Back from the days when companies could (and did) get away with using
scantly clad models to promote their 'hard' ware. Ridgid used to issue
some outrageous calendars.

From clamps to pipe wrenches, the "Women of the Ridgid brand tools" may
or may not have helped sales, but they sure did adorn many toolshops!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/sets/917376/

Jack

PS - I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I just happened to find this on
the Internet and thought some people would get a kick out of it.

mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net said:

Back from the days when companies could (and did) get away with using
scantly clad models to promote their 'hard' ware. Ridgid used to issue
some outrageous calendars.

I still have a few Snap-On and Mr. Gasket calendars... ;-)

From clamps to pipe wrenches, the "Women of the Ridgid brand tools" may
or may not have helped sales, but they sure did adorn many toolshops!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/sets/917376/

Jack

PS - I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I just happened to find this on
the Internet and thought some people would get a kick out of it.

Can you imagine these same women in these same poses, taken today...
Talk about a limp stilson... g


Greg G.

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 14:43:22 -0500, Greg wrote:

mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net said:

Back from the days when companies could (and did) get away with using
scantly clad models to promote their 'hard' ware. Ridgid used to issue
some outrageous calendars.

I still have a few Snap-On and Mr. Gasket calendars... ;-)

From clamps to pipe wrenches, the "Women of the Ridgid brand tools" may
or may not have helped sales, but they sure did adorn many toolshops!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/sets/917376/

Jack

PS - I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I just happened to find this on
the Internet and thought some people would get a kick out of it.

Can you imagine these same women in these same poses, taken today...
Talk about a limp stilson... g


Greg G.

Ah, and not a single belly button piercing to be seen. [I was in high
school during 75 & 76, so these are from my generation]




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Mark & Juanita wrote:

: Ah, and not a single belly button piercing to be seen. [I was in high
: school during 75 & 76, so these are from my generation]

Sigh. I was there 75-78. Ah, the memories.

-- Andy Barss

Andrew Barss said:

Mark & Juanita wrote:

: Ah, and not a single belly button piercing to be seen. [I was in high
: school during 75 & 76, so these are from my generation]

Sigh. I was there 75-78. Ah, the memories.

-- Andy Barss

AAAANDYYYY! Get away from that computer and quit day dreaming.
Aren't you supposed to be fixing that leaking toilet? And what about
my broken toaster oven. My mother was right - I should have married
Phillip... whah, wha whah, wha whah whah whaah. g


Greg G.

mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net said:


Back from the days when companies could (and did) get away with using
scantly clad models to promote their 'hard' ware. Ridgid used to issue
some outrageous calendars.

I must resemble that statement.

Those calendars were tastefully done, and have earned a place in Americana.

First thing Emerson did after purchasing Rigid was to discontinue the
calendar.

My associate made a sales calls a couple of days after the announcement.

It was not a happy place.

Seems customers were registering their thoughts with customer service
and the word travelled fast around the place.

Turned out to be a precursor of things to come.

Lew

In article et,
Lew Hodgett wrote:
mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net said:


Back from the days when companies could (and did) get away with using
scantly clad models to promote their 'hard' ware. Ridgid used to issue
some outrageous calendars.

I must resemble that statement.

Those calendars were tastefully done, and have earned a place in Americana.

First thing Emerson did after purchasing Rigid was to discontinue the
calendar.

Don't tell anybody, but the 2006 calendar is available at www.rigid.com

Robert Bonomi said:

Lew Hodgett wrote:
I must resemble that statement.

Those calendars were tastefully done, and have earned a place in Americana.

First thing Emerson did after purchasing Rigid was to discontinue the
calendar.

Don't tell anybody, but the 2006 calendar is available at www.rigid.com

Hmmm... I get:
-------------------
Rigid, Inc.
We are Internet Service Provider.
We are not in any way related with a hardware/tool company with a
similar name.
Please do not send any mail intended for that company to us.
--------------
And some undecipherable Kanji.

