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Weight Watchers Recipes from 1974

Posted on January 10th, 2008 by Schleppo.
Categories: History, Food, Strange.

It’s a new year and many of you are looking to shed a few pounds this year.  In an effort to help, I would like to draw your attention to these delectable dishes from 1974 Weight Watchers recipe cards.

Try one of these and you’ll never eat anything.  Ever again.  Forever.

Weight Watchers Recipes 1974 

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Where Are They Now – Advertising Icons

Posted on September 20th, 2007 by Schleppo.
Categories: Advertising, History, Pop Culture.

Find out what 10 of America’s most recognizable advertising icons are up to now along with a little history from their heyday.   Coke binges, unwed pregnancy, and gun smuggling abound in the torrid path through time that these ad giants have traveled.

Ok, maybe that last sentence isn’t ENTIRELY true.

Where Are They Now - Advertising Icons

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Eyes Wide Shut Comics

Posted on July 11th, 2007 by Schleppo.
Categories: History, Art, Pop Culture, Literature, Strange.

“In 1947 Life Magazine asked some famous comic strip artists to to draw their famous characters while wearing a blindfold.”

Dick Tracy, Dagwood, Andy Gump, and more, all in their blindfold-affected glory.

Eyes Wide Shut Comics

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Everything’s Sweeter in the South

Posted on June 11th, 2007 by Schleppo.
Categories: History, Food, Pop Culture.

Back in the Civil War period of the United States, the Mason-Dixon Line was seen as a division between north and south.  These days, the availability of sweet tea is a more relevant demarcation method to figure out where you are in the country.  This presentation might help you understand (requires Flash).

Sweet Tea Line

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The Weirdest Grave in the West

Posted on June 8th, 2007 by Schleppo.
Categories: Landmarks, History, Strange.

“…Davis was just plain nuts. He became a compulsive memorial builder in much the same way that some people are compulsive collectors. Even if he did realize that each new addition of statues further cluttered an already crowded memorial, he couldn’t stop himself.”

A wealthy, early 20th century farmer commissions an opulent graveyard memorial to his wife in during the Great Depression era in rural Kansas.

The Weirdest Grave in the West

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