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May 10, 2012

Whack a Banker—Under the Pier

Next time I'm in Suffolk, I'm definitely making a trip to see Tim Hunkin's Under the Pier show, located at the Southwold Pier. It's an amusement arcade full of his unique, hand-made machines. Read more about it in this Guardian article. Below is a video of his timely Whack a Banker game. Link to Tim Hunkin's site.

Posted By: Alex | Date: Thu May 10, 2012 | Comments (3)
Category: Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Games, Technology

Winnie Ruth Judd



Not sure if an infamous murder case benefits from the marionette approach, but it's certainly unique.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu May 10, 2012 | Comments (3)
Category: Death, Puppets and Automatons, Documentaries, 1930's, Dismemberment

May 9, 2012

Mystery Gadget 9

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What does this man expect to happen to his arm?

Find the answer here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed May 09, 2012 | Comments (12)
Category: Technology, 1930's

Pencil Nest Hairdo

If I had more hair, this would be useful, because I can never find a pencil when I need one.


Photograph by Tim Barber. Part of his Dress Up for Muse series.
Posted By: Alex | Date: Wed May 09, 2012 | Comments (5)
Category: Fashion, Hair Styling

May 8, 2012

The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deaths

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Once upon a time, there was a kindly old lady who specialized in creating gruesome murder dioramas. Her name was Frances Glessner Lee, and her little scenes went on to educate criminologists for decades.

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Follow the link for a whole book about her.



Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue May 08, 2012 | Comments (8)
Category: Crime, Death, Eccentrics, Education, Toys, 1940's, 1950's

Chinese Stamina Pill Horror

South Korean customs caught some horrifying incoming contraband from China recently. Stamina boosting capsules filled with a powder made from dried and crushed stillborns and aborted fetuses. Who thinks up things like this??
Posted By: patty | Date: Tue May 08, 2012 | Comments (11)
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Thanet Girl fights dog poo

At the front of the group shot below is "Thanet Girl," an 'eco superhero' who patrols the streets of Thanet teaching kids about the importance of picking up dog poo. Her cry to arms is, "There is no such thing as the Dog Poo Fairy."

She's aided in her efforts by the FIDO machine, which is some kind of robot dog that rolls around Thanet sucking up what dogs leave behind. Link: thisiskent.co.uk

Posted By: Alex | Date: Tue May 08, 2012 | Comments (4)
Category: Hygiene, Excrement, Scatology, Dogs

May 7, 2012

Dinos Caused Prehistoric Global Warming


Click Here For the full story.
Posted By: Expat47 | Date: Mon May 07, 2012 | Comments (8)
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Strange Iconography

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A Scottish child and a Native-American child pour hair tonic on the head of an elderly Anglo man and massage it in, while a child soldier out of some European comic opera stands by with sword upraised in tribute.

The only sensible part of this weird iconography is the Scottish kid. Once upon a time, right up to, oh, the 1960s, "anything Scottish = cheap and economical" was standard advertising shorthand.

Original ad here, with accompanying text.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon May 07, 2012 | Comments (10)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Stereotypes and Cliches, Hair Styling, 1900's, Weapons, Hair and Hairstyling

Sega’s New ‘Toylet’ Urinal Game

The more you pee, the higher your score. So the obvious strategy is to keep drinking until you're ready to burst, and hope there isn't a line to play the game. (via pcauthority.com.au)

Posted By: Alex | Date: Mon May 07, 2012 | Comments (5)
Category: Bathrooms, Body Fluids
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