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Frank Sinatra playing with his dog, Ringo. California, USA, 1965 (media.piefed.social)

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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 47 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Is that a bowl of cigarette packs?

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[–] tuckerm@feddit.online 16 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I believe they were called "candy dishes" at the time.

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[–] Trex202@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago

Is that a bowl of candy dishes??

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

Mad Men wasn’t exaggerating.

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[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 months ago

I was trying to decide if it was playing cards or cigarettes, and decided on cigarettes.

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 20 points 6 months ago

The official sponsor is prominent.

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 15 points 6 months ago (4 children)

And no one has mentioned the IBM mainframe stereo behind him?

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 23 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Trying to make it run Doom?

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[–] Quokka 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

And a dvd collection in the bottom right corner, this man’s a time traveller.

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[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 months ago*

Looks like some PS2 and Wii games, too. A time-traveler who clearly knows when console gaming peaked.

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[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Pre-recorded reel-to-reel tapes (and 8mm movies) were packaged in thin cardboard boxes like those. My grandfather had a few.

Maybe you were joking. Sorry.

Edit: In fact if you search Ebay for "reel to reel album" there are tons of listings with pictures.

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[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I started out looking for his cocktail, immediately got sidetracked by that enormous bowl of cigarettes 🤣

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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 15 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

Don't sleep on that mainframe reel-to-reel in the background. It's like a satellite control system in a Bond movie.

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 10 points 6 months ago*

The station to control the space laser

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[–] stickly@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago*

We're gonna need a bigger ashtray

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[–] Steve@startrek.website 18 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Is that a punchbowl full of cigarettes?

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[–] THX1138@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago

Think of it as a punch-bowl of fruit for the times.... lol

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