Children
Romper Room, Aussie Style
Viewing this clip is a Twilight Zone experience for me--and, I expect, for others of my generation. I grew up watching ROMPER ROOM, but the Aussie accent of this gal on the Downunder version jars with my nostalgia. I've fallen into some alternate timeline.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 25, 2009 -
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Category: Insects and Spiders, Television, Children, 1960s
Mother Takes a Holiday
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 10, 2009 -
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Category: Domestic, Marriage, Family, Children, Husbands, Teenagers, Wives, Movies, Documentaries, Advertising, Products, 1950s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Snow Bo
I found this gem cited on Motionographer.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 30, 2009 -
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Category: Death, Eccentrics, Children, Cartoons
LazyTown
This song appears to derive from the the Icelandic kids show LAZYTOWN. Man, those are some creepy characters.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 14, 2009 -
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Category: Music, Television, Children, Europe
Young Dancer
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 11, 2009 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Children, Dance
Marla Olmstead
Perhaps you recall that artistic toddler, Marla Olmstead, who, as a four-year-old, sold her paintings for big bucks. Born in 2000, could she be washed up at age nine? No! She's still painting.Here's her site.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 10, 2009 -
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Category: Art, Family, Children, Parents, Human Marvels
Shark Petting
Shark petting? Shark feeding!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 06, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Museums, Nature, Children
Take your child to work day…the F-sate way!
An F-state prison guard decided that the best way to help his co-workers' kids understand what it's like to work in prison was to tase them. Please note that this is now an international story.Bonus Quote: 'The big shock came when I got fired.' the Daily Mail
Posted By: Lovemonkey - Tue May 05, 2009 -
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Category: Prisons, Stupidity, Children
The Riverbank Carousel
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 30, 2009 -
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Category: Art, Surrealism, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Children, 1990s
Ruffles the Clown
The horror, the horror....
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 21, 2009 -
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Category: Clowns, Children
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