Cool Obscure Facts

From:  http://gogd.Tjs-labs’ Dick’s Swell Coffee Eight O’Clock Coffee is still sold in grocery stores in the US, I think. I am going to have to go buy some JUST BECAUSE of this ad. In fact, I want to believe that men secretly gather together and drink coffee from full china/silver…

Whoever wrote this, you clearly have perfectly correct insight into the Susannes of the world and, on our behalf, I would like to offer you a bouquet of virtual cupcakes.

Who hasn’t wanted to sing a song about coffee? The original scan was blurry, so this is the best I could do, but those of you who can read sheet music can at least hum or play the melody even if the words are difficult to decipher.

If you think of Guy Fawkes, you probably think of this mask. You might think of a man “who died for what he believed in.” (per Fawkes from Fallout 3) You might not realize his fame comes from, as Wikipedia puts it, “a failed conspiracy by a group of provincial…

Okay. You may or may not be aware of this movement to replace Halloween with JesusWeen. What is particularly laughable about this campaign, other than the rather unfortunate-sounding name, is the fact that clearly the organizers have no idea what the Hallo in Halloween means: It’s from hallows. As in saints….

Witches have become an intrinsic part of Salem, Massachusetts. You don’t see ads like the above anymore, of course. Although that sort of positive, Witches Can Help philosophy is much present. Very unlike the ad I describe in HIDDEN HISTORY OF SALEM (an ad that uses the hanging of Salem…

Today, October 29, is National Cat Day and to celebrate I shall share with you a partial SOLUTION to the BIOSHOCK Cats Mystery. Including cats for the player to discover actually IS a game-within-the-game. While it is still unknown who originally designed the black-and-white cat and put him/her in the…

This is the story of how an ACTUAL CRAZY AXE MURDERER killed seven people – Wisconsin’s worst act of mass murder until 2005, inspired a Thomas Wolfe story – as well as many an urban legend, and completely changed a style of architecture – yet most of us have probably never even…

Abduction is a popular storytelling device when it comes to historical romance, which isn’t surprising since you can trace its place in romance literature right back to the Abduction of Persephone. When you’re talking historical romance set in England or Wales, abductors – and elopers, for that matter – are…

Have you seen this new Dr. Pepper advertisement? There has been some shock expressed at the perceived misogynistic content.  Good thing those American consumers don’t know about the Yorkie chocolate bar wrapper – it’s been this way for years: What do you think? Amusing or sexist?