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Ethics and Morals
Keeping a promise
I'd call this a misguided sense of honor.
Billings Gazette - Aug 30, 1991
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 04, 2022 -
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Category: Crime, 1990s, Ethics and Morals
Miss Vice
In 1950, while Americans were bestowing titles such as 'Miss Potato Chip' or 'Miss Typical Teen' on young women, the French elected a 'Miss Vice'.
Chicago Tribune - July 3, 1950
The winner was 17-year-old Diane Erdos. Some details from the NY Daily News (Jun 25, 1950):
Diane won her title at Cave Tabou, rendezvous of the Existentialists, a year ago, after she put up an awful howl at being eliminated from a contest for the title of "Miss Virtue of Paris." Writer Boris Vian, the promoter, staged a Miss Vice contest to give her another chance.
The sexy brunette showed up with a costume made of three rather small pieces of newspaper — and won hands down over eight other contestants. The selection was popular. The crowd in the smoke-filled Cave Tabou congratulated Diane so enthusiastically that she lost her clippings and was carried unadorned on the shoulders of her admirers until the cops rescued her with a voluminous cape.
The sexy brunette showed up with a costume made of three rather small pieces of newspaper — and won hands down over eight other contestants. The selection was popular. The crowd in the smoke-filled Cave Tabou congratulated Diane so enthusiastically that she lost her clippings and was carried unadorned on the shoulders of her admirers until the cops rescued her with a voluminous cape.
NY Daily News - June 25, 1950
Miss Vice, who was the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, was soon after arrested for trying to blackmail one of her father's friends, threatening to tell the police that he was trafficking cocaine and illegally exporting ball bearings to countries behind the Iron Curtain.
When arrested, she confessed, saying, "I wanted the money to travel around the country and teach Existentialism to the youth of France. I intended to reveal my body in the interests of this new religion, so the sensation would bring me big audiences of young people to hear about M. Sartre's new philosophy."
Posted By: Alex - Wed Sep 01, 2021 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Philosophy, Ethics and Morals, 1950s
The Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure
This curious book, compiled and published by the U.S. Government, is a catalog of examples of ethical failure among federal employees. As explained in the intro:The Standards of Conduct Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel’s Office has assembled the following selection of cases of ethical failure for use as a training tool. Our goal is to provide DoD personnel with real examples of Federal employees who have intentionally or unwittingly violated the standards of conduct. Some cases are humorous, some sad, and all are real. Some will anger you as a Federal employee and some will anger you as an American taxpayer.
Some of the categories of ethical failure include Abuse of Position, Bribery, Conflicts of Interest, Credit-Card Abuse, Financial Disclosure Violations, Fraud, Gift Violations, Travel Violations, Misuse of Government Resources and Personnel, and Time and Attendance Violations.
You can download a word document of the entire book for free from the DoD. Or, you can buy a hard copy from Amazon.
It was last updated in 2015. Can't wait for the post-Trump era edition!
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 05, 2018 -
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Category: Lies, Dishonesty and Cheating, Politics, Books, Ethics and Morals
Girls Who Go Wrong
Click each image for greater readability.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 11, 2013 -
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Category: Etiquette and Formal Behavior, Comics, 1940s, Ethics and Morals
The Vatican, Without Sin, Casts The First Stone
Posted By: Nethie - Tue Jul 20, 2010 -
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Category: Gods, Religion, Can’t Possibly Be True, Ethics and Morals
Electric Chair for Lobsters
A Lawyer in Jolly old Britain has invented a new method of killing lobsters. The "Crusta-Stun" (presumably a shortening of crustacean and stun gun) will retail for about £2,000. That's around $3,300. Yikes.
This "humane" way to dispatch your lobster is supposedly even sanctioned by PETA. If we invented machines big enough for cows, does that mean beef's back on the menu too?
The image above originally comes from MAKE
Posted By: dherlich - Wed Nov 25, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Food, Ethics and Morals
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Posted By: Nethie - Fri May 22, 2009 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Collectors, Sex Lives Worse Than Yours, Ethics and Morals
Understanding Your Ideals
Let us all learn from Jeff's struggle the true meaning of popularity and hewing to our ideals. And just remember: "Grandma's going to be aaall RIGHT!"
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 22, 2008 -
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Category: Education, Family, Children, Parents, Philosophy, Ethics and Morals, Transportation, 1950s
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