Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyeballs

Their Wikipedia page.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 16, 2024 - Comments (0)
Category: Emotions, Humor, Music, Regionalism, Twentieth Century

Follies of the Madmen #600

Sorry, friends--nothing spectacular for entry #600. But still a good one, I think.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 09, 2024 - Comments (2)
Category: Domestic, Emotions, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Advertising, 1900s

Nervous Norvus, “The Blackout Song”

The creator's Wikipedia page.

Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 10, 2024 - Comments (1)
Category: Emotions, Music, 1950s, Screams, Grunts and Other Exclamations

The Chicken Astronaut

Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 21, 2023 - Comments (0)
Category: Emotions, Courage, Bravery, Heroism and Valor, Music, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, 1960s

Les Baxter, THE PASSIONS

Knock yourself out with an emotional Saturday!

Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 14, 2023 - Comments (1)
Category: Emotions, Music, Space-age Bachelor Pad & Exotic, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1950s

How to Succeed With Brunettes

Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 31, 2021 - Comments (0)
Category: Annoying Things, Antisocial Activities, Customs, Emotions, Etiquette and Formal Behavior, PSA’s, 1960s, Men, Women

Follies of the Madmen #483

Our product turns you into an arrogant jerk.

Source.

Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 19, 2020 - Comments (3)
Category: Business, Advertising, Emotions, Smoking and Tobacco, 1970s

Follies of the Madmen #479

UPDATED: the source.

Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 12, 2020 - Comments (3)
Category: Business, Advertising, Emotions, Underwear, 1960s

Frustration Room

In 1962, the Imperial Inn in Chicago opened a “frustration room.” It was a room that people could rent to vent their frustrations. They were supplied with dishes, lamps, furniture, and light bulbs, and they were invited to hurl these against the wall of the room. On the wall were pictures of policemen and politicians, among other things. The hotel manager noted, “there is a chance that someone might get carried away, and unwind so far that he needs to wind himself back up again. So as a special precaution we have a straight jacket available for anybody who goes berserk.”

Pittsburgh Press - Aug 19, 1962

Opelousas Daily World - July 15, 1962

Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 03, 2020 - Comments (3)
Category: Emotions, Hotels, 1960s

Cuddling as a commcercial industry

According to a recent article in the SF Chronicle: "The belief that touch is essential — a biological and social need — but often difficult to find without an intimate relationship is a guiding principle within the cuddling world, which in recent years has emerged as a major commercial industry. There are professional cuddlists who offer private cuddling sessions for as much as $100 per hour. Cuddling has pushed into the retail market with vigor."

A Washington Post article adds, "In the past four years storefront cuddle shops have opened in Portland and Los Angeles, and one-on-one cuddle providers are proliferating across the nation."

The cuddling industry doesn't involve only person-to-person cuddling. There's also person-to-cow cuddling. The BBC reports: "A farm in upstate New York is offering self-care seekers the chance to spend 90 minutes cosying up to cows. The Mountain Horse Farm explains that cows are 'sensitive, intuitive animals' who will 'pick up on what's going on inside and sense if you are happy, sad, feel lost, anxious or are excited, and they will respond to that without judgement'... The farm in New York charges $300 (approx. £225) for 90 minutes of snuggles. That’s roughly £2.50 per minute of cow time."

There's even turkey cuddling, which has been gaining popularity as an alternative way to celebrate Thanksgiving.

image source: Instagram

Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 23, 2018 - Comments (0)
Category: Business, Emotions, Love & Romance