Animals
Ichimonji, the donkey with dentures
Ichimonji was a donkey that served in the Japanese army during World War II, carrying munitions and wounded soldiers. After the war, he ended up at the Tokyo Zoo. But by 1963, in his old age, he had lost most of his teeth, which made it hard for him to eat. So Kenji Ishigami, a professor of Dentistry at Tokyo University, took pity on him and made him a set of artificial teeth out of a special alloy metal. He was reported to be the first donkey in the world ever to have dentures. Because of his new teeth, he became a star attraction at the zoo until his death in 1965.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 22, 2012 -
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Category: Animals
Follies of the Mad Men #184
Are those two frosty ones in your pouch, or are you just "hoppy" to see me?
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 02, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Products, 1950s, Alcohol
William Hamilton Bones, Washington Goat
Here is a picture of a goat who came to live among high-powered Washington, DC, politicians in the year 1929.
You can read the full story of the goat's dazzling ascent to power here.
But like many Washington insiders, he had an unwholesome addiction that led to his downfall. Find out what it was here.
I think we need a goat today in DC to add a proper sense of absurdity to proceedings.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 28, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Pets, Politics, 1920s
Marcus Coates—the man who’s learned to be an animal
British artist Marcus Coates thinks Nature can help address the concerns of the urban poor. So he's trained himself to be an animal, so as to bring Nature to them. He goes to slums, gathers groups of the local residents, and then does a shamanistic trance thing in which he "journeys to the lower world" to seek the wisdom of animal spirits. He does this while wearing a deer's head and skin, and uttering grunts and cries. Sometimes he'll wear a horse's head, or a badger hat. More about him here and here. Check out the video to see him in action.
Posted By: Alex - Thu May 24, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Performance Art
Designs on Jerry
The drug intake among the writers on this one was particularly copious.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 21, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Rube Goldberg Devices, Cartoons, 1950s
Tattoos for Dogs
The newest fad in canine fashion -- tattooing your dog. Note that these aren't permanent tattoos. They're airbrushed on using a special pet-friendly dye. Still, it's a great way to make your dog look ridiculous. Link: theweek.com
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 12, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Fashion, Pets, Dogs
Nagi Noda’s Hair Hats
Learn more here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 01, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Surrealism, Body Modifications, Asia, Hair and Hairstyling
Telling The Bees
George Morley writes in Shakespeare's Greenwood: The Customs of the Country (1900) of the curious tradition of "telling the bees":
I don't have any bees, but I guess I could try "telling the gopher" that lives in my front yard.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Apr 27, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Customs, Superstition
Cinderella Penguin
The tale of a glass flipper.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 25, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Family, Myths and Fairytales, Cartoons, Shoes, Parody
The Land Eaters
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 19, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Destruction, Dreams and Nightmares, Surrealism, Fantasy, Stop-motion Animation
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