Archive for the ‘history’ Category

Adults Only on Subscription TV

I know it might be hard for you young kids to remember, or even you young adults, but back in the day we did not have cable TV. Television was actually broadcast from the big cities, across the air, to a huge hunk of medal on the [...]

Posted by Underbelly on December 9th, 2009

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Rural Civil Defense TV Spots (1965)

It was good to know the government was thinking about us when nuclear war was one the horizon. Save your cows! A little hay goes a long way. Public service announcements by the U.S. Civil Defense office inform farmers what to do in case of nuclear attack [...]

Posted by Underbelly on December 3rd, 2009

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The Tale of Timmy from Long Chevrolet

Way back, years ago, in 1980 Chicago, there was a car dealership called Long Chevrolet. As part of the advertising campaign, a young boy named Timmy was used as an old fashion newsboy. There were very obnoxious and, even as a young man, didn’t link them.
I had heard stories that this “Timmy” was a real [...]

Posted by Underbelly on December 1st, 2009

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The Mojave Desert’s Airplane Graveyard

Found this interesting article about this airplane graveyard. Interesting stuff. This was from the wonderful site, Mental Floss!
The Fascinating Airplane Graveyard of Mojave Desert
I thought it was a mirage the first time I saw it. I was driving through the wastes of the Mojave Desert, two hours from anywhere, when off in the shimmering distance [...]

Posted by Underbelly on November 16th, 2009

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A Computer Will Solve Weather Problems!

So, back in the 1950’s, the Remington Rand company built the famous UNIVAC computer. This amazing machine was said, at least in this ad, it could solve our weather predicting problems. Hum, what, 60 years later, the Weather Channel still sucks at predicting my weekend!

Posted by Underbelly on November 5th, 2009

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