Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Object of the Day, Caption Contest: The Ghost of Pyle's Pearline

Click image to see her ghostly face more closely.



Perhaps is she didn’t have her hands at her sides, holding out her dress like that—perhaps, then, she wouldn’t look so spectral. I know she’s just a neatly-dressed little girl. But, there’s something about her, like most Pyle’s Pearline promotional printed products, that’s just on on the other side of spooky. So, let’s see what the back of this little haint says.



One 
of the
Thousands 
of 
Testimonials 
for 
PEARLINE. 

EXTRAORDINARY CLEANSER. 
If our women readers could only 
understand what a convenience 
economy and thorough cleanser 
“Pyle’s Pealine” is, they would never 
use anything else. It is pure and free from 
any injurious ingredient. It is economical 
because only the requisite quantity is used at 
a time. While soap may slip from the fingers 
and be lost in the water to dissolve, Pearline 
is used only in quantities required. It is bet- 
ter adapted for cleansing around the house 
than any known article. It is more conven- 
ient than anything ever discovered, and it is 
as suitable for the most delicate lace or the 
finest linen as for the dirtiest horse-blanket, 
and it will make either as “clean as a 
whistle” in short order. All grocers sell 
it, and if the reader don’t know of it 
she may take our word for it. 
(From the New York Press.)


Well, that didn't make a whole lot of sense, did it? I suppose it's because she's a ghost.



So, what's this spoooooky little girl trying to tell us?  Let's have a caption contest to see your thoughts.  Answers in the comments section, please.


18 comments:

April said...

Braaaaaaains. You can wash your brains.

Joseph Crisalli said...

With one easy mixture.

Carolyn said...

"IT knows my name. It's my name." And, then you see Pyle written on the wall.

Joseph Crisalli said...

Just like "The Haunting." The good one. Not the one with Michael Douglas' wife.

Darcy said...

My name is talking Tina and I DON'T like you! (I bet you're a lye soap user.)

Joseph Crisalli said...

Yay! Very good reference. There was a Krusty the Klown doll with a similar disposition.

Sam P said...

Redrum. Redrum.

Joseph Crisalli said...

All work and no play...

Matt said...

She does look like a Talking Tina. She was the first Bride of Chucky.

Joseph Crisalli said...

The divorce was less than amiable.

Gene said...

I'd run if I saw her.

Joseph Crisalli said...

Run to get Pyle's Pearline.

Book Gurl said...

Pearline Activity IV.

Joseph Crisalli said...

Now in theatres.

Angelo said...

Jeez. Scary girl.

Joseph Crisalli said...

She knows who you are, Angelo. And, she's seen what you've done.

Marsha said...

I had a doll that looked like that when I was a child. I was scared of it and made my mother hide in the closet at night.

Joseph Crisalli said...

Sounds like a charming childhood companion.