1950s
Worst. Sinatra Song. Ever.
I never knew of this song, deemed to be the worst thing Sinatra ever recorded, until I read about it today in Mitch Miller's obituary.
Enjoy!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 03, 2010 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, 1950s
The Fang
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 22, 2010 -
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Category: Aliens, Eccentrics, Music, 1950s
Mind Your Manners
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 21, 2010 -
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Category: Customs, Teenagers, 1950s
Follies of the Mad Men #109
The dancing cigarette pack always reminds me of the moment on The Simpsons when the sexy legs protruding from a basketball mascot costume were shown to belong to good old male Gil.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 04, 2010 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Television, Tobacco and Smoking, 1950s
Follies of the Mad Men #108
The link between ballroom dancing and home appliances has never been dramatized so effectively.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 03, 2010 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, 1950s, Dance
How to Go Places
Once upon a simpler time, Americans needed lessons in how to leave the house.
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 14, 2010 -
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Category: Family, Travel, 1950s, Cars
Poulet a la Baby Poop
Alternate interpretation: "Cannibals? Us?"
For the full story, visit here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 07, 2010 -
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Category: Food, Magazines, Babies and Toddlers, 1950s
Knife Throwing Demonstration
Just in time for Mother's Day, I bring you this inexplicable video of a mother throwing knives at her little girls.
Posted By: Nethie - Thu Apr 29, 2010 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Family, Recreation, Performance Art, 1950s
O’Mara’s Chain Miracle
How kindness could fill the world, if only assholes did not exist.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 20, 2010 -
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Category: Fantasy, 1950s
Mental Hospital
First-person trip to "the bughouse," interspersed by comments of all-wise narrator. Now, with more electroshock!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 23, 2010 -
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Category: 1950s, Mental Health and Insanity
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