Europe
Bosch Parade
Explanation here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 04, 2016 -
Comments (2)
Category: Parades and Festivals, Surrealism, Europe
Throwing the Hood
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 29, 2016 -
Comments (1)
Category: Foreign Customs, Headgear, Europe
Antonio De Soto Major
We tend to think we have some eccentric politicians today, like the UK's Boris Johnson or, ahem, a certain President-elect. But really, the past had the present beat hollow, and we are proved to be relatively colorless today by comparison.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 10, 2016 -
Comments (2)
Category: Eccentrics, Politics, Europe, Nineteenth Century
The Great Scottish Bingo Panic of 1958
Original text here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 02, 2016 -
Comments (4)
Category: 1950s, Gambling, Casinos, Lotteries and Other Games of Chance, Europe, Moral Panics and Public Hysteria
A Minute of Dance Per Day
There is just as much of this as you can take--and possibly more than you can take--at her page:More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 24, 2016 -
Comments (4)
Category: Avant Garde, Performance Art, Europe
Jill Day’s Gym
I call total sexual harassment on Jill Day. Luckily she could fall back on her singing.
Note how these poor oppressed men in the second video have retreated to a female-free gym.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 15, 2016 -
Comments (2)
Category: Music, 1950s, 1960s, Europe, Bodybuilding
Hedge Laying Championships
Their homepage.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 04, 2016 -
Comments (1)
Category: Boredom, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Eccentrics, Horticulture and Gardens, Europe, Natural Resources
Pinocchio In Africa
Not expecting Disney to film this sequel any time soon.
Full text here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 28, 2016 -
Comments (3)
Category: Puppets and Automatons, Racism, Fantasy, 1910s, Africa, Europe
The Alkoholomat
Don't drive drunk on the holiday--or any day! The penalty could be worse even than ending up as an item in NOTW!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 04, 2016 -
Comments (2)
Category: Humor, Inventions, 1960s, Europe, Alcohol, Cars
Anchor Stone Building Blocks
Another weird old playtoy for building stuff. Very pricey on Ebay.
Wikipedia entry here.
A blog post here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 23, 2016 -
Comments (6)
Category: Toys, Europe, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
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