1970s
Viva Les Crepes
Released in 1971, this album taught you how to cook crepes. Unfortunately I can't find any audio clips of it online. From the album cover:
Some more info from the Louisville Courier-Journal (Dec 27, 1978):
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 22, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Cookbooks, 1970s
Worst. Classical Music Album Cover. Ever?
This is exactly the mental image conjured up in my brain by the songs listed below.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 17, 2023 -
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Category: Confusion, Misunderstanding, and Incomprehension, Music, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1970s
Tax on intercourse
1971: Rhode Island legislator Bernard C. Gladstone proposed that every male "over the age of puberty" would be taxed $2 for every act of intercourse they engaged in. However, "only acts of sexual intercourse occurring in Rhode Island, either by residents or tourists, could be taxed."
Lewiston Evening Journal - Jan 9, 1971
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 15, 2023 -
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Category: Government, Sexuality, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #558
The trouble with the culture nowadays is that angst-ridden teenagers do not have enough access to their friendly neighborhood drugstore owners.
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Category: Hygiene, Advertising, Teenagers, 1970s
Select-A-Size Mirror
The Select-A-Size mirror, invented by Milton Doolittle, had a knob you could turn to make yourself look slimmer or fatter. As explained in the 1976 Canadian patent:
Palm Beach Post - Mar 20, 1983
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 02, 2023 -
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Category: Patents, 1970s, Dieting and Weight Loss
United Airlines’ “Snowbird Flights”
It's still skiing season! Grab one of these package deals!"Our Snowbird Toddy makes him feel at home, as it warms the cockles of his heart."
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 27, 2023 -
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Category: Skating, Sledding, Skiing and Other Wintertime Pursuits, Advertising, Air Travel and Airlines, 1970s
Assault with a chocolate cream pie
1974: Seabee Leon L. Louie explained that the reason he hit his commanding officer in the face with a chocolate cream pie was to boost the morale of his battalion. However, the Navy failed to see the humor in what he had done and court-martialed him.Comedian Soupy Sales testified in Louie's defense, arguing that hitting someone in the face with a cream pie is comedy, not assault. Nevertheless, a jury of five officers found Louie guilty, though they gave him the lighter sentence of demotion, restriction to base, and a fine — rather than a dishonorable discharge.
Muncie Evening Press - Nov 26, 1974
Redding Record-Searchlight - Dec 6, 1974
Tampa Bay Times - Dec 7, 1974
Posted By: Alex - Sun Feb 19, 2023 -
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Category: Military, Misbehavior, Rebellion, Acting-out and General Naughtiness, 1970s, Pranks
Short People
Randy Newman's strange hit song from 1977 consisted, at least in part, of "a prejudiced attack on short people" (as Wikipedia puts it).Then there are those fans who, understanding their favorite artist's genius, have interpreted the song as being a satire on short-sighted people — spiritual midgets, you might say.
Lexington Herald - Jan 15, 1978
Posted By: Alex - Sat Feb 18, 2023 -
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Category: Little People, Music, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #556
The 1970s. You had to be there.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 15, 2023 -
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Category: Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles, Fashion, Travel, Nudism and Nudists, 1970s, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink
Garner’s Backward Car
In the early 1970s, artist Philip (now Pippa) Garner converted a '59 Chevy into a "backward car." This involved flipping the body of the car around so that the back became the front. It was fully drivable.Esquire magazine ran an article about it in their Nov 1974 issue. They noted, "Even though the Chevy conformed to highway codes, it was stopped by police on numerous occasions. The car was legal, yes, but hard to handle. After these pictures were taken, Garner buried the car in a secret place, forever."
More info: Redling Fine Art (pdf of Esquire article)
Posted By: Alex - Sat Feb 11, 2023 -
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Category: 1970s, Cars
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