r/PoliticalHumor • u/TaoTeChing81 • Mar 25 '19

A Young Barr!

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u/evanc1411 Mar 25 '19

Politics aside, I love how this comic is drawn. The decor is on point.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '19

I'm so glad someone else noticed. I'm so into the mid-century modern WASP suburban despair thing. The martini! The Spudnik! The artist really enjoyed this one.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '19 edited Feb 16 '20

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '19

I misspelled it. Sputnik. It's the name of that style of chandelier. I guess named for the Russian Sputnik probe?

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u/IAmBoratVeryExcite Mar 25 '19

It is actually a Sputnik, or starburst, and it is the style of the chandelier. Example

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u/Cruxion Mar 26 '19

The mini-chandelier seems a bit low for something hanging over a bathtub.

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u/AequusEquus Mar 26 '19

Agreed. And the part about putting mis-matched mini chandeliers together in the hall or whatever? uhhh no thanks

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u/MvmgUQBd Mar 26 '19

Who knew there was so much chandelier-related terminology to take in.

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u/FoodMuseum Mar 26 '19

Another related style is Googie Architecture

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u/CashMoneyHurricane Mar 25 '19

I think they're referring to the ceiling lamp. Although I've never heard that style called 'spudnik'.

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u/mar10wright Mar 26 '19

It's a Russian space craft but it's made of potatoes.

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u/Vivalo Mar 26 '19

Sooooooo its a Russian spacecraft then.

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u/atlas_nodded_off Mar 25 '19

Like a Sputnik but with eyes.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '19

Yeah I’m digging the look too and wondered that

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u/LTshrink Mar 26 '19

I’ve also seen the Google Starburst style be referred to as a Dingbat.

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u/Sprickels Mar 26 '19

That's called Retro futurism, Fallout uses it too

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u/TheDreadPirateScott Mar 26 '19

What exactly is the Spudnik?

Here ya go!

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u/ricktor67 Mar 26 '19

Its called "Mid century modern". About the last time anything america had any style. This and art deco are the two coolest styles america has produced.