Anthropomorphism
Follies of the Madmen #313
That is one friendly and powerful cereal.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 07, 2017 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Products, Food, 1900s
General Electric’s 1965 Walking Truck
Walking robots, such as those from Boston Dynamics, are all the rage these days.
But does their ancestor, the human-operated Walking Truck, ever get any credit?
Well, this fellow did a magnificent article on the device.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 18, 2017 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Robots, 1960s
Chipmunk Punk
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 06, 2017 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Music, Cartoons, 1980s, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Follies of the Madmen #309
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 31, 2017 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Nature, 1970s
Alice White and Bunnies
I am not sure why 1930s actress Alice White was made to pose with bunnies so often, but she certainly looked fetching with them.
Source of third foto.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 12, 2017 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Movies, Publicity Stunts, 1930s
Yogi’s Space Race
Here in the fortieth anniversary year of Star Wars, let us pause to consider all the ways in which it elevated the genre of science fiction, inspiring such followers as Yogi's Space Race.
Wikipedia page here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 05, 2017 -
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Category: Aliens, Anthropomorphism, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Homages, Pastiches, Tributes and Borrowings, Cartoons, 1970s
Hindu Ceremonial Animal Marriages
1932 report here.
The practice of having a human marry an animal for various mystical reasons has been a part of Hindu religion for who-knows-how-long, and continues to the present.
Full article here.
And then of course there is marrying a tree as well.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 10, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Religion, Husbands, Wives, 1930s, Asia
Two Weird Belt Buckles
Ebay auction here.
Ebay auction here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 02, 2016 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Fashion, Horror, Insects and Spiders, Kitsch and Collectibles, Religion
Follies of the Madmen #291
Rockabilly, R&B Sharpie the Parrot is an authority on shaving. Or maybe you would pay more attention to Sharpie's barbershop-quartet incarnation.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 14, 2016 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Products, Cartoons, 1950s, Facial Hair
The Bears of Clark’s Trading Post
I would not have necessarily said that a trained bear act would still flourish in today's world, but apparently the one at Clark's Trading Post is still going strong.
I wonder if they had a hand in training Lulubelle back in 1957?
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 13, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Authorities and Experts, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, 1950s
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