Must be an Asian babe calendar... g


Greg G.

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 07:33:25 -0000,
(Robert Bonomi) wrote:

Don't tell anybody, but the 2006 calendar is available at www.rigid.com

Add a "d": http://www.ridgid.com

Not sure what that other site was.

Ricky

Robert Bonomi said:

Don't tell anybody, but the 2006 calendar is available at www.rigid.com

Actually, for a direct link - with photos BFG try this:

http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/Calendar/

Don't forget to scroll down.

I don't think I'll be mailing in my $10.00, however...


Greg G.

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 07:33:25 -0000, with neither quill nor qualm,
(Robert Bonomi) quickly quoth:

In article et,
Lew Hodgett wrote:
mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net said:


Back from the days when companies could (and did) get away with using
scantly clad models to promote their 'hard' ware. Ridgid used to issue
some outrageous calendars.

I must resemble that statement.

Those calendars were tastefully done, and have earned a place in Americana.

First thing Emerson did after purchasing Rigid was to discontinue the
calendar.

Don't tell anybody, but the 2006 calendar is available at www.rigid.com

Nope, try http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/Calendar/ instead.

But, hey, gimme a Hustler calendar any day.


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Mark & Juanita said:

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 14:43:22 -0500, Greg wrote:

Can you imagine these same women in these same poses, taken today...
Talk about a limp stilson... g

Greg G.

Ah, and not a single belly button piercing to be seen. [I was in high
school during 75 & 76, so these are from my generation]

No ink, either - at least where you can see it...
Hey, I was in HS in '75, so my generation isn't that far from yours,
sonny. ;-)

But what caught my eye more than the lack of naval decor, was the lack
of tongue and nose studs! !!!


Greg G.

In article ,
Greg wrote:

But what caught my eye more than the lack of naval decor, was the lack
of tongue and nose studs! !!!

I believe the current phrase is "facial hardware".

" [I was in high
school during 75 & 76, so these are from my generation] "

Thats the year I was born, yet I still find them hot! Strangeling
appealing

"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" "mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" wrote
in message ...
Back from the days when companies could (and did) get away with using
scantly clad models to promote their 'hard' ware. Ridgid used to issue
some outrageous calendars.

From clamps to pipe wrenches, the "Women of the Ridgid brand tools" may or
may not have helped sales, but they sure did adorn many toolshops!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/sets/917376/

Jack

PS - I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I just happened to find this on
the Internet and thought some people would get a kick out of it.


Ridged still prints calendars like that, 'cept the bikini's are smaller. We
had a 2005 hanging up in the shop until one of the "juvenile" males in the
shop defaced it, then the boss took it down.
Greg

that is a relly nice pipe bender she has there....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/...in/set-917376/

Christian


"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" "mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" wrote
in message ...
Back from the days when companies could (and did) get away with using
scantly clad models to promote their 'hard' ware. Ridgid used to issue
some outrageous calendars.

From clamps to pipe wrenches, the "Women of the Ridgid brand tools" may or
may not have helped sales, but they sure did adorn many toolshops!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/sets/917376/

Jack

PS - I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I just happened to find this on
the Internet and thought some people would get a kick out of it.

I thought the picture showed a pipe straightener.

todd

"Christian" wrote in message
...
that is a relly nice pipe bender she has there....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/...in/set-917376/

Christian


"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" "mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"
wrote
in message ...
Back from the days when companies could (and did) get away with using
scantly clad models to promote their 'hard' ware. Ridgid used to issue
some outrageous calendars.

From clamps to pipe wrenches, the "Women of the Ridgid brand tools" may
or
may not have helped sales, but they sure did adorn many toolshops!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/sets/917376/

Jack

PS - I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I just happened to find this on
the Internet and thought some people would get a kick out of it.

I'd swear that Miss September/October is actress Colleen Camp

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/...in/set-917376/

what do you think


On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 19:24:09 -0400, "Christian"
wrote:

that is a relly nice pipe bender she has there....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/...in/set-917376/

Christian


"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" "mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" wrote
in message ...
Back from the days when companies could (and did) get away with using
scantly clad models to promote their 'hard' ware. Ridgid used to issue
some outrageous calendars.

