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Play posted:Nah I have heard the name before, although I wasn't alive when they were a going concern. Didn't expect to see it on a random billboard of a street shot from someone who visited from abroad in the 70s though. Hey, the Smothers Brothers last went on tour in 2019. 
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McGavin posted:Hey, the Smothers Brothers last went on tour in 2019. check the Wikipedia again :/ they retired in 2010
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pacerhimself posted:Thank goodness the girl has training wheels on her bike, otherwise she might hurt herself. And the pink coloration prevents a delayed gender reveal IED
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McGavin posted:Hey, the Smothers Brothers last went on tour in 2019. I'm... uhhh... younger than I look
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Smothers Brothers is a perfect example of "cancel culture" or whatever Boomers love to rant about. Smothers Brothers in their last season were very quick to point out racism, issues with the Vietnam war, and very critical of Nixon. CBS wanted them to start hand in shows two weeks early so they would have a chance to censor and edit but they refused. Eventually CBS just cancelled them (there's a rumor Nixon called CBS and demanded it). To fill the time slot, CBS went with Hee Haw which provided the same type of variety show but with jokes guaranteed not to upset White people.
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We are all the Smothers Brothers now.
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That person has too many guns imo
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I'm the collection of roof guns ready to fall on trespassers and small children riding tricycles. The thought of having to clean all those makes my eyes itch. WTF is the point?
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Everyone needs a hobby
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They could just get a meth addiction like respectable members of society.
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Outrail posted:I'm the collection of roof guns ready to fall on trespassers and small children riding tricycles. I'm certain that is where they are stored. Externally on the edge of the roof. WTF is the point of collecting anything? Old cars, bikes, hats, MtG cards, being someone with an expensive hobby like those people who build and laquer their own boats or some poo poo? People just...get into it. The only difference is this person's is guns. Which are particularly stupid as hell for obvious reasons that don't need to be gone into here yet again. However, they've got history, stats, and the ability to get 'techy' with them so they scratch peoples itch in a lot of areas. It's just loving stupid to take it out on guns. Because of how bad they suck and how stupid people are who own and/or use them for literally anything.
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Pretty sure almost none of those guns have history other than being recently made AR-15s, the most boring rifle on the planet.
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That's like $100,000 worth of guns. Most of them very similar. They are buying just to buy.
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Outrail posted:Vacuum cleaner museum? I mean it makes sense. But, Umbrella Cover Museum
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this is almost too self-aware kitsch to be americana, but I like it. A lady with an accordion kinda gets by my defenses.
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Outrail posted:The thought of having to clean all those makes my eyes itch. WTF is the point? Is it bad that I would love to spend a few months lovingly cleaning and cataloging them? My collection is much smaller, and more historic, but I love taking apart, figuring out, and cleaning fire arms. Edit: To contribute, here's a picture of one of my old lady's coyote skins over the TV next to a portrait of my dog with a few old guns. 
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Typical midwest hoarders.
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Arthur Tress is an interesting find but I was looking for the guy who did a ton of really evocative b&w pics of ghettoes and underclass/outsiders in the 60s and 70s
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I used to walk past a weird museum every day on my way to work. It was this squat, windowless building with "Kidd's Toy Museum" painted around the only entrance, a locked steel door. On the door was a note that said, "NO APPTS. NECESSARY! JUST KNOCK!"  I never knocked, the place seemed creepy. Looking it up now, it seems my instincts were correct. It's just a small windowless building housing an old man's toy collection, with a large section of racist toys right at the front, and absolutely no information about anything. It doesn't even cost admission, this guy just really wants people to admire his toy collection. Here's the top two reviews:   The third review is very positive though:  It's an interesting mix of stuff in there.       A bunch of bobbleheads of recent sports figures interspersed with old toy planes?  
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Outrail posted:I'm the collection of roof guns ready to fall on trespassers and small children riding tricycles. It's called freedom. Look it up.
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Bonzo posted:To fill the time slot, CBS went with Hee Haw which provided the same type of variety show but with jokes guaranteed not to upset White people. My grandfather was not a man who cared much about television, but there were two things you did not interrupt - his evening news and you for drat sure did not interrupt his Hee Haw. Hee Haw was actually canceled by CBS in 1971, but immediately opted for syndication and its first run ended in 1993.
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Outrail posted:Vacuum cleaner museum? I mean it makes sense. But, I only stopped because, well, after seeing the billboards, how could I not? It was really small but surprisingly interesting. Only thing I remember is their claim that vacuums have headlights because when people first started getting electricity in their homes, you'd have one outlet per room so any lights would be off while vacuuming. I've never seen that verified though. Also Smothers Brothers comedy still holds up.
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Man, I miss the days when child manglin was an annual thing.
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cult_hero posted:Man, I miss the days when child manglin was an annual thing. I first became aware of this about ten years ago, the summer My oldest boy, Bill Jr. died. You know that carnival comes into Town every year? Well this year they came through with a ride Called The Mixer. The man said, "Keep your head, and arms, inside The Mixer at all times." But Bill Jr, he was a DAAAREDEVIL, just Like his old man. He was leaning out saying "Hey everybody, Look at me! Look at me!" Pow! He was decapitated! They found His head over by the snow cone concession.
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Tip posted:I used to walk past a weird museum every day on my way to work. It was this squat, windowless building with "Kidd's Toy Museum" painted around the only entrance, a locked steel door. Wow, I lived in SE Portland for a decade and never knew about that place. I must have walked right past it hundreds of times. Oops!
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Is bribing kids to read with food American(a)?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glBmBy0gd44 This whole channel is pure Americana https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuHD9xewJe3r9eGdjd5z5gw schmug fucked around with this message at 14:00 on May 4, 2021 |
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well, that gave me a childhood flashback  stupid sexy pioneers
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The main roads that pass through northern California's giant redwood forests are filled with weird tourist traps selling Bigfoot merch, chainsaw sculptures, and burl art. This one is about an hour south of the Oregon border:    I have a picture of myself hugging Babe's giant blue balls about 20 years ago. It's very artsy.
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definitely been here. when you came in they'd ask what each kid's name was and then the poor desk attendant would make the statue say them
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poo poo you can buy Trees of Mystery at any tobacco store or head shop now a days.
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schmug posted:Is bribing kids to read with food American(a)? Those personal pan pizzas ruled.
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schmug posted:This whole channel is pure Americana
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uber_stoat posted:I first became aware of this about ten years ago, the summer They're building landing strips for gay Martians. I swear to god.
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schmug posted:Is bribing kids to read with food American(a)? Only got the book-it pizza one time, it was cool. drat I miss the OG breadsticks from 80's pizza hut, something about them just tasted infinitely better than today.
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pizza hut was almost certainly not as good as i remember it but i do have good memories of back when it was an actual sitdown restaurant. https://twitter.com/TylerTexas19/status/1360980704964796418?s=20
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uber_stoat posted:pizza hut was almost certainly not as good as i remember it but i do have good memories of back when it was an actual sitdown restaurant. Most of them have closed around here, but one small town a few miles away still has one with the salad bar and everything.
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Great, now my childhood memory of Robie the Robot is tainted with this terrible knowledge.
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uber_stoat posted:pizza hut was almost certainly not as good as i remember it but i do have good memories of back when it was an actual sitdown restaurant. had a pizza hut, and a shakey's and a really good arcade all within a mile of me as a kid, would roll around on Saturday with a 20 dollar roll of quarters just having a baller day.   
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