Imitations, Forgeries, Rip-offs and Faux
Falsified Soviet Maps
Original article here.
Additional essay here.
More wide-ranging essay on Soviet maps here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 17, 2016 -
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Category: Confusion, Misunderstanding, and Incomprehension, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Imitations, Forgeries, Rip-offs and Faux, Military, 1980s, Russia
Faux Phones
More brilliant criminals here in Ohio in the state capital, Columbus, no less. Apparently some high tech geniuses used rocks to smash in the back door of a Verizon store and took all the display phones. The display phones are dummies, you know like the thieves. Real cell phones are locked in a vault at night due to a previous successful robbery. When they get caught they won't be able to hold their heads up in jail amongst the real criminals.
Posted By: patty - Fri Sep 18, 2015 -
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Category: Imitations, Forgeries, Rip-offs and Faux, Stupid Criminals, Your Daily Loser
Over Achiever
Some kids just build snow men.
Posted By: patty - Sun Mar 22, 2015 -
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Category: Design and Designers, Imitations, Forgeries, Rip-offs and Faux
Zombie Nativity
Have zombies finally jumped the shark?
Picture from Yahoo Images.
Posted By: patty - Tue Dec 23, 2014 -
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Category: Holidays, Imitations, Forgeries, Rip-offs and Faux, Can't Possibly Be True, Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust
The Strangeloves
Here's the story of a fake band that had to become real.Their big hit:
Curiously enough, when the Strangeloves were marketed in France, they somehow became connected to another contrivance: a new manufactured dance "craze" called "the Monkiss." I can't see that they ever recorded the song heard in the following video, which was really by Rocky Roberts and the Airdales (last video).
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 31, 2014 -
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Category: Imitations, Forgeries, Rip-offs and Faux, Music, 1960s, Europe
The Zimphone
When telephones were the cutting-edge of technology, cheap knockoffs arose. This Radio-Shack-style wired intercom sought to cash in on Ma Bell's high standards. Imagine stringing one mile of wire from your house to your friend's home through the neighborhood.
There are several sets for sale on eBay as I post.
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 16, 2014 -
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Category: Communications, Imitations, Forgeries, Rip-offs and Faux, Technology, 1950s
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