Antisocial Activities
Unauthorized Dwellings 11
The Sacramento Squatter Riots were one of the more outrageous outcomes of squatting.From a contemporary account:
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 20, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Buildings and Other Structures, Death, Unauthorized Dwellings, Nineteenth Century
John Thoburn Williamson, Parsimonious Millionaire
Source for story. (Follow whole text across multiple pages.)
His Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 19, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Eccentrics, Money, Twentieth Century
The Devil’s Toy
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 25, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Crime, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Fads, Sports, Teenagers, 1960s
Max Und Moritz
Cartoon violence? God forbid!The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 01, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Antisocial Activities, Death, Destruction, Domestic, Cartoons, Stop-motion Animation, 1940s, Europe, Nineteenth Century
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
Nuking the Moon
Project A119, also known as A Study of Lunar Research Flights, was a top-secret plan developed in 1958 by the United States Air Force. The aim of the project was to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon, which would help in answering some of the mysteries in planetary astronomy and astrogeology. If the explosive device detonated on the surface, not in a lunar crater, the flash of explosive light would have been faintly visible to people on Earth with their naked eye, a show of force resulting in a possible boosting of domestic morale in the capabilities of the United States, a boost that was needed after the Soviet Union took an early lead in the Space Race and was also working on a similar project.
The project was never carried out, being cancelled primarily out of a fear of a negative public reaction, with the potential militarization of space that it would also have signified, and because a Moon landing would undoubtedly be a more popular achievement in the eyes of the American and international public alike. A similar project by the Soviet Union also never came to fruition.
Wikipedia page here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 10, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Explosives, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Government, Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, 1950s, North America, Russia
The Pepperell Family on Cotton Cay
A deservedly shortlived advertising campaign that seemed to equate wearing cotton clothing with the life of a shipwrecked family.
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Posted By: Paul - Wed May 22, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Advertising, Foreign Customs, Hermits, 1960s
Cabin Pressure
Cabin Pressure from Matthew Lee on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 20, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Bad Habits, Neuroses and Psychoses, Death, Elderly and Seniors, Experts and Authority Figures, Regulations, Stop-motion Animation, Air Travel and Airlines, Alcohol, Goofs and Screw-ups
Unauthorized Dwellings 8
Postwar squatting in England was a big thing.This article goes into much detail. But they don't mention the weird squatter letter detailed in the news article.
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Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 11, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Buildings and Other Structures, Urban Life, 1940s, United Kingdom
Lady Fishbourne’s Complete Guide to Better Table Manners
Lady Fishbourne's Complete Guide to Better Table Manners, Janet Perlman, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 05, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Culture and Civilization, Customs, Etiquette and Formal Behavior, 1970s
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