December 2017
December 17, 2017
The Shed of Real Estate agents
This made the Houston Chronicle's list of the weirdest Texas headlines of 2017.As far as I know, the mystery of who put photos of local, female real estate agents on the shed (or why they did it) wasn't solved.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Dec 17, 2017 -
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Category: Obsessions, Fetishes
Sti-Yu-Ka Oatmeal Ritual
Sti-Yu-Ka, a well known tradition at Springfield College, started as a variety of activities planned in celebration on the eve of Stepping Up Day, Springfield College’s way of marking the academic accomplishments of students as members of each class advance a year in their college careers. It is held during the end of the school year. Sti-Yu-Ka was founded in 1961 by Dr. Irving Conrad, then president of the Student Government Association. The name Sti-Yu-Ka seems to have come from the Springfield College club Hosaga, a club that performed Native American traditional ceremonial dances and songs. The name seems to have come from a dance that was performed on the eve of the achievement of adulthood and meant “The Coming of Age,” an appropriate name for an event on the eve of Stepping Up Day.At the time of its creation, Sti-Yu-Ka events started on Saturday at around 1 p.m. and went until the late night/early morning hours on Sunday. Conrad tried to create events that would take the focus away from alcohol. Such activities included a pig roast, canoe races, pie eating contests, square dancing, egg tossing, Jell-O wrestling, roller skating, a greased pig chase, fireworks on Rally Hill, and even the act of smashing a car. However, drinking did become a part of these activities and over the years the Office of Student Affairs increased the official Sti-Yu-Ka events from one weekend to one week, its present length. Again, this was done in an effort to keep students on campus doing activities that were social in nature, and to allow students to spend time with their peers and to try not to focus on alcohol. Although new events are thrown into the lineup, some staple events that have remained as Sti-Yu-Ka tradition over the years are the comedian on opening night, the Campus Activities Board’s Midnight Bingo, Residence Life’s Taste of SC, and the Greased Pole Climb and Oatmeal Pass.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 17, 2017 -
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Category: Ceremonies, Education, Universities, Colleges, Private Schools and Academia, Food, Regionalism
December 16, 2017
Miss Broom Corn
Another entry in our ongoing series of obscure Miss titles.
St. Clair Chronicle - Jan 3, 1952
Posted By: Alex - Sat Dec 16, 2017 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, 1950s
High Flyin’ Bird
Quasi-angry, quasi-metaphorical, quasi-psychedelic song--from these folks.
Relevant Wikipedia page here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 16, 2017 -
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Category: Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Music, Television, 1960s
December 15, 2017
Name That List, #45
What is this a list of? The answer is below in extended.- Stand-Up Bread
- Catfight
- Pinky Nude Sinner
- Truffle Tease
- Grandma
- Whipped Caviar
- Dissolved in Dreams
- Sexer
- Plum Zing
- French Fawn
- Cherries in the Snow
- Mousse Cafe
- Polyester Bride
- Asphyxia
- Drive Me Nude
- Fire Down Below
- Pervette
- But Officer
- Fatal Apple
- Raisin Hell
- Fluoride
More in extended >>
Posted By: Alex - Fri Dec 15, 2017 -
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Category: Name That List
Santa Was Exhausted
One can only begin to imagine...
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 15, 2017 -
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Category: Emotions, Holidays, 1960s
December 14, 2017
Women dressed as appliances
At the Los Angeles Electrical Exposition of 1936.
source: Martin Turnbull
And in case you can't figure out what appliances they are, the same image, labeled:
source: history by zim
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 14, 2017 -
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Category: Conventions, 1930s
Follies of the Madmen #341
Sweeping up the crumbs from a toast carpet is a thankless task.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 14, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Appliances, 1940s
December 13, 2017
Not ever to dance again
Is the ad implying that one of her legs got infected from a dirty bandage and had to be amputated? Or perhaps a foot? Because that's the only reason I can think of why she'll never dance again.
Pittsburgh Press - Nov 8, 1936
Posted By: Alex - Wed Dec 13, 2017 -
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Category: Advertising, 1930s
Nixon and Snooks
Original article here.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 13, 2017 -
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Category: Government, Dogs, 1950s, 1960s
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