Australia
Follies of the Madmen #342
Nestle's = "Ness-uls" Down Under? Who the heck knew? In any case, girls sure do love chocolate-affiliated horoscopes, don't they?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 21, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Candy, 1960s, Women, Australia
Outboard Motorboat Steeple Chase
The stuff with the girls in the first video is charming. But the insane part is the motorboat steeple chase race.
Apparently, a version of this is still practiced in--where else?--Australia. Although they seem to have eliminated the airborne part of the race.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 09, 2017 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Death, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1950s, Australia, North America
Rosaleen Norton: Australia’s Most Famous Witch
Excellent NatGeo article here, with more videos.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 07, 2017 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Sexuality, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Australia, Twentieth Century
Joan Ridgway, Yodeling Cowgirl
Plenty more of her on YouTube. But hardly any biographical info. What little there is seems to indicate that despite all cultural signifiers, she was Australian, not American.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 21, 2017 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Music, 1950s, Australia, North America
Follies of the Madmen #305
Australia offers the rest of the world its giant mushroom phallus.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 20, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Music, Public Indecency, 1970s, Australia
Crocodile Cage Diving
Yes or no?
Info here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 03, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Death, Australia
Fate Demanded It
Original article here.
Whenever I hear of a story like this, I always think of a great Gahan Wilson cartoon.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 08, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Fate, Predetermination and Inevitability, Australia
Aussie Cars: the Holden
I can't say I had ever heard of the Holden line of cars prior to my recent research.Some great 1960s motifs and attitudes in the second video: "Toranas are really groovy!"
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 21, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, 1960s, Australia, Cars
Follies of the Madmen #262
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 17, 2015 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Business, Advertising, Products, Death, Insects and Spiders, 1960s, Australia
Follies of the Madmen #256
What a simpler world...
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 01, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Disguises, Impersonations, Mimics and Forgeries, Food, 1960s, Australia
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