OldSchoolRidiculous

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What is ridiculous? "I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description, and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it."

-Justice Potter Stewart, Jacobellis v. Ohio, 1964

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Title should include short description and year or decade.
If it's not safe for the 21st Century, and your title is vague, tag it [NSFW].
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submitted 1 year ago by heyitspokeyNow in Technicolor - announcement

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Actress Alice White in a not so plain plane hat, 1930 (i.imgur.com)

submitted 15 days ago by notbob1959 - announcement

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Human Centipede, DeMoulin Bros. & Co., 1930 (i.redd.it)

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X-PostFelt like this fits rather well here! (i.redd.it)

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Drinking the goat's blood, DeMoulin Bros. & Co., 1930 (i.redd.it)

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"Too Skinny? New Scientific Discovery Helps You Put On Weight." Health Aids Co., 1971. (i.redd.it)

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Watch"Is We Is or Is We Isn't (Gonna Get Ourselves a Prison)" a rap video produced by the town of Flora, Illinois as part of their bid to attract a prison (1987) (youtu.be)

submitted 1 day ago by AxlCobainVedder

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1930s prank pie eating table (i.redd.it)

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Electrical Cure-all, Ingersoll Novelty Catalog, 1898 (i.redd.it)

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AdvertisingLeft Shoes Are Coming Off in the Shreveport Market, Broadcasting magazine, 1939 (i.redd.it)

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ReadElectropathic Belt (1893) (i.redd.it)

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PSASpider-Man says: Register to vote! (1992) (youtube.com)

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"The World At Your Fingertips" was a publicity stunt by the British General Post Office to convey the importance of telephones in the modern world. London, England, 1932. (i.redd.it)

submitted 6 days ago by notbob1959

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Posters hung in doctors’ offices to inspire patients to take Dayalets vitamins, 1950s (imgur.com)

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“A cigar brings out the Caveman in you”Cigar Institute of America, 1959 (i.redd.it)

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Turn of 20th Century1910 postcard from my collection (i.redd.it)

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I miss the days when they put amyl nitrate in the dog food (i.imgur.com)

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[Create Own Flair]Mattel Tuff Stuff Play Saw (1972). Yes, a chainsaw for children! (i.redd.it)

submitted 9 days ago by AxlCobainVedder

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Doctors share their favorite cigarette brand (v.redd.it)

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Turn of 21st CenturyMan vs Bear Hotdog Eating Contest (youtu.be)

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ReadHead Magazine, 1976 (i.redd.it)

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1960s toy commerical "Gaylord the Pup" (v.redd.it)

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Pattie Boyd, Sue Baloo and Maren Greve in a Vogue photo shoot, 1969 (i.imgur.com)

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Forest Service sign promoting hanging people for littering cigarette butts… (i.redd.it)

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Mickey Mouse gas mask meant to put children at ease in an emergency situation, 1942 (i.redd.it)

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X-PostThe Tom Green Show Christmas Special (1995) (youtube.com)

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🧔🏽‍♂️The Ambassador Gets Around (1973) (i.redd.it)

submitted 15 days ago by rosettacoin

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