September 2013
September 5, 2013
Autonomous Canine Guidance
Posted By: Alex - Thu Sep 05, 2013 -
Comments (10)
Category: Dogs
Johnny Learns His Manners
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 05, 2013 -
Comments (2)
Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Body Modifications, Etiquette and Formal Behavior, PSA’s, Children, 1940s
September 4, 2013
Robbery Fail
They don't mess around with armed robbers in Virginia. The 'victims' held on to the robbers till the police arrived.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Sep 04, 2013 -
Comments (9)
Category: Goofs and Screw-ups
The Society of Disappointed Lovers
From the Lockport Daily Journal - Mar. 21, 1890. I can't find any mention of the existence of this society after 1890, so perhaps they all failed the requirement to "shun female society," and the society promptly ceased to exist.
A society of disappointed lovers has been formed at Wilmington, Del. A dozen well known young men, including a lawyer, several politicians and a merchant, met in a hotel, where the nature of the organization was explained. It is designed as a mutual consolation society, and any man to be eligible to membership must have been engaged and the engagement must have been broken by the fair one. The constitution requires every man to shun female society at all times, and a violation of the rules is punished by expulsion. The men appended their names to the constitution and related their experiences in the courting line.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Sep 04, 2013 -
Comments (7)
Category: Couples, Nineteenth Century
Now! Fly Like a Bird!
Responsible for more broken necks than any other comicbook ad!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 04, 2013 -
Comments (8)
Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Flight, Comics, Children, 1950s
September 3, 2013
Streeeetch
She reminds me of a Stretch Armstrong doll.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 03, 2013 -
Comments (4)
Category: Body
Didn’t Think It Through
If you're going to build a multi million dollar (or Euro) skyscraper you might want to be sure the glass in it will not reflect sunlight strongly enough to melt cars on the street.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 03, 2013 -
Comments (6)
Category: Architecture
Acrobatic Cello Playing
French musician Maurice Baquet combined cello playing with an acrobatics routine. Images from VU magazine, 1938.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 03, 2013 -
Comments (7)
Category: Music, 1930s
Just add water beer
Six packs and kegs are heavy and difficult to carry everywhere. So for those hard to reach party destinations try powdered beer, just add water and drink,drink, drink!
Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 03, 2013 -
Comments (11)
Category: Alcohol
Justice
Richard Thomas broke into a woman's home last July and raped her then left. He was caught and prosecuted and took a plea bargain, then he got the bad news. The woman he raped has HIV and by raping her he exposed himself to the disease. He is now waiting for test results to see if his sentence will be more severe than the 5 years 4 months he is going to spend in jail.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 03, 2013 -
Comments (5)
Category: Crime
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