Authorities and Experts
Learning To Play The Shenanigan
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 30, 2019 -
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Category: Antiques, Anachronisms and Throwbacks, Authorities and Experts, Cult Figures and Artifacts, Humor, Music, Foreign Customs, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
The Handy Dandy Evolution Refuter
Read online here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 14, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures, Antiques, Anachronisms and Throwbacks, Authorities and Experts, Eccentrics, Conspiracy Theories and Theorists, Curmudgeons and Contrarianism, Science, 1970s
Condemn Sunday Picnics
Life in 1898.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 08, 2018 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Authorities and Experts, Culture and Civilization, Food, Nature, Religion, Nineteenth Century
Mystery Illustration 46
Match the men to their professions.
1) Mathematician
2) Economist
3) Psychologist
4) Entomologist
The answers are here.
And after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 17, 2017 -
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Category: Authorities and Experts, 1930s
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
Not The Rib
A Biblical scholar claims that due to a mistranslation the original scripture actually says that Eve was made from Adam's penis not his rib. The professor states that man is the only mammal without a penis bone. Guess that's where it went.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Dec 29, 2015 -
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Category: Authorities and Experts, Religion, Can’t Possibly Be True
One Of Our own
No list of weird collections would be complete without the inclusion of one of our WUvian founders. Alex and his Museum of Hoaxes is, of course, one of the top weird collections on the net!
Posted By: Alex - Sat Aug 01, 2015 -
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Category: Authorities and Experts, Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Museums, Alex
Comfyballs
The US patent office denied a trademark to a Norwegian company for the name Comfyballs for mens underwear. The name was deemed too vulgar to trademark. Maybe they could try Cradled Crotch or Non-Testy Testes.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 11, 2014 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Authorities and Experts, Censorship, Bluenoses, Taboos, Prohibitions and Other Cultural No-No’s, Products
Revenge Is A Dish Best Catered
Nefariousjobs.com Is a website that offers revenge as a service. For prices ranging from $1850 up to $10,000 they, "will do our very, very best to make the life of that person who has wronged you completely miserable," so says company CEO John Winters. For that kind of money it had better be good, that's for sure.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 05, 2014 -
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Category: Authorities and Experts
Old age to be only cause of death!
Milford Barnes was the Head of the Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine at the University of Iowa from 1930 to 1952. The annual Milford E. Barnes Award for Academic Excellence in Biostatistics was established in his honor. He made this prediction in 1934. Evidently, he was an optimist.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 16, 2013 -
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Category: Authorities and Experts, Death, 1930s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
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