Swank, 1956? (No tickling, but it might lead to something....)

[Oddjob0226]

Does anyone know the story to this issue of "Swank", November 1956 Volume 3 Issue # 4 ?

I've seen them sell for as little as $7.99 and as much as $95. What's the article (on page 8) about? Does anyone on here have a copy, or seen a copy? Very interesting, but puzzling.

 

[milagros317]

Very interesting title over the guy's head.
Given the year, the article inside is likely PG-rated, not R- or X-rated.

 

[Sandrock74]

It looks like the old dude is really interested in checking out that yellow lawn!

 

[Cyclic]

Oh, those screwball Confederate generals.

 

[Oddjob0226]

I would guess "Girl Tickling For The Country Gentleman" is a fluff, sexy article about petting or somesuch thing. But the not knowing is really getting to me!

 

[Colin]

I'm wondering if it's meant as a play on "trout tickling," which is basically an old-fashioned method of hand-fishing by stroking the trout's underbelly (how they got them to keep still for the initial "tickle" I have no idea) until they essentially become hypnotized and can then be snatched up out of the water. It was more a sport for poachers and poor folks than the country gentleman, but apparently quite popular in rural areas around the Depression. So the article might have basically been about methods for luring girls to your country gentlepad for some country gentling.

Squire Colin