Rat pack

This 1964 pamphlet advised the sophisticated gentleman (exhibit A: Dean Martin) that they could keep a boozy lifestyle while still losing weight. The key was in carbohydrates. You can read more about it at Forbes, which also published some sample menus.

Jan Murray, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Frank Sinatra

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Rat Pack Party Ideas

Photos of the tight-knit group's most private moments were discovered in a cardboard box, showing a side of them they never expected the public to see.

Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin photographed by Sid Avery on the set of Ocean’s Eleven, 1960

The Rat Pack—Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford—were '60s superstars.

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Peter Lawford

The bell rings, the whistle blows, it's 5 o'clock somewhere...now it's YOUR time. Time to loosen the tie, grab an icy cold one or adult beverage on the rocks. You worked hard today (or pretended to) s