Business
NRA Kids
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 13, 2011 -
Comments (3)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Children, 1950s, 1960s, Weapons
Marmite
Who here among us has ever dared taste Marmite? Not I!
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 12, 2011 -
Comments (5)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Foreign Customs, Europe
Using the Bank
Once upon a time, banks were our friends.
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 07, 2011 -
Comments (3)
Category: Business, Money, 1940s
Happy Royal Wedding!
I hope Kate Middleton has packed her Gossamer Hairspray for the honeymoon!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 29, 2011 -
Comments (6)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
Follies of the Mad Men #139
[From Life magazine for October 18 1948.]
Leave it to rich people to shrink down their servants and stuff them like genies into bottles! Note cute name of bartender: "Hugh Bline" = Heublein.
Anyhow, who would want to drink out of a liquor bottle that had a little man in it performing his necessary sanitary functions?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 28, 2011 -
Comments (2)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Inebriation and Intoxicants, Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, Body Fluids, 1940s
Bunny Luv
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 26, 2011 -
Comments (3)
Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Vegetables
Follies of the Mad Men #138
Is that a hydraulic slurry mining hose in your pants, or do you just work here?
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 23, 2011 -
Comments (2)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, 1940s, Genitals, Mining
Follies of the Mad Men #137
Did you ever realize that goldfish were such astute fashion consultants, able to comment knowingly on zipper failure?
Read the text at the original site.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 20, 2011 -
Comments (5)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Fish, 1940s
According to Plan
The glories of asbestos, miracle fiber!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 14, 2011 -
Comments (6)
Category: Buildings and Other Structures, Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, 1950s
The Bright Young Newcomer
Those daffy dames in the workplace!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 24, 2011 -
Comments (1)
Category: Business, Stereotypes and Cliches, Women
| Who We Are |
|---|
| Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over thirty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. He has recently begun blogging on many curious topics with three fellow writers at The Inferior 4+1. Contact Us |