1990s
Unauthorized Dwellings 6
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Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 05, 2018 -
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Category: Unauthorized Dwellings, 1990s
Miracle Boost Jeans
Debuted in 1995. Promoted as the Wonderbra for your butt.
Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 6, 1995
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Category: Fashion, Denim, 1990s
Hunting Groceries
For one week in 1992, German artist Christian Jankowski "hunted" his groceries in the supermarket with a bow and arrow. From his website:Imagine trying to go into a supermarket with a bow and arrow nowadays to hunt your groceries.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 31, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Shopping, Performance Art, 1990s
Barfo Family Candy
The classic, vomiting-head candy released by Topps in 1990.Drew Friedman tells the story of its creation here.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jul 18, 2018 -
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Category: Candy, 1990s
Miss Interplanetary Space Queen of 1997
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Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 18, 2018 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, 1950s, 1990s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Donut Cologne
Invented in 1996 by three California firefighters turned entrepreneurs. Their explanation of how they got the idea:More info: LA Times - May 3, 1996
San Bernardino County Sun - Aug 7, 1996
Los Angeles Times - May 3, 1996
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 12, 2018 -
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Category: 1990s, Perfume and Cologne and Other Scents
Returned for insufficient payment
October 1992: Evans Mortuary played hardball. When a customer didn't make full payment, they simply returned the body, right to the customer's doorstep. More details here, including these lines:And from the mortician:
The mortician was charged with abuse of a corpse, but eventually acquitted.
Salem Statesman Journal - Oct 14, 1992
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jul 01, 2018 -
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Category: Death, 1990s
Follies of the Madmen #368
Cigarettes tied to alarming increase in skirt flareups!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 09, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Tobacco and Smoking, 1990s
Mistress of Time
Back in 1996, Jeanne Calment of France celebrated her 121st birthday by releasing a record titled Maîtresse du Temps (Mistress of Time) on which she "recounts her memories above a musical background of rap, techno and farandole, a regional dance tune dating to the Middle Ages."Based on the clips I've been able to find, the album was as awful as you might expect.
Calment died in 1997, at the age of 122. Wkipedia offers this interesting detail about her life:
Salem Statesman Journal - Feb 22, 1996
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 26, 2018 -
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Category: Music, 1990s
Feral Cheryl
An eco-feminist, anti-Barbie doll featuring tattoos, unshaven legs, pierced nipples, pubic hair, and dreadlocks. Created by Lee Duncan of Australia in 1995.Duncan still has a few Feral Cheryls available for sale at her website feralcheryl.com.au. They're going for $75 AUD (about 57 US dollars).
Palm Beach Post - May 31, 1995
Posted By: Alex - Mon Apr 23, 2018 -
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Category: Toys, Gender, 1990s
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