1970s
“Ubu” by Geoff Dunbar
Home page of creator.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 19, 2018 -
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Category: War, Surrealism, Cartoons, 1970s
Chilling big toe cures runny nose
As reported by Israeli scientists Dr. Menahem Ram and Aladar Schwartz at a 1971 joint meeting of the Society for Cryobiology and the International Conference of Refrigeration:
Newport News Daily Press - Sep 3, 1971
Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 16, 2018 -
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Category: Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Medicine, Cures for the common cold, Science, 1970s, Feet
Shrine for the repose of the souls of people killed by Toyota cars
Built in 1970 at a cost of $445,000 (which, I'm sure, is a lot more in today's money). It was located in the Japanese mountain resort of Tateshina. I assume it's still there, though I haven't been able to find any recent references to it online.
Murfreesboro Daily News-Journal - Aug 3, 1970
Update: A more recent photo of it, via Tripadvisor. It's called the Tateshinayamashoko-ji Temple.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 15, 2018 -
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Category: Death, Religion, 1970s, Cars
Follies of the Madmen #379
From Playboy for April 1972.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 13, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Sex Symbols, Shoes, 1970s
Prisencolinensinainciusol
From npr.org:"Prisencolinensinainciusol" is so nonsensical that Celentano didn't even write down the lyrics, but instead improvised them over a looped beat.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Aug 11, 2018 -
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Category: Languages, Music, 1970s
Arcadia Broiler Dairy Days
This festival, in its 65th year, elects a Queen.Here are some contenders from 1975.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 10, 2018 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Regionalism, 1970s
I’m a Thinner
This ad campaign came out in 1976, before Stephen King's 1984 novel Thinner. But even so, "I'm a Thinner" sounds creepy, like something from a horror novel.It also sounds a bit like they're saying "I'm a sinner" with a lisp. Maybe intentional?
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 08, 2018 -
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Category: Advertising, Smoking and Tobacco, 1970s
Charlotte Moorman, the Topless Cellist
A great essay here, with many pix and videos.
Her Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 06, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Misbehavior, Rebellion, Acting-out and General Naughtiness, Music, 1960s, 1970s
Beat your wife tonight… at bowling
I think it was 1973 when a Detroit bowling alley first got the idea to use the tagline "Beat your wife tonight" in an ad. Protests quickly followed. Strangely, this didn't discourage other bowling alleys from then using the same tagline. The last use of it I can find was in 1980.
Lansing State Journal - July 5, 1973
Southern Illinoisan - May 16, 1980
Fort Lauderdale News - July 15, 1973
Posted By: Alex - Sat Aug 04, 2018 -
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Category: Violence, Advertising, 1970s
The First Class, “Beach Baby”
Nice British lads, assembled arbitrarily in the studio, pretending to be Brian Wilson & crew. Happy August!
Their Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 01, 2018 -
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Category: Music, Homages, Pastiches, Tributes and Borrowings, 1970s
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