Have you ever come across these pictures with retro ladies smiling combined with sarcastic tongue-in-cheek captions? If you have, and also found them funny, then this article is your cup of tea.
An artist called Anne Taintor is the originator of these snarky vintage illustrations that will surely make you laugh if you have a slightly wicked sense of humor. The illustrations often show “traditional” American women—coiffed, starched, and cheerful models from the 40s, 50s, and 60s—juxtaposed with cheeky captions suggesting their real inner thoughts.
So, scroll down and feed your sarcastic soul.
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funny - too stupid - this is the thinking-mode of many mothers without emotional intelligence
Not really. What I do is that I focus in one specific area in a Day. That way I don't get too much exhausted and at least I can tell myself that I am a responsible girl.
Load More Replies...I hate that - you see a mark and wipe it - and suddenly you have to sort out the whole house. I used to have a neighbour who lifted her carpets once a month to clean the floor underneath. She asked me how often I washed the paintwork and didn't think my answer of 'when I decorate' was a good one.
Yes! And dusting the house is something I absolutely despise beyond belief. I'll go months without doing it. Terrible, I know. I realize more and more that life is too short to worry about stuff like that so much. If I didn't have time to vacuum this week, oh well. If clean dishes have been sitting out to dry one extra day, oh well. If I accidentally fell asleep without scooping the cat litter, oh well. It all will get done. Don't sweat it.
I dunno about that. The men in my family can put away some food, especially if it's home cooking.
Load More Replies...Is it just me ? Bothered because there is NO way all that food fit in that oven.
It would fit in my oven - but it is one that has a bigger interior than others I've had.
Load More Replies...I will never say no to my mom's cooking. She is amazing. Nd a doctor so we rarely even get a chance to sit down for dinner. People who disrespect their parents (who actually care) deserve to burn in hell.
Kolvanov Don't take this the wrong way but, what is your problem? I am just really curious, where do you get these things and why would you think it's appropriate to be writing these offensive comments under EVERY SINGLE POST? Based on the replies and downvotes you've gotten, shouldn't you have figured out that people don't agree with or appreciate what you are saying?
That's how I pretty much plan what I'm gonna make my family, lol. Of course I do stick with food I know they like but there's a lot of latitude for me to tweak things and put a different spin on the dish by adding or dropping an ingredient because I'm thinking that would be very tasty. So I'm evil, but I'm nice evil.
Load More Replies...Not sure why you got a down vote for that! Have an upvote on me.
Load More Replies...Haha this is so true. Sometimes you don't even want to listen. They were talking so loud that you can't not hear! :D
add kitchen porn to this and it will be it's not cheating if you're holding a dust rag..
Son: Why should I make my bed if I'm just going to sleep in it tonight? Mother: Why should I feed you if I know you're going to die someday anyways?
I’m gonna use that when I have kids! (Look out parenting world)
Load More Replies...More like: "didn't I just feed then 5 mins ago?"
Load More Replies...Ever notice that sewing patterns still use the 1950s sizes? Today's size 6 is 1950s size 12... that's why everyone thinks Marilyn Monroe was fat. She wasn't. Designers have reassigned the numbers to convince women they have lost weight.
I know. I've read so many times about how big MM was, but unless they had photoshop back then (hint: nope) then Monroe was just fine.
Load More Replies...The sizing is already whatever the manufacturer says it is, so why not us too? If their just gonna make stuff up as they see fit instead of holding to an industrial standard (like they should) then we can make it up too.
Make sure to get a good marriage contract then just in case a new trophy comes along to replace you.
Load More Replies...If I could afford to dress for the job I want, I wouldn't need a job.
It looks like someone shot her right through her maidenform and she's bleeding out. Gracefully.
Hahahaha.. Ohh myyy goddd .. some of these are really savage!
Back then it was sold out of Sears catalog called Mommy's Little Helper. it's true
http://www.songtexte.com/songtext/the-rolling-stones/mothers-little-helper-5b979314.html
Load More Replies...I don't think her children will look good all covered up in Frost :) ... {I am prepared to get down voted on this comment by all PC people out there. }
I am one of the PC people. I use a personal computer. Oh... Not that PC? ♥
Load More Replies...My mother made a chocolate cake with real chocolate on the top, Chocolate so thick the knife BENT when she tried to cut it...!!
Frosting is vile, vaguely sweetened gooey fat. Proper buttercream icing is delish
They're wondering why Mommy is naked in the magazine and who all those strange men are.
