Destruction
This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine from Nina Paley on Vimeo.
So very very timely......
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 23, 2014 -
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Category: Death, Destruction, Patriotism, Regionalism, Cartoons, Middle East
Chimpnology
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 05, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Body Modifications, Death, Destruction, Dreams and Nightmares, Surrealism
Flameproof Playsuits
Were children more prone to catch fire for no reason in the past during innocent recreational activities than they are today?
Original ad here. (Page 23.)
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 27, 2014 -
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Category: Death, Destruction, Disasters, Fashion, Comics, Children, 1940s
Operation Ranger and Operation Buster-Jangle
What a crazy old world that was. "Mutually Assured Destruction." But we just thought it was normal at the time.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 22, 2014 -
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Category: Death, Destruction, Dreams and Nightmares, Science, Technology, War, Armed Forces, Weapons, Documentaries, 1950s
Forest Fire Lamp
[Click to enlarge]
Favorite illumination of arsonists everywhere!
Original ad here. (Page 25.)
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 21, 2014 -
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Category: Destruction, Appliances, 1940s
Destruction: Fun or Dumb
Be sure to hang in at least long enough for the unforgettable theme song, starting around the minute-and-a-half mark.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 03, 2013 -
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Category: Destruction, PSA’s, Juvenile Delinquency, 1970s
Federal Employee of the Year: 2011
2011 Federal Employee of the Year from Partnership for Public Service on Vimeo.
It takes a huge talent for boredom to make one of the worst disasters of the past decade seem vapid. "The pressure was somewhere between high and low." Duh....
If only this fellow had been in charge of TIMBER BRIDGE INSPECTION, life would have been perfect.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 04, 2013 -
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Category: Authorities and Experts, Boredom, Destruction, Government, Officials, Science
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #30
[From the 1950 catalog. Click to enlarge.]
I can see this prank being really popular in the Middle East nowadays. "Gotcha, Ahmed [Isaac]! You really thought the Israelis [al Qaeda] had rigged your car!"
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 07, 2013 -
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Category: Death, Destruction, Explosives, Fireworks and Pyrotechnics, Johnson Smith Catalog, 1950s, Pranks, Middle East
Pigbird
Pigbird by Richard Condie, National Film Board of Canada
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 04, 2013 -
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Category: Destruction, Insects and Spiders, PSA’s, North America, Fictional Monsters
Exit
Exit from Rebel Banana on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 16, 2013 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Anthropomorphism, Destruction, Motor Vehicles, Cartoons
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