Aha! The Mad Men production notes at their website make a big stink about using items which are exactly period for spring of 1960.

But they're using IBM Selectric II typewriters. (Greatest typewriter of all time, incidentally. I used one constantly in the pre PC years.) The first Selectric wasn't on the market until 1961. And the Selectric II didn't come along until 1971.

Of course I looked this all up on Wikipedia and somebody else already noted...

In the TV series Mad Men, which is set in the year 1960, Selectric typewriters are featured prominently on the secretaries' desks, even though they weren't introduced until 1961.

Per the discussion of animals and beds: Baby IN bed, dog ON bed. And another.

My dogs get on top of the comforter. It's what they do.

See, that's what I meant, only illustrated, with cute babies and dogs.

(Hi Lori!)

Hey Lee! It was funny to come upon this discussion, only to have the perfect illustration.

It is perfect.

With Noah screaming his fool head off.

But they're using IBM Selectric II typewriters.

Yeah, Scola mentioned that in the Cable Drama thread a few days ago. I wonder if it's because Selectric is such an iconic typewriter, or if it's just too hard to find as many as they need of older models?

In later episodes, they did change the typewriter on Peggy's desk, and relegated the SIIs to the background.

Timelies. Posting from Maine (up much earlier than I wanted to be - ce la vi).

Just thought I'd add to the pet discussion (albeit late). My brother and his wife, who have 5 cats? Now have a sixth. He's a wee adorable thing, though. Someone one of them works with found him out by her house where someone had dumped him and his siblings (assumed - only one other kitten was found). He's only about 5 weeks old, and barely weighs more than a pound. He's been a bit sickly, but that's why my brother and his wife took him in (they've nursed more than one of their cats back when they've gotten them). No pictures, I'm afraid, but you can take my word that Chauncey is a leathal cuteness bomb of fluff.

I did, however, inform M**** & M**** that they were one more step on the road to crazy cat people-dom.

Huh, Karl Rove is resigning at the end of the month. (Why do I suspect that this means that Bush will appoint him as a Special Prosecutor to investigate the US Attorney firings or something?)

It should be good news, but I'm too suspicious of CheneyCo to celebrate, much.

In other news, the HR guy was not able to get me reinstated for COBRA, so I'm uninsured until 9/1. Please send just a little health-ma so that I continue in my general state of wellness until then....