1950s
Gene Vincent: WHY DON’T YOU PEOPLE LEARN TO DRIVE?
As relevant now as then.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 02, 2015 -
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Category: Bad Habits, Neuroses and Psychoses, Music, Stupidity, 1950s, Cars
Captain Z-Ro
Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 31, 2015 -
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Category: Television, Children, Science Fiction, 1950s
Oodles of Boodle and Batches of Scratch
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 29, 2015 -
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Category: Music, 1950s, Slang
Rare Instance of VW Beetle Seeming Sexy
Romance over practicality? What were they thinking?
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 28, 2015 -
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Category: Advertising, Sex Symbols, 1950s, Europe, Cars
Robot Commando Or Zeroids? Your Choice!
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 18, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Robots, Toys, 1950s, 1960s
Writing Better Social Letters
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 17, 2015 -
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Category: Etiquette and Formal Behavior, Family, PSA’s, 1950s
Spaceship from 1954 Halloween Parade
Click either image to enlarge.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 14, 2015 -
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Category: Art, Motor Vehicles, Parades and Festivals, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, 1950s, Halloween
Femineered!
Now this is how you encourage young girls to study engineering: by showing them refrigerators! I think it's time we brought back this neologism. "The Army Corps of Femineers!" Can you imagine the uniforms? Who wouldn't want to belong?
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 04, 2015 -
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Category: Domestic, Appliances, 1950s, Women
Schizophrenic Model Psychosis Induced By LSD 25
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 02, 2015 -
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Category: Drugs, Psychedelic, Science, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #247
Original ad here.
An elegant motto for a useless product.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 28, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, 1950s
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