Playking Athletic Belt

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Wow, a sports girdle for fat boys! And in the last panel, it seems to have had the power to change Fatty's hair color as well!

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Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 09, 2014
Category: Sports | Children | 1950s | Obesity

Comments

Rule of Advertisement #241: You can sell anything to men unless you call it a girdle.

Me?? I wear a 'kidney belt' I've got for riding my scooter.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/09/14 at 11:40 AM

I'm not a fanatic about baseball: but didn't Babe Ruth have a big belly?

Posted by BMN on 06/09/14 at 01:01 PM

The first thought that crosses my mind when considering sport equipment is to look in the advertizing section of a comic book.

Posted by KDP on 06/09/14 at 02:30 PM

How ridiculous. Yeah BMN, Babe Ruth was a fat guy and he smoked cigars too.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/09/14 at 07:36 PM

Hey, if you knock it out of the park, you can mosey around the bases a lot more slowly!

Posted by TheCannyScot in Atlanta, GA on 06/10/14 at 10:27 AM

Detachable crotch piece! Is that for easy replacement once done in by the villainous "chub rub"?

Posted by redneckhippynerd on 06/10/14 at 11:49 AM

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