Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges
Follies of the Madmen #599
Who knew that electrical appliances could be such rivals? And is that gal's Bride of Frankenstein hairdo a result of the scary radio mystery, or just her natural style?If you go to the source, you can magnify the text.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 26, 2024 -
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Category: Radio, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, Technology, Advertising, 1940s
The Rival Miss Fairmonts
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 28, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, 1930s
The Better Sex
Surely this could be rebooted for 2023 in our absolutely carefree and non-contentious cultural atmosphere.The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 03, 2023 -
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Category: Games, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, Television, Men, Women
The Bull Bowl
As the season for College Bowl games arrives, let us always fondly recall the "Bull Bowl: Pigs vs. Freaks."Full account here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 18, 2022 -
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Category: Police and Other Law Enforcement, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, Sports, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s
Oklahoma U. Engineers’ Queen
Apparently the University of Oklahoma has a long tradition of the Engineering Department electing a queen, and then risking her being kidnapped by the Law School.Read a history of the OU Engineering School here.
I found a pretty recent reference to the continuation of the Queen's election, but not necessarily the kidnapping.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 31, 2022 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Regionalism, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, 1920s, 1930s, 1950s, Universities, Colleges, Private Schools and Academia, Twenty-first Century
The Santa Claus Statue in Santa Claus, Indiana
I thought that in the midst of summer heat (for some of us) we could use a little wintertime.
Here is the town's official page for the statue.
But Roadside America has a much more interesting tale. More details at the link.
It was purposely built on the highest hill in Santa Claus by businessman Carl Barrett, who wanted to antagonize his arch-rival Milton Harris, who was building his own attraction a hundred yards down the road. It was dedicated on Christmas Day 1935, less than a week after Harris had opened Santa's Candy Castle.
Barrett felt that Harris was commercializing Christmas. In contrast, Barrett claimed that the Santa statue had been built with the pennies of American schoolchildren. That may have been true, but he also claimed that the statue was built on the spot where a meteor had crashed (he hinted that this was a sign of divine guidance), and that it was made of solid granite. In fact there was no meteor, and the statue was later found to be made of concrete.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 03, 2021 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Holidays, Regionalism, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, 1930s
The Old and New Blue Holes of Ohio
Once upon a time, there was a tourist attraction in Ohio called the Blue Hole.
But then it was closed off to the public.
So the state opened up a rival Blue Hole nearby.
I wonder if they should be a "sister body of water" to the Lagoa das Sete Cidades, which we looked at back in February?
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 14, 2021 -
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Category: Regionalism, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water, North America, Natural Wonders
The Four Preps Diss Their Rivals
Two early examples of the diss track.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 24, 2018 -
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Category: Music, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, 1960s
Joey Reynolds and the Beatles
An ancient manufactured pop-music feud.
The Joey Reynolds story here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 08, 2016 -
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Category: Law, Music, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, 1960s
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