Australia
Squatter, the Sheep-Raising Game
Entry at games database, with pix.
Wikipedia page.
"Some board games turn up the tension so high you practically sweat through your clothes. Squatter, an Australian import which brings home the high-stakes world of sheep-herding, is probably not one of them."
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 07, 2020 -
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Category: Animals, Farming, Games, Australia
Follies of the Madmen #423
Flock of giant mutant kiwis in human shoes more disturbing than whimsical.
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Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 29, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, 1960s, Australia, Fictional Monsters
Follies of the Madmen #412
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Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 13, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Advertising, 1960s, Australia, Skin and Skin Conditions
Wallaby Fur Koozie
Get yours here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 27, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Australia, Alcohol
President Truman and the Albino Kangaroo
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The animal was spoken of at a press conference.
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But according to LIFE, it came with a name.
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BTW: what was meant by Truman being good at naming dinosaurs? I think this is the answer:
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Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 20, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Government, Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, 1950s, Australia, North America
Follies of the Madmen #342
Nestle's = "Ness-uls" Down Under? Who the heck knew? In any case, girls sure do love chocolate-affiliated horoscopes, don't they?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 21, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Candy, 1960s, Women, Australia
Outboard Motorboat Steeple Chase
The stuff with the girls in the first video is charming. But the insane part is the motorboat steeple chase race.
Apparently, a version of this is still practiced in--where else?--Australia. Although they seem to have eliminated the airborne part of the race.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 09, 2017 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Death, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1950s, Australia, North America
Rosaleen Norton: Australia’s Most Famous Witch
Excellent NatGeo article here, with more videos.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 07, 2017 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Sexuality, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Australia, Twentieth Century
Joan Ridgway, Yodeling Cowgirl
Plenty more of her on YouTube. But hardly any biographical info. What little there is seems to indicate that despite all cultural signifiers, she was Australian, not American.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 21, 2017 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Music, 1950s, Australia, North America
Follies of the Madmen #305
Australia offers the rest of the world its giant mushroom phallus.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 20, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Music, Public Indecency, 1970s, Australia
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