1960s
New American Dictionary of Collegese: 1963
Here is another one of those attempts by journalist "squares" to understand the lingo of youths.
Many more entries at the link.
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 31, 2017 -
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Category: Languages, Slang, Teenagers, 1960s
Do Girls Get In Your Hair?
The Daily Tar Heel - Oct 16, 1960
Playboy - 1960 -- via Hair Hall of Fame
Posted By: Alex - Sun May 28, 2017 -
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Category: Advertising, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
A license to kill
Maybe they were hoping to appeal to the serial killer demographic.The ad ran in Playboy magazine, 1964.
The after shave is briefly mentioned in Playboy and the Making of the Good Life in Modern America, by Elizabeth Fraterrigo:
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 20, 2017 -
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Category: Advertising, Gender, 1960s
Win A Houseboy Contest
In my physical copy of LIFE magazine for December 20, 1963, this ad occupies page 89.In the scanned copy at Google, there is an entirely different ad on page 89. The image you see here is my scan of the paper copy.
I have no explanation for this. Did LIFE print regional issues with different ads?
In any case, I could find no other complete representation of this ad online. (There's a scan of the top part alone, for some reason.)
Thus does WU contribute to the world's stock of knowledge.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 18, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Ethnic Groupings, Food, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960s
Unauthorized Dwellings 1
The theme of people living secretly where they should not be living is a perennial one. Here is an instance from the Sixties.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 16, 2017 -
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Category: Crime, Unauthorized Dwellings, 1960s
Granny Gowns
In 1965, "granny gowns" became the favorite fashion among teenage girls. These featured long, ankle-length skirts, long sleeves, and high, round necklines. They were seen as a reaction against miniskirts and other skin-revealing fashions.In November, 1965 one girl got sent home from school for wearing a granny gown — told it violated the school policy against "extreme clothing."
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Dec 22, 1965
Orlando Sentinel - Nov 25, 1965
Asbury Park Press - Nov 20, 1965
Posted By: Alex - Mon May 15, 2017 -
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Category: Fashion, 1960s
Frontier Circus
In 1962, variations on the popular Western genre reached new and unlikely permutations.
Wikipedia entry here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 13, 2017 -
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Category: Animals, Clowns, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Regionalism, Television, 1960s
Great Harvard Panty Raid of 1965
The proud past of a progressive institution.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 29, 2017 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Destruction, Education, Universities, Colleges, Private Schools and Academia, Underwear, 1960s, Men, Women
Follies of the Madmen #312
Ah, the hillbilly! What a once-potent icon. Used anywhere these days except Cletus & Family on The Simpsons?
Ad scanned from Playboy for March 1962.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 27, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Regionalism, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960s
Telephone Marathons
Back in 1961, the fad of holding marathon telephone calls swept college campuses. The girls dormitory would call the boys dormitory, and then people would take it in turns to keep the phone call going for days, or weeks. Of course, the dormitory phone would be tied up that entire time... so too bad if you had to use it for an actual call.The longest telephone marathon I can find a record of took place at Southern Illinois University in 1965, where they planned a 2½ month phone call. Though I don't know if the full call was actually completed.
(above and below) Dec 1961: Western Michigan students talked on the phone for 504 hours.
Southern Illinoisan - June 30, 1965
Posted By: Alex - Mon Apr 24, 2017 -
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Category: Fads, 1960s, Universities, Colleges, Private Schools and Academia
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