Comments on: Desk/cocktail bar from 1947 http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 11:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Kyle Armbruster http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196105 Kyle Armbruster Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196105 I want this now. I want this now.

]]> By: Jupiter12 http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196365 Jupiter12 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196365 @#2, My thoughts exactly. "Mad Men" was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the desk. @#2, My thoughts exactly. “Mad Men” was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the desk.

]]> By: Robbo http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196111 Robbo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196111 Yes! We can all pretend we're back in the days of "Mad Men" - swilling scotch in the morning and choking on martini olives by lunch. Now THAT'S a job. Cheers. Yes!

We can all pretend we’re back in the days of “Mad Men” – swilling scotch in the morning and choking on martini olives by lunch.

Now THAT’S a job.

Cheers.

]]> By: Fun With War Crimes http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196372 Fun With War Crimes Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196372 Precious and priceless. I want one now. I want to be an Mad Man "ad man"..LOL! Precious and priceless. I want one now. I want to be an Mad Man “ad man”..LOL!

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196631 Jake0748 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196631 To the current #16, sorry I wasn't referring to you... there was a spam post in that position which I guess was removed. To the current #16, sorry I wasn’t referring to you… there was a spam post in that position which I guess was removed.

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196127 Jake0748 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196127 I see that there is an "electric clock" on the bar side. I guess so you'll know when its time to quit imbibing and go to the other side of the desk and get back to work (or take a nap). It looks like it belongs on the the old "Superman" tv show, or something of that era. I see that there is an “electric clock” on the bar side. I guess so you’ll know when its time to quit imbibing and go to the other side of the desk and get back to work (or take a nap).

It looks like it belongs on the the old “Superman” tv show, or something of that era.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196128 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196128 Kinda like the mullet of office furniture... Business in the front. party in the back. Kinda like the mullet of office furniture…
Business in the front. party in the back.

]]> By: klobouk http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196140 klobouk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196140 The inclusion of an "electric razor with door mirror" on the business side was no doubt after a number of tests indicated the inadvisability of including a single-edge razor. The inclusion of an “electric razor with door mirror” on the business side was no doubt after a number of tests indicated the inadvisability of including a single-edge razor.

]]> By: Marilyn Terrell http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196141 Marilyn Terrell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196141 No built-in executive ashtray? No built-in executive ashtray?

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196142 franko Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196142 i wonder how many of these were made? i've never seen a photo of one posted anywhere. you'd think in the days of the internets somebody would post a photo if they had one. i wonder how many of these were made? i’ve never seen a photo of one posted anywhere. you’d think in the days of the internets somebody would post a photo if they had one.

]]> By: dmann http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196162 dmann Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196162 Looks like the 'mullet' of desks... "Business in the front, party in the back." (Well, reversed for this particular piece of furniture.) Looks like the ‘mullet’ of desks…

“Business in the front, party in the back.” (Well, reversed for this particular piece of furniture.)

]]> By: hassan-i-sabbah http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196214 hassan-i-sabbah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196214 Yes robbo! we could wear really natty suits,smoke like fek and be casually sexist (and whats wrong with being sexy?).Simpler happy times! Yes robbo! we could wear really natty suits,smoke like fek and be casually sexist (and whats wrong with being sexy?).Simpler happy times!

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196489 Jake0748 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196489 @16 - Go play in traffic, driving school spammer. @16 – Go play in traffic, driving school spammer.

]]> By: Lobster http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-746912 Lobster Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-746912 Where do you put the keyboard? :D Where do you put the keyboard? :D

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196287 Jake0748 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196287 Marilyn @5 - You're rigt! How could they include the executive cigarette lighter and forget the executive ashtray? Marilyn @5 – You’re rigt! How could they include the executive cigarette lighter and forget the executive ashtray?

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196295 Jake0748 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196295 I meant to say right, not right. I guess I was wrng. I meant to say right, not right. I guess I was wrng.

]]> By: phreatic http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196297 phreatic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196297 I wonder how this would go over in my grad-student cubicle farm? Too bad my grad-student budget doesn't cover a 4 figure desk. I wonder how this would go over in my grad-student cubicle farm? Too bad my grad-student budget doesn’t cover a 4 figure desk.

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196299 Jake0748 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196299 ahh... ferget it. ahh… ferget it.

]]> By: klobouk http://boingboing.net/2008/05/27/deskcocktail-bar-fro.html#comment-196321 klobouk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-196321 Jake0748 @9 - See, I always just balance the ashtray on my secretary's head. I used to just use her as a footrest, but then I realized that in today's competitive job market, the peons should be required to multi-task. Jake0748 @9 -
See, I always just balance the ashtray on my secretary’s head. I used to just use her as a footrest, but then I realized that in today’s competitive job market, the peons should be required to multi-task.

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