February 2012
February 12, 2012
Disco Volare
As if "Volare" were not enough of an irritating chestnut, here's the disco version. Inexplicably, the video is set not in sunny Italy, birthplace of the song, but in the frigid north.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 12, 2012 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, 1970s
February 11, 2012
Cloudy Weather
Panama City had some neat inbound fog this past Wednesday. How lucky there was a helicopter in the air nearby to take some very cool pictures of the natural phenomenon.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Feb 11, 2012 -
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Girl Wallet and Hot Dog & Bun
You should check out the other cartoons of "hippokiller21" too.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 11, 2012 -
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Category: Food, Sexuality, Cartoons
Get-rich-quick Scheme
I'm thinking of resurrecting this product and offering it to evangelical cellphone users. Any venture capital folks out there who want a quick return on their investment?
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 11, 2012 -
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Category: Telephones, 1970s
February 10, 2012
An Unusual Pet
An albino skunk was found wondering in a UK community. Obviously someone's pet, it is being held at a local vet's office till its owner is located. When rescuers gathered the animal up it sprayed them but has been friendly since. Unlike here in the US, skunks are not allowed to be descented in the UK. There's one pet you want to keep happy!
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 10, 2012 -
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Lovely Lavender
No one is sure why this squirrel, caught by a PA couple, is purple. It could be a dye job or natural causes but it sure is a cute little guy.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 10, 2012 -
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Radioactive Mama
From the musical genius who brought us the theme song for George of the Jungle and was the voice heard whenever Mr. Ed the Talking Horse sang.
More info here and here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 10, 2012 -
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Category: Armageddon and Apocalypses, Emotions, Humor, Music, Technology, 1960s
Maidenform Dream
Never mind that she's playing pool in her bra, on a pool table that appears to be wet. What's going on with that hairdo?
(via Vintage Ads)
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 10, 2012 -
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Category: Fashion, Hair Styling, Underwear, Advertising
February 9, 2012
Where Women Look Best
This Clairol ad claimed that "The average American woman looks her best in the bathroom." Which suggests the ad-men must have spent a lot of time spying on women in bathrooms to find this out.(via Kitchen Retro)
Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 09, 2012 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Advertising
La Napoule
According to this LIFE magazine article, art collector Henry Clews had a taste for the bizzare, as seen in the statue above. His French Mediterranean home is now a museum, and you can visit, or even apply for an arts residency there!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 09, 2012 -
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Category: Aliens, Art, Avant Garde, Surrealism, Dreams and Nightmares, Eccentrics, Collectors, Museums, 1950s, Europe
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