Weird Universe Archive
December 2012
December 1, 2012
Grocer Gives Store To Employees
I nominate this guy as the best boss of the year. After 46 years as a grocery store owner, he gave the company to the employees. Here's the link:http://www.startribune.com/local/180550281.html?refer=y
Here's Joe at the store.
He says he operates on a simple philosophy -- "Do the right thing."
He plans to travel with the money generated by the ESOP.
Posted By: gdanea - Sat Dec 01, 2012 -
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Category: Work and Vocational Training
The Bigouden of Brittany
In the Pays bigouden region of France, women traditionally wear a distinctive phallic-shaped headdress named a coiffe.
Apparently they keep it on all the time, even while driving. Provided they have a sunroof in their car.
But from what I understand, only a handful of women still maintain the tradition. Most of them just put the thing on for the benefit of tourists. Read more about the Bigoudène here and here.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Dec 01, 2012 -
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Category: Fashion, Headgear, Regionalism
Follies of the Madmen #194
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 01, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Technology, 1970s, Hair and Hairstyling
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