1960s
The Eye Creatures
There is a series of videos on YouTube where the maker excerpts horror movies by deleting all shots of people! That's weird.But of course, THE EYE CREATURES itself is plenty weird.
Wikipedia entry here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 20, 2018 -
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Category: Aliens, Costumes and Masks, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, 1960s, Fictional Monsters
Vegetable Jell-O
Responding to the popularity of jello salads, General Foods introduced four vegetable flavors of jello in 1964: celery, seasoned tomato, mixed vegetable, and Italian salad.But for some reason, although people liked jello salads, they didn't like vegetable-flavored jellos, and the flavors were soon discontinued.
Lubbock Avalanche Journal - July 9, 1964
source: midcenturymenu.com
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 19, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Jello, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #366
Our service is a dead artifact sealed off from all human contact.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 18, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, 1960s, Bus
Naughty Dallas
Jada the Stripper famous for something other than this film.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 14, 2018 -
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Category: Death, Movies, Sex Symbols, Historical Figure, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #365
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 12, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Tobacco and Smoking, Telephones, 1960s
Swallowed a turtle
May 1968: two-year-old Brad Haines somehow managed to swallow a turtle, apparently because it belonged to his sister, whom he was mad at. But then the turtle remained alive in his stomach for quite a while, which worried doctors. Thankfully it did eventually die, and Brad then managed to get rid of it the natural way. So no surgery was required.
Opelousas Daily World - May 30, 1968
Stevens Point Journal - June 4, 1968
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 09, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Food, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #363
Our products are used by milquetoasts, nerds and wimps.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 04, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Wimps, Milquetoasts and Cowards, 1960s
The Chipmunks: “America the Beautiful”
Is there any other country that will feature such a version of one of its sacred national songs? I thought not. Case for the USA being the greatest nation: closed!
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 01, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Music, 1960s, North America, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Follies of the Madmen #362
Wimpiest cocktail name ever.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 29, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Cats, 1960s, Alcohol
Multipurpose Fallout Shelter
•Carport
•Patio
•Play Room
•Hobby Room
•Fallout Shelter
Salt Lake Tribune - Dec 17, 1961
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 15, 2018 -
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Category: Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1960s
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