Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues
The Malibu Remuda of 1947
The "Remuda" or horse show by all accounts featured a "western bathing beauty contest." But I can't locate a pic of the actual winner. However, these lovelies were in attendance, and certainly the giant hat qualifies this as one of our Weird Beauty Contests.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 01, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Regionalism, 1940s
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 28, 2019 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Antiques, Anachronisms and Throwbacks, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Celebrities, Confusion, Misunderstanding, and Incomprehension, Eccentrics, Entertainment, Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Humor, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Superstition, Television, Avant Garde, Surrealism, 1970s, LGBT, Halloween, Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust, Nostalgia
Beer in a Dead Squirrel
I do not see this limited-edition beer for sale any longer on the BrewDog home page. But perhaps you should subscribe to their newsletter for any such future offerings.Article here from 2016.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 17, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Death, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Alcohol
Astra No. 8
Weirdness galore, plus cheesecake! What more could you ask? All sponsored by the UK Air Force.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 08, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Movies, Sex Symbols, 1950s
Nightmare Hand
Its creator is almost as disturbing.
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 21, 2019 -
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Category: Art, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, New Zealand
Caveman Mask
After you have your genome analyzed and discover your percentage of Neanderthal genes, consider this purchase.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 20, 2019 -
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Category: Antiques, Anachronisms and Throwbacks, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1950s
Big Angel
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 06, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Body, Music, Asia, Eating
Donut Queen of 1951
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 02, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Food, 1950s
Silicone Face Lifter
Get yours here!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 30, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Body Modifications, Scams, Cons, Rip-offs, and General Larceny
Prometheus’s Garden
The creator's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 16, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, History, Surrealism, Stop-motion Animation, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Psychedelic, 1980s
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