Load More Replies...Coz everyone here is stoned, why do you think they are singing songs for a man on a cloud?
Maybe it's because they're embarrassed by that weird thing on your head. So did you aspire to be an elf when you were younger?
Hahahahaa.. ohh fck.. that's Savage, specially with those expressions, its just funny as hell.
and close that damn fridge door, you're letting all the cold out! geez...
Load More Replies...Man I can so relate. Drinking milk that was a little off because it 'smelt fine' to mom.
My mom pulled that c**p. We'd tell her the milk had gone bad and she demand to 'smell it' as the ultimate decider whether we drink milk that's just started to get bad so there's not much smell but you can taste that it's going bad. We always lost. *gag*
A robot could also probably turn its head all the way around instead of just most of the way.
Load More Replies...Poor woman only has a stove with two burners? I'd want a stand in too.
I think if we lifted our skirts above our knees, we could break into a run.
They're doing pretty good because the children are no where in sight!
Cue Kolvanov...I can now accurately predict which ones he will comment on
Unrelated - I want those telephones back everywhere, so that people will dial less and specially our lives will be relieved of stupid text messages.
Except when we had those phones you couldn't screen your calls. I have several telemarketers daily.
Load More Replies...Why on earth should it be scary to call your mother? I wish I could still call mine,
With your mom gone to heaven.. maybe yes. But with your mom
Load More Replies...You could easily forget who you were calling by the time you finished dialing.
yes there is : You always look so lovely to me, I can't tell about the clothes. ( adjust pronouns as necessary. erm.. handsome / beautiful / strong, lot of room for improvising here )
Load More Replies...Is it the man expressing this because he's the one cooking, or is it the woman... because the man is cooking?
They've all been from the woman's perspective so far but I don't think the cooking's actually the issue here...
Load More Replies...Okay kids, let's pack up and get dad to the first aid station. He just picked up a cast iron skillet off the campfire -- with his bare hand.
The world according to my own special kid Emily the English Bulldog 🐶🐾😁🤣
That's Me to my partner, after not cleaning the house after a week.
Oh God...Mom's using the Campbell's Soup Cook Book again...Where's the Pepto Bismol?
OMG! those look body parts, that I don't want to say what they look like to me.
Back in the 50's, people thought fur was ok. Lighten up.
Load More Replies...Apparently it's because when you walk through a doorway, it serves as an 'event boundary', which will cause your brain to file away what you were thinking about to make room for new thoughts. It's called the 'doorway effect'. So don't feel too bad, it's just the way our brains are wired. :)
Load More Replies...I have never had a boyfriend or husband who cooks. What am I doing wrong?
screw up diner a few times... you'll see... that's how I got him to BBQ... eh eh eh
Load More Replies...That kid grew up to be a writer, he was the pioneer of happy ending stories.
I'm horrified by the interior design choices here. Chartreuse furniture with salmon wallpaper? OMG.
Memo to Kolvanov: Did you miss the part that says "only women will understand"? You're in the wrong place and it's upsetting the cosmic balance.
What's not to love about taking all the things you can normally do with ease and making them unnecessarily hard?
So, you don't miss bug bites, sleeping on the hard ground, and not being able to shower for 3 days?
camping is volunteering to be homeless and paying for it
It depends on how you define success. We also don't know what kind of childhood most people had. Sorry! Suddenly realised I was being way too serious for this comedic submission!
Oohh Ultimate stage mom making her compete with the person who had maybe a worse childhood than she did. 15/10! Bravo!
I can just go down the street and get it from the POT store. It's legal now.
Whoot whoot!! Let's get this party started! We're gonna get faded yo! (Girl in background)
I will invite them as well. I need such friends in my life. Note - I don't smoke pot, but I love watching ppl smoking pot and then do stupid things afterwards.
So you can also take care of everyone else's little brats too?
Load More Replies...I’ve said it before, but I honestly don’t really understand being embarrassed of your parents. I’m not ashamed of my parents, I understand being embarrassed FOR them, but why be ashamed the people who care for you? Parents are badass. (Yes I’m boring, but whatever)
My son is 4. I dance in the car and already I'm an embarrassment.
Load More Replies...Isn't that the best perk of being a parent? Being able to embarrass your kids?!
when one door closes, I make sure the others are locked so the kids can't get back in.
oh my goodness i have a blue dress which is the exact copy of her blue dress i swear
I’m totally gonna use this once I get a job XD btw I’m younger than you think
Nice reference to some old bloke saying it is ok to drink alcohol before 11:00 am. anyone know that quote?
