Humor
Miss Brick Throw of 1959
We've looked at the humor of DJ Rege Cordic at Radio Station KDKA in a previous post.The home page of Rege Cordic.
But here's a stunt not covered there.
He decided to stage a gag beauty contest for "Miss Brick Throw of 1959."
It was announced in 1958 in BILLBOARD.
Eventually a winner was chosen, "Miss Twerpie Walker," and a fake magazine was printed for the occasion.
Listen to three minutes of the gag here. NOTE: sound file begins to play automatically.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 11, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Humor, Pranks, Radio, Regionalism, 1950s
Voo Doo Magazine
Would you expect the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to feature an extant humor magazine, whose first issue was published in 1919? Well, it's a fact.You can read scores of issues here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 19, 2024 -
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Category: Humor, Magazines, 1910s, Universities, Colleges, Private Schools and Academia
Stan Freberg’s Chun King Commercials
Well-known for his comedy and innovative commercials, Stan Freberg outdid himself for the Chun King campaign.If you go to YouTube, you can see a classic hour of comedy that Freberg did with Chun King as the sponsor.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 24, 2024 -
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Category: Food, Humor, Television, Advertising, 1960s
What a Life! An Autobiography
You might enjoy this very silly book.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 18, 2023 -
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Category: Art, Surrealism, Humor, Books, 1910s
The Roller Skate Craze
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 21, 2023 -
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Category: Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles, Fads, Humor, 1900s
Robert Quillen’s Monument to Eve
Robert Quillen was once a well-known humorist, but is nigh-forgotten today. However, still standing is one of his pranks. A whimsical statue dedicated to "the first woman."Official South Carolina page on Quillen here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 20, 2023 -
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Category: Humor, Newspapers, Regionalism, Religion, Statues and Monuments, Historical Figure
Cartoons In Sound
Cy Harrice's credits.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 06, 2023 -
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Category: Humor, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1950s
Humorous Songs of Abe Burrows
His Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 20, 2023 -
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Category: Humor, Music, 1940s
Two by Michael Leunig
The creator's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 14, 2023 -
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Category: Humor, Satire, Cartoons, Australia
The Baroque Beatles Book
The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 28, 2023 -
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Category: Humor, Music, Homages, Pastiches, Tributes and Borrowings, 1960s
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