May 2019
May 21, 2019
Bad-Breath Evaluator
Not as bad a job as being a gasmask tester. But still, pretty bad.
San Francisco Examiner - Oct 21, 1997
Posted By: Alex - Tue May 21, 2019 -
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Category: Jobs and Occupations, 1990s
Mystery Gadget 75
What's it for?
The answer is here.
And after the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Tue May 21, 2019 -
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Category: Technology, 1920s
May 20, 2019
The Jetway 707
Built by American Quality Coach. Introduced in 1968. Its design was based on the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado. Some more info from coachbuilt.com:A complete line of AQC hearses, ambulances, combination cars and limousines were planned, but unfortunately all of their working capital was tied up in the tooling for their first run of airport limos, and when they failed to sell, the firm was forced to abandon the other coaches. A current owner believes that only 52 Jetways were built between 1968-1970, although professional car historian Bernie DeWinter believes that the number is closer to 150.
Posted By: Alex - Mon May 20, 2019 -
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Category: Motor Vehicles, Cars, 1960s
Flying Body Parts Lawsuit
Ruling in what it called a "tragically bizarre" case, an appeals court found that the estate of a man killed by a train while crossing the Edgebrook Metra station tracks can be held liable after a part of his body sent airborne by the collision struck and injured a bystander.
In 2008, Hiroyuki Joho, 18, was hurrying in pouring rain with an umbrella over his head, trying to catch an inbound Metra train due to arrive in about five minutes when he was struck by a southbound Amtrak train traveling more than 70 mph.
A large portion of his body was thrown about 100 feet on to the southbound platform, where it struck Gayane Zokhrabov, then 58, who was waiting to catch the 8:17 a.m. train to work. She was knocked to the ground, her leg and wrist broken and her shoulder injured.
More details at the source.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 20, 2019 -
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Category: Accidents, Body, Death, Lawsuits, Trains and Other Vehicles on Rails, Twenty-first Century
May 19, 2019
Blue Jeans Speedo
AKA the 'jeado'. Available for pre-order from shinesty.com. Price: $39.99.
Posted By: Alex - Sun May 19, 2019 -
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Category: Fashion, Denim
Imogene Winchester in LIFE Magazine
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 19, 2019 -
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Category: Art, Body, Human Marvels, Children, 1930s
May 18, 2019
Man sues God
Donald Drusky, of McKeesport, Pa. (which happens to be my mother’s hometown) specifically wanted God “to grant him the guitar-playing skills of famous guitarists, along with resurrecting his mother and his pet pigeon.”Suing God, and perhaps even winning, would seem to be the easy part. Collecting payment is what’s hard.
Asbury Park Press - Mar 16, 1999
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 18, 2019 -
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Category: Religion, Lawsuits, 1990s
Accidental Family
Jerry van Dyke could not buy a good show for the longest time.The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 18, 2019 -
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Category: Domestic, Family, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Television, 1960s
May 17, 2019
Even Can’t Literally Cocktail
The Yuzu bar in Lakewood, Ohio is offering a new "menstrual-themed" cocktail to help raise money for a local women's shelter. From their facebook post:
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 17, 2019 -
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Category: Inebriation and Intoxicants, Body Fluids, Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust
The Radio Venus of 1939
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Posted By: Paul - Fri May 17, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Communications, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, 1930s
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