it’s a Major Damned Award.
Ed Hering was discussing in comments the fact that Walgreens were selling leg lamps.
In case there is a human being alive who doesn’t understand the provenance of this item, they originated as a premium from Nehi Soft Drink company which later became Royal Crown cola, the pop that you got free with pizzas. The original leg lamp had a more cylindrical shade, and was a bit… racier. There’s a closer approximation of the real thing visible, briefly, in “A Summer Story” with Charles Grodin and Mary Steenburgen, another of Shep’s films that I’ve always enjoyed. Anyway the inspiration for the actual lamp was this advertisement:
Nehi. Knee High. Get it?
Anyway, the leg lamps at Walgreens were sold out. But they did have a big “poster” sort of thing, a transparent vinyl picture of the item in question, which now adorns the Kitchen window by the door.
Mrs. Og is more understanding than Mrs. Mike.
Isn’t that the Old Man’s Major Award from “Christmas Story”
“It’s FRAGILE!”
Jenny
(You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.)
My nieces and nephew gave me the desklamp sized version last year for Christmas.
Yep, it’s on my desk. Right beside my linked belt of Mk19 hulls and Claymore clicker.
Maybe I ought to go to Walgreen’s today, just in case.
My Daughter gave me one of the desklamp sized ones last Christmas as well. “Christmas Story” is her favorite movie. The lamp site in an especially honored location at the back of my reloading bench.
I want one. It’ll go great with my lava light.