January 2023
January 11, 2023
Rent-a-Drunk
For only $3 a night, Colin White would rent out one of the drunks from his pub to liven up a party.So his employees could legitimately claim to be professional drunks.
Asbury Park Press - Nov 26, 1971
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jan 11, 2023 -
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Category: Business, Inebriation and Intoxicants, Jobs and Occupations, 1970s
Bonham’s Auction of Curated Curiosities
View more items here. Auction kicks off January 25th.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 11, 2023 -
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Category: Art, Souvenirs, Mementos, and Tchotchkes, Auctions, Estate Sales, Ebay and other Bidding Venues
January 10, 2023
Sato Nishiki cherries
Recently a box of 40 Sato Nishiki cherries, grown in Yamagata, sold for close to $10,000. More info from SoraNews24.com:That's $250 per cherry.
SoraNews24 also notes that, when they sampled some Sato Nishiki cherries, "our team of writers had trouble telling them apart from regular supermarket ones."
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jan 10, 2023 -
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Category: Overpriced Merchandise, Fruit
All the Cats Join In
Wikipedia says:
This segment features some mild female nudity that was edited out in both the US and UK DVD releases...The Disney-style nudity is intact in this embedded version.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 10, 2023 -
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Category: Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Music, Public Indecency, Teenagers, Cartoons, 1940s
January 9, 2023
The man who fell 3300 feet and only broke his nose
1972: 19-year-old Bob Hall fell 3300 feet when his parachute malfunctioned. He landed face first on a runway. Somehow, he not only survived, but he only broke his nose and busted up his teeth.The photo below was taken after his fall.
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Posted By: Alex - Mon Jan 09, 2023 -
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Category: Accidents, Human Marvels, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #552
Please note the last cartoon in this ad (magnified below). Man attempts to kill mother-in-law by darkening the stairwell. Everything A-OK!Source.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 09, 2023 -
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Category: Death, Domestic, Technology, Advertising, 1950s
January 8, 2023
Miss Electrical Wonderland
Miss Electrical Wonderland used a radioactive key to open 1950's Electrical Wonderland expo in San Francisco. The radioactivity of the key was sensed by a Geiger counter that then triggered a man-made bolt of lightning to flash between two towers in the auditorium.
San Francisco Examiner - Sep 18, 1950
San Francisco Examiner - Sep 18, 1950
However, the identity of Miss Electrical Wonderland was, for some reason, switched at the last minute. The pre-show publicity stated that Janet Jackson was Miss Electrical Wonderland, and a photo (above) showed her handling the radioactive key bare-handed.
However, the news on the day of the opening stated that Elaine Doyle was now Miss Electrical Wonderland, and that she "gingerly lifted a radioactive copper key from its lead lined box with a pair of long handled tongs."
Why the switch? Gotta wonder if Janet Jackson was recovering from radiation burns.
San Francisco Examiner - Sep 24, 1950
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jan 08, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1950s
Miss Northwest Territories
Article source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 08, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, 1930s, Native Americans
January 7, 2023
Dogs in Uniform
For prices starting at around $400 (converted from £330), you can get an oil painting of your dog in uniform.No mention of cats in uniform, but I'm guessing that if you're willing to pay for it, they'd be willing to paint it.
More info: Fabulous Masterpieces
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 07, 2023 -
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Category: Art, Military, Dogs
Treasure Chest
It occurs to me that these Jam Handy PSA's, with just a little inflection, could become episodes of TWILIGHT ZONE.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 07, 2023 -
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Category: Domestic, Food, PSA’s, Industry, Factories and Manufacturing, 1950s
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