Cars
Follies of the Mad Men #132
What does this ad teach us?
1) Your friendly neighborhood car mechanic is a whining, moronic crook.
2) Your new car purchase can undermine the local economy.
3) If and when you do need your new car serviced, by any surviving garage, it will undoubtedly be sabotaged.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 24, 2011 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, 1960s, Cars
Follies of the Mad Men #127
Yes, I drive a cartoon.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 29, 2010 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Cartoons, 1960s, Cars
Station Wagon or Limousine?
Posted By: Nethie - Sun Aug 22, 2010 -
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Category: History, Mass Transit, Motor Vehicles, Cars, Transportation, 1960s
Grade A Exegesis
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 10, 2010 -
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Category: Movies, Religion, Conspiracy Theories and Theorists, Cars
Follies of the Mad Men #117
Can you imagine Angelina Jolie touting a Kia? No? That's because there is no more glamour in Hollywood or Detroit.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 07, 2010 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, ShowBiz, 1950s, Cars
Follies of the Mad Men #107
You know, even in 1969, despite the prevalence of hype connected with "flower power," I don't think anyone was going to believe that automobiles were pro-nature. And aren't flowers kind of a sissy image for a muscle car anyhow?
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 02, 2010 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Nature, 1960s, Cars
How to Go Places
Once upon a simpler time, Americans needed lessons in how to leave the house.
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 14, 2010 -
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Category: Family, Travel, 1950s, Cars
A Robot That Parks Cars
No, not Marvin (ref.), this one is from the Computer Science Department of Stanford University and it not only parks cars, it does so awesomely!The only disappointment is that it doesn't come with a little row of strobing red lights on the front.
Posted By: Dumbfounded - Thu May 13, 2010 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Robots, Science, Technology, Computers, Cars
Death Wish
Police in North Vernon, Indiana say it is obvious this man had a death wish. That may not be so uncommon for men his age and perhaps in his profession, but he accomplished it in a very disturbing fashion. I've followed the events in The North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun, but I do find it somewhat unnerving that the story is making the rounds through many newspapers in central and southern Indiana, as I fear widespread dissemination of the story may open the door to copycats.UPDATE: Meth, unsuprisingly, played a role. Greensburg Daily News
Unrelated bonus mugshot from the same paper of Nikkiah C. Weddle, a loving mother, that just appears slothful. I feel that her having smoked marijuana three weeks earlier will play a heavy role in her defense, since we've all smoked a joint that we took almost a full month to recover from.
Posted By: qualityleashdog - Thu Mar 04, 2010 -
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Category: Accidents, Crime, Death, Obituaries, Drugs, Inebriation and Intoxicants, Stupidity, Babies and Toddlers, Your Daily Jury Duty, Cars
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