Government
Metric Lunch Box
Imagine the insults suffered by the dweeb forced by well-meaning parents to carry this lunch pail to school.The objects children take to school can communicate messages. In the 1970s, the U.S. government encouraged more general use of the metric units of weight and measure, units that had been adopted in almost all other nations. To teach children about metric units, some parents purchased this lunch box.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 23, 2020 -
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Category: Food, Government, Science, Bullying, Harassment, Outsiders, Persecuted, and Excluded Groups, Children, 1970s
When Belgium Invaded England
Very good long article here.
Tip of the hat to pal Peter Danssaert.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 22, 2020 -
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Category: Government, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, War, Reader Recommendation, 1960s, Europe, United Kingdom
Recipes for Cooking Muskrat Meat
Check it out here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 15, 2020 -
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Category: Animals, Food, Government, 1940s, Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust
Tomato
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 17, 2020 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Government, Police and Other Law Enforcement, PSA’s, Sexuality
Frestonia
CHAZ? Nothing new in the world.Good article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 26, 2020 -
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Category: Government, Stupid Criminals, Unauthorized Dwellings, 1960s, United Kingdom
Constitution of Alabama
Clocking in at 310,296 words, the constitution of Alabama is the longest constitution in the world. By comparison, the U.S. constitution is only 4,543 words (including the signatures).The bloat of the document is a result of the state government deciding that it needed to micromanage the individual counties. So all kinds of local regulations have been included in the constitution. Wikipedia explains:
The Constitutional Convention was called with the intention by Democrats of the state "to establish white supremacy in this State," "within the limits imposed by the Federal Constitution." Its provisions essentially disenfranchised most African Americans and thousands of poor whites, who were excluded for decades.
You can read the full document here.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jul 17, 2020 -
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Category: Government, Regulations, Law
A Social History of Wild Huckleberry Harvesting in the Pacific Northwest
Read it here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 10, 2020 -
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Category: Boredom, Customs, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Food, Government, Regionalism
How To Avoid Property Taxes
"Back in 1955, the Marquis de Maussabré took drastic action when faced with a wealth tax. He blew up his château in Airvault, near Poitiers, using 150kg of dynamite."
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 13, 2020 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Architecture, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Government, 1950s
Blaze, the Dog That Flew First Class
In the year 1945, a dog named Blaze, while being shipped on Army Transport planes, bumped off several traveling soldiers, causing a national controversy.
Read about it here.
A funnier account was composed by James Thurber, viewable after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 30, 2020 -
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Category: Government, Scandals and Controversies, War, Air Travel and Airlines, Dogs, 1940s
Albert in Blunderland
This'll get you hep to the real meaning of "socialism."
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 11, 2020 -
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Category: Dreams and Nightmares, Government, Insects, Money, Work and Vocational Training, Cartoons
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