1970s
Scuffy Shew
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 06, 2019 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, 1970s, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Cheese Whey Wine
cheese whey
source: cheesemaking.com
One possibility was to dehydrate it into a protein powder that could be fed to livestock, or bodybuilders. But in the mid-1970s, researchers at Oregon State University hit upon a potentially more lucrative use: making wine out of whey. They detailed their study in a pamphlet titled “Utilization of Cheese Whey for Wine Production.”
The reason this was possible is because the lactose in whey will ferment, if one uses the right microorganisms. The end result was a whey wine that, according to the researchers, "was acceptable to a great majority of tasters, who preferred it slightly sweet.” Which doesn't sound exactly like a glowing recommendation. Nevertheless, the researchers were enthusiastic about the potential of whey wine:
It doesn't seem that their dream of raking in the big bucks with whey wine ever panned out. The idea of whey-based alcohol products is still kicking around, however. Various gins and vodkas made from whey can be found, such as Bertha's Revenge Irish Milk Gin or Sheep Whey Gin. But I can't find any wines being made from whey.
There's more info about whey-based spirits at SevenFifty.com, and here's an article about an effort to make whey beer.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Sep 05, 2019 -
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Category: Food, Inebriation and Intoxicants, 1970s, Alcohol
Black Samson
The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 28, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Crime, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Exploitation and Grindhouse, 1970s
Every body needs milk
In 1969, the dairy industry launched an advertising campaign with the slogan, "Every body needs milk."In Oregon, the marketing team decided to conduct an experiment to find out whether showing more skin on a billboard would attract more attention. To do this, they created two different versions of an image. Both showed an attractive young woman lying down, feeding milk to a kitten. But in one version she was wearing slacks and a long-sleeved blouse. In the other, she was wearing a bikini.
It took me a lot of searching, and I wasn't able to find very good-quality copies, but I believe these are the two different billboard scenes:
Source: Flickr
Minneapolis Star - Feb 20, 1970
So, did one billboard attract more attention than the other? The marketers surveyed 231 teenagers and concluded that there was "no indication that the amount of clothing made any difference in the awareness."
Salem Capital Journal - May 6, 1970
That was their conclusion, but I'm not sure I believe them, because the rest of the marketing campaign focused heavily on bikini-clad models. Two examples below.
They even made it possible to buy the bikini-themed images as a poster and towel. Which suggests the bikini billboards did attract more attention.
Oakland Tribune - May 24, 1970
The Capital Journal - June 3, 1970
Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 22, 2019 -
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Category: Advertising, 1970s, Billboards
Crazy Cow Cereal
Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 22, 2019 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Food, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, 1970s
Youngster got high on hamburgers
A strange affliction to suffer from.
The Alexandria Town Talk - Jan 14, 1976
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 12, 2019 -
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Category: Food, Health, 1970s
Water Walk Cancelled
The laws of physics weren't going to stop him, but a bullet in the leg did.Failed attempts to walk on water definitely are a recurring theme in weird news. See also: When Yogi Rao failed to walk on water
The Shreveport Times - May 22, 1972
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 07, 2019 -
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Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, Religion, 1970s
Underwater Escape Toddler
1972: By the age of two, Annie Laurie Alexander had mastered the art of escaping from ropes binding her hands and feet, while underwater.I suspect that letting a two-year-old do this nowadays might earn the parents a visit from protective services.
Source: Life magazine (Jan 21, 1972)
Posted By: Alex - Tue Aug 06, 2019 -
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Category: Swimming, Snorkeling, and Diving, Babies and Toddlers, 1970s
Jobriath, “Rock of Ages”
His Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 04, 2019 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Music, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s
Unauthorized Dwellings 10
Squatting AND pirate radio! A winning combo!
Source (where the text is bigger).
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 29, 2019 -
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Category: Radio, Unauthorized Dwellings, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s, United Kingdom
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