271. “El Rocketo de Ship”

February 28, 2011

Q: Which one is the one with the illegal aliens spoof, where there is a picture of some very clever illegal’s crossing the Rio Grande in a card board made space ship with NASA written on it. On the side is painted “El Rocketo de Ship”. Priceless!

A: Carol sez: “That’s from ‘Operation Torn Rubber’ in the June ’77 (I Got My Job Thru The…) issue. The Rocketo is an image that stayed with me for all those years between 1977 and 2009 when I got that issue again. The aliens also cross the border disguised as a trick water-skiing team.” Thanks again, Carol!

Comments

That's from "Operation Torn Rubber" in the June '77 (I Got My Job Thru The...) issue. The Rocketo is an image that stayed with me for all those years between 1977 and 2009 when I got that issue again. The aliens also cross the border disguised as a trick water-skiing team.

—Carol

March 5, 2011 6:04 pm

Good catch, Carol--thanks!

—Mark

March 11, 2011 4:48 pm

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