Communist Space Babies

October 26, 2010 2:47 PM

Communist Space Babies. Title says it all, really. The tags were pretty easy too.
posted by not_that_epiphanius (23 comments total)

Awwww communism has never looked cuter. Neither has space travel!
posted by Mister_A at 2:53 PM on October 26, 2010

Maybe:

→ posters
→ spaceexploration
→ advertising

I think I've seen a lot of these images before. Maybe on 60x1.
posted by mrgrimm at 2:56 PM on October 26, 2010

GLORIOUS METAFILTER WORKERS SHALL CONTINUE STRUGGLE TO REALIZE BASIC STRATEGY AND HISTORIC DUTY OF THE LAUGHING FELINES DESIRING OF PROLETARIAT FOODSTUFFS.
posted by Avenger at 2:59 PM on October 26, 2010 [7 favorites]

Commie commie commie commie space babies, they come and go, they come and gooooooo
posted by The Whelk at 3:01 PM on October 26, 2010 [4 favorites]

Communist (Space) Babies, we make our (National) dreams come true
Communist (Space) Babies, we'll do the same for you

Space Kitty: When your world looks kinda weird and you wish that you weren't there
Space Doggy: Just close your eyes and suddenly, HOLY F**K, WE'RE IN OUTTER SPACE WITH A BABY PILOT!

Communist (Space) Babies, we make our (National) dreams come true
Communist (Space) Babies, we'll do the same for you

Communist Communist Communist Communist
Space Babies Space Babies Space Babies Space Babies
Make national dreams come true.
posted by filthy light thief at 3:01 PM on October 26, 2010 [7 favorites]

COMMIES!
posted by user92371 at 3:11 PM on October 26, 2010

Also: I wonder if there might be the Chinese versions of Jackie Snad & Clancy Bachleratt (sorry, NBC.com video clip) singing folksy songs about space­ships, tod­dlers, the mythology of China and cans of pet food.
posted by filthy light thief at 3:13 PM on October 26, 2010 [1 favorite]

Years ago, in a whacky Japanese shop called 宇宙百貨店, I found a postcard featuring Chinese space babies, different from any in the link. I bought a whole sheaf of them and had one framed. I need to scan that and get it online.
posted by adamrice at 3:21 PM on October 26, 2010

what a ridiculous post. babies can't be astronauts. they can't even talk like people yet. are you crying, babies? there's no crying in space!
posted by elizardbits at 3:23 PM on October 26, 2010 [4 favorites]

That's the superiority of the socialist system, elizardbits. What you decadent capitalists need years of expensive training and a rigorous selection process to achieve is literally child's play to our chubby young pioneers. And of course they don't have to get used to pissing in their pants all over again (除非是穿开裆裤长大的).
posted by Abiezer at 3:29 PM on October 26, 2010

there's no crying in space!

In space no one can hear you cry.

Also:
Uphold science, eradicate superstition, 1999
It seems there are a lot of people (in the US at least) who are behind the Chinese in that regard.
posted by TedW at 3:35 PM on October 26, 2010 [1 favorite]

Uphold science, eradicate superstition, 1999

Religious oppression aside, I WANT THIS POSTER SO BADLY.
posted by hanoixan at 3:52 PM on October 26, 2010 [3 favorites]

Religious oppression aside, I WANT THIS POSTER SO BADLY.

The first part of that sentence is just making me laugh for some reason.
posted by kmz at 4:02 PM on October 26, 2010

I want Bringing His Playmates To The Stars (1980). That would make the best Trapper Keeper EVER.
posted by maryr at 4:02 PM on October 26, 2010

Fucking ace
posted by volt4ire at 5:21 PM on October 26, 2010

Religious oppression aside, medieval Spain was a helluva place to party.
posted by Avenger at 6:25 PM on October 26, 2010

Religious oppression aside, medieval Spain was a helluva place to party.

Yeah, but there were those guys who kept showing up when no one expected them.
posted by TedW at 6:35 PM on October 26, 2010 [2 favorites]

Almost a good band name.
posted by Decani at 2:51 AM on October 27, 2010 [1 favorite]

Ooh, thanks. That reminded me about this Daisy Owl story arc, and Daisy Owl in general.
posted by Galaxor Nebulon at 8:15 AM on October 27, 2010 [1 favorite]

adamrice, please please don't forget to share when you are done scanning them!
posted by of strange foe at 11:09 AM on October 27, 2010

As promised. Scan of a Chinese space babies postcard.
posted by adamrice at 2:54 PM on October 28, 2010 [1 favorite]

They appear to have discovered Big Rock Candy Mountain. Or maybe Rainbow Brite's Color Caves.
posted by maryr at 9:54 PM on October 28, 2010

Beautiful image (which was not with the ones I linked to) and a great big scan.

Thanks, adamrice!
posted by not_that_epiphanius at 10:23 AM on November 4, 2010