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Category Archives: 1950s business
What that Really Means
Hi there, guys and dolls! How’s your Workday Wednesday? I know, exactly. If you are a secretary like me, then you probably spend most of your day lying for your boss and covering up all of the old dear’s delightful … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950's Ads, 1950s business, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, 50's Slang, Alter Ego, Americana, Beauty, big business, blogaday, Careers, city life, Communication, creative writing, daily blog, day job, diary, entertainment, Etiquette, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, flirting, Gossip, Historical, historical fiction, Humor, long read, model, Nostalgia, Office life, Office work, opinion, Perspective, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, slang, Social Mores, Socializing, telephones, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's Culture, 1950s business, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50s fun, 50s workplace, advertising, big business, boss, city life, day job, executives, Funny, golf, hooky, office humor, Office life, Office work, Retro, secretaries, swimsuit models, Vintage, vintage glamour, work life, work place, workday wednesday
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April is No Fool
Hi there, guys and dolls! Another special day is upon us. Yours truly doesn’t believe what anyone says til afternoon. Heck, why bother to get up before noon today? Snore away, dear friends. Another take no guff gal I know … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s business, 1950s food, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 1950s toys, 50's Slang, Adult Contemporary, Alter Ego, Americana, april fools day, Blogs, Characters, city life, cocktail culture, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, Dating, day job, diary, Etiquette, Fictional Characters, flirting, Humor, long read, Office life, Office work, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Social Mores, Socializing, Uncategorized, Vintage, workday
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s ads, 1950s business, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50s dating, 50s fun, 50s workplace, Americana, april fools day, falsies, Funny, office humor, Office life, Office work, pranks, spaghetti tree, work life, workday wednesday
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Barbara Jean, Take a Letter
Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, another Workday Wednesday is upon us, and let me tell you, I’ve had better. Or, let me tell you about it and I’ll feel better…. Anyhoo, I went in to work as per usual, … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s business, 1950s fun, Alter Ego, Americana, big business, Blogs, Careers, Characters, city life, collaboration, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, Dating, day job, diary, Etiquette, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, Historical, historical fiction, Humor, journal, letters, long read, Nostalgia, Office life, Office work, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Uncategorized, Vintage, workday
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s, 1950s business, 1950s humor, 50s fun, 50s workplace, big business, day job, diary, dictation, Funny, Humor, letters, Nostalgia, office humor, Office life, Office work, Retro, secretaries, shorthand, stenographer, Vintage, work life, workday wednesday
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The Efficient Mid-Century Solo Worker
Hi there, guys and dolls! Hoping you are all healthy and cocooning away. Stay safe and wash, wash, wash your hands (along with that man right out of your hair, but that may be another post…). So being that this … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950's Ads, 1950s business, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, Alter Ego, Americana, big business, Business Lunch, Characters, city life, cocktail culture, creative writing, Creativity, day job, diary, entertainment, Fiction, Historical, historical fiction, Humor, long read, Nostalgia, Office life, Office work, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Social Mores, Uncategorized, Vintage, workday, working from home, working solo
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s, 1950s ads, 1950s business, 1950s humor, 50s fun, 50s workplace, day job, Funny, Nostalgia, office humor, Office life, Office work, paperwork, Retro, satire, Vintage, work life, workday wednesday
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