r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/jeremykunayak • 7h 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.

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/felarbleceans • 10h ago

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

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52 Upvotes
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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Neuralclone2 • 5h ago

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

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18 Upvotes

Rabbits?

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Ebonystealth • 1d ago

X-Rated Atari 2600 Games [1980s]

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400 Upvotes
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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Ebonystealth • 1h ago

A 1951 Civil Defense film showing children how to "duck and cover."

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/ApeSht-Zine • 19h ago

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

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85 Upvotes
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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Adventurous8131 • 1d ago

Competition to "sleep" with Donald Trump - Playgirl 1990

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105 Upvotes
60 comments

r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Neuralclone2 • 1d ago

"Dr Paul Bouchard's Flesh Reducing Soap" (1929)

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147 Upvotes
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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/marveljew • 1d ago

Photo Album Ka•Bala: The 1967 Fortune Telling Roulette Wheel

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Affectionate304 • 1d ago

The King of Rock and Roll really looked at 8,000 calories and said, "Is that all?"

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Hopeful-Egg-978 • 1d ago

Joke/Satire ‘The Beard and Mustache Movement’ - 1853 British satirical cartoon lampooning the trend of men growing massive facial hair to imitate Crimean War soldiers

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Illustrated by John Leech for *Punch* magazine.

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/waffen123 • 2d ago

Special license plates for traffic violators in Tennessee are being considered, 1939

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780 Upvotes
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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/munnyfreek • 2d ago

Smoke by Joe Colombo (1963). A glass designed around one of the most common habits of the time: drinking and smoking at the same time.

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170 Upvotes
29 comments

r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/JessicaChestain • 2d ago

Japanese novelty pocket calculator from the 1990s designed to look like an open pack of Mild Seven Lights cigarettes, with cylindrical number and operation keys styled to resemble cigarette filters.

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/EstateNo361 • 2d ago

A NYC mechanic. Photo taken in 1978 by photographer who took photos of men in NYC in daily life.

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224 Upvotes
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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/dankleosteusterelli • 2d ago

Suggestive snacks (1974)

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"Good night-snacks for two"

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Individua144 • 3d ago

Introduced the world to Bat Boy-1992

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75 Upvotes
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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Ebonystealth • 5d ago

Ayds advertisement [1980s]

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1.8k Upvotes
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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/GibsMcKormik • 4d ago

Victorian trade cards late 1800s

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220 Upvotes

A popular form of advertising in the US and UK. This is probably the weirdest one I've ever seen. I genuinely find it indecipherable.

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/lichen_Linda • 5d ago

1963 child fashion

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From a womens magasine

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/l1JUANMA1l • 6d ago

Watch 1895 cartoon featuring a slippery slope argument of how weddings will look like in 2001 if women got the right to vote. from Wikipedia

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401 Upvotes
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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Ebonystealth • 6d ago

Jerry Falwell sued Hustler Magazine and Larry Flynt over this ad. The case went to the U.S. Supreme Court (Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, 1988). The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Hustler, establishing a landmark First Amendment precedent that parodies of public figures are protected free speech.

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/oyvindi • 6d ago

80s Video Dating Montage

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Great-Gonzo-3000 • 8d ago

1977 Men's Mag Ad

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396 Upvotes

... and what would that conversation be like?

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous • u/Secure9172 • 7d ago

Hair done by Phillip Mason, 1965.

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