Nature
Follies of the Madmen #374
Advertising trumps Nature every time!
From The American Legion Magazine for June 1947.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 14, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Nature, 1940s, Alcohol
Propellor-Driven Snowmobiles
This notion goes way back.The Russians tried them at the start of the 20th century, with the Aerosani.
Here's one from the 1930s.
And finally, one from 2016.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 08, 2018 -
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Category: Motor Vehicles, Nature, Weather, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century
Condemn Sunday Picnics
Life in 1898.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 08, 2018 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Authorities and Experts, Culture and Civilization, Food, Nature, Religion, Nineteenth Century
Church of the holy lawn
In 1994, Jeff Goldstein, who described himself as a “semi-active pagan-Jewish minister,” got into trouble with the city of Madison, Wisconsin because he refused to mow his lawn. He claimed that to do so would violate his religious beliefs since he worshipped plants. He said he actually prayed to his lawn, and that to mow it would be a “holocaust against the green creatures.”Goldstein explained that he had formed his beliefs after reading The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tomkins and Christopher Bird. I’ve read that book. If you like strange science, it’s a good read, full of plant-science weirdness. Though I didn't come away from it believing plants are sacred.
The court didn't buy Goldstein's argument, but I don't know if he ever ended up mowing the lawn.
Seems that Jeff died recently, in 2015. You can read his online obituary here.
Appleton Post-Crescent - Mar 13, 1994
Louisville Courier-Journal - Aug 30, 1994
Jeff Goldstein
Available from Amazon
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 23, 2018 -
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Category: Nature, Religion, 1990s
A Rose and a Baby Ruth
Apology on the cheap.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 30, 2017 -
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Category: Music, Nature, Teenagers, Candy, 1950s, Love & Romance
The Atmos Clock
If only you had invested in an Atmos Clock in 1982, the date of the B&W ad, you could have saved a bundle!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 08, 2017 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Nature, Technology, 1980s
Oyster Flatulence
I didn't even realize that oysters produced flatulence, but I guess this is now something new to worry about.More info: euractiv.com
Original study: nature.com
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 18, 2017 -
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Category: Nature, Natural Resources
The Fish
An early forerunner of "Rock Lobster."
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 18, 2017 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Nature, 1950s
A Kookie Little Paradise
Since when did Tarzan inhabit the jungles of the Caribbean?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 21, 2017 -
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Category: Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Music, Nature, 1960s
Tales of Justine: “Albert, A Pet Sunflower”
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 16, 2017 -
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Category: Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Nature, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Psychedelic, 1960s
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