July 2018
July 6, 2018
New mask for seasickness
Dr. Richmond Goulden of the liner Lady Nelson models the latest in seasickness-prevention technology, 1939.The pipe adds a nice touch.
Baltimore Evening Sun - Jan 4, 1939
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jul 06, 2018 -
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Category: Inventions, Medicine, 1930s
The CGI of 1985
1985 Clio Award winning Television commercial done for Canned Foods Information Council by San Francisco ad agency of Ketchum Communications. [This] spot, "Brilliance," won in Computer Animation category and featured a voice-over by motion picture star, Kathleen Turner.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 06, 2018 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Business, Advertising, Food, Robots, Computers, Special Effects, 1980s
July 5, 2018
Red, the white wine
This 1997 wine from France featured an unusual marketing gimmick. It was sold in a red bottle, with a red label, and a red cork. It was called "Red." But it was a white Chardonnay.via Peter May's list of unusual wine labels.
May has a whole book about weird wines: Marilyn Merlot and the Naked Grape: Odd Wines from Around the World
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 05, 2018 -
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Category: Alcohol
Miss Boxing 1958
"Shirley Price, Miss Boxing 1958"
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 05, 2018 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Martial Arts, 1950s
July 4, 2018
Happy July 4th 2018!
May all WU-vies have a fun and safe holiday!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 04, 2018 -
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Category: Destruction, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Explosives, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Family, Fireworks and Pyrotechnics, Food, Holidays
Flag-Burning Etiquette
According to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, when American flags get old, they should be burned instead of being thrown in the trash:1. The flag should be folded in its customary manner.
2. It is important that the fire be fairly large and of sufficient intensity to ensure complete burning of the flag.
3. Place the flag on the fire.
4. The individual(s) can come to attention, salute the flag, recite the Pledge of Allegiance and have a brief period of silent reflection.
5. After the flag is completely consumed, the fire should then be safely extinguished and the ashes buried.
6. Please make sure you are conforming to local/state fire codes or ordinances.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jul 04, 2018 -
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Category: Etiquette and Formal Behavior, Flags
July 3, 2018
Whale Choir
British senior citizens singing like whales. More info: BBC News
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 03, 2018 -
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Category: Music, Fish
Alois Swoboda
His Wikipedia page tells us:
His course did not use apparatus or exercise equipment. Claims in Swoboda's courses included the ability to regrow lost limbs and heal a heart damaged by a heart attack.
Article in POPULAR MECHANICS to be found here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 03, 2018 -
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Category: Body, Bodybuilding, Diseases, Cult Figures and Artifacts, Exercise and Fitness, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Twentieth Century
July 2, 2018
Cremation by solar power
Patent #US4781174A:Seems like something a James Bond villain would create, if he were in the funeral business.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 02, 2018 -
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Category: Death, Inventions, Patents, 1980s
In the Round Four-Cornered Forest
Pure nightmare fuel for any unsuspecting child.
"The habitants of the Round Four Cornered Forest are a happy bunch of nice, accepting, loving companions: Micker-Macker, Pretty Kitty, Seraphin Horse, Lajos Monster, Aromo, Great Zoard, Sigfrid Bruckner, Elek Mouse, and Dömdödöm."
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 02, 2018 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Surrealism, Foreign Customs, Cartoons, Europe, Twenty-first Century, Fictional Monsters
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