June 2016
June 12, 2016
Man finds $20 inside cheeseburger
When people find stuff in their food that doesn't belong there, it's usually things like cockroaches, small frogs, rat parts, etc. But when Dave Cook bit into his McDonald's cheeseburger, he found a folded-up $20 bill. He didn't complain to the restaurant about the unusual topping. Instead, he took a picture of the burger, finished it, and then called up the local TV news (WTVR in Virginia) to tell them about it.I don't think a $20 bill is something that would get into a burger by accident. It had to be put there. The question is who put it there: Cook himself or one of the McDonald's employees?
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jun 12, 2016 -
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Category: Food, Junk Food, Money
The Easy Woman: 1963
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 12, 2016 -
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Category: Sexuality, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960s, Women, Mental Health and Insanity
June 11, 2016
Warning required before crime
January 1973: Texas State Rep. Jim Kaster filed a bill that would have required criminals to give their victims twenty-four hours notice before they committed a crime. Argued Kaster, "Obviously the criminal is not going to do it, but this would be another punishment that could be added to the penalty." No surprise, the bill was defeated.
Arizona Republic - Jan 19, 1973
And this article gives a little more info:
El Paso Herald-Post - Jan 19, 1973
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jun 11, 2016 -
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Category: Crime, Law, 1970s
Church of the Universe
RIP, Michael Baldasaro,, leader of the Church of the Universe.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 11, 2016 -
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June 10, 2016
Deer Vasectomies
On Staten Island, the deer population is reportedly getting out of hand. To address this problem the powers that be have decided on deer vasectomies as the plan of action. The deer will be tranquilized, neutered, and then returned to the wild. At least as wild as it is on Staten Island anyway.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 10, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Government, Really Bad Ideas
Lived in a box
Joseph Porcos of Chicago lived in a box. In hindsight, perhaps he could be seen as a pioneer of the tiny home movement.
The Columbus Republic - Jan 24, 1957
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 10, 2016 -
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Category: Buildings and Other Structures, Bums, Hobos, Tramps, Beggars, Panhandlers and Other Streetpeople, 1950s
Our American Crossroads
The weird part of this documentary is the puppet diorama and its turntables. A strange form of presentation.
Of course, this documentary also represents about the first two-thirds of the famous poster by Robert Crumb.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 10, 2016 -
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Category: Futurism, Comics, Documentaries, 1960s, Cars, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
June 9, 2016
Eviction arrived before second coming
Grannis, Arkansas: On September 29, 1975, the Nance family — about 40 of them in all — stopped paying all their bills (including their mortgage) because they were sure the Second Coming was about to happen. They knew this because Aunt Iola Walker had received a message from God. Ten months later, U.S. marshals evicted them, and the family members had to, once again, get jobs.
The Eagle (Bryan, Texas) - July 17, 1976
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 09, 2016 -
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Category: Religion, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #284
Reminding me of that old proverb, "If billfolds were neckties, publicists would be geniuses."
Scanned from Good Housekeeping for December 1953.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 09, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Holidays, Surrealism, 1950s
June 8, 2016
How Eleva Got Its Name
Eleva's wikipedia page repeats the paint job story as the official history of the name, but in the references there's also a link to a 1908 reference book — A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways — and here we find a different history of the name:
So I guess you can take your pick of which story you like better.
Mt. Vernon Register-News - Jan 21, 1964
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jun 08, 2016 -
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Category: Odd Names
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