1960s
Va-rice-ity
Serve him plain rice and nothing else. He won't expect that.The ads were part of a 1969 campaign by the Rice Council of America.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Apr 07, 2014 -
Comments (6)
Category: Advertising, 1960s
The Origin of Crash Test Dummies
Not the musical group.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 05, 2014 -
Comments (3)
Category: Death, Motor Vehicles, PSA’s, Puppets and Automatons, 1960s
Passion of Spies
At the new nadir of USA-Russia relations, let us recall when things were even worse--and funnier!
I love the look and style of the artwork here.
The creator.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 01, 2014 -
Comments (3)
Category: Spies and Secret Agents, Surrealism, Foreign Customs, Cartoons, 1960s, Russia
The Pig Swing
Alas, today's factory farming of pork precludes such luxury treatment.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 27, 2014 -
Comments (19)
Category: Animals, Farming, Technology, 1960s
Wham-O Wheelie Bar
What a cheat!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 11, 2014 -
Comments (4)
Category: Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles, 1960s
Space Age Hair Fashions
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 04, 2014 -
Comments (3)
Category: Hair Styling, 1960s
The Great Garloo
How many toy trains sets were destroyed by Garloo? Although his fearsomeness is somewhat weakened by his receiving a smooch from the little girl.
In color!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 26, 2014 -
Comments (9)
Category: Toys, 1960s, Fictional Monsters
Miss Fat and Beautiful
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 25, 2014 -
Comments (7)
Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, 1960s, Europe, Obesity
Enjoy the Experience
This 2-disc compilation of "homemade recordings" is pure caviar for all WU-vies. Listen to more at the link below, then buy your copy--which features many other "hits"--soon!
YouTube playlist here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 21, 2014 -
Comments (2)
Category: Hobbies and DIY, Music, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Vox Wah-Wah Pedal Commercial
"You can even make your guitar sound like a sitar!"
The history.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 18, 2014 -
Comments (6)
Category: Music, Technology, 1960s
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