Cardboard appreciation: 1975 Topps Rudy May

(I'm tired, it's late. This is Cardboard Appreciation. The 53rd in a series):

Everyone knows this card, right? It's an airbrushed masterpiece. And by masterpiece, I mean something so ineptly awful that it is worthy of a standing ovation. There have been many odes to this card. There's not much more I can add.

But in an attempt to properly measure just how horribly wonderful the '75 Rudy May card is, here are some other "so-bad-it's-good moments" in other walks of life:

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of film: "Plan 9 From Outer Space."

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of music videos: Anything by the Spice Girls

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of food: Either bacon or Captain Crunch with Crunch Berries.

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of restaurants: "Hot Dog on a Stick." (purely for comic value)

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of fashion: 1970's jumpsuits (see above).

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of music: The Final Countdown," by Europe (there has to be a reason why it's still played at high school sporting events).

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of press conferences: Allen Iverson "Talkin' 'Bout Practice." (Not a game. Not a game. Not a game. We Talkin' 'Bout Practice).

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of Winter Olympic sports: Curling

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of vehicles: The Chevy Chevette. (My wife had one. She was the good part. The car was bad. Very bad. Almost evil).

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of children's television show theme songs: "Max and Ruby." (If you have little ones, you know what I'm talking about. There are literally three words in the whole song. It's so brain-numbingly simple you find yourself laughing, or worse, reciting it).

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of children's TV shows of my era: "Land of the Lost." (Crazy good with beer. Or so I'm told).

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of dog breeds: The beagle. (If he wasn't so damn obedient, he'd chew your head off).

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of actresses: Megan Fox. (She can't act, but I don't think anyone cares).

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of sports leagues: The XFL.

• The 1975 Topps Rudy May of blog posts: Aw, hell, let's go with this one.

So, there you are. Just like the person who airbrushed Rudy May into a Yankee cap, the intent was there. Maybe. The execution was not there. Definitely. The result was painful. Positively. Yet something about it is oh, so good.