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Our old Dick and Jane readers from elementary school would never pass muster with the schoolbook censors today. If anyone still has their old books, try reading them out loud to someone you love. Suggestive? I don't suppose they were meant to be 50 years ago, but language is always in flux, and the meanings of words continually change. As a result, now they're just out-and-out funny! I tried reading some Dick and Jane stories to my wife, and couldn't finish because we both kept cracking up.
From Find Dick:
"Jane said, "... I can not find Dick. Help me find Dick."
...Sally said, "Oh, oh. I see Dick now...."
You try reading that with a straight face!
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