April 2016
April 8, 2016
STAR WARS Recipes
It never really dawned on me that fans would come up with recipes to accompany these movies, but in retrospect, it only makes sense, and the fad appears to go way back, as seen in this 1983 instance below. Will they issue a new recipe for the newest trailer?
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 08, 2016 -
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Category: Aliens, Food, Movies, 1980s
April 7, 2016
Lets Go To The Video
If, as a family, you are going to plot a murder and make it look like self defense on your own property then perhaps you should turn off your surveillance camera. Father, son and daughter caught themselves setting up the daughter's boyfriend's murder and let the police get the video as well because Florida.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 07, 2016 -
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Category: Stupid Criminals, Goofs and Screw-ups
Champagne Gun
What does a bored billionaire do when he's temporarily run out of hundred-dollar bills to light his cigars with? Now he can turn his champagne bottles into spray guns and soak guests with premium bubbly!If you need to ask how much this costs, then you're not part of the target market. (It's $495)
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 07, 2016 -
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Category: Overpriced Merchandise, Weapons
Martian Radio Silence
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 07, 2016 -
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Category: Aliens, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Technology, Experiments, 1920s
April 6, 2016
Miss Medic Alert Followup
I do not necessarily wish to claim a Google-fu superior to Alex's, but I did find an image of the 1965 Miss Medic Alert.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 06, 2016 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Health, 1960s
Miss Medic Alert
The winner of this title was "a beauty with a hidden medical problem" — which sounds slightly ominous.Unfortunately I haven't found a picture of Miss Medic Alert, but it seems like the contest ran from the late '60s to the mid '70s.
Detroit Free Press - Mar 10, 1972
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 06, 2016 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #279
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No chipmunks, crickets, rabbits, or fat, slack-jawed, beanie-wearing yokels were actually diced and cooked for these recipes.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 06, 2016 -
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Category: Cannibalism, Food, Cartoons, 1980s
April 5, 2016
The Order Of Yoni
Yoni is the Sanskrit word for vagina and that is where the bacteria used to make this beer comes from. NSFW
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 05, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Genitals, Alcohol
Corpse In 3D
A Chinese funeral home is now using 3D technology to restore the deceased when the body has been badly disfigured in death. It is said to be much better than just makeup to make the person who has passed on look presentable for the bereaved family. It is expensive, of course.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 05, 2016 -
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Category: Body, Dismemberment, Death, Technology
Lap Driving Banned
A 1950's effort to stop distracted driving.But what was going on in Cheboygan that they felt a need for an ordinance against this form of distracted driving specifically?
The Pittsburgh Press - Dec 28, 1952
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 05, 2016 -
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Category: Regulations, 1950s, Cars
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