These Vintage How-To Guides Were Sexist, Obvious And More Than A Little Awkward..

These Vintage How-To Guides Were Sexist, Obvious And More Than A Little Awkward..

Before there was an app for everything, there used to be a how-to guide for everything. Yes, we mean everything.

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Nothing was too trivial or obvious. People in decades past were probably just as dependent on these little manuals as we are on our smartphones and tablets.

From the hilarious to the downright ridiculous, here are some of the very best vintage how-to guides we could find:

"Try to be sure you're calling the right number." Priceless.

How to Talk on the Telephone

Before there was Tinder...

How To Pick Up Girls!

Was this the inspiration for "Zoolander?"

How To Be Good Looking

Umm...

How To Catch Crabs

Ain't no shame, ladies....

How To Get That

We really wish there was an app for this...

how to pick a good boss

So awkward...

How To Tell Your Children

A little sexist...

How To Make Your Husband A Sultan®
every girl is entitled to a husband

Gee whiz!

How to Be the Life of the Party

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