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Capitalism triumphs again in this cartoon from a novelty ink blotter dating to the 1950s. Ink blotters, by the way, were absorbent cards used to soak up excess ink from your fountain pen. Thanks to the invention of the ballpoint, they were a dying technology when this one, celebrating future technology, was printed.
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![The Larger-Than-Life Sex Lives Of Giant Women [NSFW]](http://cache-foo-02.gawkerassets.com/gawker/assets/images/8/2009/12/126x100_lounging_hay_01.jpg "The Larger-Than-Life Sex Lives Of Giant Women [NSFW]")
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