the West Coast had a rather primitive tint to it at first.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

I'll take the elephant hook, and one of those horse heads...

Image taken from page 371 of '[Manners and Customs of the ancient Egyptians, ... Illustrated by drawings, etc. 3 vol. (A second series of the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians. 3 vol.)]'

It is not well known, but the ancient Egyptians' taste in sex toys tended to be in the kinkier range, as evidenced in this advertisement from the Temple of Karnak.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Mmmm, foamy!

Image taken from page 191 of 'Autour de la Méditerranée ... Illustrations par A. Chapon, etc'

It was never a pleasant job, but Gunderson knew that if he wanted cow-shit beer in the fall, he had to turn the crop every other week.

Monday, August 3, 2015

Making the sale

Image from page 381 of "De Bykorf des Gemoeds : Honing zaamelende uit allerley Bloemen" (1711)

"Sure, you can hit that drover from here, but if you want to be able to smack that castle, you're going to want to upgrade to the Blenheim S-450x."