1960s
Paint your own modern abstracts
True magazine - Jan 1969
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Category: Art, Advertising, 1960s
Miss Durum Macaroni
To win the title of 'Miss Durum Macaroni' it wasn't enough to be attractive. Contestants were also judged on a macaroni recipe that they were required to submit.You can find the recipe of the winner, Julie Kay Dunkirk, below. She won with Mexican Macaroni Casserole.
Also, if you're a fan of browsing through old trade journals, the entire run of The Macaroni Journal (1919-1984) can be found online at the website of the National Pasta Association.
Billings Gazette - Oct 30, 1963
Mandan Morning Pioneer - Oct 11, 1964
Macaroni Journal - Dec 1963
Update: I found a better quality image of Miss Durum Macaroni on the website of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Food, 1960s
How to Live With Yourself … or … What to Do Until the Psychiatrist Comes
Standup from a psychiatrist. His Wikipedia page.
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Category: Humor, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, Psychology, 1960s
Dog Star Man
Let us know when you bail.The creator's Wikipedia page.
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Category: Movies, Chaos, Entropy, Messiness and General Disorder, Avant Garde, Surrealism, 1960s
Free Blond
The "Free Blond" advertising gimmick.
Los Angeles Times - Aug 28, 1966
Spokane Chronicle - June 8, 1964
Rapid City Journal - May 12, 1964
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Category: Advertising, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
Miss Electric Sign
The primary job duty of Miss Electric Sign was to endure being dangled from a crane beside electric signs.But she also had to sing the anthem of electric signs:
What would everyone do if there were no bright lights?
Would our nation be grand if signs weren't there to show the proper way to everyone in this land?
Time - Mar 25, 1966
Lancaster Eagle Gazette - Sep 19, 1966
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Signage, 1960s
Ice Cubes and Beer
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 13, 2024 -
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Category: Music, 1960s, Women, Alcohol
LSD Dangers: The Hotdog
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Death, Drugs, Psychedelic, Food, PSA’s, 1960s
Too Many Grandkids
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 06, 2024 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Family, 1960s
Voluntary Alcohol Consumption in Chimpanzees and Orangutans
A study published in the June 1968 issue of the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol involved giving chimpanzees and orangutans as much vodka (mixed with fruit juice) as they wanted to drink in order to find out if they'd become alcoholics.Reportedly the chimpanzees were enthusiastic drinkers and became drunk repeatedly. But oddly, the orangutans, although they drank, never showed any signs of intoxication.
I'm curious to know more details about the study, but unfortunately the article itself is locked behind a paywall.
Central New Jersey Home News - Aug 22, 1968
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Category: Animals, Inebriation and Intoxicants, Experiments, 1960s
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