February 2018
February 19, 2018
Follies of the Madmen #352
Put the noisy little brats in the unsafe cargo area, why not?
Source of ad.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 19, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Family, Children, Parents, 1980s, Cars
February 18, 2018
Conversation Hose
Sending messages via hosiery.This was like the 1910's equivalent of social media.
Harrisburg Telegraph - Feb 19, 1916
Posted By: Alex - Sun Feb 18, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, 1910s
The Horned Helmet of Henry VIII
Pix and text here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 18, 2018 -
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Category: Technology, War, Weapons, Sixteenth Century
February 17, 2018
The Sociometer
Invented by three students at the University of Dundee, the Sociometer is designed to measure how much time people at pubs (or in any social environment) are spending on their phones, as opposed to being social. It does this by measuring WiFi activity and recording it on a scrolling piece of graph paper.They tested it in a Dundee pub and found that "people were still attached to their phones even at peak times when they were surrounded by friends."
More info: thesociometer.com, University of Dundee, the scotsman.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Feb 17, 2018 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Inventions
Light Is Invisible
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 17, 2018 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Science, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, 1940s
February 16, 2018
Ruff wedding
In 1994, guests at a wedding reception were expecting to see footage of the ceremony replayed. Instead they were treated to scenes of Derek Jeffrey in flagrante delicto with a dog, Ronnie. Because, oops, Jeffrey had lent his camcorder to a friend to video the wedding, but he accidentally left the wrong tape in the camcorder, and it didn't get fully taped over. He received a six-month suspended jail sentence for bestiality.The whole scene sounds so outlandish that I suspected it might have been an urban legend reported as news. But Snopes confirms that the story is true.
Sydney Morning Herald - Apr 21, 1994
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 16, 2018 -
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Category: Dogs, 1990s, Weddings
Follies of the Madmen #351
Uncertain what "umph" actually tastes like.
Source of ad.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 16, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Tobacco and Smoking, 1980s
February 15, 2018
Small Addendum to the Case of Cardinal Sin
More at Wikipedia.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 15, 2018 -
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Category: Languages, Puns and Other Wordplay, Alex
Cardinal Sin
In April 1976, Pope Paul VI named Monsignor Jaime L. Sin, Archbishop of Manila, as a new cardinal, thereby making him Cardinal Sin. From wikipedia:
Cardinal Sin
Clarion Ledger Sun - May 16, 1976
Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 15, 2018 -
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Category: Odd Names, 1970s
Mystery Illustration 68
Who is the ultra-famous (deceased) actress in the middle?
Answer after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 15, 2018 -
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Category: Movies, 1930s
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