Domestic
Follies of the Madmen #544
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 20, 2022 -
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Category: Domestic, Family, Children, Advertising, 1960s, Differently Abled, Handicapped, Challenged, and Otherwise Atypical
Screaming Roomba
Here's an oldie but goodie (24 million views) that you might not have seen before, inspired by Alex's Atomic Vacuum Cleaner post.Caution: many, many swears.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 28, 2022 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Domestic, Inventions, Swears
Follies of the Madmen #536
How would you like the angry Amazing Colossal Man for your Dad or husband? While the females are appalled, the boy seems thrilled.
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Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 25, 2022 -
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Category: Domestic, Money, Advertising, Giant People in Ads, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #534
Who knew that domestic life could be so medieval?Source.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 08, 2022 -
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Category: Domestic, Advertising, Weapons
Follies of the Madmen #533
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 22, 2022 -
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Category: Domestic, Technology, Advertising, Twentieth Century
An Impressive Fall
This story is not quite so remarkable as Alex's tales of Empire State Building suicides who survived, but it will do.Source: The Times Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) 01 Aug 1910, Mon Page 2
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 05, 2022 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Domestic, Family, Danger, Risk, and Peril
Cooking for Witches
Read it here. Samples below.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 03, 2022 -
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Category: Domestic, Food, Cookbooks, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal
Miss Riviera
Why would this lovely Mademoiselle, perhaps hailing from Cannes or Nice and crowned "Miss Riviera," be posing in what looks like a furniture showroom, instead of at the beach or casino?Because she is Miss Riviera Manufacturing of 1956.
"Mrs. Grace Boeckmann is fast acquiring beauty titles. She is Miss Riviera (chosen by the Riviera Manufacturing Co.), Miss Sun Valley and Miss San Fernando Valley. She now is representing the Valley as a contestant in the California finals of the Miss Universe competition."
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"A huge expansion sale is under way at both of the Valley locations of the Riviera Manufacturing Co., maker of sofa beds. Shown above is the North Hollywood location at 11015 Magnolia Blvd., where a new annex is being constructed. The other location is in Reseda."
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Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 11, 2022 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Domestic, 1950s
Sex on an Animal Hide Rug
The subtext in the ad is obvious. Fur rugs, fake or real, are for making love on. It's the staple of a thousand PLAYBOY cartoons.But where did the trope originate? Most likely with writer Elinor Glyn. Her novel THREE WEEKS (read it here) featured such a scene that became so notorious, it inspired some doggerel.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 02, 2022 -
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Category: Animals, Domestic, Books, 1900s, 1970s, Sex
The Johnny Clock
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 31, 2021 -
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Category: Domestic, Hygiene, Scatology
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