Daily Archives: April 29, 2010

1960: Completely Lost His Marbles

Posted on April 29, 2010 by ming01

Lonnie Lien was photographed in 1960 playing a game I don’t see much these days: marbles. There are plenty of games with marbles in them (Hungry Hungry Hippos, Crossfire, Chinese Checkers) but I don’t see kids playing plain marbles anymore. This … Continue reading →

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1945: Mayor Murdered Gangland Style

Posted on April 29, 2010 by ming01

From the 1945 Daily Globe comes this editorial lamenting the murder of the mayor of Aachen, who was apparently killed by nazis.

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1960: When You Want to Be Obvious About Being Evil

Posted on April 29, 2010 by ming01

Vampires like to rearrange the letters in their names as pseudonyms (Dracula, Alucard; Carmilla, Millarca) and apparently, so did the creepy deluded guy who thought he was under an evil curse in this Abbie ‘n Slats comic. It never works. … Continue reading →

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