Must Be in the Fifties

You know, all that happened a long time ago.

What’s past is passed, the culture has moved on now.

Mistakes were made, but it’s time to get over it, all right?

I say, let’s let bygones be bygones.

And, when you’re finished reading this satirical short story��at the very excellent Mythaxis, maybe you could bring me my pipe and slippers, okay, sweet-cheeks?

Thanks to classic car image enthusiast and Flickr user SwellMap for giving permission to use this fantastic bit of 1950s advertising��memorabilia. To be clear, it didn’t really say that patronising thing – and any offence caused by the story is entirely my fault…