No, but there is a famous country and western song "It's 5 O'clock Somewhere" By Alan Jackson and Warren Buffett.
Load More Replies...Hey, the bed is made and she's got clothes on. It's a good day at my house.
Curtain Twitch - If only you know what I mean. "Jimmy Carr " Fans will definitely know.
Hahahahahaha... . It made me remember a Joke = "I always pick up hitch-hikers when I am travelling, but I don't understand why they keep on complaining that they don't live in forest."
I used to think that, then I had twins. You know how hard it is to find a spot and park so you can get BOTH side doors in an SUV open far enough to take out baby carriers? That and my older one has to get in and out through the trunk... I yearn for a mini van...
And he asked why I didn't wash MY mouth out with soap.
Load More Replies...That's how I raised my kid. And it worked all the way up to 7th grade. She got mighty saucy and sassy as a teen. But we both laugh about it now. We were tough on each other. Now she's 26, she admits she enjoyed being a little itch sometimes.
No you don't. Those are metal cabinets. White shows up everything and they get dirty quick. You'll be washing them all the time.
Load More Replies...What is really bad is realizing that you are OLD, bc all you've done for the past 30 minutes is talk about your aches and pains!
I would vote for her and the fur (?) necklace (?) she has around her neck
It's gonna be naughty handcuffs in a little while when her boyfriend can sneak away from his wife.
Load More Replies...It's actually a dressing robe. This is from the late 1940's to early 50's. They had very stylish clothes back then.
Load More Replies...I don't know why I find your comment funny bit I'm LMAO right now...
Load More Replies...I always make dinner wearing a dress, heels, and a frilly little apron. Doesn't everyone?
my apron isn't frilly (it's black with a batman logo on it), but yeah.
Load More Replies...During Prohibition, people would make bathtub gin. That is the reference.
Yeah, but I don't think it came out of the tap! Lol. My Mom says her Grandmother did that.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of drunk Miss Hannigan from the original Annie movie!! “Some day I’ll step on their freckles, some night I’ll straighten their curls...” Haha!
At this rate, it's going to be Christmas before the damn tub fills up.
That doesn't look like clean water, either. Did they make bathtub beer?
Just a minute while I pick up these Legos. I'm afraid someone will step on them.
I couldn't deal with a fridge and freezer that small!
Load More Replies...I don't know what all that is, but it looks good. Especially the iced tea.
wth kind of tray is that? Cherry tomatoes and pineapple and I dunno with a dip. Is the dip sweet or savory? Is the dip for just the tomatoes or for the pineapple too. I know tomatoes are technically fruit but they don't taste like fruit.
she was determined to find just the right ratio of Baileys Irish Cream to Kahlua
if you do, do it with food, not kids
Load More Replies...See, I told you I could put CBD oil on the ham and you'd never notice.
They got those tiny waists by wearing severely restrictive girdles. How did they even breathe?
Isn't there tulle under there too? To make her hips look larger, therefore making waist look smaller. I mean I have been wrong before, but I wonder.
Load More Replies..."You know how I hate to spread nasty rumors, but did you hear the one about...."
Load More Replies...It's 'Dissect Your Favorite Pet' Day at school. Ramses the Rat in in my lunch box.
That does it! You're too sick to go to school today, and I'll have to stay home with you.
To all BP members - If you think i was a bit of douche bag today commenting some seriously incorrect PC things or insensitive things, those were jokes only. I dont mean them at all. Being "Ladies and Gentleman" i respect both gender equally and in my eyes, everyone is equal. So please dont cringe.
Load More Replies...I love, love Anne Taintor. I wanted to vote for ALL of them. My favourite was not here: "Maybe I want to look cheap"
i'd buy prints and hang them to my walls. my kind of humour :) well done
Love these, too, too funny, though maybe it's generational thing. This is life as it used to be and why there so many women on drugs in the 50's, lol.
To all BP members - If you think i was a bit of douche bag today commenting some seriously incorrect PC things or insensitive things, those were jokes only. I dont mean them at all. Being "Ladies and Gentleman" i respect both gender equally and in my eyes, everyone is equal. So please dont cringe.
Load More Replies...I love, love Anne Taintor. I wanted to vote for ALL of them. My favourite was not here: "Maybe I want to look cheap"
i'd buy prints and hang them to my walls. my kind of humour :) well done
Love these, too, too funny, though maybe it's generational thing. This is life as it used to be and why there so many women on drugs in the 50's, lol.
