1970s
A Year at Sea
Most unique trial for a marriage ever!Source: The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) 23 Apr 1972, Sun Page 3
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 11, 2022 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Marriage, 1970s
The housewife who became pregnant after watching Uri Geller
March 1974: a Swedish housewife claimed that, after she watched Uri Geller on TV, her contraceptive coil got bent out of shape, thereby causing her to become pregnant.Given that the housewife was never named, I'm going to assume this story sprang from the overly fertile imagination of the "Sunday Mirror Reporter in Stockholm".
Uri Geller references the event in his biography, posted on his website, but gives no more details than are available in the Sunday Mirror story, which suggests that, at the very least, he was never sued by the Swedish housewife.
Sunday London Mirror - Mar 17, 1974
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 10, 2022 -
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Category: Paranormal, 1970s, Pregnancy
Senior Center King and Queen
A rather more-famous photo to join our legion of "Strange Beauty Queens."
Diane Arbus The King and Queen of a Senior Citizens Dance, N.Y.C., 1970
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 06, 2022 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Elderly and Seniors, 1970s
Ancient Greek Warrior Sunglasses
NY Daily News - July 25, 1971
For comparison, the helmet of an ancient Greek warrior:
Posted By: Alex - Sat Apr 02, 2022 -
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Category: Fashion, 1970s, Eyes and Vision
Manikin Cigar Ads
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 24, 2022 -
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Category: Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Tobacco and Smoking, Advertising, 1970s
Kaliedoscope, “Chocolate Whale”
Their Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 12, 2022 -
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Category: Music, Psychedelic, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #527
From the "nephew" school of art. "My nephew draws good--we'll get him to do the ad."
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 08, 2022 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Advertising, 1970s
Frank P. Reese, light-bulb eater
When they say that the food in prison is awful, I guess that depends on what you like to eat.
Detroit Free Press - Mar 26, 1972
El Paso Times - Mar 25, 1972
Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin - Mar 25, 1972
Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 06, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Prisons, 1970s
The Pleasure Pad
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 04, 2022 -
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Category: Body, Stereotypes and Cliches, Offices, Business Supplies, Institutional Regulations, 1970s, Women
Robbie the Pulpit Robot
More info: CyberneticZoo.com
Pittsburgh Press - Aug 23, 1973
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 02, 2022 -
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Category: Religion, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, 1970s
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