“Oh! How She Could Yacki Hacki Wicki Wacki Woo”

Not a song about Wikipedia.

Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 03, 2021 - Comments (0)
Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Music, Regionalism, Foreign Customs, 1910s, Slang

All About Albany Board Game

Too much excitement for me!

More details here.

Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 28, 2021 - Comments (4)
Category: Games, Government, Regionalism, 1980s

The Old and New Blue Holes of Ohio

Once upon a time, there was a tourist attraction in Ohio called the Blue Hole.



But then it was closed off to the public.

So the state opened up a rival Blue Hole nearby.

I wonder if they should be a "sister body of water" to the Lagoa das Sete Cidades, which we looked at back in February?

Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 14, 2021 - Comments (0)
Category: Regionalism, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water, North America, Natural Wonders

The Aquatennial Queen of the Lakes and/or Ambassador

Before looking at these charming ladies, let us ponder the name of this worthy organization: "Aquatennial." The water/wet years? The most common word with this suffix of course is "centennial," which is derived, so Merriam-Webster tells us, from the Latin "centum" and the English suffix "-ennial," which is basically "annual." The suffix is not "-tennial," because the "t" comes from "centum." So even if "the wet or water years" made sense, it would have to be "Aquaennial," which of course is a hideous-looking neologism.

All that aside, this organization, founded in 1940, is still going strong. But you can't call the winners "queens" any longer, just "ambassadors." It's nice they kept the tiaras, though, which are not in evidence among ambassadors at, say, the U.N.

Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 13, 2021 - Comments (1)
Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Regionalism, Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century

New Frontiers (of Barb Wire)

Thrill to the history of barb wire with "Little Barb!" (Or "American Barb" if you prefer.)

Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 15, 2021 - Comments (1)
Category: Agriculture, Anthropomorphism, History, Regionalism, Advertising

Dynamite Pete, Nebraska Hermit

A fascinating story in detail here.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 29, 2020 - Comments (3)
Category: Eccentrics, Hermits, Regionalism, North America, Twentieth Century

W. C. Rice’s Cross Garden

More pics here.

An account of the place here.

Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 20, 2020 - Comments (0)
Category: Eccentrics, Regionalism, Religion, North America

The Azulik Hotel, Mexico

Their website.

Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 13, 2020 - Comments (0)
Category: Aliens, Architecture, Regionalism, Avant Garde, Hotels, North America

World’s Largest Gingerbread House

Seven years ago. What ever happened to it, I wonder.

Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 09, 2020 - Comments (0)
Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Food, Holidays, Regionalism, World Records

Le Bellybutton

A forgotten moment in post-HAIR theater.

'Nudie' musicals presented nudity onstage in a way that said 'sex is beautiful and natural and fun and there's no need to be afraid of it'. Unlike XXX theatre, Peep shows, and sex clubs, sex in these musicals was always simulated, never real. These musicals validated the sexual revolution happening outside with shows like Hair, Oh! Calcutta!, Stag Movie, Let My People Come, Le Bellybutton.

Article source.







More photos here.

Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 07, 2020 - Comments (0)
Category: Regionalism, Sexuality, Theater and Stage, 1970s