October 2013
October 5, 2013
Banned LITTLE RASCALS: “Little Daddy”
Wikipedia explanation.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 05, 2013 -
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Category: Censorship, Bluenoses, Taboos, Prohibitions and Other Cultural No-No’s, Movies, Racism, Children, 1930s
The Fliz
Start with a normal bicycle. Remove the pedals and seat. Add a harness to hang in, and you've got the Fliz. More at fliz-concept.blogspot.com.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Oct 05, 2013 -
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Category: Inventions
October 4, 2013
Eye Painting
Posted By: Alex - Fri Oct 04, 2013 -
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Category: Art
Federal Employee of the Year: 2011
2011 Federal Employee of the Year from Partnership for Public Service on Vimeo.
It takes a huge talent for boredom to make one of the worst disasters of the past decade seem vapid. "The pressure was somewhere between high and low." Duh....
If only this fellow had been in charge of TIMBER BRIDGE INSPECTION, life would have been perfect.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 04, 2013 -
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Category: Authorities and Experts, Boredom, Destruction, Government, Officials, Science
October 3, 2013
Whiskey Toothpaste
Invented by fresh-out-of-college entrepreneur Don Poynter in 1954, who laughed all the way to the bank since the stuff proceeded to become the best-selling novelty item of the 1950s and 60s, despite the efforts of some states to ban it. But eventually the market was flooded by imitators, at which point Poynter branched out into crossword-puzzle toilet paper and trick lighters, and continued to make oodles of money. [via huckberry.com]
The Lima News - Feb 12, 1957
Posted By: Alex - Thu Oct 03, 2013 -
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Category: 1950s, Alcohol
Folkicide: Empire of the Ants
FOLKICIDE: Empire of the Ants from Mikal Shapiro on Vimeo.
As someone who does his own collages, I appreciate the inventiveness of these weird ones.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 03, 2013 -
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Category: Art, Surrealism, Insects and Spiders, Music
October 2, 2013
TOYS
Check out the other 19 inappropriate toys.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 02, 2013 -
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Category: Toys
FREE BEER!
I bet you will stand still for this!
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 02, 2013 -
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Category: Alcohol
Bradley Column Shower
A 1961 ad for the Bradley Column Shower. Maybe it's just me, but it looks like the guy in the middle is getting pretty familiar with that column.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 02, 2013 -
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Category: Advertising
Grape Nuts Flakes Promotes Magnetism
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You saw the effect this cereal had on Roy Rogers in an earlier post. Its powers were manifold and awesome.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 02, 2013 -
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Category: Food, Comics, 1940s
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