Twentieth Century
Follies of the Madmen #611
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 14, 2024 -
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Category: Health, Advertising, Space Travel, Twentieth Century
Chicken Charlie
He can be seen starting about the 45-second mark in this short video.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 13, 2024 -
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Category: Eccentrics, North America, Twentieth Century
Follies of the Madmen #610
"The Big Stain" would make a great title for a noir film.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 07, 2024 -
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Category: Domestic, Hygiene, Neighbors, Co-tenants, Residents of a District, Advertising, Twentieth Century
Follies of the Madmen #608
Man, this ad is all over the place!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 22, 2024 -
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Category: Scatterbrained, Unfocused and Ditzy, Advertising, Junk Food, Twentieth Century
The Hays Code
We've all heard of the infamous Hays Code,which governed for decades what could and could not be shown in a Hollywood film. But have you ever had a chance to actually read its 24 pages? Well, you do now!Text here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 08, 2024 -
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Category: Censorship, Bluenoses, Taboos, Prohibitions and Other Cultural No-No’s, Movies, Twentieth Century
Miss General Electric
In 2017, Alex reported on "Miss Food Freezer," who also held the title of "Miss General Electric." I thought I'd try to find other winners of the latter title. But references are few and far between.The earliest citation is 1925; the latest, 1968.
I am not sure about "Miss General Electric Torch" being the same honor.
Miss General Electric Torch and Miss Bell Torch presenting $507,412 and $630,943 to the United Fund. Two women holding a sign.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 24, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Technology, Appliances, Twentieth Century
Rebecca Horn, RIP
Her Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 17, 2024 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Performance Art, Europe, Twentieth Century
The Hobo News
The Wikipedia page.A nice essay with pix.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 07, 2024 -
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Category: Bums, Hobos, Tramps, Beggars, Panhandlers and Other Streetpeople, Newspapers, Twentieth Century
Walter Easler, Human Pincushion
Nowadays, we are used to all kinds of piercings in daily life. But this fellow still merits a look.
This young man is literally "on pins and needles" but it doesn't seem to worry him in the least. He is Walter Easler, of Lorain, Ohio, and he is able to pierce his skin with impunity because of sensory anesthesia with which nature has endowed him. The pins and needles which penetrate his lips and cheeks do not cause him the slightest pain, and he recalls with amusement his father's perplexity when he was a lad as to how he could be punished since spankings could not be felt.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 23, 2024 -
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Category: Body Modifications, Human Marvels, Twentieth Century, Pain, Self-inflicted and Otherwise
The Goofus Club
There seem to have been innumerable organizations with this name. One, from the 1920s, focused on sports. One from the 1960s featured amateur magicians. So I am not sure how the first song represents "The Goofus Clubs of America." But you can enjoy the various versions anyhow.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 17, 2024 -
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Category: Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Music, Twentieth Century
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