Legs
Promoting English Wine
Aug 1985: Four British ex-servicemen, all missing both their legs, embarked on a tour of France to promote English wines. Their motto: "You don't have to be legless to enjoy English wine."Some explanation may be needed for Americans. 'Legless' is British slang for 'very drunk.'
London Daily Telegraph - Aug 10, 1985
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 05, 2024 -
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Category: Inebriation and Intoxicants, 1980s, United Kingdom, Legs
Legs that come alive in the Spring
Springtime at the Mojud body farm.
Cosmopolitan - Apr 1972
Posted By: Alex - Sun May 07, 2023 -
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Category: Advertising, 1970s, Legs
How to fool a legman
"The legman is an artist."Maybe so, but the picture sure makes him look weird and creepy.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Nov 22, 2022 -
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Category: Advertising, 1960s, Legs
Legs of Tomorrow
In 1939, ice skater Erna Anderson was declared to have the "Legs of Tomorrow" on the theory that "the woman of tomorrow will be more athletic."Arguably this prediction came true. At least, it's common now for women to go to gyms, whereas it wasn't in the 1930s.
Minneapolis Star - June 2, 1939
Erna Anderson. Source: New York Public Library
Posted By: Alex - Mon May 09, 2022 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Exercise and Fitness, 1930s, Legs, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Do you have auto legs?
Beauty advice from The Pittsburgh Press (Feb 20, 1938):
Posted By: Alex - Wed Nov 17, 2021 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, 1930s, Legs, Cars
Hanes Legs
A collection of seemingly unattached body parts.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Oct 16, 2020 -
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Category: Advertising, 1950s, Head, Legs
Calf Falsies
AKA Silicone calf pads. A product I had no idea there was a market for.In the video below, I genuinely can't see how the calf pads improve the shape of her calves at all.
via TYWKIWDBI
Posted By: Alex - Mon May 27, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Fashion, Legs
Miss Garter Throw of 1958
I can't find much on this beauty contest, nor any indication it was more than a one-time thing in 1958.
Source of foto.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 27, 2018 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, 1950s, Legs
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