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Jul 4, 2020 • 12 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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Time for a pulp countdown now, and today it's my top 10 weird drinks adverts!

Stand by for a world of sophistication... #PubsReopening Image
At #10: port! It's basically turbo-wine for getting through Christmas. Port & Pepsi however is an anytime pick-me-up... Image
At #9: Guinness! Liquid power that tastes... well let's just say there's a reason they don't sell it warm any more. Image
At #8: Rosé. It's kinda creepy... Image
At #7: Canadian whisky! Where's that hand going young lady? Image
At #6: Blatz! Liberace loves it, and that's good enough for me.

"I wish my brother George was here..." Image
At #5: Dry Sack! Ask any man for details. Image
At #4: Haig whisky! Chug! Chug! Chug! Image
At #3: vodka! The most important meal of the day... Image
At #2: Babycham! Look how happy he is! Image
And at #1: Jägermeister! It's just happy juice... ImageImageImageImage
More pulp countdowns another time. I'll leave you in the capable hands of the Tennent's Lager Lovelies!

Sylvia says "drink responsibly..." Image

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Jan 17
Today in pulp I revisit a mystery of the recent past: did ‘John Titor’ really travel back in time from 2038 to the year 2000 to warn us about an apocalyptic future? And why was he so keen on getting his hands on a 1975 IBM 5100 computer?

Let’s find out...
In 1998, US radio talk-show host Art Bell read out a fax from a man claiming to be from the future. Two years later the same man, calling himself Time_Traveler_0, left similar messages on the Time Travel Instutute’s internet forum.

They told a strange tale… Image
“Greetings. I am a time traveler from the year 2036. I am on my way home after getting an IBM 5100 computer system from the year 1975.”

For the next two years Time_Traveler_0, now calling himself John Titor, would leave many similar messages on internet forums. Image
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Jan 14
You know what we haven't done for a while? Bad book covers! Let's fix that...

('bad' has many different meanings by the way!) Image
The Best of Walter M. Miller, Jr. Pocket Books, 1980. Cover by Mara McAfee.

"Best," mind you! Image
Those are some epic "who farted?" faces.

A Vision Of Beasts: The Second Kingdom, by Jack Lovejoy. Tor Books, 1984. Cover by Victoria Poyser. Image
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Jan 7
The Bawdyguard, by John Dexter. Nightstand Books, 1971. Image
'John Dexter' didn't actually exist. It was a house alias - along with J X Williams - for a range of writers knocking out cheesy sex pulp for Greenleaf publishing. At least 20% of each novel had to be sex scenes with the other 80% titillation, voyeurism or padding. Not much space for character arcs or a hero's journey...Image
Greenleaf initially specialized in sci-fi magazines, until they discovered sex was selling better. A number of writers were quietly supplying novels for both scenes. Robert Silverberg, Harlan Ellison and Donald E Westlake all provides pseudonymous sex novels for the publisher. Image
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Jan 6
Today is the birthday of legendary illustrator Gustave Doré. Let's take a look back at his work... Image
Gustave Doré was born in Strasbourg on 6 January 1832. Aged 15 he became an illustrator for the satirical paper Le Journal Pour Rire. Image
Doré worked on a number of early text comics in the 1850s, including Trois Artistes Incompris et Mécontents and L'Histoire de la Sainte Russie. Image
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Jan 5
Was Nancy Drew an '80s fashion icon?

Let's look in the files and find out... Image
Case 32: High Marks For Malice (1989). Nordic knits always work and they're great for detectives. Pastels are very flattering but you'll need a good lint roller if it's a long case you're investigating. This is a clear fashion win. Image
Case 51: A Model Crime (1990). Gold is a hard colour to pull off, but the details are on point here: single button and shoulder pads make it a power look and Nancy has sensibly avoided the '90s waitcoat trend. Another win. Image
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Jan 3
Today in pulp: I try to buy a computer... in 1978!

Let's see how I do. Image
First things first: in 1978 you might never actually see your computer. Many people used dumb terminals linked to a mainframe or minicomputer system somewhere in the office basement. Access was on a timeshare basis, with dozens of users sharing access to the same system. Image
If you did have a microcomputer on your desk you were probably an executive. To be honest many CEOs didn't actually know what a computer was or what it did. Image
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