Comments on: Wacky Packages: the 7'-tall vinyl wall-sticker edition http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-687130 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-687130 the illustrations by Art Spiegelman, Kim Deitch, Bill Griffith, Jay Lynch, and Norm Saunders and others are just so awesome. the illustrations by Art Spiegelman, Kim Deitch, Bill Griffith, Jay Lynch, and Norm Saunders and others are just so awesome.

]]> By: pupdog http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-686905 pupdog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-686905 The perfect way to separate living spaces in your overgrown man-child loft. In other words, the 'PeeWEee's Playhouse' I wish I could build. The perfect way to separate living spaces in your overgrown man-child loft. In other words, the ‘PeeWEee’s Playhouse’ I wish I could build.

]]> By: wasmax http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-687161 wasmax Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-687161 Cartoonist Art Spiegelman (Maus) created the 'Wacky Packages' line during the 20 years he worked at Topps Bubble Gum. Cartoonist Art Spiegelman (Maus) created the ‘Wacky Packages’ line during the 20 years he worked at Topps Bubble Gum.

]]> By: zikman http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-686911 zikman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-686911 damn, a bit more expensive than I thought... damn, a bit more expensive than I thought…

]]> By: LTLPRINTS http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-686920 LTLPRINTS Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-686920 technically NOT vinyl - rather, 'self-adhesive repositionable fabric paper'. which is way better than vinyl. ;-) technically NOT vinyl – rather, ‘self-adhesive repositionable fabric paper’.

which is way better than vinyl. ;-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-686939 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-686939 Is there a connection between MAD magazine and Topps Wacky Packs? Is there a connection between MAD magazine and Topps Wacky Packs?

]]> By: darryl ohrt http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-687209 darryl ohrt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-687209 We just got the JerkyFruits one in our office, and it looks awesome! http://tweetphoto.com/8700823 We just got the JerkyFruits one in our office, and it looks awesome!
http://tweetphoto.com/8700823

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-686960 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-686960 I have an uncut sheet of Wacky Packages from 1977 hanging on the back of my office door. It is one of my favorite personal treasures. The artwork and humor were just amazing. I have an uncut sheet of Wacky Packages from 1977 hanging on the back of my office door. It is one of my favorite personal treasures. The artwork and humor were just amazing.

]]> By: Halloween Jack http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-686967 Halloween Jack Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-686967 I was about to wax rhapsodic about the irony of enshrining parodies of brands like Chock Full O' Nuts that no longer exist, then I find out that <a href="http://www.chockfullonuts.com/#/home">whaddaya know, they still do</a>. Who knew? I was about to wax rhapsodic about the irony of enshrining parodies of brands like Chock Full O’ Nuts that no longer exist, then I find out that whaddaya know, they still do. Who knew?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-686978 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-686978 I loved Wacky Packs as a kid. I remember collecting glass soda bottles, taking them back to the grocery store for the refund, and running to the local 7-11 to buy W.P. with my hard earned loot. They helped form my macabre sense of humor. I loved Wacky Packs as a kid. I remember collecting glass soda bottles, taking them back to the grocery store for the refund, and running to the local 7-11 to buy W.P. with my hard earned loot. They helped form my macabre sense of humor.

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-687757 noah django Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-687757 When I was in the first grade, the kid who sat next to me had a Wacky Pack parody of Oscar Mayer balogna re-named Oscar Moron ("made from stupid pigs!") stuck on his desk which gave me endless delight. Seriously, how much do you even remember from first grade? I was always struck by how *real* these stickers looked, which made them much funnier :) When I was in the first grade, the kid who sat next to me had a Wacky Pack parody of Oscar Mayer balogna re-named Oscar Moron (“made from stupid pigs!”) stuck on his desk which gave me endless delight. Seriously, how much do you even remember from first grade? I was always struck by how *real* these stickers looked, which made them much funnier :)

]]> By: rbird01 http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-687261 rbird01 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-687261 Just put one up in our conference room for laughs! Fun. http://www.rbird.com/movabletype/aboutdesign/images/RBIRD-DSC00007-thumb.jpg Just put one up in our conference room for laughs! Fun. http://www.rbird.com/movabletype/aboutdesign/images/RBIRD-DSC00007-thumb.jpg

]]> By: ill lich http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-687311 ill lich Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-687311 Is this considered Pop Art, or a parody of Pop Art? Is this considered Pop Art, or a parody of Pop Art?

]]> By: MrsBug http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-687069 MrsBug Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-687069 Yup, Chock Full O'Nuts is available at our local Meijers here in Michigan. We've tried it once - it was fine. Actually, I guess I should ask my husband; I rarely drink coffee at home. Yup, Chock Full O’Nuts is available at our local Meijers here in Michigan. We’ve tried it once – it was fine. Actually, I guess I should ask my husband; I rarely drink coffee at home.

]]> By: Robobvious http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-687586 Robobvious Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-687586 Interesting to say the least... Interesting to say the least…

]]> By: lewis stoole http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-687337 lewis stoole Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-687337 oh me want now! oh me want now!

]]> By: MadMolecule http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-687091 MadMolecule Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-687091 Chock Full O'Nuts has been my coffee of choice for 15 years or so; I drink it every day. Yum. Chock Full O’Nuts has been my coffee of choice for 15 years or so; I drink it every day. Yum.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/wacky-packages-7-tal.html#comment-827647 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-827647 Wacky packs will forever remain in my childhood memories. Wacky packs will forever remain in my childhood memories.

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