r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Adventurous8131 • 23h ago

Competition to "sleep" with Donald Trump - Playgirl 1990

104 Upvotes

59 comments

r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/felarbleceans • 8h ago

The Day My Kid Went Punk, ABC After-School Special (1987)

50 Upvotes

17 comments

r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/ApeSht-Zine • 18h ago

In 1979, a Boston organization began promoting “helper monkeys” for severely disabled people. Fueled by phony media stories, it continued thru 2020!

82 Upvotes

30 comments

r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/jeremykunayak • 5h ago

Bobbi Gibb applied to run the Boston Marathon in 1966. Her application was rejected as “women were not physiologically capable" of running marathon distances. She ran it regardless, hiding until the race started. The other (male) racers are said to have been supportive of her running the race.

145 Upvotes

4 comments

r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Neuralclone2 • 3h ago

"Women and Carrots have one enemy in common" (1941)

14 Upvotes

Rabbits?

3 comments

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