Vacation '58 or National Lampoon's John Hughes...

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    Originally Posted By wonderingalice

    ... goes to Disneyland!

    Most of us know that the classic "National Lampoon's Vacation" was based on a NatLamp magazine article written in the '70s (I used to have the edition... Not sure if it's around the house somewhere). But, you may not have ever read it. Soooooo...

    Here it is... Enjoy! :)

    <a href="http://www.nationallampoon.com/flashbacks/vacation58/vacation.html" target="_blank">http://www.nationallampoon.com
    /flashbacks/vacation58/vacation.html</a>
     
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    Originally Posted By wonderingalice

    And for the fun of it... "Christmas '59"... Wheeeeeeee!

    <a href="http://www.nationallampoon.com/nl/03_voices/xmas59/xmas59.asp" target="_blank">http://www.nationallampoon.com
    /nl/03_voices/xmas59/xmas59.asp</a>
     
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    Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819

    Thanks for posting these! I've been reading them in bits and pieces over the past week, I enjoyed them a lot!
     
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    Originally Posted By wonderingalice

    Thanks, Tink! I read the original printings when they appeared in the magazine and just laughed my fool head off, so I wanted to share the grins here.

    I'm really glad you're enjoying them! :)
     
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    Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819

    I read the Christmas one today and thought..." Oh it will too much like the movie and it will be boring"...I was wrong! It was completely different and so funny! One of our radio stations, here in Philly, has already been playing Christmas music 24/7 and the music always gets me in the Christmas spirit and I was really glad to have that to read today!
     

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