I worry less after watching The House in the Middle, a film with the reassuring message that a well-kept house and lawn can stand up to an atomic bomb.
That's good to know! I had been concerned that there could be some big hassles if I found myself "on the outer fringe of an attack directed at a nearby city."
But no. After seeing this 1954 film, I know that if I keep my house tidy and well-painted and don't let dry leaves accumulate along my fence, I can get right back to watching I Love Lucy after the blast wave passes.
The House in the Middle was produced by an arm of the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association. Regular painting of my house is crucial preparation for an atomic explosion, and I'm glad paint manufacturers discovered that their products provide such an important safeguard.
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There was a Simpsons 'Treehouse of Horror' episode (The Homega Man) where the Simpson family members were the only ones in town unaffected by a nuclear blast due to the many layers of lead paint on their house. Thats 2 sources, more than enough to convince me
ReplyDeletewhile your neighbors and their houses burn away and rot under the fallout, you can look forward to resuming life in a nuclear holocaust, thanks to your upkeep of a tidy home.
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