1960s
Follies of the Mad Men #173
The Rolling Stones for Rice Krispies.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 05, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Music, 1960s
Mystery Gadget 5
What is the nature of this machine inside which the bikini-clad woman resides?
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Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 30, 2011 -
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Category: Technology, 1960s
Season’s Greetings!
I hope everyone has a Space Age Christmas!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 23, 2011 -
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Category: Holidays, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, 1960s
The Wild Wild Planet
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 10, 2011 -
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Category: Body Modifications, Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Movies, Science Fiction, 1960s
Herb Bartlett
[Click above image to enlarge]
Let us all hail the great American tradition of amateur inventors, personified today by the forgotten Herb Bartlett, whose love for hovercraft extended to making his plans available to the youth of the USA, contacted through his ad in Boys' Life magazine
Original ad here. (Scroll down a bit.)
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 07, 2011 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Engineering and Construction, Inventions, Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Motor Vehicles, 1960s, 1970s
Men’s Adventure Magazines
Here is a site guaranteed to chew up hours of your idle time.
My pal, Phil Stephensen-Payne, runs a page dedicated to the history of magazines. He recently put together a wing dedicated to the "true story" men's mags.
If you follow this link, you come to a page containing the names of over 150 such zines. Click on any title and be presented with a gallery of cover images like the one above.
Happy viewing!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 28, 2011 -
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Category: Animals, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Destruction, Magazines, Sexuality, Sports, Stereotypes and Cliches, War, Foreign Customs, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Men, Fictional Monsters, Graphics
The Amazing Transparent Man
Is "transparent" somehow different or better than "invisible?"
Watch the whole thing here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 10, 2011 -
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Category: Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Movies, 1960s
Soul Brothers Scotch
Ah, yes, from that famous African Scotsman, Shaka MacDonald.
"No 'fronts' here, baby. Soul-Bros Scotch is really 'OUR' thing! If you think we're putting you on--get it out of your mind!"
Original ad here. Worth a visit to read the rest of the text.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 09, 2011 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Racism, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960s, Alcohol
Toilet Gun
The ad copy advises me to "Think of it!" and to contemplate the "powerful chain reaction." I sure am, buster! I'm thinking of what happens when you apply an explosive force to a ceramic bowl filled with excrement and wet paper that won't flush. And why aren't these devices common nowadays, if they were so great?
I think I'll stick with the old plumber's helper, thank you!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 07, 2011 -
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Category: Domestic, Appliances, Hygiene, Excrement, Technology, 1960s
The Sins of the Fleshapoids
Four more segments on YouTube for your "enjoyment."
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 29, 2011 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Avant Garde, Outsider Art, Pop Art, Science Fiction, 1960s
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