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Live and Let Live

Continuing our series of weird auto-safety films, we now examine one told completely through the medium of toys. This looks like it was a lot of fun for the creators to make.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Oct 23, 2008 | Comments (2)
Category: Death, Education, Toys, Documentaries, 1940's, Cars

The Chance to Lose

Every safe-driving video would be improved by the addition of a giant Chuck-a-luck cage such as we find here.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Oct 16, 2008 | Comments (3)
Category: Death, Games, Documentaries, Cars

Follies of the Mad Men #33

I insist on having my next new car delivered by magical flaming meteor!

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat Oct 04, 2008 | Comments (3)
Category: Business, Advertising, Fashion, Music, 1960's, Cars

Follies of the Mad Men #31

Product placement in entertainment media is nothing new. Here's how the classic fairytale of Cinderella can be improved by the addition of a Chevrolet.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Sep 29, 2008 | Comments (2)
Category: Business, Advertising, Movies, Cartoons, Myths and Fairytales, Marriage, 1930's, Dance, Cars

The Isetta

A car designed and built by a refrigerator company? Yes, that was the Isetta.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun Sep 14, 2008 | Comments (10)
Category: Business, Products, History, Inventions, Collectors, 1950's, Yesterday's Tomorrows, Europe, Cars

Follies of the Mad Men #25

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Didn't you enjoy the vivacious and perkily sexy Tad Tadlock in yesterday's DESIGN FOR DREAMING? How could anyone resist a sequel?

Let's watch A TOUCH OF MAGIC.



Follies of the Mad Men #24

And now, something different for this series: a video titled DESIGN FOR DREAMING.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun Sep 07, 2008 | Comments (4)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Fashion, Futurism, Inventions, Technology, Sex Symbols, 1950's, Cars

Boobs on Bikes

Time once again for Auckland's annual Boobs on Bikes parade.



Last year's parade is documented also, in this totally NSFW Flickr set of the event here, courtesy of one michaelycd0530.

The Virtual Museum of Car Crashes

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So many, many incidents in our Weird Universe terminate in car crashes. Yet this Ballardian motif has had to wait until just recently to receive its proper grisly homage, in the form of Car Accidents dot com.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Aug 18, 2008 | Comments (2)
Category: Crime, Death, Performance Art, Cars

Massachusetts Mooks

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For its small size, my home state of Rhode Island has plenty of weird news. But living nextdoor to Massachusetts grants me access to the Bay State's copious bizarre headlines as well. Consider these two recent events:

First, a fellow thought he could drive around with a large safe jutting from his trunk and no one would question him. He has since pleaded not guilty




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Second, a would-be bank-robber felt that the best way to simulate an extortionate explosive device was by stuffing road flares down his pants.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Fri Aug 15, 2008 | Comments (1)
Category: Crime, Stupid Criminals, Explosives, Cars
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