From clamps to pipe wrenches, the "Women of the Ridgid brand tools" may or
may not have helped sales, but they sure did adorn many toolshops!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/sets/917376/

Jack

PS - I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I just happened to find this on
the Internet and thought some people would get a kick out of it.

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 04:16:45 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
shooter357 quickly quoth:

I'd swear that Miss September/October is actress Colleen Camp

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/...in/set-917376/

what do you think

Perhaps, and this one could be Mariette Hartley?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/...in/set-917376/


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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 04:16:45 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
shooter357 quickly quoth:

I'd swear that Miss September/October is actress Colleen Camp

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/...in/set-917376/

what do you think


Gosh, I had thought he (Peter Gowland) was a better photographer than
that --- he was one of the Glamour Photography "gods" in the 60's and
70's -- but those pictures are just awful, awkward poses, little regard for
lighting ... Maybe we all just knew less back then and accepted it as
good?

Norm

Norm Dresner said:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 04:16:45 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
shooter357 quickly quoth:

I'd swear that Miss September/October is actress Colleen Camp

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/...in/set-917376/

what do you think


Gosh, I had thought he (Peter Gowland) was a better photographer than
that --- he was one of the Glamour Photography "gods" in the 60's and
70's -- but those pictures are just awful, awkward poses, little regard for
lighting ... Maybe we all just knew less back then and accepted it as
good?

Norm

I believe that most 'men' viewing these are not concerned about the
lighting as much as... well... superfluous body parts and bulges. g

I seriously doubt most notice that the girls are posing with tools.


Greg G.

I wouldn't mind getting a Rigid "Hickey" from her ;-)


"Christian" wrote in message
...
that is a relly nice pipe bender she has there....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/...in/set-917376/

Christian


"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" "mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"
wrote in message ...
Back from the days when companies could (and did) get away with using
scantly clad models to promote their 'hard' ware. Ridgid used to issue
some outrageous calendars.

From clamps to pipe wrenches, the "Women of the Ridgid brand tools" may
or may not have helped sales, but they sure did adorn many toolshops!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/sets/917376/

Jack

PS - I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I just happened to find this on
the Internet and thought some people would get a kick out of it.

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 11:31:25 -0700, "mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"
"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" wrote:

Back from the days when companies could (and did) get away with using
scantly clad models to promote their 'hard' ware. Ridgid used to issue
some outrageous calendars.

From clamps to pipe wrenches, the "Women of the Ridgid brand tools" may
or may not have helped sales, but they sure did adorn many toolshops!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/sets/917376/

Jack

PS - I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I just happened to find this on
the Internet and thought some people would get a kick out of it.

Real women, with real boobs, tastefully photographed by one of the
best glamour photographers in the business.. who could be offended?

Sigh.

"Wes Stewart" wrote in message
...

PS - I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I just happened to find this on
the Internet and thought some people would get a kick out of it.

Real women, with real boobs, tastefully photographed by one of the
best glamour photographers in the business.. who could be offended?

Sigh.


Trust me, there is some old biddy, with her hair tied in a tight bun, dress
to her ankles, that wants to save us sinners for enjoying the view!
Greg

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 14:19:50 -0600, "Greg O" wrote:


"Wes Stewart" wrote in message
.. .

PS - I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I just happened to find this on
the Internet and thought some people would get a kick out of it.

Real women, with real boobs, tastefully photographed by one of the
best glamour photographers in the business.. who could be offended?

Sigh.



Let me correct that for you:
Trust me, there is some old biddy, with her hair tied in a tight bun, dress
to her ankles,
who is head of a Womens' Studies department on a campus somewhere
that wants to
stop men from exploiting women and revel in an androgynous (sp?)
totally-equal society.

HTH. :-)



save us sinners for enjoying the view!
Greg



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