Category:
1970s

Tractor Flees Burning Barn

Several years ago we got to hear Paul talk about the theory of resistentialism — this being the theory that inanimate objects can display spiteful behavior toward people.

This 1970 story seems to be related to that concept, as it demonstrates another form of purposeful behavior exhibited by an inanimate object — in this case, a will to survive.

The Louisville Courier-Journal - Aug 10, 1970

Posted By: Alex - Sat Apr 09, 2016 - Comments (5)
Category: Motor Vehicles, 1970s

Miss Medic Alert

The winner of this title was "a beauty with a hidden medical problem" — which sounds slightly ominous.

Unfortunately I haven't found a picture of Miss Medic Alert, but it seems like the contest ran from the late '60s to the mid '70s.

Detroit Free Press - Mar 10, 1972



Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 06, 2016 - Comments (2)
Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, 1970s

Let them eat pigeon

September 1975. Jackson, Mississippi had two problems: how to feed the homeless cost-effectively, and how to get rid of the pigeons whose numbers were getting out of control downtown.

Solution — trap the pigeons and feed them to the homeless. The birds were served broiled in gravy.

Unfortunately, many of the homeless refused to eat them. The director of the rescue mission admitted the birds were "tough" and "the taste was strange," but hoped the flavor would improve if prepared in a pressure cooker.

The Berkshire Eagle - Sep 13, 1975

Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 31, 2016 - Comments (13)
Category: Food, 1970s

Bummer



"Flower children are just for plucking!"

Bare female chestal portions in film.

Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 31, 2016 - Comments (6)
Category: Movies, Music, Pop Art, Sex Symbols, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s

The Legend of Boggy Creek





Some weird viewing for your WU-vie weekend.

Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 25, 2016 - Comments (4)
Category: Cryptozoology, Movies, Regionalism, 1970s

Rutland’s Missing Mail Mystery

June 1975: The post office in Rutland, Vermont was receiving numerous complaints about mail not being delivered. So what was happening to the mail?

"Patient observation" revealed the culprit to be a new trash basket recently donated to the city by the Kiwanis Club and placed outside the post office.

Many people were apparently mistaking the trash basket for a mail box and putting their letters in it. Although one resident noted, "I can't understand it. It doesn't even look like a mail box, except it's blue."

The Hays Daily News - June 5, 1975



St. Louis Post-Dispatch - June 9, 1975

Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 24, 2016 - Comments (6)
Category: 1970s

Follies of the Madmen #275

Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 19, 2016 - Comments (9)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Hygiene, Hermits, 1960s, 1970s

A Strange “Robbery”

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Original article here.

Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 17, 2016 - Comments (9)
Category: Stupid Criminals, 1970s, Brain Damage

Died Twice

July 1974: Venezuelan fisherman Ramon Rivera Rodriguez woke up, looked around himself, realized he was in a coffin at his own funeral, and promptly had a heart attack and died. His relatives subsequently demanded action against the doctor who had incorrectly pronounced him dead the first time.

I can't find any more info and the life and double death of Ramon Rodriguez, beyond the wire story that ran in papers in July 1974. The same story, containing identical details, also ran in Spanish-language papers.

South China Morning Post - July 29, 1974

Posted By: Alex - Tue Feb 16, 2016 - Comments (2)
Category: Death, 1970s

VD:  It Is Your Problem



Man, that is some mighty light-hearted music to accompany this message.

Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 11, 2016 - Comments (7)
Category: PSA’s, 1970s, Diseases, Genitals

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