Regionalism
Tom Haywood’s Self-Kicking Machine
Look at the sorry state of this fine invention nowadays.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 11, 2016 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Humor, Inventions, Regionalism, 1950s
Perverts’ Mecca
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 30, 2015 -
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Category: Regionalism, Sexuality, 1950s
Carnivorous Buffaloes
Nothing much about California has really changed since this 1849 warning, has it?
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 21, 2015 -
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Category: Death, Hillbillies, Country Bumpkins, Ruralism and Flyover Country, Rants, Warnings, Jeremiads, Prophecies and Cassandra-like Figures, Regionalism, Nineteenth Century
Texas Toilets
Just in time for Christmas! Visit "Lone Star Western Decor" for all your cowboy-themed toilet gifts. Six pages of items here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 18, 2015 -
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Category: Hygiene, Regionalism, Foreign Customs, Interior Decorating, North America
Morris Cleveland’s Homemade Steam Vehicle
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 14, 2015 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Inventions, Regionalism, Technology, 1960s
Sleepy Eye, MN
[Click to enlarge text]
Wikipedia page here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 29, 2015 -
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Category: Geography and Maps, Odd Names, Regionalism, North America, Native Americans
Mystery Gadget 32
The original article provides the answer.
But you might also like to visit this site, which shows the item in contemporary use.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 30, 2015 -
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Category: Regionalism, Technology, Nineteenth Century
Follies of the Madmen #260
Is the falling-down part of skiing really what the resort wants to highlight?
From the Daily Illini for December 19, 1967.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 15, 2015 -
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Category: Regionalism, Screwups, Sports, Advertising, 1960s
Bob Harrington, the Chaplain of Bourbon Street
The animated mouth of Jesus, who speaks with a robot voice, is tops!
As for Bob Harrington himself, am I cynical for imagining that hanging out with the hookers and party-animals of Bourbon Street was more fun than ministering to Jim and Jane Normal in the suburbs?
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 14, 2015 -
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Category: Regionalism, Religion, 1960s
Litigation Through Poetry: Or, Texas Is Hell
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 22, 2015 -
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Category: Law, Nature, Regionalism, Religion, Poetry, 1900s
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